CHINOOK HOOK Army soldiers teach students sling load operations with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Army Pathfinder School on Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 19, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the Fort Benning-based Warrior Training Center. The mission of a Pathfinder is to provide technical assistance and advise the ground unit commander on combat assault operations, sling load operations, air movement, airborne operations, and aerial re-supply by fixed and rotary wing aircraft. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.07 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 333217-U-DFG09-479.jpg Photo Gallery