Afghanistan Part II

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August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard pause for a moment during a foot patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

The 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team has employed a unique tactic against the increasing improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan, Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs. The TEDD teams are sent into the field to accompany foot patrols where they are effective in detecting potential IED threats. Unlike traditional Military Working Dog teams, which the Army has used in the past, TEDD teams are unique in that their handlers are regular infantrymen from the brigade who have been given specialized training in working with the dogs. The brigade has trained and deployed 18 TEDD dogs and handlers during their current deployment in Afghanistan.(Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 4, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exercises with his dog Howard at FOB Pasab in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

August 4, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exercises with his dog Howard at FOB Pasab in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

August 4, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bathes his dog Howard at FOB Pasab in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

August 6, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard fly in a helicopter on their way to link up with a platoon in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Monday, August 6, 2012.

August 6, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard rest while waiting for a convoy at FOB Howz-E-Madad in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Monday, August 6, 2012.

August 6, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, right, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard ride in a convoy in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Monday, August 6, 2012.

August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard search a van in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard search a van in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard accompany a foot patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard stop for a drink during a foot patrol in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

August 7, 2012.  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan -  TEDD handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard prepare for bed at COP Sangsar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Howard's kennel is next to Reimer's bed, when kennels are not available they sleep together.

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More of the TEDD dog story here: http://www.zreportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep435

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Guillermo Garcia of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, moves through a grape field during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SPC. Andrew Laughlin of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, uses a radio inside of a grape field during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SPC. Jonathan Myrick of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, uses his scope to monitor suspicious men in the distance during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Guillermo Garcia of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, scans the horizon during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - SGT. Joseph Barrow of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, uses his scope to monitor suspicious men in the distance during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A tree line is demolished during an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

August 12, 2012  - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-17 Infantry, catch a moment of rest before an operation to remove tree cover used by enemy fighters near COP Ghundy Ghar in Zharay District, Kandahar Province on Sunday, August 12, 2012. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

One of the photos in use.

Afghanistan: Part 1

A sample of my work from the past few days:

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

From The Archives: Afghanistan Sunrise

May 24, 2010 - A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watches the sun rise while on patrol near Bala Murghab, Badghis Province, Afghanistan.

Some additional work from Afghanistan

 

May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Police officer attends a meeting with village elders in the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from the 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 24, 2010 - Bala Murghab, Afghanistan – School children clap during an assembly at the boys school in Bala Murghab, Badghis Province, Afghanistan.(© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 24, 2010 - Bala Murghab, Afghanistan – Hills near Bala Murghab, Badghis Province, Afghanistan.(© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Combat at OP Barracuda

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to return fire during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, left, and Sgt. Arturo Alvarez, right, both of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to return fire at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – Sgt. Arturo Alvarez, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, returns fire during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Ssg. Deandre Strange, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, heads for cover after enemy fire was received at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – 2Lt. Paul Basaldua, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, maneuvers during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Bunnell of 3rd platoon, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a Javelin missile at a structure that armed individuals were seen entering, at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Setting Up OP Barracuda

May 25, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, unloads supplies at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in cooperation with Afghan forces established Observation Point Barracuda on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. OP Barracuda is the newest and most southern observation point supporting Forward Operating Base Todd near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province. The soldiers faced enemy fire while advancing to the new ground and were attacked again during the following days while constructing the post. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to install an American flag at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Ewing, of 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, sets up a .50-Caliber machine gun at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Arturo Alvarez of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, shaves using the mirror on the door of an MATV vehicle at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

 May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army soldiers from  3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, make use of downtime at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

 May 27, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, left, and Pfc. Branden Haworth, right both of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry sandbags while fortifying Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 27, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Jones, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rests while fortifying Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)