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
Mohammad Daud Gulzar, Afghanistan
Mohammad Daud Gulzar in an undated photo obtained during a Jan. 21 coalition forces operation in the Qalat District of Zabul province in which Gulzar was detained. Gulzar is believed to have provided intelligen... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, the
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, the senior enlisted adviser for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and other soldiers render their salute as the national anthem plays over loud s... More
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
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
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
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
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
An Afghan National Police personnel security detail
An Afghan National Police personnel security detail specialist named Halim hands out candy to children during a joint key-leader engagement mission in the Towp Kalay Village of Sayed Abad District, Dec. 27. (Ph... More
Mohammad Wizir signs for the hero payment by stamping
Mohammad Wizir signs for the hero payment by stamping his thumbprint on the form. Wizir’s son died while protecting the Sayed Karam District subgovernor. Coalition forces are authorized to give hero payments to... More
Afghan Uniformed Police members Maj. Raz Muhammad and
Afghan Uniformed Police members Maj. Raz Muhammad and 1st Lt. Saad Ullah discuss operations after a briefing at Operational Coordination Center, Regional East Dec. 29. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth A. Stewart)
Afghan National Security Forces and a French Task Force
Afghan National Security Forces and a French Task Force Allobroges soldier pull security during Operation Blacksmith Hammer in the Alah Say Valley Dec. 29, 2010. (Photo by: French Army Staff Sgt. Eric Lepichon)
Members of Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team run
Members of Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team run to a UH-60 Black Hawk after completing a key leader engagement in the Jaji Maidan District. The KLE discussed improvement projects to infrastructure in the d... More
Capt. Sheryl Foston, company commander of the 240th
Capt. Sheryl Foston, company commander of the 240th Quartermaster Company, shakes hands with graduates of the first ANSF Drivers Academy. (Photo by: 1st Lt. Michael Andersen)
Literacy program enhances ANSF training, professionalism
Literacy has become a major focus for NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan as it works to ensure a professional, self-sustaining Afghan National Security Force is in place by 2014.
Afghan Maj. Gen Gul Nabi Ahmed Zai, 505th Afghan uniformed
Afghan Maj. Gen Gul Nabi Ahmed Zai, 505th Afghan uniformed police commander, escorts U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Uberti Combined Joint Task Force-101 and Regional Command – East deputy commanding general for Afgh... More
An Afghan National Army gunner from the 1st Kandak,
An Afghan National Army gunner from the 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Afghan Army Corps supports combined International Security Assistance Force and Afghan National Security Forces operating a traffic control... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael McAffrey from
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael McAffrey from Tacoma, Wash., a joint terminal air controller with the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, patrols alongside a field near Kh... More
Afghan National Army Commandos of the 3rd Company,
Afghan National Army Commandos of the 3rd Company, 2nd Commando Kandak fly in a MH-47 Chinook helicopter to perform a clearing operation in Chamkani District, Patika province, Afghanistan, July 13.
100,000th Afghan National Security Force literacy program graduate
Afghan National Army basic warrior training graduate Mohammed Kahlil is awarded a certificate for being the 100,000th graduate of the ANA literacy program at Kabul Military Training Center, July 28. Kahlil, fro... More
Paktia operation, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom
A bomb explodes on an insurgent location near Jani Kheyl, July 30. Commandos from 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak requested air support after they were attacked while conducting an assessment of the district center and... More
Commandos from 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak, board a CH-47
Commandos from 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak, board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to leave Jani Kheyl, July 31. The Commandos conducted an assessment of the district center and the overall security of the area.
Regional Command North U.S. Army Spc. Greg Jorgensen,
Regional Command North U.S. Army Spc. Greg Jorgensen, a Taylor, Mich., native, now a driver with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shows local police w... More
Regional Command North U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Postlewait,
Regional Command North U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Postlewait, a Meade, Kan., native, now a gunner with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, mans an M2 mach... More
Commandos await take off aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter,
Commandos await take off aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Sept. 6. The commandos conducted a clearing operation in Baghlan E Jahid district, resulting in the detention of three suspected insurgents.
