Photo Essay: Task Force Warhawk Mission in Kandahar Province

By Capt. Brian HarrisMay 30, 2017

Suiting Up
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. For... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Conducting Checks
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Prep Time
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Pilot's Focus
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. For... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Final Checks
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Preparing Communication
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares communication equipment for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are wor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Departure
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Force... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Navigating Terrain
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forces Afghanistan a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Scanning Below
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans her sector during a mission near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Gunner's View
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans her sector during a flight near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Climbing Rapidly
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart from an undisclosed location near Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Prep Time
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forc... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Focus
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. For... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Communication Prep
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare for and execute a mission near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warhawks are working hard to support U.S. Forces Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

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