Ben Brunson » Esther’s Sling http://benbrunson.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:18:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Insertion of Task Force Camel http://benbrunson.com/insertion-of-task-force-camel-2/ http://benbrunson.com/insertion-of-task-force-camel-2/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:34:00 +0000 http://benbrunson.com/?p=298

Task Force Camel was transported in the back of a MH-47G Chinook helicopter (chapter 38) of the 160 Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Their destination was a spot inside Iraq within a couple miles of the Iranian border. Their objective was to enter Iran and reach a spot on Road 15 south of Dezli referred to as “Point Kabob II”.

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Drop Zone-Kabob Area

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The path followed by Task Force Camel:

DZ to Pt Kabob II

The view of Point Kabob II from vantage point of Captain Ben Zeev:

Point Kabob II on Road 15, Iran

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