PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
Afghan, U.S. Troops Disrupt Taliban Operations |
Afghan and international security forces conduct a raid
to disrupt Taliban operations in southern Afghanistan,
August 7, 2009. Department of Defense photo by Staff
Sgt. Greg C. Biondo |
Afghan and international security forces conduct a raid
to disrupt Taliban operations in southern Afghanistan,
August 7, 2009. Department of Defense photo by Staff
Sgt. Greg C. Biondo |
Afghan and international security forces conduct a raid
to disrupt Taliban operations in southern Afghanistan,
August 7, 2009. Department of Defense photo by Staff
Sgt. Greg C. Biondo |
U.S.
Army Spc. Henry Rosenquist engages the enemy during a
patrol near Combat Outpost Honaker Miracle, Afghanistan,
July 29, 2009. Rosenquist is assigned to Company C, 2nd
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by
Evan Marcy |
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U.S. Army Soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 2nd Battalion, 77th Filed Artillery Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, scans
the Wadawu valley in Afghanistan's Nuristan province,
Aug. 7, 2009 during Operation Silver Creek, a combined Afghan
National Security Forces and coalition military event,
aimed at disrupting insurgents, and ensuring the safety
and security of local residents, before the nation's
second national elections, scheduled for late August. |
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment prepare for the day
during downtime at their command outpost in the Nawa
District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 30,
2009. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. William
Greeson/Released) |
Local children read the phrase "point to it," from U.S.
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Torres-Cortes' language
translation card, while patrolling the Wadawu valley of
Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7. U.S. service
members are issued the cards, which offer basic phrases
in Afghanistan's native languages, as well as pictures.
(Click this photo to enlarge.) |
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Photos of Afghan and US Troops Disrupting Taliban Operations
