Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to begin an air assault mission to a remote mountain village, June 1, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanista... More
Sgt. Bashir and 1st Lt. Lashka Khan, who serve with
Sgt. Bashir and 1st Lt. Lashka Khan, who serve with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, take a break between clearing houses in the village of Barlah, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, ... More
An unmanned aerial vehicle crew with the 82nd Airborne
An unmanned aerial vehicle crew with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team wheels out a Shadow 200 UAV for flight June 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Th... More
A guidon marks the location of the command post for
A guidon marks the location of the command post for Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Joint Security Station Hasan June 11, 2012, in... More
Maj. Jason Glemser, Lt. Col. Robert Salome, and Lt.
Maj. Jason Glemser, Lt. Col. Robert Salome, and Lt. Col. Daniel Mouton, paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, enjoy the stars at Joint Security Station Hasan June 11, 2012, in ... More
First Lt. Frederick Reier, a platoon leader with the
First Lt. Frederick Reier, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, addresses Afghan and American soldiers prior to a partnered patrol, June 14, 2012, Joint Security Station H... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson, a
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson, a brigade aviation element officer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, assembles a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle June 25, 2012, Ghazni pro... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelvin Campos, an infantry team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Kelvin Campos, an infantry team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, “high-fives” a young child while on patrol, June 27, 2012, in Muqor, Ghazni province, Afghanistan... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley, an infantry team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley, an infantry team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, patrols through the streets of Muqor, June 27, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Hurley serves... More
Afghan National Army soldiers fire an M2 .50-caliber
Afghan National Army soldiers fire an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a firefight with insurgents June 30, 2012, outside of Muqor, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are on a partnered patrol wi... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, a logistics
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, a logistics non-commissioned officer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, directs a truck backing up to a trailer July 8, 2012, Forward Operating Base... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Praxitelis Vamvakias, commander
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Praxitelis Vamvakias, commander of 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, shares chai tea with the subgovernor of Qarabagh District as a policeman pours more tea, July 16, 2012, Gh... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jason McCormick, a medic with the 82nd
U.S. Army Spc. Jason McCormick, a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, treats an injured Afghan boy while Col. Fadle Khuda, a public affairs officer with the Afghan National Army’s 3... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angel Colon, an unmanned aerial
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Angel Colon, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trainer with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, teaches a refresher course to UAV operators at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 5, 2013... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st
U.S. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for mass tactical airborne training during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 at Fort ... More
A coalition color guard marches off the 82nd Airborne
A coalition color guard marches off the 82nd Airborne Division parade ground to conclude the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas, the annual training event between the U.S. and Indian armies, May 3, 2013, at Fort B... More
Indian Army RFN Anil Pawe, an infantryman with the
Indian Army RFN Anil Pawe, an infantryman with the 99th Mountain Brigade, and Spc. Henry Vaillancourt, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, partner up to fire an M249 Squad A... More
Members of the Indian Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Gorkha
Members of the Indian Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Gorkha Rifles demonstrate platoon-level ambush techniques for U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., M... More
Indian Army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s
Indian Army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, move through the forests of western Fort Bragg during a training exercise with paratroopers of 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Olivier, a paratrooper with the
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Olivier, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, applies camouflage paint to his face prior to an airborne training operation, May 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N... More
An Indian army soldier with 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha
An Indian army soldier with 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade, crawls into position while assaulting an insurgent compound during a training exercise with U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Brigad... More
An Indian army paratrooper with the 50th Independent
An Indian army paratrooper with the 50th Independent Parachute Brigade, signals to soldiers to advance as they surround a mock village during field training with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, the senior enlisted adviser, lead a division run marking the beginning of All America... More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jumps a hurdle while competing in a Team Assault obstacle course competition as part of the division's All American Week celebration, May 21, 2013, at Fort ... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division participate
