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
Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native,
Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native, congratulates his Afghan Uniformed Police partner after completing a successful foot patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar. Titman serves as an infantryman... More
First meeting, Afghanistan
Afghan National Security Forces have their first combined meeting in the new Pusht Rod District Operations Coordination Center, Sept. 29. The attendees of the meeting included personnel from National Directorat... More
Sgt. John Cox, a geospatial engineer with Headquarters
Sgt. John Cox, a geospatial engineer with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reads information for the interpreter to translate to Dari at the Operation Coordin... More
Afghan Uniformed Police 303rd Regional Northern Zone
Afghan Uniformed Police 303rd Regional Northern Zone Commander Lt. Gen. Baba Jan speaks to members of the press after officially opening a new police radio station here, Feb. 15. The citizens of Balkh province ... More
Emanuel Zamai, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police
Emanuel Zamai, a member of the Afghan Uniformed Police in the city of Gardez, gets a fire started for U.S. Army scouts from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Fo... More
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan observe while members of the local Afghan Uniformed Police conduct a vehicle se... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Clayton Smith, from Oxford, Maine,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Clayton Smith, from Oxford, Maine, Scout Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, looks on as an Afghan Uniform Police... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border Police observe a demonstration in a preventative maintenance, checks and services class conducted by the maintenance platoon from Headquarters and Headqu... More
Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while
Three Afghan National Army soldiers take a break while conducting a traffic check point with U.S. soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force B... More
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
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, led an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small vill... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol to Wali
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police patrol to Wali Jan, a small village in Khan Neshin district, March 24, 2012. The AUP patrol leader, Bismullah Khaliq, said his men always show respect and courtesy to loca... More
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company,
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, sort through mail and care packages during a late-night delivery here March 25, 2012. Mail isn’t delivered daily ... More
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader,
Bismullah Khaliq, an Afghan Uniformed Police team leader, directs his patrolmen to search a compound in a village near Qual-e Now, March 27, 2012. The AUP led a mission to the remote village here to speak to fa... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Bryan M. Doss, the Police Advisor
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Bryan M. Doss, the Police Advisor Team intelligence officer, and Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the advisor team, both with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Rec... More
Marine Corp Sgt. Ryan Loper, position safety officer,
Marine Corp Sgt. Ryan Loper, position safety officer, ensures the weapon is fired safely and properly by students during the live fire exercise, April 6, at Echo Range, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
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 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
NCO academy students with the Afghan Border Police
NCO academy students with the Afghan Border Police listen to a speech during a police graduation held at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012.
An Afghan man has his retinas photographed by a U.S.
An Afghan man has his retinas photographed by a U.S. Marine assigned to Police Advisory Team 4 (PAT-4) using a Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit at an Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) checkpoint in Kajaki District,... More
Afghan Uniformed Police officer Lt. Col. Mohammad Jan,
Afghan Uniformed Police officer Lt. Col. Mohammad Jan, logistics officer for Uruzgan Provincial Police Headquarters, goes over his training plan with Chief Warrant Officer 3 Douglas Dombrowski, Uruzgan Police H... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5),
U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, conduct a dismounted patrol en route to Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) station Kwaji Jamal i... More
The sun rises over Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand
The sun rises over Combat Outpost Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2012. Now Zad is the temporary home for U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. (... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), prepare to transport a vehicle from Combat Outpost Now Zad to Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, He... More
An Afghan vendor weighs a bag of potatoes at a bazaar
An Afghan vendor weighs a bag of potatoes at a bazaar in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2013. The Marines of Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, not pictured, w... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (left) commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (left) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7 and Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, center, regimental sergeant major, visit Forward Operating Base Musa Qal'ah,... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, visits Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield circulat... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb C. Turner, a UH-1Y crew
