U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, returns fire near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Lewis led one of the four fire teams on the patrol and all four teams came under accurate small-arms fire. Insurgents also launched a large-scale attack on COP Delorean Jan. 6 from this field and two other areas. The Soldiers patrolled to reconnaissance the area and search for evidence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
White Platoon, Bulldog Troop Soldiers patrol a field near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Insurgents launched a large-scale attack on COP Delorean Jan. 6 from this field and two other areas. The Soldiers patrolled to reconnaissance the area and search for evidence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, secures a sector of fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Knox hails from Anderson, Ind., and was one of two TAC-P Airmen on the patrol. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, discusses a bounding movement with his platoon leader, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Castello, while on a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Husk hails from Jefferson, Ore., and was wounded in the calf on a patrol in late 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Sweetnan, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, looks through his rifle scope to scan for insurgents during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Sweetnan led one of the four fire teams on the patrol and all four teams came under accurate small-arms fire. Insurgents also launched a large-scale attack on COP Delorean Jan. 6 from this field and two other areas. The Soldiers patrolled to reconnaissance the area and search for evidence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
White Platoon, Bulldog Troop Soldiers take cover as they receive accurate small-arms fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. The patrol consisted of Soldiers deployed from 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., Afghan National Army soldiers from Bala Murghab, two Tactical-Party Airmen from Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Bragg, N.C., a Navy Reserve videographer, and an Air Force photojournalist from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, looks through his rifle scope to scan for insurgents during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Hawkins was one of several Soldiers deployed from 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., who partook in the patrol. Hawkins’ was part of the team that build COP Delorean and frequently comes under attack defending it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a Tactical-Party Airman deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, calls for close-air support after his platoon came under accurate small-arms fire during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. According to his platoon leader, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Castello, TAC-Ps are a huge asset when Soldiers come into contact. Cruz-Richardson hails from Kissimmee, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
Members of White Platoon and their Afghan National Army counterparts pose for a photo outside Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Working together with the ANA on all missions. White Platoon reports to Bulldog Troop at Forward Operating Base Todd, and is deployed from the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
An Afghan National Policeman, advised by a member of Special Operations Task Force