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A Boeing CH-47 Chinook at Campbell Army Airfield on 7 August 2012 delivering two Humvees by sling load. On 6 August 2011, a Chinook crashed near Kabul, killing all of the 38 aboard. The Chinook was reportedly shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade by the Taliban while attempting to assist a group of U.S. Navy SEALs. The 38 were members of ...
The CH-47 U.S. Army Chinook with Richie’s face painted on its tail is now flying through Western North ... They average about 14,000 pounds of food and water each mission, said Capt. Karson ...
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter sling-lifts a load of supplies to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division Headquarters, Forward, during Operation Billings Date 21 June 1967
NMCB 11 boards a CH-47 Chinook for transport to Special Forces projects in Afghanistan 2009. NMCB-11 at the firing range at Camp Leatherneck. NMCB 11 was recommissioned on 14 September 2007 in order for the Naval Construction Forces (NCF) to carry out the increasing construction projects it was being tasked with throughout the world.
The 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment was the brigade's primary utility, lift, and air ambulance helicopter training unit, specializing in utility helicopters such as the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and the CH-47 Chinook. [7] The 1st Battalion, 337th Regiment (Training Support) specialized in mobilization and de-mobilization for aviation ...
July 27: A Dutch Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter rolled and crashed during a night mission in Afghanistan. [189] June 28: A US CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down in Kunar province by Taliban commander Qari Ismail, killing all sixteen US Special Operations servicemen on board. The US military said it was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade.
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CH-47 Chinook helicopters carrying 45 U.S. Navy SEALs conducted the raid. [4] Only one of the helicopters landed and unloaded, while the two others flew overhead providing surveillance and aerial support to the other team. [8] Two F-16 fighter jets also provided air cover. [9]