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb C. Turner, a UH-1Y crew chief assigned to Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron (HMLA) 169 conducts interdiction operations over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2013. Turn... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah Myers, left, a team leader with
U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah Myers, left, a team leader with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks with his team as they pull security ... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment,
U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, stop to assess the Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) officers, during combat patrols at Torba Kash in Kunduz province, Afghanistan... More
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general of 1st
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, here, ... More
Afghan Uniformed Policemen display their certificates
Afghan Uniformed Policemen display their certificates for completing evidence collection training on Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in Kajaki, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The training was organized by the Ka... More
Spc. Jacob R. Garza, a medic with Security Force Assistance
Spc. Jacob R. Garza, a medic with Security Force Assistance Team 8, Texas Army National Guard, discusses the human body with Afghan Border and Uniformed Police during medical training April 29 at Forward Operat... More
Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field
Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment provide security during an Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program shura May 2 in Takhteh Pol ... More
Serving it up hot, US Army Photo
Sgt. Jimmy L. Mosby, from Castleberry, Ala., and Spc. Yadeir Correderas, from Homestead, Fla., both food service specialists with 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry D... More
Afghan civilian, government and military leaders view
Afghan civilian, government and military leaders view Afghan Reintegration and Reconciliation Program handouts May 2 at the Takhteh Pol district center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff... More
Force protection, Afghanistan, operation Enduring Freedom
Spc. Andrew J. Torres, from Corpus Christi, Texas, with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, works a guard tower May 3 at a checkpoint in Takhteh Pol district, Kandahar province, Afghani... More
Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted
Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted by an expert explosives trainer with the International Security Assistance Force during the final hands-on evaluation of the explosive hazard removal course... More
U.S. Army Security Force Advisory Team 21, 29th Infantry
U.S. Army Security Force Advisory Team 21, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii National Guard, form together before their last mission to the Qalat Reserve Kandak in Qalat, Afghanistan, May 6. SFAT 21 is ... More
Afghan Uniformed Police receive donated gear from U.S.
Afghan Uniformed Police receive donated gear from U.S. Army Reserve Cpt. Gavino Rivas, a rule of law advisor and police officer from League City, Texas. The equipment was donated from the League City and Housto... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Georgian Liaison Team-8, Regimental Combat Team 7, provide security during a partnered base security presence patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shir ... More
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH47 Chinook during a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Ba... More
Capt. Noah Poeling, the S-6 and public affairs adviser,
Capt. Noah Poeling, the S-6 and public affairs adviser, Battery A, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, speaks with instructors of a computer technology class held for the Afghan Uniformed Police at ... More
Soldiers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, unload 100-pound
Soldiers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment, unload 100-pound sacks of flour onto pallets at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2013. The flour, which will be airlifted to Ghorak, Afghanistan, was a gi... More
A soldier of the 205th Coalition Advisory Team waits
A soldier of the 205th Coalition Advisory Team waits to hit the ball during a game of cricket against soldiers of the 205th Hero Corps, Afghan National Army, at Camp Hero, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2... 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
With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving
With few roads and mountains in every direction, moving the 172nd Infantry Brigade requires helicopters of every shape and size to keep operations moving. Soldiers like Spc. Senquon Coley, B Company, 172nd Supp... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky (left), 1st Cavalry
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky (left), 1st Cavalry Division Deputy commanding general, speaks with Armanshah, chief of police for the Naka District, and 1st. Lt. Sidney Talley of Easley, S.C., Company B, Tas... More
Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Stanley, battle captain with
Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Stanley, battle captain with Security Force Assistance Team 12, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, briefs the oncoming shift of soldiers and Afghan National Security Forces of... More
An Afghan Uniformed Police broadcaster from the 303rd
An Afghan Uniformed Police broadcaster from the 303rd Pamir Division monitors the levels on a song inside the new police radio station, Feb. 15. Afghan citizens in Balkh province can now listen to news and impo... More
Two Afghan boys check out soldiers from the Scout Platoon,
Two Afghan boys check out soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, as they walk into the city of Gardez, Feb. 16. The s... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Guy Cooper, from Fort Richardson,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Guy Cooper, from Fort Richardson, Alaska, a scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, passes two local women during a pre... More
