KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " 1st Lt. Trenton Wiggins, a platoon Leader for 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), discusses with Afghan National Army so...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " 1st Lt. Trenton Wiggins, a platoon Leader for 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), discusses with Afghan National Army So...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Sgt. Kurtis Eisenhuth, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), patrols a main road while Afghan ...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police, lead Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Ass...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police, lead Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Ass...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police, lead Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Ass...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Soldiers assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull over-watch security from a high position in Nadir Shah Kot...


KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter assigned to Task Force No Mercy assists with operations by providing air coverage to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division...

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (January 12, 2013) -- Members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Uniformed Police partnered with Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), while conducting a foot patrol in mountains of Nadir Shah Kot District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2013.

While on patrol, the Afghan National Security Forces, or ANSF, successfully indentified and neutralized an improvised explosive device buried alongside a nearby road.

The ANSF led the counter-insurgency mission as they questioned village elders, searched homes and gathered information to help indentify suspected insurgents and their strongholds. During the mission, Soldiers of 1-33 CAV, provided over-watch security for their Afghan counter-parts while assisting and advising only when needed.

This mission is a full demonstration of the growing capabilities of the ANSF as they progress towards fully-independent operations.