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Fog of War

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  • Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas prepares to descend from a helicopter. Another helicopter with PJs hovers in the background.
  • A PJ watching a helicopter land in a cloud of dust.
  • Senior Airman (SrA) Chris keeps watch from a Pave Hawk helicopter, the desert passing below.
  • Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas looks out from the helicopter at sunset.
  • Senior Airman (SrA) Chris alert on the ground in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  • While on deployment in Afghanistan, PJs work in 12 hour shifts, seven days a week. On the right, Airman First Class (A1C) Steve relieves Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas in the afternoon.
  • Senior Airman (SrA) Chris is silhouetted in the helicopter cabin against a backdrop of sand dunes
  • Senior Airman (SrA) Chris in the desert. This is Chris' first deployment
  • Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas and another PJ start to descend from a helicopter. This is Lucas' first deployment.

  • Hovering Deployment

    Photograph by NGT

    Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas prepares to descend from a helicopter. Another helicopter with PJs hovers in the background. 

  • Kicking Up Dirt

    Photograph by NGT

    A PJ watching a helicopter land in a cloud of dust.

  • Help in the Skies

    Photograph by NGT

    Senior Airman (SrA) Chris keeps watch from a Pave Hawk helicopter, the desert passing below.

  • The Desert Sun

    Photograph by NGT

    Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas looks out from the helicopter at sunset.

  • Alert and Ready

    Photograph by NGT

    Senior Airman (SrA) Chris alert on the ground in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

  • Changing Shifts

    Photograph by NGT

    While on deployment in Afghanistan, PJs work in 12 hour shifts, seven days a week. On the right, Airman First Class (A1C) Steve relieves Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas in the afternoon.

  • Day Turns to Night

    Photograph by NGT

    Senior Airman (SrA) Chris is silhouetted in the helicopter cabin against a backdrop of sand dunes.

  • On the Ground

    Photograph by NGT

    Senior Airman (SrA) Chris in the desert.  This is Chris' first deployment.

  • Heading Down

    Photograph by NGT

    Airman First Class (A1C) Lucas and another PJ start to descend from a helicopter.  This is Lucas' first deployment.

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