ავღანეთი (Joint Task Force 633)

Success in the Char Chineh Valley

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Afghan National Army (ANA) and Mentoring Task Force – Four (MTF-4) continue to dominate and make progress in the Uruzgan Province with the completion of Operation Hamkari Gogai Jangee II (return of the wolf) in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. MTF-4 supported the push for ANA to independently carry out their own operations in the region.

Afghan children play amongst a field of wheat in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan.

Soldiers from Mentoring Task Force - Four watch from a distance as the Afghan National Army observe the green zone in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

A U.S. Apache assault helicopter on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Private Michael Allmark from Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

An Australian Protective Mobility Vehicle patrols with Engineers on board through the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Private Tyson Elliott from Mentoring Task Force - Four walks across an Aqueduct while on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Corporal Jason Matheson from Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Private Shane Bear from Mentoring Task Force - Four begins a patrol with soldiers from the Afghan National Army in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Soldiers from Mentoring Task Force - Four begin a dismounted patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Uruzgan Province. 

Warrant Officer Class Two Paul Teong from Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

(L-R) Captain Salim of the Afghan National Army and Major Russell Scutchings from Mentoring Task Force - Four share a joke in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

(L-R) Sapper Joseph McGee and Lance Corporal Shaun Laing from Mentoring Task Force - Four with explosive detection dog Amber on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Lance Corporal Alistair McGillicuddy from Mentoring Task Force - Four takes a break as a U.S. Apache assault helicopter lets off flares in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

(L-R) Captain Salim of the Afghan National Army talks with Major Russell Scutchings from Mentoring Task Force - Four in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Captain Joshua Mickle from Mentoring Task Force - Four takes a break with Afghan National Army soldiers as a U.S. Apache assault helicopter flys by in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Lieutenant Colonel Kahlil Fegan, Commanding Officer of Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol near the Helmand River in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Lance Corporal James Whitney of Mentoring Task Force - Four checks his navigation during a patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

A section of soldiers from Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Uruzgan Province as part of Operation Hamkari Gogai Jangee II. 

Private Tyson Elliott and soldiers from Mentoring Task Force - Four take a knee while shadowing the Afghan National Army in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

 Lance Corporal James Whitney of Mentoring Task Force - Four giving orders during a patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Uruzgan Province.

Lance Corporal Shaun Laing from Mentoring Task Force - Four with explosive detection dog Amber on patrol near the Helmand River in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

US Army 155mm M777A2 gun fire in support of ground troops in the Char Chineh Valley from Patrol Base Tinsley. 

(L-R) Warrant Officer Class One Ian D'arcy, Regimental Sergeant Major of Mentoring Task Force - Four and Lieutenant Colonel Kahlil Fegan, Commanding Officer of Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

Private Nick Spalding of Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the green zone of the Char Chineh Valley of Uruzgan Province. 

Engineer soldiers from Mentoring Task Force - Four pave a safe route during a patrol in the Char Chineh valley of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. 

Private Tyson Elliott from Mentoring Task Force - Four on patrol in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan. 

(L-R) Sappers Cahill Jacket and Tyson Pringle of Mentoring Task Force - Four lead the search in the Char Chineh Valley of Afghanistan.