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CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse Bander, Chinook CH-47 pilot 159th General Support Aviation Battalion 244th Bravo Company CH-47 Chinook pilot, and Capt. Cory Moylan, 159th GSAB, 247th Bravo Company commander, perform pre-flight checks prior to taking off from Felker Army Airfield, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 6, 2020. The pilots regularly support training and real-world flying missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anthony Nin Leclerec)

March 11, 2020

Flying Freight Trains

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — The air around the Soldiers is filled with the whirring noise of the helicopter rotors spinning as the blades cut through the air, keeping the helicopter aloft.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Movement Battalion set up a tent during an area defense field training exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2020.

Feb. 19, 2020

Soldiers test readiness with TOCs

JOINT Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — Leaders from the 53rd Movement Control Battalion conducted an area defense field training exercise in an effort to maintain readiness at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2020.

U.S. Army initial entry training Soldiers participate in weapons training during a field training exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 18, 2019.

Sept. 24, 2019

Soldiers reconnect with warrior roots

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – — Members assigned to the 128th Aviation Brigade conducted a field training exercise for more than 270 initial entry training U.S. Army Soldiers at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 18-20, 2019.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports vehicles to a floating causeway on the James River as part of a sling-load operations exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 15, 2017. The field training exercise involved Soldiers from the 331st Transportation Company, 11th Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) working with land, sea and air components to prepare for real-world scenarios such as humanitarian relief or global disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

Feb. 21, 2017

Soldiers conduct sling-load exercise off causeway

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Army Soldiers from the 331st Transportation Company, 11th Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, conducted sling-load operations on the James River as part of a field training exercise involving land, sea and air capabilities, Feb. 15 through 16, 2017. The exercise tested the unit’s ability to move vehicles from one land area to another using a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and LCM-8, Mike-boats. The sling-load capability is often used to deliver supplies or equipment to difficult terrain or hostile environments, such as with humanitarian missions or global disasters.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jennifer A. Aiken, 335th Transportation Company, pulls security while other Soldiers perform first aid at the combat lifesaver certification course hosted by the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 11, 2016. Soldiers sought certification to gain the ability to respond and treat injuries while awaiting medic arrival. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. RomanRivera Wilmarys)

Aug. 16, 2016

7th TB(X) learns lifesaving skills

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Army Pfc. Jennifer A. Aiken, 335th Transportation Company, pulls security while other Soldiers perform first aid at the combat lifesaver certification course hosted by the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at Fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 11, 2016. Soldiers sought certification to gain the ability to respond and treat injuries while