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    Clearing operation in Uruzgan province [Image 4 of 4]

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    A military helicopter, appearing to be a UH-60 Black Hawk type, is landed or hovering low in a rocky, arid desert terrain surrounded by mountains. A line of soldiers in full combat gear can be seen moving through heavy dust clouds kicked up by the rotor wash. The scene depicts what appears to be a tactical insertion or extraction operation under low-light conditions.

    CHAR CHINEH VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN

    07.01.2011

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Kaily Brown 

    NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

    U.S. Navy SEALs along with their Afghan partner forces prepare to board a helicopter returning to base after completing a four-day clearing operation of the lower Char Chineh Valley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 30. They conducted the joint operation to deny insurgents sanctuary and staging areas in order to secure surrounding military bases and checkpoints.

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    Date Taken: 07.01.2011
    Date Posted: 07.01.2011 12:46
    Photo ID: 422901
    VIRIN: 110701-A-8729B-006
    Resolution: 1946x1297
    Size: 1.41 MB
    Location: CHAR CHINEH VALLEY, AF
    Web Views: 206
    Downloads: 40

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    A military medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopter, identifiable by the red cross markings, has landed in a cultivated field in an arid, mountainous region. Several soldiers in combat gear are moving toward or around the aircraft, suggesting an active casualty evacuation operation. The rotor wash is kicking up dust and debris across the agricultural landscape.
    A landscape photograph taken from an elevated position behind a mud/adobe wall, showing a green valley with trees and agricultural land set against a backdrop of arid, rocky mountains. A military helicopter is visible in flight against a clear blue sky. The foreground features a weathered mud-brick or rammed-earth wall structure.
    A military helicopter, appearing to be a UH-60 Black Hawk type, is landed or hovering low in a rocky, arid desert terrain surrounded by mountains. A line of soldiers in full combat gear can be seen moving through heavy dust clouds kicked up by the rotor wash. The scene depicts what appears to be a tactical insertion or extraction operation under low-light conditions.

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