Note: In case you were wondering why there hasn’t been any PFTF posts it’s because there has been a shortage of new pics, this is the first batch of recent pictures I’ve come across in weeks.

Cpl. Chan Lathung, a native of Oakland, Calif., and a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), scans the surrounding area for insurgent activity during a general support flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 27. The squadron flies several general support flights weekly delivering mail, food and ammunition to troops throughout the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Lamberth)

Sgt. 1st. Class Alan Sutton, a platoon leader with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, radios an update as his paratroopers clear a compound Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers deployed to Ghazni in March to help bring security to nearby Highway 1, Afghanistan’s most important road. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak, Task Force 1-82 PAO)

A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army watches from a checkpoint at the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.   Some 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw in 2014 and are training and working alongside Afghan soldiers as they take increasing responsibility for the anti-insurgency campaign. (AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS)

Members of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army stand at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.   Some 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw in 2014 and are training and working alongside Afghan soldiers as they take increasing responsibility for the anti-insurgency campaign. (AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS)

A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army secures a hill at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District in the Khost Province on August 9, 2012.   Some 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw in 2014 and are training and working alongside Afghan soldiers as they take increasing responsibility for the anti-insurgency campaign. (AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS)

A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army stands at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.   Some 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw in 2014 and are training and working alongside Afghan soldiers as they take increasing responsibility for the anti-insurgency campaign. (AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS)

A member of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army pets a dog at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.   Some 130,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan are preparing to withdraw in 2014 and are training and working alongside Afghan soldiers as they take increasing responsibility for the anti-insurgency campaign. (AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS)