U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Logan, a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle operator, or Husky, from the 59th Mobility Augmentation Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, poses next to his Husky before a n More
Soldiers from the Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, pose for a picture after completing the 5K Memorial day run at Forward Operating Base Lagman May, 29.
Pushing Through: Sgt. David Mecham of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment crosses the finish line after what he described as the most grueling 10-mile race he has ever run. Mecham was the first U.S. soldier to fin More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tommy Turtle assigned to the 20-person Navy Forward Surgical Team 4509, reviews his script before the 112th birthday celebration of the Hospital Corps at Forward Operating More
Dragoons for life : Regimental Command Sgt Major Mark Morris (left), Gen David Petraeus and 2/2SCR Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Omar Jones (right) proudly display their unit patches following Petraeus’ inducti More
Onward : Sgt. Mandy Turner takes the ceremonial step into leadership during the NCO Induction ceremony held Jan. 17 at Forward Operating Base Lagman. (Photo by: Staff Sgt. David Santanna)
Members of a U.S. Army task force secure the surrounding area of a dirt landing zone in the Zabul province of Afghanistan as Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operatin More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility Liason Officer, Task Force CROM, conducts a Landing Zone Safety Officer class for U.S. Air Force, Army, and Romanian Army personnel at Forward Operating More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility Liaison Officer, Task Force CROM, teaches Romanian Army soldiers how to take a wind meter reading during a Landing Zone Safety Officer class. The class More
Military working dog handlers for Combined Team Zabul, Afghanistan, stand and joke with each other prior to conducting an explosive device detection training session with their military working/ patrol explosi More
Locals are farming in the distance, sometimes these are not farmers but observers for the Taliban. Romanian army soldiers clear culverts and crop fields while conducting route clearance procedures on Highway 1, More
The Red Scorpions, 1st Company, 26th Battalion of the Romanian army, conduct route clearance procedures along Highway 1, Moghulzi Kalay village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aaron Frazier and his wife, 1st Lt. Heather Frazier, both personnel officers assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, take More
Maj. Constin Ilie and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Danny Wolf present a Combined Team Zabul plaque symbolizing unity to Col. Blake C. Ortner, commander of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia Army Nation More
The 1-24th Striker Infantry Soldiers saddle up to head out to ANA FOB Eagle. The 1-24th Striker Infantry from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, provide additional support to the ANA units in the Qalat area. (U.S. Army p More
Capt. Drew Billingsley, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, leads the singing during a service at the chapel on Forward Operation Base Lagma More
Sgt. 1st Class Filofteia Agapescu, 495th Romanian Infantry, takes a moment to pose for a picture, Forward Operating Base Lagman, Nov. 29, 2011. The soldiers gathered to celebrate the departures of the outgoing More
U.S. Army soldiers, 116th Infantry Battalion, assisted by Romanians make the effort in setting up a shortwave antenna, Forward Operating Base Lagman, Dec. 6, 2011. The short wave antenna is part of the effort t More
Soldiers from 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team are greeted by their comrades upon arriving at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan. The “Arrowhead” Brigade is deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operatio More
Soldiers offload a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as they arrive at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan Dec. 17, 2011.
Afghan Col. Mohammed Wazir salutes the 13th graduating class at the ANA Academy, Zabul province, Dec. 22 while Col. Blake Ortner, commander, 116th IBCT, looks on.
Col. Chuck Webster, commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and CW3 Chachere, 159th Aviation Brigade, take to the air aboard a OH-58 “Kiowa” at FOB Lagman, Zabul province, Afghanistan More
An assembly of carolers from 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., enjoy themselves during Christmas festivities held at Forward Operating Base La More
Deputy Commanding General of Operations Brig. Gen. Schweitzer, Regional Command South, receives a token of appreciation from the outgoing Romanian 282 Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander, Col. Ponea, at Forwa More
The Radio Literacy package includes one hand-crank radio and one handbook per family. This radio can receive AM, FM or shortwave radio frequencies and can be charged via hand-crank, solar panel, or operated off More
Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command South, Afghanistan Maj. Gen. James Huggins presents Spc. Douglas Janko of Headquarters and Headquarter Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd More
Spc. Landon Moeller, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, acts without delay when he discovers a soldier with simulated injuries during a unit rea More
Soldiers from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, warm up around a fire barrel at the end of a laborious day outdoors, improving Forward Operatin More
A mortar team from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment calculates the trajectory to their next target during a live fire exercise at Forward Opera More
A mine resistant ambush protected truck (front) and an MRAP Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, both from the 883rd Engineer Battalion, stand ready to move out from Forward Operating Base Apache, Afghanista More
Soldiers from HHC, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, stand at parade rest as their commander, Lt. Col. Jeff Stewart, explains to them the importance of their decision to re-enlist, March 1, 2012. These sol More
Before being screened for blood donation, 1st Lt. Daniel Brown, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, fills out required paperwork at the Forward Operating Base Lagman Forward Surgical Team site, April 26, 2012. Blood More
Maj. Gen. James Huggins (left), Regional Command South Commander; Col. Adrian Tonea, commander, Brigada 282nd Infanterie Mecanizata (282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Romania); Col. Chuck Webster, commander, 3 More
Members of the 883rd Route Clearance Company pack their tough boxes to be inspected by customs before being shipped home at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Aug. 17. The customs inspection is the first wave of pa More
Capt. Chang J. Kim, unit chaplain for 1st Battery, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, preaches the sermon to the Protestant congregation at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Aug. 26, 2012.
