Afghanistan border policemen from Zone 1 unload a box of expendable basic first aid items June 4 at the zone’s medical clinic. The ABP requested the medical supplies from RC-East to help sustain medical needs o More
Afghan Border Police Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amerkhil, commander of ABP Zone 1 Headquarters, shares a laugh with U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during a More
U.S. Army Col. Richard C. Kim, commander of Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Honolulu, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew J. Spano, command sergeant major of TF Bronc More
A soldier assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Fear, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, TF Bronco, pulls guard while watching storm clouds roll in over Obser More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jordan S. Davis, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jordan S. Davis, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Divisio More
U.S. Army Spc. Wayne Platten, an infantryman from Drogheda, Ireland, assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task F More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dimitri Del Castillo and his wife 1st Lt. Kathleen Pulliam, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, part of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, pose on Forward O More
U.S. Army Spc. Brian Walker, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, from Johnson City, Tenn., wears a Wounded Warrior bracel More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Spano, command sergeant major, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Bronco, 25th Infantry Division, escorts the U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, to the More
U.S. Army Capt. Weston D. Amaya, right, an Afghan National Security Forces liaison from Bullard, Texas, talks with another soldier before an air assault mission to begin Operation Stone Steps in eastern Afghani More
U.S. Army Capt. Weston D. Amaya, right, an Afghan National Security Forces liaison from Bullard, Texas, talks with another Soldier before an air assault mission to begin Operation Stone Steps in eastern Afghani More
After scoring a goal in a friendly soccer match with Afghan National Army soldiers, U.S. Army Pfc. Ray A. Morales, left, a squad automatic weapons gunner from Houston, and U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathon Jonguitud, rig More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua S. Beach (left), an infantry team leader from Phoenix, gets an intravenous injection from U.S. Army Cpl. Joel M. Kuhn, a combat medic, and native of Brazil, both assigned to Company A, 2nd More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Webb, a fire support specialist from Columbus, Ohio, assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Comb More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Javier Gutierrez (right), a native of San Antonio, and U.S. Army Sgt. Caleb Meeker, of Apache Junction, Ariz., both members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Special Tro More
Solders from 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, patrol the More
An Afghan uniformed policeman watches U.S. Army Sgt. Mark R. Sheafer, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic from Newtown Square, Pa., assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Br More
An Afghan boy, who fell a few days ago, is held by his father as U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan V. Bachtel, a forward observer from Burleson, Texas, assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force More
In order to protect his identity, an Afghan Uniformed Police officer wears a scarf while searching homes in Kot District, Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, July 19. While the AUP searched for weapons and More
An Afghan boy smiles proudly after receiving a toothbrush from U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barno, Charleston, S.C., native and dentist for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco. Barno g More
Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, prepare their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle before More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramses Martinez, standing, an infantry squad leader from Bronx, N.Y., fires a .50-caliber machine gun while U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua B. Myrick, seated, an infantryman from Elwood, Ind., prepar More
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph K. Murphy, left, a cannon crewmember from Marshall, Ill., fires a M777A2 howitzer named "Capital Punishment" as another soldier covers his ears at Combat Outpost Honaker-Miracle in eastern More
Shahidulla, 14, listens to instructions from U.S. Army Spc. German de la Roche, an infantryman and COP mayor assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Te More
Explosive ordnance disposal technician, U.S. Army Spc. Andrew B. Clement, a native of Jackson, Tenn., assigned to 129th EOD, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, gets More
