U.S. Military
Photos : Sling Load Operations
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault]
Aug 20, 2008 - 2:20:51 PM


Blackanthem Military News
SALAH AD DIN PROVINCE, Iraq -

 
Two UH-60 Black Hawks land at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in preparation to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
Two UH-60 Black Hawks land at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in preparation to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
At Contingency Operating Base Speicher, a Soldier from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, waits to position a UH-60 Black Hawk to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
A Soldier from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, positions a UH-60 Black Hawk to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
A Soldier from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, positions a UH-60 Black Hawk to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
A Soldier from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, positions a UH-60 Black Hawk to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
Two Soldiers from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to "hook up" supplies to a UH-60 Black Hawk during a resupply operation to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
Two Soldiers from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, "hook up" supplies to a UH-60 Black Hawk during a resupply operation to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
Two Soldiers from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to "hook up" supplies to a UH-60 Black Hawk during a resupply operation to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
A UH-60 Black Hawk from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade takes off during a resupply operation to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])
 
At Contingency Operating Base Speicher, a Soldier from 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, waits to position a UH-60 Black Hawk to "sling load" supplies to Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting Operation Eagle Pursuit near the Uzaym River Valley in the eastern portion of the Salah ad Din province Aug. 10. Operation Eagle Pursuit is part of the larger Operation Iron Pursuit in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division [Air Assault])