Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers
Dozens of newly-recruited Afghan National Army soldiers raise their hands in the air after Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, asks which soldiers lost family members during th... More
Marines from the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.,
Marines from the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., color guard stand at ease while waiting for the funeral of retired Marine Col. Charles H. Waterhouse and his wife Barbara to begin at Arlington National Cemete... More
Nearly 200 staff sergeants-select and recently promoted
Nearly 200 staff sergeants-select and recently promoted staff sergeants attended a I Marine Expeditionary Force orientation course at the base's Staff Non-commissioned Officer's Academy. The classes, held over ... More
Immediately after the 1st Radio Battalion formation
Immediately after the 1st Radio Battalion formation is dismissed, Marines and their friends and family rush to greet each other after being apart for over 6 months. Close to 300 Marines from that unit and 9th C... More
MEB constructs CAPSET and continues to keep it operational
Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade work in the main hub of the operational capability set, or CAPSET, during Javelin Thrust 2011. The CAPSET is a large modular tent which houses a combat operations c... More
Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade break
Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade break down the combat operations center after the end of the MEB's participation in Javelin Thrust 2011. The COC took 30 Marines three days to set up. Gunnery Sgt. ... More
Area philanthropist Henry Trione and retired Navy Capt.
Area philanthropist Henry Trione and retired Navy Capt. Jackson L. Schultz co-chaired a committee to raise the nearly $3 million needed to erect a memorial on the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. There toda... More
Retired Maj. Gen. Myatt leads San Francisco Fleet Week 2011
Retired Maj. Gen. Mike Myatt talks with a military reporter about San Francisco Fleet Week 2011. As the driving force behind the event, he's led the effort to turn it into more than just a celebration. This yea... More
Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council
Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council visited Afghan National Security Force students training at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck Feb. 29. The senior Islamic religious... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps works on disrupting and disabling a mock improvised explosive device, April 16,... More
Lance Cpl. Luis Bustillos (left), from San Diego, and
Lance Cpl. Luis Bustillos (left), from San Diego, and Lance Cpl. Heather Armstrong, from Durant, Okla., landing support specialist Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward)... More
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, sits with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Ghulam Faroq, deputy commander, 215th Corps, at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s ANA compound ... More
Thirteen soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 2nd
Thirteen soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps graduated a mechanics course, April 28, 2012. During the month-long course, the soldiers learned how to repair diesel truck engines.
Lance Cpl. Aaron Davis, motor transport operator, Combat
Lance Cpl. Aaron Davis, motor transport operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), secures a shipping container onto his truck at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 28, ... More
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan Army National soldier waiting in another room at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s Shock Trauma Platoon, May 8, 2012. The ANA solider stepped on a pressure ... More
Brigadier Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd
Brigadier Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps talks with Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck during lunch May 12, 2012. General Berger along with Maj... More
Two Afghan Uniformed Policemen talk with two students
Two Afghan Uniformed Policemen talk with two students at Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. About a dozen police from the district center brought donated school supplies, clothes and sports equipment. The... More
Thirty-three runners wait for the signal to start the
Thirty-three runners wait for the signal to start the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. The Marines, sailors and civilian... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security detachment shoot their M4 rifles during a night range at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The Marines used night vision gog... More
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, presents a coin recognizing excellence to an Afghan National Army motor transport mechanic, June 14, 2012. ANA Brigadier Gen. Abdul W... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Students drive over tall mounds to help instill confide... More
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to an Afghan leader during a security meeting at Delaram district center June 27, 2012. Senior Afghan National Se... More
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), takes off from the flight line for the last time at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Helmand provinc... More
Corporal Kevin Quigley, tank crewman, Bravo Company,
Corporal Kevin Quigley, tank crewman, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, tightens a bolt on an M1A1 Abrams tank track, July 17, 2012. Quigley, from Emerson, N.J., said “There’s nothing... More
Afghan forces increasingly in security lead in southern Helmand provin...