A soldier with 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bronco, pulls security in Kunar province, Afghanistan. American troops continu More
Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, Combined Joint Task Force-1 and Regional Command-East Deputy Commanding General – Maneuver, talks to a soldier from Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, near Wanat Vi More
A soldier with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, plays taps as part of a sunrise memorial ceremony held to honor the fallen heroes of the brigade on Forward Operating Base Fent More
U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific, arrives Sept. 9, 2015, at the opening ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike 2015 in Ipoh, Malaysia. The exercise between the U.S. and Malaysia a More
Malaysian children wait outside a civic center for U.S. Service members viewing a host nation presentation in Sayung, Malaysia, Sept. 16, 2015. U.S. personnel participated in the event while on a break from Exe More
An Regional Command-East U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook crew unloads a box of expendable, basic first aid items, June 4, at the Afghanistan border police Zone 1 Headquarters. The disposable items were requested by the More
An Afghan border police officer from ABP Zone 1 Headquarters, takes a photo of U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during a recent meeting in Behsud Distr More
During dry-fire practice, U.S. Army Pfc. Cotey A. Knudsen, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat T More
On his second tour, U.S. Army Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin, an infantry team leader from Hillsboro, Ore., assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Fear, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2 More
During dry-fire practice, U.S. Army Pfc. Cotey A. Knudsen, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat More
Soldiers assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, stop in a village close to the Pakistan border More
U.S. Army Spc. Brian Walker, talks May 29 about his team’s reaction to being hit by an improvised explosive device during a recent convoy. Currently being treated at Bagram Air Field’s Traumatic Brain Injury Cl More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III gives U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Castellanos, signal support systems specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Br More
U.S. Army Sgt. David Rogers, an infantry team leader from Sierra Vista, Ariz., scans the door of an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault mission for Operation Stone Steps in eastern Afghanistan's K More
U.S. Army Cpl. Joel M. Kuhn (kneeling), a combat medic born in Brazil and from Glendale, Calif., demonstrates medical techniques on U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathon Jonguitud, a squad automatic gunner from Phoenix, whil More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua S. Beach, an infantry team leader from Phoenix, assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason C. Machado, bottom, an infantry squad leader from Boyce, Va., puts a headlock on one of his soldiers during an impromptu combatives tournament after gun fire forced the soldiers to do More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Halstead, a fire support specialist from Fort Worth, Texas, assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brig More
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, patrol th More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mark R. Sheafer, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic from Newtown Square, Pa., assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Divis More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Copado, an infantry squad leader from Riverside, Calif., assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael L. Graddy, an infantry platoon leader from Los Angeles, assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Tas More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barno, Charleston, S.C. native and dentist for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, demonstrates the correct way to floss to local school children in a mar More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramses Martinez, an infantry squad leader from Bronx, N.Y., Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force B More
Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, take up a security position in a Mine Resistant Ambush Prote More
As the base is being attacked, soldiers assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, More
Shahidulla, 14, poses for a photo after talking about being the only source of income for his mother and sister at Combat Outpost Honaker-Miracle in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, July 31. Shahidulla wor More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew B. Clement, an explosive ordnance disposal technician from Jackson, Tenn., assigned to 129th EOD, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, operates a More
A U.S. soldier with Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, looks through his sight at the village of Wanat Sept 22.
