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.

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.