A participant in the Moderate Voices of Islam introduces himself to members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Jordanian Army Officials at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, A More
Local Afghans talk with a Jordanian soldier at an entry control point Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. The participants from Logar and Wardak provinces Afghanistan will travel More
Afghan officials discuss their strategy for upcoming Afghanistan Elections at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
An Afghan National Army soldier is passing out election day flyers at the local bazaar outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the 89th Military Police Brigade, 720th MP Battalion, 401st MP Company, 2nd Platoon Punishers shakes hands with a local boy during a mission to inform the local populace about the upcoming More
First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Bravo Company provides security during a dismounted patrol outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan Sept. 7. (Photo by: S More
Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing zone at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech made BVP2 Infantry Combat Vehicle, Sept. 30, at Forward Operating Base Altimur, Logar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
Participants in the Moderate Voices of Islam Initiative speak with an Afghan soldier after their return to Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 13. The participants traveled from FOB More
Afghan National Police officers take a break in the shade at the Afghan Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan while waiting for a meeting to end discussing the security of Logar pr More
A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric More
A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric More
Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set More
A U.S. soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and members of the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security, walk through the streets of Salar, during Operation Talon Spinzar in search of weapons More
U.S. Army Spc. Kurt Castro and Command Sgt. Maj. John Bagby, both from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Talon, wa More
Eight tractor trailers haul what will soon be the Bayonet Media Center which will be located on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. The Bayonet Media Center will be the hub for ten radio More
A worker attaches a hook to a section of the Bayonet Media Center during construction at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. When completed the BMC will be the hub for ten radio stations More
A crane lifts a guard tower from its position in order to reinforce its foundation, Combat Operating Post Jalrez, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26.
Capt. David Simmons, commander, Bravo Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division speaks on the radio outside of Combat Operating Post Charkh, Logar More
U.S. Army Pvt. Scott Yex Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands guard while soldiers unload their supply vehicles in the town of Charkh, Logar pr More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Williams (kneeling) describes the location of an enemy position to Capt. Jason Shick, commander Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain More
U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Cozad of Prairie City, Iowa, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, watches rooftops for enemy sn More
U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Steele, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shows Afghan National Army soldiers how to properly maintain their heavy weapons systems at More
An Afghan National Army soldier looks at a weapons target at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2010.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Palota Sekai, 1st Platoon, Apache Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security following a meeting with local elders in the village of More
U.S. Army Sgt. Russell Daumer, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walks through an orchard during a patrol outside of the town of Sh More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matt Basner, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, 705th Ordinance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walks to the town of Akakhel, Wardak province, Afghani More
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol outside of the town of Shekhabad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2010.
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Isley, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division uses the scope on his rifle to examine a culvert during a clearanc More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief watches the terrain during an air assault mission to the District Center of Daymirdad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011.
U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Stimpson of Jacksonville, Fla., 3rd Platoon, 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, walks into the town of Deh-E Mogholan during a p More
U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Nar of Queens, N.Y., 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, prepares to leave Combat Operating Post Baraki Ba More
U.S. Army Maj. Gens. John F. Campbell 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Daniel B. Allyn 1st Cavalry Division speak before a meeting at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan. Gen. More
A local Afghan man guides his camel through the streets of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 5.
U.S. Army Pfc.Tyler M. Morgan from Lubbock, Texas, with 1st Platoon, 541st Sapper Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, prepares to escort a convoy on foot out of Combat Operation Post Chark More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Darrik Noah, Combined Joint Task Force 101, Combat Camera, takes a picture at a traffic Control Point in the Kherwar District of Logar province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2011.
An Afghan National Army soldier provides security in the village of Mereget, Logar province, Afghanistan during a search for illegal weapons in the village. May 10, 2011.
Participants in the Moderate Voices of Islam Initiative prepare to go to the Jordanian Mosque at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. The participants from Logar and Wardak provin More
An Afghan National Police official listens to plans for upcoming Afghanistan Elections at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
An Afghan National Army soldier passes out election day flyers at the local bazaar outside Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
Spc. Chadd Mayle of the 89th Military Police Brigade, 720th MP Battalion, 401st MP Company, 2nd Platoon Punishers, stands guard during a patrol aimed at informing the citizens of Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Af More
A reporters camera captures Afghanistan Education Minister, Farooq Wardak, as he greets local shop keepers following a ground breaking ceremony for a new education center in Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghani More
A stream is seen running down into a village out side of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan Sept. 7. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infant More
Participants in the Moderate Voices of Islam Initiative are welcomed back to Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, by Afghan, Jordanian and U.S. forces. The participants traveled More
A Czech BVP2 Infantry Combat Vehicle fires a 30mm cannon during a live fire exercise, Sept. 30, at the Heavy Weapons Range, Forward Operating Base Altimur, Logar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. More
An Afghan National Police officer shovels concrete into a hole for a swing set delivered to the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Herat III, Oct. 7. Soldiers o More
An Afghan National Police Officer shovels concrete into a hole for a swing set delivered to the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Herat III, Oct. 7, 2010. Sold More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Czech soldiers provide security on a mountain ridge following Operation Herat IV Oct. 8. The purpose of Op More
A member of the Afghan National Directorate of Security searches for weapons during Operation Talon Spinzar. Operation Talon Spinzar is a joint effort between the NDS, Afghan National Army and coalition forces, More
