PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army sniper Spc. James Wanser from Los Angeles, CA - of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 228, 172n Infantry Brigade - keeps watch in the early morning hours of Sept. 8 while his battle buddy catches a few precious minutes of sleep. Task Force 228 was on a joint mission with the Afghan National Army and the Afghan Border Patrol in the mountains near the Pakistan border. ( Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD) Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Watching over (Image 1 of 34)

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