U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., smiles after watching an explosive ordnance disposal team detonate an improvised explosive device his Afghan National Army counterpa More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua D. Heinbuch (left), an MK48 machine gunner from Englewood, Fla., and U.S. Army Spc. James M. Piccolo (right), an assistant gunner from Longview, Wash., pull security in the Shalay Valley i More
After finding cover behind an outcrop of rocks due to discovering an improvised explosive devise, U.S. Army Cpl. Justin L. Gessert, an infantry team leader from Marshfield, Wis., assigned to Company C, 2nd Batt More
In order to provide security to the locals in the Shalay Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Steven Craig, a fire support officer from Piedmont, S.C., assigned to Company C, 2nd Ba More
Finding cover behind a rock wall in the village of Dag Mene, Kunar District, U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Kintz, an infantryman from Longmont, Colo., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task More
Aleef Jan (center), the Dag Mene village elder, an Afghan National Army team leader (left) and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jacob Sass, a platoon leader from Chatfield, Minn., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th I More
After discovering a cache of weapons in Dag Mene, a village in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, an Afghan National Army soldier smiles and shakes hands with U.S. Army Spc. Joshua D. Heinbuch, an infantryma More