Pictures from the Front Lines

Night Briefing

U.S. paratroopers gather for a mission brief before the return leg of a resupply convoy on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 9, 2012.

Night Shift

A U.S. paratrooper directs vehicles to be used for a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012.

Patrol Path

U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers walk along a path while conducting a patrol in support of Operation Gospand-Sia in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan July 11, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.