U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William “Willy” Reibsome III, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire noncommissioned officer in charge, cleans and inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft wheel at B More
Photo of Tech Sgt. Burton TenBrink Sr. in 1945 while he was in France during WWII.
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The F More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Habhab, Task Force Gunfighters commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Whittenton, TF Gunfighters command sergeant major, case their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Op More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. JT Thomson, U.S. Forces Afghanistan deputy commanding general for support, speaks to attendees during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2017. Task F More
U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division depart for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. TF Tiger More
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017. The Flying Dragons are prepar More
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to depart for a mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1, 2017. The W More
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Damien Miller and U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Chelsea Rittenhouse, of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, stand in front of their artwork at Bagram Airfield, Afg More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division move toward a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Comba More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jacob Dlugosz, Task Force Fighting Eagles commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dwight Evans, TF Fighting Eagles command sergeant major, case their colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony a More
Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander, presents a token of appreciation to Lt. Col. Robert Bryant, TF Warhawk commander, prior to their Transfer of Authority ceremony at Kandhahar Airfield, More
Throwback patches, hand made by members of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade on deployment in Afghanistan, are set out before being pinned on Soldiers of the unit during a combat patch ceremony Oct. 28. The patch More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark S. Inch addresses the audience for the first time as commander of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435. CJIATF 435’s mission is to train, advise and assist the Afghan national sec More
Staff Sgt. Ryan Wilkerson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control journeyman, conducts a pre-flight inspection for a HH-60G Pave Hawk before takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanist More
Staff Sgt. Quinton Glover (right) and Senior Airman Davon Thompson (left), 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technicians, review the technical order while repairing an More
Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, stands at parade rest during a change of command ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 03, 2016. The change of command ceremony More
The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron teams up with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to transport injured patients to Kandahar Airfield from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 05, 2016. More
Mechanics work on a vehicle slated for loan to Afghan National Security Forces at the 3-401st Army Field Support Battalion maintenance shop July 2. The vehicles are being brought to fully mission capable status.
Outgoing commander Col. Christopher “Sam” Houston passes the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Garrison Bagram colors to USFOR-A Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, during the Garrison Bagram change of comm More
Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Letcher, the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jill L. Crosby, the 553rd CSSB command sergeant major, uncase the battalion colors during a transfer More
The photos taken for this commentary are portraits of some of the great people who currently serve at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. I will continue to create these profile photos of service members who are par More
Metal supports hold up the facade of one of the office buildings under construction at the Afghan National Police headquarters in Charikar, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2014. Once complete, the compound will give the More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Orlando Infante, a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 1, guides a truck attached to a Persistent Threat Detection System Mobile Mooring Trailer More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command; Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Simon Heatherington, deputy commanding general, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan; More
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Latter and Col. Stephanie E. Gradford prepare for the start of Latter’s assumption of responsibility ceremony on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2014. Latter assumed respons More
The 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, color guard stand at the position of attention during a color casing ceremony at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Oct. 2. In the past seven mon More
Cmdr. Lance Klosterman, a U.S. Navy physician radiologist, performs an ultrasound on a military working dog at the NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Col. Timothy D. Luedecking, the 4th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade commander delivers his speech during the Casing and Uncasing Ceremony at the RC-East Joint Operations Center, Bagram Air Field, Afghanis More
Combined Joint Task Force-10 ended their mission in Regional Command-East as Maj. Gen. Stephen Townsend and Command Sgt. Maj. Ray Lewis both cased their colors and ended the RC-East mission as ISAF transitioned More
Col. Willie Rios III, 10th Sustainment Brigade commander, leads Soldiers off a plane as they are greeted by leadership from the 10th Mountain Division (LI), 91st Military Police Battalion, 548th Combat Sustainm More
U.S. coalition and Afghan National Security Forces share a meal following the transition of authority ceremony held at Forward Operating Base Gamberi Nov. 4, 2014.
