A CH-47F Chinook helicopter brings a load of equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of Kahiltna Glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. Aviators from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment "Sugarbears" aided the National Park Service April 26 by moving the equipment to the mountain. The climbing season begins the first week of May and generally ends in late July. Transporting the cargo was also beneficial to the Soldiers from the Army Alaska Aviation Task Force in the form of altitude training available in few other locations. ( Arm
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter brings a load of equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of Kahiltna Glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. Aviators from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment "Sugarbears" aided the National Park Service April 26 by moving the equipment to the mountain. The climbing season begins the first week of May and generally ends in late July. Transporting the cargo was also beneficial to the Soldiers from the Army Alaska Aviation Task Force in the form of altitude training available in few other locations. ( Army photo/John Pennell) Army aviators assist National Park Service 130426-A-SO352-015
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