Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 07.18.2012
Coalition personnel prepare generators for sling loading onto helicopters at Camp Ripley near the city of Tarin Kowt, Tarin Kowt district, July 18. Sling loads are utilized to transport large equipment between bases and forward sites....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 07.18.2012
Coalition personnel assigned to Special Operations Task Force Southeast attach the support straps of a sling loaded generator to the underbelly of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Camp Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, July 18. Sling loads are often utilized to transport large equipment between bases and forward sites....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 07.15.2012
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter sling loads a generator at Camp Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, July 15. Sling loads are often utilized to transport large equipment between bases and forward sites....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 07.15.2012
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter sling loads a generator at Camp Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, July 15. Sling loads are often utilized to transport large equipment between bases and forward sites....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 03.20.2012
A member of coalition Special Operations Forces stands guard outside of the provincial governor's compound during a Nowruz celebration in Tarin Kowt city, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 20. Mohammad Omar Shirzad, the provincial governor, hosted community and coalition Special Operations Forces members to celebrate the Islamic New Year....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 01.31.2012
Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak listen to a safety brief before a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special operations forces to conduct operations throughout Uruzgan and Zabul provinces....
