Afghan airmen and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisers conduct
an operational sling load with the Mi-17 transport helicopter July 1, 2010
to Forward Operating Base Orgun-e, Afghanistan.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Robert Leese)
Posted on 07/06/2010 1:45:45 PM PDT by SandRat
7/6/2010 - KABUL, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Afghan airmen and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisers conducted an operational sling load with an Mi-17 transport helicopter July 1 from Kabul International Airport to Forward Operating Base Orgun-e, Afghanistan in the Paktika province.
Flying 12,500 feet above sea-level and carrying a 3,200-pound crate, the Mi-17 handled the load with very few problems. This allows the Afghan air force's 377th Helicopter Squadron members another way to move heavy and oversized equipment or to deliver the equipment in a place without a landing zone.
"The Afghans could actually sling load a lot of heavier or bigger equipment, something that they couldn't put on a C-27 (Spartan) or an AN-32 (Airlifter) or even load into the Mi-17," said Tech. Sgt. Jason Marsh, a master rigger. "They could sling load this equipment into a location and get the resource and supplies to the people there that need it."
In the future, the sling load capability will open up even more opportunities to the Afghan air force and allow airmen to deliver equipment almost anywhere the Mi-17 travels.
Afghan airmen and Combined Air Power Transition Force advisers conduct
an operational sling load with the Mi-17 transport helicopter July 1, 2010
to Forward Operating Base Orgun-e, Afghanistan.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Robert Leese)
I'm not getting this. I'm fairly certain the Afghanis don't have 377 Helicopters, so why would this Squadron be assigned the number 377?
Psychological deception. In WWII, the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were so numbered to deceive the enemy into believing we had that many airborne units. Same for the British. They only had 2 airborne divisions but they were numbered 1 and 6.
lol
Who Knows....
Americans and Mils. Surreal.
I respectfully submit that you are mistaken.
During WWI, when those two divisions were created, there were one hundred and two divisions total, labeled 1st through 102nd. The 82nd and 101st were simply named the 82nd Division, 101st Division, etc. There was also one cavalry division (1st Cav) and the Tank Corps.
Anyway, when the 82nd and 101st divisions became airborne qualified at the start of WWII (along with the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th) they simply added the word "airborne" to their name - hence, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division. Other infantry divisions later became Mechanized Infantry or Mountain infantry - they simply kept their number but added the designation. Thus we get the 10th Mountain Division, the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), etc.
The Army currently consists of ten active duty divisions - 1st Armored, 1st Cav, 1st Infantry (Mech), 2nd Infantry (Mech), 3rd Infantry (Mech), 4th Infantry (Mech), 10th Mountain, 25th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). The numerical designations are simply historical, showing the unit's lineage, as opposed to PSYOP.
Now, to be fair, there were at least four "phantom" airborne divisions in WWII - the 6th, 9th, 18th, and 21st Airborne Divisions. They indeed were complete fabrications for psyops purposes.
I respectfully submit that you are mistaken.
During WWI, when those two divisions were created, there were one hundred and two divisions total, labeled 1st through 102nd. The 82nd and 101st were simply named the 82nd Division, 101st Division, etc. There was also one cavalry division (1st Cav) and the Tank Corps.
Anyway, when the 82nd and 101st divisions became airborne qualified at the start of WWII (along with the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th) they simply added the word "airborne" to their name - hence, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division. Other infantry divisions later became Mechanized Infantry or Mountain infantry - they simply kept their number but added the designation. Thus we get the 10th Mountain Division, the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), etc.
The Army currently consists of ten active duty divisions - 1st Armored, 1st Cav, 1st Infantry (Mech), 2nd Infantry (Mech), 3rd Infantry (Mech), 4th Infantry (Mech), 10th Mountain, 25th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). The numerical designations are simply historical, showing the unit's lineage, as opposed to PSYOP.
Now, to be fair, there were at least four "phantom" airborne divisions in WWII - the 6th, 9th, 18th, and 21st Airborne Divisions. They indeed were complete fabrications for psyops purposes.
I respectfully submit that you are mistaken.
During WWI, when those two divisions were created, there were one hundred and two divisions total, labeled 1st through 102nd. The 82nd and 101st were simply named the 82nd Division, 101st Division, etc. There was also one cavalry division (1st Cav) and the Tank Corps.
Anyway, when the 82nd and 101st divisions became airborne qualified at the start of WWII (along with the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th) they simply added the word "airborne" to their name - hence, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division. Other infantry divisions later became Mechanized Infantry or Mountain infantry - they simply kept their number but added the designation. Thus we get the 10th Mountain Division, the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), etc.
The Army currently consists of ten active duty divisions - 1st Armored, 1st Cav, 1st Infantry (Mech), 2nd Infantry (Mech), 3rd Infantry (Mech), 4th Infantry (Mech), 10th Mountain, 25th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). The numerical designations are simply historical, showing the unit's lineage, as opposed to PSYOP.
Now, to be fair, there were at least four "phantom" airborne divisions in WWII - the 6th, 9th, 18th, and 21st Airborne Divisions. They indeed were complete fabrications for psyops purposes.
I respectfully submit that you are mistaken.
During WWI, when those two divisions were created, there were one hundred and two divisions total, labeled 1st through 102nd. The 82nd and 101st were simply named the 82nd Division, 101st Division, etc. There was also one cavalry division (1st Cav) and the Tank Corps.
Anyway, when the 82nd and 101st divisions became airborne qualified at the start of WWII (along with the 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th) they simply added the word "airborne" to their name - hence, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division. Other infantry divisions later became Mechanized Infantry or Mountain infantry - they simply kept their number but added the designation. Thus we get the 10th Mountain Division, the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), etc.
The Army currently consists of ten active duty divisions - 1st Armored, 1st Cav, 1st Infantry (Mech), 2nd Infantry (Mech), 3rd Infantry (Mech), 4th Infantry (Mech), 10th Mountain, 25th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, and the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). The numerical designations are simply historical, showing the unit's lineage, as opposed to PSYOP.
Now, to be fair, there were at least four "phantom" airborne divisions in WWII - the 6th, 9th, 18th, and 21st Airborne Divisions. They indeed were complete fabrications for psyops purposes.
Holy crap, sorry for the full-auto post.
Cool a four shot sequence. You nailed the target, great pattern:^). My best so far was two posts many, many mnay times.
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