Family members and Guardsmen of Savannah's Georgia Army National Guard Chinook Helicopter Unit, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion take photos at their departure ceremony on Hunter Army Airfield, Friday, Feb. 21. Commanded by Capt. Robert Hutson and 1st Sgt. James Tucker, this will be the third time many of these crew members have deployed to Afghanistan with this unit since 2005. But it will be the first time they have deployed with the CH-47F Chinook Helicopter. Georgia recently received the newest Chinook model, the CH-47F, which is an advanced multi-mission helicopte


Family members and Guardsmen of Savannah's Georgia Army National Guard Chinook Helicopter Unit, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion take photos at their departure ceremony on Hunter Army Airfield, Friday, Feb. 21. Commanded by Capt. Robert Hutson and 1st Sgt. James Tucker, this will be the third time many of these crew members have deployed to Afghanistan with this unit since 2005. But it will be the first time they have deployed with the CH-47F Chinook Helicopter. Georgia recently received the newest Chinook model, the CH-47F, which is an advanced multi-mission helicopter that contains a fully integrated digital cockpit and advanced cargo-handling capabilities. (Georgia Army National Guard photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released) Saying goodbye 140221-A-WH280-187


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