Combat Life Saver Course instructor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery Ewart with the 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, calls out prompts as airmen protect simulated injured military personnel from enemy attack More
Spc. Robert J. Royer with the South Dakota Army National Guard's 842nd Engineer Company provides additional security during an Entry Control Point training scenario. The 842nd En. Company must practice differen More
Soldiers with the 842nd Engineer Company practice unarmed combatives during a pre-mobilization validation training exercise, April 2, at Big Hill Recreation site near Spearfish, S.D. (SDARNG photo by Spc. Julie More
Members of the 2,113th Transportation Company, based in Paducah, Ky., strap down a load of timber at Custer State Park to travel to Pine Ridge, S.D. during the South Dakota National Guard's Golden Coyote traini More
Spc. Dominic Harris, a carpentry and masonry specialist in the Army Reserve's 486th Engineer Company, communicates to squad members after his group was hit with smoke at the Perform Immediate Lifesaving Measure More
L-R: Officer Candidate Landon Foy, Ill., OC Paul Frankl, Ore., OC Phillip Bettis, Ind., and OC Damien Cole, Ill., check each others points for accuracy during night land navigation at Fort Meade, S.D., July 19, More
Staff Sgt. Michael Benvenuto (left), honor graduate, receives his certificate from Sgt. Miles Noonan, combatives instructor, during the graduation ceremony for the Tactical Combatives Course, here, March 8, 201 More
Staff Sgt. Michael Benvenuto (left), honor graduate, receives his certificate from Sgt. Miles Noonan, combative instructor, during the graduation ceremony for the Tactical Combative Course, here, March 8, 2013. More
Six Soldiers who volunteered to deploy with the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment stand ready to receive a South Dakota National Guard coyote patch at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst March 9, 2013. From f More
Sgt. 1st Class Ebony E. Bost, 2nd Brigade, 309th Regiment mine resistant ambush protected vehicle instructor/mentor at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., poses with one of the MRAP vehicles she trains serv More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Maxwell plays the role of an insurgent while other Service members conduct a convoy mission at the Mobile Counter-IED Interactive Trainer (MCIT) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N. More
Bret Bussman, a principal training and development specialist for the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer explains the virtual training program in the National Guard Bureau Joint Training and Training Devel More
The Air Assault Band, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), performs “Isn’t She Lovely” at the 2013 Bagram Women’s History Month Observance at Bagram Air Field, March 29, 2013. The event celebrated prominent w More
U.S. Army Sgt. Clement Adu, ALSE technician, D Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), receives a folder containing the Oath of Induction, the Creed of the More
Michael Foley demonstrates the proper striking technique during a self defense class for women March 31, 2013, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (Army photo by Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards/ 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Derek Tyson (left) assists Maj. Bruce Townley, a native of Chamois, Mo., in performing a magic trick at Forward Operating Base Lightning March 31, 2013. Tyson and Townley are advisers to the More
U.S. Army Spc. Frank Lovejoy, command group aide, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), shares his perspective at the Junior More
U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Dyer, a Buddhist chaplain with the 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, gently strikes a bowl-shaped meditation bell to start a preliminary Zen meditation practice at Bagram Airfi More
U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Scott (left), a native of Gilroy, Calif., and a public affairs specialist with the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, and Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Sakhi Muhammed, a camera team n More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charlie Kemmer, a radiology team member with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Task Force Med-East poses for a photo with Hollywood star Romany Malco during Armed Forces Entertain More
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Nix, an indirect fire infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, gives last minute guidance to an Afghan National Army soldier leveling a 60 mm mortar du More
U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Nix, an indirect fire infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, gives last minute guidance to an Afghan National Army soldier leveling a 60mm mortar, du More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Kavanagh, a radiology specialist with Company C, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inspects a tooth that was drilled for a fil More
Sgt. Parker Hodges (right), a medic, 756th Area Support Medical Company, explains the trauma assessment steps while Spc. Jamie Krauss (left), a medic, 756th ASMC, and Spc. Phillip Lasseigne, a mechanic, 756th A More
The Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar command team, and distinguished guests, stand for the playing of the Afghan and U.S. national anthems at a ceremony celebrating the PRT’s achievements at Forward Ope More
U.S. Army Spc. Marcos Fernandes, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks with the surgeons general of the Army, N More
U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, listen as Col. Terry Cook, brigade commander, speaks during a casing of the colors ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lightning in Paktia pr More
Soldiers from “Bulldog” Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) observe an A-10 Thunderbolt II as it drops flares over a whe More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffery Talley, right, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phyllis Wilson, the chief and command chief warrant officer of the Army Reserve, serve up the first piece of cake during a commemoration of More
U.S. Army Sgt. Terry Antee with the 101st Airborne Division, runs in the Music City Marathon at Forward Operating Base Fenty, in Nanagarhar province, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard photo More
Brig. Gen. Ardrzej Knap, deputy commanding general – coalition, Combined Joint Task Force – 101 and Regional Command East, left, talks with Czech air force Maj. David Kudrna, combined joint training planner, du More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Brewer, an unmanned aircraft systems repair and technical inspector with Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, performs a pre-fligh More
U.S. Army Sgt. Daren Rodman, Bravo team leader, Bushmaster Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, sounds off for the non-commissioned officer of the q More
Sayed Anbia looks at U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dustin Stuart, physician assistant, Task Force Gladiator, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-101, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), wh More
Inquisitive children gather outside the wire of the helicopter landing zone at Ghazni Regional Training Center to observe Afghan National Army soldiers while they board Mi-17 helicopters departing Ghazni, May 5 More
Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted by an expert explosives trainer with the International Security Assistance Force during the final hands-on evaluation of the explosive hazard removal course More
JarMarcus King, the Integrated Blast Effects Sensor Suites (IBESS) project lead with R4, Inc., stands with an IBESS system at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. The IBES More
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (bottom right), commander, 203rd “Thunder” Corps, visits a troop medical center and has his blood pressure checked by a kandak medic during a key leader en More
U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Rains (far right) walks with Dawalatz Zai (right), director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Eric Dolbeare (background), U.S. Department of Agriculture senior agricultural advise More
U.S. Army Spc. Daisie Gonzalez, medic, Charlie Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Manhattan, N.Y., confers with a teammate on how to best treat a simu More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Daoud Andrabi (right), director of the Operation Coordination Center – Regional (OCC-R) and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James McConville, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-10 More
U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH47 Chinook during a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Ba More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 111th Capital Division, sits atop a T-62 tank after arriving to conduct training with the 201st Corp, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Laghman province, More
Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned officer in charge at Forward Operating Base Shank, 249th Engineer Battalion, United States Forces-Afghanistan, left, and Pfc. Tyrone House, power optimizatio More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Daniel Gilliss, noncommissioned officer in charge, Civil Military Assistance and Advisory Team, Security Force Assistance and Advisory Team 7, Company A, 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Okl More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Newell, with the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force, prepares the next section of pipe for the well that supplies the camp with water for laundry, latrines More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with the 201st Corps operates a hand-held metal detector following a counter improvised explosive device (IED) train the trainer course at Forward Operating Base Gamberi in More
U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Stevens, a medic with Charlie Troop, 6th Sqaudron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) practice More
Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Wali Jan, commander of 4th Company, 1st Batallian, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, leads his soldiers out of Combat Outpost Baraki Barak on a presence patrol and resupply mission with More
Afghan National Army soldiers from 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps help a wounded comrade to a medevac helicopter at Combat Outpost Zerok, May 23, 2013. ANA soldiers took the lead on first response care du More
U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Martinez, Green 3 Security Force Advisory Team, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, advises Afghan National Army medics to record their assessment of a combat casualty on a piece of ta More
Afghan National Civil Order Police officers listen during classroom instructions on how to counteract improvised explosive devices during a two-week course by the Logar Afghan Uniformed Police Security Force Ad More
Afghan soldiers with the 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army (ANA), practice hand and arm signals during a driver's safety class given by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rebecca Kirven, left, a platoon sergeant with Del More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, tosses a fire extinguisher to a U.S. Soldier with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, during a mortar attack More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, conducted a 10-day security patrol operation into the Nikeh District of Afghanistan, May 21-31, 2013. Security Force Assistance Advisory More
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, left, International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, pins a combat infantry badge onto Sgt. Michael Bowlin, an infantryman with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Inf More
U.S. Army Spc. Bianca Beck, assigned to the brigade Female Engagement Team (FET), 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, secures equipment to her body armor at More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Schroeder, senior enlisted adviser, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, greets Command Sgt. Maj. Taleb, senior enlisted adviser, 201st Corps, Afghan National More
A child carries a bundle of paper and a bag of hand sanitizer he received from the Afghan National Army (ANA) to his home near the village of Warjana Kalay in Paktika province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2013. The AN More
U.S. Army Spc. Ray Ramos, a platoon forward observer with 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, mans an observation post that looks over the foot-traffic port More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ferdinand Fernandez, an indirect fire infantryman with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, points toward a targe More
Local farmers, farmers' representatives and government officials from Parwan district arrived at Bagram Air Field to participate in a workshop on produce productivity and meet with the representative of the Uni More
Jonathan Hanning, chief trainer with the Theater Explosives Exploitation Team, Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, describes the different types of fingerprints to members of the Afghan legal community during a More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Funk, noncommissioned officer in charge of Forward Operating Base Lightning Base Defense Operations Center with the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Co More
Members of the Afghan Uniform Police dust plastic plates for fingerprints during a forensic processes course at Forward Operating Base Rushmore in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. During the course More
U.S. Army Maj. Michael O’Meara, brigade intelligence/S2 officer, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Clarksville, Tenn., and Col. Muhammad Sadiq, director of intelligence, Afghan Border Police, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Lewis, an allied trade specialist with Bravo Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, uses rebar to create a culvert denial syste More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Edward Donoghue, a platoon leader in Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, aims a gun laying and positioning system (GLPS More
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Mohammad Bashir, commander, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, listens to an interpreter during an operational planning meeting with U.S. forces and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) More
More than 100 Afghan National Army soldiers from the by the ANA’s 203rd Corps’ Engineer Kandak listen as U.S Army Maj. Dawud Agbere, chaplain, Task Force Triple Nickel, 555th Theatre Engineer Brigade, discusses More
Department of Defense civilian Martin Utzig, right, the deputy to the commander of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, describes the battalion’s progress of retrograde operations to Secretary of the Army John More
U.S. Army Col. Denton Knapp, left, commander of Regional Support Command (RSC)-East, rolls the RSC-East colors upon the organization’s inactivation at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, June 27, 20 More
Members of the Joint Program Office at Bagram Air Field gather for a group photo, July 1, 2013, with Maj. Gen. James Richardson, Deputy Commanding General-Joint Operational Corps Headquarters-Afghanistan, after More
Family members Denise Bartlett, a contractor with Science Applications International Corps, (left), Stephen Bartlett, battalion support operations officer, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, (center) and U.S. Ar More
U.S. Army Maj. Michael O’Meara, brigade intelligence/S2 officer, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Clarksville, Tenn., gives a photo commemorating their first meeting to Col. Muhammad Sadiq, More
U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a pre-mission brief at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghan More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott MacChesney, company advisor, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team 6, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Averill Park, N. More
Thirty-seven U.S. Service members pose for a photo after stating the Oath of Allegiance and receiving their official naturalization papers in a ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, July 4 More
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire illumination rounds at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Kho More
First Lt. Ahmad Rizik Jafar Al-Shamayleh, imam, Jordanian Engagement Team, Jordanian Land Force, Maj. Murad Salah Ibrahim Jumah, commander, Jordanian Engagement Team, Jordanian Land Forces, Lt. Col. Mohammad J More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Carey (left), first sergeant, Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team Archangel, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Spr More
U.S. Soldiers with Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team (SFAAT) Blackhorse, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at For More
Afghan Uniform Police Col. Abdullah Safi, operations officer, Organizational Coordination Center-Provincial, studies a document during a meeting at the OCC-P headquarters, Asadabad, July 16, 2013. The OCC-P bri More
Ibrahim, a commando, 1st Commando Kandak, Afghan National Army shovels sand into a pothole at Forward Operating Base Fenty, July 18, 2013. Ibrahim and his fellow commando’s have been assisting U.S. Army Soldie More
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Parker, a plumber and carpenter, assigned to the 859th Engineer Company, Mississippi Army National Guard works on a 5-kilowatt air conditioning unit at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nan More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kyle Thomas, brigade medical supply officer, Charlie Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, poses with his older sister, U.S. Army 1st More
U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Jones, a heavy wheeled vehicle operator assigned to Alpha Company, 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, guides a plane to the runway for a low-cost, low-alti More
Afghan National army Lt. Gen. Mohammad Akram, left, deputy to the chief of staff, Afghan National army, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald Lewis, commanding general, Train, Advise, Assist Command-North East, and deput More
An Afghan National Army artillery soldier with the 201st Corps, looks at examples of terrain features during a proficiency exam for forward observer’s at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Aug.12, 2013. The ANA so More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Isaac Pedelty, platoon leader, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, of Olivet, Mich., briefs his soldiers at Forward Operating More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Isaac Pedelty, platoon leader, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, of Olivet, Mich., briefs his Soldiers at Forward Operating More
Afghan National Army policemen with 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps, practice handcuffing procedures at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. The three-week reinforcement training More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Smith, a platoon sergeant with Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, briefs his Soldiers prior to beginning an advisory missio More
Jerry Meyerle, senior research analyst, CNA’s Center for Strategic Studies, converses with an Afghan Ministry of Information official at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2 More
Distinguished visitors receive a brief overview of the weapon systems used by Afghan National Army commandos immediately following the activation ceremony for the 1st ANA Special Operations Brigade at Forward O More
U.S. Army Pfc. Shaun Innocenti, of Grove, Okla., a squad automatic weapon gunner with Troop B, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security during a presence More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gather for a briefing prior to a presence patrol around Forward Operating Base F More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Larimer, a medic with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, removes a survival pack from an armored truck at Forward Operati More
Senior Capt. Abdul Hadi, a dentist with the Afghan Border Police (ABP), describes the equipment at his disposal to U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, during an advisory visi More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Little, a platoon leader with 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with residents during a counter indirect fire patrol near Lalmah v More