How do soldiers get the big guns from point A to B? They get airborne! This is called a sling-load operation. A sling load is the fastest way to get supplies or heavy equipment where they’re most needed. br br These soldiers assigned to Bulldog Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, are sling-loading M777 howitzers to CH-47 Chinook helicopters in preparation for a training event at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.br br -----------------------br br Credit to : Robert Buchwald - Defense.