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
Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense
Key leaders from the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces and Task Force Southwest held a key leader engagement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 29, 2017. During the KLE, they discussed cooperation an... More
Lt. Col. Zachary Miller, left, commander of the 1st
Lt. Col. Zachary Miller, left, commander of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade's 5th Battalion, and team leader Capt. Dare O'Ravitz, right, listen to Afghan army Col. Abdul Mobin Mohabati, deputy command... More
Members of the Afghan Border Police listen to a speech
Members of the Afghan Border Police listen to a speech following the graduation ceremony for the driver’s training Course and Combat Lifesaver course Nov. 29 at Kandahar Airfield. These courses were the last I... More
An Afghan National Security and Defense Forces Soldier
An Afghan National Security and Defense Forces Soldier holds the Afghan flag during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2017. The ceremony commemorated the addition of the UH-60 Black Hawk hel... More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- German
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, center, chief of staff for Resolute Support Mission, listens to a senior leader from the Romanian army, May 6, 2018, duri... More
Afghanistan (November 14, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldiers
Afghanistan (November 14, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct a live fire marksmanship range with soldiers ... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition
Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition drills with an M9 service pistol during a force protection range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 1, 2017. Task Force Southwest is comprised of about 300 ... More
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji supervises
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji supervises Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade during a team live-fire exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2015. Soldiers with Task Group T... More
The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Bob
The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Bob Work addresses service members outside of the Train, Advise, Assist Command – South headquarters at Kandahar Airfield Nov. 28. Work visited KAF to speak with s... More
U.S. Army Col. Kelly Ivanoff, Deputy Commander, TF
U.S. Army Col. Kelly Ivanoff, Deputy Commander, TF Southeast, Senior Advisor, 203rd Corps, visits with wounded Afghan Army Soldiers at the regional military hospital located at the headquarters of the 203rd Cor... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest and
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Defense and Security Force policemen work through an issue at the Operational Coordination Center – Regional at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oc... More
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, left, the commanding general
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, left, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, speaks with Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, right, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jun... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest assists
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest assists his counterpart, Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, the commander of the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps in battle tracking during operation Maiw... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest discusses
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest discusses communication shortfalls with his counterpart at the 1st Operational Kandak near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2017. The advisors spoke with thei... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil,
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil, the 1st deputy commanding general of the 215th Corps, speaks to ANA soldiers with the 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade during an opening ceremony for an operational rea... More
Laghman Province, Afghanistan (October 27, 2018) –
Laghman Province, Afghanistan (October 27, 2018) – Gen. James C. McConville, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, visits Raider Brigade Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigad... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, greets U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, right, the commanding general of Resolute Support Mission, at Bastion Airfield... More
An Afghan Mi-17 pilot take a first look at the cockpit
An Afghan Mi-17 pilot take a first look at the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 2, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Mi-17 pilots are the first to train on the new weapons ... More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- German
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, chief of staff for Resolute Support Mission, presents a coin to a soldier from the Romanian army, May 6, 2018, during his... More
The command team from Task Force Southeast held an
The command team from Task Force Southeast held an Eid al-Fitr dinner July 3 on Advising Platform Lighting and hosted leaders from the Afghan National Army 203rd Thunder Corps and Afghan National Police 303rd Z... More
Afghan Air Force maintainers work on the engine of
Afghan Air Force maintainers work on the engine of an Mi-17 helicopter Sept. 6, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Afghan crews manage and execute all aspects of routine maintenance and flight operations ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Maurer, 774th Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Maurer, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron AFE noncommissioned officer in charge, goes over C-130H Hercules aircraft post flight inspection of AFE with Afghan airmen at Hamid Ka... More
New Afghan Air Force lieutenants sit and listen to
New Afghan Air Force lieutenants sit and listen to a speech by senior Afghan Air Force leaders Sept. 25, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nintey-eight cadets graduated from the 2017 Afghan Air Force Academy class a... More
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, ceremonially touches
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, ceremonially touches the Afghan national flag to his face Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani attended aninaugural ribbon cutting, commemorating the arriv... More
Afghan Tactical Air Controllers call-in an air strike
Afghan Tactical Air Controllers call-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016, while a Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) Czech Republic air advisor assists from th... More
