afghan national army, dvids

13,507 media by topicpage 2 of 136
Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the  89th Military Police Brigade,

Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the 89th Military Police Brigade,

Spc. Jeffrey Berg of the 89th Military Police Brigade, 720th MP Battalion, 401st MP Company, 2nd Platoon Punishers shakes hands with a local boy during a mission to inform the local populace about the upcoming... More

Commander of Afghan National Army Training Command

Commander of Afghan National Army Training Command

Commander of Afghan National Army Training Command Maj. Gen. Aminullah Karim salutes ANA soldiers as they march by during the 3rd term graduation oath ceremony at Ghazi Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghan... More

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion,

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion,

First Lt. Roy Yoo of the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Bravo Company provides security during a dismounted patrol outside of Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan Sept. 7. (Photo by: S... More

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing

Two CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters sit on the landing zone at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7. (Photo by: Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech

A round can be seen leaving the 30mm cannon of a Czech made BVP2 Infantry Combat Vehicle, Sept. 30, at Forward Operating Base Altimur, Logar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander, NATO Training

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander, NATO Training

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. of the Afghan National Army Roshan Safi, me... More

Members of the Afghan National Army load ballot materials

Members of the Afghan National Army load ballot materials

Members of the Afghan National Army load ballot materials on to an Mi-17 helicopter in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2010. The ballots were for the upcoming Sept. 18th elections when Afghans will elect the lo... More

Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Deliver Election Ballots

Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Deliver Election Ballots

Afghan civilians and members of the Afghan National Army unload ballot materials from an Mi-17 helicopter in Jaghuri, Afghanistan, Sept. 16. The ballots were for the upcoming Sept. 18 elections when Afghans wil... More

An Afghan worker at the Kabul Milli Trading Company

An Afghan worker at the Kabul Milli Trading Company

An Afghan worker at the Kabul Milli Trading Company factory sews pieces of combat boots for the Afghan National Army Sept. 16, 2010. The factory's 500 workers make about 2,400 boots per day and, after working w... More

Basir Jalali, senior Independent Election Commission

Basir Jalali, senior Independent Election Commission

Basir Jalali, senior Independent Election Commission official in Uruzgan province returns his ballot to election officials after casting his vote in the September 18th Afghan parliamentary elections. A polling ... More

Nish District election officials keep an eye on boxes

Nish District election officials keep an eye on boxes

Nish District election officials keep an eye on boxes of parliamentary election ballots destined for Kandahar City to be counted, Sept. 20, 2010. The elections were held on Sept. 18 to elect new members for the... More

A company of Afghan National Army Commandos work with

A company of Afghan National Army Commandos work with

A company of Afghan National Army Commandos work with a team Special Operation Task Force - South Soldiers to clear the town of Chalgor, Panjwa'i District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan of improvised explosive... More

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate of graduation for an up armored HMMWV and light vehicle driver’s course in Regional Military Training Command – Kandahar, Sept. 23. For many of the Soldier... More

An Afghan National Army doctor records the names of

An Afghan National Army doctor records the names of

An Afghan National Army doctor records the names of basic trainees before they receive vaccinations for Meningitis, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, and Tetanus, Sept. 28 at Camp Parsa. Every basic trainee receives the sa... More

Afghan National Army soldiers train at Kabul Military

Afghan National Army soldiers train at Kabul Military

Afghan National Army soldiers train at Kabul Military Training Center. The vast majority of their frontline trainers are now Afghans -- a big step toward ANA self-sufficiency.

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the shade at the Afghan Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan while waiting for a meeting to end discussing the security of Logar pr... More

Lt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz practices reading English

Lt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz practices reading English

Lt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz practices reading English with children of soldiers from the Afghan National Army. Marcinkiewicz is deployed to Afghanistan for seven months from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, as part of... More

Two Afghan National Army soldiers launch a 122mm D-30

Two Afghan National Army soldiers launch a 122mm D-30

Two Afghan National Army soldiers launch a 122mm D-30 Howitzer during a live-fire demonstration Oct. 4, at Kabul Military Training Center outside of Kabul. Several Afghan soldiers, U.S. and coalition forces att... More

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting

An Afghan National Army soldier practices his handwriting in class during a literacy program at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 7. Afghan non-commissioned officers a... More

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric... More

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,

A soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop and an Afghan National Police Officer assemble a swing set in the village of Pansh Pai, Kherwar Distric... More

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, return to Forward Operating Base Musa Qal’eh after completing a local security patrol in the Musa Qal’eh District center, Oct. 7. The... More

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat

Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set... More

An Afghan instructor directs Basic Warrior Trainees

An Afghan instructor directs Basic Warrior Trainees

An Afghan instructor directs Basic Warrior Trainees during Military Operations in Urban Terrain at Kubal Military Training Center. The class is being monitored by members of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Reg... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

ANA, ANP supported by Marines, conduct Operation Eastern Expansion

Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, stand alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan Nation Army, during the operations brief for joint Operation Eastern Expansion in f... More

Recruits take the oath of enlistment  during an Afghan

Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan

Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan National Army ceremony in Regional Military Training Center – Kandahar. More than 1400 recruits renewed their vow to defend Afghanistan and its people by ... More

An Afghan National Army soldier walks past Lance Cpl.

