Operation Mountain Viper put U.S. Army soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division in Deh Chopan, in Afghanistan's Zabul province, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. Soldiers of 1st Platoon observe the view from a CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis
U.S. Army soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division complete their objective and return to the assembly area in the vicinity of the village of Nora, Sept 3, 2003, as part of Operation Mountain Viper. The operation put the soldiers of 1st Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, in Deh Chopan in Afghanistan's Zabul province, to search for Taliban and weapon caches that could be used against U.S. and allied forces. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis