Resolute Support Headquarters

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.

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

German and United Kingdom football players compete for the ball during the "Christmas Truce" football match at Headquarters Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2016. The match held annually between t 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Afghan soldiers patrol in southeastern Afghanistan during a large-scale, coordinated operation to attack anti-government forces’ safe havens in this recent file photo. Multiple elements from Afghan military and 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

Members from Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan and the Ministry of Interior discuss a potential candidate for hire into the Subject Matter Expert program for the MOI at Resolute Support Headqua More

Capt. Nathanael Hathaway (left), and Capt. David Erck (right), officers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist, Command, East, raise the colors over Tactical Base Gamberi in Afghanistan on the morning of Memorial Da More

Capt. Michael Levin, rule of law adviser for the Police Advisory Team assigned to Train Advise Assist Command East, discusses the use of search warrants with an Afghan National Directorate of Security judge dur More

Sgt. Douglas Ouellette, a 101st Airborne Division infantryman, fires an M4 carbine during partnered marksmanship training May 29, 2015 at Tactical Base Gamberi in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie More

Spc. Julio Landeros and Spc. Ryan Stricklett, 3rd Brgade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division indirect fire infantrymen, assume a safe posture while firing a 120 mm mortar round during a live fire certification More

Maj. Jason De Los Santos teaches a class on Rules of Engagement to Afghan National Army legal professionals during a five-day legal training workshop May 31 – June 4, 2015. The workshop, which was attended by 2 More

A soldier from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fires through a balloon target on a Tactical Base Gamberi live-fire range in eastern Afghanistan, June 5, 2015.

Mohammed Ferid, the lead explosive ordnance disposal and improvised explosive device defeat instructor at the Afghan National Police Central Training Center-Kabul, explains that IEDs cause the greatest losses f More

Members of the color guard stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 10, 2015. The 7th Infantry Division, Combined Joint Task Force - 7, under the comman More

Military engineers from Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan discuss different options for the use of a large storage warehouse on Kandahar Airfield with Kandahar city provincial scholars. CSTC-A More

Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Morton - Morale, Recreation and Activities, Foward Support Battalion, Headquarters Resolute Support - on the gym floor of a facility that he manages in support of NATO and RS coalition pe More

Teammates from Headquarters Resolute Support celebrate the Army's 240th birthday at the Camp dining facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 14. In the tradition of the celebration, the unit's oldest Soldier - Maj. More

(left to right) Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, Lt. Col. Gregory Brewer, Pvt. William Austin, and Sgt. Maj. Walter Tagalicud from Train, Advise, Assist, Command-East participate in a ceremonial Army birthday ca More

Representatives from 17 coalition partners joined Afghan government officials and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) for the Oversight and Coordination Body at the Ministry of Finance in More

Soldiers from the 72nd Military Police Company, North Las Vegas, Nev., look on as Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan, recognizes their contributions More

Chief Hospital Corpsman Tarren Windham administers the Corpsman's Oath to Hospital Corpsmen 1st Class Patrick Daly (left) and Bianca McQueen (right) in commemoration of the Navy Hospital Corps' 117th birthday. More

A 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fast rope instructor prepares a Soldier before he exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter June 18, 2015 at Operational Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan.

The entire team in Train, Advise, Assist Command – East would like to wish our partners in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and all Afghans a blessed Ramazan.

A C-130 Hercules taxis at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, June 20. It is the fourth and final aircraft in the fleet from the United States that will enable the Afghan Air Force to transport supplies More

150625-N-SQ656-649 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Lt. Anthony Gomez, a registered nurse from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Tampa and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class More

150625-N-SQ656-429 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, congratulates Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Monique Nava More

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Latoya Saxton heads into work at the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan. Saxton is mobilized to Resolute Support Headquarters, where she serves as the admin support noncommi More

Col. Fred Drummond, director of Combined Joint-Engineering, provides guidance to Afghan construction workers erecting the base of a plaque that will honor Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, former Combined Security Trans More

150625-N-SQ656-452 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) A ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle from ScanEagle Guardian Eight Site sits ready for launch by Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Na More

150625-N-SQ656-367 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, shares a laugh with deployed Sailors and officers of Reserve and acti More

150625-N-SQ656-579 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) U.S. Navy Medical Officer Lt. Cmdr. Sara Hartsaw, M.D., right, from Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Cheyenne, discusses a training proced More

Deputy Director Chief of Staff for Operations Brig. Gen. Giovannai Parmiggiani (ITA) hosted and chaired the monthly one-star Tripartite Operations and Intelligence briefing Saturday, June 27 at Headquarters Res More

150627-N-SQ656-200 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27, 2015) Brig. Gen. Abdul Hai Atrafi, commander, Afghan Border Police, 503rd Zone (right) greets U.S. Army Col. David Doyle, deputy commander, Train, Advise and A More

