CH,
No doubt some "local requirement" to have the LH flight step removed for this technique
The attached photo came via DishMan, with the attached text from the original source:
"This attached shot was taken by a trooper in Afghanistan. Pilot is Larry Murphy, PA National Guard. Larry is a Keystone Helicopter Corp. EMS Pilot employee called to active duty. I must state that this is a "unique" landing operation. I understand that this particular military operation was to round up suspects. "
Not sure about the "unique" bit, looks a bit reminiscent of VN ops?