Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
U.S. Army Pfc. Cristian Franco, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Platoon “Hell Jumpers,” Able Nation, and a native of Bremerton, Wash., descends down a mountain path during a security patrol overlooking the Pesho Ghar valley and the Enzarkay Pass, March 2. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, “Hell Jumpers,” Able Nation, and Afghan Border Patrol secure a mountaintop in the Paktia province while surveying a site for an observation post near the Enzarkay Pass, March 2. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
Members of the Afghan Border Patrol and 3rd Platoon “Hell Jumpers," Able Nation, conduct security checks in the Pesho Ghar Valley near the Enzarkay Pass, March 2. The purpose is to monitor traffic from Pakistan and to disrupt any weapons or contraband brought illegally into Afghanistan. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
U.S. Army Spc. Nickolas Boyce, a paratrooper from Cincinnati assigned to 3rd Platoon, Able Nation, secures his position on a mountaintop near the Enzarkay Pass, March 2. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
U.S. Army Pfc. Cristian Franco, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Platoon “Hell Jumpers," Able Nation, and a native of Bremerton, Wash., overwatches during a security patrol overlooking the Pesho Ghar valley and the Enzarkay Pass March 2. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
Paratroopers of 3rd Platoon, “Hell Jumpers," Able Nation, descend a mountaintop in the Paktia province while surveying a site for an observation post near the Enzarkay Pass March 2. Able Nation, or A Company, is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
U.S. Sgt. 1st Class Mark Oida, a security forces adviser assigned to 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo patrols a mountain in the Paktia province while surveying a site for an observation post near the Enzarkay Pass March 2....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs | 03.02.2012
U.S. Army Pfc. Cristian Franco, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Platoon “Hell Jumpers," Able Nation, and a native of Bremerton, Wash., helps distribute incoming mail to other paratroopers stationed at Combat Outpost Dand Patan, March 2. Combat Outpost Dand Patan is home to Able Nation, or A Company, and is part of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Gold Geronimo....