An Afghan National Army soldier walks past Lance Cpl.

An Afghan National Army soldier walks past Lance Cpl. Brandon McFall, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, on a security patrol in Garmsir, Oct. 14. McFall, a 22-year-old native of Buda, Texa... More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Pischl, a crew chief with Marine

Staff Sgt. Christopher Pischl, a crew chief with Marine

Staff Sgt. Christopher Pischl, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), watches out the window of a CH-53D Sea Stallion as it lands here Oct. 17. In support of... More

Laghman Gov. Mohammed Iqbal Azizi speaks with members

Laghman Gov. Mohammed Iqbal Azizi speaks with members

Laghman Gov. Mohammed Iqbal Azizi speaks with members of an Incident Assessment Team from ISAF Joint Command along with soldiers from the Afghan National Army National Military Command Center during a meeting i... More

Two Afghan National Army soldiers battle for the soccer

Two Afghan National Army soldiers battle for the soccer

Two Afghan National Army soldiers battle for the soccer ball during a friendly match at Camp Leatherneck, Oct. 22, 2010. Service members from Combined Joint Task Force Paladin South and Marines with 1st Marine ... More

Afghan National Army recruits conduct entry control

Afghan National Army recruits conduct entry control

Afghan National Army recruits conduct entry control point familiarization training in Regional Military Training Command-Kandahar.

A soldier from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps

A soldier from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps

A soldier from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps participating in the joint noncommissioned officer course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, fires a rocket propelled g... More

Afghan National Army Infantry noncommissioned officers

Afghan National Army Infantry noncommissioned officers

Afghan National Army Infantry noncommissioned officers patrol an area during their training Oct. 25, 2010. The NCOs took part in the NCO Battle Course to learn anti-ambush techniques to further their knowledge.

Kabul - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative

Kabul - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative

Kabul - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is welcomed to the Kabul Military Training Center by Afghan Col. Muhammad Amin Wahidi, training and education officer, ... More

Sgt. Michael Williams, wheeled vehicle mechanic from

Sgt. Michael Williams, wheeled vehicle mechanic from

Sgt. Michael Williams, wheeled vehicle mechanic from Rome, Geo., shows Afghan National Army mechanics schematics of a HMMWV at a vehicle yard in Camp Hero, Afghanistan. U.S. Army mechanics from the 598th Mainte... More

Afghan doctors check on a patient in Kandahar Regional

Afghan doctors check on a patient in Kandahar Regional

Afghan doctors check on a patient in Kandahar Regional Military Hospital located on Camp Hero, Afghanistan.

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice minesweeping techniques using a metal detector and file formation at Camp Hero, Nov. 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Commandos, with service members from ... More

More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for

More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for

More than 4,560 candidates take a test to compete for 600 slots at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan slots for the class of 2015 in Kabul, Nov. 4. The academy issued invitations to the top three perc... More

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive

Afghan National Army Gen. Raz Mohd Oriakhil, executive officer for 1st Brigade, 203nd ANA, speaks to the Afghan National Security Force class about the importance of ridding Afghanistan of terrorist at Camp Par... More

U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad

U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad

U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, an infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., smiles after watching an explosive ordnance disposal team detonate an improvised explosive device his Afghan National Army counterpa... More

More than 4,500 Afghans take the Kancor exam in hopes

More than 4,500 Afghans take the Kancor exam in hopes

More than 4,500 Afghans take the Kancor exam in hopes of gaining admission to the National Military Academy of Afghanistan to become officer candidates in the Afghan National Army.

A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the

A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the

A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the inner workings of the Beretta M9 during a pistol familiarization drill at a range near their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. The commandos, having ju... More

A commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the

A commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the

A commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the inner workings of the Beretta M9 during a pistol familiarization drill at a range near their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. The commandos, having ju... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides overwatch security during an operation to rid insurgents from Arghistan District, Nov. 7, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Commandos are supported by so... More

The Camp Mike Spann English Conversation Club

The Camp Mike Spann English Conversation Club

Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony Esquibel, a hospital corpsman and a mentor to the Afghan National Army 209th Corps, practices conversational English with the children of ANA soldiers. Esquibel became a voluntee... More

Fourth cohort of Afghan National Army military police Soldiers graduate

Fourth cohort of Afghan National Army military police Soldiers graduat...

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Safiullah Safi, commanding general of Parwan and Pol-e-Charki military police brigade, presents an Afghan National Army soldier with a certificate during a graduation ceremony at... More

Capt. David Simmons, commander, Bravo Company, 30th

Capt. David Simmons, commander, Bravo Company, 30th

Capt. David Simmons, commander, Bravo Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division speaks on the radio outside of Combat Operating Post Charkh, Logar ... More

An Afghan National Army officer stands in front of

An Afghan National Army officer stands in front of

An Afghan National Army officer stands in front of recruits during a Basic Warrior Training graduation in Regional Military Training Center - Kandahar located near Camp Hero, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Pvt. Scott Yex Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry

U.S. Army Pvt. Scott Yex Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry

U.S. Army Pvt. Scott Yex Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands guard while soldiers unload their supply vehicles in the town of Charkh, Logar pr... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Cozad of Prairie City, Iowa,

U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Cozad of Prairie City, Iowa,

U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Cozad of Prairie City, Iowa, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, watches rooftops for enemy sn... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Williams (kneeling) describes

U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Williams (kneeling) describes

U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Williams (kneeling) describes the location of an enemy position to Capt. Jason Shick, commander Charlie Troop, 389th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments to his mounted night vision device while fellow Commandos and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South conduct final mission preparat... More

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan

An Afghan man takes notes as the Tagab District Afghan National Police Commander Col. Bachagul speaks during a shura held to discuss the Guardians of Peace Reward Program at the district center in Tagab, Afghan... More

Afghan National Army instructors cut a cake as part

Afghan National Army instructors cut a cake as part

Afghan National Army instructors cut a cake as part of a Greater Eid celebration in Regional Military Training Center - Kandahar located near Camp Hero, Afghanistan.

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes they received during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In addition to receivi... More

Mohammad Zaman, a soldier with the Afghan National

Mohammad Zaman, a soldier with the Afghan National

Mohammad Zaman, a soldier with the Afghan National Army's 5th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, serves as a spotter as Cpl. Phillip Sever, 20, Headquarters & Service Company mentor, Embedded Partnering Team, Co... More

Afghan National Army soldiers, in their fourth week

Afghan National Army soldiers, in their fourth week

Afghan National Army soldiers, in their fourth week of a unit validation course, qualify on the rifle range at the Consolidated Fielding Center in Kabul, Nov. 22. The center is where newly-graduated basic train... More

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men before a security Shura in Gereshk, Gereshk District, Helmand province, Nov. 24. Members of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, alongside ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive

Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... More

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men

Members of the U.S. Special Forces talk with two men before a security shura in Gereshk, Gereshk District, Helmand province, Nov. 24. Members of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, alongside ... More

During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder

During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder

During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder explains that insurgents use the area without the locals’ approval. Throughout the joint clearing operation, Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Company... More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, congratulations Capt. Brian Knutson, commander of E-Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd In... More

Triple deuce receives meritorious unit award

Triple deuce receives meritorious unit award

U.S. Army Gen. David S. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, and Army Lt. Col. Michael Loos, commander 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Steele, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Steele, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Steele, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shows Afghan National Army soldiers how to properly maintain their heavy weapons systems at... More

Looking at weapons target

Looking at weapons target

An Afghan National Army soldier looks at a weapons target at Combat Operating Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2010.

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup given to him by a U.S. Army soldier with Special Operations Task Force - South, Nov. 27, in Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Afghan National Army members and Afghan National Police

Afghan National Army members and Afghan National Police

Afghan National Army members and Afghan National Police listen to the concerns of Ghowrmeh villagers in Spera District Nov. 29. Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team and 2nd Platoon, Apache Troop... More

Nov. 29, 17 members of the Afghan air force and Afghan

Nov. 29, 17 members of the Afghan air force and Afghan

Nov. 29, 17 members of the Afghan air force and Afghan National Army, both officer and enlisted, graduated from the firefighting course at Pohantoon-e Hawayee, the Afghan air force's "Big Air School," in Kabul,... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Palota Sekai, 1st Platoon, Apache

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Palota Sekai, 1st Platoon, Apache

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Palota Sekai, 1st Platoon, Apache Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security following a meeting with local elders in the village of... More

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role Bridge Company, position bridge decking so they may launch it over a canal during a Dry Support Bridge emplacement near the village of Hyderabad, Gereshk D... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment play

Marines from 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment play

Marines from 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment play a game of volleyball against the Bahraini Special Security Forces in the volleyball tournament that took place at Camp Shora Bak, Afghanistan Dec. 5. The tou... More

Members of coalition forces, the Afghan National Security

Members of coalition forces, the Afghan National Security

Members of coalition forces, the Afghan National Security Force and government officials met at Bagram Air Field to discuss strategy Dec. 5. The discussion was to help the various branches coordinate their effo... More

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad holds a 240G machine gun in place while a novice ANA soldier replace’s the weapons spring during a weapons handling class for new ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helma... More

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors

An Afghan National Army soldier gets a class in weapons handling, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, after graduating from basic training. Regimental Combat Team 1’s Embedded Train still pro... More

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon commander, utilizes his communication headset to order his soldiers into a defensive posture near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8.... More

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar,

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar,

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar, Afghanistan, pose for a photo Dec. 9 in their classroom prior to recess beginning.

