U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan National Security Force members, attending the transfer of authority ceremony, salute the national flags of Afghanistan and the United States of America during the playing of each More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, check the weapons systems on their vehicles prior a route clearance patrol More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare their equipment, vehicles and themselves, as they prepare to go on More
U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receive a briefing before heading out on a mission in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jun More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua S. Ninis, a cannon crew member with the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, observes as a soldier with the Afghan National Army More
Waiting in the hands of Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, command sergeant major of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), is the co More
Mechanics with Troop D, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to work on a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected all-terrain vehicle on Camp Clark, Afghanistan More
U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team observe as members, center, of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army prepare their 60 More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment "Red Currahee," 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participating in the Soldier, Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter and Audi More
U.S. Army Spc. Megan Dalton, radiology specialist with Company C, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team "Currahee," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), checks a computer screen at the Comb More
Afghan army Sgt. Shameem Kar Daki, a medic with the 2nd Commando Battalion, 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army (ANA), explains the anatomy of teeth to other ANA commandos during a basic dental class at Forward O More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Ramos, chaplain assistant with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives a block of instruction during an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training cours More
U.S. Army Col. Val C. Keaveny Jr., commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks to the audience during a rehearsal of concept drill at forward operating base Salerno, A More
U.S. Army Sgt. Justin A. Clymer, a combat engineer with Alpha Company , 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uses his Advanced Combat Optical gun sight to scan More
U.S. Soldiers with India Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, show tactical movements to Afghan Uniformed Policemen during a tactical training class More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric J. Blaszkowski scans the surrounding area, looking through his binoculars for potential enemy movement, during a mission in Saberi district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2013. More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua D. Flynn, right, an unmanned aerial vehicle operator, and Spc. Jefferic S. Brinkley, an unmanned aircraft system repairer, both with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade C More
An U.S. Army soldier with Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses his Mk-14 Enhanced Battle Rifle optic to scan for potential More
An U.S. Army soldier with Gunfighter Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares his .50-caliber machine gun prior to going out on a More
Soldiers with Gunfighter Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), listen to a ramp brief prior to going on a mission to pull security for More
As the sun prepares to set, a U.S. Army soldier with Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506ht Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), preps a Military vehicle at Combat Ou More
U.S. Army Spc. Adam L. Cayton, an indirect fire infantryman with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, makes adjustments to a 60 mm mortar system at Afghan Co More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danielle A. Whitaker (left), medical operations non-commissioned officer in charge for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gives a verbal presentation about Audie Murp More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danielle A. Whitaker, medical operations non-commissioned officer in charge for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, gives a verbal presentation about Audie Murphy duri More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand ready to receive awards at an awards ceremony at Forward Operating Base Sa More
U.S. Soldiers with the 149th Vertical Construction Company, Kentucky National Guard work on the foundation for a building that will be used as living quarters for Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Lightning, P More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, outgoing command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gives a speech to a gathering of his peers during a change More
U.S. Army Pfc. Aleshia K. Anderson, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Heath Kennedy forward support company adviser for the Engineer Khandak, 203rd Corp, with Security Advise and Assist Team 4, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talk More
U.S. Army Spc. Parker Cooper III, an infantryman with Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scans his surroundings, while providi More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy A. Woodard, an engineer officer with 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), rides a horse while holding the Headquarters Tr More
A soldier with the Afghan National Army moves a disabled car, to be used during a mass casualty exercise on Camp Parsa, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd A. Christopherson, public affairs noncommissioned officer in charge with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fires an M9 Beretta while at the weapons ra More
U.S. Army Pfc. Alexander J. Suggs, a cavalry scout with the Personal Security Detachment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares to fire an M203 Grenade Launcher, while being p More
U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gather in the early morning to participate in the Run for the Fallen at Forward Op More
U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand ready at the start line in eager anticipation of conducting a Run for the Fa More
A commander with the Afghan National Army, 203rd Corps, gives a speech during the opening ceremony for the Signal Olympics held Oct. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Sgt. Jus More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the Signal Khandak, 203rd Corps, attempt a radio transmission after setting up an OE-254 VHF antenna during their Signal Olympics held Oct. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating Base More
Spc. Brian D. Messersmith (right), a soldier with Able Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), received two Army Commendation Medals, one More
Staff Sgt. Kristopher J. Forchione, a cannon crew member with 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), received an Army Commendation Medal w More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), start the two-mile run, Feb. 26, 2014, as part of the Army Physical Fitness Test portion of the 4th BCT Soldier of the More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy R. Weiland, a Soldier with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), was pinned with the Currahee crest by Col. Val C More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, brigade command sergeant major, and Col. Val C. Keaveny Jr., brigade commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uncase the Currahee’s colors during More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, check the weapons systems on their vehicle prior to a route clearance patro More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pose for a photo before going on a mission in Khowst province, Afghanistan, More
U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take a knee in anticipation of heading out on a mission in Khowst province, Afghanistan More
Spc. Joshua S. Ninis, a cannon crew member with the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st with the Afghan National Army’s 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, looks t More
Pfc. Katie Dove, a medic with Company C, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), laughs with her fellow soldiers during a patch ceremony at Fo More
Mechanics with Troop D, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, position a tow-bar on a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected all-terrain vehicle to be strapped down on More
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, fire a 60 mm mortar during a live fire exercise in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, participating in the Soldier, NCO of the quarter, and Audie Murphy board, get ready for the run portion of the Army physical fitness test More
U.S. Army Spc. Kassandra Torres, a dental assistant with 3rd Special Forces Group, shows Afghan medics with the 2nd Commando Battalion, 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army, the proper way to floss during a basic More
U.S. Army Spc. Megan Dalton, radiology specialist with Company C, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team “Currahee," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), utilizes an X-ray machine while work More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Katina Harris, with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), writes out sections of the suicide intervention model during an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills T More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brittany M. Wzontek, an intelligence officer with 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks to the audience during a rehearsal of c More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle R. Petko, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uses his Advanced Combat Optical gun sight to sc More
With the assistance of an interpreter, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Kensinger, an infantryman with India Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, teach More
U.S. Army Pfc. Russell J. Robson, a medic with Easy Company, 2nd Battlion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), uses concertina wire to create a blocking poin More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua D. Flynn, an unmanned aerial vehicle operator with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division checks an AAI RQ-7 Shadow's propeller prior to More
U.S. soldiers with Gunfighter Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), listen to a brief prior to going out on a security mission for a br More
Villagers watch as U.S. Army soldiers with the 1438th Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company, from the Missouri National Guard, construct a Mabey-Johnson bridge in the village of Laka Tiza, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 20 More
U.S. Army Spc. Charles R. Reiff, an indirect fire infantryman with Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506ht Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inspects ammunition at More
A commander with the Afghan National Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, looks through the sight of a 60 mm mortar system as U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Co More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tcherry Samedy (right), a Soldier with the 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receives a U.S. Army his Forces Command Certificate of Achi More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danielle A. Whitaker, Sgt. 1st Class Spencer A. Headley and Sgt. 1st Class Tcherry Samedy, all with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, listen to the brigade command s More
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron D. Hilgendorf, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), receives a Purple Heart from the brigade commander, C More
U.S. Soldiers with the 149th Vertical Construction Company, Kentucky National Guard construct trusses for buildings that will be used as living quarters for Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Paktya More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Velez, command sergeant major of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of the brigade formation for the first time as the briga More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Heath Kennedy forward support company adviser for the Engineer Khandak, 203rd Corp, with Security Advise and Assist Team 4, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), obse More
U.S. Army Pfc. Ian T. Schoenrock, an infantryman with Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), keeps a watchful eye while providing More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy A. Woodard, an engineer officer with 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), sits atop a horse, during a spur ceremony at Ca More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas T. Sutton, commander of 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), kneels on a platform as gold spurs are put on his boots, du More
U.S. Army Capt. Micheal W. Priebe, a physicians assistant with 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), applies makeup on a soldier, simulating a woun More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd A. Christopherson, public affairs noncommissioned officer in charge with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fires an M4A1 Carbine while at the weapons More
U.S. Army Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, public affairs officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares to fire an M203 Grenade Launcher, while being photographed by Sgt. Justin More
As a means for remembrance, U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), write the names of fallen Soldiers they want to honor, More
U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), maneuver for position just after starting a Run for the Fallen, at Forward Operati More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the Signal Khandak, 203rd Corps, put together a satellite, part of a very small aperture terminal system, during the Signal Olympics held Oct. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating B More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the Signal Khandak, 203rd Corps, construct an OE-254 VHF antenna during their Signal Olympics held Oct. 27, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Sg More
Spc. Brian D. Messersmith, a soldier with Able Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), received two Army Commendation Medals, one with a More
U.S. Army Spc. Igor A. Yevsterov, a cannon crew member with Battery A, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), finishes the two-mile run pa More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy R. Weiland, a Soldier with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), was presented a certificate by Col. Val C. Keavn More
The colors of the 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, preceded by the national flags of Afghanistan and the United States of America, are marched out at the closing of the transfer of auth More
U.S. Army Pvt. Eric H. Chang, with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, puts on his equipment and checks his helmet prior to going More
U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receive a briefing before going on a mission in Khowst province, Afgha More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph L. Hull, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walks to meet up with his squad during a m More
U.S. Army Sgt. Allen L. Davids, a Indirect Fire Infantryman with 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, explains to soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 4th B More
U.S. Army Col. Val C. Keaveny Jr., commander of the 4th Brigade Combat team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), receives the 101st combat patch from Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, command More
Pfc. Seth T. Garner, a mechanics with Troop D, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, ties the excess material of a ratchet-strap that is fixed to a tow-bar on a More
Soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, prepare to fire 60 mm mortars during a live fire exercise as U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regi More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessie H. Sanchez, with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, observes a soldier doing pushups during a Army physical fitness test part of the Soldier,NCO of the Quarter More
U.S. Army Capt. Shani Thompson, a brigade dentist with the 528th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, observes an Afghan medic with the 2nd Commando Battalion, 203rd Corps, Afghan National More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, refine their intervention skills with a role-playing exercise during applied suicide intervention skills training at Forward Operating Ba More
U.S. Army Maj. Brian D. Sawser, executive officer with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks to the audience during a rehearsal of conce More
U.S. Army Cpl. Douglas Dalton, medic, and his wife Spc. Megan Dalton, radiology specialist, both with Company C. 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle R. Petko, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, traverses a ridge line during a route clearance More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Kensinger, an infantryman with India Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, teaches Afghan Uniformed Policemen his porti More