Afghan National Army soldiers provide security at the Salar Bazaar, during Operation Talon Spinzar. Operation Talon Spinzar is a joint effort between Afghan and coalition forces to disrupt insurgent activity in More
The Bayonet Media Center set into place and ready for final construction Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. When completed the BMC will be the hub for ten radio stations scattered across More
U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave Combat Operating Post Charkh, Logar pro More
Afghan National Army soldiers at Combat Operating Post Charkh, along with U.S. Army soldiers assigned Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, prep More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Joseph Gaskin, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, leads a donkey and cart during Operation Charkh Restoration, Charkh, Logar prov More
U.S. Army soldiers Spc. Stanton Miller and Pfc. Joshua Martinez Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, take cover inside an empty school building after More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to march back to their barracks at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are part of the new battalion of ANA for the Sayed Abad Dist More
U.S. Army Spc. Devin Bryant and Pfc. Corey Shafer, 1st Platoon, Apache Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Provide security in the village of Dahanah, Wardak provin More
U.S. Army Pfc.Jeff Rice 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security during a patrol to the town of Shekhabad, Wardak provin More
An Afghan National Army officer speaks with an elder in the village of Akakhel, Wardak province, Afghanistan during a security patrol Dec. 18, 2010.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jack Mazzotti, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division directs his soldiers during a weapons clearance patrol outsi More
U.S. Army Pfc. Samuel Ford, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walks next to his vehicle in order to clear and document culverts al More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Rickard, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division speaks to the pilot aboard a CH-47 Chinook on his way to meet with local Afghan leaders a More
U.S. Army Sgt. Gerald Stevenson of Harris, Texas, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security during a meeting to discuss improvement pro More
U.S. Army Sgt. Elias Solano (front) of Chico, Calif., and Cpl. Jarus Perez of Sacramento, Calif., soldiers with 3rd Platoon, 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Zapata (left) of Mesa, Ariz., and Pvt. James Williams of Phoenix, soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain More
U.S. Army Maj. Gens. John F. Campbell 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Daniel B. Allyn 1st Cavalry Division speak before a luncheon with battalion commanders at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost p More
An Afghan National Army soldier gets help loading his equipment and ammunition from another ANA soldier before a patrol in the Charkh District of Logar province, Afghanistan, during Operation Charkh Resolution, April 5.
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Mcdonald from Statesboro, Ga., with 1st Platoon, 541st Sapper Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade, walks in front of a mine rolling vehicle during a patrol to clear th More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Theo Kleinsorge of Colby, Kan., 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, is interviewed by Stars and Stripes Reporter More
An Afghan National Army soldier looks in the back of a trailer while conducting a search for illegal weapons in the village of Mereget, Logar province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2011.
An Afghan child waits with relatives at an entry control point at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. The participants from Logar and Wardak provinces Afghanistan will travel to More
An Afghan National Police official listens to plans for the upcoming Afghan Elections at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
An Afghan National Army soldier greets an Afghan National Police Officer at the local bazaar outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province Afghanistan, Sept. 5. The ANA and ANP are distributing f More
An Afghan boy stands outside a shop at the local bazaar in Sayed Abad, Wardak province Afghanistan, Sept. 6. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Bravo Company travels to meet with Afghans living in outlying areas of Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan Sept. 7. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
Afghanistan Education Minister Farooq Wardak, Wardak Provincial Governor Halim Fidai, and 1st Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment Commander Lt. Col. Matthew W. Mcfarlane (left to right), walk through Combat Opera More
A participant in the Moderate Voices of Islam Initiative listens to a fellow participant describe his journey to coalition forces after their return to Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan More
U.S. and Czech soldiers pose for a photo with their respective flags, Sept. 30, at Forward Operating Base Altimur, Logar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)
A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Commanche Troop waits for a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter to land following Operation Herat III, Oct. 7, 2010. The purpose More
A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Commanche Troop waits for a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter to land following Operation Herat III, Oct. 7. The purpose of Ope More
Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel v More
Members of the Afghan National Directorate of Security provide security during Operation Talon Spinzar. Operation Talon Spinzar is a joint effort between the NDS, Afghan National Army, and Coalition Forces to More
Afghan National Army soldiers stand in front of a truck destroyed in a recent battle between the Afghan National Army and insurgents at the Salar Bazaar, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 18. (U.S. Army photo More
Part of what will soon be the Bayonet Media Center is delivered via truck to Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. The Bayonet Media Center will be the hub for ten radio stations scattered More
A crane lifts a section of the Bayonet Media Center into place at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. When completed the BMC will be the hub for ten radio stations scattered across Logar More
An Afghan construction worker carries bags of concrete at the location of future living quarters on Combat Operating Post Jalrez, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26.
U.S. Army Pfc. Oliver Salazar, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operati More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Lewis, from Baltimore, provides security at a bazaar in the Charkh village of Logar Province during Operation Charkh Restoration, Nov. 11. Lewis, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 3rd More
U.S. Army soldiers Staff Sgt. Brian Lewis (foreground) and Spc. Jonathan Toney, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division discuss their patrol More
A Czech soldier takes a safe position after receiving enemy fire in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13.
Afghan National Army soldiers sit in formation while listening to instructions from their commanders at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are part of the new battalion More
U.S. Army Spc. Devin Bryant, 1st Platoon, Apache Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security during a meeting with elders in the village of Dahanah, Warda More
Afghan children from the town of Shekhabad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, watch as U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan National Army soldiers arrive in their town for a meeting with local elders Dec. 16, 2010.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Jenkins(front) and Staff Sgt. Jack Mazzotti, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division ensure their soldi More
A U.S. Army soldier with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security during a patrol to clear possible weapons caches outs More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William Rendall, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Sgt. Major Lonnie Clary, Operations 2nd Battalion, 4th In More
U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. Louis Alam of Charlotte, N.C., (left) and Pvt. Travis Marchesin of Sparrow Bush, N.Y., both assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th B More