U.S., Afghan Soldiers Patrol, Return Fire in Ghazni Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Spc. Michael Merlo walks through a wheat field during a patrol in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Merlo is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Afghan soldiers partnered with the soldiers on the patrol. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol across the Tarnak River in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Afghan Army Sgt. Arabkhan, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Hurndon cross the Tarnak River during a partnered patrol in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Hurndon is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol toward the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Afghan soldiers search a suspected insurgent compound near Joint Security Station Hasan in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Afghan army Sgt. Arabkhan ensures proper spacing of U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers during a partnered patrol in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Spc. Jason Langan and Afghan soldiers patrol along a wadi in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Langan is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers negotiate a steep wadi during a partnered patrol near the Tarnak River in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Afghan army Sgt. Arabkhan moves through tall grass during a partnered patrol with U.S. paratroopers in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Caston scans the horizon before his platoon continues a partnered patrol in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Caston, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers move up a wadi during a partnered patrol near the Tarnak River in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Archuleta, center, and a interpeter ask a villager what he knows about insurgents in a village in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. While speaking with the villager, Archuleta’s paratroopers came under fire. Archuleta, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers run to cover after insurgent forces fire on them near Joint Security Station Hasan in the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • An Afghan soldier runs past a U.S. Army paratrooper armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon during a firefight with insurgent forces near Joint Security Station Hasan near the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A U.S. paratrooper yells to fellow paratroopers during a firefight with insurgents near Joint Security Station Hasan in the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • .U.S. paratroopers fire at insurgent forces during a firefight on the outskirts of Spedar village in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. This was the first of several firefights U.S. and Afghan soldiers encountered during their daylong partnered patrol. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A U.S. paratrooper fires his M249 squad automatic weapon at insurgents during a firefight on the outskirts of the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Spc. Robert Zarlenga, front, fires his M4 carbine at insurgent forces on the outskirts of the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Zarlenga is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A U.S. paratrooper fires an M240B medium machine gun at insurgent forces during a firefight in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • Afghan army Sgt. Arabkhan, center, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Hurndon, right, work through a translator to decide a course of action during a firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Hurndon is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • A U.S. paratrooper peers over a mud wall for insurgent fighters after a firefight in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Capt. Philip Schneider, left, uses a smartphone device while talking to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Archuleta, right, after a firefight with insurgents in a village in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. Schneider, a company commander, and Archuleta, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, are deciding on a return route for their patrol. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers patrol back to Joint Security Station Hasan in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • An Afghan fires his machine gun and a U.S. paratrooper fires his M4 carbine at insurgent forces as their patrol returns from a daylong partnered patrol to the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. paratroopers and Afghan soldiers enter Joint Security Station Hasan after a partnered patrol to the village of Spedar in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod