170731-A-KI441-002 Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion,” Gladiators”, 101st Airborne Division, performed sling load operations, as part of a “hook-up” team, July 31 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The “hook-up” team was responsible for attaching the slings from a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) onto a Boeing CH-47 Chinook, in order for it to be air lifted to a different location. The sling load operations were part of a week-long Command Post Validation exercise. ( Army photo by Sgt. Steven E. Lopez, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)


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