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ANSF, 101st Airborne Division Rakkasans combat insurgency in rural Paktya Afghanistan

Sunday, December 9, 2012

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An Afghan National Army soldier with the 1st Kandak, 1st Coy, prepares his mortar position before Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a joint mission in rural portions of Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. ANSF conducted all clearing and questioning operations, while the Rakkasans of Company D, 1-187, assisted in facilitating aerial support while supplying additional ground forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

Soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 1st Coy, Afghan National Army prepare for a joint mission with other Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in rural portions of Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. ANSF conducted all clearing and questioning operations, while the Rakkasans of Company D, 1-187, assisted in facilitating aerial support while supplying additional ground forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

An infantryman assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a foot patrol while Afghan National Security Forces are positioned in the distance during an ANSF-led mission in Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012.The operation was aimed at disrupting a suspected insurgent safe haven within the district. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

Members of the Afghan National Security Forces navigate a field during an anti-insurgency operation with Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in rural portions of Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. ANSF conducted all clearing and questioning operations while the Rakkasans of Company D, 1-187, assisted in facilitating aerial support while supplying additional ground forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

An infantryman and 240B gunner assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a foot patrol during an Afghan National Security Forces-led mission in Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012.The operation was aimed at disrupting a suspected insurgent safe haven within the district. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

Soldiers assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a foot patrol during an Afghan National Security Forces-led mission in Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012.The operation aimed at disrupting an suspected insurgent safe haven within the district. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

An infantry squad leader assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), looks back on one of his infantry teams during a foot patrol during an Afghan National Security Forces-led mission in rural areas of Zormat District, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. ANSF conducted all clearing and questioning operations while the Rakkasans of Company D, 1-187, assisted in facilitating aerial support while supplying additional ground forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

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