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class George Larke, a Vietnam veteran who served the Army for 25 years as an armament repair specialist, speaks to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East Soldiers about the value of ser More
Train, Advise, Assist Command - East commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley speaks with Polish armed forces operationalcCommander Lt. Gen. Marek Tomaszycki on arrival to Tactical Base Gamberi Nov. 1 More
Brig. Gen. Douglas Gabram, commander of Train, Advise, and Assist Command – South, Gen. John Campbell, commander of International Security Assistance Force, and Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, commander of the Afghan Na More
An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron circles above a drop zone prior to a jump at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2015. Pararescuemen from the 83rd ERQS jumped at BAF to mainta More
Service members of the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, conduct sling load training near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, utilizing CH-47 Chinook helicopters in this recent photo. Sling load operations all More
U.S. Army Col. Cameron Cantlon (right), 3rd Cavalry Regiment Commander and Train, Advise, Assist Command – East Deputy Commanding Officer, greets Rep. Bill Flores (center), R-Texas, upon arrival to Tactical Bas More
Florida Air National Guard members deployed from the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., huddle before a friendly "Turkey Bowl" football game against Florida Army Nation More
Representatives from Afghan security forces and Train, Advise, Assist Command – East commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley (center) listen to the discussion on Afghan local police progress and chal More
The multinational leadership of Train, Advise, Assist Command – South pose for a group picture in their Stetsons prior to serving Thanksgiving dinner at Kandahar Airfield. The leadership of TAAC-S took the tim More
Soldiers from the 201st Afghan National Army Corps conducted mortar training taught by the Warrior Training Alliance at Tactical Base Gamberi, Dec. 3, 2014. Train, Advise, Assist Command - East Commander U.S. A More
Master Sgt. Douglas T. Brown (left), Army Field Support Battalion-Bagram senior non-commissioned officer and Lt. Col. Mark W. Susnis (right), incoming Army Field Support Battalion Afghanistan, look on as Lt. Co More
From left to right, Train, Advise, Assist Command – East commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Zaman Waziri, the 201s More
Polish Army advisers unload their bags from a helicopter at the landing zone on arrival to Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 19, 2014. The Polish advisors are assigned to Train, Advise, Assist C More
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Infantry Division, Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, enjoy a cigar and cinema around the fire pit and under the stars at Tactical Base Gamberi Dec. 25, 2014 More
Command Sgt. Maj., Delbert D. Byers, salutes during the presentation of the Resolute Support Colours at the Change of Mission Ceremony in Kabul. Holding the new colours is Australian Army Warrant Officer Class More
Commander Joint Force Command Brunssum, General Hans-Lothar Domröse (left) and Commander ISAF, General John F. Campbell (right) salute at the start of the Change of Mission Ceremony in Kabul.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guard team prepare to present the colors during a squadron inactivation ceremony Jan. 1 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The squadron, n More
Illumination rounds fired by Soldiers from Fires Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Train, Advise, Assist Command - East brighten the night sky over Tactical Base Gamberi during a training mission Jan. 1, 2015. (U More
Master Sgt. Ronald E. Hoover (left), a Lima, Ohio native with the 4th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, promoted his daughter, Jessica J. Boughan (right), also a Lima native assigned to Echo Company, 3rd Av More
Nangarhar Provincial Chief of Police Maj. Gen. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad, from left, 201st Corps Chief of Staff Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Malik Karimi, and U.S. Army Col. Gregory Stokes, commander of the More
Lt. Francis Nguyen, a reservist from Irvine, Calif., attached to NOSC San Diego, working in the intensive care unit at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Heinze, the senior enlisted advisor for 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Train, Advise, Assist Command – East, provides overwatch of the rugged terrain from the open door of a UH-60 Black Hawk helic More
With the start of Resolute Support, and the continuing drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, 2015 will be a period of accelerating change for U.S. Forces Afghanistan. This year will be challenging, but the tr More
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Campbell, the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit laboratory medicine officer, and a reservist from Marshfield, Wis., checks on incoming blood products.
Gen. Phil Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, listens to a briefing about the training of Afghan National Army Special Operations Command soldiers during a tour of Camp Morehead, Jan. 7, 2015. The SACEU More
Mountain Grove Church in Granite Falls, N.C., hosted proud parents, nervous spouses, very energetic children, local employers, veteran service organization leaders and many, many friends for the North Carolina More
Lieutenant Gen. David H. Berger, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines and sailors at a deactivation ceremony for Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan aboard Camp Pendl More
Key leaders from the 4th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, discuss logistical and sustainment operations with officers and noncommissioned officers form the various Forward Logistical Bases throughout the C More
Sgt. 1st Class Ray Heilman, a combat engineer with the 950th Engineer Clearance Company, Wisconsin National Guard, pulls perimeter security for a recent DEMIL operation near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. More
Lt. Col. Michelle Ervin with the 4th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade fires the G36 German assault rifle to earn her gold German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship, known as the Schützenschnur Jan. 18, 2015 More
An Afghan air force Airman accounts for munitions after an AAF flight. The AAF continue to grow its logistics and accountability capabilities.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft th More
Soldiers of the 1569th Transportation Company pose for a photo in Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Katrina Jenkins, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group outpatient clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, tells of the epiphanies she’s experienced since enlisting in the Air Force durin More
An aircrew member assigned to 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade observes from the gunner's window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as the pilots land at Tactical Base Gamberi More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lawson, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron’s weather flight chief, prepares to change a filter on meteorological equipment used to predict impending precipitation, More
TAAC-E trainer and 3rd Cavalry trooper Maj. Eric Lightfoot taught his final class to the Afghan field artillerymen of the Afghan National Army's 201st "Selab" Corps on Jan. 28, 2015, at Tactical Base Gamberi in More
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment look on intently as a training specialist deployed from TACOM Detroit Arsenal, explains how the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station can be mounted on a More
Members of the Washington Redskins’ cheerleading team visit with Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during a Super Bowl tour Feb. 2, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan More
Sgt. Barbara Byun, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew member assigned to Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awaits passengers prior to departing Tactical Base Gamberi Feb. 4, 2015. (U.S. Army ph More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East salute the American flag during the National Anthem at the beginning of the African American history Month observance ceremony held at Tactical Bas More
Lt. Cmdr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, a Navy physician anesthesiologist deployed at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit on Kandahar Airfield, wishes a happy Valentine's Day to his partner in Nashville, Tenn.