Col. M. Aqa Wapa, the hospital director for the 505th
Col. M. Aqa Wapa, the hospital director for the 505th Zone National Police, teaches a combat life saver course to Afghan National Policemen at the 1st Operational Kandak, near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 2... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Derma, senior enlisted leader
Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Derma, senior enlisted leader for the Military Advisory Team for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, addresses a group of senior enlisted Afghan leaders, March 29, 2018, during a senio... More
A British soldier assisting Task Group Taji, teaches
A British soldier assisting Task Group Taji, teaches an Iraqi soldier assigned to the Commando Battalion, Ninewa Operations Command, how to expose an improvised explosive device during breaching training at Cam... 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
An Afghan Air Force C-208 maintainer perform a phase
An Afghan Air Force C-208 maintainer perform a phase inspection of the aircraft controls Aug. 8, 2017, at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. Recently, the maintainers accomplished an annual maintenance phase inspecti... More
An Afghan National Policeman reassembles an M16A2 assault
An Afghan National Policeman reassembles an M16A2 assault rifle during an M16A2 class given by a U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2017. The ANP recently rece... More
A doctor arrives for work and passes through an Afghan
A doctor arrives for work and passes through an Afghan National Army security checkpoint at Kabul National Military Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8. The ANA is dedicated to the safety and security of th... More
Afghan Air Force C-208 maintainers perform a phase
Afghan Air Force C-208 maintainers perform a phase inspection of the aircraft engine Aug. 8, 2017, at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan. Recently, the maintainers accomplished an annual maintenance phase inspection w... More
Major Sally To, Resolute Support pharmacist advisor,
Major Sally To, Resolute Support pharmacist advisor, meets with a Kabul National Military Hospital pharmacist lead, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 1, to discuss critical medication inventories in the wake of an atta... More
A soldier with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force
A soldier with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, receives his certificate of completion for a train-the-trainer course at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. ... More
Leaders of the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force
Leaders of the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, observe their soldiers firing heavy machine guns, which was the culminating event of a four-week train-the-tra... More
A Marine with Task Force Southwest instructs Afghan
A Marine with Task Force Southwest instructs Afghan role players on proper patrolling techniques during a full mission rehearsal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2017. Throughout the week-long exercise, the Mari... More
A graduate of Class 2017 of the Afghan Air Force Academy
A graduate of Class 2017 of the Afghan Air Force Academy ceremonially presents certificates for him and his classmates, Sept. 25, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nintey-eight cadets commissionined as lieutenants a... More
A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires at three steel
A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires at three steel targets with an M9 service pistol during a force protection range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2, 2017. The Marines are scheduled to deploy as part of the ... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest fire an 81mm mortar
Marines with Task Force Southwest fire an 81mm mortar during a full mission rehearsal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2, 2017. The week-long training event allowed Marines with the unit to enhance their advisory a... More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- U.S.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Lathrop, commanding general for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South (TAAC-S), greets German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, chief o... More
(From left) Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander,
(From left) Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Mark Peterson, director, Essential Function-1, Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution and Dan... More
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest discuss
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest discuss the current security posture with the Afghan National Policemen who man the checkpoints at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31, 2017. The advisors went to ... More
Col. M. Aqa Wapa, the hospital director for the 505th
Col. M. Aqa Wapa, the hospital director for the 505th Zone National Police, teaches how to properly dress a head injury during a combat life saver course to Afghan National Policemen at the 1st Operational Kand... More
1st Sgt. James Boston assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st
1st Sgt. James Boston assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade builds rapport with a role player acting as the Afghan National Army Sergeant Major and a Dari interpreter before the start... More
Task Force Medical personnel are highly trained and
Task Force Medical personnel are highly trained and capable of responding to medical emergencies. During one of many training exercises held to keep skills fresh, this medic secures a splint to a simulated casu... More
Pfc. Samuel Frank a Cavalry Scout with B Troop, 6th
Pfc. Samuel Frank a Cavalry Scout with B Troop, 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division conducts “Guardian Angel” security duty Mar. 20 for the Police Advising Team at the 303rd Police Zone Hea... More
A Kabul National Military Hospital cardiologist exams
A Kabul National Military Hospital cardiologist exams a critically injured soldier in the Intensive Care Unit, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 1. Hospital staff continues to ensure patients receive quality medical ca... More
U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest collects,
U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest collects, tracks and disseminates information at the Operations Coordination Center Provincial during Operation Maiwand Four at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 15,... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Southeast load onto
U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Southeast load onto a helicopter to conduct a fly-to-advise mission in the southeastern zone, Aug. 2. (U.S. Army photo provided by Sgt. Christopher B. Dennis, 1st Cavalry Division PAO.)
