The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROLONGED PEACE Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com More
During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder explains that insurgents use the area without the locals’ approval. Throughout the joint clearing operation, Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Company More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lucas A. Kammerer, a squad leader from Nashville, Tenn., assigned to Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, climbs down after searching a cave for w More
A soldier with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pumps water from a well in the Afghan National Police compound adjacent Combat Outpost Fortitude in Imam Sahib More
Soldiers with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, plunge, blindfolded, into a pool wearing Kevlars and load-bearing vests, Jan. 5, during combat More
Soldiers from B Company‚ "Bushmasters," 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment demonstrate how to tactically dismount a Infantry Stryker Vehicle during MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain) training at Aiba More
More than 160 members of the Arizona National Guard’s 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, also known as the Bushmasters, participated in a Warfighter Exercise recently conducted at Fort Bragg, N.C., by the 82nd More
Sgt. Adam Dicker, a Soldier with D Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, goes over clearing procedures with Sgt. Cezar Hielo, a soldier with C Company, 1-158th. First Battalio More
Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Figueroa with the 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard rallies together with family in the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona during an emotional farewel More
Afghan National Army soldiers and troops assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, talk and warm themselves next to a fire on Forward Operating Base Honaker-Miracle in e More
A soldier from Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog takes a short breather on a mountainside at about 7,000 feet as the sun rises over the Pech River Valley in eastern More
During the final phase of Operation Bulldog Bite in the mountains above the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, three children look on inquisitively as soldiers secure their village Nov. More
A soldier with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, attempts to remove a load-bearing vest just under the surface of the water after plunging bli More
Soldiers from B Company "Bushmasters," 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment demonstrate room-clearing techniques using the outline of a room made with engineer tape during MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Ter More
A soldier grades a candidate on an Expert Infantry Badge skill at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 23. First Battalion conducted Expert Infantry Badge testing as a part of their annual training. There were six recipien More
More than 400 Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment rally together with their families inside Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona for an emotional farewell ceremony Ju More
An Afghan girl carrying her baby brother clutches a box of food while her older brother stands by at a small village outcropping on a mountainside overlooking the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan’s Kuna More
U.S. Army Pfc. Martin L. Hauge, an infantryman from Collegedale, Tenn., assigned to Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, pulls security at a window while his fellow so More
At more than 7,000 feet, Afghan National Army soldiers and soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on top of a mountain overlo More
Capt. Craig A. Brewer, a native of Billings, Mont., and commander of B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, carries a dummy rifle while swimming th More
Soldiers from B Company ‚ "Bushmasters", 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment tactically dismount a Infantry Stryker Vehicle during MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain) training at Aibano Training Area, More
Pvt. Jason Devlin, a Soldier with C Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard, goes over the motions of proper procedure for immediate action on a M2 .50-caliber machine gun. More
An Afghan girl searches for her mother in her village during the final phase of Operation Bulldog Bite in the mountains above the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province Nov. 23. The girl was More
An Afghan girl clutches a box of food with one arm and her baby brother with another at a small village outcropping on a mountainside overlooking the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, N More
Scaling treacherous terrain in the dead of night, Afghan National Army soldiers and troops assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, use the cover of night to move into More
A soldier with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, plunges into the water after being pushed into a pool while blindfolded, Jan. 5, during comba More
A Team of Soldiers from B Company "Bushmasters", 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment "Stack" prepare before entering a room during MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain) training at Aibano Training Area, More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers joke with each other while waiting to be tested at the next Expert Infantry Badge station at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 23.
Govenrnor Doug Ducey joins more than 400 Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment and their families as they rally together inside Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona for More
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog team up with their Afghan National Army counterparts to clear another village during Operation Bulldog Bite above the Pech Riv More
As the sun begins to rise, U.S. Army Capt. Sean T. Hinrichs, an infantry platoon leader from East Moriches, N.Y., assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, scans the Pec More
A soldier with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, swims toward the shallow end of a pool carrying a dummy rifle, Jan. 5, during combat water su More
Soldiers from B Company "Bushmasters", 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment demonstrate for their Japan Ground Self Defense Partners how to subdue an EPW (Enemy Prisoner of War) during MOUT (Military Operation More
A Soldier with the Arizona Army National Guard pulls a simulated casualty on a skid as part of the Expert Infantry Badge testing at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 23. First Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment conducte More
During a routine suspect search, U.S. Army Spc. Christopher W. Childs, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner from Garland, Texas, assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldo More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin C. Campbell (middle), a squad leader from Knoxville, Tenn., points out a possible egress route to U.S. Army Capt. Sean T. Hinrichs (right), a platoon leader from East Moriches, N.Y., More
Two soldiers with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare to be pushed, blindfolded, off diving boards, Jan. 5, during combat water survivab More
Six Expert Infantry Badges wait to be pinned on the chests of soldiers who earned the badge at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 24. First Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment Arizona Army National Guard held EIB testing More
U.S. Army Pfc. Thomas A. Kappler, a radio operator from Grand Junction, Colo., assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, gets a closer look at a village during Operation More
U.S. Army Spc. Nathan H. Willett (foreground), a team leader from Lynn, Ark., provides security for U.S. Army Spc. Christopher W. Childs, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner from Garland, Texas, assigned to C More
Sgt. Bryan M. Beisell, a native of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and a cavalry scout with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, ties knots into the legs of a More
Soldier of 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard, stand in formation as six soldiers are awarded the Expert Infantry Badge July 24 at Camp Navajo. First Battalion conducted Expert Infan More
Peering through a window, an Afghan man is searched for weapons by U.S. Army Spc. Nathan H. Willett, an infantry team leader from Lynn, Ark., assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task More
U.S. Army Sgt. John J. Nabel, an infantry team leader from Chatsworth, N.J., assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, talks with a villager while his partners from 2nd More
Sgt. Bryan M. Beisell, a native of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and a cavalry scout with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, uses ACU trousers as a flotat More
Spc. Jeremiah Drane, Soldier with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry, Arizona Army National Guard, is awarded the distinguished candidate award for being the top performing soldier during Exper More
A soldier assigned to 2nd Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Afghan National Army, takes a quick break from talking to a villager during clearing operations in the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghan More
An Afghan National Army soldier from 2nd Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, traverses the mountainside along with Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, during More
Staff Sgt. Chad Spahr a Soldier in the Arizona Army National Guard, has an Expert Infantry Badge pinned on his uniform by retired Brig. Gen. Alberto Gonzalez at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 24.
A soldier attached to Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog displays different types of ammunition found while clearing a house during the final phase of Operation Bulld More
During a short break to eat and rest, U.S. Army Pfc. Chris J. Nielsen, an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner from Huntington Beach, Calif., assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Fo More
Five Soldiers with the Arizona Army National Guard and one from the Louisiana Army National Guard earned the Expert Infantry Badge at Camp Navajo, Ariz., on July 24. First Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, he More