Vice President Richard Nixon shakes hands with locals in Afghanistan
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An Afghan Mujahideen demonstrates positioning of a hand-held surface-t...
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Command Sgt. Maj. Ismael Rodriguez, the command sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Ismael Rodriguez, the command sergeant major of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade and a native of Bronx, N.Y., leads the formation during a transfer of authority ... More
Australian Army Lt. Christian J. Johnston, Afghan mentor
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
A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster watches as his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (... More
Maintenance personnel in communication with the pilot prior to an equi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More
US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 332nd Air Exp...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More
Afghani locals in a internally displaced persons camp called the Sakhi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Mazar-E Sharif State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cecilio Ri... More
A view of the main intersection just inside the front gate of the forw...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More
Marines with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Ma...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More
Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More
Marine "fighting hole" by an opening breached in an adobe wall by Mari...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More
A view of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft in flight near...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Arlo K. Abrah... More
US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, ... More
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, reviews the...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More
US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG)...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun District State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Fred Gurwell, USA ... More
A German Army medical technician assigned to the Kabul Multinational B...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlb... More
Afghani women wait outside a medical tent during a Medical Civil Actio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Aroki State: Kapisa Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF R... More
US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to A/Company, 2-504th Parachute Infant...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: ADI Ghar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina Jr, USA Release Status:... More
At Camp Teufel-Hunden, Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, the tents fo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMA-513 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC R... More
A view of the air traffic control tower and passenger terminal of Kand...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Greg M. Kobashig... More
Local Afghani girls line the streets in Golbahar, Parwan Province, Afg...
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 Military Photographers take pictures of local Afghanistan children,...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Parwan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Sandra Watkinskeough, USA Rele... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers hand out medical chit sheets to vi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najoy State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
A US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) riflemen with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST...
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
A US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies close air support as a ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khabargho State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC ... More
Portugese soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force (I...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Came... More
US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Mark Patterson (right), armed with ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Kackeran Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release Status: Rele... More
US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Karl W. Eikenberry (left), Com...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nuristan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Michael Zuk, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More
U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, Commander, U.S. Army Europe, arrives for a v...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More
Soldiers of the 321st Military Intelligence Battalion Role-Play a Mili...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More
U.S. Army SPC. Kamal Gasque hands out candy to Afghan girls at an orph...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76 Scene Camera Operator: SPC Michael Zuk Releas... More
Nearly 5,000 residents of DehDadi, Afghanistan, once
Nearly 5,000 residents of DehDadi, Afghanistan, once again have running water available in their homes this week thanks to the combined efforts of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, Regional Support Comman... More
An aerial view of Afghanistan Oct. 15, 2010. (U.S.
An aerial view of Afghanistan Oct. 15, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kaitlin M. Joiner/Released)
IE-Doh! Taliban tactic fizzles in Garmsir, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Arturo Valtierra, a mortarman with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, scans for IEDs during a foot patrol to a local Afghan National Police near Patrol Base Gorgak, G... More
COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, Helmand province, Islamic
COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Hutchinson, Minn., native Cpl. John Lamecker responds to a call over the radio during an overwatch mission April 22. The communicati... More
WASHIR, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
WASHIR, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A Marine with Route Clearance Platoon, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion drives his Husky mine detection vehicle and scans Route 612 for improvised explos... More
Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Adams approaches a recently-constructed
Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Adams approaches a recently-constructed residence in Elbert, Colo., June 25, with his daughter, Jewel Adams, 5. Adams received the home at no cost from Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit org... More
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of International
U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force and commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, salutes during a re-enlistment ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, July 4, 2011.
The hills and mountains on the way to Bagram from Kabul
The hills and mountains on the way to Bagram from Kabul work their way through the morning haze.
Afghan National Army commandos pull security during
Afghan National Army commandos pull security during a clearing operation in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5. Afghan and coalition Special Operations Forces partnered to conduct clearing ... More
A reason to smile, US Army in Afghanistan photo
A young girl from the Spin Boldak District in the southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, smiles as she waits for her mother to finish speaking at a female shura. Born after the Taliban's fall, the young girl ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Alex White, from Wenatchee, Wash., assigned
U.S. Army Pfc. Alex White, from Wenatchee, Wash., assigned to 1st Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, El Paso, Texas, loads his M240... More
Afghanistan locals look on as Afghan National Security
Afghanistan locals look on as Afghan National Security Forces lead a joint patrol with Coalition Forces in the village of Spine Gundey, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 10.
Airman First Class Jonathan Moran, a munitions specialist
Airman First Class Jonathan Moran, a munitions specialist assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, positions GBU 54s to be loaded onto a trailer at the munitio... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt.
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt. Maj., and Col. R.J. Lillibridge (far left), Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), serve Thanksgiving dinner ... More
The Purple Heart Medal is linked to the Badge of Military
The Purple Heart Medal is linked to the Badge of Military Merit established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War when he pinned a purple, cloth-shaped heart on three men’s chests. The Georgia Army ... More
Female soldiers from the Afghan National Army celebrated
Female soldiers from the Afghan National Army celebrated this week the grand opening of their new permanent facilities at Camp Shaheen. Leadership from the ANA and coalition forces conducted the ribbon-cutting ... More
Command Sgt. Major Collins prepares to “pit” a vehicle
Command Sgt. Major Collins prepares to “pit” a vehicle as part of his barricade breaching practical exercise. Collins recently completed a weeklong course in terrorism awareness training. (Photo by: Mark Abueg)
An Afghan National Army soldier challenges two Afghan
An Afghan National Army soldier challenges two Afghan men at a traffic control point, Sept. 18, in Ghazni province. The TCP was set up and manned by Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team members and ANA soldier... More
Two Afghan women knit different articles of clothes
Two Afghan women knit different articles of clothes at the fourth International AgFair held in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2010. Afghanistan is home to one of the fastest growing agricultural markets in Central... More
The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High
The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High School in Kabul received new desks this week as the school prepares for a grand opening ceremony early next month. Previously, the high school had three build... More
U.S. special operations cultural support team members
U.S. special operations cultural support team members conduct a female shura at Gizab in the Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2011. Coalition and Afghan forces are working in partnership in the greater Giz... More
A female engagement team from Combined Task Force Lightning,
A female engagement team from Combined Task Force Lightning, met with women and girls to focus on health education at Baqi Tanah, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2011.
The 1st Cavalry Division shoulder sleeve insignia is
The 1st Cavalry Division shoulder sleeve insignia is placed on the right shoulder of a soldier from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during a combat patch ceremony July 4. The brigade recently ... More
Afghan National Police trainees order a fellow trainee,
Afghan National Police trainees order a fellow trainee, acting as a terrorist, out of his vehicle during an exercise at Regional Training Center Laghman, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2011. The simulated terrorists dro... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medic
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medic attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires her M4 rifle at the off-base firing range near forward operating base Mehtar Lam Sept. 10. Member... More
Slovak army 1st Lt. Tomáš Zubaj, Provincial Reconstruction
Slovak army 1st Lt. Tomáš Zubaj, Provincial Reconstruction Team Uruzgan civil affairs officer, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Clayton Safford, PRT Uruzgan project purchasing officer, take measurements in... More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prepares for
A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prepares for takeoff at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec 4, 2011.
Afghans participate in the Janda Bala (flag-hoisting)
Afghans participate in the Janda Bala (flag-hoisting) ceremony at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Blue Mosque, to kick off 1391 Nowruz, celebrating the new year, March 20, 2012. Nowruz or “New Day” marks the start of... More
Geraldo Rivera interviews a member of coalition special
Geraldo Rivera interviews a member of coalition special operation forces during a media engagement in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 14. The media visited the ALP checkpoint along wit... More
Jordanian army soldiers meet with local national leaders
Jordanian army soldiers meet with local national leaders before a shura in Forward Operating Base Shank, Nov. 14, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The Jordanian army and local national meet regularly to ma... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt.
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt. Maj., and Col. R.J. Lillibridge (far left), Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), serve Thanksgiving dinner ... More
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Gregory Walker, 3rd Infantry Division
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Gregory Walker, 3rd Infantry Division and Regional Command-South division chaplain, speaks during the dedication ceremony for Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz, Forward Operating Base Walton, Kand... More
U.S. Soldiers with the Security Force Advise and Assist
U.S. Soldiers with the Security Force Advise and Assist Team (SFAAT), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, explain to Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers the location of buildings and equipment on ... More
A coalition force member fires his M1-10 Semi Automatic
A coalition force member fires his M1-10 Semi Automatic Sniper System during marksmanship training at a range in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2014. Coalition forces qualified with various weapon system... More
Capt. Jason Ford, the company commander of Charlie
Capt. Jason Ford, the company commander of Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, mourns the loss of Lance Cpl. Kevin Oratowski, 23, a driver with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Light A... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani,
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Amlaqullah Patyani, commander of Kabul Military Training Center, briefs Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, Vice President Joe Biden and International Security Force C... More
A convoy of Afghan National Army HMMWVs lines up in
A convoy of Afghan National Army HMMWVs lines up in formation at Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 16, 2011. At the center which is the largest training base in Afghanistan, NATO Training Mission - Afghanista... More
A soldier from the Australian Other Government Agencies
A soldier from the Australian Other Government Agencies Platoon assigned Provincial Reconstruction Team Uruzgan places a neck brace on U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Braun Schneider, playing the role of a ca... More
An Afghan National Army commander briefs his team about
An Afghan National Army commander briefs his team about the dismounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Perez, a mortarman
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Perez, a mortarman with Weapons Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security from his fighti... More
Afghan workers hoist up a worker from a collapsed karez
Afghan workers hoist up a worker from a collapsed karez on Shindand Air Base in Herat province that provides water to a thousand families in a nearby village on March 7, 2010. Coalition forces hired the workers... More
The MRI center that was recently opened in Helmand
The MRI center that was recently opened in Helmand province is an invaluable asset to the base's concussion rehabilitation care center, which treats wounded servicemembers for head injuries. The MRI is to be fi... More
Young Afghan boys sit in their Aliabad School classroom
Young Afghan boys sit in their Aliabad School classroom near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, March 10, 2012. Their new school, a project started by the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, and continued by the 170... More
Afghan Local Police recruits gather around AK47 rifles
Afghan Local Police recruits gather around AK47 rifles for a safety brief before beginning a dry-fire range class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 24. The class is part of a three-week c... More
Parachute flares illuminate targets outside a joint
Parachute flares illuminate targets outside a joint combat outpost in Baghlan province July 10, 2013 during a night range exercise by Blackfoot Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team... More
An Army UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land at Bagram
An Army UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014. Strong winds allowed the normal haze around Bagram to lift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)
Over 100 Airmen, assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force
Over 100 Airmen, assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Central Command realigned airpower to USFOR-A Combined-Joint Area of Operatio... More
Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops
Soldiers from Bravo Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius wait with other U.S. forces for CH-47 Chinooks to arrive and take them to the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, for... More
Afghan Nation Army soldiers embark an MI-17 helicopter
Afghan Nation Army soldiers embark an MI-17 helicopter in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Additionally to delivering ballots and transporting election officials to locations that are too dangerous or remote for... More
An Afghan boy waits patiently with his mother for his
An Afghan boy waits patiently with his mother for his turn to be seen by the doctor at the local clinic on Forward Operating Base Ghazni March 10. A medical clinic was established on FOB Ghazni to provide care... More
A ground crew crouches atop a palllet of mail on Forward
A ground crew crouches atop a palllet of mail on Forward Operating Base Monti as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter moves in to pick up the load. Because of difficult terrain, particularly in mountainous eastern Afghan... More
Tanks roll through the Afghan desert on their way to
Tanks roll through the Afghan desert on their way to support special operations forces during Operation Helmand Viper, Oct. 20. During the operation, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, led the support mission f... More
SANGIN, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl.
SANGIN, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Chase L. Vuchetich, a machine gunner with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a branch of the Helmand River in the early ... More
The Afghan national flag overlooks a valley from an
The Afghan national flag overlooks a valley from an observation post at Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2011.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a light-armored vehicle driver with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and 19-year-old native of Neenah, Wis., and Lance Cpl. Garrett Camach... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Grabill with
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Grabill with Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT), Weapons Company, 2D Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, provides security during a satellite patrol th... More
A young Afghan girl who has just been treated for a
A young Afghan girl who has just been treated for a skin condition on her face at the Egyptian Field Hospital waits in line with local women and children to exit Bagram Air Field, June 3. Afghans come from far ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Shane T. Coates, a combat engineer with
U.S. Army Spc. Shane T. Coates, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, operates a M240b machine gun during a route clearanc... More
Afghan Special Security Forces special operators reload
Afghan Special Security Forces special operators reload a DShK machine gun during a training event, Feb. 11, 2018 at Camp Pamir in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Training allows soldiers to be able to better op... More
Students of the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul,
Students of the Sar Asyab Girls High School in Kabul, Afghanistan, sing the National Anthem of Afghanistan at the ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the completion of the new building. The new 17-room buildi... More
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment watches local people approach a vehicle checkpoint here, July 26. Every Tuesday, Marines ... More
An Afghan Local Police recruit prepares to fire his
An Afghan Local Police recruit prepares to fire his AK47 rifle at targets during a weapons training class in Nawbahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 26. The class is part of a three-week course th... More
A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW)
A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and an Afghan solider with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade say goodbye after a day of a train-the-trainer class taught by Marine advisors wit... More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Dec. 4.
Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the
Two women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan, known to locals as the "Father Buddha," used to stand, June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in A.D. 507 and 554 and w... More
An Afghan woman holds a child wearing a purple ribbon
An Afghan woman holds a child wearing a purple ribbon during a women’s meeting at the Spin Boldak District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2012. The purple ribbon signifies participation in the ... More
Capt. Jeremy Nelson fires the Beretta M9 during a weapons
Capt. Jeremy Nelson fires the Beretta M9 during a weapons marksmanship course at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Oct. 4. The Marines fired the close-quarter battle course as part of the standard reset training, w... More