U.S. Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division participate in a division review with their unit colors at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2013. The review and memorial kicked off the events of All American Week, a cel... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division stand
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division stand in formation at a Fort Bragg, N.C., drop zone to receive German jump wings after jumping from a German aircraft with German jumpmasters. The static-line jumps,... More
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lewis, non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lewis, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Army’s sniper basic course mobile training team, instructs Paratroopers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, on the use of th... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, remove an M119A2 105mm howitzer from its air-drop packing Dec. 3, 2010, during a training exerci... More
Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, the highest-ranking
Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles, the highest-ranking enlisted soldier with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jumps from a UH-60M Black Hawk during rotary-wing airborne exercises Nov. 29, 2010... More
Candidates for the Expert Infantry Badge with the 82nd
Candidates for the Expert Infantry Badge with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team close in on the finish line during the two-mile run event of an Army Physical Fitness Test, Jan 31, at Fort Bra... More
Spc. Josh Estrello attempts to hook up an M119A2 105
Spc. Josh Estrello attempts to hook up an M119A2 105 mm howitzer to an approaching UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter with assistance from 1st Sgt. Federico Despiau and Staff Sgt. Robert Novak during an air assault t... More
Lt. Col. David Gardner, executive officer of the 82nd
Lt. Col. David Gardner, executive officer of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, leads an after-action review of a battle update brief during a tactical operations center exercise for the brig... More
Spc. Robert Woodworth feeds ammunition to Spc. John
Spc. Robert Woodworth feeds ammunition to Spc. John Thrasher's M240-B machine gun as the two help to provide covering fire for their platoon during the assault on an enemy position during a war-game exercise Ma... More
A combat engineer tosses a smoke grenade over a wire
A combat engineer tosses a smoke grenade over a wire obstacle he and his fellow 82nd Airborne Division engineers will breach during a training exercise July 21, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The smoke will give the... More
U.S. and Polish commanders sign transfer of authority
U.S. and Polish commanders sign transfer of authority documents April 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Afghanistan. Polish forces in Ghazni province are consolidating their troops in the north around... More
Col. Mark L. Stock (right), commander of the 82nd Airborne
Col. Mark L. Stock (right), commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, unfurls the brigade colors with the assistance of Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love during a transfer of authority ceremo... More
A combined team of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne
A combined team of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan police move toward a compound to search for a suspected weapons cache in the early morning of April 8, 2012, ... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team leave their nametapes on the boots of late Cpl. Antonio Burnside, who was killed in action four days before this April 10, 2012, memorial c... More
Maj. Murray Reefer Jr., a dentist with the 82nd Airborne
Maj. Murray Reefer Jr., a dentist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, and his assistant, Spc. Francisco Roman, take an x-ray of a soldiers teeth, April 17, 2012, on Forward Operating Base... More
Mohammad Dawood, a driver with the Afghan National
Mohammad Dawood, a driver with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, stands proudly before a Humvee that he and fellow drivers are repairing April 26, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Af... More
A platoon sergeant and squad leaders with the 82nd
A platoon sergeant and squad leaders with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team pay their respects to their platoon leader, 1st Lt. Jonathan Walsh, and soldier, Pfc. Michael Metcalf, during a mem... More
Two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles await
Two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles await the return of a combined patrol of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Army soldiers April 28, 2012, in ... More
The commander of an Afghan National Army company with
The commander of an Afghan National Army company with 6th Kandak, 203rd Corps, speaks with a villager about Insurgents using his home for meetings as Capt. Tyler Vest, commander of a company of paratroopers wit... More
Staff Sgt. Brian Boyt, a squad leader with the 82nd
Staff Sgt. Brian Boyt, a squad leader with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, signals to his soldiers during a foot patrol, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Boyt is assigned to Com... More
Spc. Lance Love and Pvt. Chase Greer, truck drivers
Spc. Lance Love and Pvt. Chase Greer, truck drivers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, work out between convoys, May 12, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Their unit, Company A, 307th... More
An Afghan National Army soldier fires a rocket-propelled
An Afghan National Army soldier fires a rocket-propelled grenade at an insurgent position during a firefight, May 17, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In the distance, Afghan police are running to find cover... More
Sgt. Kyle Gonzales, a sniper with Troop C, 3rd Squadron,
Sgt. Kyle Gonzales, a sniper with Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, talks over a field radio while on patrol May 19, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Gonzales is from San Jose, Calif.
Fazel Rahman, the sub-governor of Giro district in
Fazel Rahman, the sub-governor of Giro district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, joins paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Security Forces on a patrol May... More
Sgt. Adam Rice, a support paratrooper with the 82nd
Sgt. Adam Rice, a support paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses a sand table to describe the route of a combat logistics patrol to fellow support paratroopers with the 82nd... More
An Afghan girl washing clothes in a stream smiles at
An Afghan girl washing clothes in a stream smiles at a passing American paratrooper May 29, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The paratrooper is assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
First Lt. Lashka Khan, a platoon leader with the Afghan
First Lt. Lashka Khan, a platoon leader with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, uses a field radio to communicate with his troops, June 2, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The l... More
Capt. Robert Gacke III, a company commander with the
Capt. Robert Gacke III, a company commander with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, meets with a village elder to ask about insurgent activity in a remote mountain village, June 2, 2012, Ghaz... More
A Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the
A Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team is loaded onto a launching catapult June 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghan... More
Afghan army Capt. Jawid Ramin (wearing the New York
Afghan army Capt. Jawid Ramin (wearing the New York Yankees ballcap) listens to a village elder during a shura, or meeting of elders, June 12, 2012, Joint Security Station Hasan, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Uphold, a paratrooper with the
U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Uphold, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, shaves using the mirror of a military vehicle June 12, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Uphold is post... More
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team and partnered Afghan National Army soldiers pass through a vineyard while on patrol near the Tarnak River, June 14, 2012, Ghazni province,... More
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Zarlenga, a paratrooper with
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Zarlenga, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 carbine at insurgent forces June 15, 2012, near Joint Security Station Hasan, southern Ghazn... More
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Cray, an aviation operations specialist
U.S. Army Spc. Eric Cray, an aviation operations specialist with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, assembles the wings of a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle June 25, 2012, Ghazni province, Afgha... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley, an infantry team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Colton Hurley, an infantry team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, searches a villager while on patrol June 27, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Hurley was inspi... More
U.S. Army Spc. Harley Young, a paratrooper with the
U.S. Army Spc. Harley Young, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, greets a young child while on patrol, June 27, 2012, in Muqor, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Young serves wi... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nicholas Prieto, a platoon leader
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nicholas Prieto, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses an armored vehicle for shelter from insurgent fire while communicating with his company comman... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, a logistics
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, a logistics non-commissioned officer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, directs a Load Handling System toward a trailer prior to a logistics resuppl... More
Col. Mosafer, commander of the Afghan National Army’s
Col. Mosafer, commander of the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, makes a point to Zayatollah Azimi, the district subgovernor of Qara Bagh, during a security shura July 16, 2012, in Gh... More
U.S. Army Maj. Drew Staples, a Security Force Assistance
U.S. Army Maj. Drew Staples, a Security Force Assistance Team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, discusses the proceedings of a security meeting with State Department representati... More
U.S. Army Spc. Corey Deer, an unmanned aerial vehicle
U.S. Army Spc. Corey Deer, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator with the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, launches a Raven during a UAV refresher cou... More
Parachute canopies deflate at the Sicily Drop Zone
Parachute canopies deflate at the Sicily Drop Zone after carrying Humvees and heavy equipment to the ground during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 25, 2013. A JOAX is de... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, commanding general
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, welcomes Maj. Gen. William G. Beard, deputy commanding general for United States Army Reserve, United States Army Pacific... More
Indian Army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s
Indian Army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, begin a demonstration of a platoon-level ambush to paratroopers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborn... More
Indian army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s
Indian army soldiers with the 99th Mountain Brigade’s 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, execute an ambush for paratroopers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, May 7, 2013, at F... More
A member of the Indian Army's 99th Mountain Brigade
A member of the Indian Army's 99th Mountain Brigade uses binoculars to scan the environment during a training mission with U.S. Soldiers at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 8, 2013. The activity was part of exercise Yudh ... More
Paratroopers with the Indian Army 50th Independent
Paratroopers with the Indian Army 50th Independent Para Brigade and the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team rehearse actions they may need to perform in the air prior to an airborne tra... More
An Indian army soldier, left, with the 2nd Battalion,
An Indian army soldier, left, with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade, fires blank training rounds at a target along with two U.S. paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, ... More
Insurgents played by U.S. Soldiers assigned to the