Lance Cpl. Jorg Esquivel, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands guard on post at Forward Operating Base Marjah, Afghanistan, July 26, 2012. Esquivel is... More
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog,
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog, stands next to his handler, Lance Cpl. Stephen Mader, at Combat Outpost Paserlay, July 26, 2012. Mader, with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team... More
Troy native serves with Marines in southern Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, assaultman, 2nd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands outside of his tent at Combat Outpost Jaker, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. Tay... More
Afghan combat support soldiers work with Marine advisors
Colonel John R. Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, shakes hands with Maj. Sadik, operations officer, 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, after a meeting July 27, 2012. Members of RCT-6 met ... More
An instructor at the base Staff Non-commissioned Officer's
An instructor at the base Staff Non-commissioned Officer's Academy calls on a student during the I Marine Expeditionary Force staff sergeant orientation course. Nearly 200 staff sergeants-select and recently pr... More
Immediately after the 1st Radio Battalion formation
Immediately after the 1st Radio Battalion formation is dismissed, a couple embraces after being apart close to 7 months. Close to 300 Marines from that unit and 9th Communications Battalion returned from Afghan... More
Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade break
Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade break down the combat operations center after the end of the MEB's participation in Javelin Thrust 2011. The COC took 30 Marines three days to set up. Gunnery Sgt. ... More
Come October, the statue won’t be the only sign of
Come October, the statue won’t be the only sign of the naval service tradition of San Francisco. As it has for 30 years, the city will host Fleet Week. From Oct. 4-11 more than 10,000 sailors, Marines and Coast... More
Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council
Four mullahs from the Helmand province Ulema Council visited Afghan National Security Force students training at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck Feb. 29. The senior Islamic religious... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Din Mohammad, explosive ordnance
Afghan National Army Sgt. Din Mohammad, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, carefully unearths a mock improvised explosive device during EOD training, April ... More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones, landing support specialist,
Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones, landing support specialist, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), from Chanhassen, Minn., tightens a chain on a load of supplies headed to 1st Battalion, 8... More
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger (left), commanding general,
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger (left), commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, walks with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Ghulam Faroq, deputy commander, 215th Corps; Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commander, 2nd Briga... More
Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 215th
Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps stand in formation awaiting the start of a mechanics course graduation, April 28, 2012. Thirteen soldiers attended the month-long course, learning how... More
A forklift operator places a shipping container onto
A forklift operator places a shipping container onto a Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), truck, April 28, 2012. Marines loaded thousands of pounds of gear, from miscellaneous s... More
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan Army National soldier waiting in another room at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s Shock Trauma Platoon, May 8, 2012. The ANA solider stepped on a pressure ... More
Four Afghan National Army officers with 2nd Brigade,
Four Afghan National Army officers with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, wait for lunch with Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck; Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general, 215th Cor... More
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police help unload
Members of the Afghan Uniformed Police help unload donated school supplies at the Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. About a dozen police from the district center brought books, clothes and sports equipme... More
Thirty-three runners take off at the start of the shadow
Thirty-three runners take off at the start of the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. This race took place on the same day ... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security detachment shoot their M4 rifles during a night range at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The Marines used night vision gog... More
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, greets a soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, who recently joined the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Ni... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses a formation of nearly 500 ANA soldiers, June 16, 2012. The soldiers, with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Fifteen soldiers with 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Co... More
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea talk during a security meeting at Delaram district center June 27,... More
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares to take off from the flight line at Forward Operating Base Delaram II for the last time, July ... More
Corporal Brenton Dawson, tank mechanic, Bravo Company,
Corporal Brenton Dawson, tank mechanic, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, listens to the regimental commanding officer, Col. John Shafer, address tankers about their mission in Afghan... More
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog,
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog, rests at the feet of members of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, during a convoy in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 27, 2012.... More
Col. Christian G. Cabaniss, commanding officer of Marine
Col. Christian G. Cabaniss, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band and Barracks’ ceremonial marchers march toward the gravesite of retired Col. Charles H.... More
Family and friends of 1st Radio Battalion Marines anxiously
Family and friends of 1st Radio Battalion Marines anxiously await their formation to be dismissed. Close to 300 Marines from that unit and 9th Communications Battalion returned from Afghanistan Wednesday aftern... More
Area philanthropist Henry Trione and retired Navy Capt.
Area philanthropist Henry Trione and retired Navy Capt. Jackson L. Schultz co-chaired a committee to raise the nearly $3 million needed to erect a memorial on the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. There toda... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Din Mohammad, explosive ordnance
Afghan National Army Sgt. Din Mohammad, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, carefully unearths a mock improvised explosive device during EOD training, April ... More
Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones, landing support specialist,
Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones, landing support specialist, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), from Chanhassen, Minn., tightens a chain on a load of supplies headed to 1st Battalion, 8... More
Colonel John R. Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental
Colonel John R. Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, greets Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck as he arrives at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 26, 2... More
An Afghan National Army soldier from 2nd Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier from 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps stands in formation awaiting the start of a mechanics course graduation, April 28, 2012. Thirteen soldiers attended the month-long course, learning ... More
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), arrived at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 28, 2012, to begin the process of closing the base. ... More
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan
Lance Cpl. Meng Lu donates blood for a dying Afghan Army National soldier waiting in another room at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s Shock Trauma Platoon, May 8, 2012. The ANA solider stepped on a pressure ... More
Major Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general, 215th
Major Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, talks with Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, and Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, ... More
The Delaram District Chief of Police, Abdul Hadi, inspects
The Delaram District Chief of Police, Abdul Hadi, inspects a part of a donated swing prior to his men installing it at the Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. About a dozen Afghan Uniformed Police from the... More
Captain Patrick Sullivan (right), 1st. Lt. Michael
Captain Patrick Sullivan (right), 1st. Lt. Michael Bell (center) and Chuck Whitmarsh lead a pack of 33 runners during the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Dela... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security detachment shoot their M4 rifles during a night range at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The Marines used night vision gog... More
