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Afghanistan 2012: The 3-2 Stryker Brigade by Peter Haley

Published: Dec. 28, 2012 at 11:02 a.m. PST
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  • A boy blows a bubble with gum given by a patrol from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, joined by units from the Afghan National Army, during a visit to Gerabanda. a village in the foothills, several miles from FOB Wolverine in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    A boy blows a bubble with gum given by a patrol from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, joined by units from the Afghan National Army, during a visit to Gerabanda. a village in the foothills, several miles from FOB Wolverine in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Capt. Greg Benjamin of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment splints up his gift of a rare out-of-season pomegranate in order to share it during a shura with Mohammed Zarif, the District Governor of Mizan District and officers of the 1-24 and 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment in the town of Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Capt. Greg Benjamin of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment splints up his gift of a rare out-of-season pomegranate in order to share it during a shura with Mohammed Zarif, the District Governor of Mizan District and officers of the 1-24 and 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment in the town of Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Soldiers from the 114th Cavalry of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis McChord walk back to their rifles after inspecting targets on the rifle range of Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Soldiers from the 114th Cavalry of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis McChord walk back to their rifles after inspecting targets on the rifle range of Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • A girl retreats to her front door as soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and Afghan National Army from Forward Operating Base Sweeney walk by in the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    A girl retreats to her front door as soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and Afghan National Army from Forward Operating Base Sweeney walk by in the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Spc. Jeffrey Hibson and other from 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis McChord walk on a foot patrol with Afghan forces to the village of Mohammed Anwar Kalay in Mizan District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Spc. Jeffrey Hibson and other from 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment based in Joint Base Lewis McChord walk on a foot patrol with Afghan forces to the village of Mohammed Anwar Kalay in Mizan District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • A plastic water bottle, cardboard, and string make a booby trap at the front door of the 787th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company on Forward Operating Base Lagman in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The prank is a bit of mischief that helps pass the time since the EOD crew has so few bomb calls. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    A plastic water bottle, cardboard, and string make a booby trap at the front door of the 787th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company on Forward Operating Base Lagman in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The prank is a bit of mischief that helps pass the time since the EOD crew has so few bomb calls. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • American and Afghan soldiers load and line up their vehicles at dawn for a resupply convoy from Forward Operating Base Sweeney, April 7, 2012. During a two-day convoy, Afghan and U.S. forces supplied a remote base in Zabul Province. They cleared a dirt road of bombs and brought supplies over land to the Afghan army's Forward Operating Base Nawbahar for the first time in six months. Soldiers from JBLM's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment and the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment were involved. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    American and Afghan soldiers load and line up their vehicles at dawn for a resupply convoy from Forward Operating Base Sweeney, April 7, 2012. During a two-day convoy, Afghan and U.S. forces supplied a remote base in Zabul Province. They cleared a dirt road of bombs and brought supplies over land to the Afghan army's Forward Operating Base Nawbahar for the first time in six months. Soldiers from JBLM's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment and the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment were involved. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • An Afghan soldier in training joins the hook-up team from the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Regiment out of Ft. Wainright, Alaska, in attaching a sling load to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    An Afghan soldier in training joins the hook-up team from the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Regiment out of Ft. Wainright, Alaska, in attaching a sling load to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • A mad scramble ensues after Pfc. Yannick Kamdem of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment drops a load of packs of Skittles during a foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers from Forward Operating Base Sweeney to the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    A mad scramble ensues after Pfc. Yannick Kamdem of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment drops a load of packs of Skittles during a foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers from Forward Operating Base Sweeney to the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a guard tower of Combat Outpost Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, as American helicopters fly away. March 27, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a guard tower of Combat Outpost Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, as American helicopters fly away. March 27, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • An American soldier gains a new friend outside an Afghan National Army checkpoint on the Qalat - Mizan Road during a convoy to COP Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    An American soldier gains a new friend outside an Afghan National Army checkpoint on the Qalat - Mizan Road during a convoy to COP Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Members of the 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment based at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Spc. Shane Sanders gazes and Staff Sgt. Kevin Perkins looks through a scope at the Mizan Valley on their first visit to Observation Post Two on a hill overlooking COP Mizan (not visible) in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Members of the 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment based at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Spc. Shane Sanders gazes and Staff Sgt. Kevin Perkins looks through a scope at the Mizan Valley on their first visit to Observation Post Two on a hill overlooking COP Mizan (not visible) in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Lt. Matthew Domenech of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment talks with village elders during a foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers from Forward Operating Base Sweeney to the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Lt. Matthew Domenech of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment talks with village elders during a foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers from Forward Operating Base Sweeney to the nearby town of Shamkheyl in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Capt. Joe Mickley of the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment stands back (rear center) as Afghan National Army Col. Gadan Mohammed Dost (left foreground), ANA Capt. Janbaz-Hambar, district governor Noor Mohammed, and local police commander Maj. Mohammed Zahir argue and reconcile over the location of a future checkpoint in the Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Capt. Joe Mickley of the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment stands back (rear center) as Afghan National Army Col. Gadan Mohammed Dost (left foreground), ANA Capt. Janbaz-Hambar, district governor Noor Mohammed, and local police commander Maj. Mohammed Zahir argue and reconcile over the location of a future checkpoint in the Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • the 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment the Shinkai District bazaar near FOB Sweeney in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, April 6, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    the 1st Squardron, 14th Cavalry Regiment the Shinkai District bazaar near FOB Sweeney in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, April 6, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Said Mohammed salutes his troops at an ANA checkpoint on the Qalat - Mizan Road in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Said Mohammed salutes his troops at an ANA checkpoint on the Qalat - Mizan Road in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • The second IED makes a large plume. Mine spotters with the Afghan National Army discovered two IEDs (improvised explosive devices) by a road near Forward Operating Base Sweeney in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The 787th Explosive Ordinance Company (EOD) was summoned and used a robot to deliver small bombs to detonate the large ones found by the road. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The second IED makes a large plume. Mine spotters with the Afghan National Army discovered two IEDs (improvised explosive devices) by a road near Forward Operating Base Sweeney in Shinkai District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The 787th Explosive Ordinance Company (EOD) was summoned and used a robot to deliver small bombs to detonate the large ones found by the road. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Staff Sgt. Chris Miller talks with his wife Sarah and son William in Tumwater, cell phone to cell phone, from his hootch on Forward Operating Base Lagman in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. He usually talks to her twice per day. This is his third deployment. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Staff Sgt. Chris Miller talks with his wife Sarah and son William in Tumwater, cell phone to cell phone, from his hootch on Forward Operating Base Lagman in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. He usually talks to her twice per day. This is his third deployment. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Boys flood out of the school in the Shinkai District Bazaar in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Boys flood out of the school in the Shinkai District Bazaar in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image

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