9 November 2009

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, provides security during a mission in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2010. The purpose of the mission is to disrupt anti-Afghan forces and find enemy caches. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released)(100707-A-0350A-215)

Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), get a class on the Vallon Mine Detector at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 6, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released)(100706-A-0350A-034)

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Wilson of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, provides security during a mission in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2010. The purpose of the mission is to disrupt anti-Afghan forces and find enemy caches. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100707-A-0350A-012)

Spc.Lee Garcia, a Forward Observer for Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, observes a nearby mountain during a mission in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2010. The purpose of the mission is to disrupt anti-Afghan forces and find enemy caches. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100707-A-0350A-213)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brent Olson, a military dog handler and Blek, a military working dog, clear caves during a mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, in the Zirat Mountain Area, Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2010. The purpose of the mission is to disrupt anti-Afghan forces and find enemy caches. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100707-A-0350A-320)

U.S. Army Pfc. Isaac Rittman of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, clears a road using the Vallon Mine Detector during a patrol in Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100710-A-0350A-038)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Hanson of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, talks to locals about a local checkpoint in Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100710-A-0350A-058)

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, holds a puppy during a patrol in Waza Kwah District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100710-A-0350A-196)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, push barrels of fuel during a fuel drop at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100711-A-0350A-088)

A U.S Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, provides security during a fuel drop at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100711-A-0350A-110)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, are awarded Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars at Forward Operating Base Waza Kwah, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2010. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander/Released) (100712-A-0350A-039)