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Headline: Amazing Scenes As 20 Helicopters Take Part In "Large Muscle Movement" Of Troops

Caption: These amazing scenes show twenty helicopters from 25th Combat Aviation Brigade that had travelled 200 miles to provided troop lift capability to air assault the Gimlets of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Wheeler Army Airfield to Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Big Island of Hawaii, Nov. 12. CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to the Hillclimbers of 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment along with UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment were used in the execution of this large muscle movement to move Soldiers and equipment intra-island for the upcoming exercise.

Keywords: 25th Infantry Division,U.S. Army,U.S. Army Pacific,I Corps,Department of Defense (DoD),U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,Tropic Lightning,Hawaii,25ID,2nd Infantry Brigade,Air Assault,Wheeler Army Airfield,Pohakuloa Training Area,Chinook,Blackhawks

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