Pic of the Day

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Spc. Shan Neiger and fellow Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division try to avoid blowing sand while a Chinook CH-47D Helicopter from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade lands in the western desert area of Iraq during the last hours of Operation Iron Triangle on May 11, 2006. The goal of the operation was to capture or kill terrorists on the most wanted list. Photo by Spc. Teddy Wade.

Comments

  1. Eric Blair says:

    Whoa. That brought back a memory.

    Once, on a field problem in Korea, while my company was being served chow at one end of this school yard, which looked a lot like that, a Chinook decided to land there.

    You cannot imagine the confusion and agitation that then took place.

  2. Chief RZ says:

    Excellent. Wish I were there! Give ‘em h.