A boy casts an interested look at a U.S. soldier June
A boy casts an interested look at a U.S. soldier June 11, 2012, during a mission in Charikar, the capital of Afghanistan’s Parwan province. The soldier, a medic assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s headquart... More
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, prepares his truck’s weapon system before a mission from Bagram Air Field to eastern Afg... More
A U.S. soldier mans the turret of his vehicle during
A U.S. soldier mans the turret of his vehicle during a mission to check on the status of road repairs in the mountains of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2012. The troops, assigned to the Texas Army Natio... More
A group of Afghan children pose for a photo in Afghanistan’s
A group of Afghan children pose for a photo in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province. The province is one of the more relatively peaceful areas in the country’s mountainous northeast, and U.S. troops here focus... More
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, scans a town in Kapisa province from a rooftop during a mission, Aug. 2, 2012.
British army Brig. Felix Gedney moves to board a Chinook
British army Brig. Felix Gedney moves to board a Chinook helicopter during a mission in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, June 28.
An Afghan boy holds his bike as U.S. troops walk through
An Afghan boy holds his bike as U.S. troops walk through his village in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. A group of children and teenagers gathered to meet the troops assigned to Provincial ... More
An U.S. Army soldier walks near the perimeter of Forward
An U.S. Army soldier walks near the perimeter of Forward Operating Base Tillman, a small base in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province, June 28.
Spc. Ronald Corona, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd
Spc. Ronald Corona, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, moves into the tree-line during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. The Texas Army National Guard unit is ass... More
An Afghan child shoots a confused look into the camera
An Afghan child shoots a confused look into the camera Aug. 1, 2012, in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province. Despite an 11-year presence here, U.S. troops are often still a spectacle to many Afghans in the re... More
Spc. Ronald Corona, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd
Spc. Ronald Corona, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, provides security on a mission to visit a local girls’ school in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. The Texas Army Nation... More
British army Brig. Felix Gedney, a deputy commanding
British army Brig. Felix Gedney, a deputy commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Regional Command - East, listens to a briefing during a visit to Forward Operating Base Tillman, June 28. Tillman, a... More
Sgt. Emerson Bennett, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd
Sgt. Emerson Bennett, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. The Texas Army National Guard unit is assigned to Provincial Rec... More
Sgt. Christopher Rohling, center, goes over last minute
Sgt. Christopher Rohling, center, goes over last minute details of a mission Aug. 2, 2012, on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Rohling is assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143r... More
Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Davis, a soldier deployed to
Sgt. 1st Class Shannon Davis, a soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, gives a convoy brief to his troops before a mission Aug. 1, 2012.
An Afghan girl ventures a curious look from her residence
An Afghan girl ventures a curious look from her residence in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, as U.S. troops assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, a military-led reconstruction team, visit a local cli... More
An Afghan girl holds a young family member in a village
An Afghan girl holds a young family member in a village of eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. Kapisa is one of Afghanistan’s smallest provinces, yet also one of its most populated and ethnical... More
A U.S. soldier provides security during a trip to a
A U.S. soldier provides security during a trip to a clinic in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 1, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infa... More
Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division are deployed throughout
Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division are deployed throughout eastern Afghanistan, serving in positions ranging from the senior commanding general in Regional Command-East to foot soldiers in the country's most r... More
An Afghan boy leans on a tree outside of him home in
An Afghan boy leans on a tree outside of him home in eastern Afghanistan’s mountainous Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012.
A U.S. soldier pulls security during a mission in eastern
A U.S. soldier pulls security during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 1, 2012. Assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, he is one of... More
An Afghan boy stands close by as local officials and
An Afghan boy stands close by as local officials and residents of Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan, Afghanistan, speak with U.S. Department of State and Army officers at a ribbon cutting ceremony, Jun... More
An Afghan boy smiles as he talks to U.S. troops through
An Afghan boy smiles as he talks to U.S. troops through an interpreter during a mission in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. U.S. troops deployed here with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa visited several vill... More
Afghan children gather curiously as U.S. soldiers stand
Afghan children gather curiously as U.S. soldiers stand guard in an alley in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2012. The soldiers secure the area as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa check on... More
Trailing closely behind the lead aircraft, an U.S.
Trailing closely behind the lead aircraft, an U.S. Army Chinook helicopter turn towards its objective during a mission in eastern Afghanistan, June 28.
Afghan children watch as a U.S. soldier pulls security
Afghan children watch as a U.S. soldier pulls security on a road in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province during a mission Aug. 2, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion,... More
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army
A soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, prepares his truck’s weapon system before a mission from Bagram Air Field to eastern Afg... More
An Afghan boy holds a pen given to him by a soldier
An Afghan boy holds a pen given to him by a soldier during a mission in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2012. Pens are popular with the children here, who use them to write and draw at school. During thei... More
Sgt. Michael Morales, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd
Sgt. Michael Morales, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, provides security during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. The Texas Army National Guard unit is assigned... More
Spc. Ronald Corona, an infantryman deployed to Afghanistan
Spc. Ronald Corona, an infantryman deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, provides security during a dismounted mission in the eastern Ka... More
An Afghan boy talks to a U.S. soldier deployed to
An Afghan boy talks to a U.S. soldier deployed to Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s mountainous Kapisa province, ... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher O’Callaghan, 1st Battalion
Staff Sgt. Christopher O’Callaghan, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, moves into the tree-line during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. The Texas Army National G... More
British army Brig. Felix Gedney serves as a deputy
British army Brig. Felix Gedney serves as a deputy commanding general for the 1st Infantry Division in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghan children take a break from collecting water
Afghan children take a break from collecting water to wave as U.S. troops pass by during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, June 11, 2012. The soldiers, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s ... More
An Afghan girl waves as U.S. troops pass her home during
An Afghan girl waves as U.S. troops pass her home during a mission in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2012. The country’s ruggedly mountainous and dusty eastern provinces look almost sepia-toned, and the ... More
First Sgt. Lee Lawrence, the senior enlisted tactical
First Sgt. Lee Lawrence, the senior enlisted tactical adviser to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, stands guard during a mission to check on the status of road repairs in the mountains of Kapisa province, ... More
Seen through a small window on the side of its sister
Seen through a small window on the side of its sister ship, an U.S. Army Chinook helicopter makes a landing during a mission in eastern Afghanistan, June 28.
A young Afghan girl peers from her door in Kapisa province,
A young Afghan girl peers from her door in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, during a visit by a U.S. military-led reconstruction team to check on the village’s water pumps, Aug. 2, 2012. Clean water is not only a ... More
The Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne),
The Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, deployed to eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province this February to provide security for Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, ... More
Sgt. Michael Morales goes over a pre-mission checklist
Sgt. Michael Morales goes over a pre-mission checklist before a convoy from Bagram Air Field to nearby Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012. Morales deployed to Afghanistan in February with the Texas Army National Gua... More
U.S. soldiers stand guard during a mission to check
U.S. soldiers stand guard during a mission to check on the status of road repairs in the mountains of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2012. The troops, assigned to the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Batt... More
Sgt. Christopher Rohling, 1st Battalion (Airborne),
Sgt. Christopher Rohling, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment, uses his rifle to scan a hillside during a mission in eastern Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, Aug. 2, 2012.