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Sailor gives medical treatment to Deleram child

Sailor gives medical treatment to Deleram child

Hospital corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Louie Bismonte, assigned to 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, treats a local child in the city of Deleram. Based at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twenty Nine Palms, 2nd Batt... More

Hospital corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Louie Bismonte,

Hospital corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Louie Bismonte,

Hospital corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Louie Bismonte, assigned to 2nd Batallion 7th Marines, looks in on the students at the Deleram High School in Deleram, Afghanistan. Based at Marine Air Ground Combat Ce... 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

Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance

Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance

Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Forces with Task Force Iron Gray clear and search houses in Hendor village as part of Operation Badpesh Kam Dergiin in eastern Afghanistan’s Laghman pr... 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

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, top, monitors an Afghan

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, top, monitors an Afghan

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, top, monitors an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier's vitals during a medical evacuation flight aboard a U.S. Air Force HC-130P Combat King aircraft at Camp Bastion in Helmand pr... More

LEP Nick Denu pulls security while waiting for a controlled

LEP Nick Denu pulls security while waiting for a controlled

LEP Nick Denu pulls security while waiting for a controlled detonation of an improvised explosvie device, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Nov. 26. Coalition soldiers are taking a more active role to secure the stability a... More

A billboard in Ghazni promotes the security and stability

A billboard in Ghazni promotes the security and stability

A billboard in Ghazni promotes the security and stability of Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

A Polish soldier pulls security while his unit sets

A Polish soldier pulls security while his unit sets

A Polish soldier pulls security while his unit sets up a humanitarian aid station, Dec. 10. Coalition forces have been working with Afghan national army and Afghan uniformed police to help give back to the loca... More

An Afghan National Police officer cooks lunch for the

An Afghan National Police officer cooks lunch for the

An Afghan National Police officer cooks lunch for the elders and military members during a visit to the Deh Yak District Center, Dec. 11. The purpose of the visit was to conduct a site survey and meet with elde... More

U.S. Army Col. Cox, Task Force Iron, walks with U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Cox, Task Force Iron, walks with U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Cox, Task Force Iron, walks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Townsend, Task Force Iron, at the Deh Yak District Center, Dec. 14. They are headed back to their helicopter after conducting a meeti... More

A Polish soldier pulls overwatch security in Zezelah,

A Polish soldier pulls overwatch security in Zezelah,

A Polish soldier pulls overwatch security in Zezelah, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

An Afghan man gives his identification to coalition

An Afghan man gives his identification to coalition

An Afghan man gives his identification to coalition forces in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

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 in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle

Soldiers in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle

Soldiers in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle maneuver across rough terrain while on patrol in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Howe)

A Polish soldier pulls security out of the back of

A Polish soldier pulls security out of the back of

A Polish soldier pulls security out of the back of a Rosomak vehicle during a patrol in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Polish infantry soldiers prepare to dismount to begin

Polish infantry soldiers prepare to dismount to begin

Polish infantry soldiers prepare to dismount to begin Cordon and Search operations, Jan. 5, in Waghez, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Polish Army Cpl. Maritik searches a suspected insurgent,

Polish Army Cpl. Maritik searches a suspected insurgent,

Polish Army Cpl. Maritik searches a suspected insurgent, while another Polish soldier pulls security, Jan. 7, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Glen D. Pegher of Mars, Pa., a platoon

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Glen D. Pegher of Mars, Pa., a platoon

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Glen D. Pegher of Mars, Pa., a platoon leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, ensures his soldi... More

Polish army Cpl. Stocztek watches a suspicious vehicle

Polish army Cpl. Stocztek watches a suspicious vehicle

Polish army Cpl. Stocztek watches a suspicious vehicle from a distance. Jan. 10, Espandi, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

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.

Lt. Col. John Mckee of Brooklyn, N.Y., hands out candy

Lt. Col. John Mckee of Brooklyn, N.Y., hands out candy

Lt. Col. John Mckee of Brooklyn, N.Y., hands out candy to local children during a patrol to Godele, Afghanistan Jan. 16, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Afghan uniformed policemen await a briefing on the

Afghan uniformed policemen await a briefing on the

Afghan uniformed policemen await a briefing on the Guardians of Peace program at the police headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011.

Polish soldiers take off for a dismounted patrol near

Polish soldiers take off for a dismounted patrol near

Polish soldiers take off for a dismounted patrol near Zargar, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols while dismounted

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols while dismounted

An Afghan National Army soldier patrols while dismounted in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.

