The final leg of a walking patrol through the bazaar. As training progressed with the local partner force, the more comfortable they became with their SF partners. This was on the tail end of the deployment for the ODA. Soon, another team from a different Group would rotate with them. Mounted patrols & missions utilizing vehicles & GMVs diminished while walking patrols increased. Approximately four members of the ODA would accompany a platoon of the local army on these day long patrols. Pictured is a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, 18B, carrying an RPG-7, borrowed from the partner unit. 18B's are experts not only with American weapon systems of all sizes, but many foreign weapons as well. Usually, each squad from the platoon had a grenadier who carried an RPG system. And there were three squads to the platoon with a command element. Hence, the four SF soldiers to advise and lead each element. #operatorgator #ussof #sof #socom #usasoc #ussf #specialforces #greenberets #weaponsergeant #18b #patrol #warfare #combat #m81woodland #rpg7 (at Bazaar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PXEQCAtdn/?igshid=phvupryme3xq
