Story by Staff Sgt. Ashlee J.L. Sherrill | Combined Joint Task Force 101 | 02.21.2011
Sounds of CH-47 Chinook helicopter blades chopping the air filled the passengers’ ears as they jumped out the back onto a soft dirt field. In the dark, dismounted soldiers switched-on their night vision devices after the helicopters lifted and flew away, leaving the skies empty except for the bright moon. In the early morning hours Feb. 21, Operation First Snow was finally underway....