A Georgian soldier of Charlie Company, 43rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade conducts a patrol to assess the safety of the area during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) the Joint More
Othniel V. Cooper, AFSBn-Afghanistan Support Operations Maintenance Officer (center), explains paperwork to an Afghan National Army property book officer (center left) Feb. 14 at the beginning of a title transf More
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment commander Col. Cameron Cantlon (left) and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Commander Col. J.B. Vowell pose for a photo following the casing and uncasing ce More
Col. J.B. Vowell (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Walter Tagalicud (left), the command team for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division, unfurl the unit colors during an uncasing ceremony More
A Soldier from 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) along with a service member from the Polish armed forces provide a security escort during an advising mission at Tactica More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying leaders and advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, Resolute Support Mission, and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan travels to the Nangarhar pol More
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is greeted by Gen. John Campbell as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan, while making his first international trip as Secretary of Defense Feb. 21, 2015. Carter plans to meet with A More
Spc. Catapano, right, a Soldier assigned to Task Force Leader, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), teaches an informal class on portable communications to four other 3rd BCT "Rakkasa More
With Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air mentorship, an Afghan air force Airman inspects the cables used to control rudders on a C-208 Feb. 24, 2015 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans are now completing C-208 phase More
U.S. Forces Afghanistan's Task Force Solid consisting of service members from the U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, Czech Army, and Georgian Army, delivered stoves, clothing, blankets, and other supplies to the Afghan N More
Spc. Zachery Miller, a soldier with 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) provides security after a ribbon cutting ceremony March 1, 2015, at Tac More
Col. Gregory Stokes (left), the Police Advisory Team commander, greets Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East commander, at the helicopter landing zone upon arrival to the Afgh More
Accompanied by Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., actors Jason "Wee Man" Acuna and Dennis Haysbert, recording artists Phillip Phillips, Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, Nationa More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Dickson, 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, describes the capabilities of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, principal deputy assistant secretary in the More
Ms. Gulalai (identified by first name), general manager of flight line security for Kandahar International Airport, addresses attendees at the airport March 8 during a ceremony observing International Women’s D More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guard team prepare to post the colors during the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group change of command ceremony March 13, 2015 at Bagram Ai More
Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams (left), commander of the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), pins the Purple Heart medal on Maj. Charles Diggs (right), 1st TSC Support Operations Distribution Integrations Branch, More
Col. Nooristani (center left), the Nangarhar police Regional Training Center commander, discusses improving facilities and increasing training during a visit from advisers assigned to Train Advise Assist Comman More
Two MD-530s await unloading at the Afghan Air Force Kabul Wing, March 17, 2015. These six aircraft are the first up armored MD-530s to arrive in Afghanistan. They will provide additional close air attack capab More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Frank Furman, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of electrical power production, prepares a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System prior to testing More
Artillerymen from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct M777A2 Howitzer training with precision guided munitions March 19, 2015, a More
Service members salute the national colors during a transfer of authority ceremony between Task Force Thunder of the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment (outgoing), commanded by Lt. Col. Brian Harthorn, and Task More
A crate sits on a K loader prior to being transported to an aircraft in support of retrograde operations March 20, 2015 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. At the height of retrograde in 2014, Airmen assigned to More
U.S. Air Force Airman Alex, 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs preflight checks prior to launching an MQ-9 Reaper March 20, 2015 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen ass More
Staff Sgt. Wilfredo, radar maintenance technician, verifies system parameters and enters weather daily values into a TPS-75 radar system to accurately calculate target altitude at an undisclosed location in Sou More
Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train Advise Assist Command-East commander, talks with U.S. Senators about TAAC-E activities under NATO's Resolute Support Mission during a delegation visit to Tactical Base More