Life at Forward Operating Base Salerno
Col. Viet Luong and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Patton salute the World Trade Center flag, which is carried by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Airborne to different forward operating bases in Regional Command ... More
Children at an orphanage in Khowst City pack into a
Children at an orphanage in Khowst City pack into a classroom as they prepare to receive donated blankets, shirts, scarves and school supplies from Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team, Feb. 1. The items were ... More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Divsion, of Task Force Duke play volleyball against a team of Afghan citizens from Sabori, Saberi ... More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, play an impromptu game of volleyball against a team of Afghan villagers... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil L. Montgomery (right), an infantryman
U.S. Army Sgt. Cecil L. Montgomery (right), an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of Many... More
Machinist creates universal MRAP key
Cpl. Scott Mayer, a machinist of the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of Lubbock, Texas, demonstrates the use of a universal key on... More
U.S. Army Spc. David Gordy of Ottumwa, Iowa, a member
U.S. Army Spc. David Gordy of Ottumwa, Iowa, a member of 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, helps a worker from Gardez City, Paktya province, unload a truckload of more than 400 boxes fu... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Chappelle, from Virginia Beach,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Chappelle, from Virginia Beach, Va., of 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, instructs Afghan N... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeremiah Mullins, a military policeman
U.S. Army Pfc. Jeremiah Mullins, a military policeman from Richmond, Va., attached to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, plays "Brain Academy... More
Brian C. Reddington, at the age 8, plays Army with
Brian C. Reddington, at the age 8, plays Army with his step-father, Sgt. John Stephens, at their home in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in 1989. Reddington, now a Staff Sgt. in Headquarters and Headquarters Compan... More
An Afghan National Army Ssoldier searches for weapons
An Afghan National Army Ssoldier searches for weapons using ground penetrating radar in Goldar Village, March 17. The soldier was participating in Operation Maiwan, which was intended to find and eliminate weap... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bobbi Augustyn, (second from right)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bobbi Augustyn, (second from right) a career counselor for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, originally from Sargent, Neb., re-enlists at Forward Operating Ba... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Vizzard (right), of Fort Knox,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Vizzard (right), of Fort Knox, Ky., the commander of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and U.S. Army Capt... More
Sayif Rahman, agricultural extension agent for the
Sayif Rahman, agricultural extension agent for the Matun District of Khowst province, Afghanistan, conducts a training class highlighting the benefits of a solar dehydrator in Kajere Village April 4. The 3-19th... More
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Fludd, a wheeled vehicle mechanic
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Fludd, a wheeled vehicle mechanic in Company G, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Washington, D.C., builds ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Cates, a welder in Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Cates, a welder in Company G, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, from Friendswood, Texas, builds workout equipment on F... More
U.S. Army Spc. Marc Whittaker, with the 529th Military
U.S. Army Spc. Marc Whittaker, with the 529th Military Police Company attached and a native of Livingston, Texas, holds back his military working dog Anax while U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Simes, a canine... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force/U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to troops at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Wednesday, after witnessing ... More
An Afghan border patrolmen takes a break in a village
An Afghan border patrolmen takes a break in a village near Combat Outpost Terezaye, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2011.
An Afghan child enjoys a piece of candy he received
An Afghan child enjoys a piece of candy he received from Afghan national security forces in the Ali Sheer bazaar, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2011.
Afghan men wait to enter the youth shura in the Terezaye
Afghan men wait to enter the youth shura in the Terezaye District center, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2011.
An Afghan uniform policeman talks with a boy in the
An Afghan uniform policeman talks with a boy in the Terezaye bazaar, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 17, 2011.
U.S. Army soldiers and Marines attached to the 1st
U.S. Army soldiers and Marines attached to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, provide security during a meeting between leaders of U.S. and Afghan... More
An Afghan national army soldier watches as a tornado
An Afghan national army soldier watches as a tornado begins to form in the distance near Combat Outpost Terezaye, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2011.
U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint
U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on as U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Bart Lomont, the marketing officer for the 3-19th Agribusiness Development Team from New Haven, Ind., and... More
Model and singer Mayra Verónica speaks to a Soldier
Model and singer Mayra Verónica speaks to a Soldier in the tactical operations center of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, on Forw... More
Bob Griese, former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
Bob Griese, former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and two-time Super Bowl champion, talks to soldiers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Tigershark, during a visit to... More
An Afghan national army soldier decorates his bullet
An Afghan national army soldier decorates his bullet proof vest with flowers near Combat Outpost Terezaye, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2011.
