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Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge prepare their recumbent bicycles and hand-crank bicycles for the ride from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., to Princeton, N.J., Sept. 11. The Ride 2 Re... More

Participants of the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants of the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants of the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge unfurl an American flag at the Reflection Garden 9/11 Memorial. The Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge is an eight-day, 530-mile bike ride in honor of the 10th ann... More

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos commends the dedication

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos commends the dedication

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos commends the dedication of the participants of the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge Sept. 18 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge is an eight-d... More

An Afghan army commando from the 8th Commando Kandak

An Afghan army commando from the 8th Commando Kandak

An Afghan army commando from the 8th Commando Kandak searches a building in Durji village, Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Dec. 1. The 8th Commando Kandak partnered with coalition Special Operations For... More

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak stands a security

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak stands a security

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak stands a security watch atop a hill during a security and clearance operation in the Faiz Abad Horn, Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan Dec. 13. The commandos partne... More

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak checks his gear

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak checks his gear

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak checks his gear before conducting a clearance operation in Bazugay Village, Shajoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. The commandos partnered with coalition speci... More

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak begin a security

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak begin a security

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak begin a security patrol in Akhtar Village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. The commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces to clear ... More

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the 8th Commando Kandak, speaks to members of the media in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The media engagement was an opportunity f... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare rocket-propelled grenades before a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. The 8th Commando Kandak partner with coalition ... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes a security position during an operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The 8th Commando Kandak partner... More

Mohammed Omar Shirzad, Uruzgan provincial governor,

Mohammed Omar Shirzad, Uruzgan provincial governor,

Mohammed Omar Shirzad, Uruzgan provincial governor, greets Abdul Samad, an insurgent commander, during a reintegration and reconciliation ceremony at the governor’s compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan prov... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak establish a security

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak establish a security

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak establish a security position during an operation in Surkhagen village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coali... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to enter

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to enter

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to enter a room during a training exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special o... More

An engineer from the 8th Commando Kandak crawls toward

An engineer from the 8th Commando Kandak crawls toward

An engineer from the 8th Commando Kandak crawls toward a suspected rocket cache in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23. The commandos located six rocket-propelled grenades and five RPG m... More

A member of coalition special operations forces and

A member of coalition special operations forces and

A member of coalition special operations forces and soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak discuss an upcoming patrol in Sayagaz village, Arghandab district, Afghanistan, March 10. The 8th Commando Kandak partne... More

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional Afghan dance at a Nowruz celebration at the provincial governor's compound in Tarin Kowt city, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 20. M... More

A member of coalition special operations forces scans

A member of coalition special operations forces scans

A member of coalition special operations forces scans the landscape during a patrol near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 22. The commandos partner with coalition SOF to co... More

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak adjusts another

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak adjusts another

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak adjusts another soldier's antennae prior to a patrol near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 23. The commandos partner with coalition s... More

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke

Afghan Local Police candidates run through a smoke filled ravine during a field training exercise in kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Mach 25. The exercise was the culmination of ... More

Sarkhatib Mohammed Shah, the Uruzgan Provincial Peace

Sarkhatib Mohammed Shah, the Uruzgan Provincial Peace

Sarkhatib Mohammed Shah, the Uruzgan Provincial Peace Council Chairman, speaks to village, district and provincial leaders during a security shura in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March ... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to depart

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to depart

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to depart for an operation in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 3. The commandos partner with coalition Special Operations Forces to conduc... More

Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police,

Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police,

Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police, speaks with villagers at a security shura in Khod village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 11. Khan visited the village to d... More

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed provincial governor, addresses the crowd during his inauguration ceremony at the governor's compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Ap... More

Navy Counselor 1st Class Cedrick Johnson, from Navy

Navy Counselor 1st Class Cedrick Johnson, from Navy

Navy Counselor 1st Class Cedrick Johnson, from Navy Recruiting District Houston, debriefs cadets from W.P. Clements High School after they completed a skill challenge at a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps ... More

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Hector Reyes,

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Hector Reyes,

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Hector Reyes, of Navy Recruiting district Houston, blows air into the mouth of a CPR dummy Feb. 8, at NRD Houston headquarters in Houston. CPR training is conducted annu... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge, both of Navy Recruiting District Houston, measure the distance between two posts during a park construction project Feb. 13 in... More

Navy Counselor 1st Class Timothy Andrews, of Navy Recruiting

Navy Counselor 1st Class Timothy Andrews, of Navy Recruiting

Navy Counselor 1st Class Timothy Andrews, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, carries a board to a construction site Feb. 15 in Houston. NRD Houston sailors and future sailors gave back to the community by vol... More

A Navy SEAL speaks with an NFL hopeful at a scouting

A Navy SEAL speaks with an NFL hopeful at a scouting

A Navy SEAL speaks with an NFL hopeful at a scouting combine Feb. 16 in Houston. Navy Recruiting Command entered into a sponsorship with the NFL to assist in recruiting Naval Special Warfare officers and enlist... More

Coast Guardsman reuinted with his shadow box after three years

Coast Guardsman reuinted with his shadow box after three years

Retired Coast Guardsman Robert R. Edwards (left) is given a shadow box by Corey Coker (right), the vehicle coordinator for Navy Recruiting District Houston, Feb. 20 in Houston. Edwards had lost the box three ye... More

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, from Navy

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, from Navy

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, from Navy Recruiting District Houston, helps two hopefully future sailors into a Desert Patrol Vehicle during Armed Forces Appreciation Day Feb. 27 at the Houston Live... More

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza and Gunner's

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza and Gunner's

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza and Gunner's Mate 1st Class Joshua Hawkins, both of Navy Recruiting District Houston, speak with students interested in the Navy March 27 at a college fair at Langham Hig... More

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with a Navy Junior Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet March 28, during a NRJOTC inspection at Sterling H... More

Navy Counselor Senior Chief Aaron Johnson, a Navy Community

Navy Counselor Senior Chief Aaron Johnson, a Navy Community

Navy Counselor Senior Chief Aaron Johnson, a Navy Community Outreach Officer for Navy Recruiting Command, speaks with participants in The Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (CSTEM) Cha... More

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, attached

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, attached

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, attached to Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with future sailors at a Delayed Entry Program meeting May 1 at Navy Recruiting Station Gulfgate in Houston. T... More

Son promotes his Navy father, HOUSTON, TEXAS

Son promotes his Navy father, HOUSTON, TEXAS

Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Glen Thibodeaux, attached to Navy Recruiting District Houston, gets frocked to first class petty officer by his son, Dauzia, May 31 in Houston. Thibodeaux is a Navy recruit... More

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, Quartermaster

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, Quartermaster

Culinary Specialist Chief Christian Salas, Quartermaster 1st Class Kenneth Temple, Aviation Structural Mechanic Chief Shaun Hura and Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Barbara Vasquez, from Navy Recruiting District Ho... More

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge pose in front of the Manhattan skyline Sept. 11 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. The Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge is an eight-day, 530-mile bike ride in ... More

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge

Participants in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge conduct colors at a memorial service at the Shanksville 9/11 Memorial. The Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge is an eight-day, 530-mile bike ride in honor of the 1... More

U.S. Army retired Gen. George Casey observes colors

U.S. Army retired Gen. George Casey observes colors

U.S. Army retired Gen. George Casey observes colors at a memorial service at the Shanksville 9/11 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sept. 16. Casey was a participant in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge, which was... More

Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Smith stirs

Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Smith stirs

Navy Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Smith stirs a vat of macaroni and cheese in preparation for the Thanksgiving meal, Camp Ripley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. Smith cooked with celebrity chef... More

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak search a compound in Durji village, Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Dec. 1. The 8th Commando Kandak partnered with coalition Special Operations Forces t... More

Members of the the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a foot

Members of the the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a foot

Members of the the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a foot patrol around a compound during a security and clearance operation in the Faiz Abad Horn, Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan Dec. 13. The commandos... More

