Afghanistan

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

AFGHANISTAN | Sunday, 16 December 2012 | Views [258] | View Larger Image

A US Blackhawk helicopter takes off, sending a cloud of dust towards excited soldiers capturing the event. For these men, this was their first taste of military deployment and of the dust of Oruzgan

Australian Forces on a vehicle patrol. The ASLAV in the front is the main firepower and wards off any potential attackers. In the background is a patrol base once occupied by Australian forces, but now only home to Afghan National Army (ANA)

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The 84mm rocket launcher is a powerful weapon. The dust is kicked up as a result of the blast pressure created when pulling the trigger. Grown men are often reduced to giggling school girls the first time they fire a rocket

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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