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    Arkansas Arty Sling Loads At Fort Chaffee

    FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES

    06.08.2025

    Photo by 1st Sgt. Jim Heuston 

    Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office

    Arkansas Guardsmen prepare their howitzers for sling loading and conduct an air assault exercise, June 9, 2025, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

    “This was the best. This right here,” said Spc. Fernando Herrera, ammo team chief for Gun 1, Alpha Battery with 1st Battalion, 206th Artillery Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, describing “hooking 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 while he worked against the buffeting wind, it was satisfying to see all their work pay off and watch their gun successfully lift off safely and correctly.

    “Seeing the gun get picked up, watching all the break-ties break, in unison. It felt good, knowing we learned something and that we could do it again,” said Herrera. “I feel like I learned a lot this AT.”

    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: 06.08.2025
    Date Posted: 07.16.2025 15:32
    Photo ID: 9183466
    VIRIN: 250609-Z-DR641-1014
    Resolution: 7706x5504
    Size: 14.74 MB
    Location: FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, US

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