TF Pegasus DUSTOFF

Photo series from Brennan Linsley of the AP, who has been embedded with the DUSTOFF crews of TF Pegasus. DUSTOFF crews fly to the scene of the fight in helicopters and provide the first medical attention to wounded service members after they have been treated by the "ground" medics. Both often provide patient care under enemy fire.

A series of 10 of his photos can be seen here.


During a medevac mission by the U.S. Army's Task Force Pegasus, flight medic Sgt. Bryan Eickelberg, center, directs Marines as they gently extricate a wounded comrade following an attack on their armored vehicle by a planted improvised explosive device, in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010. Pegasus crews are providing daily the fast medical evacuation of those wounded in Marjah, as U.S. and Afghan troops take part in an assault on the Taliban stronghold. AP Photo, Brennan Linsley.

During a medevac mission by the U.S. Army's Task Force Pegasus, flight medic Sgt. Bryan Eickelberg, left, stands in a crater as he directs Marines extricating a wounded comrade, not visible, following an attack on their armored vehicle by a planted improvised explosive device, in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010. AP Photo, Brennan Linsley.

During a medevac mission by the U.S. Army's Task Force Pegasus, flight medic Sgt. Bryan Eickelberg, left, directs Marines as they carry two wounded comrades to a waiting helicopter, following an attack on their armored vehicle by a planted improvised explosive device, in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Tuesday Feb. 23, 2010. AP Photo, Brennan Linsley.