Photos US Forces In Afghanistan

2005, Jeffrey Wilson has at one time worked as an actor, a firefighter, a paramedic, a jet pilot, a diving instructor, a Naval Officer, and a Vascular and Trauma Surgeon. He also served numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat surgeon with both the Marines and with a Joint Special Operations Task Force.
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Members of coalition Special Operations Forces speak with a village elder while on a foot patrol in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan
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Three wounded US Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division are moved for evacuation to a helicopter in Kamdesh, Nuristan August 27, 2006, eastern Afghanistan. A short fire fight occurred with Islamic militants who fired RPG's resulting with three soldiers wounded. The soldiers suffered shrapnel wounds to eyes and forheads. They were later medevac out by helicopter. The soldiers have been constructing a Forward Operating Base (FOB) which will soon be turned into a Provincial Reconstruction Team base. The 10th Mtn Division has been in Kamdesh since July 2006. The FOB has encountered frequent rifle and rocket fire from the surrounding high ridges launched by Taliban and forces aligned with Gulbaddin Hekmatyar, a former mujihideen commander. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
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A Marine with a Marine Special Operations Company patrols a village looking for Taliban fighters who attacked the MSOC unit and Afghan National Army soldiers in the Helmand Province village. ANA soldiers and MSOC Marines were visiting the southern Afghanistan village when they were attacked by Taliban fighters in late February. Photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr. 26 February 2008
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US Air Force E-11A BACN jet crashed in Afghanistan today.

Pro-Taliban sources say plane was shot down and 2 pilots and other 5 crew members were killed.

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New Iranian ''358'' Missile

On November 2019, the US navy seized a shipment of Iranian weapons destined for the Houthi forces in Yemen. One of the weapons in this shipment was never seen before, nor was its existence ever acknowledged by Iran. The design is uniquely Iranian according to the Pentagon, and functions mainly as a loitering surface-to-air missile. According to the Heritage:




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this twitter claim Irans "358 SAM" shot down e-11 after Gen. Soleymanis killing!
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''At a gathering in the Hague, the chief of Afghan Intel sitting to my right on the speakers' podium pleaded for more money and fraternal solidarity in the struggle against fanaticism. Fraternally, I grasped his left wrist offering to exchange my $20 Timex for his gold Rolex. ''

Edward Luttwak (the famous US analyst and author) via twitter.
 
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, provide security during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or allied, air, land, or sea asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to go out on a mission Nov. 6, 2012, at Bagram Airfield,
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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans for ground threats during a mission Nov. 7, 2012,
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012
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US Air Force CCT's, Panjwayi, Khandahar Province, Afghanistan.
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U.S. Army Ranger in southeast Afghanistan. 2019
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The other angle
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Green Beret Richard "Dickie" Smoot shares candy with a militia fighter in Northern Afghanistan (August, 2002)
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U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, manoeuvre though a village to gain fire superiority during an operation in the Achin district, Nangahar providence, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2016. The operation was conducted to deny Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khurasan fighters safe haven in the area.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Stevenson.
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101st Airborne Division in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, in 2013.
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PV2 John MacIntosh takes cover in farm field and scans the ridge line as Taliban fighters ambush U.S soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Last week, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said at a press briefing that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved some additional measures to strengthen the protection of US troops in Afghanistan against the background of their withdrawal from this country. In particular, we are talking about the fact that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the US Navy Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in the area of operational responsibility of the Central Command, which primarily includes the Middle East, Central Asia, and some regions of South Asia. In addition, Austin also approved the deployment of “a certain number of long-range bombers” in the region.
 
The US military camp known as Camp Antonik was handed over to the Afghan Special Forces Corps on this Sunday morning.

The handover ceremony was held at the 205th Maiwand Corps headquarters with the participation of ANDSF and US forces.

The leadership of the 205th Maiwand Corps appreciated the assistance and support of these Coalition forces and said goodbye to them.

Camp Antonik will continue to be the headquarters of the Afghan Special Forces. Godspeed Gentlemen.
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