U.S. Troops Patrol in Kandahar Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. Luziano Chavez holds an overwatch position during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 2, 2012. Chavez, a combat medic, is assigned to Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Katie Gray
  • Steven Greimann, a senior civilian representative with the U.S. Agency for International Development, snaps a photo of a deep well in a tobacco field during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Soika gives an Afghan girl a toy animal during Operation Southern Strike III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 6, 2012. Soika is the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. soldiers clear a hill of improvised explosive device threats along a route during Operation Southern Strike III in the Takhteh Pol district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 7, 2012. The soldiers are combat engineers assigned to the 569th Engineer Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Weymouth, left, and Sgt. Christopher Ouzts, center, provide dismounted security for U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Myers, right, and his military working dog, Rambo, in front, while clearing a hill of improvised explosive device threats along a route during Operation Southern Strike III in the Takhteh Pol district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 7, 2012. Weymouth and Ouzts are combat engineers assigned to the 569th Engineer Company. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Jones uses an electronic device to take a retinal scan of an Afghan man during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Jones is assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Bobby Liverman scans down a street during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Liverman, an infantryman, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas helps Afghan children retrieve water from a well during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Dallas is a senior enlisted advisor assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Bobby Liverman, left, clears an area during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Veronica Aguila
  • U.S. Army Cpl. Bobby Liverman takes a knee during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Veronica Aguila
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Goedert and his military working dog, Jacob, find some shade during Operation Southern Strike III in Jandad Kalay village in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Sept. 9, 2012. Goedert is a military working dog handler. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Veronica Aguila