KONAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jan. 3, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu, assigned to Marine embedded training team (ETT) 7-2 based in Okinawa, Japan, conducts patrols with soldiers from the 3rd More
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 20, 2008) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Peterson, right, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Chang Tung, both assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Mari More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 10, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ryan Tucker, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment Police Mentoring Team (PMT), maintains security during a local security pa More
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roberto Alberto, assigned to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, and deployed supporting Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Khost, More
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roberto, from Somerville, N.J., a medic assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Khowst, checks a toddler's temperature during a m More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Heidi A. Dean (right), with the female engagement team attached to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, gives a basic hygiene class during a health in More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 18, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Elena Woods, assigned to the Female Engagement Team of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, greets Afghan child More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brylan Riggins (left), with the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, crosses a temporary bridge on the Alingar River as U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Lutkevich, Nuristan Provi More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 12, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mike Shrage, assigned to Military Police Company, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, maintains security during a joint patrol with A More
SAN DIEGO (April 29, 2011) Hospitalman Ernest M. Jimenez, assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego Branch Health Clinic Marine Corps Recruit Depot, is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Med More
Khowst Province, Afghanistan (Feb. 13, 2005) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Hogans, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, treats a dog bite on a More
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 2, 2008) Hospitalman Apprentice Brian Rumbles, assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fires on two Taliban insurgents fleeing up a mountainside while on More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 29, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eric Nobriga, assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, walks past a cemetery during a patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghani More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 1, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Angelito Campano shows Afghan citizens their photo during a medical civic action mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Campano is the c More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 28, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicholas Grey, assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, pauses during a patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 1st Batt More
Helmand Province, Afghanistan (November 6, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eric Nobriga, assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) 2, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, participates in a security patrol i More
U.S. Navy Seaman Nicholas Welch, a corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, provides security during a trip to the Kajaki dam, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2013. Brigadier Paul More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 25, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Clarence Connor carries an Afghan boy to a stretcher at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The boy suffered t More
Helmand Province, Afghanistan (October 31, 2009) Hospitalman 3rd Class Paul Zapanta, assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, treats a local Afghan man for a cut to his head during a pa More
Helmand Province, Afghanistan (November 8, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 2nd class Gilbert Velez, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, participates in a civil affairs gro More
A detonation device for an improvised explosive device is found in a tree by U.S. Soldiers with the 323rd Combat Engineer Company, Spartanburg, S.C., in the Sarkani district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug More
U.S. Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 stand at attention during a ceremony in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2012, during which two of their fellow Seabees were awarded a Pur More
A CH-53 Super Stallion, with the U.S. Marine Corps II Marine Expeditionary Force, airlifts the primary switch center and other equipment to Kajaki Dam powerhouse in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2011.
A police official from the Colorado Springs, Colo., area, left, shakes hands with Afghan National Police Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, the commander in charge of Regional Training Center-Kandahar, an Afghan pol More
An Afghan child watches as U.S. Soldiers conduct a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) Aug 26, 2013, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The MEDCAP was intended to enhance health awareness and provide treatment More
Afghan women attend a class on basic livestock husbandry in Kilan Deh village, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2010. The Texas Agribusiness Development Team funded Ghazni province's livestock husbandry education program More
An Afghan child, right, gives a thumbs up to a passing convoy of U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division in Kho More
Afghan police Capt. Shamsullah-Baha, left, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member, helps his teammate prepare for a training mission in Afghanistan April 30, 2013. U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 731st More
A U.S. Soldier with the 323rd Combat Engineer Company, Spartanburg, S.C., looks for improvised explosive devices while patrolling a road in the Sarkani district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2010.
A U.S. Soldier with the 323rd Combat Engineer Company, Spartanburg, S.C., patrols through a cornfield after an improvised explosive device was detonated in the Sarkani district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, More
A U.S. Soldier with the 323rd Combat Engineer Company, Spartanburg, S.C., patrols through a cornfield after an improvised explosive device was detonated in the Sarkani district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, More
Afghan National Army commandos and Afghan National Army Special Forces load onto an Mi-17 helicopter as they ready for an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.
Afghan National Police Col. Jilani Khan, left, the chief of security for Zabul province, accepts a medal from Gen. Gamil Jumbush, the chief of the Afghan Public Protection Force, during a ceremony in Zabul pro More
Afghan National Police Brig. Gen. Sahki, the Zabul provincial chief of police, and Gen. Gamil Jumbush, the chief of the Afghan Public Protection Force, answer reporters questions in Zabul province, Afghanista More
Afghan leaders listen as speakers discuss local concerns in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010, during an Iftar, the ceremony for breaking fast during Ramadan.
Afghan National Army commandos and Afghan National Army Special Forces load onto an Mi-17 helicopter as they get ready for an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.
Afghan men speak with an Afghan National Army soldier while waiting to be seen by U.S. Army medical personnel during a medical outreach program Aug. 26, 2013, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The event was inte More
Afghan National Army commandos with the 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak move to their target for an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.
Afghan National Army commandos with the 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak move to their target for an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.
Afghan National Army commandos with the 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak load mobile security vehicles as they prepare to conduct an operation in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 fires off flares over Helmand province, Afghanistan, during an operation Aug. 20, 2013. The squadron More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 fires off flares over Helmand province, Afghanistan, during an operation Aug. 20, 2013. The squadron More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 prepares for takeoff at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2013. The squadron prov More
A U.S. Marine with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment rests after being picked up by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 Aug. 20, 2013, in He More
A U.S. Marine with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment travels aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 over Helmand province, Afghanistan, More
Peter Carey, right, the chief of the Colorado Springs, Colo., police department, shakes hands with Afghan National Police (ANP) Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, a commander with the ANP, at the Joint Regional Afgh More
Police chiefs from the Colorado Springs, Colo., area board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2013, after a More