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak search a compound

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak search a compound

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak search a compound in Bazugay Village, Shajoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. The commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces to clear the villa... More

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol through a mountain valley in Akhtar Village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. The commandos partnered with coalition special operatio... More

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the 8th Commando Kandak, speaks to members of the media in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The media engagement was an opportunity f... More

An instructor from the 8th Commando Kandak explains

An instructor from the 8th Commando Kandak explains

An instructor from the 8th Commando Kandak explains proper firing procedure for a rocket-propelled grenade to other commandos during a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, F... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak establishes a security position while other commandos search a compound during an operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan,... More

Abdul Samad, an insurgent commander, stands next to

Abdul Samad, an insurgent commander, stands next to

Abdul Samad, an insurgent commander, stands next to an Afghan National Army soldier while holding the Quran he received from provincial leadership after turning in his weapon during a reintegration and reconcil... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces conduct a patrol in Surkhagen village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10. The 8th Commando Kandak partners wit... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak waits his turn

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak waits his turn

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak waits his turn to enter a room during a training exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition s... More

An insurgent rocket cache is prepped for demolition

An insurgent rocket cache is prepped for demolition

An insurgent rocket cache is prepped for demolition in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23. Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak located six rocket-propelled grenades and five RPG motor... More

A member of coalition special operations forces and

A member of coalition special operations forces and

A member of coalition special operations forces and soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol in Sayagaz village, Arghandab district, Afghanistan, March 10. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with co... More

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional

Afghan National Army soldiers perform a traditional Afghan dance at a Nowruz celebration at the provincial governor's compound in Tarin Kowt city, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 20. M... More

Members of coalition special operations forces scan

Members of coalition special operations forces scan

Members of coalition special operations forces scan the landscape from a mountain during an operation near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 22. The commandos partner with c... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak begin a patrol

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak begin a patrol

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak begin a patrol near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 23. The commandos partner with coalition special operations forces to conduct ope... More

A physician assistant assigned to Special Operations

A physician assistant assigned to Special Operations

A physician assistant assigned to Special Operations Task Force South East, talks with children prior to a women's health clinic in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 26. Cypert was part of a... More

Panda Mohammed, former Khas Uruzgan district chief

Panda Mohammed, former Khas Uruzgan district chief

Panda Mohammed, former Khas Uruzgan district chief of police and current Provincial Peace Council member, speaks to village, district and provincial leaders during a security shura in Khas Uruzgan district, Uru... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak scans a village

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak scans a village

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak scans a village for threats during an operation near Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, April 3. The commandos partner with coalition spe... More

Villagers gather for a security shura with Gen. Matullah

Villagers gather for a security shura with Gen. Matullah

Villagers gather for a security shura with Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police, in Khod village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 11. Khan visited the village to ... More

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed provincial governor, addresses the crowd during his inauguration ceremony at the governor's compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Ap... More

Ship's serviceman 2nd Class Darnell Beller and Sonar

Ship's serviceman 2nd Class Darnell Beller and Sonar

Ship's serviceman 2nd Class Darnell Beller and Sonar Technician, Submarine 2nd Class Jeffery Manuel, from Navy Recruiting District Houston, observe the color guard from Beaumont Central High School at a Junior ... More

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Steven Santos, of Navy

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Steven Santos, of Navy

Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Steven Santos, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, performs chest compressions on a CPR dummy Feb. 8 at NRD Houston headquarters in Houston. CPR training is conducted annually t... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy and Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge measure the distance between two posts while Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jeffery Manuel picks up a bag of concrete during a... More

Yeoman 2nd Class Johnny Hernandez, Machinist Mate 1st

Yeoman 2nd Class Johnny Hernandez, Machinist Mate 1st

Yeoman 2nd Class Johnny Hernandez, Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker and Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, snap a chalk line on a piece of wood to be cut Feb... More

An NFL hopeful performs a broad jump at a scouting

An NFL hopeful performs a broad jump at a scouting

An NFL hopeful performs a broad jump at a scouting combine Feb. 16 in Houston. Navy Recruiting Command entered into a sponsorship with the NFL to assist in recruiting Naval Special Warfare officers and enlisted... More

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza, of Navy Recruiting

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza, of Navy Recruiting

Machinist's Mate 1st Class Landis Garza, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with a student interested in the Navy March 27 at a college fair at Langham High School in Houston. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ... More

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned

Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Henry Johnson, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Houston, conducts a uniform inspection on a Navy Junior Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet March 28 during a NRJOTC insp... More

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with a participant in The Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (CSTEM) Challenge April 6 in ... More

Information System Technician Seaman Apprentice Adrian

Information System Technician Seaman Apprentice Adrian

Information System Technician Seaman Apprentice Adrian Ramirez speaks with future sailors at a Delayed Entry Program meeting May 1 at Navy Recruiting Station Gulfgate in Houston. Ramirez, who recently graduated... More

The USS New York in front of the Manhattan skyline

The USS New York in front of the Manhattan skyline

The USS New York in front of the Manhattan skyline in New York City on Sept. 11. The USS New York is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center.

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos congratulates

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos congratulates

Marine Commandant Gen. James F. Amos congratulates a finisher of in the Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge Sept. 18 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The Ride 2 Recovery 9/11 Challenge is an eight-day, 530-mile bik... More

Celebrity chef Amy Sacco cuts lemons in preparation

Celebrity chef Amy Sacco cuts lemons in preparation

Celebrity chef Amy Sacco cuts lemons in preparation of the Thanksgiving meal, Camp Ripley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. Sacco was one of five celebrity chefs who took part in Operation Celebrity Chef... More

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan army commandos from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a residence in Durji village, Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Dec. 1. The 8th Commando Kandak partnered with coalition Special Operations Forces t... More

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak conducts a search

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak conducts a search

A member of the 8th Commando Kandak conducts a search of a compound during a security and clearance operation in the Faiz Abad Horn, Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan Dec. 13. The commandos partnered ... More

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol

Members of the 8th Commando Kandak conduct a patrol in Bazugay Village, Shajoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. The commandos partnered with coalition special operations forces to clear the villag... More

A member of coalition special operations forces sets

A member of coalition special operations forces sets

A member of coalition special operations forces sets a security point during a patrol in Akhtar Village, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. Coalition SOF partnered with the 8th Commando K... More

A soldier from 8th Commando Kandak identifies his target

A soldier from 8th Commando Kandak identifies his target

A soldier from 8th Commando Kandak identifies his target to his instructor during a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23. The 8th Commando Kandak partner with coalit... More

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the

Lt. Col. Ahmadullah Popal, commanding officer of the 8th Commando Kandak, speaks to members of the media in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26. The media engagement was an opportunity f... More

An 8th Commando Kandak soldier waits his turn to fire

An 8th Commando Kandak soldier waits his turn to fire

An 8th Commando Kandak soldier waits his turn to fire his rocket-propelled grenade before a live-fire exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. The 8th Commando Kandak partner with... More

A coalition special operations forces member looks

A coalition special operations forces member looks

A coalition special operations forces member looks into a compound during an 8th Commando Kandak-led operation in Doan-e Ulya Village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The 8th Com... More

Thirteen men, led by insurgent commander Abdul Samad,

Thirteen men, led by insurgent commander Abdul Samad,

Thirteen men, led by insurgent commander Abdul Samad, hold the Qurans they received from provincial leadership after turning in their weapons during a reintegration and reconciliation ceremony at the governor’s... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak maintains security

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak maintains security

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak maintains security while another solider peers over a wall during an operation in Surkhagen village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10. The 8th Comma... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a room

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a room

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a room during a training exercise in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special operations f... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a compound

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a compound

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak enter a compound during an operation in Sayagaz village, Arghandab district, Afghanistan, March 10. The 8th Commando Kandak partners with coalition special operations force... More

An Afghan National Army soldier performs a traditional

An Afghan National Army soldier performs a traditional

An Afghan National Army soldier performs a traditional Afghan dance at a Nowruz celebration at the provincial governor's compound in Tarin Kowt city, Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 20... More

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak performs a

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak performs a

A soldier from the 8th Commando Kandak performs a communications check during an operation near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 22. The commandos partner with coalition sp... More

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak relays a message

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak relays a message

A solider from the 8th Commando Kandak relays a message during a patrol near Sayedan village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 23. The commandos partner with coalition special operations fo... More

An Afghan Local Police Commander, congratulates 12

An Afghan Local Police Commander, congratulates 12

An Afghan Local Police Commander, congratulates 12 new ALP members during a graduation ceremony in Kalach village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 27. The members finished a three-week cou... More

Abdul Halim, the Khas Uruzgan District Governor, speaks

Abdul Halim, the Khas Uruzgan District Governor, speaks

Abdul Halim, the Khas Uruzgan District Governor, speaks to village, district and provincial leaders during a security shura in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 29. District and provin... More

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak patrol through

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak patrol through

Soldiers from the 8th Commando Kandak patrol through Nawa Garay village, Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan, April 3. The commandos partner with coalition special operations forces to conduct opera... More

A villager speaks with Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan

A villager speaks with Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan

A villager speaks with Gen. Matullah Khan, Uruzgan provincial chief of police, at a security shura in Khod village, Shahid-e Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 11. Khan visited the village to ... More

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed

Amir Mohammed Akhundzada, Uruzgan's newly-appointed provincial governor, addresses the crowd during his inauguration ceremony at the governor's compound in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Ap... More

A cadet from Kempner High School spins his rifle while

A cadet from Kempner High School spins his rifle while

A cadet from Kempner High School spins his rifle while Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Robert Walton, from Navy Recruiting District Houston, observes during a skill challenge at a Junior Reserve Officer Training Cor... More

Naval Aircrewman (Avionics) 2nd Class Heber Odom, of

Naval Aircrewman (Avionics) 2nd Class Heber Odom, of

Naval Aircrewman (Avionics) 2nd Class Heber Odom, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, listens for breaths on a CPR dummy Feb. 8, at NRD Houston headquarters in Houston. CPR training is conducted annually to k... More

Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Darnell Beller and Navy

Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Darnell Beller and Navy

Ship’s Serviceman 1st Class Darnell Beller and Navy Councelor 1st Class Linda Evans, both of Navy Recruiting District Houston, mix cement during a park construction project Feb. 13 in Houston’s 5th Ward. NRD sa... More

Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge, of Navy

Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge, of Navy

Electricians Mate 1st Class Thomas Bosarge, of Navy Recruiting District Houston, hammers a nail into a doorway Feb. 15 in Houston. NRD Houston sailors and future sailors gave back to the community by volunteeri... More

NFL hopefuls wait to conduct a drill at a scouting

NFL hopefuls wait to conduct a drill at a scouting

NFL hopefuls wait to conduct a drill at a scouting combine Feb. 16 in Houston. Navy Recruiting Command entered into a sponsorship with the NFL to assist in recruiting Naval Special Warfare officers and enlisted... More

HOUSTON - Aviation Boatswain's Mate-Handling 1st Class

HOUSTON - Aviation Boatswain's Mate-Handling 1st Class

HOUSTON - Aviation Boatswain's Mate-Handling 1st Class Ricardo Hernandez, from Navy Recruiting District Houston, prepares for an interview with Irene Sans of Telemundo Houston during Armed Forces Appreciation D... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy, assigned to Navy

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy, assigned to Navy

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sarah Duffy, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Houston, conducts a uniform inspection on a Navy Junior Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet March 28 during a NRJOTC inspection at... More

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to

Machinist Mate 1st Class Timothy Walker, assigned to Navy Recruiting District Houston, speaks with a participant in The Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (CSTEM) Challenge April 6 in ... More

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