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Video by Sgt. Luther Washington

Sling Load Training

4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Sept. 13, 2013 | 1:28

Several Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted an air assault sling load training exercise to enhance unit readiness by moving assets and equipment across a designated area located on Marshall Air Field to training area 16, Fort Riley, Kansa on Sept. 13.

Three high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles were staged on a tall grassy field, along with three M119 lightweight howitzers, and three teams who were more than ready to train. These vital pieces of equipment were then attached to a CH-47 Chinook and flown to an alternate training area without loss of equipment or destruction to government property. Available in high definition.