Just in case anyone has forgotten what Canadian soldiers faced when we were in Afghanistan, this is a heat map of all the IED's in Kandahar from 2005-2009. Feel free to share it with anyone who forgets what we dealt with, and wonders if we were putting it on the line as much as anyone else.

DISTRICT CENTER ON FIRE Terry used rpgs that were apparently doused in desal fuel, as desal has a hire flashpoint than gas it had the ability to set fire to stuff. Modern day fire arrows. 1-32 Inf BDE Aco 2nd PLT 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/abxcwsvjwd #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

MOUNTAIN HIKE Every week we would climb the mountain that was just outside of the camp. 🇺🇸 United States 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/gbhcgjtaft #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

POSSIBLE AIMING MARKER Possible aiming marker - If you zoom in on the top of the left peak there is a large white crosshair painted onto the rock face. Never figured out what it was. Perhaps CS6 or 7 may know as they were up there a few times. This was taken IVO 5 Fingers looking SE to where that gap used to be to travel btwn the mountains on MONCTON South. 🇨🇦 Canada · 1CER · Task Force 3-09 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/crpftpdnmw #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

BAD DAY FOR THE AMERICANS EOD is busy clearing the site of an IED that took place the night before. I believe there was 2 KIA and 3 priority A 🇨🇦 Canada · Health Services attached to QRF from MSG · Task Force 3-09 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/kmervhlnfu #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

ROOKIE PHOTO OP DURING SUNSET AT MSS THOMPSON Rookie Photo Op During Sunset at MSS Thompson Photo of 2PLT junior joes James, Bailey, Lobosco, and Gregg (E3, 2PLT C-Co) during AFG Deployment 2019-2020 with 1-508th PIR, 3BCT, 82ND ABN DIV. Fury From the Sky. 🇺🇸 United States · 1-508th PIR, 3BCT, 82ND ABN DIV 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/uainmrzvcn #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

FILLING SANDBAGS Canadian guard watching Afghan locals fill sandbags at FOB Ma'Sum Ghar 🇨🇦 Canada · 3RCR · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/bqdvgloaah #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

SP SANGSAR Guard tower at stronpoint sangsar 🇨🇦 Canada · B coy 3R22R battlegroup · Task Force 3-07 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/dtvnhrauvv #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

RIP IT A Marine from 3rd Platoon, Charlie 1/8 poses with a MV-22 Osprey from VMM-365 'Blue Knights', Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) that had a hard landing during a foggy nighttime raid in Zamindawar, Northern Helmand Province Afghanistan in March 2012. For 3 days elements of the platoon fought to secure the site until a large convoy arrived to recover the airframe and relieve the Marines assigned to secure it- many of whom were on the flight. The Osprey was evaluated and pulled to level ground with the actual squadron commander flying it out. Photo is by and features Sgt Steven Cheek. The original narrative to this photo that went viral on Reddit in Septemper 2013 was fabricated by the poster impersonating a Marine and then became further confused by a similar incident in May 2012 involving 2/5 Marines. "The 3rd platoon commander of C 1/8 whose squad was on that helo talks about that op and classic picture in his podcast on the episode below. He starts on it about the operation starting at the 55 min mark. At 1:21 he talks about the photo." f.mtr.cool/esynkvsspc f.mtr.cool/njupitrnty 🇺🇸 United States · 3rd Platoon, Charlie 1/8 Marine Regiment poses with a MV-22 Osprey from VMM-365 'Blue Knights', Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26) 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/rkoqbseest #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

CAMP DOG WITH NEW PUPPIES Camp dog with freshly born litter of pups at Dand District Centre Compound. 🇨🇦 Canada · POMLT · Task Force 3-09 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/xfuklqjaiu #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

CONSTRUCTION PSS KOLK canadian engineer building PSS Kolk with their heavy machinery 🇨🇦 Canada · 3 R22R battlegroup · Task Force 3-07 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/qctpnzgaul #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

PHOTO OP Strathcona's RECCE Sqn Coyote from SHQ by the welcome sign at the front of the KAF terminal TORI. 🇨🇦 Canada · SHQ, RECCE Sqn, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) · Operation Apollo 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/oklojjgolz #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

IED BIP IED found and BIP on the rescue mission 🇨🇦 Canada · 1 R22R A coy 1 plt · Task Force 3-10 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/sqzunhscvx #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

KIA: CPL TYLER CROOKS KIA: 20 March 2009 Cpl Tyler Crooks 3 RCR N-Coy 🇨🇦 Canada · 3 RCR N-Coy · Task Force 3-08 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/qgqhxvcryf #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

OP CITADELLE MANNING manning the police OP during Operation<<?>> before it became OP Citadelle 🇨🇦 Canada · Pon 11 2R22eR · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/bmgylxtqvs #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

LAVS AT FOB LAGMAN While visiting FOB Lagman from Kandahar, we met up with other Canadians on Op Athena coming down from Kabul during the transition. 🇨🇦 Canada · Operation Archer 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/mnjqjopdwx #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

SP MARIANNE Beer call summer 09 🇨🇦 Canada · 12 RBC · Task Force 1-09 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/xzykrvmxno #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

RELAXING DAY The 1-201st brigade commander (General Shaw) and Sergeant Major 🇦🇫 Afghanistan · 1-201 Brigade 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/ududcajfdk #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

PB WILSON ROOFTOP VIEW FROM PB WILSON CP 🇨🇦 Canada · PB WILSON CP · Task Force 3-06 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/czaorvfocq #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

MG POSITION ON ZANGABAD GHAR MG position on Zangabad Ghar before TIC 🇨🇦 Canada · 1R22R A coy 1 plt · Task Force 3-10 · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/fctalgedzr #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF

CPL. MAINGUY ON FOOT PATROL OUT OF COP NEJAT Cpl. Mainguy on early morning foot patrol with ANA out of COP Nejat. 🇨🇦 Canada · Royal 22e Régiment · Operation Athena 📷 One of thousands of photos in the Project Athena archive. Have photos from Afghanistan? Add yours at projectathena.ca 🗺 View on the map → f.mtr.cool/iylgxbadar #ProjectAthena #Afghanistan #GWOT #ISAF