Australian Army Lt. Christian J. Johnston, Afghan mentor team leader for Combat Team B, 2nd Mentoring Task Force, Combined Team Uruzgan, discusses movement plans with an Afghan National Army soldier March 2, in More
Afghan National Security Forces members and their Australian mentors receive training Feb. 17 in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan on counterinsurgency tactics as a part of an ongoing effort to give the Afghan military th More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic talks with the Slovak soldiers, Dec. 15, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale, U.S. Forces- Afghanistan deputy commander for support, addresses the congregation during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremo More
Australian service members board a Mil Mi-26 helicopter Mar. 12, at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, before conducting its first mission under Australian contract.
Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment conducts combat first aid training Feb. 25 at Patrol Base Mohammed. One of the key points of the training was how to administer IV fluids to a dehydra More
Afghan children crowd around and speak to U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol More
Australian Army Pvt. Giles P. Garrett, infantryman for 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, looks nervously at the ground Feb. 27 at Patrol Base Mohammed, as members of his unit pretend to have a menac More
An Australian federal police agent shows a U.S. Army soldier how to use a variation of the AK-47 rifle during a weapons familiarization range March 11 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot. The purpose of the range More
Afghan provincial governors and members of the High Peace Council, an organization set up to promote peace talks with the Taliban, socialize, Dec. 6, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan before a conference to discuss More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Frank 3rd platoon leader for Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, speaks to a key local leader to discuss how to provide better security for the sold More
Afghans in the Maywand District, Afghanistan carry tools to a Cash For Work worksite Nov. 22. Afghans are supplied with tools, that they sign out every morning, to complete their tasks for the day.
A village elder from Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, speaks to Afghan National Army Lt. Ismail Saadat, platoon commander for Heavy Weapon Company, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 2nd Atal Corps and U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick M. More
Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Glouster, Ohio native, pulls guard onto of a roof, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, More
A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter lands in a field, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, Afghanistan. Soldiers who operate in Zangabad must Air Assault into the area of operation.
Afghan National Army engineers build a tower for Patrol Base Mohammed Feb. 24 in Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan. The ANA engineers performed the majority of the construction on the base, while their Australian Arm More
Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald T. Riling, U.S. Army Forces Command, command sergeant major, looks through the scope of an XM-25 Individual Airburst Weapon System Jan. 12. The XM-25 is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed g More
Villagers from Charmestan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, speak with leaders from the Afghan National Army and their coalition force mentors Feb. 26 about the presence of a new patrol base in the area, Patrol B More
Brig. Gen. Reynold Hoover, outgoing commander of Joint Support Command – Afghanistan, cases his unit's colors during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremony, Oct. 17, at Kandaha More
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 23, as one of their Australian Army mentors from Combat Team C, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment looks on.
A series of 25mm tracer rounds from Australian service light armored vehicles impact into a mountainside harboring Taliban insurgents March 29, in Tangi Valley, Afghanistan.
A fire blazes Nov. 4, 2010, on Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. The fire consumed six Afghan National Army tents and was stopped by the Tarin Kot Fire Department just short of consuming a seventh ten More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mario Tenario, Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supply non-commissioned officer-in-charge and an Afghan Nat More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert L. Woods, 466th Air Expeditionary Group, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, watches a detonation of home-made explosives and expired ammunition while dressed in a Santa ha More
Afghan National Army soldiers lead a patrol through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 23, while their Australian army mentor team follow in between to provide support.
U.S. Air Force and British explosive ordnance disposal teams prepare detonation cord Dec. 22, outside the perimeter of Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Policeman walks with a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment deployed from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Af More
U.S. Army Cpl. Sherrie Pratt, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment medical lab specialist, stands in formation next to her brother U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lucas D. Lacock, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing avionics More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic receives an operations brief during his visit to the Slovak contingent Dec. 15 on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Policeman looks at a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, from Vilseck, Germany, as he pulls security near Kandahar Airfield, Afghani More
Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy commander of support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, addresses the congregation during a naturalization ceremony at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 1 More
U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, and members of a human terrain analysis team patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, at More
A 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies into the sunset from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 101st CAB is based out of Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jordan L. Bass, platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, approaches an Afghan villager during a patrol near Kandahar Air More
Cpl. Raymond Lamb, a team leader for Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, provides security after breaching a compound during a night raid Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afgh More
Australian Army Cpl. Matthew David, Force Support Unit 4, prepares to swing at a makeshift cricket ball during a grudge match between British and Australian forces serving on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Si More
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, eats thanksgiving dinner with soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat T More
Australian Army Pvt. Giles P. Garrett, infantryman for 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, laughs and smiles after receiving his surprise birthday cake Feb. 27 at Patrol Base Mohammed. The cake was ma More
Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Picache, 2nd squad leader for 3rd platoon, Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd battalion, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, walks towards a village during a patrol, Nov. 24, in the Maywand Distr More
An Australian Navy sailor and U.S. Army soldiers watch the loading of a Mil Mi-26 helicopter Mar.ch 12 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot. The Mil Mi-26 has a capacity to trasport nearly 100 troops or 20,000 kg.
