401st Army Field Support Brigade Aca,!" week in photos, Aug. 18 - 24, 2008

By Jim Hinnant, 401st Army Field Support BrigadeAugust 24, 2008

Cry havoc! ... and let slip the dogs of war
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Like giant Saint Bernard dogs on leash, two M984 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck wreckers on their way to support the Warfighter in Operation Enduring Freedom await onward movement to Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 from 1st Battalion, 401s... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Getting AMPed up!
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Senior electrician Viswasankar Thambi, a contract employee from Kanyakumari, India, checks the control panel on a new 400-ampere generator test stand as he and other technicians ready it for use at the 3rd Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade'... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Satan's Chariot
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Just before lifting off on an escort mission, a Polish variant of the Mil Mi-24 (NATO designation "Hind") helicopter gunship ground taxis on the ramp adjacent to the airstrip at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2008. During the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ready to roll
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Ready to roll
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mark Roberts, Quality Assurance/Quality Control inspector with Science Applications International Corp., signs off on the final inspection for a Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, Aug. 18, 2008 at the 3rd Battalion, 401st Army Field Supp... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
'Let's go!'
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A remote-controlled "monster truck" appears to challenge an earth compactor to a little racing action as site preparation is underway on the Army Materiel Command's Eastern Expansion project adjacent to the 401st Army Field Support Brigade Headquarte... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
'Analyze this'
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'You're gonna feel a little stick...'
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Department of the Army civilian employee Ted Shelton, S2/3 chief, 3rd Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade stoicly bears 'the stick' as Spc. Brandon Beyer, battalion supply specialist, starts an intravenous drip during Combat Lifesaver trainin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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