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Paratroopers Keep Choppers in Check

Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-1382Y

Army paratroopers work hard to keep military helicopters in fighting shape.

Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-7741Y
Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-3020Y
Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-2494Y
These paratroopers, assigned to 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, perform maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter an an undisclosed location.

Their job is to maintain and repair the aircraft to keep them mission ready for crews.  

Soldiers conduct maintenance on a military helicopter.
Chopper Check
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 at an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-3952Y
Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-1621Y
Soldiers repair a military helicopter.
CH-47 Maintenance
Army paratroopers conduct maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in an undisclosed location, April 9, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240409-A-ID763-9911Y

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