Soldiers from Company C, Task Force Thunder, pose for a photo with race car drivers Phil Burkart, Jeremy Mayfield, Clay Millican and Erica Enders. (U.S. Army photo/1st Sgt. Jim Cabrerra)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin L. Pounds, a military policeman attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Thunder, from Bogalusa, La., pro More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich., Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, provides security during a patro More
Sgt. Michael Skipper (left), an armament soldier for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, shows the pilot that the aircraft has been ungrounded and everyone is clear from the aircraft. The FARP pers More
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin became the first air defense tactical operations center operator and maintainer promoted to that grade in nearly a year, after achieving a 798 promotion point cuto More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Thom (left) and Col. Todd Royar, the command team for Task Force Thunder, uncase the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade's colors during a ceremony, March 12, at Kandahar Airfield, at which More
A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade lands in Deh Gholaman village in southern Afghanistan March 18 to drop off humanitarian assistance supplies. The 159th CAB, part of the 101st More
Afghan National Police distribute humanitarian assistance supplies to villagers in Deh Gholaman in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 18. The goods were donated by individuals and companies in the U.S., shipp More
Nicholas A. Carrell, an Arvada, Colo., native, now a food service specialist with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares food for A Battery soldier More
Col. Todd Royar (left), the commander of Task Force Thunder, introduces Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, to the AH-64 Apache helicopter during the general' More
Sgt. Eric Crisostomo, left, and Chief Warrant Officer Darren Byler, members of 101st Aviation Regiment, Task Force Thunder sing Hawaiian influenced songs during a celebration of Asian-Pacific Heritage month at More
Spc. James G. Johnston, an Oak Ridge, Tenn., native, now a company intelligence support team analyst with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, waits outs More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant major of the Army, walks with Command Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Ward of Jacksonville, Fla., the sergeant major of Task Force Fighting (563rd Aviation Support Battalio More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia helps load an Afghan patient into a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The man was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken nose, broken bones a More
Jerret Amos, a player for the Dragonlords basketball team here, goes for a dunk during the semi-final game against the Road Warriors. The senior enlisted leaders throughout KAF held a basketball tournament to k More
Sgt. Daniel Scott (left) of Denton, Texas, and Sgt. William Rose of Ormand Beach, Fla., flight engineers for Company B, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, organize necessities for flights in their first wee More
Spc. Ryan Grace, a Pathfinder with Company F, Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), pulls security at Battle Position Osman July 27. IED emplacements and enemy attacks have significantly dr More
Sgt. Joshua Ommert (top), a flight engineer for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Rick Carter (bottom), a flight engineer for Company B, 2 Bn., 135th Avn. Regt. cover up an engin More
Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task Force Thunder set up sleeping tents on Combat Outpost Dash Towp, Aug. 26. The tents will house soldiers te More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment conduct a patrol Sept. 4. Presence patrols give the units an opportunity to interact wit More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment clear grape rows during a patrol, Sept. 4. The presence patrols give the units an opport More
Two AH-64 Apaches, a UH-60 Black Hawk, and a CH-47 Chinook from Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) conduct a fly-over here after the playing of taps at a 9/11 memorial to honor those who More
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter lands during a training air assault mission with the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment Sept. 18. Both of the units have been working with their respective co More
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) hands a bag of school supplies to a student at Bolla Baba High School here Oct. 1. Task Force Wings More
Commander of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Col. Todd Royar (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thom, the brigade command sergeant major, check their naughty and nice lists as they distribute gift bags to their sol More
Students from throughout Kandahar City file into a hangar at the Afghan air force's Kandahar Air Wing Jan. 1 for the unit's third annual open house. About 350 students and elders from the area attended the even More
Tom Lupu (right) of the Liberty Jump Team prepares to land after jumping from a World War II-era C-47 Skytrain during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. This jump was particularly speci More
A CH-47 Chinook flies over Campbell Army Airfield to drop off two HMMWVs during an air assault event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the main attractions d More
Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hale, a battlefield weather forecaster attached to Task Force Wings, checks the weather forecast during a Joint Operations Aviation Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug.23. Weather is More
Bobbie Salazar, a Personal Protective Equipment Team member, helps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Smith, a pilot with Troop A, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, don the Joint P More
The Department of the Army has designated September as Army Suicide Prevention Month. Communicating with others is the first step toward preventing suicide. Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness – it More
U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, receive their end of deployment awards from their brigade command team, Col. Ma More
Soldiers from 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), show their support for the city of Boston by running in the Boston Marathon shadow run on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Kurt Reiss, of Aurora, Neb., a CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, “Task Force Lift,” poses with country music artist Craig Morgan during his visit to Forward Oper More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (center), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, discusses ongoing Iraq operations Nov. 18, 2018, at Al-Qa’im, Iraq. Enduring stabilization in the region requires a u More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (center), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, speaks with Soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Ta More
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, stand ready to protect lives and infrastructure on W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2020. The Kentucky Army National Guard responde More
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen continued their mission to support Louisville Metro Police Department, Sept. 26, 2020. They are protecting critical infrastructure and the lives of the public in vari More
U.S. Army Spc. Patrick H. Conradt, assigned to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Thunder, from Kokomo, Ind., provides security in Bábüs Ja More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich., Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, negotiates the terrain during a More
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin, an air defense tactical operations center operator and maintainer with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, gathers with his family for a group photo at Fort Campbe More
Sgt. 1st Class Juan Corral, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade automation non-commissioned officer in charge, chats from Afghanistan with his wife and children at Fort Campbell, Ky., over VTC March 2. Corral was More
Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament, electrical and avionics system repairer for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, rearms the aircraft by placing a rocket in its pod. The FARP personnel provi More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Thom (foreground) and Col. Todd Royar, the command team for Task Force Thunder, uncase the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade's colors during a ceremony, March 12, at Kandahar Airfield, at More
Staff Sgt. Edward Mills, a Pathfinder with Task Force Palehorse, talks with Afghans as his platoon provides security during a humanitarian assistance mission in Deh Gholaman village in southern Afghanistan, Mar More
Spc. Jorge I. GarciaGarcia, a San Juan, Puerto Rico native, now a food service specialist with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares food for A Ba More
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, climbs into the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter here during a visit with the Task Force Thunder April 2. Sherzai met More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant major of the Army, chats with Maj. Randy Spell, Task Force Thunder's executive officer, and Sgt. Maj. Paul W. McGrew, TF Thunder's brigade operations sergeant More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John O’Grady, the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment commander, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, applauds more than 30 inducted policemen during a ceremony in Faryab province Jun More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia monitors the blood pressure and pulse of an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a More
Reginald Owens Jr., a player for the Dragonlords basketball team here, leaps in the air to gain control of the basketball at the start of the semi-finals game against the Top Flight Security. The senior enliste More
Sgt. Joseph Thornton, a squad leader with Company F, Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), takes a nap on a cot at Battle Position Osman before a dismounted patrol in the Suri District of s More
U.S. Army Spc. Oladele Alabi, a multichannel systems operator and maintainer for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion 25th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment conduct a patrol, Sept. 4. Presence patrols give the units an opportunity to interact wi More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment clear grape rows during a patrol Sept. 4. The presence patrols give the units an opportu More
Spc. Roberto Diaz, the chaplain assistant for Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), plays taps on an electronic bugle at a 9/11 memorial ceremony here to honor those who lost their lives More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police and the Afghan Air Force’s Kandahar Air Wing listen intently as Maj. Brendan Cullinan takes them through the flight plan Sept. 17 for their training air ass More
A group of Afghan boys sift through the school supplies they received during a humanitarian assistance visit at their school Oct. 1. Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), along with TF 77, More
Spc. Alexander P. Stransky, a Memphis, Tenn., native, now a company intelligence support team analyst with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, keeps a wa More
159th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander Col. Todd Royar and Executive Officer Maj. Travis Habhab land their AH-64 Apache as the sun sets over Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Christmas Day. The two leaders spent More
A student from Kandahar City reads his speech during a ceremony at the Afghan air force Kandahar Air Wing Jan. 1 during the unit's third annual open house. The open house gives students and local leaders an opp More
A Vietnam-era Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter takes off during the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Air Assault and Rescue at Dawn portion of the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show More
A UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew drops 4th Brigade Combat Team soldiers in the field to conduct the air assault demonstration on Campbell Army Airfield at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11, during the Super Saturday Air Sh More
U.S. Army soldiers with 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Patriot, accept their end of tour awards from their battalion command team, Lt. Col. Mathew Condry and C More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark O’Neil (right), deputy commanding general for operations of Combined Joint Task Force-10 and 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and country music artist Craig Morgan arrive at Fo More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, poses for a picture with Soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Thunder, Nov. 18, 2018, at Al-Qa’im, Iraq. Enduring s More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, shakes hands with a Soldier who is currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Re More
