U.S. Paratroopers Continue Patrol Missions in Ghazni Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Driskell briefs his paratroopers on what actions they should take if fired upon by insurgents during their upcoming patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Driskell commands the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alan Sutton searches for a command wire to an improvised explosive device while sweeping the roadside of one of Afghanistan’s primary roads, Highway 1, during a patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Sutton, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Spc. David Kemp uses a metal detector to sweep for roadside bombs along Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Kemp is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • A U.S. paratrooper scans the area for insurgents as others dismount from vehicles along Highway 1 to conduct a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew Jackson shows an Afghan man a digital map of the surrounding area using an Army-issued smartphone during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Jackson, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Spc. David Kemp returns fire on insurgents when they engaged his platoon with small-arms fire during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Price is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. paratroopers move quickly across open terrain while under enemy fire just off Highway 1, in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug 1, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Spc. David Kemp returns fire on insurgents when they engaged his platoon with small-arms fire during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Price is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. paratroopers scan for insurgent activity before clearing a village in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. Class Alan Sutton, 2nd from left, radios in an update as fellow paratroopers clear a compound during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Sutton, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rob Salome, back, and U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Blesedell, front, move along a grape-drying hut during a foot patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. Salome commands the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, and Blesedell is assigned to Company A. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak
  • U.S. paratroopers patrol for insurgents in a vineyard while clearing a village in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Aug. 1, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas Cieslak