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SGT. 1ST Class Robert Baker, 10th Special Operations Forces, US Army, completes a jumpmaster inspection on Polish paratrooper Nenlcin Rafal in preparation for a joint parachute jump

SGT. 1ST Class Robert Baker, 10th Special Operations Forces, US Army, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DOUBLE EAGLE '95 Base: Wedryzn Country: Poland (POL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to ... More

A Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition (SLAM), developed for the Special Operations Forces, is displayed during Modern Day Marine Corps Exposition '97. This year marks the seventeenth year of the exposition

A Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition (SLAM), developed for the Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Keith A. Stevenson Release ... More

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military

KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil ta... More

A large stockpile of ammunition and weapons used by Al Qaeda and Taliban forces discovered in a cave by US Navy (USN) Special Operations Forces (SOF) during a search and destroy mission in the Zhawar Kili area of Eastern Afghanistan. During their missions USN SOF discover approximately 70 caves while conducting missions in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A large stockpile of ammunition and weapons used by Al Qaeda and Talib...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhawar Kili Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel prepare load their All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and equipment onto an USA CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the flight line at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel prepare load t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter approaches the refueling drogue of a US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Command KC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 301st Rescue Squadron, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medics provide medical assistance for two local Iraqi men who sought out assistance for their sister. SOF soldiers are on patrol in Western Iraq, providing security for a local hospital in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Medics provide medical a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

Local Iraqi family members from the Western Baghdad area, thank US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers, after the soldiers gave them medicine for their sister, who they said is afflicted with cancer. SOF soldiers are on patrol in IRAQ, providing security for a local hospital in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi family members from the Western Baghdad area, thank US Arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers conduct a convoy patrol using High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), along a stretch of highway in West Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers conduct a convo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers on patrol aboard a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), equipped with a 7.62mm M2HB .50 caliber machine gun mounted on top, in an area located in Western Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers on patrol aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

A US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldier greets a young Iraqi child while on patrol in Western Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldier greets a young...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

A SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) team member participates in an exercise during Forward Air Controller (FAC) School in Fallon, Nev

A SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) team member participates in an exercise du...

Fallon, Nev. (Jun. 02, 2003) A SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) team member participates in an exercise during Forward Air Controller (FAC) School in Fallon, Nev. SEALS used these skills identifying potential targets... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ed Shuman, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Combined Special Operations Task Force, Arabian Peninsula, sews together canvas material for a pouch he designed for his hand held radio, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Special Operations Forces (SOF) develop articles in the field, specifically tailored for their needs

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ed Shuman, Tactical Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Special Operations Task Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy P... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ed Shuman, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Combined Special Operations Task Force, Arabian Peninsula, measures a piece of canvas material for a pouch he designed for the PRC-148 MBITR (Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio) hand held radio (on shelf) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Special Operations Forces (SOF) develop articles in the field, specifically tailored for their needs

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ed Shuman, Tactical Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Special Operations Task Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy P... More

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS DALLAS (SSN 700) arrives in Souda Bay's harbor for a brief port visit. Commissioned in 1981, Dallas is the first Los Angeles-class submarine to have a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), shown on the submarine's back. Dry Deck Shelters provide specially configured nuclear powered submarines with a greater capability of deploying Special Operations Forces (SOF). DDSs can transport, deploy, and recover SOF teams from Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRC) or SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV), all while remaining submerged. In an era of littoral warfare, this capability substantially enhances the combat flexibility of both the submarine and SOF personnel

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS DALLAS (SSN 7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Artists concept of Lockheed Martin Corp., Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Artists concept of Lockheed Martin Corp., Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) ...

Washington, D.C. (May. 27, 2004) The U.S. Navy announced today that Lockheed Martin Corporation Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract optio... More

The US Navy (USN) announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The LCS is an entirely new breed of US Navy warship. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant, LCSs modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required war fighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions...

The US Navy (USN) announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Wo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The US Navy (USN) announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting t... More

Artists concept of Lockheed Martin Corp., Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Artists concept of Lockheed Martin Corp., Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) ...

Washington, D.C. (May. 27, 2004) The U.S. Navy announced today that Lockheed Martin Corporation Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract optio... More

Arist concept of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Arist concept of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Washington, D.C. (May. 27, 2004) The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design... More

Artisit concept of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Artisit concept of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design...

Washington, D.C. (May. 27, 2004) The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design... More

Artists concep of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Artists concep of General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) design.

