My Fighting Season
A documentary series following American Soldiers in Afghanistan. Real footage captured from on the ground camera's.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- AT&T
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
A documentary series following American Soldiers in Afghanistan. Real footage captured from on the ground camera's.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Hunting Ghosts
Tue, Jul 5, 2016 45 mins
Young, untested 82nd Airborne Paratroopers follow their combat proven leaders as they storm the Taliban's "Playground" and take the fight to the enemy. Ghazni Province, Afghanistan 2012.
Episode 2
Brothers in Arms
Tue, Jul 12, 2016 45 mins
Two rescue stories depicting the brotherhood of men under fire. One story follows a MEDEVAC crew landing in a minefield to retrieve causalities; the other centers on a friendship forged in combat.
Episode 3
The Charkh Tank
Tue, Jul 19, 2016 45 mins
The Charkh valley runs north-south in between high mountain ranges, easily controlled by the Taliban near the fluid Pakistani border. They regularly bombard a roaming unit of US Army Infantry. Their Dixie boys patrol finally spots the mobile Taliban artillery detail, bravely attempting to turn the tables. However firing on them gives their own position away, which quickly finds them under improvised siege, running out of ammunition.
Episode 4
Bond of Brothers
Tue, Jul 26, 2016 45 mins
Combat medic Trevor and his buddy Pete serve in Bob's infantry platoon in the Afghan Tangi valley platoon. The boys bond ever closer in the primitive camp under constant danger, pranking, partying on a shoestring and playing like brothers. The fighters only 'exclude' the medic from the most dangerous jobs, realizing he, also sort of a moral officer, is indispensable, but a rocket propelled grenade hit by the Taliban sees him repatriated by helicopter as patient. He lands in wheelchair with a leg prosthesis, needing long rehab which only works when Pete rejoins him in Texas as regular partner in crime, occasionally aided by the rest of the band.
Episode 5
Deadly Force
Tue, Aug 2, 2016 45 mins
Another camp in Helmand, the 'wild west' most challenging Afghan province, is the pitiful operation base of a platoon Us soldiers who bond over pranks and parties. They are constantly confronted by ruthless Taliban, who know and use the terrain, indiscernible when they mix into the civilian population, fearing for their security and hat of Afghan troops and police. It's an almost un-hoped relief when they can return safely after a long, danger-spangled tour of duty.
Episode 6
The Warrior Ethos
Tue, Aug 9, 2016 45 mins
Two platoons face danger in the crucial, Taliban-infested Afghan province Kandahar. Platoon sergeant Ross sadly triggers a buried booby trap himself, yet remains calm while his medic takes charge until he can be evacuated by helicopter and rebuild his life at home after a leg amputation, with his comrades visiting. Paratroopers resolve to counter the elusive Taliban's network of hidden supplies by intruding the crucial mysterious and deadly 'karez' water supply tunnel system.