Kabul Vacation

[Hatchetforce]

Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/Infil2.jpg

[Aerosoul]

Cooooooll. ;)

[demotivater]

hardcore

[MVSpartan117]

Awesome pic!

Is the ELCS still used commonly?

[Hatchetforce]

Awesome pic!

Is the ELCS still used commonly?

Not really. Mostly it is personal preference. I am wearing a Blackhawk on the right. I usually do not care for most of their product line.

[MVSpartan117]

Thanks Hatch! :)

[goldman]

Great Pic man woot.......Welcome woot

[DarkCypher]

woot Nice, anymore pics?

[ZeroPositive]

cool photos, gotta see more if possible..

[Caraway]

So those guys are "green berets"?

[Sloppy Joe2]

great pic welcome to the site and hope to see more from you soon and if you wouldnt mind more information on yourself :D woot :hug:

[username]

Hatchetforce is this topic regarding the seizure of Kabul's airport by US army Rangers and whoever else were involved?

[Roger Rabbit]

Not really. Mostly it is personal preference. I am wearing a Blackhawk on the right. I usually do not care for most of their product line.

Nice username.

[AR-18]

Great Pic.

[tenda]

extra cool pic's...!!!!!!! woot

[rindeee]

Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/Infil2.jpg

You wouldn't happen to be an AirSofter would you? Hatchetforce is a very large AirSoft team from SoCal. Pic kind of looks like 'Softers...faces don't look "hard" enough for Army SF. Many other aspects of the pic lack authenticity as well.

[Hellfish]

Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.


[imghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/Infil2.jpg[/img]

You wouldn't happen to be an AirSofter would you? Hatchetforce is a very large AirSoft team from SoCal. Pic kind of looks like 'Softers...faces don't look "hard" enough for Army SF. Many other aspects of the pic lack authenticity as well.

I'm going to assume he is until proven otherwise... but it might be worth knowing that all the SF types I ever met looked like your average 35-40 year old guy - almost like someone's dad. They weren't muscular looking, some even chubby, and some looked downright goofy. But they could all run your ass into the ground and smoke the **** out of anyone they met.

What I'm trying to say is that there's no way to tell if someone's SF just by looking at his physical image.

[Hatchetforce]

No I am not on that Airsoft Team. Hatchetforce is a codename for SF Strike Teams in Vietnam. I have 18 years in service so far...all of it SF.

[rindeee]

No I am not on that Airsoft Team. Hatchetforce is a codename for SF Strike Teams in Vietnam. I have 18 years in service so far...all of it SF.

Just checking.

[Hatchetforce]

I would check too. The staff at ghostrecon.net paid a visit to me when I was assigned to 5th Special Forces Group at Campbell and received a guided tour. There are far too many posers these days and that is why I always check when I cross someone espousing claims. Fakes are usuallly easy enough to spot. And SWC has a database of all SF schools and the names of those that graduated and when.

[somebody]

you look familiar. you weren't in the 7th at one time, were you?

[Hatchetforce]

No, I have served in 5th, 10th, an SMU, 5th again and SWC. I did do some detached duty with 7th including the Carribean and south of the border.

[somebody]

No, I have served in 5th, 10th, an SMU, 5th again and SWC. I did do some detached duty with 7th including the Carribean and south of the border.

Carribean & South: That may be where it was from. We may have crossed paths in the jungle.

[Sloppy Joe2]

Hatchetforce you might want to send a pm to shrek he is i think currently with the 20th you two could probably get along pretty well ;)

[ROY H]

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[scrybe]

Cool pic. I would definitely love to see any others you have.

[Hatchetforce]

No, I have served in 5th, 10th, an SMU, 5th again and SWC. I did do some detached duty with 7th including the Carribean and south of the border.

Carribean & South: That may be where it was from. We may have crossed paths in the jungle.

In the jungle? Like where? And don't play mysterious because it sounds phony.

[Jack Mehoff]

Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/Infil2.jpg

You wouldn't happen to be an AirSofter would you? Hatchetforce is a very large AirSoft team from SoCal. Pic kind of looks like 'Softers...faces don't look "hard" enough for Army SF. Many other aspects of the pic lack authenticity as well.

