Members of 530th Route Clearance Company and Afghanistan Uniformed Police stand guard at Spin Boldack, Afghanistan, Aug. 29. 530th RCC and AUP prepare for a town prayer meeting to celebrate the end of Ramadan. More
U.S. Army Spc. Harrison Peck, Delta Company, 489th Cavalry, prepares bags of food during Operation Viper Slam on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2011. The soldiers of the 489th are pre More
U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, stands guard during Operation Viper Slam, Wanake Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. U.S. Army troops are in the Wanake Valley to search for Tal More
Comedian Andy Hendrickson visits and entertains the soldiers and civilians of Foward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. This is a part of Operation Feeding Freedom in conjunction with Armed Force More
Members of the band Goldy Locks visit and entertain the soldiers and civilians of Foward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. Goldy Locks is a part of Operation Feeding Freedom in conjunction with More
Local townspeople work in a mechanics yard in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2011. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
International Security Assistance Force members and local Afghans participate in a celebration on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2011. The celebration was for the el More
Area off Highway 4, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2011. A new road and checkpoint have are under review to be placed in the area. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
A billboard off Highway 4 near Ulagay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. (Photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Thompson, 319th Psychological Operations Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, stands next to his Military All-terrane Vehicle, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. The membe More
Highway 4 at night in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade are in the area to meet with local leaders.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sarah Casper, Afghan security adviser, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, hands out stickers at Checkpoint 64 near Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 2-38th are i More
U.S. Army Capt. James Nelson, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, meets village elders near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2011. The members of 504th BfSB are in More
U.S. Army Capt. James Nelson, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry (2-38th) civil affairs officer, and Hader, an interpreter, pose for a picture while waiting for a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kanda More
Romanian army soldiers from 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, St. Andrew, 2nd Infantry Company, stationed at Patrol Base 19, and officers from the Afghan National Police, visit Marbolaq, Zabul province, Afgh More
Romanian army soldiers from 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, St. Andrew, 2nd Infantry Company, stationed at Patrol Base 19 and officers from the Afghan National Police visit Golabsah Kalay, Zabul province, More
A local pharmacy is seen in the bazaar near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Phillips, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team broadcast journalist, records video of the district governor of Mizan near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Phillips, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, broadcast journalist, records video of the district governor of Mizan, near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul provinc More
Members of 530th Route Clearance Company search for buried explosives at Spin Boldack, Afghanistan, Aug. 29. 530th RCC prepare for a town prayer meeting to celebrate the end of Ramadan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. More
U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 489th Cavalry, prepare bags of food during Operation Viper Slam on Forward Operating Base, Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2011. The soldiers of the 489th are preparing More
Pvt. Bradley Thomas, of Springfield, Mo., bellows into the microphone as Goldy gives her approval. Armed Forces Entertainment brought Goldy Locks, the band for whom Goldy is the lead singer, to Afghanistan alon More
A Kiowa helicopter flies near Shadizi Kalay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2011. A new road and checkpoint have are under review to be placed in the area. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
U.S. Army soldiers from 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, hand out stickers near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. The members of 504th are in the area to meet w More
The sun sets over Checkpoint 64 outside Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, are in the area to meet with local leaders.
Sunrise near Checkpoint 61 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade are in the area to meet with local leaders.
U.S. Army Sgt. Romero Ortiz, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, shakes hands with local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2011. The members of 2-38th are in the More
U.S. Army Capt. James Nelson, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry (2-38th) civil affairs officer, and Hader, interpreter, speak with elders in the Shorbak Desert, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2011. The soldie More
Romanian army soldiers from 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, St. Andrew, 2nd Infantry Company, stationed at Patrol Base 19, and officers from the Afghan National Police, visit Karbolaq, Zabul province, Afg More
Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, is seen Jan. 14, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
Local citizens are seen near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2012. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
Local citizens near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Smith, Delta Company, 489th Cavalry, prepares bags of food during Operation Viper Slam on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2011. The soldiers of the 489th are More
U.S. Army Lt Col David Jones, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry commander, Royal Canadian Army Maj Eghtedar Manoucheri and two Afghanistan Uniformed Police Officers pose for a picture, Aug. 29. International Security More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Petterson, 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, walks during Operation Viper Slam in the Wanake Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. U.S. Army troops are in the Wanake Valley to search More
A local Afghan directs the placement of a Jersey barrier on a truck in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2011. The Jersey barriers were moved to help increase security at the district cente More
Members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade speak with members of the Afganistan Border Police near Ulagay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2011. The members of 504th were in the area to meet with More
U.S. Army soldiers from 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, talk with local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. The members of 504th are in the area to More
A marijuana field in Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade are in the area to meet with local leaders.
A local store is seen in the bazaar near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
Royal Canadian Army Maj. Eghtedar Manoucheri, U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Jones, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry commander, and Afghanistan Uniform Police officers stand at Spin Boldack, Afghanistan, Aug. 29. Internati More
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, sit on a hill top during Operation Viper Slam in the Wanake Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. U.S. Army troop are in the Wanake Valley to sea More
A group of local children sit by a wall near Shadizi Kalay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2011. A new road and checkpoint have are under review to be placed in the area. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
Spc. Brandon Simons, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, bandages a finger of an Afghanistan Border Police officer near Ulagay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. The members of 504th were in th More
U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Thompson, 319th Psychological Operations Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, talks to local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oc More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, walk toward Checkpoint 64 near Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 2-38th are in the area to meet with local leaders.
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Oliver, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, takes pictures with local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2011. The members of 50 More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Darren, Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry (2-38th), checks a map while on patrol in the Shorbak Desert, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2011. The soldiers of the 2 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Phillips, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, broadcast journalist, records video of a local shop keeper near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province, Afghanist More
An Afghanistan Uniform Police officer smells a plant in Spin Boldack, Afghanistan, Aug. 29. The officer is assisting International Security Assistance Forces in preparations for a celebration marking the end of More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Pettrson, 720th Explosive Ordinance Disposal, walks during Operation Viper Slam in the Wanake Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. U.S. Army troops are in the Wanake Valley to search More
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowers directs the placement of a Jersey barrier onto a truck in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2011. The Jersey barriers were moved to help increase security at the distr More
A military all terrain vehicle is parked near Shadizi Kalay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2011. A new road and checkpoint have are under review to be placed in the area. (Photo by: Spc. Phil Kernisan)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sarah Casper, Afghan Security Advisor 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, talks to local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. The memb More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry, stand in Checkpoint 64 near Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2011. The members of 2-38th are in the area to meet with local leaders.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Johnson, 1st Platoon acting platoon, sergeant, Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry (2-38th), U.S. Army Capt. James Nelson, 2-38th civil affairs officer, and Hader, interpret More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Phillips, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, broadcast journalist, records video of the district governor of Mizan near Forward Operating Base Mizan, Zabul province More
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Oliver Delta Company, 489th Cavalry, prepares bags of food during Operation Viper Slam on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2011. The soldiers of the 489th are pre More
A local baker sits by his product in Spin Boldack, Afghanistan, Aug. 29. The baker is preparing for celebration marking the end of Ramadan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan)
A pile of dead poppy stalks lays on a hill side in the Wanake Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. U.S. Army troops are in the Wanake Valley to search for Taliban supporters and weapons caches. (Photo by: Spc. P More
Members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade speak with Afghanistan Border Police near Ulagay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011. The members of 504th were in the area to meet with local leader More
U.S. Army soldiers from 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, hand out stickers to local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. The members of 504th were in More
Members of 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade walk through a village near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2011. The members of 504th BfSB are in the area to meet More