Photos : TF Blackhawk assumes mission in Paktika
By Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affaira
Aug 9, 2011 - 6:11:21 PM
Blackanthem Military News
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Allen, a Lancaster, Calif., native, conducts a dismounted patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar with his platoon's Afghan uniformed police partners, Aug. 6. Allen, a squad leader with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, part of Task Force Blackhawk based out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, is working to build strong ties with their AUP counterparts after assuming control of Paktika province, Afghanistan, earlier this month. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affairs |
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Keun Im Song, infantryman with Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, works with Afghan uniformed police members while patrolling a remote village in eastern Paktika province, Afghanistan, July 27. Combined patrols between International Security Assistance Force members and Afghan national security forces are helping to place an Afghan face on security operations throughout the country. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affairs) |
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| Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, play with children in the Sharobi District Center of eastern Paktika province during a combined patrol, July 27. When the soldiers discovered they only had one pen left to give out, they gave the boys the chance to compete in a foot race to see who would receive the prize. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affairs) |
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| With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving the 172nd Infantry Brigade requires helicopters of every shape and size to keep operations moving. U.S. Army Spc. Senquon Coley, Company B, 172nd Support Battalion, quickly loads and offloads passengers and equipment under the whirling blades, July 26. Like a busy international airport staff, the soldiers working the helicopter landing zone at Forward Operating Base Sharana, are responsible for moving not only TF Blackhawk soldiers, but also troops from all over eastern Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affairs) |
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y. native, congratulates his Afghan uniformed police partner after completing a successful foot patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar. Aug 6. Titman serves as an infantryman with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, part of Task Force Blackhawk based out of Grafenwoehr, Germany. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Crail, Task Force Blackhawk Public Affairs) |
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