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    Army engineers and aviators conduct helocast training at JBER [Image 14 of 18]

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    A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers low over a body of water, generating intense rotor wash that creates a heavy mist and spray across the surface. A single person in military-style clothing and a red helmet is captured mid-air, having jumped or fallen from the aircraft toward the water below. This appears to be a military water jump or combat diver training exercise.

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    08.17.2021

    Photo by Alejandro Pena  

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    An Army combat engineer from Breacher Company, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, jumps from a CH-47 Chinook during helocast training at Clunie Lake, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2021. The combat engineers conducted the helocast operations to build confidence and familiarize themselves with training they will encounter during their upcoming Sapper Leadership Course. Army aviators from the 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, provided air support for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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    Date Taken: 08.17.2021
    Date Posted: 08.17.2021 20:44
    Photo ID: 6787195
    VIRIN: 210817-F-HY271-0268
    Resolution: 7664x5109
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    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US
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