A sample of my work from the past few days:
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| July 31, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - PFC. Hung-An Chen, right, of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, patrols in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 28, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - U.S. Army SFC. Roy Hibbetts of Civil Military Operations Team, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4-73rd Cavalry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, secures the outside of a project site where a school is being built in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, July 28, 2012. The soldiers accompanied USAID workers to visit the site and meet with local residents and laborers. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 28, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A young local resident starts his motorcycle outside of a project site in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, July 28, 2012. The soldiers accompanied USAID workers to visit the site and meet with local residents and laborers. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 30, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - 1LT. Dave Pensyl, of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, patrols through a marijuana field in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Monday, July 30, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Jason McClelland of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, maneuvers through an irrigation ditch in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SPC. Matthew Mullen, of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, gestures to local children during a patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SPC. Matthew Collins, left, and PFC. Johnny Arnold, right, both of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, read magazines at Strongpoint Halawal after a foot patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 28, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - PFC. Donald Burke of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, lights a cigarette at Strongpoint Halawal in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, July 28, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - PFC. Jeffery Sloan of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, scales a wall while patrolling in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Jason McClelland, right, of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, uses his rifle's scope to observe during a patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 31, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - PV2. Robert Tanner prepares to leave for a foot patrol at Strongpoint Halawal in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| July 29, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Jason McClelland of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, maneuvers through an irrigation ditch in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, July 29, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| August 1, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SSG. Richard Kaye, left, of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, and 1LT. Michael Porter, right, of 1st Platoon, Bronco Troop, 1-14 Cavalry, patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| August 1, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - 1LT. Michael Porter, of 1st Platoon, Bronco Troop, 1-14 Cavalry, scales a wall while patrolling in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| August 2, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - During downtime at Strongpoint Painkilla, SPC. Brandon Wolff, left, of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1-17 Infantry, mends a torn uniform in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
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| August 3, 2012. - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Afghan Local Police officers meet with American soldiers in their police station in the village of Painkilla in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Friday, August 3, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press) |
