173d Abn Brigade in Afghanistan

[tomahawk6]

A few pictures of the 173d Abn Brigade in Afghanistan.

A paratrooper scans the low ground while providing security for a convoy passing through the mountains of Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2007. The soldier is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.

 

[Good2Golf]

Cool pictures, T6!

G2G

 

[tomahawk6]

A convoy of paratroopers leaves Zerok Combat Outpost to Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, going through Ambush Alley in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment.

 

[Sig_Des]

Very cool pics indeed T-6. Is that a 20 rd mag in the 2nd pics M4 shot? Didn't realise they still used that

 

[tomahawk6]

Yes it is a 20 rd magazine. Probably personal preference.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Is that a Skyvan being used to airdrop freight?

 

[Sig_Des]

Yes it is a 20 rd magazine. Probably personal preference.

Seen. Thank you.

 

[Rayman]

Question T-6, would those EROC vehicles be engineers escorting the infantry or do the infantry guys use those as well over there?

 

[tomahawk6]

Rayman in the first picture the infantry were escorting an engineer route clearance team. The airdrop aircraft looked to me like the Sherpa which is in the National Guard inventory and will be replaced by the Spartan C-27 [if everything stays on track].

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-23-pics.htm

 

[Jammer]

The A/C in the drop pic is a CASA 212. IIRC it is a contract ship from Blackwater flying out of Bagram.
One of them crashed earlier this year (it may in fact be the same A/C), after flying a non planned route into a cliff.

 

[tomahawk6]

Thanks for the aircraft ID. Once I saw it wasnt a Sherpa I was stumped as there arent alot of these type aircraft flown by the Army or USAF.

 

[karl28]

tomahawk6 

Thank you for sharing those pics there great buy the way .