Images tagged "insurgency"

ZORMAT, Afghanistan – Soldiers from “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) observe an A-10 Warthog as it drops flares over a wheat field during Operation Sham Shir April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir, or Sword, was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
ZORMAT, Afghanistan – Soldiers from “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), return fire, during Operation Sham Shir, April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir or Sword was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
ZORMAT, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Rasak, “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), discusses plans for the next stage of operations with Afghan Uniformed Police, during Operation Sham Shir, April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir or Sword was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Airforce Staff Sgt. Justin Marsh, a Joint Tactical Air Controller, guides an A-10 “Warthog” onto an insurgent’s position during Operation Sham Shir, April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir or Sword was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1-1 Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
ZORMAT, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spec. Joseph Ramirez, an Infantryman with “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), provides security during Operation Sham Shir, April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir or Sword was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1-1 Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
ZORMAT, Afghanistan – U.S Army Spec. Marcelino Biz, an Infantryman with “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a dismounted patrol, during Operation Sham Shir, April 24, 2013, Sahak, Afghanistan. Operation Sham Shir or Sword was a three-day operation to assist the Afghan National Army’s 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps in disrupting insurgent activities in the area. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)