U.S. Army Col. Michael Davidson, director of legislative affairs, Resolute Support (left); U.S. Army Col. Jon Davidson, senior advisor to the deputy minister of security at the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior More

Dr. Safi Furahman, Afghan National Police, inspects a box of pharmaceuticals from more than 3,000 individual items transferred by Resolute Support to the ANP National Medical Depot in Kabul, Afghanistan. Member More

Maj. Gen. Daniel Hughes serves as the deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, where he is responsible for developing programs and processes that will assist the Afghans wi More

150701-N-SQ656-180 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 1, 2015) U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth greets Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, commander, Train, Advise and Assist Command - South (TAAC-S) More

Members of the U.S. National Support Element and the Resolute Support Headquarters Forward Support Battalion hang an American flag inside the compound barrier wall in preparation for the camp's Fourth of July c More

A 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division soldier rehearses a live-fire scenario during platoon training July 3, 2015 at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan.

Salima Muwakil, a postal worker at the military post office in Resolute Support Headquarters, uses colored chalk to express her patriotism on the Fourth of July in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muwakil, a military contra More

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4, 2015) Coalition forces gathered to celebrate the 239th anniversary of U.S. Independence Day in the Destille Garden at Resolute Support Headquarters based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Curr More

Afghan National Army soldiers listen on as Lt. Col. Britt Walker, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan director of programs and analysis, explains the goals for the fourth and final Ministry of Defe More

Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, left, looks on during a tour of the Ministry of Defense headquarters from fellow engineer Navy Cmdr. Robert Traeder. The new More

Navy Cmdr. David Cisneros was mobilized from U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. He serves as the Ministry of Interior senior adviser for Ess More

Train Advise Assist Command–West commander Italian Brig. Gen. Michele Risi and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko look on as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander of C More

Members of the Afghan National Police and Army discuss current operations in Herat Province at the 207th Corps Headquarters with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander of Combined Security Transition Comm More

Noncommissioned officers from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force serving with Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan prepare for a group run led by Senior Enlisted Leader Command More

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 22, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors deployed in Kabul as individual augmentees participated in “Bystander Intervention to the Fleet” training held in the USO entertainment room at Resolute Supp More

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 26, 2015) Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Esas Wakil, deputy chief for strategic planning, Afghan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mitch Albin, Afghan Hands MoD strategy adviser More

U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Holloway, Resolute Support Advise and Assist Cell-Southwest team lead and ANA 215th Corps Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Zamin Hassan listen to the 215th Corps battle update brief for More

Incoming Resolute Support advisers attended in-country adviser training led by Felisa Hervey, ICAT coordinator, at RS Headquarters in Kabul to gain a common understanding of Afghan systems, organizations and pr More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood, director, Essential Function Three, stresses the importance of adherence to human rights in Afghanistan for continued international support of the nation at a rule of law More

An Afghan National Army soldier annotates maintenance logs for a Special Missions Wing helicopter undergoing periodic maintenance. This soldier is the first to graduate from a training program developed by NATO More

Leaders and advisers from Train Advise Assist Command-East attended a security shura at Bagram Air Field with Afghan police officials from provinces of eastern Afghanistan, July 29, 2015. The U.S. and Afghan of More

An Afghan National Army counter-IED instructor addresses a group of child protection officers and teachers from all 34 provinces converged in Kabul for a four-day seminar where they learned about the newest IED More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Eagle Assault, 5-101 Combat Aviation Brigade, flies over the rugged terrain of eastern Afghanistan, July 28, 2015. The helicopters and crews of Eagle Assault More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 101st Combat Aviation Brigade transport senior leaders from the Afghan National Army and Resolute Support Mission to Tactical Base Gamberi More

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 4, 2015) Afghan National Army 205th Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, left, and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South Commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager s More

Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, emphasizes the importance of international partnerships for strategizing Afghan National Defense and Security Force More

Resolute Support personnel gather for a ceremony honoring the late Maj. Gen. Harold Greene and coalition partners who were wounded in a shooting at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University, Aug. 5, 2014. ( More

Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan senior leaders listen as Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Department of Defense Inspector General, discusses how CSTC-A can leverage inspection More

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 6, 2015) Task Force Copperhead Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detachment U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Bercey, left, officer in charge, and Cmdr. Timothy Wood, theater chief, d More

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2015) Afghan National Army 205th Corps Maj. Nisar Ahmad, commander of Kandahar Regional Military Hosptial medical training facilities located at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, addresses More

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 10, 2015) - Chief (select) Hospital Corpsman Edson Anaya, second from left, from Eagle Pass, Texas, talks about his experience completing CPO 365 Phase II with CPO selectees More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Danilo Morada, left, of Oxnard, Calif., assigned to Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dustin Hyde-Bozer, of Saugus, Calif., assigned to Naval M More