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  • Pit stops in 'hot' zone require quick off-loads

    07/26/2006 10:30:06 PM PDT · by SandRat · 3 replies · 284+ views
    Air Force Links ^ | Master Sgt. Orville F. Desjarlais Jr.
    7/26/2006 - TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- When people deployed to Afghanistan say a location is "hot," it could mean one of two things. Either it feels like the sun is closer than the moon, or the enemy is lurking about. Here, both meanings apply. For pilots, that equates to making quick pit stops here so they can get in and out of this danger zone as quickly as possible. For Tech. Sgt. Philip Lester, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., that means enduring a 140-degree heat blast from behind C-130 Hercules engines as he unloads cargo and passengers...