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Afghan children watch US Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan children watch US Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

Afghan children gather around the village well to watch Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25) through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan children gather around the village well to watch Marines conduc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

Afghan children watch from an archway as Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan children watch from an archway as Marines conduct a mounted pat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

Afghan children gather around the village well to watch Marines conduct a mounted patrol with Light Armored Vehicles, LAV-25s, through a village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan children gather around the village well to watch Marines conduc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Us... More

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Lori Butierries tells Afghan children to wait their turn for a piece of candy during a Coalition medical/dental civil affairs project in the village of Najoy, Afghanistan.

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Lori Butierries tells Afghan children ...

Najoy, Afghanistan (Apr. 22, 2004) U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Lori Butierries tells Afghan children to wait their turn for a piece of candy during a Coalition medical/dental civil affairs project in the vi... More

U.S. Navy Dental Technician 3rd Class Ernest Deant, shows Afghan children how to properly care for their teeth and gums during a Coalition medical/dental civil affairs project in the village of Najoy, Afghanistan.

U.S. Navy Dental Technician 3rd Class Ernest Deant, shows Afghan child...

Najoy, Afghanistan (Apr. 22, 2004) U.S. Navy Dental Technician 3rd Class Ernest Deant, shows Afghan children how to properly care for their teeth and gums during a Coalition medical/dental civil affairs project... More

Afghan children look through school supplies provided by U.S. Marines.

Afghan children look through school supplies provided by U.S. Marines.

Surobi, Afghanistan (May. 13, 2004) Afghan children look through school supplies provided by U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment. Marines and Sailors from the company frequently support ... More

Afghan children give a thumbs up sign in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 1, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Corporal Justin L. Schaeffer) (Released)

Afghan children give a thumbs up sign in the Khowst province of Afghan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

U.S. Army SGT. Brad Rhen, Journalist, Combined Joint Task Force Thunder, distributes pens and paper to Afghan children during Cooperative Medical Assistance in the village of Sperah, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on Dec. 9, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Justin L. Schaeffer) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Brad Rhen, Journalist, Combined Joint Task Force Thunde...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sperah State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Brad Rhen, Journalist, Combined Joint Task Force Thunder, distributes pens and paper to Afghan children during Cooperative Medical Assistance in the village of Sperah, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on Dec. 9, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Justin L. Schaeffer) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Brad Rhen, Journalist, Combined Joint Task Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sperah State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Afghan children wait in line to be see doctors during Cooperative Medical Assistance in the village of Sperah, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on Dec. 9, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Justin L. Schaeffer) (Released)

Afghan children wait in line to be see doctors during Cooperative Medi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sperah State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Justin L. Schaeffer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Hogans passes out leaflets to local Afghan children during a security patrol in Khowst Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Hogans passes out le...

Khowst Province, Afghanistan (Feb. 13, 2005) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Hogans, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, passes out leaflets to lo... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) John Newland from the 492nd Civilian Affairs Battalion (CAB), Phoenix, Arizona (AZ), gives away toothbrushes to Afghan children at a Village Medical Out-reach (VMO) point. Romanian, Canadian and American Soldiers have set up at the village of Zaker-e-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFG), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) John Newland from the 492nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clothes to Afghan children during a joint humanitarian aid mission with the Egyptian Army at Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clothes to Afghan children during a joint humanitarian aid mission with the Egyptian Army at Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clothes to Af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

Afghan children and their mothers get clothes and needed supplies from US and Egypt soldiers during a joint humanitarian aid mission at the Egyptian Hospital, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

Afghan children and their mothers get clothes and needed supplies from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base along with an Egyptian soldier(center) gives clothes to Afghan children during a joint humanitarian aid mission with the Egyptian Army at Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base along wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clothes to Afghan children during a joint humanitarian aid mission with the Egyptian Army at Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base gives clo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul Visits Girls' School

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul Visits Girls' School

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, helps Afghan students decorate scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province,... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maria Leal Reynolds, Provincial

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maria Leal Reynolds, Provincial

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maria Leal Reynolds, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul knowledge operations manager, helps Afghan girls decorate new scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School July 8. Members of PRT... More

Public Health Officials hand out medical supplies to

Public Health Officials hand out medical supplies to

Public Health Officials hand out medical supplies to local villagers as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 19. Approximately 200-300 resident... More

(Center) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Danny K. Plunkett poses

(Center) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Danny K. Plunkett poses

(Center) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Danny K. Plunkett poses with a group of Afghan children during a recent humanitarian mission to deliver blankets, clothing and food to a local village, Feb. 17. Plunkett is a 30-y... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A small child curiously peaks around the corner as Marines patrol through the local area outside the base. Marines in Company L, 3rd Battal... More

Afghan National Police prepared a meal for soldiers

Afghan National Police prepared a meal for soldiers

Afghan National Police prepared a meal for soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oct. 18.

A soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

A soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

A soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team wipes the windshield of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle before a mission here Nov. 15,... More

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard Camp Leatherneck receive more than 650 pairs of shoes from students at The Center for Achievement in Columbia, S.C. The shoes were collected during the “Wear-a... More

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., hugs Sode Jan, an Afghan girl she has befriended over the course of several months of volunteer work at the Egyptian Field Hospital on Bagram Air Fiel... More

Several young women weave a large rug at the Arzu Studio

Several young women weave a large rug at the Arzu Studio

Several young women weave a large rug at the Arzu Studio Hope compound in the Dragon Valley, about five miles west of the town of Bamyan June 20, 2012. Women enrolled the program receive higher than average com... More

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver up

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver up

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver up a hill during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, International Security Assistance Force ... More

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael K. Selv... More

A soldier conducts perimeter security from his gun

A soldier conducts perimeter security from his gun

A soldier conducts perimeter security from his gun turret atop a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andr... More

Army Staff Sgt. Melinda Vorpahl, Provincial Reconstruction

Army Staff Sgt. Melinda Vorpahl, Provincial Reconstruction

Army Staff Sgt. Melinda Vorpahl, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul civil affairs team lead, helps Afghan students decorate scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 8. Member... More

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies wait to be distributed to local villagers by Public Health Officials as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province,... More

KABUL, Afghanistan – (Right) U.S. Army Master Sgt.

KABUL, Afghanistan – (Right) U.S. Army Master Sgt.

KABUL, Afghanistan – (Right) U.S. Army Master Sgt. Danny K. Plunkett passes out candy to a group of villagers during Operation Outreach, a humanitarian mission in Kabul City, Feb. 17. Operation Outreach is a te... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A child bashfully gazes into the camera as Marines patrol the area outside the base. The Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Ki Lee, a Seoul, South Korea, native,

U.S. Army Spc. Ki Lee, a Seoul, South Korea, native,

U.S. Army Spc. Ki Lee, a Seoul, South Korea, native, now a combat engineer with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provides security in Shor Tepah, Oct. 18. Soldiers distrib... More

Local boys mug for the camera outside the Achin District

Local boys mug for the camera outside the Achin District

Local boys mug for the camera outside the Achin District Center, Nov. 5.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn., native, now a squad leader, and Spc. Teresa Lynch, a St. Louis native, now a commander's emergency response program assistant, both with Headquarters and ... More

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard

Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents aboard Camp Leatherneck take a group photo with more than 650 pairs of shoes donated by students at The Center for Achievement in Columbia, S.C. The shoes were collec... More

A young Afghan girl shares a conversation with U.S.

A young Afghan girl shares a conversation with U.S.

A young Afghan girl shares a conversation with U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., through Alex, an interpreter at the Egyptian Field Hospital on Bagram Air Field, June 3. Jeschow is an ... More

A young woman weaves a rug at the Arzu Studio Hope

A young woman weaves a rug at the Arzu Studio Hope

A young woman weaves a rug at the Arzu Studio Hope compound in the Dragon Valley west of the town of Bamyan. The red markings on her hand are henna, decorations for a wedding she had attended earlier in the day... More

ISAF service members and civilians visited a local

ISAF service members and civilians visited a local

ISAF service members and civilians visited a local orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan.

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier loads

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier loads

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier loads a young Afghan child's pockets with candy Dec. 21, 2013, in Hajji Kheyl village, Ab Band district, Ghazni province. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jared Gehmann)

Sar Houzah district Gov. Masoom Khan Kharoti speaks

Sar Houzah district Gov. Masoom Khan Kharoti speaks

Sar Houzah district Gov. Masoom Khan Kharoti speaks to village elders and Afghan National Security Force representatives during a security shura Jan. 11, 2014, in Sar Houzah district, Paktika province, Afghanis... More

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, volunteers at the American Red Cross... More

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver through

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver through

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles maneuver through traffic on a main supply route during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, Internation... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, teaches Afghan girls to count at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, July 8. ... More

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to receive his prescription after a medical evaluation as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, Jul... More

Local Afghan children stand in line awaiting their

Local Afghan children stand in line awaiting their

Local Afghan children stand in line awaiting their turn to be examined by the doctor outside the Khoshi District Center, Combat Outpost Sanchez, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2010.

