U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
PH2 (SW) Jeff Elliott Persian Gulf....Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., ta...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Father Sava Janjic, the abbot of the Dečani Monastery
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Soldiers watch a movie to past the time in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan...
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
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, s...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Alan T. Amato, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, an...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Alan T. Amato, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. James
The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, second left, talks to Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013. Amos... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, attend a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. Even though work did not stop ... More
President Harry S. Truman at Home on Christmas Eve
Caption: President Harry S. Truman at home in Independence, Missouri, on Christmas Eve. He is preparing to give his Christmas address to the nation and remotely light the National Christmas Tree in Washington, ... More
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, presents ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mosul Airfield State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians march
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161224-N-UT455-150 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 24, 2016) A Sailor
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Senator Edward Kennedy, Democrat-Massachusetts, talks with Marines abo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeff Elliott, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More
New York Army National Guard soldiers, Spcs. James
New York Army National Guard soldiers, Spcs. James Zito, left, of South Glens Falls, N.Y., Nicolas Cassey from Gansevoort, N.Y. and Russell Smith of Queensbury, N.Y., assist event organizer and Army National Gu... More
Sheila Casey smiles during a lunch conversation with
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U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
A stern view of the destroyer tender USS PUGET SOUND (AD 38) lit up li...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Ac) Mark S. Kettenhofen Rele... More
US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Verlin Levi Collins, USAF Release S... More
U.S. Army Maj. Dave Christiansen, Netzaberg Community
U.S. Army Maj. Dave Christiansen, Netzaberg Community Chaplain, lights a candle using the Christ Candle, center, of an Advent Wreath during a Christmas Eve service at Netzaberg Chapel, near Grafenwoehr, Germany... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, open gifts during a white elephant gift exchange at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, ... More
Photograph of Members of the 101st Airborne Division as they Walk Past...
Original caption: Members of the 101st Airborne Division walk past dead comrades, killed during the Christmas Eve bombing of Bastogne, Belgium, the town in which this division was besieged for ten days. This p... More
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Military families stand
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The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted a candlelight service for service members deployed to Afghanistan on Christmas Eve. Task Force Marauder consists of Soldiers from South Carolina National Gua... More
Spc. Erika Espeseth, chaplain’s assistant, 3rd Special
Spc. Erika Espeseth, chaplain’s assistant, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), holds a candle during a candle-light service at Chapel Next o... More
On Christmas Eve, a Navy chaplain holds a special candle-light service...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zapanja Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: LT. CMDR. Bill Spann Release Status: Released to ... More
Three men aboard a stolen “go-fast” type vessel were
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Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings
Air bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings and mail exit an aircraft as they are delivered to soldiers stationed at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2013. Soldiers assigned to the Co... More
Father Sava Janjic, the Abbott of the Visoki Dečani
Father Sava Janjic, the Abbott of the Visoki Dečani Monastery in Dečani, Kosovo burned the badnjak, a log, for the Serbian Orthodox Christmas Eve, Jan. 6. The badnjak is cut on the morning of Christmas Eve and ... More
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets wit...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mosul State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More
Marines and sailors of Regimental Combat Team 2 celebrated
Marines and sailors of Regimental Combat Team 2 celebrated a Christmas Eve candlelight service held in the overflow tent at the Forward Operating Base Delaram II dining facility, Dec. 24, 2010. Carolers sang Ch... More
The U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge is
The U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge is illuminated with Christmas lights on Christmas Eve.
Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade accompany
Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade accompany a Christmas Eve mail-delivery flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to deliver holiday packages to Soldiers on outlying Forward Operating Bases near Kandahar Ai... More
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Santa’s elf takes pictures
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Santa’s elf takes pictures of families at Santa Brunch Dec. 24 at the Butler Officers’ Club aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Children had a last minute chance to sit on Santa’s l... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, open gifts during a white elephant gift exchange at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, ... More
A Christmas Eve Contrast - Drawing. Public domain image.
This illustration entitled, "A Christmas Eve Contrast", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on December 24, 1914, depicts the feeling of many Americans on Christmas Ev... More
The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) and the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Ac) Mark S. Kettenhofen Rele... More
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mosul Airfield State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Onboard the U.S. Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOX...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua Martin, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Victory Base Complex personnel attend the Christmas
Victory Base Complex personnel attend the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Dec. 24. The candles symbolize various aspects of the Christmas holiday such as peace and hope.
A nativity scene is displayed during a Christmas Eve
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Lt. Col. Robert Guy, Heyworth, Ill., the 33rd Brigade
Lt. Col. Robert Guy, Heyworth, Ill., the 33rd Brigade Combat Team chaplain, offers up a prayer during the Christmas Eve candle light and communion service at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan.
The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine
The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett reenlist Sgt. Zachary Young, a maintenance management chief with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW... More
Al Hayyaniah Iraqi police chief (left) chats with Iraqi
Al Hayyaniah Iraqi police chief (left) chats with Iraqi armed forces chief of staff (right) during a Christmas Eve dinner, hosted by the Iraqi army and the Iraqi police, in the Al Hayyaniah District in Basra, I... More
Col. Edward M. Daly, commander, 43rd Sustainment Brigade,
Col. Edward M. Daly, commander, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, accompanies a Christmas Eve mail-delivery flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to deliver holiday packages to Soldiers on outlying Forward Operating Bas... More
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- A father and daughter
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- A father and daughter play together during the Santa Brunch Dec. 24 at the Butler Officers’ Club aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The brunch brought military families together fo... More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, along side service members from partner nations, take part in a Christmas Eve service in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 24, 2017. Service ... More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, along side service members from partner nations, take part in a Christmas Eve service in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 24, 2017. Service ... More
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Gary Taylor shows Sheila Casey
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Gary Taylor shows Sheila Casey some of the free resources available to servicemembers at the Life Support Area Chapel in Kuwait, Dec. 24. Mrs. Casey toured the travel and morale facilities a... More
Maj. Darryl Dotson, targeting officer, Multi-National
Maj. Darryl Dotson, targeting officer, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, lights the Advent wreath candles during the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Dec. 24. The candles symbolize v... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
Maj. James Peak, Brigade Chaplain, 3rd Brigade Combat
Maj. James Peak, Brigade Chaplain, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts mass at Chapel Next, Forward Operating Base, Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Soldiers... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, open gifts during a white elephant gift exchange at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, ... More
161224-N-NR851-080 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 24, 2016) Capt.
161224-N-NR851-080 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 24, 2016) Capt. Mark A. Melson, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), lights the candles of Cmdr. David M. Oden, executive officer of ... More
Wife of Army Chief of Staff and family advocate Sheila Casey pays a Ch...
Sheila Casey and Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, greet a formation of Soldiers Christmas Eve at the Life Support Area in Kuwait. Mrs. Casey joined the soldi... More
161224-N-UT455-133 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 24, 2016) Sailors
161224-N-UT455-133 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 24, 2016) Sailors and Marines light each others candles during the Christmas Eve candlelight service held on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island... More
Cpl. Nicholas Alberino, a Field Radio Operator, with
Cpl. Nicholas Alberino, a Field Radio Operator, with Regimental Combat Team 2, reads scriptures to the congregation during the Christmas Eve candlelight service, Dec. 24. Lessons were read in-between songs that... More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, along side service members from partner nations, take part in a Christmas Eve service in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 24, 2017. Service ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jay Randol, a 22-year-old turret
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jay Randol, a 22-year-old turret gunner with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Cincinnati, stands in the turret of his armored vehicle while waiting to depart... More
Soldiers with the 101st Sustainment Brigade, Task Force
Soldiers with the 101st Sustainment Brigade, Task Force Lifeliners, Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, sing holiday carols on Christmas Eve at Camp Buchanan, Buchanan, Liberia, Dec. 24, 2014. The caroler... More
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew,
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew, from Station Fort Myers Beach, Fla., tows a stolen “go-fast” vessel, to the station, following a pursuit that covered more than 300 miles off the coast of s... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, make homemade pizza at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. Even though wo... More
A Serbian monk put out the candles one by one in the
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U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted a candlelight service for service members deployed to Afghanistan on Christmas Eve. Task Force Marauder consists of Soldiers from South Carolina National Gua... More
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, along side service members from partner nations, take part in a Christmas Eve service in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 24, 2017. Service ... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
Soldiers and civilians participate in a candle-light
Soldiers and civilians participate in a candle-light service at Chapel Next on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Soldiers and civilians participated in the traditional Christmas servic... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
Maj. James Peak, Brigade Chaplain, 3rd Brigade Combat
Maj. James Peak, Brigade Chaplain, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducts mass at Chapel Next, Forward Operating Base, Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Soldiers... More
Worship by Candlelight - A group of soldiers holding candles in their ...
