US, Afghan partnered force protection patrol

Photo By Maj. Jarrod Morris | LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Army soldier from 201st Corps talks with local children during a 201st Corps and Train Advise Assist Command-East partnered force protection patrol Sept. 23, 2015. Freedom’s Sentinel, the follow-on to Enduring Freedom, is the continuing U.S. effort to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces as well as conduct counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris)  

AFGHANISTAN

09.23.2015

Story by Capt. Jarrod Morris 

3rd Infantry Division

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) assigned to Train Advise Assist Command-East and Afghan National Army troops from 201st Corps conducted a partnered force protection patrol Sept. 23, 2015.

Keeping troops safe in TAAC-E is an effort that TAAC-E and Afghan security forces leaders work together on.

As one form of force protection, TAAC-E soldiers conduct partnered force protection patrols with 201st Corps troops. The partnership and trust built between TAAC-E and Afghan troops allow the forces to work together in the interest of local safety and security.

• Date Taken: 09.23.2015
• Date Posted: 12.26.2016 14:25
• Story ID: 218689
• Location: AF
• Hometown: FORT CAMPBELL, KY, US
• Hometown: FORT STEWART, GA, US