U.S. Army Pfc. Forrest Powell, a sniper assigned to
U.S. Army Pfc. Forrest Powell, a sniper assigned to Scout Platoon, Headqarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Cincinnati, Ohio, provides... More
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, Focused Targeting Force, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in the city of Gardez, Paktiya prov... More
TF Duke soldier and Idaho native serving with pride in Afghanistan
"All system's go." U.S. Army Pfc. Hank Cooper, Jr., a native of Hayden, Idaho, gives the thumbs-up prior to the start of a mission to Khowst City, Saturday, April 30. Cooper, a motor transport operator assigned... More
An Afghan woman from the Jaji District expresses the
An Afghan woman from the Jaji District expresses the need for more schools and teachers during a women’s shura held at the Gardez Women’s Development Center, May 1. Representatives from various districts and vi... More
TF Duke deployed couple make marriage work
U.S. Army Sergeants Stephanie, a medic with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a resident of Fort Knox, Ky., and Dustin Drewry, a combat engineer w... More
TF Duke deployed couple make marriage work
U.S. Army Sergeants Stephanie, a medic with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a resident of Fort Knox, Ky., and Dustin Drewry, a combat engineer w... More
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, await the delivery of an M119 howitzer to their mountain outpost in Spera, ... More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries an M119
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries an M119 howitzer during an air assault mission May 13. The Howitzer was flown to soldiers of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Comb... More
Khowst Provincial Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi addresses
Khowst Provincial Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi addresses villagers who attended a key leader engagement held at Spera, May 17. Naeemi along with key leaders from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghan... More
Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi addresses
Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi addresses villagers at a shura in Spera, Afghanistan, May 17. Naeemi and leaders from the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Khowst province and 3rd Br... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jose Alonso Rojas, a truck driver with
U.S. Army Spc. Jose Alonso Rojas, a truck driver with Company B, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, speaks to his wife, Maribel, and stepdaughter, ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Schieb, a driver with A
U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Schieb, a driver with A Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of Palmdale, Calif., drives the buffalo, a vehicle designed to discover i... More
U.S. Army Col. Chris Toner, commander of the 3rd Brigade
U.S. Army Col. Chris Toner, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Topeka, Kan., sits with Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi at Shaikh Zayed U... More
U.S. Army Spc. Franklin Monack (right), of Boulder
U.S. Army Spc. Franklin Monack (right), of Boulder Creek, Calif., and U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Hill, left, of Mountain Home, Ark., both military police with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Ba... More
Staff Sgt. Darcella Marshall, life-long Mets fan and
Staff Sgt. Darcella Marshall, life-long Mets fan and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., greets her family live, via satellite, from Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, during the New York Mets 4th Annual Milita... More
U.S. Army Dr. (Capt.) Mitch J. Hernandez, a Louisville,
U.S. Army Dr. (Capt.) Mitch J. Hernandez, a Louisville, Ky., native, and U.S. Army Spc. Arnold C. Dedmon, a dental technician, and a Baltimore native, from Charlie Company, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd ... More
Gen. Petraeus awards Purple Hearts to TF Duke soldiers, discusses futu...
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, awards the Purple Heart to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Michael Roszko, platoon sergeant for 2nd ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Neff, a flight medic with Company
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Neff, a flight medic with Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, and a native of McCook, Neb., watches as soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarter... More
U.S. Army Spc. Robert McCubbins welds a gate under
U.S. Army Spc. Robert McCubbins welds a gate under construction at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, June 11. McCubbins, a mechanic from Dallas, assigned to Company B, 201st BSB, 3rd BCT, 1st Infantr... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Buchheim, assigned to 3rd
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Buchheim, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and native of Runnemede, N.J., talk... More
Non-commissioned officer makes difference in lives of others
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Brummond, a squad leader with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Bremmerton, Wash., pulls security d... More
Task Force Duke medic busy healing self, others
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Weber, a health care specialist with the medical platoon, headquarters and headquarters battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Div... More
Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion,
Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and Afghan National Security Forces exit a home in Khani Khel on July... More
Sen. John McCain unloads from a C-130 at Forward Operating
Sen. John McCain unloads from a C-130 at Forward Operating Base Salerno July 4. McCain arrived with Sens. Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham to see the security progress that has taken place in 3rd Brigade Combat... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native and signal support specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, swings a sledgehammer a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native and signal support specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, works out his abdominal... More
Attention to detail means everything for EOD
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Seager, a member of the Fort Knox, Ky.-based 703rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, currently attached to Task Force Duke, stands next to his truck wearing portions of his pro... More
U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Seung-Il Suh of the 10th
U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Seung-Il Suh of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Tigershark, prays during a Sunday service at Forward Operating Base Salerno July 17. During the se... More
U.S. Army Spc. Guenter Nyanankpe, a mechanic from Columbia,
U.S. Army Spc. Guenter Nyanankpe, a mechanic from Columbia, S.C. attached to 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Tigershark, sings along during a Sunday service on Forward Operating... More
Field Artillery: 'Deadliest Weapons System'
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric D. Williams, the Master Gunner of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, Task Force Centaur, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, poses in front of an ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Elizabeth Fortkamp, a senior medic with
U.S. Army Sgt. Elizabeth Fortkamp, a senior medic with the Fort Knox, Ky.-based Company C, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Coldw... More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and Afghan National Army soldiers display illegal material found at a t... More
Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show,"
Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," makes a brief statement to troops at the Forward Operating Base Salerno dining facility July 31. Stewart was visiting the troops as part of a USO tour, al... More
Provincial Reconstruction Team security force member deploys for first...
U.S. Army Pvt. Doncristino Racca, a driver with Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya’s security forces, from Revere, Mass., climbs into his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle while preparing for a mission... More
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th
U.S. Army soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and their Afghan National Army counterparts make their way to a nearby ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Leonel Vazquez, a communications specialist
U.S. Army Sgt. Leonel Vazquez, a communications specialist with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, adjusts a satellite antenna at his bat... More
Solid intel the main racket for TF Duke’s ‘Dot Mafia’
U.S. Army Warrant Officers Norman Rosentreter, James Ross, and Chris Sherrett, intelligence technicians with the Fort Knox, Ky.-based 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke are pictured... More
U.S. Army Spc. Tri Phu, a maintainer with the Brigade
U.S. Army Spc. Tri Phu, a maintainer with the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, and a native of Farmington, Minn., attaches a net designed to catch... More
“Shadow,” an unmanned aerial system launches at Forward
“Shadow,” an unmanned aerial system launches at Forward Operating Base Sharana Aug. 26, by Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry DivisionTask Force Duke. The Shadow offers c... More
Deployed soldiers sprint to the finish line during
Deployed soldiers sprint to the finish line during an officially sanctioned satellite run of the Army 10-Miler at Camp Clark, Sept. 2. The official Army 10-Miler is scheduled for Oct. 9 in Washington.
U.S. Army soldiers and boxing enthusiasts from 3rd
U.S. Army soldiers and boxing enthusiasts from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, talk with five-time World Boxing Council champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. via Skype at Forward Operat... More
An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter flies overhead as U.S. Army
An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter flies overhead as U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Cristiano, a Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team security forces soldier from Everett, Mass., participates in an officially sanctioned sate... More
A U.S. Army soldier pulls security at a traffic control
A U.S. Army soldier pulls security at a traffic control point in Bargay village, Sept. 2. The TCP was set up by the soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Troop A, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Ryan Hume of Headquarters, Headquarters
U.S. Army Cpl. Ryan Hume of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, asks Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he intends to fight Manny Pacquiao after he defeat... More
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya examine
