Military  Photos From the Front - 10/23/09

 
PHOTOS FROM THE FRONT
10/23/09 - (Source: US Department of Defense - Click photos to enlarge.)

U.S. Soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in a village near Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan on October 19th, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado. (DoD photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen, U.S. Army/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie prepares to fire a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon at a compound in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on October 15th, 2009, during a fire fight. Christie is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. (DoD photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Marines observe the movement of enemy forces during an attack on Patrol Base Bracha in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 9th, 2009. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released)

U.S. Marines cross a stream during a security patrol through Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 13th, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare their vehicle and equipment for their next mission at Combat Outpost Herrera, Afghanistan on October 16, 2009.

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare their vehicle and equipment for their next mission at Combat Outpost Herrera, Afghanistan on October 16, 2009.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Barquin (left) and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabriel Mannella (right), both assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team-Kunar at Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan, survey the opposite hillsides of the Asmar to Nishagam road on October 20th, 2009, while waiting for PRT engineers to finish a survey of the road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Boisvert/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgts. Joseph Giardino and Brian Kightlinger conduct a change over at an observation point in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 13th, 2009. Giardino and Kightlinger are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, deployed with Regimental Combat Team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg/Released)

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