Pilots of a New York Army National Guard CH-47F helicopter assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation watch the lead helicopter as two Chinooks fly in formation to Fort Drum, on Saturday, March 14 during a joint training exercise with members of the NewYork Air National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS).The training included Joint Terminal Attack Controller (or JTAC) Airmen from the 274th ASOS conducting CH-47 helicopter familiarization training, safety briefings and embark and debark training before they flew to Fort Drum where they will train in CH-47 landing
Pilots of a New York Army National Guard CH-47F helicopter assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation watch the lead helicopter as two Chinooks fly in formation to Fort Drum, on Saturday, March 14 during a joint training exercise with members of the NewYork Air National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS).The training included Joint Terminal Attack Controller (or JTAC) Airmen from the 274th ASOS conducting CH-47 helicopter familiarization training, safety briefings and embark and debark training before they flew to Fort Drum where they will train in CH-47 landing procedures and sling loading. In Afghanistan, CH-47s play a key role in moving troops in the high mountain regions because their dual rotors generate the lift necessary to operate at high altitudes. (New York Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Eric Miller/Released)
Size: 1936px × 1291px
Photo credit: © Image Vault / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 126th, 174th, 274th, 3rd, 42nd, acc, air, airforce, airmen, ang, army, asos, atkw, attack, aviation, battalion, ch-47, chinook, combat, command, company, conflict, control, controller, division, dmna, drum, field, force, forces, fort, guard, hancock, helicopter, infantry, joint, jtac, marine, military, national, navy, news, nyang, operation, party, politics, rochester, sailor, soldier, squadron, states, support, syracuse, tacp, tactical, terminal, united, usaf, war, wing, york
