A U.S. soldier with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts a patrol with Afghan Uniformed Police near Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan. (Joshua S. Edwards/U.S. Army)

Our staff-selected photos of the week of the Army in action.

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