Woven mats cut convoy time in Paktika [Image 2 of 8]

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

01.24.2011

Photo by Spc. Christina Sinders 

Combined Joint Task Force 101

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Beck, from Fort Campbell, Ky., Staff Sgt. Lucas Pedigo, from Schererville, Ind., and Spc. Richard Magee, from Wildomar, Calif., all from Distribution Platoon, Company E, 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, straighten out large woven mats used to combat soft, deep sand in a wide wadi allowing heavy trucks to cross safely during a combat logistical patrol from Forward Operating Base Sharana to FOB Kushamond in Paktika province Jan. 24.

• Date Taken: 01.24.2011
• Date Posted: 01.31.2011 15:59
• Photo ID: 362033
• VIRIN: 110124-A-4745S-001
• Resolution: 2596x1824
• Size: 2.7 MB
• Location: PAKTIKA PROVINCE, AF