Lt. Col. Roderick Hynes (foreground), the battalion commander for Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) and his acting command sergeant major, 1st Sgt. James E. Henson, hang a wreath at a 9 More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyrik L. Holmes, assigned to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Thunder, from Hickory, N.C., unloads medical supplies in Báb More
U.S. Army combat medic Pfc. Jae W. Jung of Suwon, South Korea, Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, crosses a stream dur More
Maj. Raymond Delucio (left), the communications officer for 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, pins rank on Sfc. Juan Corral during his promotion ceremony March 2 at Kandahar Air Field while Corral's family observe More
Sgt. Courtney Sykes (left), the section chief and shift leader for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, rearms the aircraft by placing a rocket in its pod, as Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament More
Pathfinders from Task Force Palehorse, which is part of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade (Task Force Thunder), pull a large bag containing humanitarian assistance supplies out of a UH60M Black Hawk helicopter More
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, climbs into the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter during a visit with Task Force Thunder here April 2. Sherzai met wit More
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Misunas, a helicopter pilot with the 101st Aviation Regiment, Task Force Thunder, plays the acoustic guitar with his task force mates as they play Hawaiian influenced songs during More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant major of the Army, chats with Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Todd of Lexington, Ky., command sergeant major of Task Force Dragon (1st Battalion, 4th Combat Aviati More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John O’Grady, the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment commander, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shakes the hand of a newly inducted Afghan policeman during a ceremony in Faryab More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia checks the blood pressure and pulse on an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a m More
Jose Rodriguez, a player for the Dragonlords basketball team here, goes for a two-point shot during the semi-final game against the Road Warriors. The senior enlisted leaders throughout KAF held a basketball to More
A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team clears a row of grape vines during a patrol Sept. 4. The presence patrols give units an opportunity to interact with the local population and bui More
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pena-Reyes, a flight engineer instructor for Task Force Lift (7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), directs Sgt. Mohammed Shafi's, a crew chief for the Afghan Air Force's Kandahar Air Win More
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) hands candy to an Afghan girl during a humanitarian visit here Oct. 1. TF Wings and TF 77 conducted More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, line up for dinner here Oct. 27, 2011. Food service soldiers with A Battery are constantly creating new More
Capt. Paul Rickmeyer, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade intelligence officer, carefully holds his candle while another soldier from the deployed unit at Kandahar Airfield uses it to light their's during a Chris More
Leaders from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade serve Christmas dinner to the soldiers at Forward Operating Base Wolverine Dec. 25 in Army tradition. The 159th CAB is deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky., and is sch More
A soldier, role playing an insurgent, runs as helicopters shoot at him during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the main attr More
A Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter flies low over the treeline as protection for the Vietnam-era Air Assault and Rescue at Dawn, a simulated rescue of a downed pilot during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbel More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Cunningham (left), commander, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, thanks his soldiers for a job well done after nearly nine months in Afghanistan Feb. 23, 2014. The unit is a part of More
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch country music artist Craig Morgan perform at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan, May 4, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour ov More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (right), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, talks with Soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (center), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, eats lunch with Soldiers who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inhe More
Kandahar area students listen to a description of the different controls in the cockpit of an Afghan air force plane during the Kandahar Air Wing's third annual open house Jan. 1. One of the boys, a 17-year-old More
An Afghan National Army soldier attempts to stay dry as he jumps over a stream during a joint patrol in Khoshi District, Logar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2011.
Maj. Raymond Delucio (left), the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade communications officer, leads the newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class Juan Corral, brigade automations Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, through the re More
Sgt. Thomas Bohall, a Pathfinder with Task Force Palehorse, helps Afghan National Police load humanitarian relief items onto a truck in the village of Deh Gholaman in Kandahar province, March 18. The ANP office More
Capt. Donna Buono (left), the commander of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and an AH-64 Apache pilot, introduces Afghan Air Force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (center), sergeant major of the Army, speaks to soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company of Task Force Thunder (159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division More