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Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the

Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the

Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, looks on while Brig. Gen. Mir Sahab Gul, chief of staff for the 203rd "Thunder" Corps of the Afghan national... More

Afghan soldiers receive their graduation certificates

Afghan soldiers receive their graduation certificates

Afghan soldiers receive their graduation certificates during the graduation ceremony at the end of an 8-week medic course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, July 8. He stands far away as a sign of respect.

Air Force Physician Mentors Afghan Doctors

Air Force Physician Mentors Afghan Doctors

Air Force physician Maj. Robert Sarlay Jr., who works as a mentor for the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning, observes as Afghan National Army physicians conduct patient rounds a... More

Air Force Physician Mentors Afghan Doctors

Air Force Physician Mentors Afghan Doctors

Maj. Robert Sarlay Jr., Air Force physician who works as a mentor for the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning poses the Paktya Regional Medical Hospital, at Forward Operating Base... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. James G. Olanda, a certified registered

U.S. Air Force Maj. James G. Olanda, a certified registered

U.S. Air Force Maj. James G. Olanda, a certified registered nurse and anesthetist with the Forward Operating Base Lightning Medical Embedded Training Team, administers anesthesia to an Afghan child at the Afgha... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of about 60 ANA soldiers in the current cycle of the Battle Course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, leads a squad of Afghan soldiers at the training grounds ne... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaliq, the commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaliq, the commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Khaliq, the commander of the 203rd Thunder Corps, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-101, (left) listen to updates about th... More

An Afghan National Army soldier enrolled in the Team

An Afghan National Army soldier enrolled in the Team

An Afghan National Army soldier enrolled in the Team Leader Course on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya province, answers a mathematics problem Oct. 17. The first week of the Team Leader Course is dedicate... More

Construction workers pause to offer their afternoon

Construction workers pause to offer their afternoon

Construction workers pause to offer their afternoon prayers during a break while constructing a new basic training complex at Forward Operating Base Thunder. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth A. Stewart)

Prior to building a hardened observation post on the

Prior to building a hardened observation post on the

Prior to building a hardened observation post on the mountainside at Forward Operating Base Thunder, security teams used tents. The new OP was inaugurated Jan. 26. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Derek Nelson, 17th Pu... More

U.S. Army Capt. Phillip A. Durkin, senior military

U.S. Army Capt. Phillip A. Durkin, senior military

U.S. Army Capt. Phillip A. Durkin, senior military adviser for the Regional Military Training Center-East and native of Sparta, N.J., instructs new recruits on how to properly apply the fundamentals of basic ri... More

Afghan National Army Col. Said Wagif Shah presents

Afghan National Army Col. Said Wagif Shah presents

Afghan National Army Col. Said Wagif Shah presents a basic radio operator course student with his graduation certificate during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Feb. 13. The students joined the mor... More

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas,

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas,

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas, discusses proper sanitation procedures in the kitchen at the 203rd Afghan National Army Corps’ dining facility at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Feb. 22. (Ph... More

PAKTYA, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army 203rd Thunder

PAKTYA, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army 203rd Thunder

PAKTYA, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army 203rd Thunder Corps commander Maj. Gen Abdul Khaliq responds to a question durng a security conference hosted by Forward Operating Base Thunder home of the Afghan Nati... More

Polish army Capt. Edyta Zelazko reviews a document

Polish army Capt. Edyta Zelazko reviews a document

Polish army Capt. Edyta Zelazko reviews a document with her Afghan National Army counterpart, 1st Lt. Abdul Rahim Rasooly, March 12. Zelazko works as part of a coalition team at Forward Operating Base Thunder, ... More

A housekeeper of the Paktya Regional Medical Center

A housekeeper of the Paktya Regional Medical Center

A housekeeper of the Paktya Regional Medical Center chooses shoes for his children March 13, after U.S. military members organized a state-side shoe drive called "Stewart’s Soles." (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staf... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Megan Anderson, the treatment

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Megan Anderson, the treatment

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Megan Anderson, the treatment non-commissioned officer-in-charge with Company C, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native of San Antonio... More

RSC – East engineers build 203rd Corps NCOA

RSC – East engineers build 203rd Corps NCOA

Afghan National Army trainees form up after completing literacy training at Regional Military Training Center Gardez, April 8. (Photo by: Master Sgt. Quinton T. Burris)

Afghan medical personnel listen to a presentation during

Afghan medical personnel listen to a presentation during

Afghan medical personnel listen to a presentation during the inaugural Eastern Afghanistan Medical Leadership Conference, held Jan 22-23 at Forward Operating Base Thunder. The conference brought medical leader... More

An Afghan Uniformed Police officer attends the Information

An Afghan Uniformed Police officer attends the Information

An Afghan Uniformed Police officer attends the Information Operations Course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, March 14, 2012.

