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U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment meet with villagers in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment meet with villagers in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment drive to Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Kevin Santolini, of Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, interacts with children in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007. Soldiers with Santolini's unit are working with locals in the village to gain information on possible enemy activity. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Kevin Santolini, from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, interacts with children in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007. Soldiers with Santolini's unit are working with the villagers to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment provide security as Soldiers from their unit talk with locals in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, in order to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment climb a mountain near Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, to search for possible enemy observation posts and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) ( Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment climb down a mountain near Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, after searching for possible enemy observation posts and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

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The interpreter for Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, interacts with children in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007. Soldiers with Bravo Company are working with the villagers to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Michael L. Casteel) (Released)

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Dingak

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSG Michael L Casteel, USA

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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