Video by Scott Sturkol
CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew conducts operations at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport, Part VI
Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office
Feb. 7, 2022 | 0:41
An aircrew with the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment of New Century, Kansas, operates a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Feb. 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., to support sling-load training for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course taught by the 94th Training Division at Fort McCoy. The activity was on South Post at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. The Ammunition Supply Course is a four-week course that provides training for Soldiers who are reclassifying to the 89B military occupational specialty. The sling-load training is one of the last major training events during the course. A sling load is used to transport munitions to remote locations or to expedite shipments in hostile locations. (Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)
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