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    CH-47 Chinook helicopters play big part in supporting 86th Training Division’s CSTX 86-24-02 [Image 8 of 70]

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    CH-47 Chinook helicopters play big part in supporting 86th Training Division’s CSTX 86-24-02

    A CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by an aircrew with the 5th Battalion, 159th (5th, 159th) General Support Aviation Battalion of Fort Eustis, Va., conducts operations on the cantonment area Aug. 12, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of training operations for the 87th Training Division’s Combat Support Training Exercise 86-24-02 at the installation. CSTX took place from Aug. 3-17 at Fort McCoy. For the 5th, 159th Soldiers who were supporting the training, they set up shop at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport to conduct their operations, said Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security (DPTMS) officials. Throughout the exercise, four Chinook helicopters of the 5th, 159th could be seen soaring over the installation’s training spaces. The helicopters and their crews ferried troops all over Fort McCoy’s 60,000-acre space, and more.

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    Date Taken: 08.12.2024
    Date Posted: 08.26.2024 18:21
    Photo ID: 8607444
    VIRIN: 240812-A-OK556-2960
    Resolution: 4393x3016
    Size: 669.97 KB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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