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Photo Essay from Operation Mountain Lion


During Phase III of Operation Mountain Lion, soldiers from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), begin their sensitive sites exploitation near the Pakistan border.


U.S. troops fan out during Phase III of Operation Mountain Lion in Afghanistan.


A platoon leader from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), surveys the land in order to conduct sensitive site exploitation near the Pakistan border.


A U.S. soldier guards the entrance of a cave as part of conducting sensitive site exploitation in a village near the Pakistan border.


A cave near the Pakistan boarder is set on fire as step one of cave destruction. U.S. soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are clearing the cave to ensure there are no Al Queda or Taliban terrorists inside.


A soldier from B company, 2-187 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), exits a cave after conducting sensitive site exploitation near the Pakistan border.

122 posted on 04/12/2006 7:21:06 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

Are those current photos? I thought Phase III of OML was years ago.


132 posted on 04/12/2006 7:34:55 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Calpernia; Grampa Dave
Yeah, those photos are from 2002.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/jun2002/pi061702a7.jpg
135 posted on 04/12/2006 7:36:05 AM PDT by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Calpernia

They must have an idea Osama is in the area or they would be dropping AGM-142's on the caves, I think.


140 posted on 04/12/2006 7:45:32 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Calpernia

...or B61-11's?


141 posted on 04/12/2006 7:45:56 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Calpernia

Most excellent photos. Thank you for posting them.

Godspeed to our troops.


165 posted on 04/12/2006 8:46:55 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Calpernia

Thank You!


167 posted on 04/12/2006 8:49:10 AM PDT by MEG33 ( GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: Calpernia

Thanks for those pics. Rugged country!


202 posted on 04/12/2006 10:11:11 AM PDT by JewishRighter
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