Photo Essay: Task Force Tigershark Apache Team Prepares and Departs for Mission at JAF

By Capt. Brian HarrisApril 27, 2017

Double Departure
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, Advise and As... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Missile Loading
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew members assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigers... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Missile Mounting
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew members assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigers... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache Pilot Pre-flight
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division inspects his aircraft prior to departing for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Under the Hood
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division inspects his aircraft prior to departing for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rocket Loading
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew members assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load a Hydra 70 rocket for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is su... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chain Gun Preparation
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew member assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares the M230 chain gun for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Loading Rounds
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew member assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division loads an M230 chain gun for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Directing Traffic
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, Advise and As... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Pilot Prepares
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares to depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Checking Systems
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares to depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Systems Prep
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares to depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache Departs
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, Advise and As... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Into the Sky
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, Advise and As... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots and ground crew assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare aircraft to depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tigershark is supporting Train, Advise and Assist Command - East and U.S. Forces Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

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