An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan
An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan boy during a visit with villagers near Khorma, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan province, Jan. 6. Afghan national security forces and coalition forces provided med... More
Airmen of the 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct
Airmen of the 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct a joint air drop inspection of container delivery systems at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak and a coalition special operations adviser review a task organization chart in Qeysar district, March 6. The commandos simulated the loading and unloading... More
Afghan National Security Forces provide security, humanitarian aid
A squad of commandos from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, walk through a housing compound Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in the village in order ... More
An Afghan National Army's commando company commander
An Afghan National Army's commando company commander issues an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using in... More
An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder
An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. The commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to ... More
Coalition special operations forces line up in formation
Coalition special operations forces line up in formation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Coalition special operations forces prepared to meet Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier stands
A coalition special operations forces soldier stands at attention during an address by Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division assistant division commander, at Camp Dyer, Afghanistan, May 11. Gen. Funk visited Ca... More
Army Reserve Citizen Soldiers receive Bronze Stars
Three Army Reserve Soldiers from 1st Information Operations Command Army Reserve Element were awarded Bronze Stars during a Welcome Home Ceremony here May 10. Capt. Trevor Diffley, 1st Lt. Thomas Gardiner and S... More
An Intelligence Collection Course student practices
An Intelligence Collection Course student practices interrogation techniques in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2018. The Intelligence Collection Course teaches advanced interrogation and collection procedures to Counte... More
Afghan national army, Afghan national police and village
Afghan national army, Afghan national police and village elders prepare to distribute supplies to villagers near Khorma, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan province, Jan. 6. Villagers received food, vitamins, persona... More
Container delivery system bundles fall to the ground
Container delivery system bundles fall to the ground during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, May 27. The bundles, delivered by U.S. Air Force and Army forces, included food, water and fuel for the Combined ... More
Container delivery system bundles fall to the ground
Container delivery system bundles fall to the ground during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, May 27. The bundles, delivered by U.S. Air Force and Army forces, included food, water and fuel for the Combined ... More
Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task
Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems for transport to special operations forces throughout the theater, on Bagram Air Field, Afgha... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk drops a box of leaflets over a village,
A UH-60 Black Hawk drops a box of leaflets over a village, Sar-e Pul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2012. The leaflets provided a message for villagers to cooperate with the Afghan Local Police in helping turn ... More
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak,
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, advised by coalition Special Forces advisers, make their way up creek bank in Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in... More
The Afghan National Army 1st Commando Kandak executive
The Afghan National Army 1st Commando Kandak executive officer explains mission policy during an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the... More
An Afghan National Army commando and a local security
An Afghan National Army commando and a local security force commander discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special operations forces, ... More
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Camp Morehead for an awards ceremony and presentation.
Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,
Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, describes his team's recent mission to General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Ca... More
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts pre-mission rehearsals at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces practiced basic scenarios as pa... More
Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division assistant division
Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division assistant division commander, presents impact awards to coalition special operations forces at Camp Dyer, Afghanistan, May 11. Gen. Funk visited Camp Dyer for an awards cer... More
A Coalition advisor observes Intelligence Collection
A Coalition advisor observes Intelligence Collection Course students organize and label evidence found during a mock suspect search in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2018. Coalition forces work with Iraqi instructors t... More
Airmen of the 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct
Airmen of the 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct a joint air drop inspection of container delivery systems at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
A squad of commandos from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National
A squad of commandos from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, walk through a housing compound Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in the village in order ... More
An Afghan National Army commando company first sergeant
An Afghan National Army commando company first sergeant takes notes during an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the upcoming mission t... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier marks
A coalition special operations forces soldier marks a medical evacuation helicopter landing zone during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition specia... More
An Afghan National Army commando officer describes
An Afghan National Army commando officer describes different Afghan military units to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Ca... More
General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint
General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, on his team's recent mission at... More
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant issues
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant issues final guidance before a mission at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces practiced basic scenario... More
An Intelligence Collection Course student organizes
An Intelligence Collection Course student organizes evidence collected during a mock search of a suspect in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 3, 2018. The Intelligence Collection Course is part of the Iraqi Counter-Terror... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josh Faust, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josh Faust, a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares to release a container delivery system bundle over Afghanistan, May 27. The bundles resupplie... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith secures
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith secures the break cord tie from a container delivery system on a C-130 Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, gives an ultrasound to a pregnant Afghan woman at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan pro... More
A commando from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army
A commando from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, and a coalition special operations forces advisers, inspect unexploded ordnance discovered Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos gather... More
Body armor, Afghan National Army commandos practice assaulting
Afghan National Army commandos practice assaulting a target at Jalalabad Airfield, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 7. Commandos and coalition special operations forces practiced different scenarios in prepa... More
An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches
An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches a landing zone in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to visi... More
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces used the helicopter for a mission in eastern Afgh... More
A commando from the 3rd Company, 6th Special Operations
A commando from the 3rd Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak observes a kalat to locate an insurgent sniper in Chak valley, Wardak province, Oct. 24. During the operation approximately 47 insurgents were ki... More
A student in the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s
A student in the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s Intelligence Collection Course photographs items found during a mock search in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2018. The students learned how to use the newly acquired ... More
Senior Airman Josh Faust, a loadmaster assigned to
Senior Airman Josh Faust, a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares to release a Container Delivery System bundle over Afghanistan, May 27, 2010, from a C-17 Globemaster III. T... More
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Rigger Team and 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load container delivery systems onto a C-130 Hercules for re-supply to speci... More
Afghan women from various regions in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan women from various regions in eastern Afghanistan await to receive medical care from the Female Treatment Team of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, at the Korean hospital loca... More
1st Lt. Mohammadi Rahmatullah, a platoon leader for
1st Lt. Mohammadi Rahmatullah, a platoon leader for 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, listens to an elderly villager in Ghormach district, March 8. The villager explained that the insurgent... More
Body armor kits sit ready while Afghan National Army
Body armor kits sit ready while Afghan National Army commandos prepare for an operation at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders planned the operation using information provided by coa... More
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers medically evacuate an injured Afghan National Army commando during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special o... More
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol through a poppy
Afghan National Army commandos patrol through a poppy field during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan villag... More
A student in the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s
A student in the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service’s Intelligence Collection Course photographs items found during a mock search in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2018. The students learned how to use newly acquired came... More
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter meets and greets Airmen of
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter meets and greets Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from his state, Dec. 12, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The governor is traveling through the area of responsibility visit... More
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems onto C-130 Hercules for re-supply to special operations forces throughout the theat... More
An Afghan woman and her child await to receive medical
An Afghan woman and her child await to receive medical care from the Female Treatment Team of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Pa... More
A U.S. Army soldier uses a graphic reference to determine
A U.S. Army soldier uses a graphic reference to determine the location of friendly elements in Wardak province, July 18. The soldier, in support of Special Operations Task Force - East, consulted the graphic wh... More
The commander of 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army
The commander of 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, asks villagers about recent insurgent intimidations in Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in the vil... More
An Afghan National Army commando digs a trench for
An Afghan National Army commando digs a trench for a kitchen sewer at Jalalabad Airfield Intermediate Staging Base, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 7. The ISB is a second home to the 1st Commando Kandak whi... More
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers medically evacuate an injured Afghan National Army commando during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special o... More
A coalition special operations forces detachment commander
A coalition special operations forces detachment commander describes his team's recent mission and individual team member's accomplishments to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp... More
The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar
The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando mission in the valley and how i... More
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems onto a C-130 Hercules for re-supply to special operations forces throughout the the... More
An Afghan boy awaits medical care from the Female Treatment
An Afghan boy awaits medical care from the Female Treatment Team of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan... More
Two U.S. Army soldiers in support of Special Operations
Two U.S. Army soldiers in support of Special Operations Task Force - East provide security from an over-watch position while conducting a clearing operation in the Sayed-Abad District, Wardak province, Afghanis... More
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers medically evacuate an injured Afghan National Army commando during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special o... More
A coalition special operations forces detachment commander
A coalition special operations forces detachment commander describes his team's accomplishments to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Demps... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander takes notes during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, a rigger with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, a rigger with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan, secures a static line to a low cost high velocity parachute inside a C-130 Hercules for an a... More
An Afghan father and his son await medical care from
An Afghan father and his son await medical care from the Female Treatment Team of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan provinc... More
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations Task Force - East prepares to clear a building of hostile forces while conducting a clearing operation. The operation took place to disrupt insurgent network... More
A village security force commander identifies insurgent
A village security force commander identifies insurgent fighting positions to a coalition special operations forces soldier during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army co... More
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards the combat infantry badge to a coalition special operations orce soldier at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Camp Mo... More
An Afghan National Army commando addresses village
An Afghan National Army commando addresses village elders during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando miss... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith conducts
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith conducts a Pre-Joint Air Drop Inspection of container delivery system bundles at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examines an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, A... More
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations Task Force - East prepares to clear a building of hostile forces while conducting a clearing operation. The operation took place to disrupt insurgent network... More
Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during
Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan village for weapo... More
Body armor, Coalition special operations forces soldiers defend
Coalition special operations forces soldiers defend their position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More
An Afghan National Army commando speaks to village
An Afghan National Army commando speaks to village elders during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando missi... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, of the Combined
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, of the Combined Joint Special Operations Forces - Afghanistan Rigger Detachment, secures the lid to a fuel drum before loading it onto aircraft for an air drop of supplie... More
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examines an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, A... More
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations Task Force - East maneuvers through a building in order to clear it of hostile threats while conducting a clearing operation. The operation took place to dis... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends his position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems onto C-130 Hercules for re-supply to special operations forces throughout the theat... More
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examines an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, A... More
U.S. Army soldiers in support of Special Operations
U.S. Army soldiers in support of Special Operations Task Force - East provide security from an over-watch position while conducting a clearing operation. The operation took place to disrupt insurgent networks i... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier communicates
A coalition special operations forces soldier communicates insurgent activity over his radio during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, a rigger with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Icenhour, a rigger with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan, hooks a static line to an anchor line cable inside a C-130 Hercules for an air drop of suppl... More
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examine an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afg... More
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations Task Force - East provides security from an over-watch position while conducting a clearing operation. The operation took place to disrupt insurgent networks... More
A village security force commander and coalition special
A village security force commander and coalition special operations forces identify insurgent fighting positions during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army com... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rachel Orazine observes
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rachel Orazine observes while service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems onto a C-130 Hercules... More
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examine an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afg... More
A U.S. Army soldier uses a graphic reference to determine
A U.S. Army soldier uses a graphic reference to determine the location of friendly elements in Wardak province, July 18. The soldier, in support of Special Operations Task Force - East, consulted the graphic wh... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends his position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith secures
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Smith secures the break cord tie from a container delivery system on a C-130 Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
Members of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, examine an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afgh... More
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations
A U.S. Army soldier in support of Special Operations Task Force - East provides security from an over-watch position while conducting a clearing operation in the Sayed-Abad District, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
A coalition special operations forces commander, district
A coalition special operations forces commander, district subgovernor and village elders draw a map during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition spe... More
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations
Service members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan Riggers Team load container delivery systems onto a C-130 Hercules for re-supply to special operations forces throughout the the... More
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined
A member of the Female Treatment Team from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, holds an 8-day-old Afghan baby girl following her examination at the Korean hospital located on Bagram Airfie... More