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Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers

Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers

Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers raise their hands in the air after Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, asks which soldiers lost family members during th... More

An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group

An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group

An Afghan National Police officer speaks to a group of ANP officers at the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2013. As the Afghan National Security Forces have expanded and assumed the lead for... 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

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)

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

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and International

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and International

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan, visits the French 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion at Forward Operating Base Kutschbach, during a batt... More

Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed

Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed

Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed Haroon Momand, gives a speech during the uparmored Humvee course graduation at the RMTC April 27, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class tr... More

Afghan National Security Forces members attend the

Afghan National Security Forces members attend the

Afghan National Security Forces members attend the basic explosive reduction hazard course prior to partnering alongside coalition forces in the field of operations. Trainees review their study guide prior to a... More

The Afghan flag next to the front door designates one

The Afghan flag next to the front door designates one

The Afghan flag next to the front door designates one of the buildings taken over by the Afghan National Security Forces, at Camp Hero, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Twenty-two buildings were turned over to Camp Hero'... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Sarajadin, an instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Sarajadin, an instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Sarajadin, an instructor at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest, gives a demonstration during the Joint Non-commissioned Officer Course aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, June 30. ... More

Sgt. Matthew P. Boyle, an instructor at Joint Sustainment

Sgt. Matthew P. Boyle, an instructor at Joint Sustainment

Sgt. Matthew P. Boyle, an instructor at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest and a Seguin, Texas native, poses for a photo at JSAS aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, July 6. Boyle had an opportunity to o... More

Afghan National Policemen share a laugh as they take

Afghan National Policemen share a laugh as they take

Afghan National Policemen share a laugh as they take part in an interactive exercise during counterinsurgency training at the Police Training Center, July 23, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. The scenario is designe... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Wakil A. Hotak, the

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Wakil A. Hotak, the

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Wakil A. Hotak, the ANA Army Supply Command commanding general, discusses the future of ANSF logistics during his visit to Camp Leatherneck, July 28.

Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi (center), Commandant for

Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi (center), Commandant for

Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi (center), Commandant for Afghan National Police Training-South greets Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, Commander, Regional Support Command-South before an iftar dinner co-hosted by Zarif... More

Gunnery Sgt. Philip M. Collins, operations chief for

Gunnery Sgt. Philip M. Collins, operations chief for

Gunnery Sgt. Philip M. Collins, operations chief for Afghan National Security Forces Development and a native of Chicago, leads a patrol in Zaranj, Nimroz province. The Marines took extra security measures sinc... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske explains the

Air Force Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske explains the

Air Force Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske explains the features of a video camera to public affairs officers of the Afghan National Army's 205th Corps during a public affairs seminar at Camp Hero, Sept. 18 in Kan... More

Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission

Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission

Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's deputy commander for Regional Support walks with Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (left), commander for Regional Military Training-Sou... More

Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, deputy commander for Regional

Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, deputy commander for Regional

Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, deputy commander for Regional Support, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, celebrates the re-enlistment of Hawaii native Staff Sgt. Michael Johnson, an adviser for the Afghan National A... More

A water truck with a 5,000 liter tank waits to be filled

A water truck with a 5,000 liter tank waits to be filled

A water truck with a 5,000 liter tank waits to be filled with water from a tank; the truck provides water to the 4th Brigade/205th Corps Afghan National Army Camp, Multi-National Base-Tarin Kowt, Nov. 11, in T... More

Afghan National Army soldiers say a prayer prior to

Afghan National Army soldiers say a prayer prior to

Afghan National Army soldiers say a prayer prior to gradation ceremonies for the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29, at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten students co... More

Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training soldiers

Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training soldiers

Afghan National Army Basic Warrior Training soldiers observe as U.S. Marines from Alpha Company, 1-25 Regiment demonstrate Military Operations on Urban Terrain at the Regional Military Training Center, Oct. 6, ... More

Nearly 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits stand in

Nearly 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits stand in

Nearly 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits stand in formation as they wait to take part in the oath ceremony which is part of ANA Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, Oct 13, 2011, i... More

Afghan soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan

Afghan soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan

Afghan soldiers with the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps, stand in formation as Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, commander of the 205th, and Brig. Gen. Ahmid Habibi, commander of the 1/205th, arrive at Forw... More

Lt. Gen. Dan P. Bolger (second from left), then-incoming

Lt. Gen. Dan P. Bolger (second from left), then-incoming

Lt. Gen. Dan P. Bolger (second from left), then-incoming commanding general, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan examines a trailer filled with M249 light machine ... More

Lt. Gen. Dan Bolger (center), then-incoming commander,

Lt. Gen. Dan Bolger (center), then-incoming commander,

Lt. Gen. Dan Bolger (center), then-incoming commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/ Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan listens with Col. Richard Wilson, commander, Regional Support Command-S... More

An Afghan National Army soldier organizes a pallet

An Afghan National Army soldier organizes a pallet

An Afghan National Army soldier organizes a pallet of boxes containing cold-weather gear at the Camp Hero Forward Supply Depot warehouse Oct. 30, at Kandahar, Afghanistan. ANA soldiers spent four days unloading... More

Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (left), commandant,

Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (left), commandant,

Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (left), commandant, ANA Training-South, accepts a ceremonial key from Army Capt. Rob Zielinski, Training Advisory Team officer in charge at the Regional Military Training... More

Afghan National Army Master Sgt. Hafizullah Azimay

Afghan National Army Master Sgt. Hafizullah Azimay

Afghan National Army Master Sgt. Hafizullah Azimay shouts out commands during a react to contract drill with ANA A non-commissioned officers of the 205th Corps during the NCO Infantry Battle Course at the Regio... More

The commanding officer of the 6th Zone Afghan Border

The commanding officer of the 6th Zone Afghan Border

The commanding officer of the 6th Zone Afghan Border Police, Col. Sultan Mahmood listens as Maj. Gen. Nabi Jan Mullah Kihl, the deputy commander of the Afghan Uniform Police 707 Regional Headquarters talks with... More

Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement

Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement

Corporal Brandy Bates, a member of Female Engagement Team 8, and a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., plays with a group of children on the sidelines of a soccer match played by Marines, interpreters and Afghan Nation... 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

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, greets Afghan National Army Col. Mohammad Sarwar Kushal, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps executive officer, during a commander’s conferenc... 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

Students in the Explosive Hazard Reduction Course at

Students in the Explosive Hazard Reduction Course at

Students in the Explosive Hazard Reduction Course at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck listen to speeches during a graduation ceremony at the academy, Feb. 2. Twenty-six Afghan Na... 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

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

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

Corporal Joshua Deases, a member of the Regimental

Corporal Joshua Deases, a member of the Regimental

Corporal Joshua Deases, a member of the Regimental Combat Team 5 Police Advisory Team, provides security for his fellow Marines during a clearing operation here Feb. 29, 2012. The PAT worked with Afghan Uniform... More

Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council

Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council

Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council visited Afghan National Security Force students training at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck Feb. 29. The senior Islamic religious... More

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

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

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

A member of the Afghan Narcotics Interdiction Unit

A member of the Afghan Narcotics Interdiction Unit

A member of the Afghan Narcotics Interdiction Unit cuts a lock on a suspected insurgent compound during Operation Speargun in Urmuz, Afghanistan, March 26, 2012. The five-day operation was intended to disrupt e... 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

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 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

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, observe

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, observe

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, observe enemy activity during a firefight in Musa Qaleh District, Afghanistan April 14, 2012. During Operation Lariat, Marines engaged in multiple firefights wit... More

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps works on disrupting and disabling a mock improvised explosive device, April 16,... More

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 215th Afghan National Army

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 215th Afghan National Army

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 215th Afghan National Army Corps, sight in on the enemy during a firefight during Operation Shafuq, April 19. The operation lasted five days and called for the eradication of poppy an... More

Members of the Afghan National Army’s 205th ‘Hero’

Members of the Afghan National Army’s 205th ‘Hero’

Members of the Afghan National Army’s 205th ‘Hero’ Corps help load a helicopter with goods for a humanitarian aid mission to the northern Daykundi province April 22. Daykundi has suffered hardships due to their... More

Thirteen soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 2nd

Thirteen soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 2nd

Thirteen soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps graduated a mechanics course, April 28, 2012. During the month-long course, the soldiers learned how to repair diesel truck engines.

Australian army Capt. Adrian Longmuir, 205th Coalition

Australian army Capt. Adrian Longmuir, 205th Coalition

Australian army Capt. Adrian Longmuir, 205th Coalition Advisory Team protective service detail mentor, leads an Australian chant for members of the 205th CAT playing a game of cricket with their Afghan counterp... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provide overwatch on the northern Musa Qa’leh wadi, May 8, 2012. During operation Ox Bow, Marines detained about 20 suspected enemy combatants.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma (right), commanding

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma (right), commanding

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Palma (right), commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Regiment and Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines sergeant major, case the battalion battle colors to symboliz... More

An Afghan National Army military policeman with Military

An Afghan National Army military policeman with Military

An Afghan National Army military policeman with Military Police Tolai, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, sketches the diagram of a room during a Tactical Site Exploitation course here, June 3, 2012. Marines and sailors... More

General John R. Allen, commander of International Security

General John R. Allen, commander of International Security

General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, presents a coin recognizing excellence to an Afghan National Army motor transport mechanic, June 14, 2012. ANA Brigadier Gen. Abdul W... More

British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander

British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander

British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to an Afghan leader during a security meeting at Delaram district center June 27, 2012. Senior Afghan National Se... More

Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan

Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan

Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force met just prior to the transition of security responsibility ceremony at Camp Hero in Kan... More

One team, one fight: Afghan forces work together against insurgency

One team, one fight: Afghan forces work together against insurgency

An Afghan National Army soldier listens to a radio at Forward Operating Base Zeebrugee in Kajaki District, Afghanistan, July 8, 2012. The Afghan National Security Forces organize their efforts in an Operational... More

Afghan forces increasingly in security lead in southern Helmand province

Afghan forces increasingly in security lead in southern Helmand provin...

