Pictures from the Front Lines

Medical Care

U.S. Army Spc. Jason McCormick treats an injured Afghan boy while Afghan army Col. Fadle Khuda, a public affairs officer, photographs the event while on a mission to escort his battalion commander to a security meeting in the Qara Bagh district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 16, 2012. McCormick, a combat medic, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Convoy Prep

U.S. Army Spc. Alexander Istenes tightens a chain on a truck holding military equipment before the return leg of a logisitics resupply convoy on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 9, 2012. Istenes, a truck driver, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.