‘Mustang’ soldiers learn sling loading procedures

Courtesy Photo | Staff Sgt. Jason Adams, a soldier with Company D, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, teaches soldiers how to properly prepare a Humvee for sling load operations, Aug. 23, on Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Ensign Lauren Karlewicz, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th IBCT, 3rd Inf. Div.)  

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

08.24.2012

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4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Soldiers from Company D, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attached to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, learned to prepare vehicles and other types of military equipment for sling load operations, Aug. 21-24, on Fort Stewart, Ga.

The training ensured soldiers understood the techniques for inspecting and preparing cargo loads for helicopter transport.

“This training is important for an environment with challenging terrain,” said 1st Lt. Michael Cugino, the distribution platoon leader for Company D. “Terrain constraints affect logistics, which in turn, affect any mission.”

“This option of transportation gives us the ability to ship necessary sustainment supplies and equipment to the soldiers who need them,” Cugino concluded.

• Date Taken: 08.24.2012
• Date Posted: 08.27.2012 11:17
• Story ID: 93860
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US