A good Pictorial of the Air Force Pararescue in Afghanistan

[y2blade]

just saw this and thought you guys might like to see it too

it is a very good little read

http://aimpoints.hq.af.mil/display.cfm?id=35673

[RedLCRB0b]

Cheers, very interesting.

Bob

[Snoop Bagg]

Fantastic

[markh1]

Very interesting read!

[Toni896]

Nails ....

[rhinochopig]

Now that is a scary looking fella.



There is a good book about the British CASEVAC/IRT Chinooks called Immediate Response by Major Mark Hammond, which is a really good read if anyone is interested.

[wargriff]

Great link.

And very humbling.

[Not Ideal]

Great link - fascinating reading.

[james_tigerwoods]

[soad]

Good stuff, love them photos.

[Steamer]

...and heres me, sat on the sofa working from home.

Humbling indeed.

[lazyitus]

Excellent pictures and a tiny insight into the mess going on.

A welcome reminder to your average Joe sat here in the UK that this st is real.

[Superhoop1904]

Excellent.

A big thumbs up and a big thank you to all serving out there!!

[Simpo Two]

In contrast, the Taliban would leave their wounded to die and use the 20 would-be rescuers to carry on fighting. Different cultures...


BTW I have 'That others may live', the biography of a PJ. Very good read: www.amazon.com/That-Others-May-Live-Perfect/dp/060...

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 2nd October 11:49

[loltolhurst]

awesome - the guys must have fun out there - right up to the point they have to pick up someone without a leg etc obviously. there should be more of these sort of pics on the news its like a whole diff world is going on without our knowledge.

[Jonny671]

Thats the Michael Yon report..

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Amazing photography in them all and a brilliant write up through each one.

[Davel]

Real heroes

Good on them!

[Smashed]

"The Army killed the Air Force’s helicopter."

hehe

[escargot]

Superb.

[Steamer]

Smashed said:

"The Army killed the Air Force’s helicopter."

hehe

I know they were probably in a very presurised area when they started cutting those blades off, but I would have credited them with a little more sense than to send sparks all over a crashed helicopter... specifically one that crashed due to a fuel leak!

Unbolting them may have been a better idea?! (although I wouldnt be too happy rumagging around in the snap-on tool box looking for a 55mm socket & knuckle bar under the threat of being shot!)