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Sgt. Justin McGhee from the 67th Engineer Detachment from the Fifth Engineer Battalion directs Archie his explosive detection K-9 during an training scenario at Kandahar Airfield. Sgt. McGhee and Archie are pa More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kendall, Kandahar Airfield commander, addresses the crowd prior to cutting the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening of the Independence dining facility at Kandahar Airfiel More

U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Edward R. Coutta leads members of Joint Sustainment Command – Afghanistan in a weekly Bible study at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12. The group meets weekly and is open to More

Capts. Russell Miller (left), 64th Air Refueling Squadron, and Matthew Valentino (right), 157th Air Refueling Wing, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, go through engine start up procedu More

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy a homemade explosives lab in Mohammad Ali, Paktika province Jan. 15.

A member of the security force platoon for Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2 provides perimeter security for an agriculture shura near Shar-e-safa, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The hill in the background More

Lt. Col. John Mckee of Brooklyn, N.Y., hands out candy to local children during a patrol to Godele, Afghanistan Jan. 16, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Lt. Col. Charlie Youngblood (left), and Lt. Col. Eric Vitosh (right), 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron go through engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in Sout More

Afghan uniformed policemen await a briefing on the Guardians of Peace program at the police headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin L. Pounds, a military policeman attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Thunder, from Bogalusa, La., pro More

Malaki Mills, the 2-year-old son of fallen Special Forces Soldier Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Mills, reaches to touch a plaque honoring his father, as Quent Mills, Joshua's brother, holds him above the commemorative i More

U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughhead speaks to sailors at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters’ 37 Club here today. Roughhead and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Ri More

Polish soldiers take off for a dismounted patrol near Zargar, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols while dismounted in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Gary P. Akins looks on as he prepares to depart Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, via helicopter to Forward Operating Base Lighting, Paktya province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 26, 2011. Akins is More

Sgt. Robert Dell, Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, warms up as he sits next to a bonfire at Forward Operating Base Waza K'wah, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The bonfire is a weekly ri More

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle from Task Force Currahee, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, secures a drop zone at Forward Operating Base Waza K'wah in the Paktika province of Afghanistan prior to More

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys each a five-kilogram bag of beans, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, gloves, More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) approaches a remote location in northern Khakrez District en route to dropping off mail and various other sundries to servicem More

Runners start their time as the whistle blows for the start of the Aramco Houston Half Marathon satellite run at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 30. The marathon was introduced by a Texas Agrib More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, learns about the adventures of U.S. Army Spc. “Doc” Ellis from his fellow soldie More

An Afghan farmer proudly drives his new two-wheel tractor home from a mechanization ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 6. Fifty tractors were sold to farmers of mid-sized Afghan farms at a subsidized More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Morris, fire fighter mentor, video tapes the progress of Afghan fire fighters during a live-fire exercise, Tuesday. The exercise required Afghan fire recruits to enter a b More

Mohammad Karzim, fire chief of the Afghan Fire Department, observes two firefighter recruits as they put out a trailer fire during a live-fire exercise Tuesday. In addition to their normal fire gear, the recrui More

Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Shir Zazai, left, the commandant for the National Military Academy of Afghanistan, walks to a ribbon cutting at the academy in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 20 More

Staff Sgt. Rebecca Barnello, Arkansas Agribusiness Development Team 2, distributes identification badges prior to a shura in the Surri District of Zabul province, Afghanistan. Barnello is a member of the Agri-s More

Pvt. Donald L. Shane, a designated marksman assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division scans the horizon at a perspective district center site More

Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Afghan National Army troops move between villages in Kharwar District to prevent the en More

A shipment of palettes await to be transported to CJSOTF soldiers in need of supplies on Feb. 13, 2011 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

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

Pfc. Anthony Lodiong, a U.S. Army logistician with the 10th Sustainment Brigade, stands with children of a cattle village in the Upper Nile State after conducting a household survey to determine the malnutritio 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

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett, sergeant major, Regional Command-Southwest, shares an joke about holly sticks Friday from his fellow sergeants major trip to his regional command during the last day of th More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tristin Rizzi from St. Petersburg, Fla., the incoming Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, walks through the Qara Bagh bazaar, Afghanistan, with U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Doolittle, curre More

Luca, a Military Working Dog with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, is geared up for medical evacuation training at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. More

Maj. Kevin Smith, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, pre-inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker before going on a refueling mission to refuel a B1B Lancer in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Smith is de More

A vehicle commander with 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assists his Mine Resitant Ambush Protected Vehicle gunner into his harness while conducting MRAP egress More

Soldiers of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 298th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion arrive at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 26. The unit is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and More

A member from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron drives a K-Loader into place to load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III for an air delivery mission to Afghanistan. The C-17 aircrew air delivered the ca More

110306-N-AS200-2925 CAMP COVINGTON, Guam (Mar., 6, 2011) – Actor Tim Meadows, seated, signs autographs for Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, detachment Guam, onboard Camp Covin More

Members of the Afghan media document 170th IBCT Soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Mike Spann, March 7.

Ahmed Shah, the head of artificial insemination of Wardak Province’s veterinary clinics artificially inseminates a cow in Maiden Shahr March 9. The veterinary clinic inseminated nearly 1,200 cows in 2010.

Col. Ghulam Sakhi, the ABP 5th Zone chief of staff, and Maj. Jorge Figueroa, a combat adviser with 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, go over logistics documents during a site survey of the new 5th Zone headqu More

Col. W. Mark Hart and Command Sgt. Maj. George E. Holland, the commander and command sergeant major for the 230th Sustainment Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., uncase More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a small transportable terminal to another location, March 11, 2011, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Christopher Keefe, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, holds on to his weapon as he secures an area near a bridge construction site in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. Members from the U.S. Army C More

Air Force Capt. Dawn Russell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, chats with children in Qalat City in the Zabul province of Afghanistan as PRT members tow a broken-down vehicle to Forward Operating Base Smar More

U.S. Army Spc. Jeff R. Cardoza, a designated marksman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Warrior, scans the ridgeli More

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, is splashed with mud as it drives through the Daub Pass of the mountain in Zabul province in Afghanistan. The PRT More

An Afghan national army soldier searches Shamulzai District residents for any contraband at the local police headquarters in the Shamulzai District of the Zabul province in Afghanistan. Shamulzai District resid More

Spc. Benny Gilmore, sling load team member, assigned to the 623rd Sling Team Detachment, Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Resolute stands near the sling load site prior to a mission. He is currently deploye More

Army Sgt. Albert Smith, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, provides security during a night time quality assurance mission in Qalat City, Afghanistan. The PRT was checking on supplies that were ordered and d More

Sfc. John A. Massengale from Ringgold, Ga., stands with his younger brother Command Sgt. Maj. Clay Massengale from Chickamauga, Ga., on March 16 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The brothers are on their second and fin More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Scheller, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, provides security at the Zabul province governor's compound during the first-ever Zabul province medical conference. The conference wa More

A pile of tools sit in a vehicle maintenance garage at Forward Operating Base Smart, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The tools are used to repair vehicles that are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. More

Al-Qudah Sabri, a Jordanian Islamic Imam, greets a Zabul province government official in Qalat City, Afghanistan, prior to the start of a Mullah Shura. The Mullah Shura was a meeting of religious leaders in the More

Tech. Sgt. Scott Dunham and Senior Airman Visna Uk, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul communications experts, assemble radio cables in order to keep all radios on Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan in More

Senior Airman Bryant Davis, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul cook, prepares dinner at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan. Airman Davis is assigned to the dining facility kitchen staff and is responsi More

Commandos with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak board a MH-47 Chinook helicopter leaving a remote village in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 19. The commandos, with support More

The MV Virginian makes its way to the Kuwait Naval Base dock March 19, with some help of tug boats. The MV Virginian will be unloading just over 400 containers then reloading just over 300 containers bound for More

Pfc. Alejandro Ruiz, a Hawthorne, Calif., native, now a forward observer with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, sets up Lightweight Laser Designated Ra More

Spc. Tommy J. Rester, an Augusta, Ga., native, now a forward observer with A Battery, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 84th Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, sets up Lightweight Laser Designated Range More

Nicholas A. Carrell, an Arvada, Colo., native, now a food service specialist with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares food for A Battery soldier More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hayes, a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Warrior, speaks with Afghans i More

The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic approaches the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise during an underway replenishment. Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing 1 are conducting close-air supp More

U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. Jerome Fehn, a Catholic priest and the base chaplain for Camp Life Support Area, Ali Asalim Air Base, Kuwait, blesses bread for a communion service while visiting Forward Operating B More

Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, along with Capt. James D. Thornton, a More

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Warner, Company D, 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment of the Massachusetts National Guard security forces member from Hudson, Mass., secures an area during a visit to Bala H More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands during Operation Strong Eagle III in Marawara District with Task Force No Slack soldiers, assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Bastogne, i More

Staff Sgt. Garrett Cheatum (front) shakes hands with Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, after being promoted to staff sergeant April 2. The Niceville, Fla., native is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal More

U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol Nawshad Village during the five-day Operation Charkh Resolution, April 2. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mount More

An aircrew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron review aircraft maintenance paperwork prior to engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia for More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, 101st Airborne Division and Regional Command-East commander, tours villages in Charkh with 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mou More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher K. Greca, 10th Mountain Division command sergeant major from Grayslake, Ill., arrives at Combat Outpost Charkh in a UH-60 Black Hawk April 5. During his visit, Greca was More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), arrives at Combat Outpost Charkh to observe 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Tea More

Maj. Patrick P. Brownell, chaplain assigned to the 230th Sustainment Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard, leads soldiers in a prayer at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, moments before a “Live feed” video memorial servi More

Soldiers from the Engineer K-9 Company, 5th Engineer Battalion prepare for deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, April 7. The Engineer K-9 Company is part of the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.

Georgian Maj. Zaza Tsamalashvili, battalion commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion, is presented his battalions colors by the Georgian 3rd Infantry Brigade commander during the battalion's deployment ce More

Abdul Ghafoor Aziz, the Afghan National Police chief of Sayed Abad District, observes force protection measures in place at Combat Outpost Tangi, April 8. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regime More

Capt. Scot Stewart, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, reviews aircraft maintenance paperwork prior to engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia f More

Lance Cpl. Christopher Lynam, an intelligence clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, holds his daughter at the Marine Corps Exchange Annex parking lot on Marine Corps B More

Staff Sgt. Jayne Alexander, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III for an air delivery mission to Afghanistan. The aircrew delivered the cargo via air and c More

First Lt. Seth Brown, the 1225th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion forward logistical element officer in charge, explains the mission of the FLE to Command Sgt. Maj. Tony Escalona, middle, and Command Sgt. M More

An image of U.S. Army Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, lead military analyst in Kandahar City with the 572nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. She was providing intelligence support for More

CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Mullah Mehrdil, left, a mullah from Lash Kar-Gah, leads the room of Afghan National Army soldiers in a final prayer as part of the Voices of Relig More

Senior Airman Edwin Rodriguez, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flying crew chief, conducts a pre-flight aircraft inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed loaction is Southwest Asia prior to a More

Baraki Barak District Sub-Gov. Mohammad Rahim Amin conducts a public shura in the southern region of his district April 18. Amin conducted multiple shuras while coalition and Afghan forces secured villages and More

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. Special Operations service-members, with Special Operations Task Force-South, board an MH-47 Chinook helicopter en route to a clea More

Kenneth Sherman, field officer director for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Seoul, South Korea, discusses the naturalization process for deployed service members with a U.S. Arm More

Spc. Mustafa H. Valadanzouj, a San Antonio native, now an M249 machine-gunner with 3rd Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team watches as Sgt. Christopher W More

(Left) U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Philip R. Fisher, commander of Joint Sustainment Command – Afghanistan, welcomes U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prior to the s More

U.S. service members, coalition partners and civilians celebrate Easter Mass at the Fraise Chapel at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 24, 2011. Mass was led by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Fintan Kilmurray, a membe More

Cpl. Antonio Tellez, an administrative clerk with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, holds his 3-month-old son before departing Marine Corps Base Hawaii on a seven-month deployment to Af More

Service members and civilians gather for a group photo during a humanitarian assistance conference hosted by Joint Sustainment Command–Afghanistan at Kandahar Airfield April 26, 2011. The conference featured pr More

Soldiers assigned to Fox Company F, 2nd Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain division, Task Force Knighthawk guide a plane to land at Forward Operating Base Shank, April 26. Fox Company’s air More

Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Regiment during his visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii with Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. F More

Marines and Afghan instructors at the Joint Security Academy Southwest training compound on Camp Leatherneck, in Helmand provice, Afghanistan, participate in tug-of-war competition during a field meet, April 29 More