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    Flying in the Shadow of the 'Valley of Death' [Image 3 of 3]

    Flying in the Shadow of the 'Valley of Death'

    KORENGAL VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN

    04.09.2010

    Photo by Spc. Victor Egorov 

    Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO

    U.S. Army Soldiers with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal Warrior, link cables to a Chinook with Company F, Task Force Lighthorse, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon, in order to conduct an airlift out of the Korengal Outpost as part of Operation Mountain Descent II, April 9. During Operation Mountain Descent II, more than 500 Soldiers and nearly half a million pounds of equipment were airlifted out of the Korengal valley; this was the large-scale movement of U.S. forces out of the valley, which was completed on the morning of April 14.

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    Date Taken: 04.09.2010
    Date Posted: 04.16.2010 17:42
    Photo ID: 269837
    VIRIN: 100409-A-5983E-241
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 680.52 KB
    Location: KORENGAL VALLEY, AF

    Web Views: 109
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