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    Ark. Artillerymen Conduct Sling Load At Chaffee [Image 11 of 12]

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    Ark. Artillerymen Conduct Sling Load At Chaffee

    FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

    06.09.2025

    Photo by 1st Sgt. Jim Heuston 

    Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office

    Spc. Fernando Herrera, ammo team chief for Gun 1, Alpha Battery with 1st Battalion, 206th Artillery Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares to “hook up” the M119A3 105mm Howitzer to the belly of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

    This was only the second time Herrera had hooked during a sling load exercise, and despite only having two people hold his legs this time while he worked against the buffeting wind, he said, it was satisfying to see all their work pay off and watch their gun successfully lift off safely and correctly.

    This sling load exercise completes 1-206th’s qualification for Field Artillery Table III which is part of their annual section qualification, or Table VI.

    (Arkansas Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Jim Heuston)

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    Date Taken: 06.09.2025
    Date Posted: 06.19.2025 16:27
    Photo ID: 9123760
    VIRIN: 250609-Z-DR641-1012
    Resolution: 7706x5504
    Size: 17.5 MB
    Location: FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, US
    Hometown: CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, US
    Hometown: NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, US

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