SOTF-SE conducts VSA [Image 6 of 11]

TARIN KOWT, AFGHANISTAN

03.26.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

An aircrew team equipment operator assigned to Special Operations Task Force South East stabilizes a sling in order to secure a hook connecting a humvee to an MH-47 Chinook helicopter during a sling-load operation in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 26. Sling-loading is a method used to transport bulky equipment to coalition Special Operations Forces operating in austere locations around Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 03.26.2012
• Date Posted: 03.29.2012 10:36
• Photo ID: 550608
• VIRIN: 120326-N-JC271-076
• Resolution: 1118x1680
• Size: 183.44 KB
• Location: TARIN KOWT, AF