KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -Staff Sgt. Ramon Juarez, squad leader (left), Sgt. 1st Class Travis Parker, platoon sergeant (middle) Pfc. Jerik Erskine, a gunner (left), all assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battal...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Craven, squad leader for 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, scans the horizon with binoculars before wea...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Travis Parker, platoon sergeant for 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, gives a safety brief to his Soldier...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-- U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Travis Parker, platoon sergeant for 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, gives a safety brief to his Soldi...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Travis Parker, platoon sergeant for 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, gives a safety brief to his Soldie...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Craven, squad leader (left), and Pfc. Jerik Erskine, a gunner, both assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort ...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Pfc. Dustin Hamilton (left), Pfc. Jerik Erskine (middle) and Pfc. Marcel Duncan (right), all assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Pfc. Dustin Hamilton, a gunner assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, fires an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun under the guida...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-- U.S. Army Pfc. Marcel Duncan, 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, fires an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun under the guidance of Sgt. 1st Class...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Spc. David Taggart and Pfc. Jerik Erskine, both assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, fire their M4 carbine rifl...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Pfc. Jerik Erskine, 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, clears his M4 carbine rifle, during weapons familiarization train...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, view their targets after firing at them during weapons familiari...

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan-- U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, 937th Route Clearance Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, fire at their targets during weapons familiarization training outside of...