Slowly but Surely, Afghans Regain Their Home
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Battalion Scots Guard, rests during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. The Afghan police conducted a patrol to search for bomb-making factories. The police were also a... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a ... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a ... More
Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., shoots
Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., shoots a free throw during the basketball practice prior to the 2011 Wounded Warrior Games at the Garcia Fitness Center Gymnasium aboard Fort Carson in Colorado Spr... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a ... More
An Afghan policeman jokingly salutes a soldier with
An Afghan policeman jokingly salutes a soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard during a patrol led by police in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The soldiers allowed the Afghans to lead the ... More
Marines relax before Marjah patrol
Marines and sailors with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, share a lighthearted moment minutes before conducting an enemy contact patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 14.
Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege from Campbellsport, Wis., dribbles
Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege from Campbellsport, Wis., dribbles down the court during basketball practice May 12, 2011 at the Garcia Fitness Center aboard Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo. Wege, a Winnebago Luther... More
Lance Cpl. Jese Schag from Sheridan, Ill., takes a
Lance Cpl. Jese Schag from Sheridan, Ill., takes a shot during wheelchair basketball practice during the two-week training camp preceding the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Schag, a graduate of S... More
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Battalion
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Battalion Scots Guard, rests during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. The Afghan police conducted a patrol to search for bomb-making factories. The police were also a... More
Geotags invade privacy and OPSEC
The action of automatic geotagging takes place on many smartphones. Some are enabled by default. Users can prevent their information from being posted by disabling the GPS function on their phone.
An Afghan policeman provides security during an Afghan
An Afghan policeman provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. Afghan police partnered with soldiers from 1st Battalion Scots Guard to search for bomb-making factories in the area.
Sunset volleyball with the Afghan Army
An Afghan National Army soldier spikes a volleyball over the net during an evening pickup game of volleyball at Combat Outpost Angry in Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 14. The ANA is co-located with the Marines of Ec... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a ... More
All-Marine Warrior Games swim team coach, Olympic gold
All-Marine Warrior Games swim team coach, Olympic gold medalist Shelia Taormina, instructs Marines during practice at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2011.
A soldier with the 1st Battalion Scots Guards looks
A soldier with the 1st Battalion Scots Guards looks through his scope when informed by an Afghan policeman of possible Taliban presence nearby in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17.
Guardsmen Justin Taylor, an infantryman with 1st Battalion
Guardsmen Justin Taylor, an infantryman with 1st Battalion Scots Guard patrols through roads in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The soldiers helped Afghan police patrol the area but remain... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard crosses a
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard crosses a canal during an Afghan police-led patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a... More
A little girl waits for her father during the I Marine
A little girl waits for her father during the I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) homecoming March 22. More than 170 Marines and sailors with I MEF (FWD) returned home after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.
Marine Staff Sgt. Nathan Lynch warms up prior to track
Marine Staff Sgt. Nathan Lynch warms up prior to track practice at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, May 13, 2011. Lynch, who is assigned as the Wounded Warrior Battalion West's Warrior Athletic Recondition... More
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Scots Guard,
Sgt. James Monroe, an infantryman with 1st Scots Guard, rests during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. The Afghan police conducted a patrol to search for bomb-making factories. The police were also able to inf... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Battalion provides
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Battalion provides security during an Afghan police-led patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making facto... More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provide security
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard provide security during a patrol led by Afghan police in Lashkar Gah, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories. They also informed local resid... More
A soldier with 1st Scots Battalion and an Afghan policeman
A soldier with 1st Scots Battalion and an Afghan policeman rest during an Afghan police-led patrol on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for... More
Families wait for Marines and sailors with I Marine
Families wait for Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) to return from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan March 22. More than 170 Marines and sailors were welcomed home.
Families wait for Marines and sailors with I Marine
Families wait for Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) to return from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan March 22. More than 170 Marines and sailors were welcomed home.
Members of the All-Marine Warrior Games team meditate
Members of the All-Marine Warrior Games team meditate to end their practice session May 13, 2011, at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. The team will compete in the 2011 Warrior Games May 16-21 and see... More
Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., moves
Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., moves down the court during the basketball practice prior to the 2011 Warrior Games at the Garcia Fitness Center Gymnasium aboard Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, C... More
Marine Cpl. Manuel Jimenez from New Britain, Conn.,
Marine Cpl. Manuel Jimenez from New Britain, Conn., warms up prior to track practice at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, May 13, 2011. Jimenez, a graduate of New Britain High School, will compete in the 20... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard and an Afghan
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard and an Afghan policeman patrol on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a da... More
Marine Cpl. Michael Pride, from Kansas City, Mo., an
Marine Cpl. Michael Pride, from Kansas City, Mo., an assistant track coach for the All-Marine Warrior Games team, helps Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege practice baton exchanges for the 4x100-meter relay. Wege, from Camp... More
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard crosses a
A soldier with 1st Battalion Scots Guard crosses a canal during an Afghan police-led patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. Afghan police searched compounds for bomb-making factories a... More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard show Afghan
Soldiers with 1st Battalion Scots Guard show Afghan policemen how to properly use a metal detector at Patrol Base Bamba Sarai in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 17. The police led a patrol thr... More