Well alright then…
A formation of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly over a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T Jasper
Sure it had nothing to do with this:
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Approximately 20 anti-Coalition militants were killed early this morning in Helmand Province during an Afghan and Coalition forces operation to deter hostile activities in the area.Acting on credible intelligence sources, Afghan and Coalition forces made their way to Reeg District where extremist forces were hiding.
During the course of operations, the combined force came under attack by anti-Coalition militants using automatic and small-arms weapons. Precision munitions and small-arms fire were used to suppress the attacks, killing more than 20 combatants.
There were no indications of deaths or injuries to non-combatants.
During the course of operations damage occurred to the buildings the militants fired from at Afghan and Coalition forces.
Taliban keeps lining em up, we keep knockin’ em down.
anti-coalition militants. . . I suppose finding a suitable name for the enemy in non-traditional warfare is part of the difficulties we’re faced with in such types of conflict.
I’d like to see a mainstream news source refer to them as just the bad guys. As in “Today, US Marines killed 43 bad guys in XYZ provence.”
Three (3) hatch mounted SATCOM antennas on the C-130 is interesting …
Great picture. Thanks