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    A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers low over a military HMMWV (Humvee) during a sling-load operation. Several soldiers in combat uniforms and helmets are on top of and around the Humvee, attaching rigging cables to the helicopter's cargo hook. A crew member is visible leaning out of the helicopter's left-side window to observe the operation.

    Soldiers from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, sling load a 10,500 pound up-armored Humvee during a sling load certification training exercise at Camp Taji, March 6. During sling load operations, the Chinook is sometimes called a "flying crane," a term used to characterize the aircrafts ability to sling enormous amounts of supply or equipment using 10,000 to 25,000-pound test cables attached to cargo hooks located on the belly of the helicopter.

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    Date Taken: 03.06.2009
    Date Posted: 03.18.2009 07:19
    Photo ID: 158048
    Resolution: 2000x3008
    Size: 979.87 KB
    Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ

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