Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Zerby, 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne flight, prepares to rig a connex box for a sling-load as a CH-47 Chinook, Army National Guard, Stockton, CA, 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.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Zerby, 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne flight, prepares to rig a connex box for a sling-load as a CH-47 Chinook, Army National Guard, Stockton, CA, 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.

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