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07-12-2004, 06:04 PM
Afghanistan river crossing reminiscent of an earlier era
Traveling on Toyota Hi-Lux pick-ups, the AMF forces couldn't traverse the river on their own and with no usable bridges within a reasonable distance, the only alternative fell to a locally-operated ferry boat service.
The two ferry boats, attached to ropes spanning the river, were pulled across by teenage Afghan boys who were undoubtedly the ferry service owner's sons. With practiced ease, they sped across the river, and with practiced ease, supervised the loading of the AMF trucks and quickly began shuttling the vehicles across in several waves.
Other than in the movies, it was a sight the nearly 200 Marines and Sailors had probably never seen before.
Full article (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/785345C6C8221D4D85256ECE006F55A6?opendocument)
http://10.5.4.102/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711161935/$file/River_Ferry_Low.jpg
Two Marine officers (in boonie covers) from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), ride a ferry boat across a river in south-central Afghanistan with their Afghan Militia Force allies. Further down the river, Marine Humvees crossed the deep, fast-moving river with ease.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/954fab4287f2540c85256ece006fa823/$FILE/River_Ferry.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162555/$file/River_Cavan_Low.jpg
As an Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies protectively overhead, Humvees from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), cross a wide, fast-moving river in south-central Afghanistan. On the near bank, BLT 1/6's adjutant, 1st Lt. Joshua Cavan, directs drivers on the best route to ford the river.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/40b02063cad2e1e185256ece00703c6e/$FILE/River_Cavan.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162859/$file/River_Christmas_Low.jpg
Maj. Brian Christmas, operations officer for Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), guides Humvees from his unit onto the bank of a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/99a55eb91c8f47f085256ece007084aa/$FILE/River_Christmas.jpg)
http://10.5.4.103/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711163024/$file/River_Emerging_Low.jpg
The first of more than 20 vehicles from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), emerges from a deep, fast-moving river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/85ac4f3027d7754f85256ece0070a5dc/$FILE/River_Emerging.jpg)
http://10.5.4.101/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162653/$file/River_CAAT_Low.jpg
A section from the Combined Anti-Armor Team of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), plows through a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/9921a87604c228b285256ece00705348/$FILE/River_CAAT.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162135/$file/River_Drinking_Low.jpg
Afghan Militia Force (AMF) fighters working alongside the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scoop water toward their mouths as their Hi-Lux trucks cross a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Marine Humvees forded the deep, swift-moving river with ease.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/0b123c74557dab1485256ece006fd707/$FILE/River_Drinking.jpg)
Traveling on Toyota Hi-Lux pick-ups, the AMF forces couldn't traverse the river on their own and with no usable bridges within a reasonable distance, the only alternative fell to a locally-operated ferry boat service.
The two ferry boats, attached to ropes spanning the river, were pulled across by teenage Afghan boys who were undoubtedly the ferry service owner's sons. With practiced ease, they sped across the river, and with practiced ease, supervised the loading of the AMF trucks and quickly began shuttling the vehicles across in several waves.
Other than in the movies, it was a sight the nearly 200 Marines and Sailors had probably never seen before.
Full article (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/785345C6C8221D4D85256ECE006F55A6?opendocument)
http://10.5.4.102/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711161935/$file/River_Ferry_Low.jpg
Two Marine officers (in boonie covers) from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), ride a ferry boat across a river in south-central Afghanistan with their Afghan Militia Force allies. Further down the river, Marine Humvees crossed the deep, fast-moving river with ease.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/954fab4287f2540c85256ece006fa823/$FILE/River_Ferry.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162555/$file/River_Cavan_Low.jpg
As an Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies protectively overhead, Humvees from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), cross a wide, fast-moving river in south-central Afghanistan. On the near bank, BLT 1/6's adjutant, 1st Lt. Joshua Cavan, directs drivers on the best route to ford the river.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/40b02063cad2e1e185256ece00703c6e/$FILE/River_Cavan.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162859/$file/River_Christmas_Low.jpg
Maj. Brian Christmas, operations officer for Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), guides Humvees from his unit onto the bank of a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/99a55eb91c8f47f085256ece007084aa/$FILE/River_Christmas.jpg)
http://10.5.4.103/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711163024/$file/River_Emerging_Low.jpg
The first of more than 20 vehicles from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), emerges from a deep, fast-moving river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/85ac4f3027d7754f85256ece0070a5dc/$FILE/River_Emerging.jpg)
http://10.5.4.101/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162653/$file/River_CAAT_Low.jpg
A section from the Combined Anti-Armor Team of Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), plows through a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Afghan Militia Force trucks were carried across in ferry boats.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/9921a87604c228b285256ece00705348/$FILE/River_CAAT.jpg)
http://10.5.4.104/www.usmc.mill/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004711162135/$file/River_Drinking_Low.jpg
Afghan Militia Force (AMF) fighters working alongside the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scoop water toward their mouths as their Hi-Lux trucks cross a river in south-central Afghanistan. Further down the river, Marine Humvees forded the deep, swift-moving river with ease.
Hi-res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/0b123c74557dab1485256ece006fd707/$FILE/River_Drinking.jpg)