CAB performs heavy lifting

By Sgt. Daniel SchroederJune 7, 2012

Aircraft recovery
1 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch ou... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keeps watch out the back of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter as it prepares to take of... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Edward Willis (left), quality control non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. 1st Class Derek Walters, flight platoon sergeant, both with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, keep watch o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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9 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Colin Gragg (left) and Spc. Timothy Wooden (right), both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, inspect the setup of a sling load kit on an Mi-17 helicopter during the mor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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10 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, help feed the sling load cables up to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, downed aircraft recovery team officer in charge, Company B, 209th, 25th CAB, and Sgt. C... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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11 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, downed aircraft recovery team officer in charge, Company B, 209th, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB positio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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12 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, downed aircraft recovery team officer in charge, Company B, 209th, 25th Combat Aviation Brigad, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB position... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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14 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, Downed Aircraft Recovery Team Officer-In-Charge, Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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15 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, Downed Aircraft Recovery Team Officer-In-Charge, Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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16 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, Downed Aircraft Recovery Team Officer-In-Charge, Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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17 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jorge Parra, Downed Aircraft Recovery Team Officer-In-Charge, Company B, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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18 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade straightens out the sling load cables on an Mi-17 helicopter attached to a CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3-25 AVN... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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19 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Colin Gragg, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade straightens out the sling load cables on an Mi-17 helicopter attached to a CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3-25 AVN... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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20 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during an aircraft recovery mission on... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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21 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during an aircraft recovery mission on... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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22 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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23 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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24 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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25 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, shoots off a couple flares as it flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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26 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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27 / 27 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies steadily over the Afghanistan countryside with an Mi-17 helicopter sling loaded on its way back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Units of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade came together to execute a sling load operation on an Mi-17 helicopter in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 3.

Three battalions throughout the brigade all brought unique capabilities to the mission to ensure mission success for recovering of the damaged Mi-17 aircraft.

Task Force Hammerhead, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB, was asked to assist in the movement of the Mi-17 helicopter due to the lift capabilities of the CH-47F Chinook helicopter amongst its ranks.

"Due to the weight of the Mi-17 and the small area it was located in, there were only two aircraft that could get to and lift it. One was the Mi-26 with Russian air company `Vertical T

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