Winter in Afghanistan

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A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Calvary division, takes flight, stirring up the snow as it passes over another UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The helicopters went out on mission the morning after an overnight snowstorm.

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Wolf cleans snow off of an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

177th Fighter Wing, N.J. Air National Guard

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Sgt. Shaheem Daily, a platoon sergeant in Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, guides a vehicle to back up onto snow chains. The day after receiving six inches of snow, the HHB traveled north to pick up supplies.

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Calvary division rests on the flight line early in the morning after a snowstorm.

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

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U.S. Air Force airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove snow from an F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

177th Fighter Wing‚ N.J. Air National Guard

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A AH-64 Apache helicopter of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Calvary Division, rests on the flight line early in the morning after a snowstorm.

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

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The Zabul Agribusiness Development Team's John Deere Gators are blanketed in snow as heavy snow continues fall on Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanistan.

Zabul Agribusiness Development Team

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Sgt. Tommy Blalock, a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, and 1st Lt. Jennifer Carlson, a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard, carry a refrigerator as the snow begins to fall on Forward Operating Base Apache.

Zabul Agribusiness Development Team

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Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Bronk, a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard, serving with the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team, makes a snowball during a heavy snowstorm on Forward Operating Base Apache.

Zabul Agribusiness Development Team

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U.S. Army Sgt. Blake Gordon, of Cowden, Ill., and Spc. Jeffrey Bates, of Bathe, N.Y., fight to keep aircraft free of snow during a snow storm at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. This is the second major snowstorm to hit Bagram this year.

Combined Joint Task Force 1

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NATO forces gather at headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, braving the snow for the weekly memorial service held for service members.

55th Signal Company

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