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, execute a 21-gun salute as part of a sunrise memorial for all of TF Bronco’s fallen heroes at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Ja More
U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Malaysian armed forces stand together Sept. 9, 2015, following the opening ceremony of Exercise Keris Strike 2015. Participation in th More
Malaysian children lead U.S. Service members to a cultural day event site Sept. 16, 2015, in Sayung, Malaysia. U.S. personnel participated in the event while on a break from Exercise Keris Strike 2015, an annua More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Geracci (far right), Combined Joint Task Force-1 and Regional Command-East surgeon, from Austin, Texas, discusses with Afghanistan border police Brig. Gen. Aminollah Amarkhel (middle le More
Afghan Border Police Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amerkhil, right, commander of ABP Zone 1 Headquarters, discusses border operations with U.S. Army Col. Richard C. Kim, left, from Honolulu, commander of Task Force Bron More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of the 101st Airborne Division and Regional Command-East, relays words of motivation and wisdom to U.S Army Col. Richard C. Kim, commander of Task Force Bronco, 3 More
Soldiers assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare a howitzer to be fired at Combat Outpost Monti in eastern A More
During dry-fire practice, U.S. Army Pfc. Cotey A. Knudsen, far right, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brig More
The soldier who recently appeared in the documentary "Restrepo," U.S. Army Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin, an infantry team leader from Hillsboro, Ore., assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, T More
U.S. Army Sgt. David J. Ward, an infantry team leader from Oviedo, Fla., assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Ta More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Fati Shah Meenawal, an infantryman from Khogyani, Nangarhar province, assigned to 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 201st ANA Corps, pays close attention to U.S. Army Cpl. Joel M. Kuhn, a comba More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Don Nicholas, a team leader from Green, Ohio, attached to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, uses h More
During medical training, U.S. Army Spc. Joshua S. Beach, an infantry team leader from Phoenix, assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infan More
Afghan National Army soldiers and soldiers assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, use their down time More
An M198 howitzer section from Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, part of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, conducts a high angle fire training mission More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. William B. Johnson, commander, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Di More
Playful Afghan girls run to hide as U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas C. Parks, a forward observer from Campbell, Calif., assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Tea More
An Afghan Uniformed Police officer calls for assistance before entering another house during a joint-clearing operation with soldiers assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, More
Local school children assemble in a marketplace in Jalabad for a short dental class July 25. U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barno, Charleston, S.C., native and dentist for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Divisi More
Artillery rounds pound the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province during a firefight with insurgents and troops from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Br More
An Afghan National Policeman braves the heat and bullets of the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province, July 28. ANP and soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task F More
During a mortar attack, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Victor S. Cason, an M777A2 howitzer section chief from Trenton, N.J., assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, attac More
U.S. Army Spc. German de la Roche, an infantryman and COP mayor assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco More
Jackson, Tenn., native, U.S. Army Spc. Andrew B. Clement, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to 129th EOD, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, maneuve More
A U.S. soldier looks down at Wanat Village from his fighting position Sept. 22.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco command team U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Spano, U.S. Army Col. Richard Kim, TF Bronco commander and U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Hayes, More
U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Talbot, a Denver native, with the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), based out of Fort Meade, Md., and Malaysian armed forces 1st Lt. Noor Hapizah discuss family Sept. 9, 2015, after the More
Soldiers from Regional Command-East help Afghanistan border policemen load expendable medical equipment into a truck at the ABP Zone 1 Headquarters June 4. ABP Zone 1 policemen requested the disposable items to More
U.S. Army Col. Richard C. Kim, left, from Honolulu, commander of Task Force Bronco, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Afghan Border Police Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amerkhil, right, commander of A More
Soldiers assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Fear, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, TF Bronco, pull guard duty as the sun rises over Observation Post Cole More
During dry-fire practice, U.S. Army Pfc. Cotey A. Knudsen, far right, a cannon crewmember from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Briga More
U.S. Army Sgt. Allen F. Cooley, a combat medic from Vilonia, Ark., assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Steel, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task For More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason C. Machado, an infantry squad leader from Boyce, Va., assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, More
Brazilian-born U.S. Army Cpl. Joel M. Kuhn (kneeling), a combat medic from Glendale, Calif., assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantr More
Afghan National Army soldiers learn how to administer an intravenous fluid transfusion from soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry D More
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua M. McLay, an infantry team leader from Cassville, Mo., assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task More
Newtown Square, Pa., native, U.S. Army Sgt. Mark R. Sheafer, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic from Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, More
An Afghan beekeeper scoops a finger of honey to show soldiers assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, how More
U.S. Army Sgt. James A. Jensen, an infantry team leader from Loudoun County, Va., assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Tas More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Barno, Charleston, S.C. native and dentist for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, hands out toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss to local school chi More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Trey VanWyhe, an infantry platoon leader from Hills, Minn., assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Cacti, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Tas More
Villagers tend their fields in the Pech River Valley in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, July 28.