Staff members of the Iron Stronghold Resiliency Center and other 3rd AAB soldiers, who are taking part in the Iron Strong Program, enjoy a good time with a little karaoke. The program is an initiative that brin More
Habib Khan, Afghan National Army medic from Kunar province, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joy Lewis, corpsman from Copperas Cove, Texas, assess the burns on Ramal Khan at Forward Operating Base Kalagush More
Sgt. Matt O’Hara, from West Liberty, West Virginia, a helicopter crewmember with C Company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, West Virginia Army National Guard, boards a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during prefligh More
Pfc. Daeil Lee, with 1st Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Richmond, Va., native, instr More
Brig. Gen. Abdal Rahma Safi, the Paktya chief of police, discusses his assessment of Paktya Province’s security during a newly established weekly security meeting held at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Jan. 23. More
Laghman Province Gov. Mohammad Iqbal Azizi addresses violence issues and his plan to stop it with villagers of Gomrai’s help, Jan. 23. The governor visited the village to conduct a shura with elders and malik.
Staff Sgt. Michael Emmons of Eureka, Calif., discusses the training plans with an Iraqi army platoon leader. Emmons is assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd AAB, 4th Infantry Division, More
Staff Sgt. Michael Emmons, of Eureka, Calif., discusses the training plans with an Iraqi army platoon leader. Emmons is assigned to Company D, 1st Bn., 68th Armor Reg., 3rd AAB, 4th Inf. Div., which has the mis More
U.S. Army Cpl. Blake Jones (left) from Eldora, Iowa, and U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Sawyer from Davenport, Iowa, both infantry team leaders with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, More
Sgt. Ali Javied, team leader with Civil Affairs Group attached to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, speaks with Musa Qal’eh District Gov. Naimatullah Sameem about building a new traffic circ More
Lance Cpl. Cody Henrichsen, a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, fills out a questionnaire that each set of brothers received prior to the shoot with CNN that came to Camp Pendle More
An Afghan National Army soldier holds up his certificate during a graduation ceremony held in Musa Qal’eh, Jan. 27. The certificates were given in recognition of completing the Advanced Training Course. The Afg More
A boy from Jaji District, Paktya Province, who fell more than 15 feet and struck his head, is stabilized with a cervical collar and kept warm with a wool blanket at the Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan C. Reeves, platoon sergeant from Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, and native of Houston, attaches an expended parachute to the rear of a four-wheeled all terrain More
The Female Engagement Team for 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment Jan. 30 at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. The team members are (front row, left to right), U.S. Army Pfc. Shannyanne Adame, More
1st Sgt. Paul Nwoga, with weapon, first sergeant of B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Philadelphia nativ More
First Sgt. Paul Nwoga, with weapon, first sergeant of Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Philadelphia nat More
First Lt. Christopher Hayes with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, adjusts a National Directorate of Security soldier’s positioning during a weapons handling class in the Afghan National Arm More
U.S. Army Spc. Nathan Jastorff of Underwood, Iowa, with the help of U.S. Army Cpl. Timothy Green of El Paso, Texas, U.S. Army Sgt. Lance Morrow of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Kraught of Des More
Afghan National Army soldiers of the 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, find anti-personnel mines retrofitted with additional homemade explosives and a pressure switch while searching a weapons cache in Sarmast Kheyl in More
U.S. Army Spc. Richard Rawson, a field artillery soldier attached to the scout/sniper platoon of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Battalion, Task Force Ironman, from Sioux Ci More
U.S. Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., (right), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, meets with soldiers with the 228th Engineer Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Nielsen, an infantry team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, front, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Neil Taylor, a joint terminal attack control More
U.S. Army Pfc. Frank Deierling, an infantry soldier from Buffalo, Iowa, with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, shows a group of children his 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" patch in the vill More
Spc. Scott Butz, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Mertztown, Pa., native, reviews show times and range assi More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Garrison, a squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, tells his story Feb. 4 about his experiences in eastern Afghan More
With the aid of a bullhorn, an Iraqi platoon leader of 2nd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division, issues firing commands to his Iraqi jinood, Arabic for soldiers, during reflexive fire training at K More
First Lt. Lowell Garthwaite, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, plays soccer with a student who will be attendin More
First Lt. Lowell Garthwaite, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division plays soccer with a student who will be attending More
U.S. Army Spc. Chandra Hundley (standing left), a combat medic from Des Moines, Iowa, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Billy Habibi (standing right), a medical operations officer from Des Moines, Iowa, both with Headquart More
Lt. Col. Michael Henderson (left), commander of 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and an Emmet, Idaho, native, promotes Sp More
An Iraqi fire team of 2nd Battalion, 21st Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division, enters and clears a room during training at Kirkush Military Training Base, Feb. 8, 2011. Jinood, Arabic for soldiers of 5th IA Divis More
Cpl. Shane Cruz, a native of Agat, Guam, adjusts the front iron sights of an M16-A2 rifle for an Afghan National Army soldier, before taking aim at a live fire range in Musa Qal'eh, Afghanistan, Feb. 9. Twenty More
Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to approximately 2,000 Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii with Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, sergeant major More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Stankiewicz, an infantryman with 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native of Kenosha, Wash., More
Master Sgt. David Rogers, with 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division-Center and a Harmony, Pa., native, introduces himself to More
Sgt. Matthew Straub (third from top), with Company B, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Sterling, Ill., native, show More
Staff Sgt. Derek Vess, left, 2nd Squad leader, 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, leads his squad from the weapon More
Iraqi citizens from the Arab Jabour area south of Baghdad, line up to meet with doctors for medical treatment and a variety of supplies during a humanitarian aid mission put together by the 17th Iraqi Army Divi More
Iraqi Army Col. Basim Ibrahim Hussien, commander, assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Mechanized Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division talks with his soldiers prior to a mortar fire demonstration by U.S. forces in Camp More
Gov. Jack Dalrymple speaks to a crowd of more than 500 friends, family and community members at the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment's Freedom Salute in Grand Forks at the Alerus Center on Su More
Lance Cpl. Damon Bennett, a native of St. Louis, climbs a hill after checking on a water canal during a patrol in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The Marines inspected a number of current construction projec More
Soldiers stationed at Forward Operating Base Prosperity, Iraq, including members of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Di More
Pvt. Carlos Torres, a mechanic with Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division–Center a San Jose, Calif., native, works on a v More
Capt. Ronald Gunst, the officer in charge of Police Advisory Team 2 for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, pays his respects to Cpl. Lucas Pyeatt, a member of 2nd Radio Battalion, wh More
Maj. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Daboon Al Maksusi (left), commander of the 1st Federal Police Division visits and Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson (right) with Company G, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise an More
Sgt. Francisco Hernandez, a fire support specialist with Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Dakota City More
Sgt. Derrick Galbraith, a fire support noncommissioned officer with 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center calls for fire durin More
Sgt. Andrew Lawton, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, hands a blanket to a local child while Spc. Jaime Bueno and Spc. Brian Spears, also members of 3rd Platoon, hold blanke More
(From left) Sgt. Aaron Cole, Sgt. 1st Class Sean Connor, and 1st Lt. Matthew Tina, members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/181 Infantry, Massachusetts Army National Guard, hold their awards of recog More
Sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, pull a simulated casualty from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a casualty evacuation, recently. The corp More
Afghan National Army soldiers from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Infantry Regiment, extract people from the home of a high-value target in Parwai, Feb. 19 during Operation Brass Monkey. The ANA teamed w More
Two U.S. Army soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, look over the home of a high-value target outside Parwai, Afghanistan, Feb. 19 during Operation Brass Monkey. T More
Soldiers with 2nd “Dagger” Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center unload wheelchairs on a recent Provincial Reconstruction Team-Baghdad mission Saturday, Feb. 19, at J More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Roberts, who deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., is working on the rotor system of an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Jalalabad Airfield, Forward Operating Base Fenty. Roberts is a crew chief with Co More
Pfc. Merlan Samuel (second from left), with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center an More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Divsion, of Task Force Duke play volleyball against a team of Afghan citizens from Sabori, Saberi More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, play an impromptu game of volleyball against a team of Afghan villagers More
Mr. Julian Brazier, a member of British Parliament and co-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Reserve Forces Group, asks 1st Lt. David Denninger, a medical officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company More
Navy Lt. Charles R. Ferguson, the chaplain for 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, speak to the non-commisioned officers of Headquarters and Service Company about warrior ethics. The progra More
FORT PICKETT, VA - Sgt. Charles R. McNeil (center), a squad leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, speaks to several squad leaders with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regimen More
Soldiers of 3rd Plt., Headquaters Company, 1/181 Infantry, stand with resident workers at the new sewage drain in progress outside a mosque in the northern end of Ud Khel, Feb. 24. Soldiers of the 1/181 patroll More
U.S. Army Capt. Jodi Marti (left), from Knoxville, Iowa, and the commander of Company E, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division More
Pfc. Nick George, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division checks communications equipment in his Stryker Armored Vehicl More
Members of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center pause for a group photo Feb. 27 prior to the Camp Taji, Iraq 5K run. ( More
An Afghan National Army soldier from the 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, based at Afghan Combat Outpost Rahman Kheyl, examines the perimeter of a home in Menjawar village, eastern Zormat district, Paktya Province where a More
