An Afghan Local Police candidate practices searching
An Afghan Local Police candidate practices searching a simulated insurgent during react to contact drills in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 13. This training is one of many lessons taugh... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander gives a briefing on an upcoming operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 5. The ANA commando... More
A young boy watches the validation shura at the Darzab
A young boy watches the validation shura at the Darzab District Headquarters, June 5. For the for Darzab and Qush Teppa, this validation shura demonstrates to insurgents how the communities are coming together ... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their landing zone after an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct ... More
An Afghan Local Police candidate searches a vehicle
An Afghan Local Police candidate searches a vehicle during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 15. This training is one of many lessons taught to ALP candidates during their three... More
Afghan National Army commandos secure a site after
Afghan National Army commandos secure a site after an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA commandos conduct counterins... More
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers medically evacuate an injured Afghan National Army commando during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special o... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
Mohammed Rahim, the district governor of Darzad district,
Mohammed Rahim, the district governor of Darzad district, discusses the importance of the Afghan local police to Darzad and Qush Teppa district members, during a validation shura at the Darzab District Headquar... More
U.S. Army Cpt. Amanda Wielgus, left, assigned to Combined
U.S. Army Cpt. Amanda Wielgus, left, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, briefs U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about trucks modified ... More
An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder
An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. The commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to ... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier stands
A coalition special operations forces soldier stands at attention during an address by Gen. Paul Funk, 1st Infantry Division assistant division commander, at Camp Dyer, Afghanistan, May 11. Gen. Funk visited Ca... More
An Afghan national army commando from the 2nd Company,
An Afghan national army commando from the 2nd Company, 205th Kandak, conducts a Shura with village elders in Tag Ab Valley, Kapisa province, Jan. 19. The commandos conducted a four-day operation to disrupt insu... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
A village security force commander discusses insurgent
A village security force commander discusses insurgent activity with Afghan National Army and coalition special operations forces leaders during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 15. Commandos ... More
Afghan national army commandos from the 2nd Company,
Afghan national army commandos from the 2nd Company, 205th Kandak, search a suspected insurgent hideout in Tag Ab Valley, Kapisa province, Jan. 19. The Commandos conducted a four-day operation to disrupt insurg... More
A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special
A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, stands next to a truck modified for combat operations at Incirlik Air Base, Jan. 6, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class... More
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised tourniquet to a simulated casualty during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 15. Using a tourniquet helps control bleeding ... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgen... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander gives a briefing on an upcoming operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 5. The ANA commando... More
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts
An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts pre-mission rehearsals at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces practiced basic scenarios as pa... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More
The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar
The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando mission in the valley and how i... More
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends
A coalition special operations forces soldier defends his position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers
Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers lower a stretcher during a medical evacuation in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations... More
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook after conducting an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province... More
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak,
Members of the 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, advised by coalition Special Forces advisers, make their way up creek bank in Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in... More
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More
Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep
Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep warm after conducting an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA comma... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct co... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More
The Sky's the Limit - A group of parachutes flying through a cloudy sk...
Soldiers color the sky with their chutes during the Friendship Jump in Zarqa, Jordan.The Friendship Jump is an event in the Exercise Eager Lion 2014.
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during a mid-mission resupply in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Meals-Ready-To-Eat, or MREs, and water dropped by helicopter, enable soldiers to conduct mu... More
An Afghan National Army commando and a local security
An Afghan National Army commando and a local security force commander discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special operations forces, ... More
Afghan National Army commandos build rapport with local
Afghan National Army commandos build rapport with local villagers during an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. The ANA comman... More
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook
Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces used the helicopter for a mission in eastern Afgh... More
Coalition special operations forces line up in formation
Coalition special operations forces line up in formation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Coalition special operations forces prepared to meet Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised tourniquet to a simulated casualty during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 15. Using a tourniquet helps control major ble... More
An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound
An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanis... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterin... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
An Afghan National Army's commando company commander
An Afghan National Army's commando company commander issues an operation order at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 7. The company's leaders explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using in... More
Afghan National Army commandos head out on patrol to
Afghan National Army commandos head out on patrol to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgency operations thro... More
Afghan Local Police candidates get in the prone shooting
Afghan Local Police candidates get in the prone shooting position during react to contact drills in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 12. This training is one of many lessons taught to ALP ... More
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Chairman of
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is given an operations brief at Incirlik Air Base, Jan. 6, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
An Afghan National Army commando digs a trench for
An Afghan National Army commando digs a trench for a kitchen sewer at Jalalabad Airfield Intermediate Staging Base, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 7. The ISB is a second home to the 1st Commando Kandak whi... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 14. Commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to visit that area in more than two yea... More
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Camp Morehead for an awards ceremony and presentation.
