121025-F-RH756-175

by SSgt Jonathan Snyder

121025-F-RH756-175

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Flavio Martinez, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Reaper Team, provides security during a village visit Oct. 25, 2012, outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Reaper teams regularly perform counter-insurgency missions, visiting numerous villages within the Bagram district where they meet local elders and children. These visits help build a good working relationship with the local villagers, along with providing additional safety and security to the area. Martinez’s hometown is New York, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)(Released)

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This photo was taken during a village patrol with the security forces reaper team. Their mission involved traveling to more remote village outside the base perimeter and conduct counter insurgency operations. I wanted to show that there was a security and stability presence in the local village.