Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Zerby, a member of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron RHS airborne flight, prepares to rig a connex box for a sling load as a Army CH-47 Chinook, flown by Soldiers from the Army National Guard unit out of Stockton, Calif., hovers overhead during a peacetime operation Nov. 9, 2011, at Alamo, Nev. The sling load training and air assault certification of 820th RHS airborne flight Airmen proved crucial in the success of the quick response operation. Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes

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