Photo Essay: Task Force Flying Dragons Mission

By Capt. Brian HarrisJune 10, 2017

Chinooks Land
1 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soaring Chinooks
2 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook Loading
3 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load cargo on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook Lumber Loading
4 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load cargo on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Mountain View
5 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Scanning the Hilltops
6 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Preparing to Depart
7 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
On the Ramp
8 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook Trail
9 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Mazar-e-Sharif Airfield, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Force... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook Sunset
10 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Into the Pass
11 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief and Chinook Sunset
12 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook Silhouette
13 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chinook at Dusk
14 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghan... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Last Light
15 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief Sunset
16 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct a mission at Bagram and Mazar-e-Sharif Airfields, Afghanistan, June 9, 2017. The Flying Dragons provide aviation support to U.S. Forces Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

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