Detainees pray in a communal area of Camp Six at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, March 18. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by mi More
Troopers begin their long journey as the Martin Luther King Jr. 5K run kicks off outside Denich Gym, Monday, Jan. 17, morning. Introduced this year, the event brought more than 250 participants out, both runner More
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A U.S. Coast Guard vessel patrols Guantanamo Bay, May 12, 2010. A detachment of the Coast Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104, from Galveston, Texas, is deployed to Naval Stat More
Army Sgt. John Sansone with the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company, gives site adjustments to two soldiers at the Grenadillo Weapons Range on board U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Ba More
Navy Rear Adm. Thomas Copeman listens as Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser speaks during a change of command ceremony for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, June 25. Navy Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harbeson relieved Copeman as th More
Bass guitarist Jason Ramsey, lead singer Jeff Congo and lead guitarist Evan Cameron with the band Dial 9, from Jacksonville, Fla., perform for service members of Joint Task Force Guantanamo and the Naval Statio More
Air Force 2nd Lt. Bobby Threatt, the operations officer for the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, hammers a nail into a support beam for a vehicle checkpoint structure, July 6. The 474th ECES supp More
Army Sgt. David Tulette, with the 525th Military Police Battalion, carries the battalion colors as unit members complete a formation run at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, July 7. The 525th MP Battalion provides a More
A Soldier with the Rhode Island National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company mans an observation tower at Camp Delta, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, July 7, 2010. The 115th MP Company provides a portion of the More
Soldiers with the 525th Military Police Battalion participate in a formation run at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, July 7. This formation run is the last for Army Lt Col. Alexander Conyers to participate in as th More
Army Spc. Anthony Berkowitz gives religious items to a detainee in Camp Delta, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, July 7. Berkowitz is a chaplain’s assistant responsible for providing a wide variety of religious item More
A guard assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s 189th Military Police Company patrols a detention facility in Camp Delta, July 7. The 189th MP Company is part of the 525th Military Police Battalion and provid More
Navy Seaman Derek Fuemmeler, a hospitalman with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Medical Group, hands Tylenol to a detainee at Camp V, July 8, 2010. The JMG provides medical care to detainees at JTF Guantana More
Navy Lt. j.g. Tiffany Rozas, a nurse with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Medical Group, discusses nutrition with a detainee, July 9, 2010. The JMG provides medical care to detainees at JTF Guantanamo.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Angela Stallworth, a medical officer with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Medical Group, listens to a detainee with the aid of an interpreter, July 9, 2010. The JMG provides medical care to t More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Zuniga, with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Medical Group, prepares a detainee for a blood sample to be drawn for a cholesterol test, July 9. The JMG provides medical care for More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Ted Williams, an engineer deployed with Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104, changes a spark plug on an outboard boat engine, July 12, 2010. MSST 91104 is deployed h More
Soldiers with the 525th Military Police Battalion present arms for colors during a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony, July 13, 2010. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Conyers and Army Command Sgt. M More
Army Sgt. Ardicio Galvao, an animal care non-commissioned officer at the Guantanamo Bay Veterinary Treatment Facility, performs an eye examination on a kitten up for adoption, July 14. The clinic treats the pet More
Petty Officer 2nd Class (AW/SW) Matthew Barnes, aviation maintenance administrationman, a librarian for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, displays some of the books available to detainees, July 15, 2010. The JTF Gua More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Nguyen, machinery repairman, a guard with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, fires an M-9 service pistol during a weapons qualification at Wi More
Air terminal workers with Naval Station Guantanamo Bay unload 11,000 pounds of Girl Scout cookies, July 20, 2010. The cookies are for all U.S. military personnel assigned to Guantanamo, donated by the Girl Scou More
Army Pfc. Charone Shivers (right) and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sundae Lewis of Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Legal Assistance Office peruse a legal text, July 21. The Legal Assistance Office is there to adv More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dominique Navarro, a dental technician attached to Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Troop Clinic, practices cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a CPR dummy, July 23, 2010. The JTC i More
U.S. Army Sgt. John Richards, with the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company, currently deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, check passenger ID’s at Roosevelt Gate, July 23. The 1 More
Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp VI assistant officer in charge speaks with senior U.S. military non-commissioned officers participating in the Keystone program during a tour of the detention facility, July 2 More
Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Camp VI lead chief petty officer briefs detention facility operations to senior U.S. military non-commissioned officers participating in the Keystone program, July 25. Keystone is More
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel patrols Guantanamo Bay, July 27. A detachment of the Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104, from Galveston, Texas, is deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to perfor More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Celaya, with the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, builds a structure at Camp Justice, July 29, 2010. The 474th ECES supports Joint Task Force Guantanamo by maint More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Shadd (left) and Air Force Staff Sgt. Cory Hodge (right), with the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, repair a power source at Camp Justice, July 29, 2010. The More
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Dean, with the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, inspects and cleans an herbicide tank at Camp Justice, July 29. The 474th ECES supports Joint Task Force Guantanamo by m More
Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Flynn, mass communications specialist, with Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s 1st Class Petty Officers Association, congratulates 2-year-old Wyatt James on winning a prize at the ring More
Seaman Ike Lee Go, master-at-arms, a patrolman for Naval Station Guantanamo Bay’s security department, stands guard on the pier as the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima prepares to depart Guant More
A U.S. Navy color guard parades the colors during a change of command ceremony for the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, Aug. 4, 2010. During the ceremony, Navy Cmdr. Richard Hess turned over command of the N More
A Coast Guard vessel escorts the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima as it arrives at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A detachment of the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104, More
The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima arrives at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 4, 2010. Iwo Jima is supporting Continuing Promise 2010, a humanitarian assistance mission to communities in More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Arthur Manning, hospital corpsman, assigned to the Joint Stress Mitigation and Restoration Team, logs appointments for Joint Task Force Guantanamo service members, Aug. 16, 2010. JS More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Glover, a structures craftsman with the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, applies water sealant to a structure at Camp Justice, Aug. 17. The 474th ECES supports Joint More
Army Sgt. Kevin Foley, with the Rhode Island National Guard’s 118th Military Police Battalion, moves palettes of equipment inside a warehouse, Aug. 17. The unit is here on a year-long deployment providing secur More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Glover, a structures craftsman with the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, applies water sealant to a structure at Camp Justice, Aug. 17, 2010. The 474th ECES supports More
Marine Corps Maj. James Rose, with Joint Task Force Guantanamo, throws a dummy grenade during a Marine Combat Fitness Test, Aug. 18, 2010. The CFT is composed of three sections: an 880-yard run, ammo lifts and More
Army Pvt. Vanessa Vinson, assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s Joint Detention Group, makes a general service repair to a Kawasaki Mule utility vehicle, Aug. 18. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal More
Soldiers deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo with the 525th Military Police Battalion move in a tactical formation during Warrior Task Training, Aug. 25. The 525th MP Battalion provides a portion of the gua More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Borders, retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Popp and retired Army Maj. J.D. Greer check their scuba equipment before diving at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Aug. 27. Volunteers from More
Army Sgt. Patrick Carlozzi, with the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company, hands a check-out sheet back to a Joint Task Force Guantanamo service member, Aug. 30. The 115th MP Company More