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

Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Shir Zazai, left,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Shir Zazai, left,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Shir Zazai, left, the commandant for the National Military Academy of Afghanistan, walks to a ribbon cutting at the academy in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 20... 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 Spc. Jeff R. Cardoza, a designated marksman

U.S. Army Spc. Jeff R. Cardoza, a designated marksman

U.S. Army Spc. Jeff R. Cardoza, a designated marksman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Warrior, scans the ridgeli... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hayes, a platoon leader assigned

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hayes, a platoon leader assigned

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Hayes, a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Warrior, speaks with Afghans i... More

U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol Nawshad Village during

U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol Nawshad Village during

U.S. and Afghan soldiers patrol Nawshad Village during the five-day Operation Charkh Resolution, April 2. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mount... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), arrives at Combat Outpost Charkh to observe 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Tea... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher K. Greca, 10th

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher K. Greca, 10th

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher K. Greca, 10th Mountain Division command sergeant major from Grayslake, Ill., arrives at Combat Outpost Charkh in a UH-60 Black Hawk April 5. During his visit, Greca was ... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, 101st Airborne

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, 101st Airborne

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, 101st Airborne Division and Regional Command-East commander, tours villages in Charkh with 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mou... More

Abdul Ghafoor Aziz, the Afghan National Police chief

Abdul Ghafoor Aziz, the Afghan National Police chief

Abdul Ghafoor Aziz, the Afghan National Police chief of Sayed Abad District, observes force protection measures in place at Combat Outpost Tangi, April 8. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regime... More

Baraki Barak District Sub-Gov. Mohammad Rahim Amin

Baraki Barak District Sub-Gov. Mohammad Rahim Amin

Baraki Barak District Sub-Gov. Mohammad Rahim Amin conducts a public shura in the southern region of his district April 18. Amin conducted multiple shuras while coalition and Afghan forces secured villages and ... 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

Afghan National Police stand guard on a joint patrol

Afghan National Police stand guard on a joint patrol

Afghan National Police stand guard on a joint patrol with coalition forces in the Alingar District Center, Laghman province, July 25. Afghan and coalition forces traveled to Alingar to speak to the chief of pol... More

Spc. Michael Sanders, 240B gunner attached to Laghman

Spc. Michael Sanders, 240B gunner attached to Laghman

Spc. Michael Sanders, 240B gunner attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, attaches a marking panel to his vehicle prior to rolling out on a combat patrol to sweep for roadside bomb triggermen in Ali... More

Army Staff Sgt. Wendell Gee, Security Forces Assistance

Army Staff Sgt. Wendell Gee, Security Forces Assistance

Army Staff Sgt. Wendell Gee, Security Forces Assistance Team member, discusses security issues with Tech. Sgt. Billy Mehringer, Aug. 13, at the Mehtar Lam police headquarters in Laghman province. The PRT and Se... More

An Afghan Uniformed Police member demonstrates to Senior

An Afghan Uniformed Police member demonstrates to Senior

An Afghan Uniformed Police member demonstrates to Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medical technician attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, that he can see out of his injured eye Aug. 13 at the Mehta... 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

An Afghan National Policeman provides security for

An Afghan National Policeman provides security for

An Afghan National Policeman provides security for a mounted patrol in the village of Tatiwan, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. The purpose of the patrol was to provide security for the Paktika Human Ter... More

Afghan Local Policemen monitor suspicious activity

Afghan Local Policemen monitor suspicious activity

Afghan Local Policemen monitor suspicious activity in a valley from an observation post at Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31.

Afghan Local Policemen monitor a valley from an observation

Afghan Local Policemen monitor a valley from an observation

Afghan Local Policemen monitor a valley from an observation post at Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2011.

Afghan Local Police Cmdr. Aziz discusses plans to build

Afghan Local Police Cmdr. Aziz discusses plans to build

Afghan Local Police Cmdr. Aziz discusses plans to build a checkpoint station in the village of Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2011.

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Turney of B Company, Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Turney of B Company, Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Turney of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade scans the fingerprints of an Afghan local citizen during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika ... More

U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd

U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd

U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade provide security during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Curry, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough of B Company,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough of B Company,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough of B Company, 1-77, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade provides security during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika province, Afghanist... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Murphy of B Company, 1-77,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Murphy of B Company, 1-77,

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Murphy of B Company, 1-77, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade talks to an Afghan Border Patrol officer during a dismounted patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika pr... More

Staff Sgt. Felicia Welch trains Afghanistan National

Staff Sgt. Felicia Welch trains Afghanistan National

Staff Sgt. Felicia Welch trains Afghanistan National Police officer Nazir Ahmed how to shoot close-ups during a class Sept. 28, 2011 at the 606th Police Headquarters, Herat, Afghanistan. The goal of the MPAATs ... 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 soldier provides security during