U.S. Army Spc. Shane Taylor, a Slater, Iowa, native

U.S. Army Spc. Shane Taylor, a Slater, Iowa, native

U.S. Army Spc. Shane Taylor, a Slater, Iowa, native and Bravo Troop Soldier, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Red Horse, plays with Afghan children during a patrol of the Koh-e Safi District her... More

U.S. Army soldiers from Operation Outreach pass out

U.S. Army soldiers from Operation Outreach pass out

U.S. Army soldiers from Operation Outreach pass out blankets to a group of villagers during a humanitarian mission, Feb. 17. Operation Outreach is a team of American military volunteers at Camp Phoenix in Kabul... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers patrol through farmlands outside the base recently. Behind the small poppy field in the front of ... More

From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Adams, a Delevan,

From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Adams, a Delevan,

From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Adams, a Delevan, N.Y., native, now a platoon sergeant and 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt, a Missouri Valley, Iowa, native, now a platoon leader, both with C Company, 40th Engin... More

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the Achin District Center in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, Nov. 5.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn., native, now a squad leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, hands a box of school ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., hugs Sode Jan, an Afghan girl she has befriended over the course of several months of volunteer work at the Egyptian Field Hospital on Bagram Air Fiel... More

Two girls play on a swing set at the Arzu Studio Hope

Two girls play on a swing set at the Arzu Studio Hope

Two girls play on a swing set at the Arzu Studio Hope community garden and playground in Dragon Valley, west of the town of Bamyan, June 20, 2012. Women enrolled the Arzu program receive higher than average com... More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier pulls

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier pulls

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier pulls security as his teammates pass out blankets, candy and toys Dec. 21, 2013, in Hajji Kheyl village, Ab Band district, Ghazni province. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt... More

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, left, receives instructions from Sen... More

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle travels on

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle travels on

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle travels on a main supply route during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, International Security Assi... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca Heyse, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca Heyse, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Rebecca Heyse, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, helps Afghan students decorate scarves at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, Jul... More

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry of Health in Farah, provides a medical evaluation to a local family as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, greets local children working in the farmlands near the base. The high-five exchanged is ... More

A U.S. Army soldier with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

A U.S. Army soldier with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

A U.S. Army soldier with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, takes a photo of a desert plain south of Afghanistan's border with Uzbekistan, Oct. 18.

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the

A local boy peers through the razor wire outside the Achin District Center, Nov. 5.

U.S. Army soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters

U.S. Army soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters

U.S. Army soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare to pass out scholastic aid to students here Nov. 15, 2011. Soldiers with "Havoc... More

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro,

U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., holds the hand of Sode Jan, an Afghan girl she has befriended over the course of several months of volunteer work at the Egyptian Field Hospital on Ba... More

A rug-weaving tool hangs were a student left it at

A rug-weaving tool hangs were a student left it at

A rug-weaving tool hangs were a student left it at the Arzu Studio Hope compound in the Dragon Valley west of the town of Bamyan. Women enrolled in the program receive higher-than average compensation for thei... More

Afghan children watch coalition forces train in Khost

Afghan children watch coalition forces train in Khost

Afghan children watch coalition forces train in Khost province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. (Photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Codie M. Mendenhall)

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier speaks

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier speaks

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier speaks with children while other soldiers pass out blankets, toys and candy Dec. 21, 2013, in Hajji Kheyl village, Ab Band district, Ghazni province. (U.S. Army ph... More

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander

Sgt. Jenna Moffitt, a Dover, Del. native, truck commander assigned to the 110th Transportation Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, left, is supervised by Senior Airman... More

An Afghan child looks out from the window of a vehicle

An Afghan child looks out from the window of a vehicle

An Afghan child looks out from the window of a vehicle following a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle on a main supply route during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo b... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, gives high-fives to Afghan students at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul province, Ju... More

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health Officials as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah Province, Afghanistan, July 19. Approximately 200-300 residents of t... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A small girl gazes at the Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, during a recent patrol. The father holding the child greeted eve... More

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, meet with an Afghan Border Police commander in Shor Tepah district, Oct. 19.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn.,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Burnett, a Farmington, Minn., native, now a squad leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Capt. Jessica Cato... More

A bunch of boys gathers to watch U.S. soldiers dismount

A bunch of boys gathers to watch U.S. soldiers dismount

A bunch of boys gathers to watch U.S. soldiers dismount through the back door of a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle near the wood market in the city of Gardez, Feb. 18, 2012.

A young Afghan girl who has just been treated for a

A young Afghan girl who has just been treated for a

A young Afghan girl who has just been treated for a skin condition on her face at the Egyptian Field Hospital waits in line with local women and children to exit Bagram Air Field, June 3. Afghans come from far ... More

Razia Jan (left), the in-country director of Arzu Studio

Razia Jan (left), the in-country director of Arzu Studio

Razia Jan (left), the in-country director of Arzu Studio Hope, a non-governmental organization based out of Chicago, sits in on a first grade class for women at their school, located in a fortified compound wes... More

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle drives through

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle drives through

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle drives through a tunnel on a main supply route during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, Internation... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Georganne Hassell, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul information operations officer, teaches Afghan girls how to recite the alphabet at the Zarghona Girls' School in Qalat City, Zabul ... More

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan medical officials and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah members with transporting medical supplies for the Village Medical Outreach Program conducte... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A local boy smiles as Afghan National Army soldiers and Marines take a break during a partnered patrol outside their base recently. The vi... More

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army soldiers with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepare a meal with Afghan policemen at a checkpoint in Shor Tepah district, Oct. 19.

U.S. Army Spc. Teresa Lynch, a St. Louis native, now

U.S. Army Spc. Teresa Lynch, a St. Louis native, now

U.S. Army Spc. Teresa Lynch, a St. Louis native, now a commander's emergency response project assistant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, p... More

Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian

Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian

Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian McIntee, from West Palm Beach, Fla., who is a scout sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spart... More

An Afghan woman watches U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow,

An Afghan woman watches U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow,

An Afghan woman watches U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., put on a ring she has gifted to her during a visit to the Egyptian Field Hospital on Bagram Air Field, June 3. Jeschow is an i... More

A woman does her laundry at the Arzu Studio Hope compound

A woman does her laundry at the Arzu Studio Hope compound

A woman does her laundry at the Arzu Studio Hope compound in the Dragon Valley, west of the town of Bamyan, June 20, 2012. Women enrolled in the program receive higher than average compensation for their work a... More

An Afghan child gestures at a Mine Resistant Ambush

An Afghan child gestures at a Mine Resistant Ambush

An Afghan child gestures at a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle as it travels into a tunnel during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, In... More

A local child receives medical supplies from a Public

A local child receives medical supplies from a Public

A local child receives medical supplies from a Public Health Official as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 19. Approximately 200-300 residen... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Salem, Ore., Marine Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sundell crouches down to greet local children while on a recent patrol outside the base. Sundell, a... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt, a Missouri Valley,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt, a Missouri Valley,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt, a Missouri Valley, Iowa, native, now a platoon leader with C Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prays during a brick laying ceremony at a sc... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Kayla Loff, a Houston native, now a

U.S. Army Pvt. Kayla Loff, a Houston native, now a

U.S. Army Pvt. Kayla Loff, a Houston native, now a security team member with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, watches her step while carrying a... More

A new Afghan mother shows her three-month old baby

A new Afghan mother shows her three-month old baby

A new Afghan mother shows her three-month old baby to U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow, a native of Greensboro, N.C., at the Egyptian Field Hospital on Bagram Air Field, June 3. Jeschow is an information support op... More

Three local girls enjoy the Arzu Studio Hope garden

Three local girls enjoy the Arzu Studio Hope garden

Three local girls enjoy the Arzu Studio Hope garden and playground in Dragon Valley, west of the town of Bamyan, June 20, 2012. Women enrolled in the program receive higher than average compensation for their w... More

A Paktika provincial response unit leader addresses

A Paktika provincial response unit leader addresses

A Paktika provincial response unit leader addresses a crowd of villagers during a presence patrol Jan. 12, 2014 in Spina village, Omnah district, Paktika province. The purpose of the patrol was to hold a securi... More

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles drive out

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles drive out

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles drive out of a tunnel on a main supply route during a logistics operation in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, International ... More

Local children reach through a window to receive medical

Local children reach through a window to receive medical

Local children reach through a window to receive medical supplies from a Public Health Official as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 19. App... More

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic

PATROL BASE SHARK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Local children smile into the camera in their village nearby. They’re faces lit up with laughter every time they saw a photo of themselves.

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