Jaco Kiewiet, an American K-9 Detection Services handler from Johannesburg, South Africa, directs his partner Bongo to check a vehicle for explosives during a training exercise held on Forward Operating Base La More
Third Infantry Division brass quartet members Spc. James Jaeger (right), Staff Sgt. Joseph Grabill (center right), Sgt. Jeff Siple (center left) and Sgt. Jessica Winkler perform holiday music during dinner for More
Spc. Blake Stressman, 24, from Burlington, N.C., works on a route clearance patrol vehicle at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2012. Stressman, a mechanic with the National Guard 151st Engi More
Mohammed Qasim, an Afghan uniformed policeman with the 4th Company Reserve Kandak, receives medical care at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, on Dec. 13, 2012. Qasim was injured by an improvised expl More
The welcome sign of Forward Operating Base Lagman remains in the starlight as one of the last remnants of U.S. forces. Starting early February, coalition forces will relinquish control of Lagman to the Afghanis More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Logan, a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle operator, or Husky, from the 59th Mobility Augmentation Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, cleans his hands after checking fl More
Victory: Two Navy and one U.S. Army competitor tackle the big hill during the Army 10-Miler Shadow Run at FOB Lagman.
Praise: Chaplain Doug Hogsten joins choir members from left to right: Sgt. Darlena Cherry, Spc. Jerome Jones and Pfc. Kathleen Dickerson singing during a gospel service at FOB Lagman.
Ready and waiting: The future leaders of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment wait to take their place among other great NCOs to become the backbone of the Army at the NCO Induction Ceremony at Forward Operating Ba More
Gen. David H.Petraeus, commander of ISAF and U.S Forces Afghanistan addresses troopers during his visit to Forward Operating Base Lagman.
Tech. Sgt. Jason Rutledge a Joint Terminal Air Controller, 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, deployed from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, Weisbaden, More
U.S. Air Force, Army, and Romanian Army personnel at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan attend a Landing Zone Safety Officer class conducted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility More
Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Combined Joint Task Force 101, Headquarters Air Mobility Liaison Office teaches Romanian army soldier how to take a wind meter reading during a Landing Zone Safety Officer class. The class More
Edy, a military working/patrol explosive detection dog looks out of his kennel at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan. Edy is part of Combined Team Zabul. The team is made up of dogs and dog handlers fro More
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Allen, the senior fire support non-commissioned officer for the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, runs across the finish line during a 5K Memorial Day run at Forward More
Romanian army Capt. Mircea Popa questions local Afghans about improvised explosive devices while conducting route clearance procedures on Highway 1, Moghulzi Kalay village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.
Romanian Capt. Popa Mircea gives a camera to Capt. Minoiu Ionut while conducting route clearance procedures on Highway 1, Zabul province, Moghulzi, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.
Soldiers from 495th Romanian Infantry prepare to load the Chinook at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Oct. 10. The soldiers were leaving for a mission that involved securing and clearing the cities of Sarizi and More
Spc. Eric Villalobos, 82nd Brass Quintet, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, plays the tuba during a service at the chapel on Forward Operation Base Lagman, Zabul province, Afghani More
Sgt. 1st Class Filofteia Agapescu, 495th Romanian Infantry, prepares the table of food for the celebration, Forward Operating Base Lagman, Nov. 29, 2011. Soldiers from 116th Infantry Battalion are joined by sol More
An Afghan National Army Sgt. Major; Afghan National Army Col. Mohammed Wazir; 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, Col. Blake Ortner; 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team commander, Col. Chuck Webster; Inte More
Col. Chuck Webster, commander, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, receives his local area orientation brief from CW3 Chachere, 159th Aviation Brigade, at FOB Lagman, Zabul province, Afghani More
Chaplain Christopher Deering preaches the gospel at the Forward Operating Base Lagman chapel in Zabul province, Afghanistan, during Christmas Eve Mass Dec. 24, 2011.
