Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Village Patrols

May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Bittick, of 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers accompanied Afghan National Army and National Police forces in visiting several villages in the Kushk District to meet with locals and look for signs of Taliban presence. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army 2Lt. Robert Hashe, of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
 May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army 1Lt. David Grindle, of Headquarters Company, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, uses his rifle's scope to observe distant movement while patrolling a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

X-Ray

May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Oliff, of Headquarters Company, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, examines an X-Ray of a villager who suffered a broken arm at a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The villager had received treatment and the X-Ray at a hospital but required a fresh bandage and splint from Spc. Oliff. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Turkmenistan Border

 
 May 19, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army soldier takes in the view at a remote outpost near the Turkmenistan Border in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Afghan National Army and Police, accompanied by U.S. Army soldiers visited a remote Afghan Border Police outpost on the Turkmenistan border. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Kushk District

Kushk District Patrols in Afghanistan
May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Policeman patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province. U.S. Army soldiers accompanied Afghan National Army and National Police forces in visiting several villages in the Kushk District to meet with locals and look for signs of Taliban presence. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Cell Phone Photo

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –Afghan National Police shoot cell phone photos of the body of a suspected Taliban fighter who was killed during fighting that left two U.S. Army vehicles disabled in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, joined by the Afghan National Army and Police, responded to assist soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, who had been ambushed the previous day, disabling two of their vehicles. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Off Road

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, return to their base in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Herat Province

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Bittick, left, and Spc. Bradley Oliff, right, both of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, break for lunch in Kushki Kuhna District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. Soldiers from Alpha Troop joined by the Afghan National Army and Police, responded to assist soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, who had been ambushed the previous day, disabling two of their vehicles. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Task Force Fury

May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Babcock, of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, watches the horizon while on patrol near the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team assisted personnel from the Afghan National Army, Afghan Border Police, and Afghan National Police, in visiting and assessing the village of Sang Bor. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – A police officer from the Afghan National Police heads into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Cpt. Aron Hauquitz, of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, heads into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1Lt. Kyle Bruffy, of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, heads on foot into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – Village elders meet with U.S. and Afghan forces in the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Friday, May 14, 2010

Afghan National Army


May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the 2nd KANDAK, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, exercise at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the 2nd KANDAK, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, exercise at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the Higher Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, prepare to leave for a mission from Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the Higher Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, prepare to leave for a mission from Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army recruits practice operating machine guns during week six of their basic training at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army recruits practice operating machine guns during week six of their basic training at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Yeasayer

Yeasayer's Chris Keating (vocals, keyboards) performs at The Metro in Chicago, Ill., on on Thursday, April 29, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)