US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to board USA CH-47 Chinook helicopters at an airstrip near the town of Khowst, Afghanistan. The Soldiers are departing for Narizah, Afghanistan, to conduct a cordon search during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to board USA CH-47 Chinook helicopters at an airstrip near the town of Khowst, Afghanistan. The Soldiers are departing for Narizah, Afghanistan, to conduct a cordon search during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Khowst

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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