Lance Cpl. Jorg Esquivel, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands guard on post at Forward Operating Base Marjah, Afghanistan, July 26, 2012. Esquivel is... More

Troy native serves with Marines in southern Afghanistan

Troy native serves with Marines in southern Afghanistan

Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Tay... More

A U.S. Army soldier and member of Provincial Reconstruction

A U.S. Army soldier and member of Provincial Reconstruction

A U.S. Army soldier and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya's security forces element, keeps a crowd of Afghan children at bay outside of a cool storage facility in Ahmad Abad District of Paktya Pro... More

A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, Delta Company,

A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, Delta Company,

A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, attached to the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, provides over watch during ... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Ziaja, the lead engineer

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Ziaja, the lead engineer

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Ziaja, the lead engineer for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, waits for a contractor in the Afghan Room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Aug. 14, 2012. Ziaja, a civil en... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Battery, 4th

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Battery, 4th

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Battery, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, look on as Khaerullah Arabzada adjusts for the correct azimuth on the field artillery piece of a Russian D30 Howitzer in ... More

British Army Brig. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding

British Army Brig. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding

British Army Brig. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding general for the 1st Infantry Division, Regional Command East, talks with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Deron Timmerman, the company first sergeant for Alpha Company,... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rebecca Profit of Monroe, Ohio, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Rebecca Profit of Monroe, Ohio, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Rebecca Profit of Monroe, Ohio, and a small arms and artillery mechanic with G Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, performs annual service on a M119A... More

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

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Foust, an infantry team leader

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Foust, an infantry team leader

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Foust, an infantry team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, pulls security on a rooftop in the predawn hours of A... More

Gov. Quiyumi, district governor for Gorbuz in Khowst

Gov. Quiyumi, district governor for Gorbuz in Khowst

Gov. Quiyumi, district governor for Gorbuz in Khowst province, Afghanistan, explains to members of HHC, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, what he needs to help further de... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a pict... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones (right) from Buckeye, Ariz.,

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones (right) from Buckeye, Ariz.,

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones (right) from Buckeye, Ariz., and U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (second from right) from Phoenix, Ariz., attend their morning briefing on Bagram Air Field, Sept. 3, 2012. Jones and Sanc... More

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services for the Gardez District, shows some tomatoes grown at the Gardez Demonstration Farm to a member of the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team,... More

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services for the Gardez District, examines a tomato harvested from the greenhouse at the Gardez Demo Farm, Sept. 3, 2012. The greenhouse houses many different fruits an... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, attached to the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge of the Nebraska National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, participates in "B... More

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at Camp Hero post the national colors during a graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar here, Sept. 13, 2012. The RMTC-K graduated ov... More

An Afghan National Army physician assistant student

An Afghan National Army physician assistant student

An Afghan National Army physician assistant student takes his first pharmacology examination on Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Sept. 25, 2012. The test is one of many in the 15-month long course to become a ce... More

Republic of Korea soldiers serve‚ japchae, a traditional

Republic of Korea soldiers serve‚ japchae, a traditional

Republic of Korea soldiers serve‚ japchae, a traditional Korean noodle dish, to soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians during the ROK Armed Forces Day celebration on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 20... More

U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (center), a military police

U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (center), a military police

U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (center), a military police officer with the 539th Military Police Detachment, out of Buckeye, Ariz., takes a report from a soldier after a hit-and-run incident at Bagram Air Field, ... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones, a military police officer

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones, a military police officer

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones, a military police officer with the 539th Military Police Detachment out of Buckeye, Ariz., assists in taking an accident report from a Soldier on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct.... More

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Pollard (standing), garrison commander

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Pollard (standing), garrison commander

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Pollard (standing), garrison commander for Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, introduces himself during the first quarterly Base Operations Support-Integration Conference at Bagram Air Fie... More

Michael Hartman, the deputy garrison commander for

Michael Hartman, the deputy garrison commander for

Michael Hartman, the deputy garrison commander for Bagram Airfield, awaits the entry of the official party during the garrison change of command and responsibility at BAF Oct. 6, 2012. This ceremony marked the ... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Victor Vazquez, Operations

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Victor Vazquez, Operations

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Victor Vazquez, Operations Specialist for Combined Joint Task Force 1, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, is a native of Puerto Rico. Originally born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Vazquez and ... More

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company,

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company,

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Shank, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Vaughn (center), the medical

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Vaughn (center), the medical

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Vaughn (center), the medical non-commissioned officer in charge for the 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N.... More

Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer, Regional Command

Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer, Regional Command

Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer, Regional Command (South) deputy commanding general for force development, listens on as Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Wardak, chief of surgery at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital... More

U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Cook, commander, 102nd Sapper

U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Cook, commander, 102nd Sapper

U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Cook, commander, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N.C., gives his team a motivational speech before they leave o... 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

Col. Gerald E. Hadley (left), 76th Infantry Brigade

Col. Gerald E. Hadley (left), 76th Infantry Brigade

Col. Gerald E. Hadley (left), 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and outgoing Combined Team Uruzgan commander, hands the team’s colors to Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, commanding general of CTU’s superior comma... 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

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

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