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[vor033]

Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8



Cpl. Daniel Roberts of the 404th Civil Affairs Brigade, 416 Civil Affairs Battalion provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Cpl. Daniel Roberts (Front) of the 404th Civil Affairs Brigade, 416 Civil Affairs Battalion and Pfc. Anthony Silva of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop carry a swing set that will be assembled in the school yard of Manghokhel Village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan, during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8



Pvt. David Stufflebeam of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school



Capt. Christopher Shepherd and 1st Lt. Tim Miller of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop provide security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8.



U.S. Army soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Czech soldiers provide security on a mountain ridge following Operation Herat IV Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan, in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.

[vor033]

U.S. Army Pfc. Randall Kinnaman from Norman, Okla., with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security behind a log pile in a village in the Charbaran District here Oct. 28 during Task Force White Currahee Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade has conducted this year in the province.



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ian J. Baker, 2nd Squad Leader, 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and a native of San Diego, Calif., provides security from behind a rock in a village in the Charbaran District here Oct. 28 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault 4th Brigade Combat Team has conducted this year in the province.



Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, move over rough terrain conducting searches through the villages in the Charbaran District here Oct. 27 during the Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade Combat Team has conducted this year in the province



U.S. Army Spc. Jerry Strunk from Anderson, Ind., with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, assists an Afghan National Army soldier as he searches through a home in the Charbaran District here Oct. 27 during the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade has conducted this year in the province.



U.S. Army Pfc. Randall Kinnaman from Norman, Okla., with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security behind a log pile in a village in the Charbaran District here, Oct. 27, during Task Force White Currahee Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade has conducted this year in the province.



Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, along with Afghan National Army soldiers search through a village in the Charbaran District here Oct. 27 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade has conducted this year in the province.



Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, search through a village in the Charbaran District here Oct. 27 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th BCT has conducted this year in the province.



Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Afghan National Army soldiers search through a village in the Charbaran District here Oct. 27 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined air assault mission 4th BCT has conducted this year in the province.



U.S. Army soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security behind a series of rocks here Oct. 27 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined U.S., Afghan air assault conducted by 4th BCT in the province.



Task Force White Currahee soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take a break from walking up the side of a mountain in Charbaran District here during the early morning hours Oct. 27. The soldiers were part of the largest combined air assault mission 4th Brigade Combat Team has conducted this year in the province.

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Pfc. Jennell Waelty, a soldier serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, swings across an obstacle, Nov. 7, during Demon Fury, a competition designed to test the full spectrum of soldiers' combat skills.



Spc. Bradley Kelly, a soldier serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, fires his weapon, Nov. 7, during Demon Fury, a competition designed to test the full spectrum of soldiers' combat skills.



Sgt. Derek Czerniak, a soldier serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, crawls under a barbed wire obstacle, Nov. 7, during Demon Fury, a competition designed to test the full spectrum of soldiers' combat skills.



Spc. Ryan Bradley, a soldier serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty, Nov. 7, during Demon Fury, a competition designed to test the full spectrum of soldiers' combat skills.



Sgt. Richard Mansford, a soldier serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, sprints across a range, Nov. 7, during Demon Fury, a competition designed to test the full spectrum of soldiers' combat skills.

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Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8



Cpl. Daniel Roberts of the 404th Civil Affairs Brigade, 416 Civil Affairs Battalion provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Cpl. Daniel Roberts (Front) of the 404th Civil Affairs Brigade, 416 Civil Affairs Battalion and Pfc. Anthony Silva of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop carry a swing set that will be assembled in the school yard of Manghokhel Village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan, during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8



Pvt. David Stufflebeam of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school



Capt. Christopher Shepherd and 1st Lt. Tim Miller of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop provide security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop march back to Combat Operating Post Kherwar after installing a swing set in the school yard of Mangokhel village, Kherwar District, Logar province Afghanistan during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8.



U.S. Army soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Czech soldiers provide security on a mountain ridge following Operation Herat IV Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.



Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set to the village of Manghokhel, Kherwar District, Logar province, Afghanistan, in order to establish positive relations with the populace and encourage more children to attend school.

Wow so CA is now humping with grunts to deliver swing sets? WTF? Obviously they are with the 173rd as direct support. The Infantry commander of the day, moment, second / SMART GUY in charge must be now running the CA taskers and dictating hearts & minds Ops. Just wonderful and so very effective!