Army Sgt. Kevin Foley, with the Rhode Island National Guard’s 118th Military Police Battalion, operates a Bobcat to lift a palette of water from a flatbed truck, Aug. 23. The unit is here on a year-long deploym More
A vehicle from the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company patrols Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Sept. 2, 2010. The National Guard unit is here on a year-long deployment providing securi More
Army Sgt. Galvao Ardicio of U.S. Army South Atlantic District Veterinary Command, Guantanamo Bay Section, weighs Ash, a Domestic Short Hair, Sept. 6. The veterinary clinic mission is to prevent zoonotic disease More
Petty Officer 1st Class Pete Bushey, right, identifies a target during a firearms training and qualification exercise. Bushey is assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion at Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Spc. Jose Ramos performs maintenance on a Humvee at the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Motor Pool, Oct. 4, 2010. Ramos is a vehicle mechanic with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard supporting operations at JTF-GT More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Dahlia processes books to be distributed to detainees in Camp 6, Oct. 5. Dahlia is a member of the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion supporting Joint Task Force Guantanamo. More
Firefighters from Guantanamo Bay Fire and Emergency Services extinguish a fire on a mobile aircraft simulator, Oct. 7, 2010. The live fire exercise is part of the Guantanamo Bay Fire and Emergency Services’ ann More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Frank, a religious programs specialist, gives a bible to Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sergio Adams inside Camp Six at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Frank is a Navy Reservist More
Spc. Emily Nieves scans the perimeter while on patrol outside Camp Delta, Oct. 12, 2010. Nieves is a member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Bravo Company, 1/296th Infantry Regiment, supporting the Joint More
Two detainees converse inside a communal area of Camp Six. (JTF Guantanamo photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David P. Coleman)
Lt. j.g. Jacqueline Bethel fires an M-9 at the Leeward range, Oct. 14, 2010. Bethel is attached to U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104, which supports the Joint Task Force Guantanamo missio More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Blake and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Wygant, pour concrete into the footing foundation for a new youth facility, Oct. 15. Blake and Wygant are assigned to Naval Mobile Con More
Sgt. Athneil Thomas of the 51st Public Affairs Detachment, Virgin Islands Army National Guard raises the U.S. Virgin Islands flag in Camp America. The 51st Public Affairs Detachment is supporting the Joint Task More
Sgt. Bryan Lilley observes Lance Cpl. John Dzwlewicz firing a M249 squad automatic weapon at Grenadillo range, Oct. 19. Lilley and Dzwlewicz are attached to Marine Corps Security Forces Company. MCSFC provides More
A detainee learns typing skills during a life skills class in Camp Six at Joint Task Force Guantanamo. The purpose of the class is to provide educational tools with technology to enhance literacy in reading and More
Army Lt. Mark Wise passes the JTF HHC guidon to 1st Sgt. Kevin Stapleton during the transfer of authority ceremony at Troopers’ Chapel, Oct. 21. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care More
Members of the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron build a walkway in Camp Buckley, Oct. 21, 2010. The 474th is attached to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz. working here in support of Joint More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Mejiacontrera is conducting a patient assessment of a detainee using an Arabic pain chart at the Camp 6 Medical Center, Nov. 3, 2010. Mejiacontrera is assigned to the Joint M More
Two sailors from the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion escort a detainee, Nov. 12. The detainee has a prayer rug on his shoulder. NEGB provides 30 percent of the guard force inside Joint Task Force Guantanamo’ More
Navy Lt. Jason Duff (center back) and the Joint Stress Mitigation and Restoration Team staff, during a moment of levity, showcase stress tools given to Joint Task Force Guantanamo troopers, Nov. 18.
Spc. Matthew Haws fires his M16 assault rifle during a weapons qualification course at the Windward range, Nov 18. Haws is attached to the 189th Military Police Company, which supports Joint Task Force Guantana More
Detainees play soccer in the recreation area of Camp Four at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Nov. 1, 2010.
A member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Bravo Company, 1/296th Infantry Regiment patrols outside of Camp Delta, Dec 8. The regiment is supporting the Joint Task Force Guantanamo mission.
Pfc. Jorel Loyola scans the perimeter of Joint Task Force Guantanamo while on patrol, Dec 8. Loyola is attached to the Company Bravo, 1/296th Infantry Regiment of the Puerto Rico National Guard.
