Coalition Troops Patrol Pur Chaman District in Afghanistan

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Lt. Jerry Mojzis, right, and Lt. David Berlin go over design plans with a local doctor before a mission to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. The mission marks the first time coalition forces have been to the Pur Chaman district in more than a year. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Langton, right, and Spc. Lucas Wendeborn attempt to find comfortable sitting positions during a long ride in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a mission from Forward Operating Base Farah to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • U.S. Navy Lt. David Berlin points out terrain features to his interpreter during a mission to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, load medical supplies into the cargo area of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a mission from Forward Operating Base Farah to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jonathan Lovelady
  • U.S. Navy Lt. Jerry Mojzis, center, and Cmdr. Thomas A. Sheppard pull security during a mission to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • A local Afghan boy looks on as U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth Jones pulls security during a mission to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • U.S. troops pull security as their teammates approach the landing zone during a mission to Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. The mission marks the first time coalition forces have been to the Pur Chaman district in more than a year. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Bates pulls security and attempts to avoid flying debris kicked up by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the landing zone at the end of the missing in Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2012. T U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady