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Soldiers apply skills to sling load operations

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Soldiers apply skills to sling load operations DVIDS Soldiers with the 41st Transportation Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, recently spent a day on the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk's Honor Field learning the ropes of sling load operations on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Pilots and crewmembers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment provided the aircraft and contributed to the training of the day's activities. Staff Sgt. Eric Depaula, a sling load certifier with 41st Trans Co, said having sling load capabilities is important for a unit where the primary mission is to move equipment. READ MORE

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