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya examine the contents of their individual first aid kits during a medical training class, Sept. 3. Training is a top priority for the PRT to ensure they are ready... More
STB soldier helps provide clean water in Paktya
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Gallon, a human intelligence collector from Hopewell, Va., with Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, hands off a case of w... More
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya examine
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya examine the contents of their individual first aid kits during a medical training class, Sept. 3. Training is a top priority for the PRT to ensure they are ready... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Weiss, Parkston, S.D., native
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan Weiss, Parkston, S.D., native and platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, prep... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Soto, 3rd Platoon, sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Soto, 3rd Platoon, sergeant for Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, search the roof of a home in Majiles vi... More
U.S. Army soldiers from Blackfoot Troop, 6th Squadron,
U.S. Army soldiers from Blackfoot Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, descend a mountain during Operation Tofan II, near the village of Su... More
Hot shots: TF Centaur brings the heat
M119 Howitzer crewmembers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, fire a high explosive rou... More
Hot Shots: TF Centaur fires control delivers the heat
M119 howitzer crew members from the U.S. Army's 1st Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, fire a high explosive ro... More
Lt. Col. Jesse Pearson, the battalion commander for
Lt. Col. Jesse Pearson, the battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke and a native of Chicago, speaks with village elders nea... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roberto Alberto,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roberto Alberto, Khowst Provincial Reconstrution Team field corpsman from Somerville, N.J., checks an orphan's mouth during an Afghan-led medical screening at a Khowst City orp... More
Task Force Duke operation weakens Haqqanis in Musa Khel
Afghan and coalition forces patrol in the mountains of Musa Khel during Operation Nike IV. The operation was part of a larger brigade operation known as Duke Blitz and was designed to clear suspected insurgent ... More
TF Duke operation weakens Haqqanis in Musa Khel
Afghan and Coalition forces patrol in the mountains of Musa Khel during Operation Nike IV. The operation was part of a larger brigade operation known as Duke Blitz, and clear suspected insurgent support zones, ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Levi Baldon, a Golden, Colo., native
U.S. Army Pfc. Levi Baldon, a Golden, Colo., native and infantryman attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, searches a home... More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III listens
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III listens to a question posed by a soldier assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, at Forward Operating Base Salerno Oct. 18. Ch... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Brown, the commander of the
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Brown, the commander of the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Dover, Del., eats lunch with his Afghan Nati... More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III greets a
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III greets a soldier at the Forward Operating Base Salerno dining facility after a breakfast question-and-answer session Oct. 18. Chandler visited several forward operatin... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Rion Vest, a medic from Colton, Ore.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Rion Vest, a medic from Colton, Ore., and a member of 3rd Platoon, Troop C, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider climbs a trail in Star Kot village, Qalandar district Oct. 19. Ve... More
Leaders of the government and Afghan National Security
Leaders of the government and Afghan National Security Forces eat lunch with members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, on Forward Operating Base Salerno Oct. 20. The leader... More
ADT trains agricultural agent on demo farm
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Hellmich, the engineer for the Indiana National Guard's 4-19th ADT from Greensburg, Ind., trains Matun district agricultural extension agent Nazifulla (center), on Forward Operating Ba... More
ADT trains agricultural agent on demo farm
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Hellmich, the engineer for the Indiana National Guard’s 4-19th ADT from Greensburg, Ind., trains Matun district agricultural extension agent Nazifulla (center), on Forward Operating Ba... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Mayville, commanding general
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Mayville, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division based out of Fort Riley, Kan., met with Afghan National Army soldiers on Forward Operating Base Clark, Oct. 25. While on FOB... More
Al VanGuilder, an engineer attached to Khowst Provincial
Al VanGuilder, an engineer attached to Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team of Duluth Minn., discusses with a local contractor the quality of concrete canal covers during a quality assurance and control inspec... More
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, Skype with world-champion boxer Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, Oct. 29, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghan... More
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, Skype with world-champion boxer Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, Oct. 29, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghan... More
BSB welcomes newest leaders to NCO corps
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Drew Pumarejo of Harrisburg, Pa., the command sergeant major of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, speaks at an induction ceremony for new non-commi... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ajab Khan (center), platoon
Afghan National Army Sgt. Ajab Khan (center), platoon sergeant for the weapons company, 3rd Kandak, 3rd ANA Brigade, passes out items to villagers during a humanitarian assistance mission in Arezo village, Oct.... More
U.S. Army soldiers from the Fort Knox, Ky.-based 2nd
U.S. Army soldiers from the Fort Knox, Ky.-based 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke patrol the streets of Arezo village... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Seamon (right), a water treatment
U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Seamon (right), a water treatment specialist from Hillsboro, Ill., 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, watches the flow of treated, non-potable water at Forwar... More