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US Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, arrive for duty at a forward operating base in Afghanistan.
Canadian soldier cleaing his C7A2 rifle and M203 grenade launcher in Kandahar
Canadian troops handling 25mm rounds in their LAV 3 infantry fighting vehicle.
A US Marine Staff Sgt. takes an Afghan boy’s hand during a recent visit to this village in Kunar Province.
Cpl Randy Payne a member of the Close Protection Team assigned to Regional Command South Commander, Brigadier General David Fraser. Cpl Payne is standing guard during a break from a patrol in the province of Kandahar.
Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock of 1st Battalion The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment died as a result of a road traffic accident; enemy forces are not thought to have been involved.
Lance Cpl. Anthony Mitchell, an intelligence specialist attached to 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Burlington, Colo., aims in on suspected insurgents during a company-wide operation conducted near the remote mountain village of Salar Ban in the Shuryak Valley of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
A machinegunner with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scours the outlying area for insurgents after firing his weapon on the enemy during a firefight near the remote mountain village of Salar Ban in the Shuryak Valley of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Cpl Bryant Kane a member of the Close Protection Team assigned to Regional Command South Commander, Brigadier General David Fraser. Cpl Kane keeps a watch on the surrounding area during a stop in a patrol.
A Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) crew help pull out a tractor that got stuck in the mud, during a patrol around the province of Kandahar. RSM, Chief Warrent Officer Mike MacDonald helps tie the straps before the LAV crew starts to pull the tractor out
Gunnery Sgt. Paul Davis, company gunnery sergeant, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Laurens, S.C., aims in on suspected insurgents during a company-wide operation conducted near the remote mountain village of Salar Ban in the Shuryak Valley of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl. Brandon Benz-Marrs, an assaultman attached to 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from Wailuku, Maui in Hawaii, prepares to launch a bag of fuses into a fire which was created to destroy explosives paraphernalia found during a Charlie Company discovery of over one thousand pounds of explosives allegedly used for making improvised explosive devices, commonly known as IEDs, which were uncovered in a suspected insurgent safe house near the remote mountain village of Salar Ban in the Shuryak Valley of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Canadian soldiers evacuate injured personnel after their Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) turret was struck by on coming vehicle, outside of Kandahar City. The incident wounded two Canadian soldiers.
Pte Bishal Gurung a British soldier, is one of the members assigned to monitor the Observation Post 2 (OP2). The OP’s are the first line of defense where, the Protection Force must conduct a thorough search of all non Coalition Force vehicles prior to entering the Camp for any possible threats.
TORKHEM BORDER, Afghanistan (March 25, 2006) - Marines set security for police investigators at the site of an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion close to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border control station at Torkhem, Afghanistan.
A joint Canadian-Romanian convoy was attacked by a suicide car bomber while delivering supplies to a remote outpost in Gumbad, approximately 70 km North of Kandahar City. Once the convoy was moved to a secure location, the injured Canadian was medivac to Role 3 hospital in Kandahar Airfield. The soldier suffered only minor injuries.
Cpl Lester Budden is watching for security threats while his convoy takes a short break after returning from Gumbad, Afghanistan, bomber approximately 70 km north of Kandahar City. The Canadian and Romanian convoy was attacked on route to Gumbad by a suicide car bomber. The car bomber died in the explosion. The attack wounded a Canadian soldier and six Afghan civilians, including a boy who later died.
Pte Mike Mleinek is one of the members assigned to monitor the Observation Post 2 (OP2). The OP is the first line of defense where, the Protection Force must conduct a thorough search of all non Coalition Force vehicles prior to entering the Camp for any possible threats.
The Romanian and Canadian Forces are taking part in a joint patrol in the small village of Gang Kalachah south east of Kandahar city. The Romanian soldiers provided security and dental care while the Canadian soldiers provided medical care.
Captain Louise Lesley is taking cover in an emergency bunker after three explosions, apparently caused by rockets, rattled the main coalition airbase that is home to Canadian troops in Kandahar early Friday. No one was injured in the attack, which took place at around 0300 am local time. It was second nighttime attack on the base this week.
Medical staff at the Canadian led multinational hospital at Kandahar Airfield is providing medical care to an injured Afghan National Army soldier who received a gunshot wound during a clash with the Taliban. Left to right; Major Massoeurs (Canadian), First Lieutenant Jet van Aarle (Netherlands) and Lieutenant Commander Farrell (Canadian).
A flight of CU-161 Sperwer, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), began keeping watch over South Afghanistan, 9 March 2006. The Sperwer is sent deep into hostile territory where it would be extremely dangerous to send a helicopter. The Canadian artillery also fly the plane from a mobile ground control station and operate the Sperwer’s high-tech camera, side-by-side with 408 Tactical helicopter Squadron’s pilots.
Sgt Forris Phillips a soldier from the United States of America, is assigned to monitor Observation Post 2 (OP). The OP is the first line of defense where, the Protection Force must conduct a thorough search of all non Coalition Force vehicles prior to entering the Camp for any possible threats
Ramp Ceremony held for Pte Robert Costall 1st Battlion of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (1PPCLI).
Private Robert Costall of the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
British Army vehicle patrol mounted by the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Light Infantry), in Afghanistan
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