Photos of 82nd Airborne Operation in Sharana, Afghanistan

Yahoo News ^ | 11/17/2002 | Unknown

[SAMWolf]

U.S. soldier, a members of the 82nd Airborne Division, secures an area from the top of an armored vehicle on the sunset near the town of Yayeh Kehl, Paktia province, Afghanistan , south of Kabul, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. U.S. troops conducted four days long operation searching for weapons and suspected militant linked to al-Qaida in this province. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, POOL)

U.S. soldiers, members of the 82nd Airborne Division, enter a compound searching for weapons and documents in the town of Sharana, Paktia province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002.

A U.S. soldier of the 82nd Airborne Division secures a landing zone for air assault during inspection of a local bazaar in the town of Yayeh Kehl, Paktia province, south of Kabul, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002.

U.S. soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division entering an area for inspection of a local bazaar in the town of Yayeh Kehl, Paktia province, south of Kabul, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002.

[MistyCA]

God, Bless these men and bring them all home safely.

[KSCITYBOY]

Bump for our guys.

[SAMWolf]

I haven't seen any Diogenes posts lately either.

[jwalsh07]

M-60 of days gone by

[Cobra64]

God bless our guys. Wish I were over there working with them. The gubmint says I'm too old now; even though I'm 5'10", weigh 150 pounds, can still do 20 pushups and thirty sit-ups; and have 30 years business experience.

[Cobra64]

Pictures of my heros. May God watch over our troops.

Yup, me too.

[CanisLupus]

Pic #1 is a 40mm grenade launcher...Mk40 i believe

[FreedomPoster]

See post #10, and my replies to same.

[FreedomPoster]

P.S. - I know what a MK19 looks like.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mk19.htm

[CanisLupus]

There you have it.....pic #1

[CanisLupus]

The SAW is the one poked thru the fence

[Prodigal Son]

Pic #1 is a 40mm grenade launcher...Mk40 i believe

I think it's a MK-19. Awesome weapon. Particularly when combined with 50 Cals. Our platoon had 6 Mortar Tracks. 4 carried 50s and two carried MK-19s. Combined with the six 4.2" Mortars and the personal weapons- that's a lot of fire power.

[CanisLupus]

Your right........

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thank you for these photos.

May God protect our heroes. They're in our prayers.

[airborne]

Thanks Sam! A big AIRBORNE bump!

[tet68]

It looks like the first one has an ELCAN scope.
What a set up!

[SAMWolf]

They look like they mean business. It's got to be a tough job.

[FreedomPoster]

Yes, my thought was, It makes sense they've got the glass on the 7.62 MG (as opposed to the 5.56 LMG's). It does look like an Elcan.

http://www.elcan.com/PandSDefRIFLEOPTICAL.htm

[tet68]

Those things are great and can take a lot of punishment!

Hold it out, waist high, drop it........no problem.
Tough, with a large objective and enough power to really
do some good.

I want one.

[McGavin999]

Thanks for the pictures SAM, these are great. Too bad the only way we get to see our guys is on FR. The media seems to have forgotten there's still a war on.