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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)
U.S. Army Spc. Bianca Beck, team member, brigade Female Engagement Team, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Eagle Pass, Texas, secures equipment to her body armor at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 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)
U.S. Army Sgt. Stacey Coffield, noncommissioned officer in charge, brigade Female Engagement Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Orange County, Calif., demonstrates how her body armor clips together at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Sgt. Stacey Coffield, non-commissioned officer in charge, brigade Female Engagement Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Orange County, Calif., describes how her body armor is supposed to fit at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Sgt. Stacey Coffield, noncommissioned officer in charge, brigade Female Engagement Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Orange County, Calif., describes how improved ballistic side plate design affects body armor fit at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Blackhorse, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH-47 Chinook at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, to travel to former FOB Connolly to meet with Afghan National Army personnel, July 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Henning (right), senior noncommissioned officer advisor, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Blackhorse, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Louisville, Ky., confers with the Afghan National Army sergeant major of 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, with the aid of an interpreter about ongoing local operations at former Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Afghan National Army soldiers dismantle a mortar at former Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2013. U.S. Army Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Blackhorse, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, has been conducting level-two advisory missions at Connolly to help the ANA stationed there take a more dominant role in the region. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
A U.S. Army Soldier with Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Blackhorse, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, examines a container of mortar rounds at former Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
A U.S. Army Soldier with Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Blackhorse, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, poses with two Afghan National Army soldiers at former Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Mohammad Bashir, commander, 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, listens to an interpreter at an operational planning meeting with U.S. Forces and Afghan National Security Forces personnel at Forward Operating Base Shinwar, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listen to an interpreter at an operational planning meeting with Afghan National Security Forces personnel at Forward Operating Base Shinwar, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Afghan National Army soldiers approach a security checkpoint on Highway 7 in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Carey, first sergeant, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Springtown, Texas, confers with Afghan National Army soldiers on the outskirts of the village of Takiya Khana, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, confer with Afghan National Army soldiers on the outskirts of the village of Takiya Khana, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Drake, commander, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Calabasas, Calif., confers with Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Mohammad Bashir, commander, 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, on the outskirts of the village of Takiya Khana, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
The Afghan National Army cultural, religious and public affairs advisor, 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, speaks with elders from the village of Takiya Khana, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2013. The visit to Takiya Khana was part of an ongoing operation, spearheaded by Afghan National Security Forces, to protect the nearby Highway 7 from enemy activity. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott MacChesney, company advisor, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team 6, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Averill Park, N.Y., poses with an Afghan National Army soldier at former Combat Outpost Honaker-Miracle, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Afghan National Army soldiers sit in the shade at former Combat Outpost Honaker-Miracle, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2013. U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team 6, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, have been conducting level-two advisory missions at Honaker-Miracle to help the ANA stationed there take a more dominant role in the region. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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