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Air Cav. Bde. Chinooks fight off flood

By CW2 Christopher Henson, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div.September 30, 2008

A levee near the Rio Grande River in Presidio, Texas, threatens to overflow into the city if the water level rises much more, but the CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots and crewmembers from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment,...
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A levee near the Rio Grande River in Presidio, Texas, threatens to overflow into the city if the water level rises much more, but the CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots and crewmembers from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Towns in Mexico near the Rio Grande are under water due to flooding from the river. The CH-47F pilots and crewmembers from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, are on a mission...
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Towns in Mexico near the Rio Grande are under water due to flooding from the river. The CH-47F pilots and crewmembers from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, are on a mission... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A CH-47F Chinook crew member from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches huge sandbags through the bottom crew hatch as the pilots hover near the Rio Grande River outside...
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook crew member from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches huge sandbags through the bottom crew hatch as the pilots hover near the Rio Grande River outside... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sling loads three oversized sandbags on their way to a levee in Presidio, Texas, near the Rio Grande R...
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sling loads three oversized sandbags on their way to a levee in Presidio, Texas, near the Rio Grande R... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, approaches a road in Presidio, Texas, to pick up sand bags Sept. 22. The Black Cats are currently supp...
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from the Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, approaches a road in Presidio, Texas, to pick up sand bags Sept. 22. The Black Cats are currently supp... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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