U.S. Special Forces soldiers, assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to patrol with Afghan National Army special forces, 6th Special Operations Kandak, during an operation in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2014.
A U.S. Special Forces soldier attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, looks over the valley as a patrol of commandos return from clearing further compounds during an operation in the Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2014. Afghan and U.S. forces conducted the operation with the goal of capturing several high value targets known for Taliban activity. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)
An Afghan National Army commando, 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak and a supporting U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha soldier walk together as they conduct clearance of Dewai Kalay village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2014. The SFODA assisted the 3rd SOK in conducting a clearance to disrupt insurgents’ use of Dewai Kalay village and surrounding areas as a safe haven. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/Released)
U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practice close-quarters battle drills, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces.
Two U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, set an explosive charge on a door to simulate a breach, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces.
U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to enter and clear a room while conducting close-quarter battle drills at a shoot house in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF practice drills to keep their battle drill skills sharp while conducting joint operations with Afghan forces.
U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to enter and clear a room while conducting a close-quarter battle drill at a shoot house, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces.
U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, maneuver through a four-way intersecting hallway at a shoot house while conducting close-quarter battle drills in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces.
