Afghan National Army trainees rehearse for future missions
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army soldiers, under the guidance of 203rd Thunder Corps leadership, lay in the ****e position during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec.17, 2012. Nearly 600 soldiers participated in the training event as part of the ANA’s three-month basic training course. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army soldiers dot the landscape as they march in staggered columns along the snowy hills outside of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The 600-man patrol was a portion of the ANA’s three-month basic training course. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army soldiers pace and distance themselves along a road during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. Soldiers marched, practiced hand-and-arm signals, and rehearsed cover positions along the route. The patrol served as a part of the ANA’s three-month basic training course. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army soldiers dressed in protective equipment carry their weapons at the low-ready during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The patrol served as a part of the ANA’s three-month basic training course. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army soldiers begin a patrol off of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The patrol was a requirement of the ANA’s three-month basic training course and included nearly 600 new soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—An Afghan National Army soldier carries his platoon’s guidon during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. The patrol was an event scheduled two months into the ANA’s three-month basic training course. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan National Army basic trainees depart Forward Operating Base Thunder, home of the ANA 203rd Thunder Corps, for a patrol near the base in Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2012. Multiple ANA training companies participated in the exercise as part of the ANA’s three-month basic training course. Once the training is complete soldiers will receive their duty position and location assignment. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
PAKTIYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—A company of Afghan National Army soldiers in training embark on a patrol off of Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Dec.17, 2012. Two-months into the three-month basic training, the soldiers will receive their duty positions and location assignments once their training is complete. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Leslie Reed, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment).
