PHOTOS FROM THE FRONT
Vehicle Patrol Base Badel, Afghanistan
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Command Sgt. Maj. Jimmy Carabello and Lt. Col. Mark
O'Donnell, far right, make their way to a fighting
position to check on Soldiers at Vehicle Patrol Base
Badel, Konar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2009. The
Soldiers are the senior leaders of 1st Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry
Regiment man a firing position during a firefight at
Vehicle Patrol Base Badel, Konar province, Afghanistan,
Aug. 14. The Soldiers quickly suppressed the enemy after
receiving sniper fire from a nearby ridge line. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry
Regiment rest outside of a fighting position shortly
after a firefight on Vehicle Patrol Base Badel, Konar
province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14. The remote patrol base
receives frequent attacks from insurgents. |
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Johnson, right, 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, stands in a fighting
position with his Soldiers on Vehicle Patrol Base Badel,
Konar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14. Johnson is the
platoon sergeant at the remote patrol base. |
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry
Regiment stand in formation at Forward Operating Base
Fortress, Konar province, Afghanistan, during a
promotion ceremony, Aug. 14. |
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Photos of Vehicle Patrol Base Badel, Afghanistan
