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04/22/2013
"I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade"
— Warrior Ethos
04/15/2013
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Wentzell, the partnership training non-commissioned officer in charge assigned to the 725th EOD, overlooks the investigation process during simulated improvised explosive device training with Afghan soldiers at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012. The training provided will help certify designated Afghan army personnel to be explosive ordnance disposal technicians. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gene Arnold, Task Force 4-1 PAO)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Wentzell, the partnership training non-commissioned officer in charge assigned to the 725th EOD, overlooks the investigation process during simulated improvised explosive device training with Afghan soldiers at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2012. The training provided will help certify designated Afghan army personnel to be explosive ordnance disposal technicians.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gene Arnold, Task Force 4-1 PAO)

04/04/2013

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alex Rojas, a scout sniper from Portland Ore., and assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, fills out his data book at a live fire range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 23, 2013. Rojas was at the range to calibrate his weapon before conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/Released) 

03/31/2013
03/06/2013
03/02/2013
U.S. Army Pfc. Rolanda Chavarria Jr., a Sublette, Kan. native, and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team security force platoon, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), positions himself on a tower at the Watapur District Center to provide perimeter security. Members of the security force platoon provide a safe perimeter to enable other members of the PRT the opportunity to conduct meetings with district level government officials. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Colleen Anderson, PRT Kunar)

U.S. Army Pfc. Rolanda Chavarria Jr., a Sublette, Kan. native, and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team security force platoon, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), positions himself on a tower at the Watapur District Center to provide perimeter security. Members of the security force platoon provide a safe perimeter to enable other members of the PRT the opportunity to conduct meetings with district level government officials.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Colleen Anderson, PRT Kunar)

02/22/2013
02/21/2013
Two Soldiers with the Sarkani/Marawara AUP District Headquarters, Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, mount an M2 .50C caliber machine gun onto their MATV at Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, CT 1-101 Public Affairs)

Two Soldiers with the Sarkani/Marawara AUP District Headquarters, Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, mount an M2 .50C caliber machine gun onto their MATV at Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, CT 1-101 Public Affairs)

02/18/2013
U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Canfield and Pfc. Rolando Chavarria, members of Provincial Reconstruction Team security force platoon, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, provide security amidst students at Kerhala High School in Asadabad City, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Colleen Anderson, PRT Kunar)

U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Canfield and Pfc. Rolando Chavarria, members of Provincial Reconstruction Team security force platoon, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Bastogne, provide security amidst students at Kerhala High School in Asadabad City, Afghanistan.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Colleen Anderson, PRT Kunar)

02/15/2013
Approximately 100 Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st CAB, Wings of Destiny, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), returned from deployment to Afghanistan during a ceremony, Feb. 15, at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Approximately 100 Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st CAB, Wings of Destiny, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), returned from deployment to Afghanistan during a ceremony, Feb. 15, at Fort Campbell, Ky.