Commander 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command South, Afghanistan Maj. Gen. James Huggins exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after landing at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Jan. 16. Huggins visit to the More
A mortar team from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment prepares to fire a 60 mm mortar during a live fire exercise at Forward Operating Base Sween More
Sgt. Anthony Howard, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, checks the responsiveness of a soldier with simulated injuries during a unit readiness e More
At the first sign of snow, soldiers from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, start a good old-fashioned snowball fight at Forward Operating Base More
Elements of the 883rd Engineer Battalion move methodically across the Afghan countryside in search of improvised explosive devices, Feb. 13, 2012. Their mission helps Afghan civilians, Afghan National Security More
Lt. Col. Jeff Stewart, commander, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, explains to a group of soldiers who are about to re-enlist in the U.S. Army the importance of their decision, March 1, 2012. These soldie More
Sgt. David Sudduth, a medical lab technician with the 440th Blood Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, applies a tourniquet to the arm of 1st Lt. Daniel Brown, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, prior to drawing bl More
Col. Adrian Tonea (left), commander, Brigada 282nd Infanterie Mecanizata (282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Romania), gives his commencement address at a Romanian Transfer of Authority ceremony at Forward Ope More
U.S. Army Capt. James McVeigh, 883rd Route Clearance Company commander, salutes his first sergeant, U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jason Zike, as he takes his place in front of his company for the last time while in theate More
Pvt. Christopher Baldwin, chaplain assistant, 1st Battery, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, assists Capt. Chang J. Kim, chaplain, with the Protestant services at Forward Operating B More
Boris, an explosives sniffing canine with American K-9 Detection Services takes moment to pause for the camera during a training exercise held on Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2012. AMK More
Lt. Col. Rory A. Crooks, commander of 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., retires the unit’s colors with Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas C. Reitmeier during a Transfer of More
Third Infantry Division brass quartet members Spc. James Jaeger (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Grabill perform holiday music during dinner for soldiers and civilians at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan More
Navy Capt. Stephen Dirusso, Forward Surgical Team officer in charge, examines Mohammed Qasim, an Afghan uniformed policeman with the 4th Company Reserve Kandak, prior to his surgery at Forward Operating Base La More
U.S. Army Sgt. Carl Logan, a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle operator, or Husky, from the 59th Mobility Augmentation Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, performs a maintenance check on hi More
Sgt. Allysa Turner crosses the finish line during the 2010 Army 10-Miler held at Forward Operating Base Lagman in Zabul province of Afghanistan.
Tech. Sgt. Jason Rutledge a Joint Terminal Air Controller, 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, deployed from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, Weisbaden, G More
Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Combined Joint Task Force 101, Headquarters Air Mobility Liaison Office, explains how to communicate with an aircrew during a Landing Zone Safety Officer class for U.S. Air Force, Army, an More
Edy, a military working/patrol explosive detection dog sniffs out explosive making materials during a training session at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan. Edy is part of Combined Team Zabul. The team More
A local Afghan villager sits in a garden while 1st Company, 26th Battalion of the Romanian army conducts route clearance along Highway 1, Moghulzi Kalay village, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.
Romanian Capt. Popa Mircea gives guidance to his troops while conducting route clearance procedures on Highway 1, Zabul province, Moghulzi, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.
Col. Blake C. Ortner, commander of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia Army National Guard, praises Romanian troops after being presented a Combined Team Zabul plaque by Maj. Constin Ilie and Chief More
Sgt. Raymond Loucero, 82nd Brass Quintet, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, plays the trumpet during a service at the chapel on Forward Operation Base Lagman, Zabul province, Afgh More
Sgt. 1st Class Alin Neagu, 495th Romanian Infantry, helps prepare food for the celebration, Forward Operating Base Lagman, Nov. 29, 2011, Soldiers from 116th Infantry Battalion are joined by soldiers from 495th More
An Afghan National Army Sgt. Major addresses the academy recruits at the 13th graduation commencement Dec. 22, as Afghan National Army Col. Mohammed Wazir; 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, Col. Bla More
Chaplain Christopher Deering delivers an address following the gospel at the Forward Operating Base Lagman chapel in Zabul province, Afghanistan, during Christmas Eve Mass Dec. 24, 2011.
Deputy Commanding General of Operations Brig. Gen. Schweitzer, Regional Command South, and the Romanian 282 Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander, Col. Ponea, listen to questions posed to them by the Romanian s More
Commander 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command South, Afghanistan Maj. Gen. James Huggins walks the flight line after landing in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Jan. 16. H More
A mortar team from Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment fires a 60 mm mortar during a live fire exercise at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Jan. 20, 2012.
Spc. Landon Moeller, Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, applies a tourniquet to a soldier during a unit readiness exercise held at Forward Opera More
Pfc. Yannick Kamdem, from Noblesville, Ind., is piled on by some of his fellow Battle Company, 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, soldiers during a good old-fas More
Two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from the 883rd Engineer Battalion make their way down a main supply route in Afghanistan in search of improvised explosive devices, Feb. 13, 2012. The 883rd Engineer More
Lt. Col. Jeff Stewart, commander, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, explains to a group of soldiers who are about to reenlist in the U.S. Army the importance of their decision, March 1, 2012. These soldier More
Sgt. David Sudduth, a medical lab technician with the 440th Blood Detachment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prepares to draw blood from 1st Lt. Daniel Brown, Combined Task Force Arrowhead, April 26, 2012. Being a bl More
Capt. Yarnell (right), commander, Security Force Assistance Team 42, talks with an Afghan National Policeman from the Qalat district, May 22, 2012. SFATs are teams of organized subject matter experts whose miss More
Col. Adrian Tonea (left), commander, Brigada 282nd Infanterie Mecanizata (282nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Romania) looks on as Col. Cristinel Cernea, commander, Brigada 2 Vanatori de Munte (2nd Mountain Hunt More
U.S. Army Capt. James McVeigh, 883rd Route Clearance Company commander, exits the formation followed by his guidon bearer U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cross, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward More