U.S. Soldiers Conduct Slingload Training

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. soldiers lie patiently on top of a shipping container during slingload operations as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to move into position above their heads on Tactical Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Train, Advise, Assist Command - East and the helicopter crew is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Task Force Talon, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. The soldier on the right uses a grounding rod to safely send static electricity created from the rotor blades directly to the ground while the soldier on the left connects the sling legs to the forward cargo hook on the helicopter. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris
  • U.S. soldiers conduct slingload operations as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers inches above their heads on Tactical Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris
  • U.S. soldiers conduct slingload operations as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers inches above their heads on Tactical Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris
  • An Army crew chief confirms the sling legs and container correctly disconnected from the CH-47 Chinook helicopter during slingload operations on Tactical Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris
  • An Army crew chief and soldiers conduct the final inspection on a container in preparation for slingload operations on Tactical Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris