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U.S. soldier of the 101st Airborne operating an M249 machine gun on an arid Afghan hillside with goats behind

101st Airborne Soldier, Afghanistan 2010

A paratrooper of the 101st Airborne Division (Task Force Currahee, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry) provides security with an M249 squad automatic weapon during a large air-assault mission in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, November 2010. The photograph is a US Army / DVIDS release in the public domain; the soldier is identified as Pfc. Randall Kinnaman.

101st Airborne Soldier, Afghanistan 2010