Staff Sgt. Joseph Batts, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight instructor, and Spc. Michael Olson a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer, from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regimant (General Support Aviation Battalion), 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK-US Combined Division, demonstrate and explain to Republic of Korea Armyartillerymen from Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion, the importance of safety precautions and proper handling while securing artillery equipment during sling-load movement at Incheon Port, in Incheon, South Korea.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Batts, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight instructor, from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK-US Combined Division, demonstrates and explains to the Republic of Korea Army soldiers from the Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion, how to properly and safely secure artillery equipment to prepare for sling-load movement at Incheon Port, in Incheon, South Korea.
Spc. Michael Olson, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK-US Combined Division, demonstrates to the Republic of Korea Army artillerymen from the Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion, procedures to correctly secure padding and chains to conduct lift during sling-load aerial movement of artillery equipment at Incheon Port, in Incheon, South Korea.
Spc. Simon Daravong, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flight engineer, leans out to guide the movements of the pilots, while on-the-ground trainers direct the movements of Republic of Korea Army soldiers to attach an artillery piece for lift during sling-load training at Incheon Port, in Incheon, South Korea.
Republic of Korea Army soldiers from the Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion and their trainers reach to attach slings to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during joint artillery sling-load training at Incheon Port, in Incheon, South Korea.
Republic of Korea Army soldiers from Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an orientation flight as part of joint artillery sling-load trainingat Incheon Port, Incheon, South Korea, August 17, 2017. The short flight gave the ROKA artillerymen real-world flight experience on a US Army helicopter.
Republic of Korea Army soldiers from the Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion wait as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK-US Combined Division, warms up for take-off in order to begin rehearsals of artillery sling-load movement training at Incheon Port, Incheon, South Korea, August 17, 2017.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brenden Enns, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry ROK-US Combined Division, and a soldier from the Myung-Po Field Artillery Battalion, Republic of Korea Army, exchange unit insignia August 17, 2017, in a gesture representing the partnership between these US and ROK units whose joint artillery sling-load movement training demonstrates the solidarity of the two countries in deterrence and defense on the Korean peninsula.