Pics of 101st

[papabear]

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[OzMan]

I'm pretty sure that kicking in the door like that is not the smartest way to do it. Kicking it with your back to it is better. I talked to some firefighters from my city and they said you don't want your momentum going into the room just yet. Did some looking around about it, and even some British SAS sites said the same thing.

Any one else think so?

[Duke]

Id rather be fronting a possible threat, than have a cap busted in my occipital lobe. Or just as important, have the ability to see whats behind the door. Firefighting has nothing to do with CQC.

[David]

i've kicked in a door or two in my time when i couldn't find my keys and it's not like you fall into the room when you kick in the door, that is unless you want to. of course i wasn't carrying all that gear so it might be different, but it looks like he's leaning back so i think he'll be alright, not like he's doing a running flying ninja kick.

[BT_Recon]

Put a breaching charge on the door and blow the bastard off its hinges :)

[Apogee]

or just check to see if its unlocked first...

[BT_Recon]

haha yeah, thats always a more civillised option...

are those pics from the last couple of days or were they dragged from an archive?

[papabear]

haha yeah, thats always a more civillised option...

are those pics from the last couple of days or were they dragged from an archive?

Those pics are from yesterday, I believe.

[BT_Recon]

how much longer do you all rekon the 101st will be in iraq? weeks... months or mabye even a year?

[hood]

I'm just amazed at the lack of good locks in Iraq. I've seen so much video of doors getting kicked in where they fly off the hinges and fly open with hardly any force.

Next up on 60 minutes: The government contract that secretly went to Schlage Lock company in 1990.

[Mal3]

or just check to see if its unlocked first...

Man, you're no fun :D

[papabear]

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U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 87th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division lead an Iraqi to interrogation in Baghdad, Monday, April 28, 2003. The man was arrested in possession of money and weapons. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)


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As a US soldier stands guard, Iraqi delegates arrive outside the venue to a conference gathering Iraqi leaders in Baghdad Monday, April 28, 2003 led by retired US Gen. Jay Garner, director of the office of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Iraq (news - web sites). The United States pledged a democratic future for Iraq as it hosted a landmark political meeting of hundreds of Iraqis aimed at preparing a new government after Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Romeo Gacad, Pool)

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Capt. Jon Wiley, commander Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry regiment, 101st Airborne Division patrols the streets of Mosul with a platoon, Thursday April 24, 2003. The patrols aim to bring a sense of security to the residents . (AP Photo/Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson,US Army HO)

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An Iraqi woman peers from the door of a looted shop as a soldier from Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division conducts a presence patrol in Baghdad, Monday, April 21, 2003.(AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)
AP - Apr 21 3:52 PM

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Col. Michael Linnington, commander of the 187th Infantry Regiment 'Rakkassans', 101st Airborne Division directs traffic Mondy April 21, 2003. Linnington's brigade is in charge of the area, and when he came across a traffic jam at this intersection, Linnington took charge of the situation. An Iraqi civilian was soon hired and put in place to regulate a safe traffic flow at the intersection. (AP Photo/SSG Mark Swart, 101st Airborne Division)

[papabear]

Article on USA Today--speculation as to how many soldiers will be needed to say in Iraq.

http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030428/5107741s.htm

[Scrim]

Kicking in a door with your back to it (or donkey kick) is usually used if your going to chuck something in before you enter the room (flashbang, whatever.)Cant go chucking grenedes into every house you want to enter in Iraq.

[Sand Man]

I was wondering if anyone got hi-res or clear pics of the 101st in sticks before a jump where they got all their gear on (large rucks between their legs and all)...

Would really, really appreciate it. Thanks...


PS: I did a search and most of the pics from threads are gone! :(

[BrianT]

I was wondering if anyone got hi-res or clear pics of the 101st in sticks before a jump where they got all their gear on (large rucks between their legs and all)...

Would really, really appreciate it. Thanks...


PS: I did a search and most of the pics from threads are gone! :(
You mean like pre-1974? Very little of the 101 jumps anymore. Pathfinders and I think they still have LRS or something.

[Sand Man]

You mean like pre-1974? Very little of the 101 jumps anymore. Pathfinders and I think they still have LRS or something.

Oh OK. Weren't these the folks who "drew a line in the sand" during Desert Shield?

Actually, I saw pics of them in a Time Life book owned by a friend a few years back. She couldn't find the book anymore. I wanted to scan the pics.

:(