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From left to right, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro

From left to right, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro

From left to right, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro Perez, senior enlisted adviser for the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Brig. Gen. Ronald Lewis, the d... More

A group of Afghan National Army cadets attend classroom

A group of Afghan National Army cadets attend classroom

A group of Afghan National Army cadets attend classroom training at Regional Military Training Center-West at Camp Zafar, Herat Dec. 11. They are the first females to attend an ANA training center other than Ka... More

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned

Sergeant Alexander Neal, a cannon crewmember assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares to fire in support of a combined Afghan National Army live fire exercise. The exercise was hos... More

U.S. Army Col. William Benson, the commander, 4th Brigade

U.S. Army Col. William Benson, the commander, 4th Brigade

U.S. Army Col. William Benson, the commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Cavalry Division, congratulates Spc. James Young, a food service specialist assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, ... More

27th Brigade Support Battalion going home

27th Brigade Support Battalion going home

U.S. Army Col. William Benson, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, presents Soldiers with coins of excellence following the 27th Brigade Support Battalion casing of colors ceremo... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clarence K. K. Chinn, left, the

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clarence K. K. Chinn, left, the

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clarence K. K. Chinn, left, the deputy commanding general for Afghan Development-South and Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis, center, the deputy commanding general for support, both with Combined ... More

Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations,

Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations,

Sgt. Maj. Donna King, the Deputy Command-Support Operations, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan’s operations sergeant major, and a native of Monticello, Ark., stands with Command Sgt. Maj. Maryam Tabish, from th... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers carry a casket

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers carry a casket

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers carry a casket toward an aircraft at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009. ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan particip... More

Meeting at Camp Shorabak

Meeting at Camp Shorabak

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohiadain Ghori, standing center, speaks to U.S. military officers, Afghan National Police officers and Afghan military and civil officials during a meeting at Camp Shorabak, Hel... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith of Cashmere, Wash., Forward Surgical Team Farah operating room technician, left, provides medical treatment to an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Ope... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Major Din Mohammad fills

Afghan National Army Sgt. Major Din Mohammad fills

Afghan National Army Sgt. Major Din Mohammad fills a fuel truck in Kabul, Aug. 28, 2010. The Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul is the only fully operational Afghan fuels facility and the first to use bulk storage... More

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal security detachment, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, stands security outside of a bazaar in the streets of Marjah, Dec. 28, 2010. Marines from Compa... More

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy

Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy a homemade explosives lab in Mohammad Ali, Paktika province Jan. 15.

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys

A U.S. Army soldier gives young Musahi village boys each a five-kilogram bag of beans, Monday. The humanitarian aid mission was a joint ANP and coalition effort to provide blankets, jackets, ear muffs, gloves, ... More

Pvt. Donald L. Shane, a designated marksman assigned

Pvt. Donald L. Shane, a designated marksman assigned

Pvt. Donald L. Shane, a designated marksman assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division scans the horizon at a perspective district center site ... More

Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th

Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th

Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Afghan National Army troops move between villages in Kharwar District to prevent the en... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron S. Mauk, a designated marksman

U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron S. Mauk, a designated marksman

U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron S. Mauk, a designated marksman assigned to the personal security detail, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Warrior r... More

An Afghan civilian fixes his truck at a bazaar in the

An Afghan civilian fixes his truck at a bazaar in the

An Afghan civilian fixes his truck at a bazaar in the Khagrez district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, May 23.

An Afghan National Policeman speaks with police mentors

An Afghan National Policeman speaks with police mentors

An Afghan National Policeman speaks with police mentors in the Khakrez district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23. The topic of discussion was the checkpoint commander's readiness as the ANP b... More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits for his turn to navigate the driver's course June 18. Members of the ANASF participated in a driver's certification training at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan. T... More

Afghan National Army and National Directorate of Security

Afghan National Army and National Directorate of Security

Afghan National Army and National Directorate of Security commanders meet with the members of the Security Forces Assistance Team and the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team at the Mehtar Lam security stagin... More

Spc. Dan White, team leader, attached to Laghman Provincial

Spc. Dan White, team leader, attached to Laghman Provincial

Spc. Dan White, team leader, attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, watches as other soldiers apply camo face paint, prior to a multi-day operation Aug. 20 in Alingar District, Laghman province. Th... More

Cincinnati native Cpl. Clint Sahadi, a team leader

Cincinnati native Cpl. Clint Sahadi, a team leader

Cincinnati native Cpl. Clint Sahadi, a team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, observes Afghan National Army soldiers as they patrol through Eastern Marjah. Only two Marines, acting ... More

Medical technicians attached to Laghman Provincial

Medical technicians attached to Laghman Provincial

Medical technicians attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team enter the emergency care building at the Mehtar Lam hospital Aug. 24. The PRT visited the hospital for the first time since arriving in Jul... More

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to enter and

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to enter and

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to enter and search a house, during Operation Thunder Peoria, Alingar district, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2011. This operation was to show the ANA's ability and capability to p... More

An Afghan National Army cadre instructs a recruit on

An Afghan National Army cadre instructs a recruit on

An Afghan National Army cadre instructs a recruit on proper weapon placement during security drills at the Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Jan. 2. Coalition advisers assisted in shaping ... More

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's

Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, director for women's affairs in the Afghan National Army, and for physical training of recruits, recently visited the UK-led Bastion Role III Hospital and Camp Leatherneck, Afgha... More

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A.

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A.

Woodland, California native Gunnery Sgt. Marcuss A. Hernandez, was joined at the promotion ceremony by his wife Summer and his 1-month-old son, Chase. Hernandez is a veteran of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Free... More

Afghan National Army soldiers move their Humvee into

Afghan National Army soldiers move their Humvee into

Afghan National Army soldiers move their Humvee into a security position during Operation Chromium Chick V in the Nuralam Valley, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. The objective of the mission was f... More

Soldiers from the Afghan National Army drive through

Soldiers from the Afghan National Army drive through

Soldiers from the Afghan National Army drive through Mulkanah Village Jan. 14, 2012, in Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The objective of the mission was to talk with the local population and deny... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and a native of Hackettstown, N.J., performs squats with Afghan National Army soldiers ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and a native of Hackettstown, N.J., performs squats with Afghan National Army soldiers ... More

A local elder from Trek Nawa speaks during a shura

A local elder from Trek Nawa speaks during a shura

A local elder from Trek Nawa speaks during a shura here, Jan. 29. The shura coincided with a clearing operation conducted by Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps as part of Operation Tage... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, 2nd Battalion,

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew T. Morrissey, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commanding officer, speaks to Afghan Local Police recruits on their first day of training here, Feb. 4. The 59 Afghan recruits will ... More

Afghan National Army recruit Pvt. Zulmay directs a

Afghan National Army recruit Pvt. Zulmay directs a

Afghan National Army recruit Pvt. Zulmay directs a humvee into a parking spot during an up-armored humvee course on Camp Hero, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2012. The up-armored humvee course teaches soldiers and police... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police

An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police

An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps collects information from local Afghans while his fellow soldiers search their vehicle during an air interdiction mission wit... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Shane Willis, a 28 year-old Manchester,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Shane Willis, a 28 year-old Manchester,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Shane Willis, a 28 year-old Manchester, N.H., native and the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Advisor Team chief instructor, teaches an Afghan Local Police recruit proper patrolling te... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a non-commissioned

Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a non-commissioned

Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a non-commissioned officer-in-charge with 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, moves his soldiers past Patrol Base Almas during a security patrol here, Feb. ... More

Corporal Michael Greenleaf, a radio operator with 3rd

Corporal Michael Greenleaf, a radio operator with 3rd

Corporal Michael Greenleaf, a radio operator with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, helps his Afghan National Army, counterpart scale a wall, during an Afghan led, partnered patrol... More

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and 32-year-old native of Garland, Texas, uses binoculars to determine target placement... More

Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim speaks to

Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim speaks to

Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim speaks to a crowd of approximately 200 elders, Afghan military leaders and U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a shura here, Feb. 23. Fahim aske... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader

Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader

Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader with 2nd Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, looks through his Leopold Mark 4 telescopic sight during advance marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Th... More

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s Stryker vehicle pulls security next to an Afghan National Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in Daab Pass in Shinkai district, Afghanist... More

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s

A 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division’s Stryker vehicle pulls security at Daab Pass in Shinkai district, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.

Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 3 Quartina Trafford,

Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 3 Quartina Trafford,

Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 3 Quartina Trafford, a supply advisor to the 2nd Forward Support Depot in Kandahar province, cuts into a cake after the conclusion of her promotion ceremony on Camp Hero, Af... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Austin Aliferis, a fire team leader

U.S. Marine Cpl. Austin Aliferis, a fire team leader

U.S. Marine Cpl. Austin Aliferis, a fire team leader with the Regimental Combat Team 5 Police Advisor Team working in support of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, applies a bandage to an Afghan child's foot d... More

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Hindle (left), the officer

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Hindle (left), the officer

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Hindle (left), the officer in charge of Garmsir district’s operational coordination center, and a 23-year-old native of Baltimore assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine R... More

Spc. Sergio Ortiz, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned

Spc. Sergio Ortiz, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned

Spc. Sergio Ortiz, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 209th Aviation Suppor Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, shows Sgt. Mohammad Rajab, a mechanic with 205th Corps, Afg... More

Lt. Col. Todor Nekezov, a Bulgarian senior military

Lt. Col. Todor Nekezov, a Bulgarian senior military

Lt. Col. Todor Nekezov, a Bulgarian senior military adviser, Lt. Col. John Hanson, Regional Support Command (South) deputy commander, Col. Haroon Momand, Kandahar Regional Military Training Center commander, an... More

Afghan soldiers serving with Recoilless Rifle Platoon,

Afghan soldiers serving with Recoilless Rifle Platoon,

Afghan soldiers serving with Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Heavy Weapons Company, 6th Afghan National Army Kandak, speak with locals outside of an Afghan Border Police compound, in the Nazyan district, Nangarhar pr... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a 25-year-old corpsman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment battalion aid station, and native of Englewood, Fla., checks the compass reading of Afghan Na... More

Col. Haroon Momand, Afghan National Army's Kandahar

Col. Haroon Momand, Afghan National Army's Kandahar

Col. Haroon Momand, Afghan National Army's Kandahar Regional Military Training Center commander, addresses Regional Basic Warrior Training recruits and Infantry Non-commissioned Officer Battle Course soldiers d... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Helmer demonstrates the

Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Helmer demonstrates the

Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Helmer demonstrates the proper way to create a branch-line, mainline for use with proper explosive ordnance disposal to Afghan National Army soldiers at a safe blast site near Camp... More

A local Afghan boy salutes U.S. soldiers within an

A local Afghan boy salutes U.S. soldiers within an

A local Afghan boy salutes U.S. soldiers within an Afghan Border Police compound, Nazyan district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2012. The purpose of the mission was to gain familiarization of the ... More

The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching

The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching

The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching soldiers basic medical treatment, including evacuation procedures, hemorrhage control and emergency medicine. The Embedded Training Team, with Regimenta... More

Distinguished guests participate in the opening ceremonies

Distinguished guests participate in the opening ceremonies

Distinguished guests participate in the opening ceremonies at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Blue Mosque, to kick off 1391 Nowruz, celebrating the new year, March 20, 2012. Nowruz or “New Day” marks the start of the... More

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules transport at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30. The commandos from 1st Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces packed their gear a... More

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National Army commandos about improvised explosive devices at Camp McCloskey, Afghanistan, April 1. By practicing basic tactics, commandos maintain mission read... More

Local children interact with Afghan National Army Pvt.

Local children interact with Afghan National Army Pvt.

Local children interact with Afghan National Army Pvt. Barad (left), a soldier with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, while he provides security outside a compound as fellow soldiers and U.S. Marines with 3... More

U.S. Marine Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons

U.S. Marine Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons

U.S. Marine Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and native of Greensboro, N.C., takes a sip of tea while speaking with local residents during a patrol here,... More

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander issues an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using in... More

Afghan National Army privates wait for their turn to

Afghan National Army privates wait for their turn to

Afghan National Army privates wait for their turn to practice urban operations on a training site at Camp Hero, southern Afghanistan, April 9, 2012. The training was part of a four-week team leader course which... More

Afghan National Army recruits in the Kandahar province

Afghan National Army recruits in the Kandahar province

Afghan National Army recruits in the Kandahar province attend an improvised explosive device awarenes session at Camp Hero during regional basic warrior training in southern Afghanistan, April 11, 2012. The fiv... More

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. The commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to ... More

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John E. Trotta, the

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John E. Trotta, the

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John E. Trotta, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment operations chief, looks for enemy movement during a patrol in Trek Nawa, April 13, 2012. Trotta and Sgt. Maj. William R. Fr... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd Kandak, 1st

An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd Kandak, 1st

An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, celebrates after earning a point during a game of volleyball with fellow soldiers following a day of duties here, April 13, 2012. Afgha... More

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible insurgent materiel while clearing a compound with U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during Operation Zema P... More

Maj. Lars Flink (left) of the Netherlands army and

Maj. Lars Flink (left) of the Netherlands army and

Maj. Lars Flink (left) of the Netherlands army and Lt. Ian Roberts of the United States Navy coordinate before their weekly meeting with Lt. Col. Ghulam, chief of the newly created Information Operations branch... More

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor

Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, Afghan National Army Advisor for Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo with ANA soldiers serving here, April 18, 2012. Sanders and the Marines of Forwa... More

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Coalition special operations forces prepared to meet Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition special operation forces members patrol Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 26. Afghanistan National Security Forces and coalition speci... More

Afghan National Army (center) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali

Afghan National Army (center) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali

Afghan National Army (center) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding General, walks with U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, to hi... More

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols through a field

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols through a field

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols through a field near Combat Outpost Spin Ghar, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2012. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 pa... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, applies a tourniquet on simulated casualty during a combat medic course here, April 26, 2012. This eight-week course instructed by ANA soldiers and... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps reports to an ANA commander with 1/215 during an awards ceremony here April 28, 2012. Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines with the Regimental Combat Te... More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Muhammad Ali Sujaie,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Muhammad Ali Sujaie,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Muhammad Ali Sujaie, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding general, and U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, listen intently to a ... More

Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Barth, a team leader serving with

Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Barth, a team leader serving with

Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Barth, a team leader serving with Animal Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, talks to Sgt. Ahsan Uwah, a squad leader in the Afghan National Army, during a security halt here, May 1... More

Afghan Border Police members relax before a village

Afghan Border Police members relax before a village

Afghan Border Police members relax before a village clearing operation in Nangahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2012. The mission to clear the village is a joint effort among the Afghan Border Police, the Afg... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance

An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Tolai, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, cleans his 240G medium machine gun after a convoy with U.S. Marines from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, through southern Hel... More

Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a pre-combat

Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a pre-combat

Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a pre-combat check before a patrol with U.S. soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, at Combat Outpost Bande Sarde... More

Lance Cpl. Brett Sloan, team leader, Alpha Company,

Lance Cpl. Brett Sloan, team leader, Alpha Company,

Lance Cpl. Brett Sloan, team leader, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through head-high corn stalks and ankle-deep mud during Operation Gospand-Sia in the Sangin Vall... More

An Afghan National Army soldier cleans artillery rounds

An Afghan National Army soldier cleans artillery rounds

An Afghan National Army soldier cleans artillery rounds during Operation Eagle's Flight, an ANA artillery validation exercise held at Patrol Base Sorkh Bid, Afghanistan, July 11, 2012.

A newly graduated Afghan Local Police member displays

A newly graduated Afghan Local Police member displays

A newly graduated Afghan Local Police member displays his diploma from the basic ALP training course to ALP members during a graduation ceremony at the Kajran District Center, July 18. The ALP play a crucial ro... More

Sgt. Wakil from the Afghan National Army instructs

Sgt. Wakil from the Afghan National Army instructs

Sgt. Wakil from the Afghan National Army instructs members of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police in improvised explosive devices at Patrol Base Musaza’i, Afghanistan, July 30 2012. (Austral... More

Afghans listen to a speech during a transition ceremony

Afghans listen to a speech during a transition ceremony

Afghans listen to a speech during a transition ceremony at the Kajran District Center, Kajran district, Aug. 12. The ceremony marked the transfer of security operations in the province from coalition forces to ... More

Soldiers with Afghan National Army, 4th Brigade

Soldiers with Afghan National Army, 4th Brigade

Soldiers with Afghan National Army, 4th Brigade Headquarters, brief the operation plan to their coalition partners at a combined arms rehearsal, Aug. 14, 2012.

Members of the Afghan National Army prepare to set

Members of the Afghan National Army prepare to set

Members of the Afghan National Army prepare to set charges during the Explosives Hazard Reduction Instructor Course at the counter improvised explosives device range in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2012.

U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Michael P. Wilson, the platoon

U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Michael P. Wilson, the platoon

U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Michael P. Wilson, the platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, briefs his platoon about the next phase ... More

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, surgeon general, International

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, surgeon general, International

Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, surgeon general, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, and Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Wardak, ANA surgeon general, visited the ANA logistics support ar... More

Lt. Col. Mohammed Al-Shara, a member of the Jordanian

Lt. Col. Mohammed Al-Shara, a member of the Jordanian

Lt. Col. Mohammed Al-Shara, a member of the Jordanian army, speaks to citizens and local government members during a validation shura at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 4. The va... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Roger Pence, an aviator

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Roger Pence, an aviator

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Roger Pence, an aviator with 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force ODIN-A, practices a front kick during a hand-to-hand combat class on Bagram Airfield, Oct. 15, 2012... More

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 5th

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 5th

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, walk back to their trucks for extraction after a night patrol in Parwan province, Oct. 16, 2012. Fox Company, know... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kimberly Wilson,

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kimberly Wilson,

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kimberly Wilson, a human resource manager with 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepares her voting information table in the Bagram Airfield post office, Oct. 22... More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Elijah Bales, a Knoxville, Tenn.,

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Elijah Bales, a Knoxville, Tenn.,

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Elijah Bales, a Knoxville, Tenn., native and platoon leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), speaks throu... More

Comedian Keith Alberstadt performs for service members

Comedian Keith Alberstadt performs for service members

Comedian Keith Alberstadt performs for service members at Bagram Airfield Oct. 24, 2012. Alberstadt is part of the "Comics on Duty" tour traveling throughout Afghanistan to perform. This is Alberstadt's third t... More

U.S. Army Capt. Gary Klein (right), commander, and

U.S. Army Capt. Gary Klein (right), commander, and

U.S. Army Capt. Gary Klein (right), commander, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Draheim (left), platoon leader for Blue Platoon, both attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Te... More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Red Platoon, Troop B,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Red Platoon, Troop B,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Red Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a route reconnaissance patrol near the village o... More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare for a reconnaissance patrol in the village of Kote Khel, Oct.... More

Soldiers deployed to Bagram Air Field got into the

Soldiers deployed to Bagram Air Field got into the

Soldiers deployed to Bagram Air Field got into the Halloween spirit by creating a haunted house for service members to walk through. The haunted house was open Oct. 28, 2012, and ran through Oct. 31, giving ser... More

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