Commandos from 1st Company, 5th Kandak, secure the
Commandos from 1st Company, 5th Kandak, secure the rooftop of a building while performing security operations, Sept. 6. The commandos conducted a clearing operation in Zaker Khel village, Baglan-e Jadid distric... More
Coordinating ANSF across the region
Afghan National Security and Coalition Forces hold a planning brief for upcoming missions at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Oct. 30. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army)
Right, Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Noorzai
Right, Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Noorzai speaks during a conference here Nov. 3, 2011. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team command sergeant major, h... More
U.S. Army Col. Robin Fontes, the Regional Support Command
U.S. Army Col. Robin Fontes, the Regional Support Command North commander with NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, shakes the hand of a soldier with B Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th... More
Grenada, Miss., native Lance Cpl. Jordan Nail, an
Grenada, Miss., native Lance Cpl. Jordan Nail, an infantryman with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, holds security during a patrol through a bazaar on the opening day of Operation Double Check J... More
A bulldozer creates a berm during the opening week
A bulldozer creates a berm during the opening week of Operation Double Check. The berm surrounds an elevated post constructed by Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, to help A... More
Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, use sticks and tarps to build a shelter during the second day of Operation Double Check, a battalion-level offensive to rid Mouslmani and other area... More
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya province deputy governor,
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya province deputy governor, cuts a ribbon during a ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Chamkani District Center in Paktya Province, Afghanistan, Feb 1. Reconstruction efforts fol... More
The color guard for the Joint Transfer of Authority
The color guard for the Joint Transfer of Authority Ceremony for Regional Command (Southwest) enters the parade deck, March 12, 2012.
Sgt. Maj. Juan Carlos Villarreal, 82nd Airborne Division
Sgt. Maj. Juan Carlos Villarreal, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) CJ-3 operations sergeant major, speaks with Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Masood-u-Rahman about the progress being ... More
Ghiasudin, a graduating Afghan police officer, appears
Ghiasudin, a graduating Afghan police officer, appears on graduation day at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, May 24, 2012. Ghiasudin is one of more than 240 graduating members of the Afghan Uniformed Police ... More
Afghan Brig. Gen. Tafseer Khan speaks to the approximately
Afghan Brig. Gen. Tafseer Khan speaks to the approximately 100 members of the Afghan National Security Force and International Security Force in attendance at a 3rd Zone Border Police commander's conference at ... More
Staff Sgt. Stanley Arnold, a squad leader with 1st
Staff Sgt. Stanley Arnold, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, follows cultural requirements of removing his protective eyewear when speaking to villagers of Lowy K... More
First. Lt. Sean Madden, serving with 2nd Battalion,
First. Lt. Sean Madden, serving with 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force 2-77, and an Afghan Customs Police officer converse at the Torkham G... More
Mateen (far right), the Yousef Khel District Governor,
Mateen (far right), the Yousef Khel District Governor, talks about the security in his area to an Afghan National Security Forces official during the Western Paktika Province Governors’ Shura on Forward Operati... More
First Lt. Ralph Miller, a communications officer with
First Lt. Ralph Miller, a communications officer with Security Force Assistance Team 11, speaks with members of the 4th Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police, during an evidence-based policing training session ... More
Afghan National Policemen and Afghan National Army
Afghan National Policemen and Afghan National Army soldiers practice plotting points on a map on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. They are part of a class learning ho... More
Staff Sgt. Walter C. Hickman conducts “Train the Trainer”
Staff Sgt. Walter C. Hickman conducts “Train the Trainer” ambulance training Jan. 10 on Forward Operating Base Zangabad in the Panjwa’i District of Afghanistan. Hickman is a Medic Mentor Noncommissioned Officer... More
U.S. Army Spc. April Harvey, a metal worker with Company
U.S. Army Spc. April Harvey, a metal worker with Company B, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares to weld hinges onto a series of gates on For... More
U.S. Army scouts from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry
U.S. Army scouts from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, stand by their vehicles at Forward Operating Base Joyce conducting a pre-mission briefing Jan. 28.
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th
U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct a dismounted patrol in a village at the Khogyani district of Nangarhar provinc... More
U.S. Army Spc. Matt Kreutzer, a military working dog
U.S. Army Spc. Matt Kreutzer, a military working dog handler with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Sgt. Mimsy, a military working dog, stop for a photo during training at Forward Operating ... More
Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, II Marine
Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, II Marine Logistics Group provide medical care to an Afghan Uniformed Police officer at Combat Outpost Musa Qa'la May 18. The AUP were patrolling through Musa Qa'la Di... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Alcaraz, a crew chief with
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Alcaraz, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, waits in a UH-1N Huey Helicopter prior to departing Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The HMLA-167 Mari... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps Mobile Strike Force Security Force Assistance Advisor Team (SFAAT), and ANA Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik pose... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, wait in the passenger terminal after arriving to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 10, 2013. The soldiers returned home after a... More
Soldiers from the 1230th Transportation Company, a
Soldiers from the 1230th Transportation Company, a National Guard Unit out of Thomasville, Ga., supporting the 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, made one last retrograde run to Forward Operating Base ... More
Representatives from Kabul enjoy a few minutes of
Representatives from Kabul enjoy a few minutes of camaraderie prior to the dedication of the new $6 million Afghanistan National Police Headquarters located in Kabul’s Urban District-15, Oct. 9, 2013.
International Security Assistance Force senior military
International Security Assistance Force senior military and civilian officials stand in formation as they listen to the chaplain’s invocation during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul... More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to service
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to service members with Regional Command (Southwest) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. Hagel visited RC(SW) to speak with service members about ongoing issue... More
Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th
Navy Lt. Andrew Brod, chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, says a prayer before Marines with Weapons Company conduct a partnered Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Forward Operating Base Juno, Afghanistan, ... More
U.S. Army soldiers render their salute as the national
U.S. Army soldiers render their salute as the national anthem plays over loud speakers during a transfer of authority ceremony held on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, July 25, 2013. The 4th Brigade Combat Team,... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Hillery, an explosive
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Hillery, an explosive ordinance disposal team leader with the 717th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company and a native of Aurora, W.Va., teaches a class of Task Force Reliance members... More
Polish Naval Cmdr. Jaroslaw Wypijewski discusses operation
Polish Naval Cmdr. Jaroslaw Wypijewski discusses operation at the Ghazni Operational Coordination Center, Provincial with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Kelley, senior adviser to the Gardez Operational Coordination... More
Afghan national security force soldiers move between
Afghan national security force soldiers move between buildings while soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, pro... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert A. Serrano, a combat medic from
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert A. Serrano, a combat medic from Staten Island, N.Y., assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, checks the blood pressure of an Afghan village elder duri... More
Afghan national police officer Buhramudin Amiri (with
Afghan national police officer Buhramudin Amiri (with water bottle), walks and talks with a village elder (left center) as soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mount... More
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya deputy governor, presents
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya deputy governor, presents a Certificate of Valor to Hajji Ahga Ghol, the district subgovernor of Sayed Karam, at the Governor’s Compound in Gardez Dec. 29, 2010. The certificate was ... More
Afghan National Security Force members with members
Afghan National Security Force members with members of Task Force Allobroges conduct a patrol during Operation Blacksmith Hammer in the Alah Say Valley Dec. 29, 2010. (Photo by: French Army Staff Sgt. Eric Lepichon)
Security members from Khowst Provincial Reconstruction
Security members from Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team and Afghanistan National Police conduct a dismounted patrol in Jaji Maidan District, Jan. 8. Leaders from the Khowst PRT met with the district governo... More
Col. Donald Bolduc, Combined Joint Special Operations
Col. Donald Bolduc, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan commander, with members of a U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment - Alpha, assigned to Special Operations Task Force - Southeas... More
Capt. Sheryl Foston and 1st Sgt. Chris Armstrong with
Capt. Sheryl Foston and 1st Sgt. Chris Armstrong with members of the first graduating class of the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion's Afghan National Security Force Drivers Academy. (Photo by: 1st Lt.... More
New Afghan National Army recruits conduct hands-on
New Afghan National Army recruits conduct hands-on training reassembling M16 rifles during an eight-week, ISAF advised remote basic warrior training cycle at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan, March 14. The RBWT is in ... More
Afghan Maj. Gen Gul Nabi Ahmed Zai, 505th Afghan uniformed
Afghan Maj. Gen Gul Nabi Ahmed Zai, 505th Afghan uniformed police commander, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Uberti Combined Joint Task Force-101 and Regional Command – East deputy commanding general for Afghan d... More
Approximately 100 members of the Afghan National Security
Approximately 100 members of the Afghan National Security Force and International Security Assistance Force gathers for a 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police commander's conference at Forward Operating Base Spin Bold... More
International Security Assistance Force Task Force
International Security Assistance Force Task Force White Eagle and Afghanistan National Security Force soldiers operate a traffic control point on a road near Ghazni City, Afghanistan, April 25. (Photo by Polis... More
Staff Sgt. Peter Mitchell joined Afghan children for
Staff Sgt. Peter Mitchell joined Afghan children for a game of soccer during a mission in July of 2011. International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael McAffrey from
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael McAffrey from Tacoma, Wash., a joint terminal air controller with the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, give Afghan children bottles of w... More
Afghan National Army Commandos of 3rd Company, 2nd
Afghan National Army Commandos of 3rd Company, 2nd Commando Kandak exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Chamkani District, Patika province, Afghanistan, July 13. The Commandos performed a clearing operation and m... More
The commander of 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak Commandos,
The commander of 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak Commandos, briefs his officers on an upcoming mission, July 28. The Commandos constructed the sand table to provide a three-dimensional representation of their mission area.
