Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training

By Spc. Brian J. Smith Dutton (FORSCOM)February 1, 2013

Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Jose Corona, a fueler assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), peers into the valley be... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Jose Corona, a fueler assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), peers into the valley be... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Fairley (right), a platoon sergeant, and Sgt. Wally Halt (left), a squad leader, both assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Co... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Zachary Nattrass, a vehicle gunner assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Zachary Nattrass, a vehicle gunner assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
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Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
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Rakkasans assist Afghan army with inspections and training
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9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " A member of the Afghan National Army demonstrates the proper functions check on a M2 Bowing .50 calibre machine gun while Spc. Zachary Nattrass, a vehicle gunner assigned to Distribution Platoon, Company G, 3rd Battalio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Soldiers assigned to Company G, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), joined with the Afghan National Army's 4th Kandak, 1st Infantry Brigade, 203rd Afghan Army Corps, on a partnership support mission in Qalandar District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013.

During the mission, the Rakkasans and Afghan troops visited an ANA combat outpost in order to inspect their security and structures, check their supplies and conduct training on the Browning M2 .50 calibre machine gun, a weapon donated to the Afghan troops to help secure the compound.

Spc. Zachary Nattrass, a vehicle gunner assigned to Company G, conducted the class while Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Fairley, a platoon sergeant with the company, led a foot patrol outside the compound in order to inspect the outer walls in search of any vulnerable areas for possible insurgent infiltration.