U.S. Troops Battle Afghan Insurgents

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Roberts and fellow soldiers patrol the Korengal valley during the early morning hours in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Roberts is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. International Security Assistance Force Service members across Afghanistan have increased operations to ensure safety and security during the nation’s second national election scheduled for late August. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Sanchez watches for suspicious activity during an early morning patrol in Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Sanchez is a combat medic with the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel McPherson scans the Korengal valley’s steep hills for insurgents in Kunar province, Afghanistan, August 13, 2009. McPherson is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, which was attacked moments later. The 20-minute gun battle ended with 500 pound bombs, dropped by U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets, destroying insurgent positions in the surrounding hills. No civilians were injured. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Army soldiers and Air Force personnel return fire at insurgent positions in the Korengal valley’s steep hillside in Kunar province, Afghanistan, August 13, 2009. The 20-minute gun battle ended with 500 pound bombs, dropped by U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets, destroying insurgent positions in the surrounding hills. No civilians were injured. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • A U.S. Army soldier and U.S. Air Force airman scan the rocky hillside as fellow members return fire at insurgents during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Both servicemembers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gregory Moulton fires at insurgent positions during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal valley in the Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Moulton is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joel McPherson calls in an air strike on insurgent positions in the steep hills of Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. McPherson, a joint terminal attack controller, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, and fellow Air Force airmen fight side by side with their Army counterparts, serving as joint terminal attack controllers, responsible for coordinating air strikes for ground forces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joel McPherson relays coordinates to U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets for an air strike, as Army soldiers return fire at insurgent positions in the steep hills in Korengal valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. McPherson, a joint terminal attack controller, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Graham Mullins, left, gives an order to U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner as insurgents fire on their position during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Mullins and Gardner, are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller
  • A U.S. Army soldier watches as U.S. Air Force F-15 Fighter Jets destroy insurgent positions with a bomb, after a 20-minute gun battle in Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller