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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircarft assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) banks to the right as it ignites its countermeasure flares during a test of the system before heading into Afghanistan (AFG), on a Close Air Support (CAS) mission. VFA-136, part of USN Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), is aboard the USN aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), which is currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: LT Peter Scheu, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft unleashes deadly 30 mm cannon fire against a mountain where Taliban snipers are engaging infantrymen from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ASBURY PARK and in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel More

Secretary of Defense Casper W. Weinberger on board the USS LA SALLE AFG 3 (ex LPD 3) Converted Raleigh Class Miscellaneous Command Ship in the Persian Gulf. Others in the Secretary's party were Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs Richard L. Armitage and MG Gordon Fornell, USAF, SENIOR Military Advisor to the Secretary of Defense

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub More

A port quarter view of the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AFG-3) as it approaches the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during Operation Southern Watch

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tim W. Tow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Crew chiefs and aircraft sheet metal specialists from the 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron (AFG), Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, confer about two sheet metal problems they might have with the wing of the KC-135R they are standing on. They are participating in an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc More

Starboard bow view of the miscellaneous command ship USS CORONADA (AFG 11) tied up at the Merry Point landing. The ship is taking part in Operation RIMPAC 2000

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2000 Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Mont More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (3/187th Infantry), 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), receives an IV (intravenous) from the platoon medic prior to a search and attack (SA) mission in the area of Narizah, Afghanistan (AFG). The soldiers are conducting the SA mission for weapons and individuals connected to organizations that disrupt the progression of Afghanistan in the targeted location. The mission is part of on going mission supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Bernard Johnson, Alpha Company (A CO), 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (PSY OPS BN) riding a bike with an Arab boy in a village near Kandahar Afghanistan (AFG). PSYOPS teams go out on daily patrols to local villages to build a positive rapport with the local communities and US Forces during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

US Army (USAR) Reserve Colonel (COL) Jack Rule assigned to the 44th Task Force, Combat Support Hospital (CSH), at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan (AFG), sutures the thumb of a local Afghan worker. This hospital provides care for all coalition forces in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Carter, from the Coalition Task Force Surgeon Cell treats a resident of Lowa in the Kohi Sofi District of Afghanistan (AFG). US Forces are in the Kohi Sofi area investigating claims by local residents that private property was damaged, and to provide minimal medical aid and basic humanitarian assistance during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lowa State: Kohi Sofi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angelica Harris, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

Three US Army (USA) Soldiers from 1ST Battalion (BN), 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Task Force Panther, 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan (AFG), pause on top of a hill before proceeding towards their remain over night (RON) site on the outskirts of Shinkay Village, Afghanistan (AFG), after completing Operation PANTHER QLIMAX. PANTHER QLIMAX is designed to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist activities in the Zabol Province of Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shinkay Village State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Co More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) James Jackson, C Company (C CO), 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Forward Support Battalion, tosses candy out to the children from the village of Alizai, Afghanistan (AFG), during a Medical Civilian Assistance Program (MEDCAP). USA Soldiers of Task Force Panther, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 3rd Brigade (BDE), 82nd AD, Kandahar Army Airfield, AFG, operate MEDCAP and offer medical and dental assistance as well as Humanitarian Aid (HA) such as food, clothing and school supplies during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina Jr., USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Elizabeth Sterrett, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), plays with a puppy in the Kofi Sofi district in Afghanistan (AFG). USA 1LT Sterrett is part of the civil affairs mission to deliver supplies and aid in many humanitarian assistance missions to help rebuild the war torn country during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kofi Sofi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

During Operation CARPATHIAN THUNDER, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, US Army (USA) Soldiers from Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan (AFG), with American flags flying, set up a perimeter, with High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), along with Romanian forces in the Zabol Province to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist activates in Afghanistan. The US and Romanian Forces are attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1ST Brigade (BDE), 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Kandahar Army Airfield, AFG