:lol: what? do you expect all SF guys look like Rambo? SF look like your average Joe on the street and some of them even look like a nerd. That doesn't mean they are any less hardcore because their appearance has nothing to do with how they fight.

[Hatchetforce]

[quote=Hatchetforce]Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.

You wouldn't happen to be an AirSofter would you? Hatchetforce is a very large AirSoft team from SoCal. Pic kind of looks like 'Softers...faces don't look "hard" enough for Army SF. Many other aspects of the pic lack authenticity as well.

Since that is a genuine pic and I was on the 3rd team to be inserted, just what aspects would that happen to be? And BTW, that is our 18C on the left and the Team Sgt in the middle

Here we are the morning after insertion getting on our "borrowed" taxi:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/StolenHip.jpg

Oh, and here I am playing airsoft in downtown Al Rutbah. We spent the entire day kicking in doors with airsoft guns while Bathists had AKs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/DtownRutbah.jpg

[He219]

LoL

Welcome, Hatchetforce!
:D

[Erik2a4]

Great pics, man.

So what do you teach at the schoolhouse? (uh, OPSEC dep)

And you came straight off the street into SF? So the 18x program isn't new then?

[Hatchetforce]

Great pics, man.

So what do you teach at the schoolhouse? (uh, OPSEC dep)

And you came straight off the street into SF? So the 18x program isn't new then?

I first joined up in '82. They used to call us SF Babies. There was no 18 series then. You received an 'S' identifier. I got out for a while in the early 90's but missed it so I came back in. Might as well get paid for diving and jumping.

[MEGR]

Ever think about going into the Private Contracting business?

[wildernesswhore]

What other factors specifically make it look unauthentic? I don't doubt it's authenticy at all. Sweet pic.

NEVERMIND! Didn't realize there were more than ONE page on here. ;) . More sweet pics! Thanks HF.

[Sloppy Joe2]

great pics glad to have you here stay safe and keep up the good work :D :hug: woot

[Hatchetforce]

Ever think about going into the Private Contracting business?

Thought about it. Still do. That's 2 years away...

[Red]

Ever think about going into the Private Contracting business?

Thought about it. Still do. That's 2 years away...
forgive me if i am wrong but would that put you at 20yrs in SF?

[fatsack]

welcome hatch

thanks for the pics



you doubters and nay sayers should feel like fools

[Hatchetforce]

Ever think about going into the Private Contracting business?

Thought about it. Still do. That's 2 years away...
forgive me if i am wrong but would that put you at 20yrs in SF?

Actually 20 and change.

Are you halo qualified?

[Seoulstriker]

Hatchetforce,

Welcome! I really appreciate your pics. Have you thought about starting an album (http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/view_album.php?set_albumName=User_Submitted) here? The directions to set one up are at the top of this forum here (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17772). We would all appreciate the photos you have to offer.

[kuttless]

Very nice pics HF, welcome to MP.net, I have a feeling you are gonna be very popular. :D

[Hatchetforce]

Are you halo qualified?

HALO abd SCUBA

Are you halo qualified?

HALO abd SCUBA

Wow, that's hardcore. What foreign languages do you speak?

[Argyll]

Hatchetforce is the real deal,he has nothing to prove to anyone here!!

[callous]

You wouldn't happen to be an AirSofter would you? Hatchetforce is a very large AirSoft team from SoCal. Pic kind of looks like 'Softers...faces don't look "hard" enough for Army SF. Many other aspects of the pic lack authenticity as well.

Oh, and here I am playing airsoft in downtown Al Rutbah. We spent the entire day kicking in doors with airsoft guns while Bathists had AKs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/DtownRutbah.jpg

Did the Bathist's call thier hits? :lol:

Really cool pics

[iflu]

Taken in October 2001, night of infil. Other than the Rangers on one raid, there were no Delta, no SEALs. This was to be an Army Special Forces ground war.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Hatchetforce/Infil2.jpg

or `business trip` is more appropriate ;)

[FuturePara]

Awesome to see you posting here, Hatchet.
When did SF get it's own MOS?

