U.S. Soldiers Patrol in Kunar Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • A U.S. soldier gets his vehicle ready on Forward Operating Base Joyce before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldier is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth mounts his M240 machine gun onto the turret of a vehicle before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. soldiers prepare their vehicles on Forward Operating Base Joyce before moving out for a mission to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. Army Spc. Hector Loo patrols a road to the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Loo, a fire direction specialist, is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Security Forces Assistance and Advisory Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. soldiers scan local radio frequencies at the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • The optic lens on a U.S. soldier's weapon shows view of an old Russian observation point from the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. Army Capt. Timothy Walton, right, and U.S. Army Pfc. Gimbala Sankare, left, conduct a meeting with the Marawara district governor in the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Walton and Sankare are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. soldiers prepare to leave the Marawara District Center after completing their meeting with the Marawara district governor in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. Army Pfc. Soberon checks his vehicle's equipment before moving out after fellow soldiers completing their meeting with the Marawara district governor in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Soberon is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Roy Arney ground guides his mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle inside Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, Afghanistan Feb. 7, 2013. Arney, a scout squad leader, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
  • U.S. soldiers listen to their supervisor during an after-action review on Forward Operating Base Joyce following a mission at the Marawara District Center in Kunar province, Afghanistan Feb. 7, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich