Engineers Conduct Sling-load Operations on Alaska Base

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Army Pfc. Wanda Cox, left, rehearses hoisting a cable as Army Spc. James Russell provides support as they conduct sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Cox and Russell, combat engineers, are assigned to Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, and the helicopter crew is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard. The soldiers set up the landing zone, rigging both a multipurpose wheeled vehicle and water trailer for sling-loading. They also maintained communications with a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to provide critical supplies and equipment by rotary aircraft delivery. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Army Spc. John Luna rehearses his hand signals as his unit prepares to conduct sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Luna, a combat engineer, is assigned to the Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Soldiers hook a cable to a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Army Pfc. Natalie Mehring, top, connects a cable to a hovering UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Mehring, a combat engineer, is assigned to Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Army Pfc. Natalie Mehring, left, and Army Staff Sgt. Adam Hipwell secure a cable to a water trailer while conducting sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Mehring and Hipwell, combat engineers, are assigned to Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Army Staff Sgt. Adam Hipwell, left, goes over the sling-load checklist with Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Stokesberry, during operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Hipwell, a combat engineer, is assigned to Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, and Stokesberry, a crew chief, is assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • Army Pfc. Natalie Mehring, top, connects a cable to a hovering UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter during sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. Mehring, a combat engineer, is assigned to Forward Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones
  • A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter carries a water trailer away during sling-load operations on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Percy Jones