On The Road
September 7th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Sunrise over Highway One near Kandahar city. Easy to name – and easy to find – it’s the only one in the country – the 2200 km supply route for NATO and the country…. and how safe it is depends on you ask, and literally where you stand.
Air Ambo
September 5th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Miller (L), with C/6-101st Avn Rgt, keeps an eye on a Afghan man with a severe bullet wound to his lower leg, which had three tourniquets to stop the bleeding, on the way to the local hospital near Kandahar Airfield. Sometimes the team has detailed information about their patients, and sometimes, little to none at all.
Pakistan Rescue
August 18th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
US Navy flight officer Marc Covington looks out the window of a helicopter at Ghazi Air Base, near Swat Valley, on August 15, 2010. The United Nations has appealed for 460 million dollars to deal with the immediate aftermath of the floods in Pakistan but has warned that billions will be required in the long-term with villages, businesses, crops and infrastructure wiped out. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) (Editor’s note: Caption edited to remove helicopter description provided by wire service photographer.)
Weather Hold
August 17th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
A US technician works on a Marine helicopter at Ghazi Air Base on August 16, 2010, before it takes off with relief supplies for the nearby Swat Valley. The US Marines and Navy have faced weather and technical difficulties in the last two days as they attempt to continue assisting humanitarian operations in Pakistan. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Scout retrieval
June 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
A 10th CAB, 10th Mountain Division scout is pulled out of an impending storm during HAMETS (High Altitude Mountain Environmental Training Strategy) in the mountains near Ft. Carson, Colorado.
No time to stop and eat
June 17th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
SPC Jonathan Luke chokes down a turkey sandwich in the back of a blackhawk helicopter at Ft. Carson, Colo., during HAMETS (High Altitude Mountain Environmental Training Strategy) with the 10th CAB, 10th Mountain Division. The CAB was in Colorado Springs for the training before their deployment to Iraq.
Haitian
February 2nd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
On the helo ride from the Port-au-Prince airport to the Petionville Country Club, where the 1-73rd was in control, we circled a few times, and this aircrewman waved and gave the thumbs-up ... he turned and saw me watching, smiled, shouted "MY HOUSE!" and pointed at the side of his helmet. I never got his name, but I will remember the size of this Haitian sailor's smile.
FOB Gray
January 28th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
A Navy helicopter hovers over the landing zone at FOB Gray, run by the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, January 23, 2010.
Painted Tail
January 26th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
One of many Navy helos on the airfield at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, January 21, 2010, but the only one with a painted tail.
The Dahla Dam
December 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The Dahla Dam on the Argandab River, which was built with help from the West in the 50′s, feeds a long network of canals, irrigating the former breadbasket of the country. Eighty percent of Kandahar’s population near some aspect of this system – and after years of war, the irrigation system works a significantly reduced capacity. ISAF officials say it will be at least five years until the dam and waterways are working fully again.