Some more deployment pics

Link to a few recent pics

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2576623948227.126325.1633215239&type=1#!/media/set/?set=a.2576623948227.126325.1633215239&type=3

Cool pics Capt. That chopper looks like one of those old Russian jobs. Is it?

Nice pics. How many more days before you're back home?

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same here

Gotta have a Facebook account.

Guys, when I get home in a couple of weeks I will get the photos put into Photobucket. That way everyone can see them. The internet is just too slow here to do Photobukcet.

I got to do a NIGHT hookup underneath a CH-47 Chinook last night. We were sling loading 2 20' long storage container. Basically you have a chain at all four corners, and those chains are routed into 2 pair (each apex hook holds two chains). It is a rush to be standing on top of a 12' tall container and have that big ass bird come in at you, hover over you, drop down to where it is right on top of your head, and get to do the hookup. Tried one container about 10 days ago and he came so low his landing gear was dragging the container. I thought I was going to get crushed so I dove off the container. Last night was much cleaner and no hiccups. Was pretty awesome. Had not done a hookup under a Chinook since 06, and this was my first successful night hookup.

Cool on the Bronze Star!!! Do you mind elaborating?

nocerisdave wrote:

Cool on the Bronze Star!!! Do you mind elaborating?

On the pictures, or the Bronze Star?

nice Chris

Finally got to look at them water on a parachutte liked that do u think we could get the army to drop us & r RZRs off like that & ride that place

Cool pics Lt. The hover hook ups are wild, your life is in the pilots hands. I have done these hook up in some remote place's out west. Never at night

mason wrote:

nice Chris

So how did you get to see the pic's, Mason?????
I must really be missing out on life not having a freakin face book account......like I said before, there are people in the world that I don' t want to find me......so I guess I'll just keep missing out on life.

stealth wrote:

Cool pics Lt. The hover hook ups are wild, your life is in the pilots hands.

No joke!
It is a rush in the daytime......at night it is NUTS!! Those things are huge. When you are standing on top of a 12' tall container in the dark and all you can feel is the wind (strong enough to knock you over by the way) and see the bottom of this huge chopper dropping down on you..........well, it definitely gets your heart pumping. I was on a hookup about 10 days ago and the bird came so low he actually scraped the top of the container I was standing on with his landing gear. I had to dive off the container. This one was good though and I redeemed myself.

see if you had fox over there he could hook up with his tractor and haul freight. pieco of cako fox , yep its a shock when your past comes back and finds you on Facebook

Fox i have an account on facebook had to log in to see them i don't get on it except to see some pics don't know much about it and you can't teach and old dog new tricks

Rhino Rob wrote:

see if you had fox over there he could hook up with his tractor and haul freight. pieco of cako fox , yep its a shock when your past comes back and finds you on Facebook

Yes Sir Roberto. I think you and I both speak from experience on that one.

Hey chris in the one photo on the chopper it looks like one of the guys is in the tropic lighting divison. Is that the divison you are in as well?? My uncle was in the 25th in WWII

dixiecop28 wrote:

Hey chris in the one photo on the chopper it looks like one of the guys is in the tropic lighting divison. Is that the divison you are in as well?? My uncle was in the 25th in WWII

We have 4th Brigade, 25th ID here on ground. They are replacing us. I am currently in the "Big Red One", 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.

AIRBORNE wrote:

nocerisdave wrote:

Cool on the Bronze Star!!! Do you mind elaborating?

On the pictures, or the Bronze Star?

Why you were awarded with a bronze star.

nocerisdave wrote:

AIRBORNE wrote:

nocerisdave wrote:

Cool on the Bronze Star!!! Do you mind elaborating?

On the pictures, or the Bronze Star?

Why you were awarded with a bronze star.

It was my end of tour award. I was the Deputy OIC for Support Operations for my brigade Jan-June, supporting over 5,000 Soldiers on 18 FOBs. I am currently the Distribution Company Commander, with the largest company (personnel wise) and have the largest property hand receipt. My company runs the supply warehouse, the fuel points on two FOBS (roughly 2.5 million gallon capacity), the ammunition supply point, and the Passenger terminal and cargo/sling load operations for our brigade. All in a day's work.

No BS.........the Bronze Star is just for a job well done supporting the brigade. My guys truly are the engine that makes this brigade run. My motto is "You name it, we do it".

Been a great year, and an honor to command this group of Soldiers. They have kicked ass.

Be good to have you back incountry LT!

I can't imagine what it's like to be that far way in a place that different. I like the mountains, but couldn't stand the lack of trees and green!