Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 05.10.2014
A Soldier assigned to the 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, provides security at the Salang Pass after his convoy escort team halted for a quick refuel. Soldiers served as gunners, drivers or dismounts rotated positions during the mission, which allowed them to execute their training in multiple roles throughout the operation....
Photo by Alicia Embrey | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 09.26.2013
Project management and construction engineers’ discuss the final repairs of Salang Tunnel during a September 2013 meeting with engineers with Omran Holding Group. The tunnel repairs, funded by the Commander’s Emergency Response Program, consists of the construction, improvement and reconstruction of new pavement and the drainage system within the Salang Tunnel, an electrical power plant......
Photo by Alicia Embrey | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 09.26.2013
Strategically located in the jagged highlands, the tunnel was originally built to handle a peak of a thousand cars a day. Now, four to five times that many pass through in a 24-hour period. Although other routes exist, the Salang Pass is the only safe route that stays open year-round, thanks to coalition troops who secure the stretch....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2012
A CH-46 helicopter delivers supplies using long line position placement near the Salang tunnel. The mission was the first conducted, near the Salang tunnel, to support soldiers serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2012
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade work together to load up a truck with the supplies delivered near the Salang tunnel. The supplies were delivered by a low-cost low-altitude parachute drop, the first ever near the tunnel....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2012
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose Seguinot, the aerial delivery officer assigned to 10th Sustainment Brigade, prepares to retrieve the supplies that were delivered by air. The aerial delivery mission was the first one conducted near the Salang tunnel....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2012
A DCH-4 Caribou aircraft drops six parachute bundles at the drop zone marked with green smoke near the Salang tunnel. The aerial delivery mission was the first one ever conducted at the Salang Pass. The success of the mission proves that the 10th Sustainment Brigade can resupply Soldiers with what they need just about anywhere....
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Luis Saavedra | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 08.26.2012
A DCH-4 Caribou aircraft approaches the drop zone near the Salang tunnel Aug. 26 to deliver supplies to Soldiers in the area. The aerial delivery mission was the first one ever conducted at the Salang Pass. The success of the mission proves that the 10th Sustainment Brigade can resupply soldiers with what they need just about anywhere....
