Chinook sling load

During the summer of 2006, we spent 18 days on a ridge line to the north of Musa Qah'leh (also spelled Musa Qala) in central Afghanistan. This was Operation Mountain Thrust (worst. name. ever.), where we performed as a blocking force while other larger elements pushed the enemy toward our position. This was the theory, at least.

Chinooks resupplied us via sling load a half dozen times, dropping off food and water and ammunition. The pallets and extraneous supplies were later used to construct the castle on Suck Hill [Ref http://www.sigspace.net/node/326]

My journal excerpts [http://www.sigspace.net/node/397] from this mission have some more details.

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-Chaos