KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Soldiers, with 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to search the village of Starkats, in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Apr. 02, 2011 (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Donald ...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Radde, from LaCrosse, Wis., of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, searches a pile of brush for weapons...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Chappelle, from Virginia Beach, Va., of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, instructs Afghan National A...

U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. Brad Palmer from Billings, Missouri, with 3rd Platoon Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Knox, Ky, marks the drop zone with yellow smoke, outside of Combat Outpos...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Duke the Dog (left) pulls security alongside a soldier of Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade combat Team, Task Force Duke, in Khowst Province, Afghanistan March 11. Duke often rendezvous with ...