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PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, search travellers at a traffic check point outside Combat Outpost Yosef Khel March 9. 1st "Chosen" Platoon was conducting TCP's and clearing missions all day with a platoon from the Afghan National Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
Two girls play on a swing set at the Arzu Studio Hope community garden and playground in Dragon Valley, west of the town of Bamyan, June 20, 2012. Women enrolled the Arzu program receive higher than average compensation for their work and they, their children, and any female in the household are required to attend literacy classes. They also have access to day care for their children, hot water to wash clothes, a kitchen, and a garden where they can grow their own vegetables and herbs.
BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The crystal blue waters of the lakes, created by the natural dam, in Band-e-Amir National Park stand in stark contrast to the red cliff walls and desert surroundings, June 27, 2012. Band-e-Amir is one of only two national parks in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A man watches a U.S. Army Scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, patrol a street near the wood market in the city of Gardez, Feb. 18, 2012. An Afghan Army explosive ordinance disposal unit was in the process of inspecting and destroying an improvised explosive device that had been found nearby. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pvt. Tim Walsh, from Norco, Calif., a U.S. Army Scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, pauses during a patrol through the streets of Gardez, Feb. 16, 2012. His unit was assisting local Afghan Uniformed Police on a presence mission around the city. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
The Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system enables combatant commanders to conduct long-dwell, persistent-stare, wide-area reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, communications relay and attack missions. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has partnered with industry and academia to improve the performance and efficiency of the Gray Eagle and unmanned vehicles even further with the creation of the Center for UAS Propulsion, part of ARL’s Open Campus. (Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan — U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Sanders, a native of Austin, Texas and medic with the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan, helps a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police tend to the injured foot of a boy in a small village near Forward Operating Base Salerno, Feb. 3, 2012. The boy, who severely cut his foot on a bicycle wheel, had been brought to Soldiers of the company during a previous mission through the village. The unit did frequent missions that took them through this particular village so Sanders made it a point to check how well the child was healing and change his bandages every time they passed through.
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A local Afghan elder watches soldiers from the Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a traffic check point with U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, in a desolate valley near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel March 9. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan — U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Sweeny, from San Diego, Cali., and Staff Sgt. Robert Novak, from Temple, Texas, both now with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan, snap photos of luminance rounds and explosions from M-777 155mm howitzer rounds from a mountain top near Forward Operating Base Salerno during a call for fire excercise Feb. 3. 3rd Platoon was putting eyes on the impact site to help the the M-777 155mm howitzer crews on FOB Salerno calibrate their weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
Catching a rainbow in Bagram Province, Afghanistan, June 2012. (Photo by Sgt. Rachel Kay)
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Army Soldier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, is greeted by a local boy during a foot patrol through the village of Yahya Khel, which is near Combat Outpost Yosef Khel, March 10. 1st Plt. was aiding members of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Uniformed Police in the building of a check point in the village. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while conducting a traffic check point with U.S. Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, to pose for a photograph. The ANA and Soldiers from nearby Forward Operating Base Super FOB conduct TCP's together every day. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
DALLAS, Texas -- The Army Black Knights charge onto the field with American and 1st Cavalry Division flags for their game against Louisiana Tech at Cotton Bowl Stadium, Sept. 29, 2013. The Black Knights went on to win the game 35-16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Numerous soldiers and civilians gather together during the USARC Tree lighting ceremony, Fort Bragg, N.C. Dec. 8, 2017. USARC soldiers and civilians took part in the celebrating the holiday season with one another. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Williams/- U.S. Army Reserve Command)
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, U.S. Army Reserve Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command, addresses soldiers and civilians during the USARC Tree lighting ceremony, Fort Bragg, N.C. Dec. 8, 2017. USARC soldiers and civilians took part in celebrating the holiday season with one another. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Williams/- U.S. Army Reserve Command)
Brig. Gen. Alberto Rosende, Assistant Deputy Commaning General, U.S. Army Reserve, and his wife, Martha Rosende, listens to the holiday message from Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, U.S. Army Reserve Commanding General, during the USARC Tree lighting ceremony, Fort Bragg, N.C. Dec. 8, 2017. USARC soldiers and civilians took part in celebrating the holiday season with one another. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Williams/- U.S. Army Reserve Command)
Maj. Gen. Jody Daniels, Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces Command, and her husband, retired Col. John McCarthy, listens to a holiday message from LTG Charles D. Luckey, U.S. Army Reserve Commanding General, during the USARC Tree lighting ceremony, Fort Bragg, N.C. Dec. 8, 2017. USARC soldiers and civilians took part in celebrating the holiday season with one another. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Williams/- U.S. Army Reserve Command)
Col. James Boggess, Chaplain, U.S. Army Reserve Command, blesses the food during the USARC Tree lighting ceremony, Fort Bragg, N.C. Dec. 8, 2017. USARC soldiers and civilians took part in celebrating the holiday season with one another. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Noel Williams/- U.S. Army Reserve Command)