PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse D. Smith, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, looks out over a ravine in a Koh-e Safi District village here Sept. 8. Smith, an Essex Junction, Vt., native, assisted and advised  Afghan National Army Soldiers during a Joint Air Assault to disrupt insurgent activities. The ANA, which led the search operation in the village, is increasing their security presence throughout Parwan Province as the Sept. 18 elections approach. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Espie, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86 Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, climb over a mud wall while a marksman team provides over watch in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in a Koh-e Safi District village here Sept. 8. Supported by Afghan National Army Soldiers, Troop C conducted a Joint Air Assault to disrupt insurgent activities. The ANA, which led the search operation in the village, is increasing their security presence throughout Parwan Province as the Sept. 18 elections approach. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Espie, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86 Infantry Brigade Combat Team)PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, walk down into a ravine in a Koh-e Safi district village here Sept. 8. Supported by Afghan National Army Soldiers, Troop C conducted a Joint Air Assault to disrupt insurgent activities. The ANA, which led the search operation in the village, is increasing their security presence throughout Parwan Province as the Sept. 18 elections approach. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Espie, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86 Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

 PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army Soldier looks into a room during a Joint Air Assault to disrupt insurgent activities in a Koh-e Safi District village here Sept. 8. The ANA, which led the search operation in the village, is increasing their security presence throughout Parwan Province as the Sept. 18 elections approach. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Espie, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs, 86 Infantry Brigade Combat Team)

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