The 10th Mountain Division (Photos)

Reuters

[Future Snake Eater]

What can be said but HOOAH!!!!

[sneakypete]

And if anyone has a better explanation of the naming of the division...please post!

I'm no expert on conventional units,but I don't think the 10th Mountain Division has been inactive since it was formed in WW-2.

[finnman69]

I like this one the best:

United States Army 10th Mountain Division soldier Jorge Avino from Miami, Florida carves the body count that their mortar team has chalked up on a rock, March 9, 2002 near the villages of Sherkhankheyl, Marzak and Bobelkiel, in Afghanistan. The team said they have killed 40 plus people, hit 12 vehicles and destroyed 1 mortar team near the villages were an al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold came under intense bombing and firefights as the coalition forces battled to root them out. REUTERS/POOL/Joe Raedle

[Godfollow]

It's a Beautiful day... May God protect their lives and multiply their efforts. Damn Awsome!!

[Don Carlos]

I would just want to add my voice to the many that say "Go get some, young GI's". Know that many are with you in spirit, and wish you safety and God speed. You make up proud!

[Reborn]

Excellent pics, excellent men! God bless the USA!!

[Don Carlos]

up=us. Doh!

[centurion316]

The 10th Mountain Division was inactivated after WWII (the BIG ONE). It was reactivated during the Korean War at Ft. Riley, KS where it conducted basic training. In 1957, it switched places with the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) during Operation GYROSCOPE. They moved to Germany where they were inactivated in the late fiftes, early sixties. When the U. S. Army expanded to 18 divisions in the Reagan era, they were reactivated at Ft. Drum, NY. where they have served ever since, excepting deployments to Somalia, Haiti, Balkans, etc. A battalion of the 10th Mtn Div (2d Bn, 14th Inf) was the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) that helped rescue Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu. I refer to the 10th Mtn Div as the "let Mikey eat it" force because of all of the deployments that they get.

[MissAmericanPie]

What beautiful men, these Afghans are not worth one hair on any of their heads. I do appreciate who ever in power reached into his heart and provided them with the finest body armour available instead of the junk they use to have.

From what I have read it saved a few lives during their latest fight and it eased the pain of knowning they were in harms way, to know that all that can be done to vouchsafe their lives seems to have been done. Pray, pray every day for their survival, their victory, and their return to the family, friends, and country that love them.

[antaresequity]

[Sandy]

Great photos. I'm wondering how much weight these guys have to carry around. Man, I thought my purse was heavy. I can't imagine having to wear all that stuff and somehow still be able to move around and function.

Do you think these guys enjoy having a photographer following them around? I think I'd probably want to smash the guy's camera (at least).

[maxwellp]

These guys are the greatest Americans!!! Where would we be without our military? And I also speak of those military people in our past.

[VOA]

Thanks for the background on the 10th Mountain Division.
Never having served myself, I do always invite more expert accounts of military matters!

And here's a prayer for our folks overseas and domestically, locked in battle or
or faithfully standing guard.
I'll think of them as I watch the 9-11 documentary special on CBS tonight...
and realize they are all paying the real price for our promise to make sure a 9-11
doesn't happen again.

[antaresequity]

FOX News Interview with widow of Navy Seal who fell from Helicopter:

[paraphrase] "It is comforting to know that strong men stand ready to visit the risks associated with preserving our freedom. My husband, and all those that serve, are heros."

I heard this on a Weekend Fox interview bite.

[Balding_Eagle]

Never going to hear anything close to that on CNN, which is why I don't watch them.

[COL. FLAGG]

I'm wondering how much weight these guys have to carry around

Hmmm, about 100 lbs to 120 lbs in most cases, probably a little a more in somes cases. Now, that includes their rucksacks (backpacks), which you can clearly see in the photo that shows them being dropped off by a Chinook. Each of those rucks probably weighs 60 lbs to 80 lbs.

The guy to the right of the Chinook leaning over a little is carrying a radio, you can see the antenna sticking out of his ruck. Now, that's a heavy ruck.

I know from experience, (7th ID Light).

[Snow Bunny]

These are fantastic photos. Thank you so much for the thread and for the ping!!!!!

[COL. FLAGG]

Does anyone know if Army light infantry units still use M-60's or have they been retired? In all the photos that I have seen of guys from the 101st and 10th Mountain in Afghanistan I have yet to see a 60. I've seen plenty of SAW's, but no 60's.

I like the SAW, but it ain't a 60!!

I bet some of these guys would like having a Pig to dish out some 7.62mm to the Al Queda boys.

[Tailback]

The two guys in the brown shirts treating the injured soldier are wearing their polypro thermal tops which are normally worn under BDU tops. Patches don't get sewn on those.

[Tailback]

Yes, and it was formed by a group of wealthy ski buffs to fight in the European alps. There was a great show on the history channel about the 10th a few months back. Interesting story.