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, trains Afghan Na More
Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Picache, 2nd squad leader for 3rd platoon, Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd battalion, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, scans for threats through the scope on his M4 rifle during a patrol, N More
Australian service light armored vehicles drive through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 29.The terrain of Tangi Valley is notoriously rough, but the ASLAV maneuvers across it with ease, said Australian Army Lt More
Afghan children crowd around 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, as he takes a villager’s fing More
Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, approaches a hangar full of soldiers and an AH-64 Apache helicopter Jan. 12 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Thurman continuously asked sol More
A U.S. Marine gives an overview of the M-4 rifle to an Australian soldier during a weapons familiarization range March 11 at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot. The purpose of the range was to give service embers fr More
Brig. Gen. Philip R. Fisher, incoming commander of Joint Support Command – Afghanistan, unfurls his unit's colors during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremony, Oct. 17, at Kan More
Avery Honoumis, a firefighter for the Tarin Kot Fire Department, prepares to remove his equipment after a training exercise Feb. 19 at Mulit-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Honoumis is a Riverside, Calif., native.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert L. Woods, 466th Air Expeditionary Group, EOD Flight team leader, detonates home-made explosives and expired ammunition Dec. 22, outside the perimeter of Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
Afghan children gather near U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin L. Carroll, platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, while he sits in a Stry More
Soldiers from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, dismount from their vehicle and prepare to raid a series of compounds Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan.
An Afghan Air Force airmen and a U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Mad Dog Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck, Germany, pull security during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghan More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic walks with his troops during his tour of Slovak operations Dec. 15 on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
Service members from areas of operation around Afghanistan raise their right hand while repeating the Oath of Allegiance in order to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, A 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
Afghan children crowd around 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 Airfield, More
(From back left to front right) Firefighters John Krandall, a Kennedy, N.Y., native, Edmund Hodo, a Nixa, Mo., native, Avery Hanoumis, a Riverside, Calif., native, Michael Muston, an Austin, Texas, native, Geor More
(Right) Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, is greeted at Forward Operating Base Wilson, Afghanistan, by Col. Arthur Kandarian, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic and Slovak Minister of Defense Lubomir Galko pose with the Slovak soldiers, Dec. 15, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Soldiers from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, move across a field to raid a series of compounds, Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan.
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
Army Pfc. Paul Fernandez-Cortez, a Mexico native, waves an American Flag during a naturalization ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 1. Fernandez officially became a U.S. citizen during the ceremon More
Explosive ordnance disposal teams mark their vehicles for easy identification by coalition forces.
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, patrol near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, A More
Pfc. Jared Jarvis, radio transmission operator for Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, walks inside a captured compound after a night raid Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan.
An Afghan child shakes hands with 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, during a patrol near Kandahar More
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic is shown weapons used by his soldiers on the battlefield during his visit to the Slovak contingent Dec. 15 on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Picache, 2nd squad leader for 3rd platoon, Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd battalion, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, scans an open area for threats before preparing to cross during a patr More
(Left) Command Sgts. Maj. Ronald T. Riling and Christopher K. Greca, command sergeants major for U.S. Army Forces Command and International Security Assistance Force - Regional Command South, respectively, walk More
Michael Muston, a firefighter for the Tarin Kowt Fire Department and Austin, Texas, native, starts to remove his equipment after a training exercise Feb. 19 at Mulit-National Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. The i More
A U.S. Marine receives his Certificate of Naturalization and a command coin from Army Maj. Gen. Timothy McHale, deputy commander of support for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during a naturalization ceremony at Ka More
A soldier from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, pulls security, while another radios for support during a night raid of several compounds Nov. 22, in the Maywand District, A More
An Afghan child waves at 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, during a patrol near Kandahar Airfield More
(Left) Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, walks from his plane, Jan. 12, with Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, International Security Assistance Force - Regional Command South and 10t More
A 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) AH-64 Apache helicopter undergoes maintenance checks as the sun sets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 101st CAB is based out of Fort More
Soldiers from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd battalion, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, provides security during a patrol, Nov. 24, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan. Security is maintained at all times during patrols.
Marine Sgt. Karol Lipinski, a Poland native, salutes the American Flag during the National Anthem for the last time as a non-U.S. citizen at Kandahar Airfield during a naturalization ceremony, Oct. 1. During th More
Pfc. Weasley Brockway, 3rd Platoon, Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, posts gaurd for Afghans participating in the Cash For Work program, atop a look out built by Alexander t More
Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, visiting Forward Operating Base Wilson, Afghanistan, Jan. 12. The tour of FOB Wilson was just one stop on his battlefield circulation of Inte More
A soldier from Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd battalion, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, provides security during a patrol, Nov. 24, in the Maywand District, Afghanistan. Security is maintained at all times during patrols.
Gen. James D. Thurman, U.S. Army Forces Command, commanding general, receives a weapons brief from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers, Jan. 12, at Combat Outpost Kolk, Afghanistan. Soldiers told Thu More