Washington, D.C. (May. 27, 2004) The U.S. Navy announced today that General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, will be one of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design... More

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS DALLAS (SSN 700), accompanied by a Security patrol boat, departs Souda Harbor following a brief port visit. The DALLAS is homeported in Groton, Connecticut (CT), and is on a routine deployment. On the subs back sits a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) capable of deploying and recovering Special Operations Forces (SOF) teams while submerged

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine USS DALLAS (SSN 7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, CIV, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

HOOD CANAL, Wash (Oct. 26, 2006)  Ohio-class nuclear-powereed ballistic-missile submarine USS OHIO (SSGN 726) cruises toward home port in the Hood Canal portion of the Puget Sound. OHIO returned home after becoming the first Ohio-class submarine to complete sea and hydro-dynamic trials with recently installed dual dry dock shelters for Special Operations Forces. U.S. Navy photo by MASTER CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST Jerry McLain (Released)

HOOD CANAL, Wash (Oct. 26, 2006) Ohio-class nuclear-powereed ballisti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hood Canal State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS OHIO (SSGN 726) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Special operations forces descend a Jacob's ladder from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), onto the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76).

Special operations forces descend a Jacob's ladder from an MH-47 Chino...

ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 21, 2009) Special operations forces descend a Jacob's ladder from an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), onto the guided-missile d... More

Members of Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate and Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales de Infanteria de Marina practice boarding a ship as part of PANAMAX 2010.

Members of Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate and Batallon de Fuer...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. (Aug. 20, 2010) Members of Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate (GRUMEC), Brazil special operations force, and Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales de Infanteria de Marina (BFEIM), Colombia special... More

Members of Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales fast rope from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter onto the flight deck of USS Carr (FFG 52).

Members of Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales fast rope from a UH-60 Bla...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 20, 2010) Members of Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales, Peru special operations force, fast rope from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operated by the Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regi... More

A Lithuanian Special Operations Forces soldier, left,

A Lithuanian Special Operations Forces soldier, left,

A Lithuanian Special Operations Forces soldier, left, and an U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Squadron operator assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K., engage tar... More

Members of the Lithuanian, Polish, and U.S. Special

Members of the Lithuanian, Polish, and U.S. Special

Members of the Lithuanian, Polish, and U.S. Special Operation Forces utilize Rigid-hulled Inflatable Boats to conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training conducted, Sept. 15, in Klaipeda, Lithuania, in p... More

Jackal Stone 10: Training for Success

Jackal Stone 10: Training for Success

Members of the Lithuanian, Polish and U.S. Special Operation Forces use Rigid-hulled Inflatable Boats to conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training, Sept. 15, in Klaipeda, Lithuania, in preparation for t... More

Polish Special Operation Forces conduct fast rope training

Polish Special Operation Forces conduct fast rope training

Polish Special Operation Forces conduct fast rope training from a Lithuanian Mi-8 helicopter in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The training was part of the Jackal Stone 10 exercise, a multi-nation partnership building ex... More

Special Operations Forces soldiers from Lithuania conduct

Special Operations Forces soldiers from Lithuania conduct

Special Operations Forces soldiers from Lithuania conduct marksmanship training at Drawskow Pomorskie, Poland on Sept. 16, 2010 as part of training prior to the Jackal Stone 10 exercise. Jackal Stone 10, hosted... More

A member of Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade prepares

A member of Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade prepares

A member of Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade prepares for convoy operations Oct.13. Members of the Combined Joint Special Task Force-Arabian Peninsula advise, train, and assist the Iraqi security forces during ... More

Retired Lt. Col. Gregory K. Manary (foreground) and

Retired Lt. Col. Gregory K. Manary (foreground) and

Retired Lt. Col. Gregory K. Manary (foreground) and former Sgt. Richard Crepeau, who served together in 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company in Vietnam, share an embrace after an awards ceremony at the MacDill Air ... More

Five Marines and a Navy corpsman who served with 3rd

Five Marines and a Navy corpsman who served with 3rd

Five Marines and a Navy corpsman who served with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company in Vietnam were recognized with awards for valor in combat operations conducted more than 43 years ago during a ceremony at the ... More

Jack Wright became emotional when retired Maj. James

Jack Wright became emotional when retired Maj. James

Jack Wright became emotional when retired Maj. James Capers pinned a Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device on his chest during a ceremony at the MacDill Air Force Base officers club Oct. 27. Wrigh... More

Navy SEALs conduct close quarters combat training in a simulated home at U.S. Training Center Moyock.

Navy SEALs conduct close quarters combat training in a simulated home ...

MOYOCK, N.C. (Nov. 04, 2010) Navy SEALs conduct close quarters combat training in a simulated home at U.S. Training Center Moyock. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are trai... More

Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters combat at U.S. Training Center Moyock.

Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters comb...

MOYOCK, N. C. (Nov. 06, 2010) Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters combat at U.S. Training Center Moyock. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are ... More

Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters combat at U.S. Training Center Moyock.

Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters comb...

MOYOCK, N.C. (Nov. 06, 2010) Navy SEALs enter a simulated home while practicing close quarters combat at U.S. Training Center Moyock. SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are t... More

 Capt. William Wilson, commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center, speaks with actor Gary Sinise during his visit.

Capt. William Wilson, commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare...

CORONADO, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2010) Capt. William Wilson, commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center, speaks with actor Gary Sinise during his visit. Sinise spent the day touring various Navy installat... More

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role

Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role Bridge Company, position bridge decking so they may launch it over a canal during a Dry Support Bridge emplacement near the village of Hyderabad, Gereshk D... More

A Sailor assigned to Seal Team 17 helps navigate from the turret gunner position during a mobility training exercise.

A Sailor assigned to Seal Team 17 helps navigate from the turret gunne...

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2010) A Navy special warfare specialist (Seal) assigned to Seal Team 17, a unit comprised of active duty and reserve component special warfare operators based in Coronado,... More

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter as they move toward a Coalition Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan Jan. 4. The cadre of personnel a... More

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a

Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter as they move toward a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The cadre of p... More

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force's 8th

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force's 8th

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force's 8th Regional Commando Battalion hand out backpacks to students at the Al-Ahdaf Primary school on Jan. 30. Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Fo... More

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with Special Operations Task Force – South conducts a pre-operation brief Feb 8, 2011, with Afghan Commandos with 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak, before embarking on a clearance ... More

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of

Silver Star Medals wait to be pinned on the chest of Sgt. 1st Class Chad E. Lawson, communications sergeant, Operational Detachment Alpha 3116, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.... More

U.S. Army soldiers from the Cultural Support Team and

U.S. Army soldiers from the Cultural Support Team and

U.S. Army soldiers from the Cultural Support Team and Female Treatment Team are introduced to members of the women's shura held at a local compound in the village of Oshay, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 4,... More

A jumpmaster with Germany’s 31st Airborne Brigade sends

A jumpmaster with Germany’s 31st Airborne Brigade sends

A jumpmaster with Germany’s 31st Airborne Brigade sends U.S. Special Operations Forces paratroopers out the mock door May 19 during prejump training at Camp McKall, N.C. Hundreds of soldiers from U.S. Army Spe... More

Afghan National Army commandos assigned to the 8th

Afghan National Army commandos assigned to the 8th

Afghan National Army commandos assigned to the 8th Commando Kandak prepare to board a CH-47 prior to a mission near Kajaki village June 1. During the mission, more than 1,000 pounds of black tar opium was foun... More

'Academics Week' brings Special Operators from across the country

'Academics Week' brings Special Operators from across the country

Dr. Seth G. Jones, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, fields a question from a special operations forces soldier during the small-group portion of the Operation Enduring Freedom Academic Week h... More

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Buie, senior information technology

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Buie, senior information technology

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Buie, senior information technology specialist, Group Support Company, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), conducts first aid on a dummy July 19 during the Special F... More

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship

Afghan Local Police candidates practice marksmanship during the first day of basic training in the village of Sayagez, Arghandab district, July 24. The candidates are participating in the first ALP basic traini... More

The government of Afghanistan begins construction on

The government of Afghanistan begins construction on

The government of Afghanistan begins construction on a road in Maruf district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Aug. 3. The road, which will connect villagers in the district to Kandahar city, will e... More

Norwegian special operation forces operators move into

Norwegian special operation forces operators move into

Norwegian special operation forces operators move into a tactical formation after fast roping from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during ex-filtration training as part of the Jackal Stone 2011 exercise i... More

Open House - Defense imagery management operations center

Open House - Defense imagery management operations center

A U.S. Air Force MC-130W Dragon Spear aircraft assigned to the 73rd Special Operations Squadron flies over the second annual open house at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 24, 2011. The open house featured 27... More

Local farmers displayed this season's fruit harvest

Local farmers displayed this season's fruit harvest

Local farmers displayed this season's fruit harvest in Gelan district, Paktika province, Sept. 28. Special operations forces hosted an agricultural seminar in Gelan, Oct. 12, which taught local farmers new tech... More

A coalition special operations forces team member hands

A coalition special operations forces team member hands

A coalition special operations forces team member hands out candy to children during a foot patrol in the Maiwand district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Oct. 21. The patrol was a joint Afghan and... More

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by a thermite grenade after conducting a sensitive site survey during a clearing operation in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27. The clearing ... More

Small blocks and colored ribbons represent houses,

Small blocks and colored ribbons represent houses,

Small blocks and colored ribbons represent houses, rivers and roads on a sand tabletop model of an Afghan village during an Afghan National Army commando premission brief in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 31... More

Using plastic figures on a sand table model, Afghan

Using plastic figures on a sand table model, Afghan

Using plastic figures on a sand table model, Afghan National Army Commando leaders explain an upcoming mission to their platoons during a pre-mission brief in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. The Commando-... More

A patron at the memorial of Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David

A patron at the memorial of Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David

A patron at the memorial of Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David L. Spears looks over the late Chaplain's biography Jan. 12, 2012, at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel at Fort Bragg, N.C. Spears spent the majority of hi... More

A company commander from the 1st Commando Kandak conducts

A company commander from the 1st Commando Kandak conducts

A company commander from the 1st Commando Kandak conducts a premission brief using a sand table in Jalalabad province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9. The commando-led mission, advised by coalition special operations forc... More

An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy

An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy

An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched a village for weapons ca... More

Afghan National Army commandos practice patrolling

Afghan National Army commandos practice patrolling

Afghan National Army commandos practice patrolling at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 18. Training and practicing tactics daily maintains the commandos' readiness and builds team cohesion. Foreign interna... More

A company commander from the Afghan National Army's

A company commander from the Afghan National Army's

A company commander from the Afghan National Army's 1st Commando Kandak conducts a pre-mission brief in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23. The commando-led mission conducted reconnaissance for a future V... More

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. The commando-led mission conducted reconnaissance for a future... More

An Afghan National Army commando fires his rifle during

An Afghan National Army commando fires his rifle during

An Afghan National Army commando fires his rifle during weapons training at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 27. Coalition Special Operations Forces training helps ANA commandos maintain mission-readiness... More

Afghan National Army commandos wait for a UH-60 Black

Afghan National Army commandos wait for a UH-60 Black

Afghan National Army commandos wait for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to drop a hoist-hook during medical evacuation training with Coalition Special Operations Forces in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 3... More

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander conducts a pre-mission brief in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 6. The commando-led mission, advised by coalition special operations forces, aimed to pr... More

Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,

Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,

Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, defends his position from insurgent small arms fire during a fire fight in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Mar. 7. So... More

An Afghan National Army commando mans an M240 machine

An Afghan National Army commando mans an M240 machine

An Afghan National Army commando mans an M240 machine gun during close quarters combat training at Camp Dyer, Nangahar province, Afghanistan, March 10. Coalition special operations forces provided advice and tr... More

An Afghan Local Police recruit receives instructions

An Afghan Local Police recruit receives instructions

An Afghan Local Police recruit receives instructions on how to properly fire his AK-47 assault rifle from a member of coalition special operations forces during an ALP training class designed to familiarize new... More

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander coordinates the recovery of a jackknifed truck in Kabul province, Afghanistan, March 16. ANA Commandos and coalition special operations forces cleared Afghani... More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying Afghan National

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying Afghan National

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations forces takes off from Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, March 26. Commandos and coalition SOF used the helico... More

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules

Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules transport at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30. The commandos from 1st Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces packed their gear a... More

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National

A Joint Expeditionary Team advisor teaches Afghan National Army commandos about improvised explosive devices at Camp McCloskey, Afghanistan, April 1. By practicing basic tactics, commandos maintain mission read... More

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander

An Afghan National Army's commando company commander issues an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using in... More

Brig. Gen. Christopher Haas, commander, Combined Forces

Brig. Gen. Christopher Haas, commander, Combined Forces

Brig. Gen. Christopher Haas, commander, Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, presents his command coin to a soldier at Camp Mogensen, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 8. Haas spen... More

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. The commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to ... More

First Ghazni province Afghan Local Police unit graduation

First Ghazni province Afghan Local Police unit graduation

An Afghan Local Policeman exclaims “Now I can protect my people!” during an ALP graduation ceremony in the Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The ALP are locals from the village trained by special op... More

A coalition special operations forces member repairs

A coalition special operations forces member repairs

A coalition special operations forces member repairs medical equipment in the Tarin Kowt hospital's morgue in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, April 22. Coalition special operations forces me... More

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Coalition special operations forces prepared to meet Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition

Afghan Local Police, Afghan National Army and coalition special operation forces members patrol Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, April 26. Afghanistan National Security Forces and coalition speci... More

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More

Insurgents kill civilians and Afghan commando in Ghomach

Insurgents kill civilians and Afghan commando in Ghomach

Commandos from 5th Commando Kandak provide security during a clearing operation in Jar-I-Siyah, Ghormach district, Faryah province, May 4. The commandos, partnered with coalition special operations forces, cond... More

A coalition special operations forces soldier stands

A coalition special operations forces soldier stands

A coalition special operations forces soldier stands at attention during an address by Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division assistant division commander, at Camp Dyer, Afghanistan, May 11. Gen. Funk visited Ca... More

Prominent leaders emerge from the first shura held

Prominent leaders emerge from the first shura held

Prominent leaders emerge from the first shura held by newly appointed Zarghun Shahr District Sub Governor (DSG) Hajji Naeem, June 14. During the meeting, Naeem addressed current development and security within his area.

An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando addressed the

An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando addressed the

An Afghan National Army (ANA) commando addressed the village elders in a key leader engagement (KLE), June 22. This KLE was held after a successful clearing mission in Musa Khel village. The commando emphasized... More

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldier

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldier

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) soldier attached to the 8th Commando Kodak at Camp Ripley displays his graduation certificate, June 24. The ANASF soldier is a graduate of the Afghan Information D... More

Rahim, the Narang district engineer and district shura

Rahim, the Narang district engineer and district shura

Rahim, the Narang district engineer and district shura leader Haji Atiullah inspect a solar lighting project in Kutgay village, Narang district, Kunar province, June 25.

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando Kandak advance on an objective during a village clearing operation in Archi district, June 30. Commandos, advised by coalition forces, conducted clearing o... More

Soldiers of the 8th Commando Kandak search a building

Soldiers of the 8th Commando Kandak search a building

Soldiers of the 8th Commando Kandak search a building for contraband during a clearance operation in the village of Takatu, Arghandab district, July 4. The Kandak partners with coalition Special Operations Forc... More

Albanian Lt. Col. Ekland Dauti, commander of Team 5,

Albanian Lt. Col. Ekland Dauti, commander of Team 5,

Albanian Lt. Col. Ekland Dauti, commander of Team 5, greets a member of the Afghan Border Police following a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 15, 2012. Dau... More

Lt. Col. Joseph Cetta, an officer with the 3rd Stryker

Lt. Col. Joseph Cetta, an officer with the 3rd Stryker

Lt. Col. Joseph Cetta, an officer with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and Combined Task Force Arrowhead, speaks with U.S. and Afghan civilians about a construction project outside the district center in th... More

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

U.S. Navy Seabees filling Individual Augmentee billets at Special Operations Task Force Southeast work on a construction project at Camp Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, July 24.

Black Hawk lands at Camp Riley

Black Hawk lands at Camp Riley

An U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands at Special Operations Task Force Southeast's Camp Ripley, Tarin Kowt district, July 27. The Black Hawk delivered an injured Afghan National Security Forces soldier... More

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old Afghan boy hangs in a remote coalition special operations forces medical clinic in Maiwand province. The drawing was given to the medics as a gesture of appreciation.

Special operations forces members attached to Special

Special operations forces members attached to Special

Special operations forces members attached to Special Operations Task Force Southeast observe an AT-4 rocket explode at the heavy weapons firing range in Tarin Kowt district, Aug. 22.

An American flag flies at a coalition village Stability

An American flag flies at a coalition village Stability

An American flag flies at a coalition village Stability Platform in the Arghandab district, Aug. 24

A coalition special operations forces member looks

A coalition special operations forces member looks

A coalition special operations forces member looks out over Khas Uruzgan from the open door of a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter, Khas Urzgan district, Aug. 29.

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