A public affairs soldier from the 203rd Corps documents

A public affairs soldier from the 203rd Corps documents

A public affairs soldier from the 203rd Corps documents the Afghan National Security Forces Information Operations Course graduation at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanis... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Rester, assigned to 340th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Rester, assigned to 340th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Rester, assigned to 340th Tactical Military Information Support Operations Company, Task Force 4-25, helps Afghan National Army Col. Ghulam Farouq Edrak, assigned to 203rd Thunder Corp... More

Basic training soldiers in the Afghan National Army

Basic training soldiers in the Afghan National Army

Basic training soldiers in the Afghan National Army march back from training with their M16 rifles on a small arms range on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 17, 2012.

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raouf Muktaj,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raouf Muktaj,

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raouf Muktaj, the chief of staff of the 203rd Thunder Corps, addresses the graduates of an ANA heavy artillery class on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afg... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar Khaliq, center, director of general staff, gives a press conference on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Abdul Mohammad Sarwar Khaliq, center, director of general staff, gives a press conference on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.

Afghan National Army honor guard soldiers stand in

Afghan National Army honor guard soldiers stand in

Afghan National Army honor guard soldiers stand in formation during a rehearsal for greeting the ANA deputy chief of staff on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) band, assigned to the

An Afghan National Army (ANA) band, assigned to the

An Afghan National Army (ANA) band, assigned to the 203rd Corps, plays to welcome ANA Lt. Gen. Akram, the ANA deputy chief of staff, to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 1... More

An Afghan National Army band, assigned to the 203rd

An Afghan National Army band, assigned to the 203rd

An Afghan National Army band, assigned to the 203rd Corps, plays to welcome ANA Lt. Gen. Akram, the ANA deputy chief of staff, to Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2012. Lt.... More

U.S. soldiers with the 203rd Thunder Corps Advisor

U.S. soldiers with the 203rd Thunder Corps Advisor

U.S. soldiers with the 203rd Thunder Corps Advisor Group conduct a foot patrol to one of the outposts surrounding Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2012. The patrol was done... More

Afghan National Army soldiers, assigned to the route

Afghan National Army soldiers, assigned to the route

Afghan National Army soldiers, assigned to the route clearance company in the 203rd Thunder Corps, prepare mine detectors for counter improvised explosive device training on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Pakt... More

Afghan National Army soldiers play a championship game

Afghan National Army soldiers play a championship game

Afghan National Army soldiers play a championship game of cricket against some of the local Afghan interpreters at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2012. Cricket is a popular sport in Afgha... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trenton Hayes, left, and Sgt. Kyle

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trenton Hayes, left, and Sgt. Kyle

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Trenton Hayes, left, and Sgt. Kyle Boddy, both with the 320th Psychological Operations Company, sort through boxes of humanitarian supplies at Forward Operating Base Lightning in Paktia provin... More

U.S. Army Col. Stephen L.A. Michael, left, the commander

U.S. Army Col. Stephen L.A. Michael, left, the commander

U.S. Army Col. Stephen L.A. Michael, left, the commander of the Security Force Assistance Brigade, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Command Sgt. Maj. David Martel, uncase the 1st Brigade’s co... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) basic trainees participate

Afghan National Army (ANA) basic trainees participate

Afghan National Army (ANA) basic trainees participate in an obstacle course during the sixth week of their basic training course at the Regional Military Training Center of Gardez, Paktya province, Afghanistan,... More

Ceremony at FOB Thunder

Ceremony at FOB Thunder

Two Afghan National Army soldiers, center, are questioned by Afghan media members and fellow ANA soldiers with the 2nd Commando Kandak, 203rd Thunder Corps at a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Thunder in Pak... More

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Scott (left), a native of Gilroy,

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Scott (left), a native of Gilroy,

U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Scott (left), a native of Gilroy, Calif., and a public affairs specialist with the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, and Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Sakhi Muhammed, a camera team n... More

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted

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

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (bottom right), commander, 203rd “Thunder” Corps, visits a troop medical center and has his blood pressure checked by a kandak medic during a key leader en... More

Afghan National Army Religious and Cultural Adviser,

Afghan National Army Religious and Cultural Adviser,

Afghan National Army Religious and Cultural Adviser, Lt. Col. Mohammad Jan (center), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Gul Mohammed, and another Afghan soldier view slides while their U.S. Advisor looks on. The slid... More

Afghan National Army commandos with 1st ANA Special

Afghan National Army commandos with 1st ANA Special

Afghan National Army commandos with 1st ANA Special Operations Brigade stand in formation during the opening ceremony of the brigade compound at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Aug. 20, 2013. ANA numbers are gr... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with the 203rd Corps Engineer Kandak, uses signals to ground guide at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Aug. 21, 2013. As part of mine roller training, ANA soldiers must atta... More

An Afghan Mi-8 helicopter takes off from Forward Operating

An Afghan Mi-8 helicopter takes off from Forward Operating

An Afghan Mi-8 helicopter takes off from Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya province, Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2013. The Mi-8 helps support FOB Lightning's expansion by delivering necessary supplies. The helic... More

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Border Police

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Border Police

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Border Police officers are undergoing Explosive Hazards Reduction Course training provided by CJTF Paladin instructors at Forward Operating Base Thunder near Gardez, Afg... More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rachel Cheramie, environmental

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rachel Cheramie, environmental

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Rachel Cheramie, environmental science/engineering officer with Charlie Company, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, teaches the Afghan National Army soldiers with 203rd Corps about ... More

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and U.S.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and U.S.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, met with Afghan Army 203rd Corp... More

An Afghan National Army firefighter with Garrison Fire

An Afghan National Army firefighter with Garrison Fire

An Afghan National Army firefighter with Garrison Fire Department, 203rd Corps Garrison Support Unit, prepares for a fire drill by putting on his safety gear at Forward Operating BaseThunder, Paktiya province, ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Orlando Guzman, the Afghan National

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Orlando Guzman, the Afghan National

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Orlando Guzman, the Afghan National Army G4 senior advisor with 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, speaks with the ANA 203rd Corps G4 officer during the 203rd Corp's quarterly training bri... More

Afghan National Army soldier Amrullah, noncommissioned

Afghan National Army soldier Amrullah, noncommissioned

Afghan National Army soldier Amrullah, noncommissioned officer with the 203rd Corps, takes a written examination on the last day of a Senior Medical Leader course on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya prov... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with Headquarters Public

An Afghan National Army soldier with Headquarters Public

An Afghan National Army soldier with Headquarters Public Affairs Office, 203rd Corps, sets up his video camera before a press conference on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2013. The press ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. David Williams, medic with the 801st

U.S. Army Sgt. David Williams, medic with the 801st

U.S. Army Sgt. David Williams, medic with the 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) wraps a field dressing around his leg during a first aid class on Fo... More

An Afghan National Army infantry officer with the 203rd

An Afghan National Army infantry officer with the 203rd

An Afghan National Army infantry officer with the 203rd Corps asks questions during a first aid class on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2013. The class is intended to ref... More

Afghan National Army instructor with the 203rd Corps

Afghan National Army instructor with the 203rd Corps

Afghan National Army instructor with the 203rd Corps talks to students right before they graduate from the explosive hazard reduction course on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Patikya province, Afghanistan, Dec... More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Daniel Shannon with Headquarters

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Daniel Shannon with Headquarters

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Daniel Shannon with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division Band delivers new musical equipment on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Afg... More

Afghan National Army Public Affairs (PAO), Sgt. 1st

Afghan National Army Public Affairs (PAO), Sgt. 1st

Afghan National Army Public Affairs (PAO), Sgt. 1st Class Rahof and Sgt. Wasiullah with 203rd Corps discuss together during a meeting at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2... More

U.S. soldiers with the Operational Coordination Center

U.S. soldiers with the Operational Coordination Center

U.S. soldiers with the Operational Coordination Center Regional Security Force Advise and Assist Team of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, walk towards the OCC-R headquarters at Forward Opera... More

Afghan National Army  Lt. Col. Abdulah Beck (left),

Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdulah Beck (left),

Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdulah Beck (left), Tactical Operations Center Duty Officer of the 203rd Corps and Afghan Border Police Col. Mohammed Saleem (right), Operational Coordination Center Regional G3 ... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight and U.S. Army Maj.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight and U.S. Army Maj.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight and U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Olson, the former officer in charge of the Spartan brigade’s engineering Security Force Advise Assist Team of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mounta... More

