Scouts scale Afghan mountains to disrupt insurgents

By Spc. Brian J. Smith Dutton (FORSCOM)March 19, 2013

Scouts scale Afghan mountains to disrupt insurgents
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Soldiers assigned to Blue Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), discuss possible movement routes through the mountainous terra... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Scouts scale Afghan mountains to disrupt insurgents
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " Soldiers assigned to Blue Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct movement through the mountainous terrain during a dism... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Scouts scale Afghan mountains to disrupt insurgents
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan " U.S. Army Spc. Eric Hulbig, a cavalry scout assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls over watch security during a dismou... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Scouts scale Afghan mountains to disrupt insurgents
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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Soldiers assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducted a dismounted patrol in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in order to disrupt possible insurgent activity in Musa Khel District, Afghanistan, March 6.

The dismount patrol consisted of a 12-mile movement through the mountainous terrain in order to enter a village inaccessible by road.

Forces visited the village to disrupt any potential insurgent activity occurring within the village and encourage the villagers to work with their local Afghan security forces.