Squad leader scouts out danger [Image 2 of 2]

COMBAT OUTPOST WILDERNESS, AFGHANISTAN

02.14.2011

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ben Navratil 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Courtney Proctor (right), a squad leader in Butcher Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of St. Joseph, Mich., inspects his soldiers to ensure they have all the necessary equipment before going out on patrol in Paktya province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. "My soldiers are like my family." Proctor said. "Unless I absolutely have to be somewhere else, I'm with them."

• Date Taken: 02.14.2011
• Date Posted: 02.19.2011 10:25
• Photo ID: 368916
• VIRIN: 110214-A-9480N-769
• Resolution: 1440x1032
• Size: 486.27 KB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST WILDERNESS, AF