Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling L

By Maj. Thomas Cieslak (82nd Airborne)October 26, 2018

Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division sight in an M1193A Howitzer during an air assault and live-fire exercise held Oct. 24, 2018 on Fort Bragg. The o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment fire an artillery round from an M1193A Howitzer during a live-fire exercise held Oct. 24, 2018 on Fort Bragg. Aviators from Company C, 2-82 Aviation Regiment, 82... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter piloted by aviators from Company C, 2-82 Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade sling-loads a M119A3 Howitzer belonging to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division sight in an M1193A Howitzer during an air assault and live-fire exercise held Oct. 24, 2018 on Fort Bragg. The o... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division de-rig an M119A3 Howitzer after it was sling-loaded into place by aviators from Company C, 2-82 Aviation Regiment... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Panther Brigade Artillery Paratroopers Partner with 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Aviators to Sling Load Howitzers, Conduct Live-Fire Exercise
6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter piloted by aviators from Company C, 2-82 Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade sling-loads an M119A3 Howitzer belonging to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Comba... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Artillery paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division conducted sling load operations and a live-fire exercise Oct. 24, 2018 on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment partnered with aviators from Company C, 2-82 Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade to conduct the complex air assault and live fire exercise.

The operation tested the paratroopers' and aviators' ability to integrate their capabilities while demonstrating their technical expertise and tactical capability to provide lethal fires.

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