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A little snow doesn’t bother Alaska paratroopers

Bouhammer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:16:37 +0000

Spc. Robert Irwin, an infantryman of 2nd Platoon Dog Company, Task Force Gold Geronimo conducts a security patrol in the Paktya province, Jan. 30. TF Gold Geronimo is part of the Spartan Brigade.

A great view from the office

Bouhammer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:14:54 +0000

Spc. Devon Boxa, a member of Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, looks out the back door of a CH-47D Chinook helicopter as another Chinook follows. The helicopters were flying from Kabul to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Dec. 17.

Photo courtesy of US Army’s 2011 Year in Photos

Reacting to Contact

Bouhammer — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:55:14 +0000

Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, survey the ridgeline after taking in sniper fire from an insurgent during Operation Diamond Head in Afghanistan, July 29.

Photo courtesy of US Army’s 2011 year in Photos

Gratefulness

Bouhammer — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:48:46 +0000

Sgt. 1st Class Manuel Delarosa, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkai Detachment, finds a pair of shoes for a young girl while helping Afghan National Security Forces distribute winter supplies in Safidar Village, Afghanistan, Feb. 1.

Photo Courtesy of US Army’s 2011 in Photos website, www.army.mil/yearinphotos/2011

Red Bulls Overwatch

Bouhammer — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:20:58 +0000

Spc. Michael Scarsbrook, an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, from Iowa Falls, Iowa, looks down on a spot in Tupac, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, where his unit had been attacked by an improvised explosive device two days earlier. TF Ironman is a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls. – Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson

1/22 Infantry soldier on patrol

Bouhammer — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:40:54 +0000

A Soldier assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, walks through a valley during a patrol through Malajat, Afghanistan, June 4.- Photo by Sgt. Canaan Radcliffe
Photo Courtesy of US Army’s year of 2011 in Photos, www.army.mil/yearinphotos/2011/index.html

Santa wears Multi-Cam

Bouhammer — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:36:11 +0000

U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Dillon carries a duffel bag full of cookies, candy and personal hygiene products for the soldiers deployed to Forward Operating Base Pacemaker on Dec. 25, 2011. Dillon is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team’s Personal Security Detachment. Throughout the day, soldiers from the unit traveled to five different forward operating bases to deliver gifts and holiday cheer. DoD photo by Sgt. Ruth Pagan, U.S. Army.

On Patrol

Bouhammer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:48:20 +0000

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Jones walks past a group of Afghan citizens during a security patrol in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 12, 2011. Jones is a combat photographer assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps.

Appreciation of women

Bouhammer — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:01:24 +0000

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Everett (left), a medical technician assigned to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, examines the injured eye of an Afghan Uniformed Police officer at the Mehtar Lam police headquarters in Laghman province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 13, 2011. The Provincial Reconstruction Team and a security forces assistance team traveled to the police headquarters to provide medical care to local policemen and to meet with the police-training officer. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane, U.S. Air Force.

Climbing the Ladder

Bouhammer — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:04:32 +0000

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Adamson climbs up a bamboo ladder after inspecting a project in the Qarghah’i district, Laghman province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 8, 2011. Adamson is an engineer assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team’s engineers conducted quality assurance checks on three projects and discussed construction plans for a fourth in the district. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane, U.S. Air Force.