Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

January 18, 2013

By Spc. Brian J. Smith Dutton (FORSCOM)

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rudy Alvarado, the senior noncommissioned officer of 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), partnered with soldiers of the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, controls a crowd of villagers in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The operation was conducted in an attempt to find anyone with possible ties to insurgents and to deny possible insurgent activity within the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rudy Alvarado, the senior noncommissioned officer of 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), partnered with...

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Pfc. Jared Bishop, a cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses a secure electronic enrollment kit to record a villager's biometric data in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The SEEK's were used to record the data of the local population in order to see if they have any possible ties to insurgents or insurgent activity. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Pfc. Jared Bishop, a cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses a secure electronic enrollment kit...

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " An Afghan soldier assigned to the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, helps guard an interpreter while he gathers information necessary before data collection using the secure electronic enrollment kit in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The SEEK's were used to record the data of the local population in order to see if they have possible ties to insurgents or insurgent activity. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " An Afghan soldier assigned to the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, helps guard an interpreter while he gathers information necessary before data collection using the secure electronic...

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Pfc. Tullio Perez (near), Pfc. Ryan Lethem (middle), Pfc. Jared Bishop (far), all assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), use secure electronic enrollment kits to record data of the local population in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The mission was conducted alongside soldiers with the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, in attempt to find anyone possibly working with insurgents within the district. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Pfc. Tullio Perez (near), Pfc. Ryan Lethem (middle), Pfc. Jared Bishop (far), all assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air...

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Pfc. Jared Bishop, a cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses a secure electronic enrollment kit to record a villager's biometric data in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The SEEK's were used to record the data of the local population in order to see if they have any possible ties to insurgents or insurgent activity. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Pfc. Jared Bishop, a cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses a secure electronic enrollment kit...

  • KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " An Afghan soldier assigned to the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, explains to local Afghans why a secure electronic enrollment kit mission is being conducted in Shamal District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. The ANA partnered with Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in an attempt to indentify anyone tied to insurgents and to deny possible insurgent activity within the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)

    Afghan army, U.S. scouts aim to disrupt insurgent activity

    KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " An Afghan soldier assigned to the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps, 1st Brigade, 6th Kandak, 2nd Koy, explains to local Afghans why a secure electronic enrollment kit mission is being conducted in Shamal District...

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