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South meet outside The Sayeed Shied Bacha School before heading inside to distribute jackets, bookbags and other s... More

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Aspuhel 19, a Spanish a... More

TF White Eagle helps locals warm up for winter

TF White Eagle helps locals warm up for winter

Afghan National Army soldiers hand out goods to Afghan children during a joint operation in Ghazni District, Dec. 13. International Security Force members teamed with Afghan national security forces to hand out... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Russell Daumer, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Russell Daumer, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Russell Daumer, 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walks through an orchard during a patrol outside of the town of Sh... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matt Basner, Explosive Ordinance

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matt Basner, Explosive Ordinance

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matt Basner, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, 705th Ordinance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division walks to the town of Akakhel, Wardak province, Afghani... More

Brigadier General Abdul Wasea, commanding general of

Brigadier General Abdul Wasea, commanding general of

Brigadier General Abdul Wasea, commanding general of 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, addresses more than 50 village elders, from 13 different villages during a shura to discuss security and GIRo... More

Soldiers in the Explosive Hazard Reduction course listen

Soldiers in the Explosive Hazard Reduction course listen

Soldiers in the Explosive Hazard Reduction course listen to course instruction at the Joint Security Academy Southwest in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. These soldiers are learning how IEDs work, the threats th... More

As some of his subordinates look on, Afghan National

As some of his subordinates look on, Afghan National

As some of his subordinates look on, Afghan National Army Capt. Rohullah, company commander of 4th Coy, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 201st Corps, prepares for a media interview on the transfer of authority from the... More

Afghan National Army soldiers patrol outside of the

Afghan National Army soldiers patrol outside of the

Afghan National Army soldiers patrol outside of the town of Shekhabad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2010.

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Isley, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Isley, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Isley, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division uses the scope on his rifle to examine a culvert during a clearanc... More

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check for a pulse during the practical application portion of a medical course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest in Afghanistan, Dec. 21. Prior to the practic... More

NDS, TF Iron Rakkasan gather Bande Sardeh elders, sign security pact

NDS, TF Iron Rakkasan gather Bande Sardeh elders, sign security pact

Twenty-seven village elders gathered Dec. 21 at Forward Operating Base Bande Sardeh in eastern Andar District to discuss an agreement to keep the Taliban out of their villages. The signing of the pact is one st... More

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon and search operation in a village near Ghazni City, Dec. 22. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Paul Howe)

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos addresses a crowd of Marines and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 23. Amos expressed his admiration to the service members for their accomplishm... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits Camp Leatherneck

Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits Camp Leatherneck

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent, address a crowd of U.S. Marines and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. Amos and Kent v... More

An Afghan child, holding a winter coat given to her

An Afghan child, holding a winter coat given to her

An Afghan child, holding a winter coat given to her by Afghan soldiers, walks through a medical outreach event here Dec. 23. “This is an important part of helping the Sangin people,” said Ghalam Fakhai, an Afgh... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos,

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos,

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, and sergeant major of the Marine Corps, Carlton W. Kent, address a crowd of U.S. Marines and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Mark E. Fielding, a Benton, La., native

U.S. Army Spc. Mark E. Fielding, a Benton, La., native

U.S. Army Spc. Mark E. Fielding, a Benton, La., native and rifleman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, provides secu... More

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's Chief of Defense, arrives at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2010. After meeting with coalition troops at Camp Arena, he flew to a forward op... More

A line stretches out into the street as an Afghan boy

A line stretches out into the street as an Afghan boy

A line stretches out into the street as an Afghan boy watches curiously during a free clinic outside the Mannakhil Comprehensive Health Care Center in Sherzad District in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Provinc... More

Marine Commandant visits Kabul Military Training Center

Marine Commandant visits Kabul Military Training Center

Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, toured Kabul Military Training Center to meet U.S. Marines advising the Afghan National Army as part of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan. NTM-A supports and ... More

Marine Commandant visits Kabul Military Training Center

Marine Commandant visits Kabul Military Training Center

Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, exchanges gifts with Afghan national army Brig. Gen. Aminullah Patyani at Kabul Military Training Center.

Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps,

Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps,

Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, pauses with Afghan national army Brig. Gen. Aminullah Patyani during a tour of Kabul Military Training Center.

Previous

of 136

Next