Godspeed to all our troops serving on the front lines in Afghanistan. Note: All pictures taken this month.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai north-east of Jalalabad April 3. The 14th Sergeant Major of the Army presented combat infantryman badges and combat action badges to members of 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division for their successful suppression of an insurgent attack on their outpost just days after arriving in Afghanistan. Chandler and Capel spent several days traveling around Afghanistan, meeting and talking with Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Christopher Harper)
U.S Army and Navy Personnel serving in Afghanistan with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar, during a Foot Patrol around the local area – April 2012
U.S Army and Navy Personnel serving in Afghanistan with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar, during a Foot Patrol around the local area – April 2012
U.S Army and Navy Personnel serving in Afghanistan with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar, during a Foot Patrol around the local area – April 2012
Col. Edward Bohnemann, commander, 172nd Infantry Brigade, walks on patrol in the remote village of Marzak to survey new Afghan Local Police checkpoints. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until the Afghan and U.S Forces took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force and secure the village from foreign fighters who transit the area during the fighting season.
Spc. Jose Pizano, sharpshooter with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 3-66, provides over watch for the 172nd Infantry Brigade command team as they make a river crossing in the village of Marzak. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until the Afghan and U.S forces took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force and secure the village from foreign fighters who transit the area during the fighting season.
Sgt. Andrew Pruitt, personal security detail medic, 172nd Infantry Brigade, scans distant hills outside the village of Marzak for signs of enemy activity. The brigade command team came to the remote village to survey progress of new Afghan Local Police checkpoints being constructed in the area to interdict insurgent activity.
Spc. Jason Roskam and Spc. Luis Espinoza, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 3-66th, provide over watch for the 172nd Infantry Brigade command team as they make a river crossing in the village of Marzak. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until the Afghan and U.S. Forces took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force and secure the village from foreign fighters who transit the area during the fighting season.