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Said Serajudin, the commander of 3rd Kandak (Battalion), 4th Brigade speaks with members of the villiage of Charmestan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, during a town meeting, called More
An Australian service light armored vehicle drives through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 29. The ASLAV is called The Red Rat Vehicle by the Taliban because of the red kangaroo painted on the side of the vehi More
First Lt. Christian J. Johnston, Afghan mentor team leader for Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, speaks with an Afghan community member March 3 near Patrol Base Mohammed, Uruzgan prov More
Sgt. 1st Class David Bergman, provost marshal for Combined Team-Uruzgan, demonstrates a joint manipulation technique to soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1 More
Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Glouster, Ohio, native, gives a thumbs up while providing security from a More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert L. Woods, 466th Air Expeditionary Group, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader, detonates home-made explosives and expired ammunition while dressed in a Santa hat, Dec. 22, ou More
Brig. Gen. Philip R. Fisher, commander of 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, looks upon the American Flag as the new commander of the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan during the JSC-A transfer of aut More
Soldier provide security for Afghans working with the Cash For Work program Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan. Soldiers also post guard atop a lookout point, built by Alexander The Great, to watch f More
Australian Army Pvt. Giles P. Garrett, infantryman for Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, curls a barbell March 6 in Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan. Since Combat Team B only has a limited More
(Left) Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, walks with Col. Erik Peterson, International Security Assistance Force - Regional Command South and 10th Mountain Division chief of st More
Afghan National Army soldiers led a patrol through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 23, while one of their Australian Army mentor team observed their actions and provided support.
Members of the High Peace Council and southern Afghan provincial governors answer questions during a press conference, Dec. 6, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The purpose of the press conference was to let the p More
U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, speaks with an Afghan child during a patrol near Kandahar More
Afghan National Army and U.S. Army soldiers work together to prepare a shipment of water to be transported by helicopter to the frontlines. The boxes of water are placed into a large cargo net and are prepared More
Coalition forces return to Patrol Base Mohammed after a patrol Feb. 24 through Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan. PB Mohammed is the first base in Mirabad Valley, built from scratch solely for Afghan National Securit More
Australian army Pvt. Christopher W. Cook, infantryman for Combat Team B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, plays soccer Feb. 25 in Mirabad Valley, Afghanistan, with Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Mirw More
Afghan National Army Lt. Nasir Ahmad, platoon commander for Heavy Weapon Company, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 2nd Atal Corps speaks to members of the Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, community about plans for a new road More
William Woods, a firefighter for the Tarin Kot Fire Department, extends a fire hose during a training exercise Feb. 19 while Afghan National Army soldiers look on at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic watches Lt. Col. Peter Svrlo, Slovak contingent commander, presents a gift to Minister of Defense Lubomir Galko during a presidential visit to the Slovak contingent, Dec. 15, on More
Service members from areas of operation around Afghanistan gather at Kandahar Airfield for a naturalization ceremony, Oct. 1. During the ceremony 88 men and women, from various branches of the U.S. military ser More
British Army soldier Lloydallen prepares to swing at the ball during a cricket grudge match between British and Australian forces serving on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The match was the first time Lloydal More
An Afghan child offers a flower to U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, a team leader for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, during a patrol near Kandahar Air More
U.S. Army and British forces place unserviceable rockets into a pit before destroying them Dec. 22, outside the perimeter of Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
Afghan Air Force airmen and U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Davis, team leader, 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, prepare for a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, More
U.S. Army Spc. Luis Vertentes, cavalry scout for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, leaps across a ditch during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghan More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lucas D. Lacock, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing avionics technician, places the Army rank of sergeant on his sister, U.S. Army Sgt. Sherrie Pratt, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment medi More
A 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to take off at sunset from the flight line on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 101st CAB is based o More
Cpl. Christopher Noc, a team leader for Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, secures a detainee during a night raid Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan. Evidence was f More
Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) wait in line for Thanksgiving dinner in the Panjwa’i, Afghanistan. The meal is a w More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic is guided by Lt. Col. Peter Svrlo, Slovak contingent commander, during his tour of Slovak operations Dec. 15 on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Policeman and a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, from Vilseck, Germany, look at one another while on patrol near Kandahar Airfiel More
Pfc. Corey Aaron, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls guard, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, Afghanistan. Soldiers in Zangabad patrol f More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mario Tenario, Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supply non-commissioned officer-in-charge, works with Afgha More
Australian and U.S. military service members prepare to load a Mil Mi-26 helicopter Mar. 12 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. The Mil Mi-26 has a capacity to transport nearly 100 troops or 20,000 kg.