Lt. Col. John Cross (left), commander of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and an Elk City, Okla., native, stands at a More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Schueller, dog handler, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, of Alden, N.Y., pets Cpl. Jazz, the platoon's bomb sniffing dog, before training began here Feb. 28. The More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven MacArthur, a squad leader for 3rd Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1/181st Infantry Regiment, describes the M9 pistol as Portuguese soldier Lt. Dias holds the weapon for the first time More
Lance Cpl. Daniel Schueller, dog handler, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, of Alden, N.Y., yells to his squad leader that Cpl. Jazz, the platoon's bomb sniffing dog, found an impr More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil L. Montgomery (right), an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of Many More
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, rehearse breaching drills during their week at MOUT Town, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., March 1. “We have to practic More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take down the final American Flag to fly over Forward Operating Base Blessing during a transfer of aut More
Mohammed Zahir, mayor of Sharana, inspects workers hired as part of a cash-for-work program to clean up the local bazaar, March 5. The program, which officially kicked off Jan. 5, uses commander’s emergency rel More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from Oelwein, Iowa, in Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Battalion, talks about one of his many projects he and his crew of Afghan local nationals have con More
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Vega, left, a forward observer from Mason City, Iowa, with the 34th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, demonstrates proper sho More
Brig. Gen. Mark Brilakis, commanding general, 3rd Marine Division, listens as Col. James Bierman, commanding officer, 3rd Marine Regiment, explains how the regiment is using its workspace during Brilakis' visit More
Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Jenkins, a hospital corpsman and leading petty officer of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Battalion Aid Station, is greeted by Brig. Gen. Mark Brilakis, commanding general More
U.S. Army Spc. David Gordy of Ottumwa, Iowa, a member of 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Lethal, helps a worker from Gardez City, Paktya province, unload More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tory R. Myers (left), an AH-64D Apache helicopter pilot serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Viper, receives the More
Helicopter rope suspension technique instructors from 1st Radio Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., maintain control of ropes used for fast roping from the ground at Camp Pendleton March 9. The More
U.S. Army Cpl. Eric Palmer, a combat medic from Fairfield, Iowa, winces in pain as U.S. Army Spc. Justin Day, a combat medic from Davenport, Iowa, pumps intravenous liquids into a cavity in his leg bone at the More
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Hrodey, center, the commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, delivers the mission brief be More
Spc. Jonathan Warner, left, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a S More
Iraqi Army Pvt. Dhiya Karim Abed-al-Hussen, a mortarman assigned to 4th Battalion, 21st Brigade, 5th IA Division, sets the sights on his 81mm mortar tube after firing a round during a Tadreeb al Shamil training More
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Hrodey, right, the commander of the Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, snaps a picture of a large More
Information gathering: Sgt. 1st Class Lenny Diaz, platoon sergeant, Company A 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, ask More
Capt. Alan R. McClelland, a San Diego native, now the chaplain for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team teaches 1st Lt. Emma A. More
Representatives of the coalition partners who worked with the Ohio-based 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment over the past seven months stand next to their nations’ flags during a transfer of authority ceremony More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose Cruz, a Bonce, Puerto Rico native, now the armament technician for 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team with B Company, 24th Brigade Support Battalion, 170th IBCT replaces the compens More
Zeroing procedures: An infantryman and instructor of the M-16 rifle training course, Sgt. Bernardo Medina, an Ocala, Fla., native, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1 More
Capt. James D. Thornton, an East Bernard, Texas native, now the battery commander for A Battery, 1-84 Field Artillery, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, talks to local people during a foot patrol in Qeysar, A More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team take a lunch break with Afghan Uniformed Policemen during a joint patrol in the borderlands of Qeysar an More
Sgt. Jacob Kunst, on the job trainee, (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Kurtis Hunt, explosive ordnance disposal tech, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, helps Natalie Stegall, 7, into a protective suit March 25. Hunt and othe More
Lance Cpl. Raymond Appodaca, a 21-year-old infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, and wife Michelle, 20, gives their dalmatian Johnny a treat during the battalion's western themed family day, M More
Marines of the 1st Marine Division Band stand at ease before marching at San Juan Capistrano's 53rd annual Swallow's Day Parade at San Juan Capistrano, March 26. Company C, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment a More
Staff Sgt. Erik Ryan grabs a box of school supplies while Pfc. David Alves passes the boxes down to fellow soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1/181 Infantry Regiment, from the bed o More
An Afghan National Army soldier, from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 201st ANA Infantry Corps, looks at a belt of ammunition from a cache located in a locked building outside the town of Hind Dor, March 26, during More
Lance Cpl. Ramiro Alamanza, 22-year-old cannoneer with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment attached to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fires a round from the M327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Suppor More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Taylor Gingrich, the 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, pl More