News>Photo essay: Airmen and Soldiers conduct airdrop and sling-load training
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Army Staff Sgt. Hector Hoyas and Senior Airman Matthew Phillips turn away as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off with a HUMVEE sling-load April 15, 2011, as part of airdrop and sling-load training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Sergeant Hoyas is an Aerial Delivery Field Service Department instructor from Fort Lee, Va. Airman Phillips is an airborne pavements and equipment operator assigned to the 820th RED HORSE squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
4/25/2011 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- Members of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, the Nevada Army National Guard and the Army's Aerial Delivery Field Service Department participated in airdrop and sling-load training here April 15. The training is designed to help the services to closely work together in preparation for their deployed joint missions.
