Spc. Jeremy Burton, armored crewman, assigned to 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C., 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, lays in the prone position on cliff overlooking the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, to provide security for his squad as they climb up the cliff from the valley below.
The very high resolution version of the photo is here.
[ Many thanks to Lance for emailing me the link. ]
This is pretty random, but if Afghanistan ever settles down, I’d be completely down with going hiking there. That country could have the extreme-tourism trade by the balls if the violence ended.
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0Afghanistan is a beautiful country once you get past the 12th-century social mores, small-arms fire, and abandoned Russian minefields. I genuinely enjoyed being up in the mountains around Bagram for Operation Mountain Resolve, myself-friendly village people, nice views.
0 0Charles222: i thought the same thing when i was there (OEF VII/VIII, 2/87). my uncle bob was a 3-tour marine in vietnam and went back a few years ago; i hope we get the same chance.
the knife/shortsword/whatever sheathed on his back? not that convenient or comfortable, i’d imagine.
0 0Heh, SeanN- I was A/2-22. And yeah, it’d be nice to go back one day.
As for the knife/whatever on his back…well, he is from 4th ID. It’s pretty amazing that he has his helmet on right and isn’t looking for his NODs.
:p
0 0Raymond-yeah, pretty much everybody wears a combat shirt outside the wire now.
0 0The gear whore in me notices what looks to be a Massif combat shirt he’s wearing
0 0You wouldn’t believe it, but that is my old unit.
After OIF 1 (2004) 4th Infantry was reorganized into CAB’s and C co 1-22 IN became A co 1-66 AR.
I am glad to see that our military is not making the same mistakes as the Russians.
0 0I’ve known a few soldiers who didn’t need a sight for their 203; using the front sight post and just remember what angle results in what range can work, and with that many rounds he can adjust fire without a whole lot of hassle.
0 0That’s a cool photo and a really bad camo pattern.
0 0By the Gods, that looks like a beautiful view. He’s a lucky fellow.
0 0Looks like a long HOT day to man sitting on a rock doing perimeter patrol.
0 0The way he’s snuggled in there looks like he’s not the first to use that perch for sniping.
0 0digging that 40mm belt he has on there, i question the lack of sight for the 203 though
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Raymond-yeah, pretty much everybody wears a combat shirt outside the wire now.
Heh, SeanN- I was A/2-22. And yeah, it’d be nice to go back one day.
As for the knife/whatever on his back…well, he is from 4th ID. It’s pretty amazing that he has his helmet on right and isn’t looking for his NODs.
:p
Charles222: i thought the same thing when i was there (OEF VII/VIII, 2/87). my uncle bob was a 3-tour marine in vietnam and went back a few years ago; i hope we get the same chance.
the knife/shortsword/whatever sheathed on his back? not that convenient or comfortable, i’d imagine.
This is pretty random, but if Afghanistan ever settles down, I’d be completely down with going hiking there. That country could have the extreme-tourism trade by the balls if the violence ended.
Afghanistan is a beautiful country once you get past the 12th-century social mores, small-arms fire, and abandoned Russian minefields. I genuinely enjoyed being up in the mountains around Bagram for Operation Mountain Resolve, myself-friendly village people, nice views.
The gear whore in me notices what looks to be a Massif combat shirt he’s wearing
You wouldn’t believe it, but that is my old unit.
After OIF 1 (2004) 4th Infantry was reorganized into CAB’s and C co 1-22 IN became A co 1-66 AR.
I am glad to see that our military is not making the same mistakes as the Russians.
The way he’s snuggled in there looks like he’s not the first to use that perch for sniping.
Looks like a long HOT day to man sitting on a rock doing perimeter patrol.
By the Gods, that looks like a beautiful view. He’s a lucky fellow.
I’ve known a few soldiers who didn’t need a sight for their 203; using the front sight post and just remember what angle results in what range can work, and with that many rounds he can adjust fire without a whole lot of hassle.
That’s a cool photo and a really bad camo pattern.
digging that 40mm belt he has on there, i question the lack of sight for the 203 though