[spankybronx]

U.S. Army Pvt. John Torres of Charlie Company 2-12 Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal Warrior, provides over watch security in Qatar Kala, Afghanistan, May 6, 2010.

Sorry for repost, is there any High-Res of this one?!

Thanks
Spanky

[vor033]

Sorry for repost, is there any High-Res of this one?!

Thanks
Spanky

Hi Mate, Have put the link below for the Hi-Res version.

http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/27ec9ea8.jpg

[dtacs]

I have a question about 10th Mountain Division, do they actually have specialized training and fulfill any extra roles as opposed to regular infantry such as 1st ID?

I understand they have the 'Mountain' tab but is that just for historic purposes, in the same way the 101st have the Airborne tab even though they're air assault now? Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

cheers

[Berwickk]

Great photos on here, thanks to all contributing

[vor033]

Using a boulder as cover on a mountaintop in the Shal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, searches for insurgent activity, Nov. 8.



“It’s kind of nice seeing those same old mountains,” said U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, while looking through his night vision goggles as the sun sets from a hilltop in the Shal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Nov. 8. This is Schmidt’s second combat tour to the same region in Afghanistan.



During a firefight with insurgents in the Shal Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Nuristan province, U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, checks on his soldiers from his fighting position on top of a mountain, Nov. 8. “My grandfather was in the Merchant Marines and he’s really proud of me,” said Schmidt. “He’s really into what I’m doing here.”



U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, waits for an air assault mission to begin by the dying light of a flare at Forward Operating Base Joyce in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Nov. 7



U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, pulls security while on patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, Nov. 4. On his right wrist, Schmidt wears a memorial bracelet for his nine fallen comrades from his previous platoon’s deployment to Afghanistan.

[vor033]

I have a question about 10th Mountain Division, do they actually have specialized training and fulfill any extra roles as opposed to regular infantry such as 1st ID?

I understand they have the 'Mountain' tab but is that just for historic purposes, in the same way the 101st have the Airborne tab even though they're air assault now? Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

cheers

Hi Mate, as far as i am aware its just a Traditional Tab and the Division though a 'Light Infantry' Division doesnt do any specific Mountain warfare training other than the training undertaken any other Light Infantry Division might do. I might be totally wrong in this, and hopefully someone else will be able to add more info.

[m.i.t]

is MG 7.62mm MK48 ?

[flanker7]

Ιt looks like a regular 5,56 Minimi, not 7,62 one

[10thmd]

I have a question about 10th Mountain Division, do they actually have specialized training and fulfill any extra roles as opposed to regular infantry such as 1st ID?

I understand they have the 'Mountain' tab but is that just for historic purposes, in the same way the 101st have the Airborne tab even though they're air assault now? Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

cheers

Correct, Just for historic purposes

[vor033]

U.S. Army soldiers 2nd Lt. Charles Wood(left) and Spc. Stanton Miller Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provide security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration. The operation is an effort clear the town of insurgents and illegal weapons, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pfc. Oliver Salazar, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pvt. James Tamraz, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division takes cover behind a wall after being fired upon by insurgents in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Lewis, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division(front) provides security in the Charkh Bazaar, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pvt. Kyle White, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Spc. Jason Hamilton, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division mounts his rifle to provide security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration. The operation is an effort clear the town of insurgents and illegal weapons, Nov. 11.



U.S Army soldiers with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division move through the Bazaar in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



A U.S. soldier with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



A U.S. soldier with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Lewis, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division takes cover behind a wall after being fired upon by insurgents in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Gevedon, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration. The operation is an effort clear the town of insurgents and illegal weapons, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pfc. David Peter, 2nd Platoon Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division takes cover behind a wall after being fired upon by insurgents in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Degrazia, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division patrols the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Al Genatone, 2nd Platoon Leader, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division directs his soldiers after receiving small arms fire from insurgents in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walk through the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pvt. Dustin Tackett 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration. The operation is an effort clear the town of insurgents and illegal weapons, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Hubbard with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11.



U.S. Army Pfc. Oliver Salazar, Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division provides security in the town of Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan during Operation Charkh Restoration, Nov. 11



U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave Combat Operating Post Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.



Capt. David Simmons, commander, Bravo Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division speaks on the radio outside of Combat Operating Post Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan to begin a weapons clearance operation in the town of Charkh, Nov. 11.