Tag Archives: Southern Afghanistan
The many faces of the Afghan National Army
One of the many faces of the Afghan National Army
A Chook Overhead
I haven’t posted a Combat Pic in quite some time. I took this image during the fighting season in 2008 whilst on assignment as a photographer in Afghanistan. The Chinook helicopter, also called a Chook had landed and picked up Coalition Forces to extract them after an operation against the Taliban in Southern Afghanistan.
Sleep Anywhere
This US Soldier had been part of a fighting patrol in Southern Afghanistan and been awake for nearly two days. One of his many jobs was to ride the ATV with all the essential items in a small trailer, like food and water. He also decided to share it around so other members could useContinue reading “Sleep Anywhere”
Extraction by Chook
Coalition Soldiers move towards the rear of a Chinook helicopter for extraction after conducting operations against the Taliban in Southern Afghanistan.