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Published: 2012-07-12 18:56:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 3689; Favourites: 129; Downloads: 41
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Description 111218-A-VB845-048

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare a UH-60 Blackhawk for a mission in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan,
Dec. 18, 2011. The helicopters were transporting Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division to the Usmankhel Village to attend a Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's
(GIRoA) shura. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)


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Comments: 16

pearwood [2013-07-15 22:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome aircraft.

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tanikel In reply to pearwood [2013-07-16 16:40:50 +0000 UTC]

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insanidee [2012-07-17 14:00:29 +0000 UTC]

I love how you captured movement and realism. Bonus for patriotism!!!

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tanikel In reply to insanidee [2012-07-18 05:49:39 +0000 UTC]

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MichaelaSagatova [2012-07-17 13:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Everything is amazing about this...documenting history as it happens...just awesome!

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tanikel In reply to MichaelaSagatova [2012-07-18 05:52:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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NavJAG [2012-07-14 11:26:25 +0000 UTC]

This looks almost exactly like Blackhawk ops at Camp Victory in Iraq. I worked pretty close to their base, and was a passenger on a flight to visit an Iraqi prison. I can almost hear the two birds in your shot!

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tanikel In reply to NavJAG [2012-07-16 21:25:51 +0000 UTC]

Nice!
I miss the sounds of helicopters so much. Dx

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NavJAG In reply to tanikel [2012-07-16 23:53:48 +0000 UTC]

Most welcome - I've been a passenger in the Navy version of the Blackhawk (Seahawk) a number of times, as well as the Aussie version, and Marine Corps UH-46s and a UH-1. Helicopters are awesome, you can't fly that "low and slow" in most fixed-wing aircraft!

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snapshots-lights [2012-07-13 17:39:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm in luv with the... BlackhawK Anyway nice pic

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tanikel In reply to snapshots-lights [2012-07-15 07:38:48 +0000 UTC]

The Kiowas and Apaches are so much better.

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snapshots-lights In reply to tanikel [2012-07-15 17:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Maybe but in my mind, the black hawk is a myth

Since i saw this movie : [link]

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Georden [2012-07-13 11:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Nice composiiton again! Is this a pano or have you cropped the shot? Whatever, it works really well

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tanikel In reply to Georden [2012-07-15 07:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks! It's a crop, I haven't tried pano's yet.

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Georden In reply to tanikel [2012-07-15 07:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Can't blame you, they can be a pain! But I just downloaded an app for my 'phone that allows a full sphere to be stitched - can't wait to try that!
Take care of yourself

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tanikel In reply to Georden [2012-07-16 21:25:11 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! Knowing what I do now, I can't wait to come back and do a better job documenting what's going on out here.

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