Photos from the Front Lines

Weapons Search

U.S. soldiers and Afghan policemen search for weapons caches in the village of Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012.

Under Afghan Stars

U.S. Army Maj. Jason Glemser and U.S. Lt. Cols. James Salome and Daniel Mouton take a break under the stars on Joint Security Station Hasan in the Gilan district in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 11, 2012. Glemser, Salome and Mouton are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Midnight Snack

A U.S. paratrooper heats noodles over a fire on Joint Security Station Hasan in the Gilan district in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 12, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Toe Treatment

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Trevino treats the injured toe of an Afghan boy who lives near Joint Security Station Hasan in the Gilan district in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 13, 2012. Trevino, a medic, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Sandbag Strategy

U.S. paratroopers fortify a guard tower with sandbags on Joint Security Station Hasan in the Gilan district in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 13, 2012.

Unfinished Building

U.S. paratroopers talk to Afghan children while maintaining security around an unfinished building in the Terezayi district, Afghanistan, June 8, 2012.