The riddle of the Gordian Knot – Virginia National Guard soldiers untangle 50,000 feet of network cable in Afghanistan [Image 2 of 2]

QALAT, AFGHANISTAN

11.15.2011

Photo by Sgt. Frank O'Brien 

116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Spc. Gregory Gourdeau, from Chesapeake, Va., reviews reorganized cables at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan. Gourdeau, deployed with the Virginia Army National Guard 116th Stonewall Brigade, was a team leader for a massive network improvement project nicknamed “Cablepalooza.” 50,000 feet of cable were replaced by 17 soldiers working round-the-clock for nine days.

• Date Taken: 11.15.2011
• Date Posted: 11.27.2011 04:22
• Photo ID: 491940
• VIRIN: 111115-A-0633O-665
• Resolution: 3757x2592
• Size: 2.41 MB
• Location: QALAT, AF