William Woods (left) and Avery Hanoumis (right), firefighters for the Tarin Kot Fire Department and Riverside, Calif., natives, pull equipment from their fire truck Feb. 19 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afg More
Professor Burhanudin Rabini (black), Afghan High Peace Council chairman, fields questions along with southern Afghan provincial governors during a press conference Dec. 6, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The Hig More
An Australian service light armored vehicle drives through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 29. The terrain of Tangi Valley is notoriously rough, but the ASLAV maneuvers across it with ease, said Australian arm More
Sgt. 1st Class David Bergman, provost marshal for Combined Team-Uruzgan, demonstrates to soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat , More
Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command commanding general, speaks with soldiers of 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), also known as Tas More
Afghans in the Maywand District, Afghanistan tear apart ruins as a part of the Cash For Work program Nov. 22. Afghans are paid 300 Afghanis a day for their efforts.
A Singaporean soldier gives an overview of the SAR 21 rifle to a group of U.S. Army soldiers during a weapons familiarization range March 11 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot. The purpose of the range was to giv More
Villagers from Charmestan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, gather Feb. 26 to discuss the presence of a new patrol base in the area, Patrol Base Mohammed, with leaders from the Afghan National Army and their Coal More
Soldiers stand in formation to witness the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority during a ceremony, Oct. 17 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by 1st Lt. Tyler N. Ginter)
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic shakes the hand of Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffery Kendall during a visit to the Slovak contingent, Dec. 15, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Spc. Luis Vertentes, cavalry scout for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed from Vilseck, Germany, greets an Afghan child during a patrol near Kandahar Airf More
A 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter taxies off the flight line as the sun sets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 101st CAB is based out of For More
Army Sgt. Barvin Santer, a Micronesia native, raises his right hand while repeating the Oath of Allegiance in order to become a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, O More
Soldiers from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, search a compound during a night raid Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan. Soldiers found homemade explosive making More
An Afghan child looks at U.S. Army Spc. Andrew L. Shely, a cavalry scout for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, before approaching him to ask for a pen More
U.S. Army Sgt. Sherrie Pratt, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment medical lab specialist, poses with her brother, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lucas D. Lacock, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing avionics technician, afte More
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, speaks with Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborn More
Afghan National Policemen and a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, from Vilseck, Germany, interact with villagers while on patrol near Kandahar Airfie More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic anwers questions from Slovak media during his visit to the Slovak contingent Dec. 15 on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
An Afghan child observes U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, and members of a human terrain analysis team having a conversation More
Afghan Air Force airmen and U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 12. Third Plat More
Unserviceable munitions lay in a pit surrounded by C4 explosives in preparation for destruction Dec. 22, outside the perimeter of Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic looks through the scope of a Dragunov sniper rifle during a visit to the Slovak contingent, Dec. 15, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Afghan provincial governors and members of the High Peace Council, an organization set up to promote peace talks with the Taliban, gather, Dec. 6, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, to talk about reintegrating form More
A Mil Mi-26 helicopter sits on the airfield at Multi-Naitional Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies overhead Mar. 12. The Mil Mi-26 is more than eight meters tall and 40 meters long.