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 patrols the coastline of Guantanamo Bay, Dec. 9. MSST 91114 provides maritime anti-terrorism and force protection for Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Pfc. Brandon Cuummings of the 525th Military Police Battalion, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, sprints the last 100 yards of a 15-mile force march, Dec. 16. The force march will whittle down to the top six soldier More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Claudell Browne from the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion fire a 12-gauge shotgun at his targets during a firing range exercise at Windward Range, Dec. 17. NEGB provides a portion of t More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Blake welds a steel beam to a railing to be used as part of a dive platform at Phillips Dive Park, Dec. 23. Blake is attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28, Shreve More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Roger Alexander cuts steel roof sheets during the restoration of the Chief Petty Officer’s Club, The Goat Locker, Dec. 29. Alexander is attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battali More
Former "American Idol" contestant and current country-western recording artist Bo Bice helped troopers of Joint Task Force Guantanamo ring in the New Year, Dec. 31, with a concert at the Naval Station’s Tiki Cl More
Former American Idol contestant Bo Bice performs for service members assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo and Naval Station Guantanamo at the Tiki Bar on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31. The concert was sponsored by More
Former "American Idol" contestant Bo Bice performs for service members assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo and Naval Station Guantanamo at the Tiki Bar on New Years Eve, Dec. 31, 2010. The concert was spons More
Alternative rock band Fosterchild lead singer Danny Beissel sings during a New Year's Eve concert at the Windjammer Ballroom, Dec. 31.
Seaman Phillip Wade, master-at-arms, drives toward the basket during a spirited basketball game in Dennich gym, Jan. 3. Wade is exercising to stay in shape and promote his health and wellness. He is attached to More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Darold Johnsonbrown displays the tonsorial tools he uses to cut detainee’s hair inside Joint Task Force Guantanamo’s detention facilities. Johnsonbrown is attached to the Navy Expedition More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston (center) tours the Camp Five detention facility, Jan. 5. Preston visited with Joint Task Force Guantanamo soldiers, praising them for supporting the JTF mission and dete More
British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Peter Taylor interviews Joint Task Force Guantanamo Commander Rear Adm. Jeffery Harbeson at the JTF headquarters, Jan 6. The BBC, the largest broadcaster in the world, More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Lauber, religious programs specialist, reads the bible at the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Chaplain Command Office, Jan. 6. Lauber is a Navy reservist deployed here providing spir More
A sailor salutes a trooper as he enters the Sally Port One gate in Camp Delta, Jan 6. Joint Task Force Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those conv More
Spc. Emely Nieves from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard guards her post over the Joint Task Force Guantanamo detention facility at sunrise, Jan. 7. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent More
Radio GTMO personality, DJ Stacks, Petty Officer 3rd Class Heidi McCormick, pieces together her classic rock radio program, Jan. 10. McCormick is one of four DJs at the station who put together a total 21 local More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Lawlis (right) and Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Geegan, observe an auger dumping dirt in preparation of bollard installation at Cable Beach, Jan. 12. JTF Guantanamo provides safe More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Roger Alexander, engineering aide, looks through a transit surveyor for the installation of new bollards at Cable Beach, Cuba, Jan. 12. Alexander is attached to Naval Mobile Construction More
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Geegan (right), utilitiesman, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Covas, construction mechanic, dig a hole to place bollards in the ground at Cable Beach, Guantanamo Bay, More
Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion range safety officer, Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Bright, master at arms, instructs Petty Officer 3rd Class German Corea, aviation boatswain's mate fuels, during a 12-gauge More
Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion Command Chaplain Lt. Anthony Carr speaks with a soldier outside Camp Delta, Jan. 14. Carr is being relieved by Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Marc McDowell after serving a year long deplo More
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 patrols the coastline of Guantanamo Bay. MSST-91114 provides maritime anti-terrorism and force protection for Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 patrols the coastline of Guantanamo Bay, Jan. 14. MSST 91114 provides maritime anti-terrorism and force protection for Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Medics with the 525th Military Police Battalion attend to fellow soldier Pfc. Brandon Cummings, Sunday, Jan. 16. Cummings had just completed a 15-mile ruckmarch serving as a time trial for the six member team f More
Detainees hang linens in the recreational area of Camp Six at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Jan. 20.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Covas, removes metal roofing from the demolished old Club Survivor at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Jan. 22. Covas is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28, Shrev More
Detainees hang linens in the recreational area of Camp Six at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Jan. 20. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those con More