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| A Fight in Afghanistan |
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| 19 July 2004: An infantryman connects a humvee to a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during an operation in the Argandab Valley of south central Afghanistan. The Soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, and the helicopters are operated by crews of Company F, 131st Aviation Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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| 29 July 2004: Soldiers prepare to sling-load a vehicle via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an operation near Bagram, Afghanistan. The Soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, supporting the Joint Logistics Command during Operation Enduring Freedom. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version. |
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| 6 September 2004: Clouds of dust are kicked up by the rotor wash of a CH-47D Chinook helicopter as it comes in for a landing to pick up security forces during a Humanitarian Aid mission in Afghanistan. Family members of the soldiers of Task Force Pirate donated shoes, clothes and food, which were distributed to residents of a village called Jegdalek. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger version. |
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| A CH-47D Chinook helicopter lifts off from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno, Afghanistan, on its way to FOB Lwara during an ammunition resupply mission on 9 October 2004. |
| 12 November 2004, Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan: Throughout Afghanistan, units rely on each other for mission accomplishment. One example of this was apparent during a sling-load mission conducted by Logistics Task Force 524. |
| The task force sling-loaded more than 8,000 pounds of ammunition to another unit at Forward Operating Base Lwara in eastern Afghanistan. As part of their mission at FOB Salerno, LTF 524 is responsible for controlling the flow of ammunition. |
| "We received an alert from Lwara the morning of Oct. 9, saying that one of the units was in direct contact with the enemy and was in need of more ammunition," said 1st Sgt. Lamont Hall, of the logistics task force. Since the ammunition was needed as soon as possible, Hall decided the best course of action was to have the ammunition sling-loaded from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. |
| "We were lucky to have the Chinook available since we don't have any assigned to Salerno," said Cpl. Brad White, a squad leader with LTF 524. "But either way, we were ready to do whatever it took to accomplish the mission." |
| As soon as the alert was received, Hall put together a team of sling-load personnel to handle the request. "I selected four other personnel from the sling-load team to assist in delivering the ammunition and bringing back the sling-load equipment," he said. |
| Once the aircraft was ready go, Hall's team was on their way to provide assistance to their comrades at Lwara. "There was one team flying to Lwara to recover the equipment and a second team that was designated to hook up the ammunition to the aircraft," he said. |
| When they arrived in Lwara, the situation had calmed and the unit was ready to receive the ammunition. "It is hard to tell how the delivery affected the unit, since we were only on the ground for a short time. But from the size of the delivery, it is safe to say the unit was running very low on ammunition after the contact they had received earlier that day," said Hall. |
| Being able to supply other units is what the sling-load and ammunition teams of LTF 524 remain constantly prepared for, said White. "It feels good to know that you are able to do something to help others," he said. "Even though we don't know the servicemembers we helped, we know we made a difference and possibly saved (lives) by delivering the ammunition." |
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| SGT Matthew Targgart (left) and 1st Lt. Jose Carmona, Logistics Task Force 524, hook a pallet of ammunition to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for delivery to soldiers at Forward Operating Base Lwara, Afghanistan. |
| Christmas 2004 in Afghanistan |
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| 24 December 2004: Above - A U.S. soldier secures the area as a Chinook Helicopter flies over in Jegdelic village, about 90 km southwest of Kabul. Below - A U.S. soldier (L) and an Afghan man walk away from the dust caused by a Chinook helicopter. About 200 U.S. service members delivered meals, toys and shoes to villagers of Jegdelic during a day visit to spread goodwill on Christmas Eve. |
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| 11 February 2005: A scout team from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, exits CH-47D Chinook 92-00294 in Garzak. The Soldiers are there to train local Afghan police. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image. |
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