# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DH1G9pfNoIO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28539954-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a36a2a0a2e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-30T16:15:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

Runnin' Down a Dream 🏃‍♂️

A Kentucky airnationalguard member prepares for sling load operations with a National Guard CH-47 Chinook at fort_stewart_haaf, Ga., as part of the readiness exercise Patriot 25. Sling loading allows the rapid transportation of cargo by essentially hanging the cargo beneath the helicopter.

📸 by Master Sgt. Morgan R. Whitehouse

#helicopter #Chinook #militaryexercise #airlift #airpower #training #readiness #sling

## Stats

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- **Likes:** 15,274
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- **Comments:** 52

## Tags

airpower, readiness, training, airlift, militaryexercise, helicopter, chinook, sling

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