NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. William B. Johnson of Bristol, Tenn., commander of 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne D...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents a Combat Infantryman's Badge to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott H. Swanson, an infantry squad leader from Friendswood, Texas, assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, ...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Behind Task Force Panther flags, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates pins a Combat Infantryman's Badge to a Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Combat Action Badge to U.S. Army Spc. Christian J. Roming, a cavalry scout from Kenner, La., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th ...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the, presents the Combat Medic's Badge to U.S. Army Steven M. Stone, a combat medic from Gainesville, Fla., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As the sun sets, Task Force Panther Soldiers crowd in close to listen to remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Forward Operating Base Connolly in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 7. Gates visited soldiers assign...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, poses for a picture with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Kevin E. Sprinkles from Mount Juliet, Tenn., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat T...

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As the sun heads toward the horizon, two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook prepare to land at Forward Operating Base Connolly to pick up Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates after he visited troops at Forward Ope...