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    Flying Dragon's adaptability valuable to RC-South [Image 1 of 3]

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    A group of heavily equipped soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are gathered in an arid, open field. A CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter is visible in the background, either landing or taking off, generating a large dust cloud. The scene depicts a military air assault or helicopter insertion/extraction operation.

    AFGHANISTAN

    05.25.2014

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston 

    ISAF Regional Command South

    Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their equipment before boarding a CH-47F Chinook that serves with the Task Force Flying Dragons, or 1st General Support Aviation Battalion., 52nd Avn. Regiment, 16th Combat Avn. Brigade, in the Nawa Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, May 25, 2014. The Flying Dragons flew in support of a joint air assault in which Soldiers conducted a search for illegal weapons on various compounds throughout the valley.

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    Date Taken: 05.25.2014
    Date Posted: 09.10.2014 12:30
    Photo ID: 1542148
    VIRIN: 140525-Z-MA638-010
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 2.24 MB
    Location: AF
    Hometown: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, US
    Hometown: FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US
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    A group of heavily equipped soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are gathered in an arid, open field. A CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter is visible in the background, either landing or taking off, generating a large dust cloud. The scene depicts a military air assault or helicopter insertion/extraction operation.
    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, tail number 10186, assigned to AMC Dover Air Force Base, is shown on a flight line with its rear cargo ramp open. Military personnel in combat uniforms are actively loading or unloading what appears to be a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter through the aft cargo door. The operation is taking place on a desert airfield under clear skies, consistent with a forward operating environment.
    A night vision image captured in characteristic green monochrome showing a male military personnel in camouflage uniform. The subject appears to be holding an object, possibly a clipboard or document, and is standing in what appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered military environment. A flag patch is visible on the left sleeve of the uniform.

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