U.S. Soldiers Search for Weapons in Khowst Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Fleshman, right, investigates a small cave for weapons and insurgent activity near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Fleshman is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers were searching for where a rocket was fired from during a recent attack on their combat outpost. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Fleshman, center, helps U.S. Army Pvt. Stephen Munoz, right, investigate a small cave for weapons and insurgent activity near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Fleshman and Munoz are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Adams, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Artem Boyev, right, provide overwatch as fellow soldiers search for signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Adams and Boyev are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • A U.S. soldier points out areas of interest during a patrol in search of signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Pvt. Stephen Munoz provides overwatch security as fellow soldiers search for signs of insurgent activity in the mountains near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Munoz is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Fleshman scans the area using the opitc scope on his weapon in search of enemy movement on a nearby mountainside near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Fleshman is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jerry Hodge peers into a valley for signs of insurgent activity near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. Hodge is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Duane O'Keefe looks into a valley for signs of insurgent activity near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Nov. 30, 2012. O'Keefe is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • Afghan police officers and U.S. soldiers complete a search of an interior courtyard at a education center during a mission near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 2, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
  • U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Murray, center, interacts with Afghan children at a education center near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana in Afghanistan's Khowst province, Dec. 2, 2012. Murray, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 187th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington