The Raptor
February 8, 2010 10:47 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
US Air Force Major David Skalicky flies an F-22 Raptor with the Raptor Demonstration Team over Langley Air Force Base, Va. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wolf. 
Logar patrol
February 5, 2010 1:12 AM ET
By Bill Roggio
US soldiers from the 118th Military Police Company and Afghan National Police officers patrol up the side of a hill on their way to speak with Afghan village elders in the village of Mongow Khel in Logar province, Afghanistan. US Army photo by Sergeant. Russell Gilchrest.
Kandahar overwatch
February 2, 2010 10:25 AM ET
By Bill Roggio
At sunset a convoy of Canadian Light Armored Vehicles provide overwatch near Khadan Village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during Operation Tazi. Photo by Staff Sergeant Christine Jones, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Mountainside landing in Zabul
January 30, 2010 1:09 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
US Special Forces dismount from a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while executing a pinnacle landing on a mountain peak to disrupt insurgent communications in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The Black Hawk crew is assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. US Army photo by Staff Sergeant Aubree Clute.
Night patrol in Kunar
January 27, 2010 1:11 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
As seen through a night-vision device, US Army Staff Sergeant Chad Melanson performs a night patrol of the perimeter of Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan. Melanson is a Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and security forces member assigned to the Nevada National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 221st Calvary Regiment. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Brian Boisvert.
Police checkpoint in Helmand
January 23, 2010 11:29 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
US Army soldiers arrive at an Afghan police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Efren Lopez.
Night ops in Khost
January 21, 2010 11:37 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
Members of the Afghan-international security force prepare to exfil after searching a targeted compound and detaining an IED facilitator in Khost province, Afghanistan, in December 2009. Photo by US Army Sergeant Jeffery Sandstrum.
Siraj Haqqani
January 19, 2010 3:26 PM ET
By Bill Roggio 
Siraj Haqqani, the son of famed mujahideen leader Jalaluddin, the military commander of the Haqqani Network, and and a member of al Qaeda's military shura, appeared in an interview with Al Jazeera. Siraj has been resistant to being photographed; in the interview he attempted to shield his face; he would not allow a full view of his face to be seen on camera. You can see the video here.
Commandos in Kabul
January 18, 2010 11:28 PM ET
By Bill Roggio 
Afghan National Army commandos stand guard outside a building after the Taliban struck in the heart of Kabul. AFP photo.
Hercules in Afghanistan
January 17, 2010 6:41 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
The HC-130P/N, an extended-range version of the C-130 Hercules transport, flies over Afghanistan. Its mission is to extend the range of combat search and rescue helicopters by providing air refueling in hostile or contested airspace if required. US Air Force photo.
Border guards
January 14, 2010 2:31 AM ET
By Bill Roggio
US Soldiers meet with Afghan border police at Checkpoint 4 in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. The mission of the border police is to secure the borders of Afghanistan and prevent the illegal entry of people and contraband. The US soldiers are assigned to the 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Francisco V. Govea II.
Narcotics hunt
January 12, 2010 7:43 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
US Air Force Staff Sergeant James Rybacki and his military working dog Torca, both from the 78th Security Forces Squadron, search for narcotics near Dabaray, Afghanistan. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Francisco V. Govea II.
Balawi and Hakeemullah
January 9, 2010 1:48 PM ET
By Bill Roggio 
Hakeemullah Mehsud (left), the Leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, and Humam Khalil Muhammed Abu Mulal al Balawi (right), the suicide bomber who carried out the attack at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan, that killed seven CIA operatives and a Jordanian intelligence official.
Jingle trucks
January 7, 2010 11:02 PM ET
By Bill Roggio
A British soldier stands in front of a jingle truck as he provides security outside Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The soldier is assigned to B Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, which is serving with NATO and US forces in Afghanistan. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Efren Lopez.
Night flight of the Reaper
January 6, 2010 12:33 AM ET
By Bill Roggio
An MQ-9 Reaper departs on a night mission from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Efren Lopez.
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