Foto dal fronte

[#rozzo#]

U.S. Sgt. Ramon Cortez, assigned to 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conducts security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25. TF Spartan Steel is part of the Spartan Brigade based on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom XII-XIII.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Foday Turay, a 1st Platoon Squad leader assigned to 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conducts security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Aleman assigned to 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel helps a town elder that is seeking medical treatment in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

A group of Afghan children gather around Spc. Gadiel Ortega, a cannon crewmember from Escondido, Calif., for A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel during security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

1st Lt. Josh Baugh, a native of Bellevue, Wash. and 1st Platoon Leader assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conducts security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

Paratroopers of 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conduct security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25

Paratroopers of 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conduct security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

Paratroopers of 1st Platoon, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conduct security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Jennings, a cannon crewmember assigned to A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel conducts security combat patrols in Khowst province, Jan. 25.

[#rozzo#]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, patrol a village in western Kandahar City during a joint clearance operation with Afghan Uniformed Police from Police Substation

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Private First Class Paul Molina, a Soldier assigned to 530th Engineer Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, out of Fort Stewart, Ga., takes a knee during a joint clearance operation with Afghan Uniformed Police from Police Substation 8 in western Kandahar City,

First Lieutenant Austin Cattle, a platoon leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, calls in a situation report to his commander during a joint clearance operation with Afghan Uniformed Police from Police Substation 8. The clearance yielded three mortar rounds, seven rocket-propelled grenades and one anti-personnel mine. Cattle is a native of Everett, Wash

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Captain Joe Pazcoguin, commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, talks with 1st Lt. Austin Cattle, Company B, and 1st Lt. Mitchell Creel, 530th Engineer Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, during a clearance operation in western Kandahar City, The joint clearance with Afghan Uniformed Police of Police Substation 8 yielded three mortar rounds, seven rocket-propelled grenades and one anti-personnel mine. Pazcoguin is a native of Altoona, Pa. while Cattle and Creel hail from Everett, Wash. and Monroe City, Mo.

Staff Sergeant Randy Richardson, a platoon sergeant with 530th Engineer Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, reports to headquarters after the detonation of an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breach System in western Kandahar City. The engineers were part of a joint clearance operation with Afghan Uniformed Police and Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

[#rozzo#]

A member of coalition special operations forces speaks with a village elder during a patrol with Afghan Local Police in Baron China Village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. The ALP is a defensive, community-oriented force that brings security and stability to rural areas of Afghanistan and maintains stability in the region

---------- Post added at 01:08 ---------- Previous post was at 00:50 ----------

Afghan police and coalition special operations forces conduct a patrol in the Shah Joy district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 27, 2012. The police serve as a defensive, community-oriented force to bring security and stability to rural areas of Afghanistan.

[#rozzo#]

Soldiers of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery have completed a live firing demonstration on the Salisbury Plain Training Area, in Wiltshire. The Joint Fires and Targeting in the Combined Arms Battle demonstration, which lasted five hours, was broken down into themed areas of capability and joint integration, culminating in a live firing demonstration; Crown copyright.

[#rozzo#]

Rangers from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, as part of a combined Afghan and coalition security force operating in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, await a CH-47 for extraction. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Pedro Amador)

A members of QRH operating a .50cal machine gun on a Jackal armoured vehicle scans for insurgents during Operation Zamary Takhta (Lion's Rage).

Members of QRH move to cover under fire during Operation Zamary Takhta (Lion's Rage).

A member of the 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment during Operation Zamary Takhta (Lion's Rage).

A member of the Queen's Royal Hussars fires at insurgents during Operation Zamary Takhta (Lion's Rage).

[#rozzo#]

U.S. Forces – Afghanistan Force Protection Team member Sgt. David Brown from Myrtle Creek, Ore., watches as Spc. Trevor Simmons from Roseburg, Ore., with the 1186th MP Company out of Salem, Ore., shares a high-five with an Afghan boy during a Presence Patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Presence Patrols establish a coalition presence and help maintain positive community relationships and open lines of communication with Afghan residents to deter insurgent activity and address supply and equipment needs of local Afghan National Police.

U.S. Army Cpl. Kevin Dehaven, Sniper Team Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provides security, at Observation Post Mangol, Feb. 8, 2012, in the Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

[#rozzo#]

U.S. Army Sgt. Crystal Cornejo, left, and Staff Sgt. Farrell Thomey, right, and Sgt. Patrick Deleonguerrero, rear, maneuver down a snow and ice covered hill during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Cornejo, Thomey, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Catherine Threat

[#rozzo#]

Sgt. Craig McComsey, a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, serving with the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team, keeps a close watch from the roof of the district center, Shah Joy, Afghanistan.

Soldiers of Bronco Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, level the ground during strongpoint construction, Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2012. Bronco Troop is helping build the strongpoint to support security in the district.

Capt. Patrick Foley (front), a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard, Sgt. Brent Crutchfield and Sgt. Craig McComsey, both members of the Mississippi Army National Guard, leave the village of Haji Sultan, Afghanistan, after conducting a joint assessment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Alarcon, a jumpmaster with the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives jump instructions during a joint operational access exercise (JOAX) at Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. A JOAX is a joint airdrop exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Ritter/Not Released)

[FabriX]

Nella penultima foto gli anfibi del tizio sono distrutti!

[#rozzo#]

Spc. Richard Madrid (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Murphy of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, take in the view of the horizon at a check point near Daab Pass in Shinkay district, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.

Sgt. Joshua Barnes of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, takes a rest after climbing to the top of a checkpoint in Daab Pass in Shinkai district, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.

First Lt. Daniel Webb of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, checks the security at a checkpoint in Daab Pass in Shinkai district, Afghanistan Feb. 25.

Spc. Richard Madrid (left) and 1st Lt. Daniel Webb of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stand in a checkpoint in Daab Pass in Shinkai district, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.