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U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Wetzl, from Youngstown, Ohio, maintains security during a brief rest while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Wetzl is a signals intelligence specialist deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Bailey indicates the direction in which his Soldiers must travel while on patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Bailey is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Cpt. Gary McDonald, left, from Kanab, Ut., and 1st Lt. Kevin Harris, from Billings Mt., use a topographical map to verify their location during a night patrol in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment toss rocks to pass the time while waiting for a helicopter on Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment carry a bag filled with food and water that will sustain them while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers will hide the re-supply bag until they return to gather and distribute the contents before moving to a different location.
U.S. Army Sgt. Randy Dombrowski, from Ocklawaha, Fl., walks through a stream during a patrol near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Dombrowski is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment carry a bag filled with food and water that will sustain them while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers will hide the re-supply bag until they return to gather and distribute the contents before moving to a different location.
U.S. Army Pfc. James Walkingstick, from Talequah, Okla., walks through a stream during a patrol near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Walkingstick is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment carry a bag filled with food and water that will sustain them while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers will hide the re-supply bag until they return to gather and distribute the contents before moving to a different location.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment carry a bag filled with food and water that will sustain them while on a multi-day mission near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers will hide the re-supply bag until they return to gather and distribute the contents before moving to a different location.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment patrol the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2.
U.S. Army Pfc. Billy Wright, from Atlanta, patrols the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Wright is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Soldiers walk through a stream during a patrol near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. The Soldiers are deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Bailey observes the terrain while patrolling in the mountains near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Bailey is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Bailey grasps his weapon while observing the mountainous terrain near Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Bailey is deployed with Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq (center), speaks with Col. Terry Ferrell, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., and a representative of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 8, in Hawr Rajab.
Lt. Col. Mark Odom, commander, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and Washington, D.C. native, discusses upcoming actions with leaders from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, April 12 at a patrol base south of Baghdad. Insurgents attacked the patrol base, but were quickly repelled by paratroopers and soldiers from 1-40th Cavalry and 2-10th Mountain. (U.S. Army photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Norman Corbett, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment)
Explosive ordnance detachment personnel detonate an improvised explosive device on the side of the road March 29 in a town south of Baghdad. The device was found by paratroopers from Company B, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, walk past a crater made by a roadside bomb, during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Luke Walsh, a platoon leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, walks down a road during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Odom, squadron leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, takes a knee while he calls in his position during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Spc. Todd Zimmerman, a combat medic with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, works his way around an obstacle during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Luke Walsh, a platoon leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, works his way along an obstacle during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Pfc. Torry Peterson, paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, searches an Iraqi man while another Soldier pulls security from a distance, during a routine traffic stop while on a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Huyer, a squad leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pulls far side security down a road during a halt in movement while on a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
An Iraqi boy walks by as U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Reed, a team leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pulls security during a halt while on a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the South Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Reed, a team leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pulls security while his squadron leader, Lt. Col. Mark Odom engages with the local residents during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the South Baghdad suburb.
An Iraqi family works in a field as U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Reed, a team leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, strolls past during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Reed and Staff Sgt. Dale Smith, paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepare to enter an abandoned warehouse during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Luke Walsh, a platoon leader with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (1/40th CAV) 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, crosses a footbridge during a reconnaissance patrol in Adwaniya, Iraq, April 7. The unit is responsible for the security of the area surrounding the south Baghdad suburb.
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