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    A Soldier's History of the Air Assault: Screaming Eagles Attack From Above [Image 8 of 30]

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    A group of soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are crouching on arid terrain while a tandem-rotor helicopter (consistent with a CH-47 Chinook) hovers or lands nearby, kicking up a large dust cloud. The soldiers are armed and appear to be in a tactical holding position, likely during an air assault or helicopter insertion/extraction operation. The desert environment and mixed uniform styles suggest a multinational military operation.

    BAYJI, IRAQ

    08.21.2008

    Photo by Rick Rzepka 

    1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

    Iraqi army soldiers brace themselves against the rotor-wash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during "Operation Bessemer" near Bayji, Iraq. Iraqi soldiers, along with their counterparts in the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division conducted "Operation Bessemer" to clear a rural area of extremist fighters and weapons caches.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2008
    Date Posted: 08.21.2008 10:54
    Photo ID: 109972
    VIRIN: 080821-A-4216R-003
    Resolution: 1500x996
    Size: 1.07 MB
    Location: BAYJI, IQ
    Web Views: 315
    Downloads: 51

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