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

The US Army (USA) Space and Missile Defense Plan from Huntsville, Alabama (AL), conducted a test with its Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment System (RAIDS) at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The RAIDS can serve as a weather station, laser range finder, and can also be used to track enemy personnel. Contractors are making final adjustments to some of the equipment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Vernell Hall, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

The US Army (USA) Space and Missile Defense Plan from Huntsville, Alabama (AL), conducted a test with its Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment System (RAIDS) at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The RAIDS can serve as a weather station, laser range finder, and can also be used to track enemy personnel

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Vernell Hall, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) James Mitchell, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) (MTN DIV (LI)), Forward Support Battalion (FSB), Fort Drum, New York (NY), examines a baby during a Team Village visit to Dah Masazo Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG). Team Village is a Coalition Forces program providing humanitarian assistance to the region during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dah Masazo Kalay State: Quandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugo A. Baray-Vasquez, USA Release Status: Released to P More

US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopters, carrying a delegation of US Senators and Congressmen, prepare to land at the Afghan Army's training site in Policharki, Afghanistan (AFG). The American envoys are visiting Afghanistan to discuss a variety of issues with Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Policharki State: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) (MTN DIV (LI)), Forward Support Battalion (FSB), Fort Drum, New York (NY), surveying the area for any possible threats as US and Romanian troops from Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan (AFG), conduct a Combined Medical Assistance mission at the village of Loy Karezak during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Loy Karezak State: Quandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Hector Jordanlemus, C Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment (1-87 Infantry), Fort Drum, New York (NY), provides security with an MK48 Light Machine Gun, while Combat Engineers sweep a farmer's field for possible weapon caches near the town of Orgun-E, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Orgun-E State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Wrapped in a cloth to reduce dust going in his mouth, an unnamed US Army (USA) Soldier stretches his legs when his convoy stopped for a brief rest on the road from Gereshk to Laskar Gah, Afghanistan (AFG). The convoy of military and civilian vehicles is spread over several miles of open desert during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Helmand State: Helmand Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Drew Lockwood, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from a joint honor guard carry flags in honor of five military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Howard A. Walters and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jennifer Gangemi, USAF Rele More

cretary of the US Air Force (USAF), the Honorable Dr. James G. Roche, presents an American flag to Mrs. Yvette Lapointe during a full honor mass funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) for her husband USAF Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff and four other military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) rgeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER rgeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Secretary of the US Air Force (USAF), the Honorable Dr. James G. Roche, presents an American flag to Mrs. Yvette Lapointe during More

US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard Pallbearers from a joint honor guard fold flags that drapped fallen military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Howard A. Walters and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jennifer Gangemi, USAF Rele More

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Gerald R. Murray, presents an American flag to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carrissa Walkup, during a full honor mass funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) for her husband USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup and four other military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Gerald R. Murray, presents an American flag to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carrissa More

US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard Pallbearers from a joint honor guard carry flag drapped fallen military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Howard A. Walters and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jennifer Gangemi, USAF Rele More

Five US Military members who were killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, are brought to their final resting place by a horse-drawn caisson during a mass funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J. Kerwood, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Howard A. Walters and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release More

US Army (USA) First Sergeant (1SGT) Kevin J. Keefe, from the 1ST Engineer Battalion, 164th Regiment, speaks about his experiences uncovering unexploded ordnance near Kabul, Afghanistan (AFG). He was awarded the Bronze Star by Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North Dakota Adjutant General (NDAG), at a Joint SENIOR Leadership Conference at Minot, North Dakota (ND)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSG More

Fire Fighter Kyle Clark, Civilian Firefighter contracted by Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), uses a torch to start a car fire for a nighttime fire suppression training exercise evolution at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Joe Belcher, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. These Marines are participating in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case they are needed to support perimeter security

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), provides cover as he practices a squad rush drill while conducting a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL Layman has participated in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case he is needed to support perimeter security