A member of the Afghan National Army documents the
A member of the Afghan National Army documents the detonation of an improvised explosive device on a street near the wood market in Gardez, Feb. 18. This was the first time an ANA explosive ordinance disposal u... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border Police head to a preventative maintenance, checks and services class conducted by the maintenance platoon from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Smith, a civil affairs officer
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Smith, a civil affairs officer with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to a local Afghan at a traffic check point set up by members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regi... More
Afghans participate in the Janda Bala (flag-hoisting)
Afghans participate in the Janda Bala (flag-hoisting) ceremony 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... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving
U.S. Marine Sgt. Eriek Gutierrez, a squad leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, led an evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small vill... More
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Mohammad Nasim walks
Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman Mohammad Nasim walks his beat March 24, 2012, en route to Wali Jan, a small village in Khan Neshin district. Nasim speaks Uzbek, the native language from his province in northe... More
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company,
U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, sort through mail and care packages during a late-night delivery here March 25, 2012. Mail isn’t delivered daily ... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago, an assistant team leader with the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, provided support and guidance during an Afghan Unifor... More
U.S. Marines serving with the 1st Light Armored
U.S. Marines serving with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Police Advisor Team welcomed 1391, the Afghan New Year, with the Afghan Uniformed Police during a dinner celebration here, March 22, 2012... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Strouth a Joint Sustainment
Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Strouth a Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest Instructor for the Afghan Small Arm Weapons Instructor Course is prepping an OG-7 antipersonnel rocket propelled grenade in preparation for... 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
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, 205th Corps commander, and Maj.
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, 205th Corps commander, and Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general meet just prior to the transition of security responsibility cerem... More
Afghan Uniformed Police trainees listen to a speech
Afghan Uniformed Police trainees listen to a speech during a police graduation held at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 28, 2012.
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Butler, a military
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Butler, a military policeman assigned to Police Advisory Team 4 (PAT-4) smokes a cigarette before leaving on a dismounted patrol at Forward Operating Base Kajaki, Helmand ... More
Afghan Uniformed Police officer Lt. Col. Mohammad Jan,
Afghan Uniformed Police officer Lt. Col. Mohammad Jan, logistics officer for Uruzgan Provincial Police Headquarters, prepares six officers from Uruzgan province for their district level logistics positions, Dec... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damien T. Whitaker, a
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damien T. Whitaker, a military policeman assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, conducts a dismounted patrol en ro... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Leach, left and Gunnery
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Leach, left and Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Ray, both explosive ordnance technicians assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), wait to leave for an operation on C... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon,
U.S. Marines assigned to Motor Transportation Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7), prepare to transport a vehicle from Combat Outpost Now Zad to Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, He... More
Afghan children pauses to have their picture taken
Afghan children pauses to have their picture taken at a bazaar in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan 1, 2013. The Marines of Police Advisory Team 5, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, not pic... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (right) commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (right) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7 and Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major, visit Forward Operating Base Musa Qal'ah, Helma... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (center)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth (center) commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, meets with Lt. Col. Pridon Tereladze (right) the 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion commander on Forw... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 7, addresses the Marines on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a battlefield ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb C. Turner, a UH-1Y crew
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb C. Turner, a UH-1Y crew chief assigned to Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron (HMLA) 169 conducts interdiction operations over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2013. Turn... More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Rumsey, a section sergeant with