Capt. Kristopher Farrar, an infantryman assigned to
Capt. Kristopher Farrar, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade advises his simulated partner on maneuvering through the wood line to reach their objective during a Joi... More
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- Soldiers
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 6, 2018) -- Soldiers from the Romanian army listen to German Army Lt. Gen. Johann Langenegger, chief of staff for Resolute Support Mission, during his visit to their compound... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Rais Khan Paktiawal,
Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Rais Khan Paktiawal, the command sergeant major of the 215th Corps, speaks to ANA soldiers with the 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade during an opening ceremony for an operational readiness... More
U.S. Navy Chaplain, left, and U.S. Marine advisor,
U.S. Navy Chaplain, left, and U.S. Marine advisor, second from left, both with Task Force Southwest, speak with an Afghan mortuary affairs soldier with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps at Camp Shorabak, Afg... More
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the official
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the official UH-60 Black Hawk arrival ceremony, Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani and U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute... More
A soldier with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force
A soldier with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, displays his certification of completion from a train-the-trainer course at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Fe... More
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest, teaches an
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest, teaches an engineer with the 505th Zone National Police how to use Explosive Ordnance Disposal equipment at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1st, 2017. Throughout the cou... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest advise and assist
Marines with Task Force Southwest advise and assist Afghan role players at a planning meeting during the full mission rehearsal at forward operating base Bravo, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2017. The Marines wo... More
A Marine with Task Force Southwest inserts a round
A Marine with Task Force Southwest inserts a round into an 81mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2, 2017. The exercise was one of several training missions held during the unit’s ... More
A Marine with Task Force Southwest and a Soldier with
A Marine with Task Force Southwest and a Soldier with the 82nd Airborne discuss the course of fire during a joint mortar shoot aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2017. The range was conducted to refresh and ex... More
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest speak
U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest speak with the checkpoint guards about vehicle searches at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31, 2017. The advisors went to each security checkpoint around Bost to ... More
Ed Shock, Warrior Training Alliance instructor with
Ed Shock, Warrior Training Alliance instructor with Task Force Buffalo at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, checks the barrel of an Afghan National Army Soldier's M-16 during qualification training Feb. 3. (Photo ... 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
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, speaks
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest, speaks with an Afghan soldier about his injuries at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 29, 2017. The Marines and Sailors paid them a visit to gain an understanding... More
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade
Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade listen to instructions during protective mask training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2015. Iraqi soldiers were performing basic drills while wearing the mas... More
Governor Hayatullah Hayat, left, the governor of Helmand
Governor Hayatullah Hayat, left, the governor of Helmand Province, speaks at a key leader engagement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May 3rd, 2017. They discussed the importance of communicating accurate and tim... More
Col. Roger Symons, the Train, Advise, Assist Command
Col. Roger Symons, the Train, Advise, Assist Command – South Deputy Chief of Staff for Security Force Assistance, congratulates members of the Afghan Border Police following a graduation ceremony for the driver... More
Afghan National Policemen discuss unit supply procedures
Afghan National Policemen discuss unit supply procedures during the first Afghan National Police senior noncommissioned officer logistics and maintenance seminar at International Security Assistance Forces head... More
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan,
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia Christine Abizaid visited the Resolute Support mission here last week. She toured the Afghan National Army Central Supply D... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2018) An Afghan Air Force
KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2018) An Afghan Air Force Tactical Air Coordinator instructor observes a student during training September 5, 2018, Kabul, Afghanistan. Throughout the ATAC course, students learn ho... More
An Afghan Tactical Air Controller and coalition advisors
An Afghan Tactical Air Controller and coalition advisors prepares to call-in an air strike at a training range near Kabul, Afghanistan, March 27, 2016. The Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force coordinated ... More
New Afghan Air Force lieutenants march toward the stage
New Afghan Air Force lieutenants march toward the stage to receive their graduation diplomas Sept. 25, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nintey-eight cadets graduated from the 2017 Afghan Air Force Academy class and... More
Afghanistan (November 27, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldier
Afghanistan (November 27, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldier Cpt. Bryce Jenkins from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division avoids the rotor wash from a Blackh... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest bring in a notional
