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Operation Anaconda? Early Afghanistan?
2003?
He must hauling 100 lbs.
Bashur?
Gear has gotten so much better since then…
173d’s jump into Iraq on Bashur DZ, March ’03.
The several pounds of gummi bears in his ruck didn’t help either….
Copenhagen is heavy in bulk!
The Poor Bloody Infantry…
No matter how light you pack, you’ll make it up in ammo….. http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-75450/cache/guttenfelder19.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1320620450
Gear bomb
He was part of a SAP. Frog Hoplite. After being tethered to the kit for 90 days x 24 hours a day, the member can shed the pack by pulling the quick release. He then is able to leap 30 feet on average and run like a gazelle. Very hush hush. Shhhhhhh.
Correct…Bashur DZ. All night rucking 100+ through the mud will break you off.
…it does look like a TA-50 hand bomb went off. Good times
Airborne!
My back hurts every time I see this photo. We weighed our RTO rucks at 127lbs for a jump. Ugh…
We have come a long way since Nam.
We are more than cannon fodder. Now we are a weapon.
There are two guys in this picture. There is another soldier kneeling behind him, facing the other way and the perspective makes it look like his pack is a part of the first soldier’s.
I feel this paratroopers pain every time I see this photo. I also wonder how much he is regretting putting on that snivel gear at this point.
He is a soldier. He serves his country. Not sure why people sit at home or their computers and mock him. He does what he does so you can sit at home, free to do what you want.
His gear looks as unorganized as mine would after and all night hump!
There are at least three people in this photograph. One in the foreground kneeling facing to camera left. Second in the midground facing camera right. Third in background sitting with sole of boot visible below right thigh of one in foreground.
covered in glue and ram raided the stores.
Many forget that these guys jumped into northern Iraq by themselves. What they jumped with is all they had. The original plan was to link up with 4th ID as they pushed in from Turkey, but that never happened. In reality, what that soldier is wearing is a basic load. At that time the ALICE pack and LBE was still standard issue for many units. His ruck probably has ammo, water and some MREs along with a poncho and poncho liner to sleep under. This is also when we had to have our protective mask and JLIST/MOPP suit on or available at all times. Fortunately I came in from the south and had a vehicle to carry my gear. People forget that most soldiers at the time had unarmored vehicles, mismatched DCU and BDU uniforms and equipment, and even Vietnam era flak vests instead of body armor.
Who ever he is he looks in shite state and need to sort it out! No British soldier would ever look this scruffy!!
Yep, the famous ‘hooah’ from C co 1-508th!
someone needs a lesson on how to pack kit properly!
He is thinking “Maybe I should have gone off to college after high school light the rest of the lightweight liberal pussies……..naw I love the Army!”