In Pictures: Patrolling the Pakistani border

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE TILLMAN, AFGHANISTAN: On March 8, Task Force Phoenix Embedded Tactical Trainer Captain Navarro and his Afghan National Army squad patrolled the area around Forward Operating Base Tillman for known terrorist who had been operating in the area. While on patrol the area, the squad found evidence of recent Taliban presence. Their contact with the locals who live close to the Pakistan border highlights the complexities of counterinsurgency in eastern Afghanistan.

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  • YOURMOMMA says:

    Your photos are terrific! But the one that grabs this photographer’s eyes is #9, the reflection in the glasses. Thanks so much for sharing this little slice of our soldiers’ days and lives. Take care and send out more, more, more. And tell those soldiers, “Thank you so much for all you’re doing,” from me.

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