Gunfight and Airstrike in Korengal Valley [Image 1 of 9]

KUNAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

08.14.2009

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller 

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

U.S. Army Sgt. Graham Mullins gives an order to U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner as insurgents fire on their position, during an early morning gun battle in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Aug. 13. Mullins, a native of Columbia, Mo., and Gardner, a native of Beecher City, Ill., are infantrymen with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. International Security Assistance Forces across Afghanistan have increased operations in recent months, in order to ensure safety and security during Afghanistan's second national election, scheduled for the end of August. AFelection2009

• Date Taken: 08.14.2009
• Date Posted: 08.14.2009 20:33
• Photo ID: 194998
• VIRIN: 090814-A-1211M-001
• Resolution: 2100x1360
• Size: 582.66 KB
• Location: KUNAR PROVINCE, AF