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, greets a soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, who recently joined the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Ni... More
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation of nearly 500 others with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 207th Corps, and listens to Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea speak, June 16, 2012. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a backhoe
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a backhoe during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Fifteen soldiers with 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corp... More
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander
British Army Brigadier Stuart Skeates, deputy commander of Regional Command (Southwest), listens to Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea talk inside Delaram’s operations coordination center, June 27, 201... More
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), lands at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Helmand province, July 7. The visit from the squadron was t... More
Corporal Kevin Quigley, tank crewman, Bravo Company,
Corporal Kevin Quigley, tank crewman, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, stands on top of an M1A1 Abrams tank, July 17, 2012. Quigley, from Emerson, N.J., said “There’s nothing else li... More
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog,
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog, stands on the legs of his handler, Lance Cpl. Stephen Mader, during a convoy in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 26, 2012. Mader, an IDD handler wi... More
Marines from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., march
Marines from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., march toward the gravesite of retired Col. Charles H. Waterhouse and his wife Barbara at Arlington National Cemetery, Feb. 19, 2014. Waterhouse and his wife were l... More
Greenlee Demes, the niece of Sgt. Michael Wylie, displays
Greenlee Demes, the niece of Sgt. Michael Wylie, displays an American flag as she waits for him to arrive at Camp Pendleton after his Afghanistan deployment. Wylie, from 9th Communications Battalion, returned w... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Lee, an explosive ordnance
Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Lee, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, explains the next training exercise Afghan National Army Sgt. Din Mohammad (center) and Staff... More
Lance Cpl. Heather Armstrong, landing support specialist,
Lance Cpl. Heather Armstrong, landing support specialist, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), from from Durant, Okla., secures a sling attached to a load of supplies headed to 1s... More
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, arrives at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 26, 2012. Maj. Gen. Berger visited with the command and staff of Regimental Combat Team... More
Colonel John R. Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental
Colonel John R. Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, addresses a formation of Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, during a mechanics course graduation, April 28, 2012. ... More
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), arrived at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 28, 2012, to begin the process of closing the base. ... More
Major Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general, 215th
Major Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, and Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, prepare to leave Forward Operating Base Delaram II, May... More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police installs a
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police installs a donated swing at the Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. About a dozen policemen from the district center also brought books, clothes and sports equipment... More
Chuck Whitmarsh (right), Capt. Patrick Sullivan (center)
Chuck Whitmarsh (right), Capt. Patrick Sullivan (center) and 1st. Lt. Michael Bell (left) lead a pack of 33 runners during the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security detachment shoot their M4 rifles during a night range at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The Marines used night vision gog... More
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, greets a soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, who recently joined the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Ni... More
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation of nearly 500 others with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 207th Corps, and listens to Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea speak, June 16, 2012. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, ... More
An Afghan National Army solider with 4th Kandak, 2nd
An Afghan National Army solider with 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, inspects a bulldozer during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Fifteen ANA soldier... More
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), lands at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Helmand province, July 7. The visit from the squadron was t... More
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog,
Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog, stands next to his handler, Lance Cpl. Stephen Mader, at Combat Outpost Paserlay, July 26, 2012. Mader, with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team... More
Marines from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., stand
Marines from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., stand in formation for the funeral of retired Col. Charles H. Waterhouse and his wife Barbara at Arlington National Cemetery, Feb. 19, 2014. Waterhouse and his wif... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin, explosive ordnance disposal technician, Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps prepares equipment to disable a mock improvised explosive device, April 16, 201... More
Lance Cpl. Troy Page (right), from Blythe, Calif.,
Lance Cpl. Troy Page (right), from Blythe, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones, from Chanhassen, Minn., landing support specialist Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward)... More
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, talks with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Ghulam Faroq, deputy commander, 215th Corps, at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s ANA compound... More
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics
Thirty-two trucks from Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), arrived at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 28, 2012, to begin the process of closing the base. ... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Jan Mohammed, mechanic,
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Jan Mohammed, mechanic, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps stand in front of a mechanic course graduation formation, April 28, 2012. Mohammed was the course’s honor graduate. Thirteen sold... More
Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task
Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck says goodbye to Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commander, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, at Forward Operating Base Delaram II’s flight line, May 12, 20... More
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police installs a
A member of the Afghan Uniformed Police installs a donated swing at the Delaram Boy’s High School, May 17, 2012. About a dozen policemen from the district center also brought books, clothes and sports equipment... More
First Lt. Michael Bell gives a thumbs-up as he rounds
First Lt. Michael Bell gives a thumbs-up as he rounds a corner during the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. Chuck Whitmar... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6’s personal security detachment ensure their M4 rifles are clear after a night range at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The Marines used night ... More
Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, 1st
Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, 1st Marine Division (Forward), greets General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, during a visit to Forward Operating Base Delara... More
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation
An Afghan National Army soldier stands in a formation of nearly 500 others with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 207th Corps, and listens to Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea speak, June 16, 2012. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, ... More
Afghan National Army soldier Muhmmad Stullah watches
Afghan National Army soldier Muhmmad Stullah watches two other soldiers tighten a bolt on a bulldozer’s track, June 21, 2012. The soldiers found the loose bolt during a pre-operation inspection of the vehicle. ... More
Marines disembark from a KC-130J Hercules at Forward
Marines disembark from a KC-130J Hercules at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Helmand province, July 7. The flight, with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), tran... More