Airmen with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take part in a Christmas Eve worship and candlelight service at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 24.
An U.S. Army soldier assigned to the Combined Joint
An U.S. Army soldier assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan prepares to deliver air bundles to soldiers located at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2013. The bundl... More
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted a candlelight service for service members deployed to Afghanistan on Christmas Eve. Task Force Marauder consists of Soldiers from South Carolina National Gua... More
20th Attack Squadron Airmen, assigned to Whiteman Air
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Lt. Col. Jeffrey Houston, deputy commanding chaplain,
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Houston, deputy commanding chaplain, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, leads Victory Base Complex personnel in singing Christmas carols during the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Al Faw Palace,... More
Sheila Casey poses for a group photo with United Service
Sheila Casey poses for a group photo with United Service Organizations employees Christmas Eve at the Life Support Area in Kuwait. Mrs. Casey is an honorary board member with the USO. She toured the travel and ... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
Coast Guard crews, and Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies
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The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. James
The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, talks to Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013. Amos and the Serg... More
A choir sings carols during Christmas Eve service at
A choir sings carols during Christmas Eve service at Netzaberg Chapel, near Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec. 24, 2018. At the end of services, the church was illuminated by candles held by participants from a flame ... More
Lt. Col. Craig A. Simonsgaard, commander, 43rd Brigade
Lt. Col. Craig A. Simonsgaard, commander, 43rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, accompanies a Christmas Eve mail-delivery flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to deliver holiday packa... More
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted
The Task Force Marauder Unit Ministry Team conducted a candlelight service for service members deployed to Afghanistan on Christmas Eve. Task Force Marauder consists of Soldiers from South Carolina National Gua... More
Sheila Casey smiles during a lunch conversation with
Sheila Casey smiles during a lunch conversation with an Airmen, Dec. 24., at the Life Support Area in Kuwait. Mrs. Casey toured the travel and morale facilities at the LSA while Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kurtis Harrison, 39th Force
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U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, gather for worship during the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at the chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afgha... More
Soldiers and civilians participate in a candle-light
Soldiers and civilians participate in a candle-light service at Chapel Next on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Soldiers and civilians participated in the traditional Christmas servic... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, open gifts during a white elephant gift exchange at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, ... More
Polish Christmas in Kabul - NATO military activities in Poland
Warrant Officer Lukasz Sobcak opens one of many Christmas packages during a holiday party on Christmas Eve at Camp Eggers. (Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael James)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Angel Cabrera, a 24-year-old administrative
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Representatives from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Representatives from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Morale, Welfare and Recreation deliver pizza to sailors standing duty on the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73... More
Candlelight Christmas Eve, Afghanistan
Chaplain Josh Gilliam lights his candle from the Christ candle during the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s Christmas Eve candlelight service at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013.... More
Air Force Maj. James Armstrong, from the Air Force
Air Force Maj. James Armstrong, from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., delivers the message to the service members gathered for the candle light and communion service in the chapel on Christmas Ev... More
A Christmas Eve candlelight service was held in the
A Christmas Eve candlelight service was held in the overflow tent at the Forward Operating Base Delaram II dining facility, Dec. 24. The service was open to anyone who wanted to celebrate the birth of Jesus Chr... More
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- A mother fills her daughters
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N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians march
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Sheila Casey and Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen.
Sheila Casey and Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, greet a formation of soldiers Christmas Eve at the Life Support Area in Kuwait. Mrs. Casey joined the soldi... More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Special
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan watch the Afghanistan countryside from the tail of an aircraft after delivering bundles containing care packages, Chri... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, make homemade pizza at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. Even though wo... More
The Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj.
The Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett poses with Marines attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2013. The Com... More
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned
U.S. Army soldiers and civilian contractors, assigned to Task Force 3/101, open gifts during a white elephant gift exchange at a Christmas party on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, ... More