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Sixth Army Unit Fielding Boeing CH-47F Chinook Helicopter

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Friday, August 6th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Boeing's [BA] CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter was fielded July 30 by the Army's B Co., 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Div., Ft. Drum, N.Y. The 10th Mountain Div.'s 12 new helicopters become the sixth Army unit to be trained and equipped with the aircraft. The division leadership and headquarters battallion are preparing to head to Afghanistan this fall where they will take over Regional Command-South. "I am extremely excited that Boeing…

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