Resolute Support

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

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2015) Women serving in the 503rd Zone Afghan Border Police and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South conducted a shura at the Kandahar International Airport to discuss More

Photo of Tech Sgt. Burton TenBrink Sr. in 1945 while he was in France during WWII.

A Soldier from 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pulls security from the turret of his vehicle during a ground defense area More

President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, presented three members of the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan with the Polish Afghanistan Star medal for service alongside Polish forces More

Yeoman 2nd Class Jordan Guevara, center, salutes a flag flown in honor of her late grandfather, Woodrow “Woody” Duffin, on Pearl Harbor Day aboard Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan. Duffin, a ch 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

Mobile Strike Force Vehicles, such as the one pictured above, provided Commandos mobility, protection, and firepower to eliminate five ISIS-K terrorists in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by More

NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neil (center) fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during his visit to the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) 222 in Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 11, 2018. Critical Response Unit (CRU) 222 More

Lt. Gen. Sandy Storrie (Left), Operation Resolute Support deputy commander, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Taliaferro (2nd from left), 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan commander, Brig. Gen. Christopher More

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 8, 2018) – Slovakia's Special Forces-Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) hosted a shooting competition open to all NATO forces to commemorate Victory in Europe Day at Camp Morehead, More

KABUL, Afghanistan (September 3, 2018) – An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command’s School of Excellence instructor addresses new recruits on day one of Commando Qualification Course 26 assessment. In More

KABUL, Afghanistan (15, 2018) -- Afghan National Army Lt. Gen. Bismallah Wazirim Afghan National Army Special Operations Command commander addresses new Commando recruits during an Opening Ceremony which signal More

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) Commando and School Of Excellence instructor observes a Commando recruit complete individual movement training More

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 14, 2018) -- Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) School of Excellence (SOE) commandant, Afghan Army Col. Ahmad Zekrya visits Commando Qualification Course class 2 More

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Lt. Gen Bismillah Waziri, ANASOC Commander, and Afghanistan Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Tariq Shah Bahrami, inspect the troops at the start of Commando Qualification Course 25 graduation More

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 14, 2018) -- Afghan Commandos assigned to a Mobile Strike Kandak (MSK) conduct both mounted and dismounted movements towards a training objective during the Cobra Strike Maneuver Cours More

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 14 2018) -- An Afghan officer assigned to a Mobile Strike Kandak (Battalion) briefs his attack and maneuver plans to Cpt. Mike, a Latvian mentor with ANASOC CSMC-SOAT during the Cobra More

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A member of the Polish Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) fires at three targets in a simulated room clearing scenario before moving to his next target during a Slovakian-hosted shoot More

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Spanish ANASOC-SOAT mentor listens to a Commando sniper student guide his classmates through scope adjustment procedures during a two-week sniper specialty refresher course near Kabul, A More

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Slovak SOAT Commando Qualification Course mentor observes a Commando instructor as he guides a recruit through the M4 carbine rifle malfunction clearing process during near Kabul, Afghan 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.

Lt. Col. David Hauk, Afghan Air Force Academy senior mentor, with the Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air, walks to the parade pad to see candidates from the Afghan Air Academy perform pass in review for Lt. Co More

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

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gilpin, Combined Joint Task Force 3 United States Forces Afghanistan, meets with Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during a tour Jan. 6, 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

Leaders from the Afghan National Army 201st Corps arrive to Operational Base Fenty via Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopters Jan. 18, 2015. Corps-level commanders from the Afghanistan and Pakistan security forces 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.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands in preparation for sling load operations at Tactical Base Gamberi Jan. 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris, TAAC-E Public More

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

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

A simulated patient lies on a litter as members of the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to transport him to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital emergency room during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram More

Actors Channing Tatum and Nick Zano disembark a UH-60 Black Hawk after landing at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2015. Tatum, Zano and fellow actor Adam Rodriguez met with servic emembers across the win More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Cekovsky, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pulls the pin on a flash-bang grenade during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, F 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

Brig. Gen. Viet Luong (left), commander, Train, Advise, Assist Command – South, applies a 1st Cavalry Division patch to the right shoulder of Sgt. Matthew Rubin (right) Feb. 8 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter door gunner, assigned to TF Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, sits exposed to the elements constantly scanning forward, back and down, looking for any sign of trouble while f More

Two U.S. Department of State CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters carrying U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley and members of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul prepare to land at Tactical Base Gamberi Feb. 11, 2 More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Green, 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron manpower analyst, analyses spreadsheets Feb. 12, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. As a one-deep analyst in the only Air More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Tim Lord, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Civil Engineer flight commander, lays gravel across an access road Feb. 13, 2015 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of a two-man team, More

U.S. Air Force Maj. William Braswell, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, meets with Airmen assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing during a Religious Support Team visit to Train, Advise, Assist Command 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

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

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers listen as Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Ashton Carter, thanked them for their service during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 22, 2015. Having sworn i More

Command Sgt. Maj. Talib (center), the senior enlisted adviser for the 201st Afghan National Army Corps, gives instructions to one of his noncommissioned officers regarding the soldiers' barracks at Tactical Bas More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Maurice Naylon, Georgian Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force Rotation 14 Operations officer, speaks to a group of Marines and Airmen assigned to the 455th Expedi 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

(From right to left) Posters of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Cunningham, U.S. Army Cpl. Matthew Commons, U.S. Army Spc. Marc Anderson, U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Svitak, U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Crose, U.S. Nav 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

Ammunition sits in a distribution container at the bullet issue shop March 9, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Airmen here are required to obtain ammunition shortly after arrival in order to maintain comb More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force Central Command band, Nighthawk, perform for service members and civilians during a visit to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing March 11, 2015 at Bagram Air Fi More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Alexander, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Armament technician, performs an electrical check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon gun system March 12, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Lankford, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, acts as a spotter as an R-11 fuel truck is loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a redeployment mission at More

An identification card team from the Afghan Ministry of Interior works at Kandahar Police Headquarters to provide identification cards and other support to the Afghan National Police in this recent photo. Incre 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

(From left to right) Brig. Gen. Viet Luong, commander, Train, Advise, Assist Command – South (TAAC-S); Ambassador Matthew Anderson, Australian ambassador to Afghanistan; Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Canadian ambas 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

The MD-530 Warrior, or “Jengi” in Dari, is the newest in the Afghan Air Force’s arsenal, providing air power to support the ANDSF. The “Jengi” is designed for high altitude and hot weather operations. (U.S. Air More

The national colors of Georgia and the United States, along with the NATO flag, wave above a parade deck before a departure ceremony for Georgian soldiers and U.S. Marines headed to Afghanistan, March 24, Vazia More

Command Sgt. Maj. Anissa Jones, the Battalion command sergeant major of the 25th Signal Battalion at Bagram Air Field and Pfc. William Barnes of Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Co 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

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron remove built-up rubber from a runway using bobcats equipped with bristled rollers April 4, 2015, at Bagram More

U.S. service members and civilians welcome actor and comedian Sinbad to the stage with a round of applause April 7, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. It was standing room only as Sinbad, who performs here More

An Afghan air force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter pilot and his adviser, from the Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air, take off during rehearsal of the official "Roll-Out" ceremony for the MD-530F, April 8, More

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darell Despojo, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gonzalez 455 ELRS Traffic Management, U.S. Air Force More

Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter pilot and his adviser from the Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air, arrive at the official "Roll-Out" ceremony for the MD-530F, April 9, 2015, at the Kabul Afg More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group lay on the ground during a simulated indirect fire attack conducted as part of a base exercise April 10, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghani More

U.S. service members injured in battle (from left) retired Army Sgt. Ralph Cacciapaglia, Army Sgt. Tom Block, Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, retired Army Cpl. Steve Martin and Meda More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Myron Bell, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Juan Diaz de Leon, the command team of the 49th Movement Control Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, case their unit guide-on, during a ceremony at Cam More

Country music singer Trace Adkins plays for service members and civilians during a United Service Organizations tour April 17, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. During his hour-long set, Adkins performed a More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Maria Vazquez, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, tests an oxygen mask in preparation for an AE mission April 19, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The 4 More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade spot and position an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an upload onto a C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft April 26, 201 More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon “Triple Nickel” aircraft assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares to land on the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27, 2015. Members More

A view through the cockpit as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade transport Train, Advise, Assist Command - East leaders and advisers to the Afgh More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawn Avery, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of police services, smiles after learning of his selection for Officer Training School May 1 More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work to replace a tire on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that departed the runway while landing at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, More

Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Faiq, center left, the Kapisa Provincial Chief of Police, speaks to U.S. coalition advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East and other Afghan police leaders during a security shu More

German Army Lt. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, Deputy Commander, Resolute Support Mission, visited Train Advise Assist Command-East at Tactical Base Gamberi, May 6, 2015. Jacobson met with TAAC-E leaders and staff to r More

The Afghan United Transport and Logistics depot processes millions of foreign military sales items annually. The creation of a National Codification Bureau branch will increase logistics efficiency and mission More

Maj. Leonard Leo, the lead medical adviser and surgeon for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East, greets his Afghan National Army c More

Task Force Leader, 3rd BCT, 101st Airborne Division Soldiers sprint up a hill to assault their objective during a combined arms live fire training exercise May 13, 2015, in Laghman province, Afghanistan. The ex More