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    Training on the "Flying Crane" - 4th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers perfect the art of Chinook sling loads [Image 3 of 3]

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    A military CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers low over a tan/desert-colored HMMWV (Humvee) on what appears to be a military airfield or tarmac. Two soldiers are visible on and around the Humvee, working to attach sling-load rigging cables connecting the vehicle to the helicopter's cargo hook. The scene depicts a sling-load training or operational exercise in an arid environment.

    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 07:20
    Photo ID: 158049
    Resolution: 3008x2000
    Size: 813.63 KB
    Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ

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