The soldiers eventually realized that the cargo the Chinook had been carrying wasn ... of Task Force Ivy Eagle and the senior aviator in Afghanistan at the time of the incident, called for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Tuesday it has grounded its fleet of about 400 Chinook cargo helicopters after ... and was a familiar sight in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

A CH-47 can be reconfigured for various missions, whether it be transport, cargo ... the Chinook saw some of its most intense ...

The CH is an abbreviation for "Cargo Helicopter." The Chinook can haul heavy loads ... all the way up to and including the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. At 52 feet long and 18 feet high ...

using them to transport troops and equipment as seen in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The CH-47F, one of the latest versions of the Chinook, is the Army's only heavy-lift cargo helicopter ...