Regional Command North U.S. Army Spc. Greg Jorgensen,
Regional Command North U.S. Army Spc. Greg Jorgensen, right, a Taylor, Mich., native, now a driver with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shows local p... More
Regional Command North U.S. Army Pfc. Manuel A. Erb,
Regional Command North U.S. Army Pfc. Manuel A. Erb, a Trinidad, Colo., native, now a driver with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, enters an Afghan Na... More
A commando from 1st Company, 5th Kandak, prepares to
A commando from 1st Company, 5th Kandak, prepares to search a house during clearance and security operations, Sept. 6. The commandos conducted a clearing operation in Zaker Khel village, Bej district, resulting... More
Commandos and U.S. special operation forces restrain
Commandos and U.S. special operation forces restrain a suspected insurgent, Sept. 6. The commandos conducted a clearing operation in Baghlan E Jahid district, resulting in the detention of three suspected insurgents.
From left, Afghan Uniform Police Sgt. Maj. Talash,
From left, Afghan Uniform Police Sgt. Maj. Talash, Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Noorzai, and Afghan Border Police Sgt. Maj. Daud talk during a conference here Nov. 3, 2011. The conference, hosted by t... More
Ohio National Guard Capt. Tom Rose, a Kent, Ohio, native,
Ohio National Guard Capt. Tom Rose, a Kent, Ohio, native, now the commander of B Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, speaks to attendees at a transfer of authorit... More
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan members take notes
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan members take notes during an international conference at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The conference was held to explain the reorganized structure, operational inte... More
Moapa, Nev., native Lance Cpl. Thomas Foulke, a machine
Moapa, Nev., native Lance Cpl. Thomas Foulke, a machine gunner with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, patrols through a bazaar during the opening day of Operation Double Check, a battalion-level ... More
A multi-purpose bucket loader fills a gabion with dirt
A multi-purpose bucket loader fills a gabion with dirt to fortify an elevated post during the opening week of Operation Double Check. Marines with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, working in direct support of 2nd... More
Los Angeles native Sgt. Alberto Lopez, a squad leader
Los Angeles native Sgt. Alberto Lopez, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, patrols through the desert during the second day of Operation Double Check, a battalion-level offensiv... More
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya province deputy governor,
Abdul Rahman Mangal, Paktya province deputy governor, cuts a ribbon during a ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Chamkani District Center in Paktya province, Afghanistan, Feb 1. Reconstruction efforts fol... More
Sgt. Joshua Williams, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Sgt. Joshua Williams, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) adjutant non-commissioned officer-in-charge, holds the national ensign, next to Sgt. Devin Cooper III, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Grou... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryant C. Lambert, 82nd Airborne
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryant C. Lambert, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant major, thanks Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Masood-u-Rahman for all of the work he is doing to ... More
Afghan police officers and noncommissioned officers,
Afghan police officers and noncommissioned officers, who run the police academy here, hold an impromptu meeting before the graduation of more than 240 cadets at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, May 24, 2012.... More
Sadiqullah (center), the commander of Afghan Border
Sadiqullah (center), the commander of Afghan Border Police Checkpoint 62, speaks with 2nd Platoon soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, outside an Afghan Border ... More
An Afghan Customs Police officer speaks with a local
An Afghan Customs Police officer speaks with a local Afghan at the Torkham Gate, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, June 19, 2012. This mission was to allow Afghan National Security Forces to take the lead in sea... More
Policemen with the 4th Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border
Policemen with the 4th Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police, participate in an evidence-based policing training session at the 4th Kandak Headquarters in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2012. Instructo... More
An Afghan National Policeman and Afghan Border Policeman
An Afghan National Policeman and Afghan Border Policeman practice plotting points on a map on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. They are part of a class learning how t... More
Staff Sgt. Walter C. Hickman instructs Afghan Soldiers
Staff Sgt. Walter C. Hickman instructs Afghan Soldiers on equipment from their ambulance Jan. 10 on Forward Operating Base Zangabad in the Panjwa’i District of Afghanistan. Hickman is a Medic Mentor Noncommissi... More
When U.S. Army Spc. April Harvey walked into the recruiting
When U.S. Army Spc. April Harvey walked into the recruiting office near her hometown of Gallup, N.M., after graduating high school, she knew she wanted to take control of her life, and she wanted to do it her ... More
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry
U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare for their mission to visit an Afghan Border Police observation point.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josiah Spinelli, a platoon leader
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Josiah Spinelli, a platoon leader with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native to Alachua, Fla., talks with... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mimsy, a military working dog with 1st
U.S. Army Sgt. Mimsy, a military working dog with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, runs to her handler, U.S. Army Spc. Matt Kreutzer, during a training exercise at Forward Operating Base Wright... More
Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, II Marine
Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, II Marine Logistics Group provide medical care to an Afghan Uniformed Police officer at Combat Outpost Musa Qa'la May 18. The AUP were patrolling through Musa Qa'la Di... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brock Kennedy, a flight
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brock Kennedy, a flight line staff noncommissioned officer with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, sits in a UH-1N Huey Helicopter departing Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May... More