Video by Sgt. Samantha Hill | Arizona National Guard Public Affairs | 06.11.2025
U.S. Army soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 158th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, and Bravo Company, 2-285th Aviation Regiment, both Arizona Army National Guard, train in preparing and rigging loads for attachment to helicopters during sling load operations training at the Silverbell Army Heliport near Marana, Ariz., June 11, 2025. Joint unit training is essential......
Video by Staff Sgt. Rynishia Lewis | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 05.22.2025
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Division Sustainment Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force - Southern Border, conduct elevator drills with 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division to prepare for upcoming aerial delivery missions along the southern border, at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, May 22, 2025. Elevator drills are......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Forester | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.17.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Almonte, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 744th Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard, discusses the unit’s role in a multinational sling load exercise alongside the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, using their CH-47 Chinook during African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Cap Draa, Tan Tan, Morocco May 17, 2025.......
Video by Spc. Gavin Hardy | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.17.2025
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 744th Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, New Hampshire Army National Guard, conduct a sling load training exercise utilizing a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to transport a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) together with the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces at African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Tan Tan, Morocco, May 17, 2025. Sling......
Video by Sgt. Marisol Romo Franco | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | 05.10.2025
Soldiers from 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct an air assault and sling load delivery of supplies and technology, to include Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV) and Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. May 10, 2025. This air movement represents a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (L2A2) which moves a brigade worth......
Video by Pfc. Camron Hicks | 3rd Infantry Division | 02.13.2025
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, execute sling loading as a part of a field training event on February 12, 2025, at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Sling loading is the process of securing an object with straps before attaching it onto a helicopter, in this case a CH-47 Chinook. (U.S.......
Video by Sgt. Keith Allen, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett and Spc. Armani Wilson | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.19.2024
Soldiers assigned to Company A, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, IANG, conduct a sling load training exercise during an eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation at Camp Ripley, Minn., on July 19, 2024. This large scale......
Video by Maj. Wayne Clyne | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.20.2023
Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Showcases Sling Load Operations During XCTC Annual Training at Camp Roberts, June 20, 2023; This video shows the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st IBCT's unwavering dedication to readiness and excellence. It demonstrates their professionalism and commitment to supporting ground troops in the most challenging environments. The......
