Afghan National Army soldiers patrol in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 23, as one of their Australian Army mentors from Combat Team C, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment looks on.
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps checks his shot group on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentors were 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 soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Division, TF Red Bulls and Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd P More
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Spadafina, an infantrymen assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Storm from Queens, N.Y., provides security during a partnered operation in Argan villag More
Lt. Col. Matthew Harsha, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander discusses operations with members of his female engagement team, Sgt. Victoria Elbert of Lawton, Okla., and Spc More
An interior view of a building in an Afghan National Army combat outpost just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. This is the first COP designed and built by the ANA with only minimal assistance More
Spc. James Covington repairs the starter on a Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2012. The bulldozer will clear the roads from FOB Sweeney to the villages of Mende More
The MWR at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, which is located a short walk from their living quarters, features 10 computers and six phones to help keep soldiers connected to their loved ones at home. It also fea More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps and U.S. Marines with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 patrol in Shorshu More
An Afghan National Civil Order Police officer, assigned to the 1st Kandak, mans a turret to provide security with a heavy machine gun on Route Montana, Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Asrar Hussain, an officer with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, stands with 1st Lt. Stephen Huff, platoon commander, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Com More
MSgt. Remi Rodriguez loads amunitions into his tactical vehicle in preparation for a movement to Combat Outpost Passerlay Feb. 8. Rodriquez and members of the 1st Brigade, 215 Corps advisor team are traveling t More
Twenty-three Afghan National Army soldiers from the 205th ANA Corps fired 60mm mortar rounds at a live fire, train the trainer exercise on April 10 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This exercise was a weapons More
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH47 Chinook during a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Ba More
A policeman with 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade, Afghan National Civil Order Police, demonstrates the proper procedure to taking a suspect to the ground and conducting a personnel search for possible weapons or explos More
Capt. Conor M. Shannon with the 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police Coalition forces-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, points out snacks he wanted to buy from the young Afghan c More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps battle sight zero M249 light machine guns at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2017. Soldiers with the unit’s Heavy Weapons Tolai execu More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest (middle), and Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps (right), aw More
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps fires his AKM assault rifle on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentor More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Jenkins of Ames, Iowa, a team leader for 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, poses next to explosive contraband found in Sarmast Kheyl, Zormat District, Jan. 3 More
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Urhammer, a machine gunner from Marshalltown, Iowa, with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Division, T More
Afghan National Army 2nd Lt. Pakita Zaher (left), commander of Headquarters Company, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd ANA corps, talks to the village elder in Argan during a partnered operation including ANA, U.S More
The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander Col. Joel Ward, conducted a battlefield circulation, Sept. 18, in Laghman province. He visited members of Task Force Ponca and the 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st More
The designated area, for an Afghan National Army combat outpost, is cleared in preparation for construction just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. This is the first COP designed and built by th More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps and U.S. Marines with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 5 take a brea More
A group of Afghan National Civil Order Police officers, assigned to the 1st Kandak, cross over a bridge to search for Taliban fighters in Mirakikhel village, Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Lance Cpl. Charles Flemister, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through Trek Nawa, an area between the Marjah and Nawa districts, Aug. 16, 2012 More
GySgt. Jeremiah Johnson monitors radio transmissions and receives updates from the mobile combat operations center about the progress of the Afghan National Army's clearing operation in Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, More
Capt. Khawani, Mortar Instructor, briefs the 23 Afghan National Army candidates from the 205th Afghan National Army Corps that validated with 60mm mortar rounds at a live fire, train the trainer exercise on Apr More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Landish and Spc. Tyrel Fisher, members of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to launch a mortar s More
Capt. Conor M. Shannon with the 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police Coalition forces-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, buys snacks and drinks from young Afghan children at a sma More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps battle sight zero M249 light machine guns at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2017. Approximately 350 soldiers with the unit are condu More
Leaders with Task Force Southwest and the Afghan National Army 215th Corps observe the Operational Readiness Cycle (ORC) opening ceremony for 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade at the Helmand Regional Military Training Ce More
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps fires a PKM machine gun on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentors we More
A vest used to carry equipment, batteries and anti-personnel mines retrofitted with additional homemade explosives and a pressure switch was found by Afghan National Army and U.S. Army soldiers in Sarmast Kheyl More
Two Afghan children watch from behind the wall of a khalat as U.S. Army soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Divis More
Pvt. Naghib Allah, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st Corps, Afghan National Army provides security during a mission held in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Naghib is member of the 1st Kandak, 1/201st Corps ANA comm More
Building and security materials are gathered for the construction of an Afghan National Army combat outpost just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. This is the first COP designed and built by th More
A Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer, operated by an Afghan resident, clears the road through the Shinkai Bazaar, Feb. 19, 2012. The bulldozer will help clear the roads from Forward Operating Base Sweeney to the villages More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Corey Harris, right, with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 5 checks the temperature of a local Afgh More
An Afghan National Civil Order Police officer, assigned to the 1st Kandak, stops for a moment while holding a Russian PK machine gun as his fellow officers move forward in Mirakikhel village, Wardak province, A More
Two Afghan children watch as a Marine convoy passes through Marjah, Sept. 2, 2012. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the More
Marines sleep under the stars at Combat Outpost Passerlay in southern Helmand Province Feb. 9. The Marines are part of the Brigade Advisor Team for 1st Brigade, 215 Corps. The Marines were mentoring the Afghan More
Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopters prepare to drop off supplies for Afghan forces outside the village of Hesarak, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 15. The AAF continues to increase their support role throu More
Two policemen with 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade, Afghan National Civil Order Police, search under a police vehicle for possible explosives during an exercise with the ANCOP Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, at More
Capt. Joseph Gill with the 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police Coalition forces-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team shakes hands with a young child while the team buys sodas and br More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps battle sight zeroes an M2 .50 caliber machine gun at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2017. The unit’s Heavy Weapons Tolai completed More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, and Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the ANA 215th Corps, greet each other before the Operational Re More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lucas Peterson, platoon leader of 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Division, TF Red Bulls, fr More
Lt. Col. Matthew Harsha, 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander takes time out to discuss missions with Maj. Hayatullah Adel, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade 201st Corps, Afghan Natio More
Afghan carpenters carry a cut piece of plywood to be used as the floor of building at an Afghan National Army combat outpost just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. This is the first COP designe More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps explains to a local Afghan man how to care for his sick boy during a clearing operation with U.S. Marines from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weap More
A group of Afghan National Civil Order Police officers, assigned to the 1st Kandak, crosses a farmers field to search for Taliban fighters in Mirakikhel village, Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Mortars platoon with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, deployed to Trek Nawa, an area between the Marjah and Nawa districts, to help train the Afghan National Army. The Mari More
Members of the 1st Brigade, 215 Corps' Explosive Ordinace Disposal Team prepare to respond to a possible improvised explosive device in Trek Nawa Feb. 9. The team's job is to clear routes so the Afghan National More
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, look out for enemy activity near the village of Hesarak in Nangarhar province, Afghani More
A policeman with 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police, begins a personnel search while his partner posts security, outside of their make-shift vehicle checkpoint at the ANCOP compound, Nad More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps prepares to fire a 60mm mortar at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2017. Soldiers with the unit’s Heavy Weapons Tolai executed sever More
Soldiers with 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Afghan National Army 215th Corps wait for the Operational Readiness Cycle (ORC) opening ceremony to begin at the Helmand Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak More
Afghan national army Soldiers of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps prepare an ammunition belt for a PKM machinegun on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Tr More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John L. Howe III, right, a military information support operations with the 1135th Tactical Military Information Support Operations Detachment, from Brooklyn, N.Y., talks to a storekeeper i More