Marines with Task Force Southwest bring in a notional injured Marine to the aid station during a mass casualty drill rehearsal at forward operating base Bravo, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2017. The Marines are... More
Afghan Mi-17 pilots talk about the differences between
Afghan Mi-17 pilots talk about the differences between an Mi-17 helicopter and a UH-60 Black Hawk inside the cockpit of the first Afghan Air Force UH-60 Oct. 3, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The UH-6... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits with U.S. and coalition troops during a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2015. Bat... More
Col. Sa'di Aftan al Dulaimi, deputy logistics officer
Col. Sa'di Aftan al Dulaimi, deputy logistics officer for the Anbar Operations Command, signs the necessary documents returning the Anbar Operations Command to the government of Iraq from B Company, 1st Battali... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest holds
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest holds a training meeting with his Afghan National Police counterparts at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May 15, 2017, where they discussed classes that the advisors ... 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
Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition
Marines with Task Force Southwest conduct target acquisition drills with an M9 service pistol during a force protection range at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 1, 2017. Task Force Southwest is comprised of about 300 ... More
Maj. Gen. Asadullah Shirzad, (front and right of center)
Maj. Gen. Asadullah Shirzad, (front and right of center) Commander of the 303rd Police Headquarters Zone, Afghanistan National Police and Brig. Gen. Raz Mohammad, (front and left of center, no body armor) Comma... More
An Afghan engineer with the 505th Zone National Police
An Afghan engineer with the 505th Zone National Police remotely controls the Talon and pulls on a wire belonging to a notional improvised explosive device at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 8, 2017. During the... More
U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) prepare
U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) prepare to load equipment onto a helicopter departing to Shorserack at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, March 6, 2018. Marines with TFSW form expeditionary advising packag... More
PASAB, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2018) – U.S. Army Capt.
PASAB, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2018) – U.S. Army Capt. Vicente Garcia, a field artillery officer from the California National Guard, is currently serving as an advisor in the Provincial Civil Advising Team for Tra... 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
Brig. Gen. Daud Ghulam Tarakhel, left, the commanding
Brig. Gen. Daud Ghulam Tarakhel, left, the commanding general of the 505th Zone National Police, and Col. David Gibbs, the senior Afghan National Police advisor, attend a shura at the 1st Operational Kandak dur... More
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, center, commanding general
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, center, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, speaks at a key leader engagement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, May 8th, 2017. They discussed the importance of communicating accura... More
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade logistic advisor team take notes during a logistics brief given by a role player acting as the Afghan National Army kandak [battalion] comm... More
Brig. Gen. Scott Jackson, center, commander of the
Brig. Gen. Scott Jackson, center, commander of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, shares a laugh with Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Dadan Lawang, commander of the 203rd Corps, before a battle update br... More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York play the role of the Afghan National Army during the 1st Security Force Assistance’s Joint Readiness Training Center rotati... More
An Iraqi soldier with the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned
An Iraqi soldier with the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy takes cover to lower his profile as a flare goes off during a night urban operations training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2015. Thi... More
Staff Sgt. Justin Hood, Electronic Warfare Specialist
Staff Sgt. Justin Hood, Electronic Warfare Specialist for the Military Advisor Team of Task Force Southeast, conducts Electronic Warfare training July 6 with Afghan National Army Soldiers of the 203rd Thunder C... More
An Afghan airman demonstrates his aircrew flight equipment
An Afghan airman demonstrates his aircrew flight equipment knowledge to U.S. Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train Advice Assist Command-Air aboard an Afghan C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai Int... More
Afghan Mi-17 pilots and a U.S. instructor pilots discuss
Afghan Mi-17 pilots and a U.S. instructor pilots discuss features of the first Afghan UH-60 Black Hawk Oct. 2, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Mi-17 pilots began their flight training to retrain as UH-... More
Afghanistan (December 18, 2018) Lt. Col. Jason Atkinson
Afghanistan (December 18, 2018) Lt. Col. Jason Atkinson and Command Sgt. Maj. Jelani Edwards, command team for 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divisio... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest fire an 81mm mortar
Marines with Task Force Southwest fire an 81mm mortar during a full mission rehearsal at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 2, 2017. The week-long rehearsal consisted of advisory meetings with Afghan role players, medic... More
An F/A-18 Hornet flies over Camp Lejeune, N.C. during
An F/A-18 Hornet flies over Camp Lejeune, N.C. during a full mission rehearsal March 3, 2017. Approximately 300 Marines with Task Force Southwest participated in the week-long exercise, which consisted of live-... More
Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance
Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade logistics advisor team are greeted by a simulated Afghan National Army kandak [battalion] command team during a logistics exercise at a Joint R... More