Story by Pfc. Destinee Rodriguez | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.25.2022
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) practiced sling load and medical hoist operations with the Romanian Air Force, at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 23-24, 2022....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sinthia Rosario | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | 11.07.2021
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted sling load operations during the Division Training Density (DTD) here, Nov. 7. The DTD, known as Operation Lethal Eagle is the first division-wide field training exercise the 101st has held in 20 years to increase the division’s readiness to operate in a......
Story by Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 09.10.2015
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepared for their upcoming Army Warfighter Assessment by the conducting air assault capabilities refresher training on Johnson Field at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sept. 10, 2015....
Story by Spc. Samantha Stoffregen | KFOR Regional Command East | 07.16.2013
Deployments often provide soldiers opportunities to learn new skills. Soldiers with Multinational Battle Group-East got the opportunity to learn one such new skill during sling load qualifications at Camp Novo Selo July 13....
Story by Spc. Nathan Goodall | 17th Field Artillery Brigade | 09.18.2012
The swirling blades of a flying CH-47 Chinook helicopter causes 120 decibels of sound. That’s enough to cause permanent hearing damage in four minutes. It can be especially loud if you’re standing directly underneath one while it’s roaring overhead, even with hearing protection. For Air Assault soldiers, a blaring helicopter is all part of the life....
