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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