101st Soldiers conduct air assault in eastern Afghanistan

Photo By Spc. Mary Gonzalez | Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division shield themselves from flying debris and dusty winds as a Chinook helicopter touches down to take them back to Bagram Air Field after an air assault mission in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2008.  

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

11.04.2008

Story by Spc. Mary Gonzalez 

Combined Joint Task Force 101

By Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez
Combined Joint Task Force -101 Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Alpha Company, 101st Division Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, conducted an air assault mission in Bamyan province, eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2008.

It was suspected that a small village in a narrow valley in Bamyan province was facilitating improvised explosive device cells.

Using Chinook helicopters, more than 100 troops air assaulted to the village and searched for IED making materials. After several hours of patrolling they distributed humanitarian assistance.

• Date Taken: 11.04.2008
• Date Posted: 11.08.2008 10:55
• Story ID: 26098
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF