Vmail and Gmail, Afghanistan
This is the postage stamp from a letter my great-grandfather, Leo Morgenstern, wrote from Nazi-occupied France to his son in America asking for bribe money to facilitate his escape. The letter arrived in Januar... More
U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (left) from the 82nd Airborne Ba...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More
U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class John Everson (center) from the 92nd Military...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More
U.S. Army SGT. 1ST. Class Derek Smith (right) from the 82nd Airborne B...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More
Sailors advise an Afghan garrison
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, throws a hand grenade during weapons familiarization training. Crabb is part of a 14-man team that mentors the Afghan nationa... More
Sailors advise an Afghan garrison
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Week of Navy Embedded Training Team 3 -205th Garrison and Sergeant 1st Class Brian Simmons take cover from an exploding hand grenade behind a berm. Simmons instructed Week on throwing hand grenad... More
Slowly but Surely, Afghans Regain Their Home
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Battalion Scots Guard, rests during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. The Afghan police conducted a patrol to search for bomb-making factories. The police were also a... More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard show Afghan
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard show Afghan policemen how to properly use a metal detector at Patrol Base Bamba Sarai in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The police led a patrol thr... More
Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal
Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal cargo and bags to an awaiting MV-22B Osprey at a helicopter landing zone in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The Ospreys perform several missions every day support o... More
Helmand Farmers Offered Alternative Crops
Haji Zahir, district governor, speaks during a counter narcotics shura, or meeting in Nad Ali, Afghanistan, Sept. 22. Gulab Mangal, Helmand province governor, along with a number of other senior officials who a... More
A total of 17 Afghan contractors listen to a training
A total of 17 Afghan contractors listen to a training session at the Helmand Police Training Center, to learn how to properly bid on U.S. construction projects, Dec. 1. The contractors, all from the Lashkar Gah... More
Afghan provincial representatives talk during a shura
Afghan provincial representatives talk during a shura held here, Jan. 16. During the shura topics such as road improvement and agricultural development were discussed.
An Afghan speaks during a youth shura in Lashkar Gah,
An Afghan speaks during a youth shura in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. The shura was held so the younger generation of Afghans could voice their problems and concerns. During the shura, speakers discussed ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers drive onto Highway 601
Afghan National Army soldiers drive onto Highway 601 northeast of Lashkar Gah during Operation Qala Sharqay, June 19. The highway is vital to Lashkar Gah’s economy because it connects the city to the rest of Af... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Swanson, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Swanson, a corpsman with Border Advisor Team 1 from El Paso, Texas, does an inventory of an Afghan Border Police medical kit at Bost Airfield in Helmand province, June 19. "We make... More
First Lt. Patrick Abell (left), 1st Company mentor
First Lt. Patrick Abell (left), 1st Company mentor for Border Advisor Team 1, and a native of Akron, Ohio, confers with Haji Samad, a company commander with the Afghan Border Police, at Bost Airfield, June 19. ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier guides an equipment
An Afghan National Army soldier guides an equipment operator as they work into the evening during Operation Qala Sharqay located northeast of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. During the operation ANA soldiers wor... More
Gulab Mangal, provincial governor, addresses the Helmand
Gulab Mangal, provincial governor, addresses the Helmand Agricultural Forum at the provincial government compound in Lashkar Gah, June 21. The forum was held for Helmand-based agricultural co-ops, logistics an... More
Traveling in Afghanistan
Lt. Cmdr. Bruce Webb, Medical Mentor to the Medical Training Advisory Group in Regional Support Center-Southwest based out of Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan looks out the back of a V-22 Osprey aircraft while f... More
An Afghan National Policeman stands in formation before
An Afghan National Policeman stands in formation before conducting a major clearance operation in the rural area outside of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, along Highway 601. The ANP led the operation.
Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan (second from left), commanding
Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan (second from left), commanding general of Regional Command Southwest and II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), salutes as coalition forces officially transferred responsibility for s... More
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of International
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, talks with Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a senior Afghan adviser and head of the Afghan transition process, pri... More
LASHKAR GAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt.
LASHKAR GAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt. Daniel Petronzio gathers truckloads of wheat grain here, July 21. Petronzio, a native of Beverly, Mass., is the officer-in-charge of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Mar... More
A soldier with 4th Battalion, the Highlanders, the
A soldier with 4th Battalion, the Highlanders, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, looks for suspicious activity during a patrol in Lashkar Gah District, Helmand province, July 23. The battalion has recently steppe... More
Helmand Provincial Gov. Gulab Mangal addresses the
Helmand Provincial Gov. Gulab Mangal addresses the Afghan National Civil Order Police 5th Brigade during a ceremony commencing ANCOP taking full control of their operations in Helmand province. ANCOP are an eli... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kossi Noameshie poses before
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kossi Noameshie poses before a mission to the Afghan National Civil Order Police compound, Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, July 26. Noameshie often attends to the medical needs of Afghan ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Harris is a hospital
Petty Officer 2nd Class Devin Harris is a hospital corpsman and native of Columbus, Ohio currently assigned to an Afghan National Security Forces mentor team in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. Harris helps train... More
Brigadier General Mohammed Hakim Angar, provincial
Brigadier General Mohammed Hakim Angar, provincial chief of police and acting provincial governor, left, salutes as he arrives at the graduation ceremony for more than 220 Afghan Uniformed Police students here,... More
Afghan National Security Forces members listen during
Afghan National Security Forces members listen during a communications shura, or meeting, between senior ANSF and coalition communications officers at Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Sept. 21. The shura marked ... More
A Royal air force CH-47 Chinook flies over Lashkar
A Royal air force CH-47 Chinook flies over Lashkar Gah district as the sun sets, Sept. 22.
A Nepalese soldier from the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment
A Nepalese soldier from the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British Army, Brigade of Gurkhas prepares a traditional meal for Dashain, at Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Sept. 23. The Royal Gurkha Ri... More
Corpus Christi, Texas, native mentors Afghan police
Second Lt. Drew Miller of II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) is deployed as part of a mentor team that works alongside the Afghan National Civil Order Police’s 5th Brigade. Miller, a nat... More
Nepalese soldiers from "B" Company, 2 Royal Gurkha
Nepalese soldiers from "B" Company, 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British army, prepare to sacrifice a goat during the festival of Dashain in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Sept. 24. Dashain, a... More
2 Royal Gurkha Rifles celebrate Hindu festival Dashain
A photo story of Nepalese soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment of the British Army, Brigade of Gurkhas preparing a traditional meal for Dashain, at Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Sept. 23. Th... More
An Afghan Uniformed Police class leader listens to
An Afghan Uniformed Police class leader listens to the commencement address during a graduation ceremony at the Lashkar Gah AUP training facility, Helmand province, Sept. 28. The Lashkar Gah training facility ... More
Ten pallets of wheat and vegetable seed and fertilizer
Ten pallets of wheat and vegetable seed and fertilizer are stacked on a flight line in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, before they are transferred to Kajaki, Sept. 30, 2011, where they will be distributed to local fa... More
1st Lt. David M. Kucirka, an officer with 5th Brigade
1st Lt. David M. Kucirka, an officer with 5th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police Mentor Team, Regional Command Southwest, talks to British Army Lt. Col. Timothy Burgess, counter improvised explosive dev... More
Regional Command Southwest leadership participated
Regional Command Southwest leadership participated in a Transition Shura, or meeting, Nov. 28 at the Helmand Provincial Governor’s Compound in Lashka Gah. During the Shura, senior Afghan and Coalition ground fo... More
Afghan National Army soldiers post security along a
Afghan National Army soldiers post security along a barrier wall as Afghan National Security Force and International Security Assistance Force leaders celebrate the opening of a temporary new Operational Coordi... More
Two recently released detainees await transportation
Two recently released detainees await transportation in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules to Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2012. The former detainees were transported from the Dete... More
Pictured is a financial and budgeting textbook, used
Pictured is a financial and budgeting textbook, used for the financial class in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. The seminar is given to a group of Afghan National Security Forces financial clerks. The one-day cl... More
Overwatch duty, Afghanistan
British army Pvt. Paul Slattery scans an area around the Lashkar Gar Training Center, Lashkar Gar, Helmand province, Afghanistan, with an L115 sniper rifle during overwatch duty Feb. 22, 2012. Slattery is an in... More
Afghan National Civil Order Police and Afghan National
Afghan National Civil Order Police and Afghan National Police hold flowers and diplomas after their graduation from training at Lashkar Gar Training Center in Lashkar Gar, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22... More
Regional Command Southwest medical officials meet with local leaders
Members of the Combined Medical Department for Regional Command Southwest and officials with the Afghan National Security Forces and ministries of Public Health and Defense met during the Five Surgeons Shura, F... More
A Marine’s Journal – 1st Lt. David Morgenstern
1st Lt. David Morgenstern stands in front of the Main Operating Base in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
AK-47 rifles, made in the Czech Republic, lie on the
AK-47 rifles, made in the Czech Republic, lie on the ground after a patrol tactics class for Afghan Border Police at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2012.
An Afghan Border Police non-commissioned officer asks
An Afghan Border Police non-commissioned officer asks U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nathan Russart, a counter-insurgency instructor, a question during a COIN class at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand... More
Afghan contractors watch a ceremony at the Lashkar
Afghan contractors watch a ceremony at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2012.
A British army soldier with the 1st Battalion, the
A British army soldier with the 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, watches a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft take off from the helicopter landing sight at Lashkar Gah Trainin... More
Ten recently released detainees board a U.S. Marine
Ten recently released detainees board a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 27, 2012. The former detainees were transported from the Detention Facility in Parwan to ... More
Thomas R. Barnes, from Paris, Il., assigned to Naval
Thomas R. Barnes, from Paris, Il., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, makes some adjustments before installing flashing on a pre-engineered building during a construction project in the Lashkar... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 remove discarded formwork during a construction project in the Lashkar Gah district. NMCB-11 is constructing a compound for Marine adviser teams who wi... More
Four recently released detainees exit the ramp of a
Four recently released detainees exit the ramp of a C-130 for transport to an Osprey waiting to take them to a release shura in Lashkar Gah. The former detainees were transported from the Detention Facility in ... More
An Afghan National Police officer, left, speaks with
An Afghan National Police officer, left, speaks with an Afghan Local Police officer while Afghan National Police Col. Abdul Nadi Elham, the provincial police chief of Helmand province, listens after a shura, or... More
An Afghan man makes a point during a shura, or meeting,
An Afghan man makes a point during a shura, or meeting, for the Afghan Local Police at the Helmand Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 31, 2012. The shura was held ... More
An Afghan National Police major talks with an ANP lieutenant
An Afghan National Police major talks with an ANP lieutenant about an ammunition inventory and storage plan at the ANP provincial supply point in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2012. The a... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Sellers, left, and
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Sellers, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Curtis Miller, both combat logistics advisers with the Regional Logistics Center, Regional Support Command Southwest, tally up their count of a... More
British army Lt. Col. Dominic Cooper from ISAF Regional
British army Lt. Col. Dominic Cooper from ISAF Regional Command-Southwest speaks about transition of operations and maintenance responsibilities to the Afghan National Police. Lt. Col. Cooper was speaking at a ... More
Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) pose for a photo at the
Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) pose for a photo at the Helmand Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan July 2, 2012. U.S. Marines train and mentor AUP to prepare for the future as Coalition Forc... More
Afghan National Police officers listen during an Afghan
Afghan National Police officers listen during an Afghan National Police logistics shura, or meeting at the Helmand Provincial Supply Point in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, July 4, 2012. The shura was held to discus... More
Tait Nelson a technical engineer and mentor for the
Tait Nelson a technical engineer and mentor for the project, speaks to members of the Max Star construction company, the Afghan company that completed the project, July 11.
A broken trigger assembly sprng sits on a table after
A broken trigger assembly sprng sits on a table after Afghan National Police officers took it out of an AK-47 rifle during a weapons maintanence class at the ANP Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, ... More
U.S. Ambassador, Stephen G. Mcfarland, center, listens
U.S. Ambassador, Stephen G. Mcfarland, center, listens to Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) Member of Parliament Haji Mohammad Wali Alizai, left, speak before a press conference held at ... More
Afghan Border Police recruits stand in formation at
Afghan Border Police recruits stand in formation at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. The ABP officers guarded the borders of Afghanistan after training. (U.S. Arm... More
The road from Nawa to Lashkar Gahthe being used during
The road from Nawa to Lashkar Gahthe being used during construction. (Official USACE courtesy photo, released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Nowell, a logistics
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Nowell, a logistics adviser with Regional Logistics Center, Regional Support Command-Southwest, talks with an Afghan contractor about transferring diesel fuel from a fuel truc... More
A 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman
A 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman attaches wires to a mock pressure plate during a "remote pull" demonstration at the brigade headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan,... More
Afghan Local Police recruits conduct weapons training
Afghan Local Police recruits conduct weapons training on a range at Helmand's Regional ALP Training Center in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2013. Afghan Local Police compliment co... More
Royal Engineers Capt. Selwyn Fisher, an engineer from
Royal Engineers Capt. Selwyn Fisher, an engineer from 22 Engineer Regiment serving with Kandak Advisor Team 40, leads a group of Afghan soldiers with Engineering Tolay, 4th Combat Support Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 2... More
Afghan National Police officers listen to dignitaries
Afghan National Police officers listen to dignitaries speak during an Afghan Local Police (ALP) graduation at Helmand's Regional ALP Training Center in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June ... More
U.S. Marines with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics
U.S. Marines with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct accountability before removing a medium girder bridge (MGB) in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2013. The MGB was rem... More
U.S. Marines with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics
U.S. Marines with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, speak with Afghans while removing a medium girder bridge (MGB) in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2013. The MGB was removed ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Barcinas, team leader for 2nd Platoon,
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Barcinas, team leader for 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, watches his sector as Afghan children catch candy tossed from another ... More
A group of Afghan women use sewing machines to make
A group of Afghan women use sewing machines to make clothing at the Department of Women's Affairs office in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 24. The women attend vocational schools at the DoWA t... More
An Afghan Local Police recruit demonstrates placing
An Afghan Local Police recruit demonstrates placing a tourniquet during medic training Sept. 5, 2013, in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. ALP recruits learn basic marksmanship, first aid, e... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., right,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., right, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), speaks to a Mullah before a ceremony at the Lashkar Gah Training Center (LTC), Helmand province, Afgh... More
Cutting the Ribbon, Afghanistan
Helmand's Provincial Governor Naeem Baluch cuts the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of the Lashkar Gah Training Center Sept. 10. The Afghan National Police will now be solely responsible for controlling a... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stanley Jarosz, a heavy machine
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Stanley Jarosz, a heavy machine operator with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion's route clearance team, drives to Forward Operating Base Lashkar Gah from Camp Leatherneck, Sept. 24. (Photo by... More
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces with Regional Command (Southwest) walk to a meeting hall at the Afghan Border Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013... More
Major Gen. Sayeed Malook, center, commanding general
Major Gen. Sayeed Malook, center, commanding general of the Afghan National Army's 215th Corps, and Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), are briefed before a foot... More
U.S. Marines enter a CH-53 E Super Stallion from Camp
U.S. Marines enter a CH-53 E Super Stallion from Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb 10, 2014. The Marines traveled to Lash Kar Gah to attend a meeting with Afghan leaders and discuss affairs i... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 load a generator
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 load a generator onto a truck aboard Patrol Base Dimond, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2014. The generator and other equipment were utilized by the Afghan Nat... More
Dunnellon native deployed to Afghanistan
Corporal Alex Roberts, a turret gunner and weapons noncommissioned officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 7, talks with his fellow turret gunners before a mission in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, right, assigned
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, right, assigned to the 4th Tolay, 6th Kandak, 6th Brigade, 215th Corps, conducts a vehicle checkpoint (VCP) in the Shekasteh Tappeh village, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More
Mr. Naeem Baloch, center, governor of Helmand province,
Mr. Naeem Baloch, center, governor of Helmand province, stands with Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen Sayed Malouk, commander of the 215th Corps, and Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, commander of Regional Com... More
New ANA Base Opened in Helmand
Mr. Naeem Baloch, governor of Helmand province, cuts the ribbon during a ceremony officially opening New Camp Garm Ser, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sep. 1, 2014. New Camp Garm Ser was officially opened for t... More
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest, left, and
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest, left, and a U.S. Soldier with Task Force Forge, right, walk to an advisor mission at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, April, 26th, 2017. The Marine advisors shadowed the Task... More
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, center, commanding general
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, center, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, met with the Provincial governor and key leaders from Afghan National Defense and Security Forces at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May ... More
Col. Abrahiem Asim, right, the chief of staff of the
Col. Abrahiem Asim, right, the chief of staff of the 505th Zone Afghan National Police, speaks during a meeting with the sub-district police chiefs of Lashkar Gah and advisors from Task Force Southwest at Bost ... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest holds
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest holds a training meeting with his Afghan National Police counterparts at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May 15, 2017, where they discussed classes that the advisors ... More
Set in: U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest increase position secur...
U.S. Marine mortarmen with Task Force Southwest set in a 120mm mortar to increase the security at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2017. The Marines fired two illumination rounds, which are non-explosive roun... More
Col. David Gibbs, right, commanding officer of team
Col. David Gibbs, right, commanding officer of team police, Task Force Southwest greets The Honorable Dominic Jermey, left, the British Ambassador to Afghanistan and Maj. Gen. Martin Smith, center, the lead adv... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, right,
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, right, watches as an engineer with the 505th Zone National Police uncovers a notional improvised explosive devise utilizing the Talon at Bost Airfield, Afghanist... More
A CH-47 Chinook delivers a sling-loaded M-777 Howitzer
A CH-47 Chinook delivers a sling-loaded M-777 Howitzer to Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 10, 2017. The howitzer will be manned by U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron, and are here to provide accurate fires cap... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, left,
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, left, helps an engineer with the 505th Zone National Police put on their EOD9 bomb suit at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 13, 2017. During the class, the advis... More
Key leaders from Task Force Southwest and Afghan National
Key leaders from Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces meet to discuss operations being conducted in Marjah and Nad Ali during a security shura at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June... More
U.S. Marines with team police, Task Force Southwest,
U.S. Marines with team police, Task Force Southwest, chow down on some local food at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21, 2017. A local village elder brought fresh watermelon, bread and cooked three goats to se... More
Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense
Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces and Task Force Southwest held a key leader engagement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 29, 2017. During the KLE, they discussed cooperation an... More
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest speak
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest speak with one of their Afghan counterparts with the Zone 505th National Police, who is in charge of maintenance around the base at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Jun... More
Brig. Gen Roger Turner, second from left, the commanding
Brig. Gen Roger Turner, second from left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, and Col. David Gibbs, right, the commanding officer for team police, Task Force Southwest, greet their Afghan National D... More