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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:29:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:30:19 PM EDT
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A U.S. special forces officer walks past a destroyed Soviet-made MiG-21 jet at the airport near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. U.S. special forces troops worked Thursday to prepare the airport for humanitarian aid flights. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:30:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:32:05 PM EDT
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Is that David Morse on the right (Proof of Life)? |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:32:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:33:18 PM EDT
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U.S. special forces troops inspect an airport facility near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. U.S. special forces cleared unexploded ammunition Thursday from around Mazar-e-Sharif's main airport, working to open the way for humanitarian aid flights.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic) |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:34:13 PM EDT
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U.S. special forces troops use remote control to detonate explosives at the airport near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. U.S. special forces cleared unexploded ammunition Thursday from around Mazar-e-Sharif's main airport, working to open the way for humanitarian aid flights. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 2:34:46 PM EDT
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Photo #2, guy sitting with jacket, ACOG.
Looks cold over there. |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:08:15 PM EDT
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Is the mask for the cold or to hide his identity? |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:14:08 PM EDT
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They might be some of the 10th Mountain Division guys moved in that area according to Fox News, so technically not Special Forces. That term is being thrown around too loosely by the media...
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:14:45 PM EDT
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this does remind me of something, since when have they allowed their pictures to be taken?
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:17:03 PM EDT
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They are definatly not from the 10th mountain.
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:22:07 PM EDT
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STLRN
They are definatly not from the 10th mountain. how do you know? (not doubting, just asking.) |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:32:55 PM EDT
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Quoted: They are definatly not from the 10th mountain. Its the M4's right? 10th Mountain should still have M16's for one thing. |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:36:58 PM EDT
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10th Mountain is a regular light division, by this time they would all be required to have the crossed bayonets, US army and their name sown on. Only 1, a SFC, is wearing rank on his PC, they all would if they were in the regular army. Some of them are wearing the SPEARS jacket that is a SF issue item, many are wearing strap down cool guy holster, the regular army discourages this. No one is wearing a Kevlar, which is something that the regular army really makes them wear all the time. Some of them have the lowers removed from their cammies and sown onto their sleeves again another practice the regular army discourages.
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Posted: 11/29/2001 4:43:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: [img]http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20011129/capt.1007049909afghanistan_attacks_us_xdrb110.jpg[/img] Is that David Morse on the right (Proof of Life)? And why does he have a Thermold in his M4? Look closely at the mag in the gun on the guy on the right. the ridges are going front to back not up and down. |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 6:21:59 PM EDT
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I think that Thermold is just an optical illusion. If you look at pic 2 it's the same guy and it's clearly an aluminum mag.
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Posted: 11/29/2001 8:52:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: I think that Thermold is just an optical illusion. If you look at pic 2 it's the same guy and it's clearly an aluminum mag. Well all be a... I have never seen that effect before, but you are correct.. |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 8:56:35 PM EDT
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Quoted: They are definatly not from the 10th mountain. In a normal division, they would NEVER allow the troops to waltz around wearing fleece pullovers. You only get away with that kind of shit in Special Ops. Aviator [img]www.milpubs.com/aviator.gif[/img] |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 8:57:50 PM EDT
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That guys fanny back is bigger than my ex-gf's ass ! Can anyone tell me what sort of LB gear these guys are wearing in these pics ? |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:00:01 PM EDT
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Also, if you look closely at the mag. in the picture. it is obviously not a thermold because I can also see up and down ridges. The thermold thing is an interesting effect, though.
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:03:35 PM EDT
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Any Chance the guys with the hoods and the Beards are CIA??
john |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:04:26 PM EDT
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ALso, you want to talk about effects. Check out the guy far right and rear. The angle makes it look like he is wearing an old-style British Military Hat.
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:06:02 PM EDT
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The tri color floppy hat is a lot bigger than the woodland or OD it looks like the ones we were issued in Kuwait.
john |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:15:23 PM EDT
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Well, you can tell by looking at the bottom of the magazines that ol' 550 cord is still the preferred means of quick extract. Maybe Magpul still has work to do on its marketing campaign.
JerrY |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 9:23:06 PM EDT
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Hmmm, Why are SPEC OPS doing the preperation of the airfield for relief supplies? I would say the Spec op guys are over qualified for that job.
Benjamin |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 10:05:01 PM EDT
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Here's the story on what's happening in the photos: [url]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2001/11/29/international1542EST0683.DTL[/url]
U.S. special forces shed cloak of secrecy in northern Afghan city BURT HERMAN, Associated Press Writer Thursday, November 29, 2001 Breaking News Sections -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11-29) 22:45 PST MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (AP) -- What with setting off thunderous explosions to clear stray munitions and helping the northern alliance in battle, U.S. special forces in this northern Afghan city have been anything but covert -- every taxi driver knows where they are. (Click the link for the whole story) |
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Posted: 11/29/2001 10:24:56 PM EDT
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Ben, Spec ops usualy sets up the air fields until "regular" troops can relieve them of their duties.
john |
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