An Afghan National Army soldier provides security during

An Afghan National Army soldier provides security during an Afghan-led operation in the village of Pan Kalay in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Recently, the Afghan National Security Forces have been p... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Crystal Maunus, of Painesville, Ohio,

U.S. Army Pfc. Crystal Maunus, of Painesville, Ohio,

U.S. Army Pfc. Crystal Maunus, of Painesville, Ohio, on the left and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesus Jimenez from Miami, the youngest and oldest soldiers of the 7th Engineer Battalion, cut the cake during their ... 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

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, explains the care process for a mock casualty to U.S. Navy Chief Rob Longbottom, a chief medical advisor with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 and 35-y... More

Afghan National Army medics with the 1st Brigade, 215th

Afghan National Army medics with the 1st Brigade, 215th

Afghan National Army medics with the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, escort two ANA patients (center) toward an Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter at a landing pad here, Dec. 28. The two patients were part of the firs... 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

Worn out Humvee and Ford Ranger engines languish unrepaired

Worn out Humvee and Ford Ranger engines languish unrepaired

Worn out Humvee and Ford Ranger engines languish unrepaired at Forward Operating Base Fenty in December. The Afghan National Army has developed a retrograde supply chain to repair such items.

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of Afghan National Army

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of Afghan National Army

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of Afghan National Army 201st corps and French soldiers from Task Force La Fayette combined efforts in support of Operation Valley Flood, Jan. 25. The operation improved security i... More

An Afghan National Army soldier lines up the howitzer’s

An Afghan National Army soldier lines up the howitzer’s

An Afghan National Army soldier lines up the howitzer’s sights with the aiming circle during training at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Jan. 29.

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. soldiers with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion,

U.S. soldiers with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion,

U.S. soldiers with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Afghan National Army, speak to a resident of Pata Tali village, Jan 30. The villager was quest... 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

Vehicle delivery, Afghanistan

Vehicle delivery, Afghanistan

Afghan National Army soldiers wait near vehicles recently delivered to the ANA's Regional Logistic Supply Center at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2011. The vehicles will be delivered ou... More

Georgian soldiers from Charlie Company, 23rd Light

Georgian soldiers from Charlie Company, 23rd Light

Georgian soldiers from Charlie Company, 23rd Light Infantry Battalion, stay vigilant while patrolling the village streets and provide security for other unit members while they meet with local authorities and v... 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.

An Afghan National Army medic trainee practice applying

An Afghan National Army medic trainee practice applying

An Afghan National Army medic trainee practice applying a splint to a fellow trainee's neck during a class on how to stabilize neck injuries at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012.

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

An Afghan National Army medic trainee prepares to conduct

An Afghan National Army medic trainee prepares to conduct

An Afghan National Army medic trainee prepares to conduct a patrol during a casualty triage exercise at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2012.

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

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

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

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

Afghan National Army Col. Atahullah-Ahmedi, corps surgeon

Afghan National Army Col. Atahullah-Ahmedi, corps surgeon

Afghan National Army Col. Atahullah-Ahmedi, corps surgeon with 215 Corps, addresses the graduates of the first Afghan-instructor led ANA medic course, March 17, 2012. Atahullah-Ahmedi congratulated the ANA sold... More

U.S. Marine Maj.  Jiemar Patacsil, Regimental Combat

U.S. Marine Maj. Jiemar Patacsil, Regimental Combat

U.S. Marine Maj. Jiemar Patacsil, Regimental Combat Team 5 fires officer, operates a global positioning system during an artillery training exercise with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Ar... More

Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during

Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during

Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during a Quran swearing oath ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2012. Just over 1,400 A... More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, greets Marines with the Advisor Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, March 29, 2012. Wasea attended the Afghan Nat... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Jg Jacob Edwards, with Task Force Leatherneck,

U.S. Navy Lt. Jg Jacob Edwards, with Task Force Leatherneck,

U.S. Navy Lt. Jg Jacob Edwards, with Task Force Leatherneck, shakes the hand of an Afghan National Army officer during a graduation ceremony from a preventative medicine class at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand provi... 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

A soldier with 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army

A soldier with 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army

A soldier with 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps, pulls security near the village of Sperwan, Apr. 01, 2012. The 1/205th planned, coordinated, and conducted ISAF-independent operations across Southe... More

Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National

Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National

Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army, load an MI-17 helicopter from the Kandahar Air Wing prior to conducting an air insertion into the village of Molla Dust in the Panjwa’i district of Sou... More

Afghan National Security Forces stand in formation

Afghan National Security Forces stand in formation

Afghan National Security Forces stand in formation preparing for a dismounted patrol of the Sperwan Ghar region in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2012.

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