Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The US Army on hill tops.

Snipers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team provide overwatch for fellow paratroopers in a village below them May 19, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Troops serving in Afghanistan are outfitted with several long-range weapons to increase their combat effectiveness in the country’s wide-open spaces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team provides overwatch security to fellow paratroopers and Afghan National Security Forces after a firefight May 17, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The agricultural areas surrounding Combat Outpost Giro are a haven for insurgent activities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)