46th Engineer Battalion Combat Heavy Army Challenge Coin Army CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating

CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to reinforce a Joint Special Operations Command unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Tangi Valley in Maidan Wardak province

These were minted back in 1978 by The Robbins Company

3 1/8 x 4 5/8 inch Army Patch

One of the main tasks of the CIA operatives stationed at the base was to provide information for drone attacks against targets in Pakistan

The instructors gave me pointers so I could prep my shots and then I would take the truck to the next evolution and wait while getting a few hours of shut-eye

46th Engineer Battalion Combat Heavy Army Challenge Coin Army CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating1 1 2 inch Challenge Coin