The army in action - On Point - Brief Article - Illustration

Soldiers Magazine, Dec, 2003

Afghanistan

SPC Denton Burkes of the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, sets up a blockade with concertina wire near the village of Shuranam during a fact-gathering and weapon-search mission.

--Photo by PFC Hugo A. Baray-Vasquez

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Kosovo

SPC Ralph Morgan from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, picks up belts of 25mm shells to be fired by M-112 Bradley vehicles at Falcon Four range.

--Photo by SSG Jonathan Cole

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Iraq

Soldiers from Fort Sill's 17th Artillery Brigade and residents of Awad Al Hussein village deliver desks to the Al-Dawaya School in preparation for the school's opening.

--Photo by Master Sgt. James M. Boweman, USAF

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Iraq

PFC Leonard Wilson instructs an Iraqi Civil Defense Force trainee in the proper way to fire an AK-47 rifle. An introductory class is conducted weekly in Baghdad to train new Iraqi recruits on soldier skills and prepare them to work with coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

--Photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr., USAF

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Bosnia

SPC Jeffrey Eric Phillips from the South Carolina National Guard's 4th Bn., 118th Inf. Regt., keeps a vigilant eye on the countryside while manning a guard tower.

--Photo by CPT Bryan Tolar

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