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), practices a squad rush drill while conducting a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL Layman has participated in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case he is needed to support perimeter security

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. These Marines are participating in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case they are needed to support perimeter security

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Joseph Malone, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), uses a mirror to inspect the undercarriage of an Afghani commercial truck delivering pre-fabricated concrete bunker walls to Camp Stonewall at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Joseph Malone, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), uses a mirror to inspect the undercarriage of an Afghani commercial truck delivering pre-fabricated concrete bunker walls to Camp Stonewall at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), board a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), on their way to visit the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David Garza, Commanding Officer (CO), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), briefs members of the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Barry G. Bentley, Radio Operator, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), provides security outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound site in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers provide security at a crossroads checkpoint outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Barry G. Bentley, Radio Operator, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), sits aboard a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter, that just took off from Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), on the way to visit the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), walk away from the heli-pad at Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), after disembarking from a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter (seen flying away in the background), on their way to visit the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

An Afghan child poses for a photo outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Fuller (back to camera), Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), verifies that all the 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles are at condition-four weapon status before they are used in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), participate in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP), using condition-four weapons status 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles, conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Billy Herring, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), holds an M136 AT-4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) and pretends to fire it at an AT-4 training session conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Milton Calix-Cruz, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), holds an M136 AT-4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) and pretends to fire it at an AT-4 training session conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sean Magin (right), Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), uses a condition-four 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle to take down Corporal (CPL) Jason Cherry (left), HQ Co, 6th Marine, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Fuller (right, standing), Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), demonstrates a take down move, using a condition-four 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

Three US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), each hold an M136 AT-4 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) and pretend to fire it at an AT-4 training session conducted at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

Local Afghani girls line the streets in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), as they wait for Dr. Sharief Fayez, the National Minister of Education for Afghanistan, to arrive for the dedication ceremony of the Namaz Jay Primary Girls School. These girls will be attending this school that was built with the guidance and supervision of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Local Afghani men and boys stand beside the monument honoring the Americans and Afghanis who help build the Namez Jay Primary Girls School in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). This school, as well as other community rebuilding projects, was built with the assistance of the US Army (USA) Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A young Afghani woman (front, right), and future student, addresses the crowd during the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Namez Jay Primary Girls School in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), which was built with assistance from the US Army (USA) Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Army (USA) Reserve (USAR) Major (MAJ) Charles Westover (center, left), Commanding Officer (CO), Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), and USAR 364th Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB), 351st Civil Affairs Command (CAC), 6th US Army, greets Dr. Sharief Fayez (center, right), the Afghanistan National Minister of Education, during the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Namez Jay Primary Girls School in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), built with assistance from the Parwan PRT during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Dr. Sharief Fayez, the Afghanistan National Minister of Education, addresses both US Army (USA) and local Afghan personnel following the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Namez Jay Primary Girls School in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), built with assistance from the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

An Afghani contractor (standing holding the white tape) and two local children dressed in traditional clothing wait for the arrival of Dr. Sharief Fayez, the National Minister of Education for Afghanistan, for the dedication ceremony of the Namaz Jay Primary Girls School in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). This school was built with the guidance and supervision of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Golbahar State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Air Force (USAF) Squadrons from Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), stand at attention during a retreat ceremony held to honor the fallen Airmen of Komodo 11, an HH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter that crashed with its crew in Afghanistan (AFG) exactly a year ago

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Casey Hust, with the 347th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), plays taps during a retreat ceremony held to honor the fallen Airmen of Komodo 11, an HH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter that crashed with its crew in Afghanistan (AFG) exactly a year ago

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos More

US Air Force (USAF) Squadrons from Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), stand at attention during a retreat ceremony held to honor the fallen Airmen of Komodo 11, an HH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter that crashed with its crew in Afghanistan (AFG) exactly a year ago

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos More

US Air Force (USAF) 41st Rescue Squadron (RS) from Georgia (GA), perform the "Missing Man Formation," over Moody Air Force Base (AFB), during a ceremony held to honor the fallen Airmen of Komodo 11, an HH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter that crashed with its crew in Afghanistan (AFG) exactly a year ago

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jos More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Motor Transport Operator, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 22 (MSSG 22), 22nd MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulls security detail atop his MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pull security during a brief convoy halt along a dirt road in Afghanistan (AFG) while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Sean McDonough (back) watches Corporal (CPL) Justin Loper (front), both with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), examine an over heated High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) engine during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Sean McDonough (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), repairs a gun mount ring for a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

This US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy crosses the desert while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Kenneth F. McKenzie (second from left), Commanding Officer (CO), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), explains to USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) George H. Mason (left) and an US Army (USA) Engineer officer his vision of how and where Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley should be built in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

This US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy travels along a narrow dirt road in Afghanistan (AFG) conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Sean McDonough (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), repairs a gun mount ring for a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Justin Loper, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), examines an over heated High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) engine during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

An Afghani girl waves at a US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy that is traveling on one of the few paved roads in Afghanistan (AFG) conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

This mountainside anti-drug message greets a US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy that is traveling on one of the few paved roads in Afghanistan (AFG) conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines perform daily preventive maintenance on their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy travels through a narrow mountain pass while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), speak with local Afghani officials during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

This US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy travels on one of the few paved roads in Afghanistan (AFG) conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edward Orillion (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulls security duty during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Thomas Hall (left), and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Asad A. Khan (second from left), both with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 6th Marine Regiment (1/6th MAR), speak with Afghan Provincial Officials, inside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Kenneth F. McKenzie (pointing), Commanding Officer (CO), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), explains to USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) George H. Mason (far right) and an US Army (USA) Engineer officer (second from left) his vision of how and where Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley should be built in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Kenneth F. McKenzie (left), Commanding Officer (CO), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), and his Afghan translator (second from left) listen to Jan Mohammed Khan, the Governor of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol through the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, AFG, during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines share a meal with Afghani provincial officials inside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Combat Service Support Element, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 22 (MSSG 22), 22nd MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), pull security detail atop their MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck during a brief convoy halt outside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for their unit commander as he begins a tour of the area starting at the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines have stopped their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier in front of a crowd of Afghani children as they patrol in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines share a meal with Afghani provincial officials inside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marine (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for a New Zealand official (second from right) as she negotiates with Afghani merchants in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines share a meal with Afghani provincial officials inside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for civilian contracting officials as they tour the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, carrying a disabled USA High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in its sling, flies over a US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy on patrol in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A explosion smoke cloud (far background) rises from where a US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician destroyed an anti-tank mine his unit found patrolling in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter (foreground) and a USA CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter (background) fly towards US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Marines who are carrying out operations in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M1038 Up-Armored Heavy Cargo/Troop Carrier is enveloped by a dust cloud caused by a landing helicopter as they carry out operations in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) convoy drives past an Afghani truck through a treacherous and narrow mountain pass in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Edward D. Babcock, II, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), engages multiple targets with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Edward D. Babcock, II, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), takes an aggressive stance prior to firing his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship course conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dustin Green, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), pivots 90 degrees to the left in order to engage a target with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), Marines close in on designated targets as the aim their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles as part of an advanced marksmanship course conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Fuller (right), Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), engages targets with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle during the right lateral movement evolution as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Edward D. Babcock, II and other Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), Marines pivot right prior to firing their 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles as part of an advanced marksmanship course conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Katherine J. Edwards, assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), prepares to engage her target with an 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Michael Fuller, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), engages targets with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle during the right lateral movement evolution as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jason Bleau, Headquarters Company (HQ Co.), 6th Marine Regiment (6th MARS), prepares to engage his target with an 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as part of an advanced marksmanship live-fire exercise conducted at Bagram Airfield, Bagram, Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG). The 6th MARS is deployed to Afghanistan to provide command and control in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C More