Items donated to the Airborne Attic and the Lending Closet, initiatives under Army Community Services for Soldiers E-4 and below, line the shelves to assist Soldiers transitioning to Fort Bragg from other Army More
Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over a naturalization ceremony for more than 40 service members on Oct. 23, 2008, at Pope Theater on Pope Air Force Base. Seated is Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship an More
The family and friends of a man who worked with the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom gather around his computer looking back on pictures of his family and their past life in Iraq. From left is his wife, More
Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet with the governor of Khakrez, June 10.
Afghan Commandos coordinate to provide security over watch during a mission in which the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, advised and assisted by Coalition forces, found and destroyed multiple bomb-m More
Col. Ghulam Muhaidin, commander, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, scans a formation of his brigade's 2nd Battalion during a training day led by members of Special Operations Task Force - South in More
A policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, practices his rifle marksmanship during a day of training with U.S. Special Forces at a range in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, S More
Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, conducts a morning security patrol with a flower attached to the end of his rifle Oct. 19, 2020, in Zhari District, Kan More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, and a U.S. Special Forces team discovered an explosives cache including this chest, rigged to detonate, Oct. 26, 2010, in Zhari Dist More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, establish security in remote locales like this dusty intersection in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27. The AN More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, discuss regional security issues with Afghan villagers during an afternoon patrol Oct. 29, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari D More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, speak with an Afghan boy during a late afternoon patrol Nov. 6, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, More
Commandos with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak stand with their backs to incoming aircraft prior to loading for a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan More
Sgt. Diatullah, a 39-year-old native of Afghanistan's Parwan province and squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, directs his squad into security positions during a two-day clearing oper More
Afghan National Police help transport an injured citizen from eastern Kandahar province's Maruf District to a hospital in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Jan. 3. The District Governor, Abdul Samat Durrani, provided More
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft drops supplies to members of Special Operations Task Force – South working in eastern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011.
Afghan national policemen Rasul Jan (left) and Daru Khan practice using a rocket-propelled grenade in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The ANP in Maruf District are advised by members of More
Afghan National Police treated and helped medically evacuate an Afghan man shot by insurgents in eastern Kandahar province's Maruf District, Jan. 8. Prior to MEDEVAC, the injured man was given immediate care by More
Ashraf, a 22-year-old Afghan National Policeman from Zabul province, helped locate 27 improvised explosive devices in Kandahar Province's Maruf District during a three-week period in autumn 2010. He is pictured More
Nearly 20 children attended their first day of classes Jan. 26 at a newly opened school in Kandahar province's Maruf district in Afghanistan. This is the first school to open in Maruf in nearly 15 years. Maruf More
A U.S. special forces soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South moves down a pathway during a security patrol Feb. 17, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Sp More
A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South proceeds up a steep footpath during a security patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghan More
Sgt. Naseem, a 22-year-old native of northern Afghanistan's Balkh province and member of 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, helps direct security while on patrol with a U.S. Special More
Afghan villagers draw boundaries of their farm lands in the rural farm region of Kandahar Province's Panjwai District, March 6, before a shura with District Governor Haji Faizluddin Agha.
A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant provides security overwatch as a Special Forces engineering sergeant, both assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South, climbs over an irrigation wall during a More
Afghan citizens pass through the colors of the Afghan flag which marked the entrance to festivities celebrating the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ehsanullah from Kunduz province provides security overwatch at the perimeter of a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. Ehsanullah More
Military jumpmasters from more than ten different nations, including Cambodian and American jumpmasters Lt. Leng Vanney and Capt. Brian Hahn, respectively, gathered at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., to familiarize More
Students from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics are distributing 400 toys they donated for the 14th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop on Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 10. The charity event is the More
Marine Lt. Gen. Frank Panter, Jr. (center) speaks with distinguished guests at the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration Welcome Dinner at the Charlotte Motor Speedway March 30, 2012.
Members of the Afghan National Police's color guard stand by as more than 3,500 Afghan citizens celebrate the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province's Kha More
From left, Col. Curtis D. Boyd, commander of 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), accompanies Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Lt. Gen. Robert W. Wagner, commanding general of United States Army Spe More
Items donated to the Airborne Attic, an initiative under Army Community Services for Soldiers E-4 and below, line the shelves of the modest facilities located at the corner of Woodruff Street and Ord Street.
Master Sgt. Gregory A. Cornejo, a mobilized reservist currently on Operation Warrior Trainer orders at Fort Bragg, greets the family of an Iraqi translator Cornejo worked with while in Baghdad in 2007. The tran More
Afghan workers in Khakrez District renovate the minaret of Afghanistan's third most holy Islamic site, the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine, June 14. The old tile, pictured, is being replaced with a new aqua-marine finish.
An Afghan Commando calls out to those inside an Afghan home in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province, during a security patrol, Sept. 1.
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, patrol the region around an abandoned compound where the battalion discovered an explosives cache Oct. 26, 2010, with U.S. Special F More
Gulagha, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, takes part in a security patrol Oct. 27, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The More
Afghan children chat with Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, during an afternoon patrol Oct. 29, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandaha More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, discuss local security concerns with Afghan motorists during a late afternoon patrol Nov. 6, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari More
Abdul Samat Durrani, the district governor of Maruf, and Nader Khan, the Afghan National Police chief for Maruf District and members of Special Operations Task Force - South headed up efforts to clean the bazaa More
A U.S. Special Forces engineering sergeant checks an abandoned compound for explosives during a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Diatullah, 39, and Sgt. Ibrahim, 23, both squad leaders with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, conduct a two-day clearing operation Dec. 19 and 20, 2010, in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, A More
A C-17 Globemaster III drops supplies to members of Special Operations Task Force – South working in eastern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011.
An Afghan national policemen, advised by a member of Special Operations Task Force – South, practices using a rocket-propelled grenade in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5.
Ashraf, a 22-year-old Afghan National Policeman from Zabul province, explains to other ANP what precautions to take to avoid improvised explosives while on patrol in eastern Kandahar Province's Maruf District, More
Nearly 20 children attended their first day of classes at a newly-opened school in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. There have been no schools in Maruf since the Taliban closed them appr More
A U.S. Special Forces communications sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South enters an abandoned compound during a security patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghan More
Sgt. Naseem, a 22-year-old native of northern Afghanistan's Balkh province and member of 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, keeps an eye out for threats while patroling with a U.S. S More
Panjwai District Governor Haji Faizluddin Agha (left), greets district elders before a local shura, March 6, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. "It is risky for any government official to visi More
A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South climbs over an irrigation wall during a security patrol March 8, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Kareem, a 25-year-old from Afghanistan's northeastern Panjshir province, provides security overwatch during a district shura in a remote region of Kandahar province's Khakrez District, More
Military jumpmasters from more than ten countries, including Thailand, pictured here with American jumpmasters, gathered at Pope Army Air Field, N.C., to familiarize themselves with the T-11 parachute in antici More
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Don Ballard has his medal admired during the Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration Welcome Dinner at the Charlotte Motor Speedway March 30, 2012.
A member of the Afghan National Police provides security overwatch as more than 3,500 Afghan citizens celebrate the Persian New Year, known to Afghans as “Nowruz,” at the Shah Maqsud Shrine in Kandahar province More
Peter, an Iraqi translator, poses with his son, Iven, in their home country on July 5, two months prior to learning he had acquired a special immigrant visa to take his immediate family to the United States.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates made his first visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., on Oct. 23, 2008. He took time to speak with members of the press, addressing federal funding for post-traumatic stress disorder and supp More
Afghan workers from Khakrez district work to renovate the minaret of Afghanistan’s third most holy Islamic site, the Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud Shrine, June 10. The tile pictured is being replaced with a seamless aqu More
An Afghan Commando checks a building for improvised explosive devices during a mission in which the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, advised and assisted by Coalition forces, found and destroyed mult More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, patrol Zhari District in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2010. Policemen with 2nd Bn. are partnered with members of Special More
A policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, keeps watch for possible insurgent threats while on patrol Oct. 27, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, More
Afghan children chat with Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, during an afternoon patrol Oct. 29, 2010, with U.S. special forces in Zhari District, Kandaha More
Maj. Nahmattullah, left, and Lt. Naqib, center-right, of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, talk with villagers during a morning patrol Oct. 30, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zha More
A policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, provides security during a late afternoon patrol Nov. 6, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afgh More
Sgt. Ibrahim, a 23-year-old native of Afghanistan's Baghlan province and a squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, provides security overwatch during a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, More
Sgt. Ibrahim, a 23-year-old native of Afghanistan's Baghlan Province and a squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, provides security overwatch during a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, More
The Maruf District Afghan National Police Chief, Nader Khan, shakes hands with an injured Afghan citizen the ANP helped medically evacuate from eastern Kandahar province's Maruf District to a hospital in Kandah More
Afghan national police, advised by members of Special Operations Task Force – South, practice using a rocket-propelled grenade in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5.
