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    A heavily equipped soldier in camouflage uniform and full combat gear is ascending a rocky hillside trail in a mountainous, arid terrain. The landscape features sparse coniferous trees, dry scrubland, and dramatic rocky mountains in the background. The setting is consistent with high-altitude combat or patrol operations in a mountainous region.

    COMBAT OUTPOST HERRERA, AFGHANISTAN

    10.11.2009

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith 

    Combat Camera Afghanistan

    U.S. Army Soldiers navigate the mountainous terrain while on a dismounted patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.

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    Date Taken: 10.11.2009
    Date Posted: 10.14.2009 11:53
    Photo ID: 212651
    VIRIN: 091011-A-3355S-007
    Resolution: 2143x3000
    Size: 1.97 MB
    Location: COMBAT OUTPOST HERRERA, AF
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    Downloads: 24

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