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U.S. Army Pvt. Jordan Shaw, assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security down a dusty road with an EBR sniper rifle during a combat patrol outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 30. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.​

U.S. Army Pfc. Dung Nguyen, assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security during a combat patrol outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 30. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.​

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sostenes Rocha, assigned to 307th Psychological Operations company, 10th PSYOP Battalion, 7th PSYOP Group, speaks to a local Afghan man during a mission led by U.S. soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, to patrol the streets outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 29. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.​

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Brimm, assigned to 307th Psychological Operations company, 10th PSYOP Battalion, 7th PSYOP Group, waits for movement up the hill during a mission led by U.S. soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, to patrol the streets outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 29. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.​

U.S. Army Pvt. Derick Schneiter, assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security down a busy street with an M240B machine gun during a combat patrol outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 30. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.​

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Leuschen, platoon sergeant, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Panama, Iowa, watches the back of a house that Afghan national security forces are searching in Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. ANSF led the village search as U.S. forces provided security.




U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Bruch, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Arcadia, Iowa, provides security around Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. Ruwquiean is often a Taliban target in the Jaji District, so coalition and Afghan national security forces routinely check the village to support its citizens.




U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Patrick Hendrickson, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, and a native of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, takes cover in a wheat field as he moves his platoon into position before moving into Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. Hendrickson’s platoon provided security for the Afghan national security forces as they searched houses for weapons caches around the village.




Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, patrol outside Ruwquiean Village, Afghanistan, June 9. First Platoon provided security for Afghan national security forces as they searched the village for weapons and persons of interest during a week-long operation in Jaji District.


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Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct room clearing exercise in a newly discovered 150 year old village, near Camp Bundela, India, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina, Oct. 16. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army.




Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct room clearing exercise in a newly discovered 150 year old village, near Camp Bundela, India, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina, Oct. 16. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army.




Pfc. Jenkins and other Comanche Troop Soldiers, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct room clearing exercise in a newly discovered 150 year old village, near Camp Bundela, India, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina, Oct. 16. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States.




Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct room clearing exercise in a newly discovered 150 year old village, near Camp Bundela, India, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina, Oct. 16. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States.


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U.S. soldiers provide overwatch for their team during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010. The patrol focused on speaking with the local population to assess their needs and surveying the security of the area. The soldiers are assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.




U.S. soldiers provide overwatch for their team during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010.




U.S. soldiers take a quick break during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010.




A soldier speaks to a member of the Afghan National Army during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010.




U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Du**** climbs into a ravine during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010. Du****, a medic, is assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment




U.S. Army 1st Lt. Troy Peterson, right, assists his radio operator, U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Cobbs, travel across a ravine during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul Province, Aug. 16, 2010. The patrol focused on speaking with the local population to assess their needs and surveying the security of the area. Peterson is the platoon commander for 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment




U.S. soldiers and the Afghan National Army provide security during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010. The U.S. troops are assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.




U.S. Army Pfc. Sheldon Meats provides security while his team rests during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010




A soldier takes a quick break from walking during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010.




U.S. soldiers walk through an orchard during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010.




U.S. and Afghan forces provide security during a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Mizan, Mizan District, Zabul province, Aug. 16, 2010. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul.


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SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Cpl. Micah D. Carlton, a squad leader and designated marksman for the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels during a patrol. “It is important for us to set in security halts and observe the area on patrol so that we can establish a baseline from what we see in the area,” said Carlton.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Austin W. Strecker, a point man for the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, observes fields and compounds during a halt while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. “As the point man I am the first guy to come across and find the IEDs, so I am really good about being careful and investigating hits (with the metal detector),” said Strecker. “I really care about my job and making sure the Marines make it home safe”.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Austin W. Strecker, a point man for the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, sights in on suspicious movement in a nearby tree line during a halt while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. His duties also include setting the Marines into security positions when the patrol halts to speak with local villagers.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Austin W. Strecker, a point man for the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, sweeps a compound entrance for improvised explosive devices with a metal detector while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. “When everyone makes it back at the end of the day, I really feel like I had a big part in it,” said Strecker.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Austin W. Strecker, a point man and rifleman for the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, sights in on a potential spotter in an opposing tree line during a halt while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan. “Insurgents like to spot Marines on patrol and look for patterns that they can exploit and use against us,” said Strecker. “So it is important not to set patterns out there.” Strecker, 18, is from Derby, Kan., and is a 2010 graduate of St. John’s Military School in Salina.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Cpl. Micah D. Carlton, a squad leader and designated marksman for 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to local villagers in Sareagear while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Cpl. Micah D. Carlton, a squad leader and designated marksman for 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to local villagers in Sareagear while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan.




SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Cpl. Micah D. Carlton, a squad leader and designated marksman for 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to local villagers in Sareagear while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan.


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