U.S. Army Sgt. James Rumsey, a section sergeant with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security on a road near a remote vill... More
Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Trosper, Dragoon Platoon, 3-7
Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Trosper, Dragoon Platoon, 3-7 Cavalry, talks with the commander of an Afghan Uniformed Police outpost in the Torba Kash region of Kunduz, Afghanistan. These meetings serve to build the rela... More
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general with 1st
Major Gen. Ronald Bailey, commanding general with 1st Marine Division, pins the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Lance Cpl. Benjamin Nalls, a fire team leader with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, here... More
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman draws a diagram of a
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman draws a diagram of a compound as he conducts evidence collection training on Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in Kajaki, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The training was organized by ... More
Spc. Jacob R. Garza, a medic with Security Force Assistance
Spc. Jacob R. Garza, a medic with Security Force Assistance Team 8, and Sgt. David A. Hixson, a medic with SFAT 20, Texas Army National Guard, demonstrate to Afghan Border and Uniformed Police how to treat a br... More
Sgt. Daniel S. Kennedy, from Tuttle, Okla., who serves
Sgt. Daniel S. Kennedy, from Tuttle, Okla., who serves with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and an Afghan Uniformed Policeman provide security during an Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Program shura May ... More
Afghan civilian, government and military leaders greet
Afghan civilian, government and military leaders greet each other before the Afghan Reintegration and Reconciliation Program shura May 2 at the Takhteh Pol district center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S.... More
Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar (left) and
Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar (left) and an expert explosives trainer with the International Security Assistance Force, wait for the signal to activate an explosive charge on a mock-improvised explo... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Ynigues (left) and
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Ynigues (left) and U.S. Army Maj. Kevin Carbrey, commander of Security Force Advisory Team 21, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii National Guard, stand next to 2nd Lt. A... More
Afghan Uniformed Police receive donated gear from U.S.
Afghan Uniformed Police receive donated gear from U.S. Army Reserve Cpt. Gavino Rivas, a rule of law advisor and police officer from League City, Texas. The equipment was donated from the League City and Housto... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, Georgian Army soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, and U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and Georgian Liaison ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Landish and Spc. Tyrel Fisher,
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Landish and Spc. Tyrel Fisher, members of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to launch a mortar s... More
Sgt. Peter Leahy, a soldier in Battery A, Field Artillery
Sgt. Peter Leahy, a soldier in Battery A, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security during a key leader meeting at the old provincial headquarters building in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Oc... More
A soldier from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, carries a
A soldier from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, carries a 100-pound sack of flour at Forward Operating Base, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2013. The flour, which will be airlifted to Ghorak, Afghanistan, was a gift to the Afg... More
A soldier of the 205th Coalition Advisory Team hurls
A soldier of the 205th Coalition Advisory Team hurls a ball during a game of cricket against soldiers of the 205th Hero Corps, Afghan National Army, at Camp Hero, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2013. ... More
Mohhmanad Wizir, the father of Mohhamad Sakhi, accepts
Mohhmanad Wizir, the father of Mohhamad Sakhi, accepts a hero payment from the Paktya deputy governor at a ceremony honoring Sakhi in Gardez, Dec. 29. Sakhi was a member of the Sayed Karam Afghan Uniformed Poli... More
Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd
Soldiers of Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, play with local children in the Sharobi District Center of eastern Paktika province. When the soldiers discovered they only had one pen left... More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police poses with
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police poses with his pet monkey while on guard duty during Operation Shamshir in the Mata Khan district Oct. 19.
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police, 303rd Pamir
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police, 303rd Pamir Division, watch as Sgt. 1st Class Greg Sewell, 37th Infantry Combat Brigade Team, explains how to operate a hand crank radio, Feb. 15. The U.S. Army donated a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fenton, from Clinton, Conn., Team B leader for 2nd Squad, Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, pulls security... More
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and
Soldiers from the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, who walked through the night in minus 4-degree temperatures on streets that we... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Afghan Border Police maneuver a vehicle jack during a preventative maintenance, checks and services class conducted by the maintenance platoon from Headquarters and He... More
A "jingle truck" carrying a load of bovines rattles
A "jingle truck" carrying a load of bovines rattles past a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle in the early morning of March 8, outside of Combat Outpost Yosef Khel.