An Afghan National Army commando officer describes
An Afghan National Army commando officer describes different Afghan military units to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Ca... More
A commando from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army
A commando from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, and a coalition special operations forces advisers, inspect unexploded ordnance discovered Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos gather... More
An Afghan National Army commando speaks to village
An Afghan National Army commando speaks to village elders during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando missi... More
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during
Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during a mid-mission resupply in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Meals-Ready-To-Eat, or MREs, and water dropped by helicopter, enable soldiers to conduct mu... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander conducts a key leader engagement after an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The AN... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander conducts a key leader engagement after an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The AN... More
U.S. Army Col. Kevin Leahey, left, commander, Combined
U.S. Army Col. Kevin Leahey, left, commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, briefs U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Incirlik Air Base, Jan... More
Members of the Afghan National Police listen while
Members of the Afghan National Police listen while the Provincial Chief of Police, Dawlat Khan, speaks at the first law enforcement conference in Paktika province, June 9. During this conference, Khan addressed... More
Afghan National Army commandos prepare to breach the
Afghan National Army commandos prepare to breach the door of a building suspected of harboring insurgents during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afgh... More
An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches
An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches a landing zone in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to visi... More
Village elders discuss who will be in control of the
Village elders discuss who will be in control of the Larkhabi Afghan Local Police facility during an assumption of responsibility ceremony, April 14. This is the third assumption of responsibility of ALP facili... More
The commander of 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army
The commander of 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, asks villagers about recent insurgent intimidations in Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in the vil... More
Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during
Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan village for weapo... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgen... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct co... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander conducts a key leader engagement after an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The AN... More
Elders from both Darzad and Qush Teppa districts traveled
Elders from both Darzad and Qush Teppa districts traveled as far as 30 kilometers, almost 19 miles, to attend the validation shura at the Darzab District Headquarters, June 5. For the two districts, this valida... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgen... More
An Afghan National Army commando company commander
An Afghan National Army commando company commander takes notes during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando ... More
A village security force commander identifies insurgent
A village security force commander identifies insurgent fighting positions to a coalition special operations forces soldier during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army co... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgen... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
Afghan National Army commandos and village children
Afghan National Army commandos and village children prepare a meal during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 5. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan... More
Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,
Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, describes his team's recent mission to General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Ca... More
Afghan National Army commandos and coalition Special
Afghan National Army commandos and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing networ... More
1st Lt. Mohammadi Rahmatullah, a platoon leader for
1st Lt. Mohammadi Rahmatullah, a platoon leader for 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, listens to an elderly villager in Ghormach district, March 8. The villager explained that the insurgent... More
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general
Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised
An Afghan Local Police candidate applies an improvised tourniquet to a simulated casualty during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 15. Using a tourniquet helps control major ble... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More
Afghan Local Police candidates provide security as
Afghan Local Police candidates provide security as their comrade gives first aid to a simulated casualty in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 15. The training is one of many lessons taught ... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
An Afghan National Army commando breaches the door
An Afghan National Army commando breaches the door of a building suspected of harboring insurgents during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanist... More
A coalition special operations forces commander, district
A coalition special operations forces commander, district subgovernor and village elders draw a map during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition spe... More
An Afghan National Army commando company executive
An Afghan National Army commando company executive officer discusses insurgent activity with a village security force commander during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 15. Commandos and coalit... More
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during
Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counte... More
Afghan National Army commandos proceed to their landing
Afghan National Army commandos proceed to their landing zone before an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct co... More
An Afghan Local Police candidate pats down the leg
An Afghan Local Police candidate pats down the leg of a simulated enemy casualty during training in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 13. This training is one of many lessons taught to ALP ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robinson Inchiparambil, left,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robinson Inchiparambil, left, and Seaman Ronnel J. Philpott, both assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 21, set up power for the team's improvised work area.
A squad of commandos from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National
A squad of commandos from 3rd Company, 5th Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, walk through a housing compound Ghormach district, March 8. The commandos performed clearance operations in the village in order ... More
Village elders discuss who will be in control of the
Village elders discuss who will be in control of the Larkhabi Afghan Local Police facility during an assumption of responsibility ceremony, April 14. This is the third assumption of responsibility of ALP facili... More
General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint
General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, on his team's recent mission at... More
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their
Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More
Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep
Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep warm after conducting an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA comma... More
Afghan National Army commandos wait to be briefed on
Afghan National Army commandos wait to be briefed on an upcoming operation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Dec. 11. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgency operations throughout Afghanistan to provide stabil... More
An Afghan National Army commando provides security
An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a known insurgent supply line in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More