Taking Fire
2016 · Discovery · 60 min · 1 season
S01E05 · The Long Road Home
Wed, 12 Oct, 1:00 pm
The 101st prepares to leave Afghanistan. After a year in the Korangal the soldiers are changed men but six years and a reunion later promises some peace.
About
With its new series Taking Fire, Discovery will bring viewers into the hearts and minds of American soldiers, a captivating experience like nothing ever seen on film. The series is the story of a band of brothers deployed to defend one of the United States' farthest flung outposts at the gateway to one of the deadliest places on earth: the mouth of the Taliban-held Korengal Valley in Northeast Afghanistan. Told by the men who fought on the frontlines themselves and illustrated with real combat footage shot on helmet cameras and handy cams, this material never-before-seen on television takes viewers along for a visceral experience not witnessed in news reports or traditional documentary portrayals of war.
Episodes
- E01
Band of Brothers
Wed, 14 Sept· 60 min101st Airborne rookies, McCool & Boucher, are deployed to Cop Michigan - one of the deadliest combat bases of the war. With standard issued gear, McCool packed a helmet cam, to document the year that would change the men in his platoon forever.
- E02
Hero Flight
Wed, 21 Sept· 60 minAfter three months in Afghanistan, the 101st Airborne suffers a devastating hit. For Rookie medic, Shreeve, one mistake & SGT Petry will be paralyzed. Shreeve shoulders the responsibility - unaware that the next soldier calling for help might be him.
- E03
Flipping the Switch
Wed, 28 Sept· 60 minAfter four months in Afghanistan, SGT Adams now has stronger reasons to make it back home alive. He is also more determined than ever before to get his men home safely - but it won' be easy, as the men are getting desensitized to the non-stop fire.
- E04
Overwatch
Wed, 5 Oct· 60 minIt's the Afghan election. RPGs rain in on the COP and at Outpost Pride Rock, the soldiers face a grueling battle - with brutal consequences.
- E05
The Long Road Home
Wed, 12 Oct· 60 minThe 101st prepares to leave Afghanistan. After a year in the Korangal the soldiers are changed men but six years and a reunion later promises some peace.
