General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, presents a coin recognizing excellence to an Afghan National Army motor transport mechanic, June 14, 2012. ANA Brigadier Gen. Abdul W... More
Service members with Afghan National Army 2nd Brigade,
Service members with Afghan National Army 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and Afghan Uniform Police build a defensive position during an operation in the Sangin Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. T... More
The Afghan National Army's 215th Combat Logistics Brigade
The Afghan National Army's 215th Combat Logistics Brigade will soon call these Camp Shorabak buildings home. These buildings are part of an ANA installation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials act as constru... More
Staff Sgt. Brock H. Sinclair, aircraft rescue and
Staff Sgt. Brock H. Sinclair, aircraft rescue and firefighting section leader with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 274, instructs Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 215th Corps, Garrison Support Unit,... More
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter lands at Camp
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter lands at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 5, 2017. On July 24, two Mi-17s completed a casualty evacuation in the Nawa district of Helmand province in support of Operation Ma... More
U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, Task Force Southwest’s
U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, Task Force Southwest’s senior advisor to Afghan National Army 215th Corps, promotes ANA Col. Abdul Latif, the operations officer of 215th Corps, during Operation Maiwand Five nea... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, assigned to
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, assigned to Afghanistan's 215th Corps, conduct a training raid at the Regional Corps Battle School aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. As In... More
Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and
Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group transfers eight potable water trailers to the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Af... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics
Marines with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 7 work together with mechanics with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. ... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak,
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps uncase rounds for a D-30 122mm Howitzer during a training exercise on range 4, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2012. The t... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Emerson Marsh, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 3rd Class Emerson Marsh, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, checks an ANA medic‚ tourniquets while another medic sets down h... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 215th Corps provides security during a graduation ceremony on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The graduation ceremony was bein... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 2nd Tolai,
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 2nd Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 215th Corps prepares to take the driving portion of Humvee course outside the Musa Qal'ah District Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan June 29... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak,
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fire a D-30 122mm Howitzer during a training exercise on range 4, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2012. The training exerc... More
A medical vehicle belonging to soldiers with the Afghan
A medical vehicle belonging to soldiers with the Afghan National Army's 5th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, departs Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Nov. 22. After nearly a year and a half spent training with Mari... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shujaee, the commanding general of 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, reviews his troops during the brigade's week... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to Afghanistan's 215th Corps, assembles an M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. As Internation... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps prepare to tie demolition charges to a trunk line at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 10, 2017. More than 20 soldiers completed a demolition range as part of an... More
Sgt. Willie Torres, an Arlington, Texas, native and
Sgt. Willie Torres, an Arlington, Texas, native and a squad leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, and Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps conduct vehicle checkpoint operatio... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps executes an immediate action drill during a mock patrol at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2017. More than 300 soldiers with the un... More
An Afghan child models sunglasses he received from
An Afghan child models sunglasses he received from Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment during a patrol near Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, July 28. The Marines of the Houston-based ... More
CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (May 17, 2018) – U.S. Marine
CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (May 17, 2018) – U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, Task Force Southwest commander, shakes hands with U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, the NATO-led Resolute Support com... More
Afghan children sit with each other during a food
Afghan children sit with each other during a food distribution mission conducted by Afghan National Army soldiers, Aug. 27, outside of Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province. One ANA soldier told the children to ma... More
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security
General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, greets a soldier with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, who recently joined the Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Ni... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Duran, line safety non-commissioned
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Duran, line safety non-commissioned officer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, supervises Marines refueling a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point ... More
U.S. Marine instructors Sgt. Joseph D. Carlisle (left),
U.S. Marine instructors Sgt. Joseph D. Carlisle (left), a Wylie, Texas native and Cpl. Brett S. Clark (right), an East Liverpool, Ohio native, both with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Police Advisor Tea... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Barnes, a Los Angeles native and an
Staff Sgt. Adam Barnes, a Los Angeles native and an adviser with the Combat Support Advisory Team, radios to the Fire Direction Center to inquire if coordinates are ready so the D-30, 122 mm howitzer crewmen wi... More
An Afghan National Army soldier works on opening the
An Afghan National Army soldier works on opening the heater to a Meal, Ready-to-Eat as he looks on at the controlled detonation of an improvised explosive device found in the ground earlier in the morning by AN... More
Staff Sergeant Said Yasin, a platoon sergeant with
Staff Sergeant Said Yasin, a platoon sergeant with 3rd Kandak, 215th Corps, talks to a group of children who approached a vehicle checkpoint in Marjah, March 22, 2012. The Afghan National Army soldiers worked w... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps calculates information received from the forward observers to accurately input the correct data for firing the D-30 122 mm howitzer during training aboard Ca... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 1st
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps wades through a canal during an operation with U.S. Marines from 81mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regime... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Lonnie Smith Jr, flight equipment
U.S. Marine Sgt. Lonnie Smith Jr, flight equipment technician with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, gives a safety brief prior to a day and night quick reaction force range aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, ... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai stands in his office at the 215th Corps headquarters in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2017. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)
A soldier with the Afghan National Army, 4th Brigade,
A soldier with the Afghan National Army, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps salutes leaders from Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and the Afghan National Defense and Security Force (ANDSF) at Camp Delaram, Afghanistan Feb. 5,... More
An Afghan National Army soldier fires 60mm mortar rounds
An Afghan National Army soldier fires 60mm mortar rounds at enemy positions May 29, here. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Fo... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin (right), nozzle
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin (right), nozzle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, supervises Marines refueling a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point (F... More
WASHIR, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
WASHIR, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Jeremy Preston, a motor transportation operator with Regimental Combat Team 8, watches the pulley system on the back of a towing vehicle Ju... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, applies a tourniquet on a simulated casualty during a combat medic course here, April 26, 2012. This eight-week course instructed by ANA soldiers a... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps march during a graduation ceremony on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The graduation ceremony was being held for the... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) Sgt. Barat Mohammad, assigned
Afghan National Army (ANA) Sgt. Barat Mohammad, assigned to Afghanistan's 215th Corps, trains ANA soldiers to sight in mortars aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. As Internation... More
U.S. Marine Col. Peter B. Baumgarten (center right)
U.S. Marine Col. Peter B. Baumgarten (center right) commanding officer, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Douglas P. Fraser (center left), operations chief with 1st Marine Regiment, render a salute as the unit battle col... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fires a 122mm howitzer D-30 prior during a live-fire training event at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2017. The exercise concluded an artillery... More
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive
Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Hai Neshat, executive officer, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, surveys the surrounding area of a check point built by ANA engineers March 21, 2012. Neshat said he was impressed with th... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Kandak,
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps prepares a D-30 122mm Howitzer during a training exercise on range 4, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2012. The training... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, the commanding
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, and Brig. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, the commanding general of 215th Corps, await CH-47 Chinooks during Operation Maiwand F... More
Afghan National Army medics with 2nd Brigade, 215th
Afghan National Army medics with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, conduct a mass casualty drill March 26, here. The ANA medics, according to Petty Officer 1st Class Federico Sanchez, a Reno, Nev., native, are fully op... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin, nozzle operator
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin, nozzle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, waits to give pilots the all clear after refueling a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refu... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, briefs General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, and other senior ANA and coalition ... More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Styskal (right), the 2nd
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Styskal (right), the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment commanding officer, is accompanied by a young Afghan friend as he leads a foot patrol with Col. Roger Turner, the Regimental ... More
U.S. Marine Sgt Joshua Morrison, fuel chief with Marine
U.S. Marine Sgt Joshua Morrison, fuel chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, waits to give pilots the all clear signal after refueling a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling p... More
Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine
Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, escorted Afghan National Army troops from the 215th Corps and local Washir district, Helmand province, government officials to and from a shura... More
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer
An Afghan National Army soldier practices using a bulldozer during a heavy equipment operators course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, June 21, 2012. Students drive over tall mounds to help instill confide... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps reports to Lt. Col. Abdoul Ghani, the 1/215 operations officer, during an awards ceremony here, April 28, 2012. Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines wit... More
Service members with Afghan National Army 2nd and 3rd
Service members with Afghan National Army 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 215th Corps, patrol Route 1 in support of operation Oqab 144 in the Sangin Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Seeing only Afgha... More
Sergeant Jeffrey S. Watkins, motor transportation
Sergeant Jeffrey S. Watkins, motor transportation maintenance shop chief with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, and native of Marlin, Texas, checks the battery on an Afghan tactical vehicl... More
Instructors with 4th Tolai, 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade,
Instructors with 4th Tolai, 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, give soldiers a class on patrolling tactics during an exercise aboard Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, April 19, 2014. The trai... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st
Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, plot grids for firing points in the fire direction center here, May 5, 2012. The 4th Kandak artillery section has made great strides und... More
Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, commanding general,
Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), talks with Amir Mohammad Akhundzada, Nimroz provincial governor, aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Ma... More
Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine
Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, escorted Afghan National Army troops from the 215th Corps and local Washir district, Helmand province, government officials to and from a shura... More
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps,
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, musicians, and dancers wearing traditional clothing, celebrate ANA Day at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2018. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps and U.S. Marines with the Regimental Combat Team 5 embedded training team board a Ch-53 sea stallion helicopter during an air i... More
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan National Army 215th
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps signals to his group searching for notional improvised explosive devices (IED) during the route clearance course at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 2... More
Hayatullah Hayat, the governor of Helmand Province,
Hayatullah Hayat, the governor of Helmand Province, addresses soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps during a graduation ceremony at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, July 24, 2017. Approximately 600 sold... More
U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, draw
U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, draw blood from U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, during a walking blood bank aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug 1... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance
An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Tolay, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. He grad... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 1st Kandak,
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 1st Kandak, 215th Corps speaks with an Afghan boy at a vehicle checkpoint (VCP) in the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan Oct. 14, 2012. ANA soldiers conduct... More
U.S. Marine Capt. John Quail, the Task Force Southwest
U.S. Marine Capt. John Quail, the Task Force Southwest operations advisor to Afghan National Army 215th Corps, and ANA Col. Abdul Latif, the operations officer of 215th Corps, develop plans to secure a portion ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 215th Corps sweep
Afghan National Army soldiers with 215th Corps sweep for notional improvised explosive devices during a route clearance course at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2017. The eight-week training evolution is d... More
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task
Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, Task Force Leatherneck, arrives at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 26, 2012. Maj. Gen. Berger visited with the command and staff of Regimental Combat Team... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps teaches patrolling techniques to U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 3, 2017. A group of ANA instructors are preparing ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Artillery Brigade,
Afghan National Army soldiers with Artillery Brigade, 215th Corps prepare to conduct a notional firing exercise using a 122mm howitzer D-30 at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2017. U.S. Marine advisors wit... More
A Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and
A Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and Afghan soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade greet each other before a train-the-trainer class taught by Marine advisors with TFSW ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps recite the ANA battle song during a graduation ceremony at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2017. The event concluded an eight-week ope... More
Lt. Gen. William Beydler, the commanding general of
Lt. Gen. William Beydler, the commanding general of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, boards a UH-60 Blackhawk at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 18, 2017. Beydler met with the Marines and Sailors of Task F... More
CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (May 14, 2018) – An Afghan
CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (May 14, 2018) – An Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps soldier loads a round into his weapon during a live-fire range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 14, 2018. The application ... More
Afghan National Army Soldiers with 215th Corps learn
Afghan National Army Soldiers with 215th Corps learn how to maintain heavy equipment on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2013. The training instructed by U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics... More
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Ghulam Farooq, deputy
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Ghulam Farooq, deputy commander, 215th Corps addressed graduates during a ceremony on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The graduation ceremony was bei... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) officer assigned to the
An Afghan National Army (ANA) officer assigned to the 215th Corps receives his graduation certificate during a ceremony on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013. The graduation ceremony w... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas Pryzbelski, left,
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas Pryzbelski, left, with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, right, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, await the arrival of Maj.... More
An Afghan National Army soldier salutes the official
An Afghan National Army soldier salutes the official party of his graduation from the Generator Mechanic Course at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Sept. 15. Th... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 5th Kandak, 4th
Afghan National Army soldiers with 5th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, become familiar with the hydraulic control levers inside an ATLAS II Forklift aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II in Helmand provinc... More
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 1st Brigade,
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps (1/215) reports to the ANA commander with 1/215, during an awards ceremony aboard Camp Garmsir, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012.... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National
Marines with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps gather for a key leader engagement at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 7, 2017. The first operational readiness cycle of t... More
An Afghan crewman of a D-30, 122 mm howitzer belonging
An Afghan crewman of a D-30, 122 mm howitzer belonging to the Artillery Tolai, 4th Combat Support Kandak, 215th Corps, prepares to fire during a recent training exercise in the Helmand desert outside Camp Dwyer... More
An Afghan National Army military policeman with Military
An Afghan National Army military policeman with Military Police Tolai, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, extracts latent fingerprints during a Tactical Site Exploitation course here, June 2, 2012. Marines and sailors w... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, hustle toward a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during an air interdiction force training operation here, Dec. 19. In preparatio... More
Navy Lt. j.g. James M. Nicholson, right, the senior
Navy Lt. j.g. James M. Nicholson, right, the senior medical advisor with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, shakes hands with medical staff from 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, aboard... More
Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center, commanding general,
Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), listens to Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayeed Malook, left, address Amir Mohammad Akhundzada, center-right, Nimroz prov... More
An Afghan MI-17 helicopter lands at Camp Shorserack,
An Afghan MI-17 helicopter lands at Camp Shorserack, Afghanistan to deliver supplies to Afghan National Army soldiers with 215th Corps during Operation Maiwand Four July 15, 2017. U.S. Marine advisors with Task... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st
Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, move into position around their artillery cannon. New York native Lance Cpl. James Grant, an artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine... More
An Afghan National Army soldier displays his certificate
An Afghan National Army soldier displays his certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2017. Approximately 70 engineer soldiers with various units from 215th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Lutz with an embedded
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Lutz with an embedded training team (ETT), Regimental Combat Team 5, reports to Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, commanding general, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps (1/215), during an... More
Afghan National Army medics with 2nd Brigade, 215th
Afghan National Army medics with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, conduct a mass casualty drill March 26, here. The ANA medics, according to Petty Officer 1st Class Federico Sanchez, a Reno, Nev., native, are fully op... More
Mr. Hayatullah Hayat, governor of Helmand province,
Mr. Hayatullah Hayat, governor of Helmand province, shares a meal with key leaders from Task Force Southwest (TFSW), the Afghan National Defense and Security Force (ANDSF), and village elders from the Nahr-e- S... More
Coalition servicemembers look toward the source of
Coalition servicemembers look toward the source of a loud explosion, a controlled detonation of an improvised explosive device unearthed by Afghan National Army soldiers of the 215th Corps. Throughout the Afgha... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin, nozzle operator
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samantha Medellin, nozzle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, ensures fuel is properly flowing to a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at a forward arming and refueling point (FA... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak,
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fire a D-30 122mm Howitzer during a training exercise on range 4, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2012. The training exerc... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak,
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 4th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps load a D-30 122mm Howitzer during a training exercise on range 4, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2012. The training exerc... More
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John E. Trotta, the
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John E. Trotta, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment operations chief, looks for enemy movement during a patrol in Trek Nawa, April 13, 2012. Trotta and Sgt. Maj. William R. Fr... More
An Afghan soldier’s desire for Afghanistan
Serving as the commander of an explosive ordnance disposal company with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, Capt. Kamal is currently serving in Helmand province. The two-year ANA veteran wishes to s... More