Combat Camera Weekly AFGHANISTAN EDITION: November 14, 2010

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1 Combat Camera Weekly AFGHANISTAN EDITION: November 14, 2010 We have A Rendezvous With Destiny! FOR PUBLIC RELEASE For media queries contact RC-E Public Affairs at cjtf101jocpao@afghan.swa.army.mil Visit us at for more information and images on our mission in Afghanistan

2 U.S. Army Spc. Benjamin Emmons, Lyndonville, Vt., Company D, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, dismantles an old Russian tank using a cutting torch in Durani village, Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Nov. 1, Villagers will sell the scrap metal to buy food for the winter. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Gupton/Released)

3 U.S. Army Sgt. Stephanie Tremmel, El Paso, Tx., Company A, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, plays patty cake with a young Afghan girl while visiting the Durani village, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Gupton/Released)

4 Afghan National Army soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak (Battalion) rehearse for their upcoming field training exercise at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2010.(US Army photo by Maj. Paul Oliver/Released)

5 An Afghan National Army soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak (Battalion) fires his M203 grenade launcher during a heavy weapons training field exercise in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, (US Army photo by Maj. Paul Oliver/Released)

6 An Afghan National Army soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak (Battalion), fires his M4 rifle during the early morning hours in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, (US Army photo by Maj. Paul Oliver/Released)

7 Afghan National Army soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak (Battalion) practice hasty medical evacuation procedures after assaulting an objective during a field training exercise in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, (US Army photo by Maj. Paul Oliver/Released)

8 An Afghan National Army soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak (Battalion) quickly moves out of a fighting position on a training objective during exercises in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, (US Army photo by Maj. Paul Oliver/Released)

9 An Afghan National Army soldier patrols along a mountainside in northern Kunar Province during Operation Bastogne Overwatch, Nov. 6, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)

10 An Afghan National Army soldier patrols along a mountainside in northern Kunar Province during Operation Bastogne Overwatch, Nov. 6, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)

11 A U.S. Army Medical Black Hawk takes off after picking up a wounded Soldier during Operation Bastogne Overwatch in northern Kunar Province, Nov. 7, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)

12 U.S. Army Soldiers, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, hand out candy to local children during Operation Bastogne Overwatch, northern Kunar Province, Nov. 7, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd/Released)

13 The Afghanistan National Army's 9th Commando Kandak (Battalion) fire their M4 carbine assault rifles at targets during a tactical maneuver training session outside their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas/Released)

14 A group of Afghan men face west toward Mecca and pray in Arghistan District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The prayers, called the Salah, are one of the Five Pillars of Islam and must be performed five times daily, Nov. 7, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. Shook/Released)

15 Afghan National Army medics, 3rd Commando Kandak (Battalion), perform first aid on an injured foot of an Afghan man in Arghistan District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, (U.S. Army photo by Daniel P. Shook/Released)

16 U.S. Army Maj. Bobbie Mayes, Lawrenceberg, Ky., Women's Empowerment Coordinator with the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team, greets the Parwan Director of Women's Affairs (DOWA) during a visit to the office in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Gupton/Released)

17 U.S. Army Maj. Bobbie Mayes, Lawrenceberg, Ky., Women's Empowerment Coordinator with the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team, admires a greenhouse full of cucumbers at the Director of Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) during a visit, Parwan Province, Nov. 10, (U.S. Army photo by Spc Kristina Gupton/Released)

18 Najeeba Rahmany, a teacher with the Agency for Building a New Afghanistan (ABNA), asks a woman to identify birds during a class at the Director of Women's Affairs office (DOWA), Parwan Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, (U.S. Army photo by Spc Kristina Gupton/Released)

19 Two Afghan children pose for the camera outside Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins/Released)

20 U.S. Army Soldiers, with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, play football at Combat Outpost Jaghato, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins/Released)

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