Keywords: 40th cab 40thcab 40th combat aviation brigade 40thcombataviationbrigade ch-47 chinook ch47chinook chinook helicopter deck landing qualification decklandingqualification dlq deck landing decklanding uss ponce ussponce afsb afloat forward staging base afloatforwardstagingbase aviation pilot army soldier california army national guard californiaarmynationalguard 1-168 avn 1168avn washington national guard washingtonnationalguard oregon national guard oregonnationalguard persian gulf persiangulf vehicle aircraft outdoor rotor blade airplane An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, in the Persian Gulf March 14. The 40th CAB practices landings aboard Naval vessels every month. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer) An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, in the Persian Gulf March 14. The 40th CAB practices landings aboard Naval vessels every month. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer) |