By Ann Roosevelt The first of four deployed CH-47F Chinook helicopter units is back from theater, and has proven its new capabilities, officials said. Soldiers say, "the new features saved lives," and "we need more, now," said Col. Newman Shufflebarger, Cargo Helicopter Office project manager. Boeing [BA] produces the Chinook, with F-model units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. A good example of that, Shufflebarger said, was when a 47F had to carefully maneuver between two power lines to pick up…
New Deployed CH-47F ‘Saving Lives,’ Officials Say
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