Footage I shot of my deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 of Air Force/Air National Guard Combat Rescue/Medevac/Casevac operations in the Helmand Valley area. Responding at a moment's notice via the HH-60G Pave Hawk, CSAR is an advanced and highly capable rescue system for the coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan.
I wasn't able to arrange for a RED this time around, but have been able to record some decent HD footage on a new Sony Handycam. This was a very sobering deployment and probably my last in an "operational" capacity as I move on with my military career.
I will continue to push for a dedicated high quality filming team, and a "prime time" outlet for the public to maintain it's connection with our service-members.
Corresponding articles: afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123157644
michaelyon-online.com/pedros.htm
A nice lithograph honoring the Pedros: aviationgraphic.com/sparta/index.php?pg=showprint&pid=11177
Camera = Sony HDR-XR500 w/ Wide Angle Adapter &
VholdR ContourHD
Music = Weezer - The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived