Operation Rock Avalanche, a recent multi-company mission, flushed out Taliban insurgents from Afghanistan's Chapa Dara, Korengal, Shuryak and Pech river valleys.
Progress in eastern Afghanistan continues as more Afghan security forces take the lead in security operations, more reconstruction and development projects provide sorely needed quality-of-life improvements, and the national government extends its reach.
Under a sky still smoky from active wildfires, National Guard citizen-soldiers prepared for the flash floods and mudslides that will come long after the flames are extinguished.