Spc. Willard Casey, III, relays a message during a mission in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Casey is from Moore, Okla., and has served with 1st Battalion 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Okla More
An Afghan carpenter uses a battery operated hand-saw for the first time just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. He was part of a crew of local carpenters who assisted in building an Afghan Natio More
Shopkeepers from the Shinkai Bazaar do not know what to make of all the snow that was pushed aside during the snow removal there, Feb. 19, 2012. Non-commissioned officers from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps checks the temperature of a local Afghan boy during a clearing operation with U.S. Marines from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3r More
An Afghan National Civil Order Police officer, assigned to the 1st Kandak, provides security near a farmer's field with his AK-47 assault rifle in Mirakikhel village, Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Staff Sgt. David Simons, a platoon sergeant with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, exits a compound during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army. The Marines buil More
Members of the 1st Brigade, 215 Corps' Explosive Ordinace Disposal Team unload a damaged Humvee at Combat Outpost Passerlay Feb. 10. The team had been conducting a route clearing mission in Trek Nawa when they More
Twenty-three Afghan National Army soldiers from the 205th Afghan National Army Corps fired off 60mm mortar rounds at a live fire, train the trainer exercise on April 10, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 201st Corps, look out for enemy activity from a watch tower outside the village of Hesarak in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 15, 2013. More
Capt. Conor M. Shannon, the 1st Kandak, 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police Coalition forces-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team fires officer, shakes hands with a young child, thanking him fo More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fires an M2 .50 caliber machine gun at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2017. Approximately 350 soldiers with the unit are conductin More
Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the Afghan National Army 215th Corps, addresses his soldiers during Operational Readiness Cycle (ORC) opening ceremony for 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Afghan More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Division, TF Red Bulls, and Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd More
The walls of a building are assembled in an Afghan National Army combat outpost just outside of Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province. This is the first COP designed and built by the ANA with only minimal assi More
Sgt. Philip Vota and Sgt. Robert Logue, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry, shovel away snow from a shopkeeper’s entrance so he could resume his business, More
U.S. Marines with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8), Regimental Combat Team 5 and Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps conduct a d More
Afghan National Civil Order Police officers, assigned to the 1st Kandak, provide security as other officers search a field for any Taliban fighters in Mirakikhel village, Wardak province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Corporal Berk Mandalinci, left, a team leader, and Sgt. Jason Lomeli, a squad leader both with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, take a break to relax after an operation, Au More
An Afghan National Army soldier stands on the berm of Combat Outpost Passerlay looking out towards the city of Trek Nawa Feb. 10. The soldier just returned from conducting a road clearing operation through the More
Afghan village elders gather at a local police station during a key leader engagement at Hesarak in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 17, 2013. The elders discussed what results the presence of military forc More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fires a 60mm mortar at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2017. Soldiers with the unit’s Heavy Weapons Tolai fired machine guns and mo More
Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the Afghan National Army 215th Corps, addresses his soldiers during the Operational Readiness Cycle (ORC) opening ceremony for 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Af More
Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Platoon, 1st Kandak, 201st ANA Infantry Corps, arrive at the outskirts of Khanda Village, Laghman province, Afghanistan, June 18. The soldiers, along with U.S. Army soldie More
Afghan National Army soldier Muur Goab with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps speaks on a radio during a clearing operation with U.S. Marines from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Mar More
An Afghan National Civil Order Police officer, assigned to the 1st Kandak, provides security with his rocket propelled grenade launcher as other officers search for Taliban fighters in Mirakikhel village, Warda More
Petty Officer Third Class Paul Ketcher, a hospitalman with the 1st Brigade advisor team, returns from a convoy to Trek Nawa Feb 10. The advisor team's personal security detachment went to Trek Nawa to rescue a More
Capt. Joel J. Mesa, Assistant S3, SFAT team 42, combined task force 4-2, discuss the progress of the 23 Afghan National Army candidates from the 205th Afghan National Army Corps validated with 60mm mortar round More
Afghan village elders gather at the local police station during a key leader engagement at Hesarak, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 17. The elders discuss what effect the presence of military forces in Hes More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps aligns an 82mm mortar prior to a live-fire exercise at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2017. Soldiers with the unit’s Heavy Weapons More