LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, evacuate one of their Soldiers to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after he was injured by an improvised explosive device on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. 1st Plt. cleared a route in the Baraki Barak District to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremiah Durstine, a team leader (left), and U.S. Army Spc. Jeffrey McKnight, a medic (right), both attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, run back from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after they helped evacuate a wounded soldier on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Butcher, a team leader with 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, waits for a the rest of his team to catch up during a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Spc. Drew Taylor, an engineer attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, provides security during a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremiah Durstine, a team leader, (left) and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jesse Carter, a platoon leader, both attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, wait for their convoy to pick them up after a dismounted patrol on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
An U.S. Army engineer, attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, scans a blast hole with a mine detector after a truck was hit with an improvised explosive device on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Orellana, a squad leader attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, hooks up a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle to a wrecker after the MRAP was hit by an improvised explosive device on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to COP Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Butcher, a team leader with 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, prepares to set up security after one of the trucks in the convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army Pfc. Daniel Beauchamp, an engineer attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, sets up his M240 Bravo machine gun to provide security after one of the trucks in the convoy was hit by a roadside bomb on the way to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak.
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Shank, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon cleared a route in the Baraki Barak district to facilitate the movement of supplies to Combat Outpost Baraki Barak.
Sgt. Jeremy Trop, who serves as a company sniper section leader with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides overwatch security during an operation to assist his Afghan National Army counterparts in the Zharay district of Kandahar province Oct. 10.
(Left to right) Sgt. Michael Kimmel and Sgt. Jeremy Trop, who serves as snipers with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provide overwatch security during an operation to assist his Afghan National Army counterparts in the Zharay district of Kandahar province Oct. 10.
Sgt. Michael Kimmel, who serves as a sniper with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides overwatch security during an operation to assist his Afghan National Army counterparts in the Zharay district of Kandahar province Oct. 10.
[h=2]Sniper teams show expertise during ‘Vanguard’ competition[/h]
Sniper team 2, from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, observe and sketch an objective during the 4th IBCT sniper team competition held Oct. 16-17, on Fort Stewart, Ga.
A sniper from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, observes an objective during the 4th IBCT sniper team competition held Oct. 16-17, on Fort Stewart, Ga.