Insurgents played by U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stand guard in a mock compound during company-level field training with the Indian army’s 50th Independent Par... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division thread through an angled ladder while competing in a Team Assault obstacle course competition as part of the division's All American Week celebration, May 21... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division march in review at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 23, 2013. The review and a memorial capped off All American Week, a celebration of the division’s history and servic... More
Staff Sgt. Shad Grunloh, a sniper with Headquarters
Staff Sgt. Shad Grunloh, a sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a shot from a Barrett M82 .... More
First Sgt. Richard Walker and Sgt. 1st Class Ernest
First Sgt. Richard Walker and Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Williams, both of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, direct Paratroopers loading onto helicopters during rotary-wing airborne training Nov. 29, ... More
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery
Paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, practice removing the M119A2 105-mm howitzer from its air-drop packing, during a training exerci... More
Paratroopers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Paratroopers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, plot points on a map during the night land-navigation event of an Expert Infantry Badge test Jan. 31. The badge is one of the most esteemed awa... More
Airborne artillerymen connect an M119A2 105 mm howitzer
Airborne artillerymen connect an M119A2 105 mm howitzer to a hovering UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flown by pilots of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade during a field exercise ... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team assist in providing covering fire as others in his platoon assault a building during a war-game exercise designed to evaluate platoons Apri... More
Using a smoke grenade as cover, a combat engineer with
Using a smoke grenade as cover, a combat engineer with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team clears potential mines leading up to a wire obstacle with the aid of a grappling hook during a trainin... More
Polish Brig. Gen. Piotr Blazeusz, commander of Task
Polish Brig. Gen. Piotr Blazeusz, commander of Task Force White Eagle in Ghazni province, presents a gift to Col. Mark L. Stock, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, April 7, 2012,... More
U.S. and Polish commanders sign transfer of authority
U.S. and Polish commanders sign transfer of authority documents April 7, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Afghanistan. Polish forces in Ghazni province are consolidating their troops in the north around... More
A combined team of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne
A combined team of paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team and Afghan police prepare to rush a compound for a suspected weapons cache in the early morning of April 8, 2012, in so... More
Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commanding general of Combined
Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force 1, Regional Command - East, salutes a fallen paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division with a flyover after attending the memorial ce... More
Spc. Francisco Roman, a dental hygienist with the 82nd
Spc. Francisco Roman, a dental hygienist with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, cures the palliative material, or patch, that has been applied to a soldier’s tooth, April 17, 2012, Forward O... More
Mohammad Dawood (left), a driver with the Afghan National
Mohammad Dawood (left), a driver with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, assists another driver in repairing a Humvee, April 26, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The sold... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team pay respects to 1st Lt. Jonathan Walsh, and soldier, Pfc. Michael Metcalf, during a memorial on Forward Operating Base Arian, April 27, 201... More
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak,
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 6th Kandak, 203rd Corps, search travelers along Highway 1 April 29, 2012, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The vehicle search is part of a three-day combined clearing op... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team move through a dry wash during a patrol, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers are based at Forward Operating Base Ar... More
Spc. Joshua Ames, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne
Spc. Joshua Ames, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, works out on Forward Operating Base Warrior, May 12, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Ames serves with a forward sup... More
An Afghan soldier directs fellow soldiers during a
An Afghan soldier directs fellow soldiers during a firefight near Combat Outpost Giro while a paratrooper with 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, fires on insurgent positions, May 17, 2012, Ghazni province, A... More
Giro district subgovernor Fazel Rahman joins U.S.
Giro district subgovernor Fazel Rahman joins U.S. paratroopers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Afghan National Security Forces on a patrol May 19, 2012, near Combat Outpost Giro in ... More
Afghan National Security Forces search a motorcyclist
Afghan National Security Forces search a motorcyclist during a combined patrol with paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team May 19, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. At center in... More
Fazel Rahman, the sub-governor of Giro district in
Fazel Rahman, the sub-governor of Giro district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, observes the scene of a recent firefight while on patrol with U.S. and Afghan troops, May 19, 2012, near Combat Outpost Giro. T... More
Spc. Michael Sanchez, a gunner with the 82nd Airborne
Spc. Michael Sanchez, a gunner with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, is helped into his harness by a buddy prior to a combat logistics patrol, May 26, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. S... More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team patrol a village in Ghazni province May 29, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team pull a sled containing extra food and water during a multi-day air assault operation to clear a remote mountain village, June 2, 2012, Ghaz... More
Sgt. Bashir, a platoon sergeant with 6th Kandak, 3rd
Sgt. Bashir, a platoon sergeant with 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, greets a farmer during a U.S. – Afghan clearing operation in southern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2012. During the operation... More