[SocScout]

I would check too. The staff at ghostrecon.net paid a visit to me when I was assigned to 5th Special Forces Group at Campbell and received a guided tour. There are far too many posers these days and that is why I always check when I cross someone espousing claims. Fakes are usuallly easy enough to spot. And SWC has a database of all SF schools and the names of those that graduated and when.

I have a friend at Campbell, he goes by Richard or Monty. He's a 67t in delta of 101st. Said he hung out with some 5th SFG guys and got his book signed by one of the guys in it. "Hunt for BIn laden" or something to that affect.

[radx]

Just two quick questions for you Hatchet- don't worry, none of them might put anyones' lives in danger:

How good a physical shape are you? I mean, can you run 1.5 miles in under 9? More than 15 pullups, etc, I just wanted to get an idea for the physical norms of people already in Special Forces, who've passed the tests.

And have you worked with any Canadian forces?

Thanks for your time, good luck.

[Hatchetforce]

Wow, that's hardcore. What foreign languages do you speak?

School trained in an Eastern European language, but my primary is self taught Spanish. Like most guys I picked up a smattering of a half dozen other languages. Just enough to get myself in trouble.


When did SF get it's own MOS?

I dpn't remember exactly when. After all it has been about 15 years. ;) We started getting rumours about the SF Tab and Branch in 84. A few rough versions came out and guys started wearing them without permission. 3rd Ranger Bn was formed and they came to Group and quite a few guys that didn't want to go were forced to head for Benning because they were Ranger qualified. After a few more years of that crap they finally came down and branched us.


How good a physical shape are you? I mean, can you run 1.5 miles in under 9? More than 15 pullups, etc, I just wanted to get an idea for the physical norms of people already in Special Forces, who've passed the tests.


I do have a rep as an idiot runner. I never run anything as short as 1.5 miles. We are still required to run the standard Army PT test. I can turn mid 10s in that. I haven't tried to max my pullups in a while as I usually do them in sets. The last time I did I hit about 25 or 26. That's what happens when you blow good down time out rock climbing.

[Marsuitor]

Hey Hatchetforce,
Excellent pictures, and welcome to the forums! :)
I'm currently over in Kabul myself being a nuisence to to some...
Enjoying **** weather and worse drivers. In any case a very unique place, you don't often see men sitting down when taking a piss! p-) More pictures from this part of the world would definately be nice if you're up with sharing!

In any case, take care mate, wherever you end up working.

Cheers,
Marcus

[Radarluv]

Ever think about going into the Private Contracting business?

Thought about it. Still do. That's 2 years away...

Welcome Hatchetforce....If you decide on the PMC angle drop me a line. We are needing people now and in two years time here in Kabul....good money and good operators. We have a few of your teammates from 5th, 7th, 3rd and 10th here. Stay safe.

Radar

[somebody]

No, I have served in 5th, 10th, an SMU, 5th again and SWC. I did do some detached duty with 7th including the Carribean and south of the border.

Carribean & South: That may be where it was from. We may have crossed paths in the jungle.

In the jungle? Like where? And don't play mysterious because it sounds phony.

I spent most of my time (93-98)in the lower eastern quadrant of FARC-land. I also spent some time up in the Northeast on the Venezuelan border, but I don't think you SFers were up where we were. We always had four guys from the 7th attached with us, although they were doing their own thing as well (i'm sure you know). I did 9 trips to Colombia total over those years, so I got to see quite a few of the poeple out of the 7th detachment in Panama.

I also got to know a guy (after I got out) who was a full-bird in the 7th for a while. His name was Best. Very cool cat for a geezer. I think he spent most of his time at JTF-4 and just rotated down through the sites every once in a while. Anyway, that's history. You just looked like a guy who rotated down and spent a week playing cards with us. You can check out some of my not-so-great-pictures at http://www.washingtonpark.org/dru to see some places I was at.

Hope that wasn't too mysterious for ya',
tchau