We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 5, 2012

Thu Jul. 5, 2012 7:16 AM PDT

A US Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The vehicle he is using for cover is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. US Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO.

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