Daru Khan, a 33-year-old Afghan National Policeman from Kandahar province, leads a squad of ANP during training in eastern Kandahar Province's Maruf District, Jan. 13. Daru and the Maruf ANP have cleared more t More
Nearly 20 children and their family members walk to the kid's first day of classes at a newly-opened school in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. There have been no schools in Maruf since More
A U.S. special forces team leader assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South scans the horizon during a security patrol Feb. 17, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South S More
A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South climbs over the ruins of an abandoned compound during a security patrol Feb. 20 in Panjwai District, Kandahar provin More
A U.S. Special Forces soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South sets up his security position during a patrol Feb. 25 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Special More
Panjwai District Governor Haji Faizluddin Agha, speaks to villagers and elders at a local shura, March 6, in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Panjwai's remote and rural villages are among the m More
An Afghan village elder speaks with a U.S. Special Forces team leader assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South during a security patrol March 8 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The More
Afghan National Army First Sgt. Abdel Wali (left) discusses his soldiers' security plan for an upcoming district shura in Kandahar province's Khakrez District, April 13, 2011. The ANA soldiers helped ensure the More
Afghan Commandos, advised and assisted by Coalition forces, found and destroyed multiple bomb-making materials such as this rocket propelled grenade, lodged in the ceiling of an Afghan home, in Shah Wali Kot Di More
A police sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, patrols with his squad through Zhari District in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2010. Policemen with 2nd Bn. are p More
A policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, carefully approaches the door of an abandoned compound where the battalion discovered an explosives cache Oct. 26, 2010, with U.S. More
Afghan children gather near policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, during a patrol Oct. 27, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The More
Afghan children greet a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, during a patrol Oct. 30, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. T More
Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, rests between missions Nov. 3, 2010, in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Abdel, 24, is from Ghowr provin More
Sgt. Ibrahim, a 23-year-old native of Afghanistan's Baghlan Province and a squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, secures a compound during a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, 2010, in More
Sgt. Ibrahim, a 23-year-old native of Afghanistan's Baghlan province and a squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, secures a compound during a two-day operation Dec. 19 and 20, in Zhari More
The Afghan National Police, led by Maruf District Police Chief, Nader Khan, helped medically evacuate an injured man from eastern Kandahar province's Maruf District to a hospital in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, More
Afghan national policeman Daru Khan instructs his fellow ANP on the use of a rocket-propelled grenade in Maruf District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The ANP in Maruf District are advised by members More
The Maruf District of eastern Kandahar province, as seen here Jan. 11, 2011, is a remote and mountainous district with approximately 50,000 residents. The district’s people are led by District Governor Abdul Sa More
Afghan National Police have cleared more than 30 improvised explosive devices from Kandahar Province's Maruf District since August 2010. The Maruf ANP provide overwatch security for the region using security to More
Nearly 20 children attended their first day of classes Jan. 26 at a newly-opened school in Kandahar province's Maruf District in Afghanistan. This is the first school to open in Maruf in nearly 15 years. Maruf More
A village elder from Kandahar province's Panjwai District in southern Afghanistan greets members of Special Operations Task Force – South as they patrol the region in order to bolster security and assist in coo More
A U.S. Special Forces weapons sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South directs security positions during a patrol Feb. 20, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-So More
Sgt. Ajim, a 20-year-old native of northeastern Afghanistan's Takhar province and member of 1st Battalion, 1st Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, scans a pathway for roadside bombs while patrolling wit More