Warrior Training Alliance instructor Josh Kimberlin

Warrior Training Alliance instructor Josh Kimberlin

Warrior Training Alliance instructor Josh Kimberlin observes Afghan Border Police members while they conduct a tactical site exploitation training course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya province, Afgh... More

U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Snyder, Engineer Security Force

U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Snyder, Engineer Security Force

U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Snyder, Engineer Security Force Advise and Assist Team officer in charge, greets an Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps Engineer Kandak during a weekly visit at Forward Operat... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps, directs his attention to the slideshow during a meeting at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2... More

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps learn

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps learn

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps learn about elevation during a foundation class at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. The foundation class teaches the ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, greets Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps sat Forward Operating Base (FOB) Thunder, Paktia pr... More

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps prepare

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps prepare

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 203rd Corps prepare to graduate from the noncommissioned officer medical course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2014. Upon completi... More

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps controls a remote operated vehicle during a Robot Operator Maintainers repair course (ROMRC) at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, ... More

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps Engineer Kandak saws wood at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, March 23, 2014. The ANA soldiers are conducting multiple facility a... More

The Paktia Regional Military Hospital is the highest-rated

The Paktia Regional Military Hospital is the highest-rated

The Paktia Regional Military Hospital is the highest-rated regional military hospital at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia Province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014. The PMRH transitioned full control to the A... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Owen commander of the Operation

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Owen commander of the Operation

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Owen commander of the Operation Coordination Center-Regional (OCC-R) Security Force Advise and Assist team, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division checks weapons before attend... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Nichols Military Police

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Nichols Military Police

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Nichols Military Police of 10th Mountain Division provides security before a tree planting ceremony at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, March 26, 201... More

Afghan Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (left),

Afghan Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (left),

Afghan Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (left), commander of the 203rd Afghan National Army Corps, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight, commander of the Train Advise & Assist Command-South East, and Karen D... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commander of the ISAF Joint Command greets Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of the 203rd Corps at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, A... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali, commander of 203rd Corps directs security forces in the Operations Coordination Center - Regional East during the election day at Forward Operating Base Thunder,... More

U.S. soldiers assigned to Regional Military Training

U.S. soldiers assigned to Regional Military Training

U.S. soldiers assigned to Regional Military Training Center (RMTC) Security Force Advise and Assist Team (SFAAT) of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division brief Afghan National Army soldiers of the RMT... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali (third

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali (third

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Yaftali (third from left), commander of the 203rd Corps walks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Haight (second from right) along with media representatives from Reuters, th... More

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division shoot targets with their M4 rifles at the range at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, April 12, 2014. The soldiers are... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bennett of Brigade

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bennett of Brigade

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Bennett of Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division fires his M4 rifle during a range on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Paktia pro... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd Corps cleans an area of a soldier's chest during a combat lifesavers course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2014. Th... More

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps

An Afghan National Army soldier of the 203rd Corps holds a combat lifesavers kit before their graduation at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2014. The ANA soldiers have be... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier of the 203rd Corps bows his head during their graduation at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2014. The ANA soldiers received several ... More

A Spartan Soldier with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,

A Spartan Soldier with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,

A Spartan Soldier with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) acquires his target prior to his qualification attempt during a Polish Land Forces, “Wojska Lądowe,” small-arms qualif... More

Spc. Ryan Myers, a Spartan fire support specialist

Spc. Ryan Myers, a Spartan fire support specialist

Spc. Ryan Myers, a Spartan fire support specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division acquires his target during the Polish army small-arms marksmans... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Lebedine (center),

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Lebedine (center),

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Lebedine (center), the Kabul-based Advise and Assist Cell Commander, speaks to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley (right), the Train, Advise, Assist Command – East Comman... More

Col. Mirhabadullah, engineer officer for the Afghan

Col. Mirhabadullah, engineer officer for the Afghan

Col. Mirhabadullah, engineer officer for the Afghan national army 203rd "Thunder" Corps, works on mission analysis with Maj. Johnny K. Stewart, senior engineer observer/controller for the Joint Readiness Traini... More

Painda Mohammad, an Afghan National Army soldier, is

Painda Mohammad, an Afghan National Army soldier, is

Painda Mohammad, an Afghan National Army soldier, is tested in bracing a broken leg on the final training day of an 8-week medic course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, July 6. The iteration, which ended July... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of

Afghan National Army Sgt. Namiatullah Zahim, one of about 60 ANA soldiers in the current cycle of the Battle Course at Forward Operating Base Thunder, poses near the training area Aug. 22. The prospects for pol... More

An Afghan child at the Afghan National Army-run Paktya

An Afghan child at the Afghan National Army-run Paktya

An Afghan child at the Afghan National Army-run Paktya Regional Medical Hospital at Forward Operating Base Thunder sits on his bed the morning after surgery, Aug. 31. The child, who suffered a severe laceration... More

Afghans in Paktya Province apply purple paint to their

Afghans in Paktya Province apply purple paint to their

Afghans in Paktya Province apply purple paint to their fingers to show they voted Sept. 18. U.S. and Afghan military leaders in Afghanistan said the Afghan parliamentary elections were conducted more peacefully... More

Officers of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Border

Officers of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Border

Officers of the Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police converse before the morning security briefing at the Operational Coordination Center-Regional on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Paktya province O... More

Afghan National Army soldiers Mohammed Qasim and

Afghan National Army soldiers Mohammed Qasim and

Afghan National Army soldiers Mohammed Qasim and Seenatullah, both natives of Takhar Province, study during the literacy block of the Team Leader Course on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya province, Oct. ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dale Waltman, CJ7 Engineer Transition

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dale Waltman, CJ7 Engineer Transition

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dale Waltman, CJ7 Engineer Transition Team officer in charge from Cornwall, Pa., and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mathew Reilly, noncommissioned officer in charge of the ETT from Valley View, Pa.... More

An Afghan National Army Commando with the 203rd Thunder

An Afghan National Army Commando with the 203rd Thunder

An Afghan National Army Commando with the 203rd Thunder Corps, Commando Kandak, provides security from the new commando observation post at Forward Operating Base Thunder Jan. 26. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Derek... More

Afghan National Army recruits learn how to site their

Afghan National Army recruits learn how to site their

Afghan National Army recruits learn how to site their weapons during qualification training at Forward Operating Base Thunder Feb. 1. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Maritza Freeland, 17th Public Affairs Detachment)

A basic radio operator course student receives his

A basic radio operator course student receives his

A basic radio operator course student receives his graduation certificate from Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Habib Chamkani during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Feb. 13. (Pho... More

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas,

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas,

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Collins of Arlington, Texas, explains to the Afghan National Army how to keep a kitchen clean at the American dining facility at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Feb. 22. (Photo by Air F... More

Paktika Provincial Gov. Muhebullah Samim addresses

Paktika Provincial Gov. Muhebullah Samim addresses

Paktika Provincial Gov. Muhebullah Samim addresses attendees at a security conference, March 9, at Forward Operating Base Thunder home of the Afghan National Army’s 203rd Thunder Corps. (Photo by U.S. Air Force... More

Polish Liaison Team chief, Polish army Lt. Col. Przemyslow

Polish Liaison Team chief, Polish army Lt. Col. Przemyslow

Polish Liaison Team chief, Polish army Lt. Col. Przemyslow Zietalak and Polish army Maj. Joroslaw Markiewicz prepare for a briefing at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, March 12. (Photo by U.S. Army ... More

U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth Stewart, 17th Public Affairs

U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth Stewart, 17th Public Affairs

U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth Stewart, 17th Public Affairs Detachment, fits Hanzadeen Kiyamadeen, 9, for shoes March 13, after U.S. military members organized a state-side shoe drive called "Stewart’s Soles." (Photo ... More

Afghan National Army medics with 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade,

Afghan National Army medics with 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade,

Afghan National Army medics with 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, carry a simulated casualty over an obstacle during a combat medical competition held by U.S. Army Task Force Currahee soldiers from 801st B... More

Dr. Khan Agha Miakhil, provincial public health director

Dr. Khan Agha Miakhil, provincial public health director

Dr. Khan Agha Miakhil, provincial public health director for Paktya province, answers a question during a presentation given at the inaugural Eastern Afghanistan Medical Leadership Conference held Jan. 22-23 at... More

The Eastern Afghanistan Regional Medical Commander,

The Eastern Afghanistan Regional Medical Commander,

The Eastern Afghanistan Regional Medical Commander, Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Sultan Gul Totakhil, asks a question following a presentation during the inaugural Eastern Afghanistan Medical Leadershi... More

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