US Army Soldiers At FOB Mizan In Zabul Province Afghanistan

ZABUL AFGHANISTAN: SEPTEMBER 15 . Setting off on a local battle damage assessment, a US Army soldier, not shown, refers to his position on a topographic map from a Blue Force Tracker outside the nearby Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mizan in Zabul Province, Afghanistan September 15, 2006. The black area follows the Arghandab River valley. The Northrop Grumman instrument uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) and enables other bases to follow a vehicle's or convoy's location. The soldiers are from C Company, 1-4 Infantry Regiment based in Germany. FOB Mizan has registered the highest number of Taliban attacks of three US Army FOBS in Zabul Province. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)