401st Army Field Support Brigade, week in photos, August 11 - 17, 2008

By Jim Hinnant, 401st Army Field Support BrigadeAugust 17, 2008

Down and dirty
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mahbubullo Holmadov, a contract employee with AGS/AECOM, pressure washes the underside of an M1151 Humvee at 3rd Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade's wash rack at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, August 13, 2008. Once cleaned by Holmadov, a Dush... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A double dose of dozer
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Two recently-arrived Caterpillar D7 Bulldozers await movement into the 1st Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade maintenance area at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, August 7, 2008. The battle-weary earthmovers await service and repair, and will eventu... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A shady situation
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The rear of an M1 Abrams tank turret creates some welcome shade for the driver, a contract employee at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 6, 2008. The shade helped combat the effects of the 113 degree temperature on this date - which was a bit on the cool s... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A look to the East
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The view from a bucket lift, 30 feet above ground, of the work underway on the Eastern expansion of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade area at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2008. The smaller concrete slab in the middle left of the photo i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Worn, but reliable
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – WESTAR Aerospace and Defense Group employees Bernard L. McSmith (L), Army Reset Program supervisory data monitor, and Kelvin Johnson, supervisory data monitor for Sample Data Collection, perform a field expedient repair outside their work area, Satur... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Celebrating freedom
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – AGS/AECOM contract workers from India, and other members of the Bagram Airfield Community, witness the raising of the National Flag of India, Aug. 15, 2008, at the Army Materiel Command Compound at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The ceremony was held... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Insignificance
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Army Materiel Command - Band of Brothers
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the "Task Force Currahee" Brigade Logistic Support Team pose in front of an RG-31 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, Aug. 16, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan. BLST members are (L-R) Maj. Matthew Metcalf, BLST Tea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL