In the cold, morning hours of Operation Eagle Talon,
Summary
In the cold, morning hours of Operation Eagle Talon, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Doug A. Baker, a forward observer from West Memphis, Ark., assigned to Bayonet Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, listens to radio traffic while trying to stay warm in the Shigal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 18. The clearing operation lasted for three days and nights where troops had to brave the sun, cold, wind and Taliban.
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shigal district
clearance
kunar province
afghanistan
operation enduring freedom
task force no slack
bayonet company
kunar river valley
sgt 1st class mark burrell
shigal valley
operation eagle talon
combined joint task force 101
taliban disinformation campaign thwarted by ana and u s forces
dvids
war in afghanistan 2001 2021
Date
18/03/2011
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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