An Afghan elder listens as a soldier asks him questions
An Afghan elder listens as a soldier asks him questions during a patrol in Godele, Afghanistan Jan. 16, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe))
U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers move to their
U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers move to their objective during a cordon and search operation in Nani, Afghanistan, March 29, 2011.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Smith, Delta Company, 489th
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Smith, Delta Company, 489th Cavalry, prepares bags of food during Operation Viper Slam on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2011. The soldiers of the 489th are ... More
Soldiers from the 1-24 Stryker Infantry along with
Soldiers from the 1-24 Stryker Infantry along with their ANA counter parts from Forward Operating Base Massoud work into the late Afghanistan evening to build a check point in support of Operation Fairbanks. Op... More
A local Afghan man holds his eye open while the Handheld
A local Afghan man holds his eye open while the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment scans it in a Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment in the village of Spinah, Paktika province, Afgh... More
A young boy looks at the camera at the Women's Center
A young boy looks at the camera at the Women's Center in Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011.
Members of 1st Company, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th
Members of 1st Company, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghanistan National Army, attend mortar training on Forward Operating Base Atghar, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2011. The training is being... More
Capt. Kevin Heath, B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
Capt. Kevin Heath, B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Maj. Joseph Richey, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and Capt. ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Lubus, serving with Able Company,
U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Lubus, serving with Able Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, holds an AK-47 assault rifle as an Afghan National Army soldier explains how to assemble the rif... More
An outpost overlooks Forward Operating Base Thunder
An outpost overlooks Forward Operating Base Thunder and the city of Gardez in Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2012. A patrol was done by the 203rd Thunder Corps Advisor Group to check the conditions of outpost.
U.S. soldiers assigned to the 706th Explosive Ordinance
U.S. soldiers assigned to the 706th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company send out a robot to search for a reported buried improvised explosive device near Combat Outpost Sabari, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Ju... More
U.S. Army Sgt. William Burns, squad leader for 1st
U.S. Army Sgt. William Burns, squad leader for 1st Platoon, Delaware Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, uses a metal detector to search a wadi for weapons ... More
A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter unloads cargo on Forward
A Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter unloads cargo on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2012.
U.S. soldiers serving 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
U.S. soldiers serving 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stand at attention for the national anthem during a change of command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province,... More
U.S. soldiers serving with the 173rd Brigade Support
U.S. soldiers serving with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion attach a generator to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Shank Sept. 10, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The generators wer... More
U.S. soldiers, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
U.S. soldiers, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, participate in a tactical ruck march during a Soldier of the Month Board on Forward Ope... More
U.S. Army Maj. Donald Lincoln receives a kiss from
U.S. Army Maj. Donald Lincoln receives a kiss from his wife, Capt. Lori Lincoln, as he is promoted to major at his promotion ceremony in Forward Operating Base Shank, Oct. 20, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanist... More
U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company,
U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2-149th General Support Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy, conduct preflight checks and maintenance on their UH-60 Black Hawk on Forward Operating Base ... More
An Afghan coalition service member comforts a puppy
An Afghan coalition service member comforts a puppy after securing a compound in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Dec. 24, 2012. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Matthew R. Hulett)
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible for supplying weapons and improvised explosive de... More
U.S. Army Col. Andrew Rohling, commander of the Brigade
U.S. Army Col. Andrew Rohling, commander of the Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, awards soldiers at an end of tour awards ceremony in Forward Operating Base Shank on Feb. 11, 2013,... More
A Polish Mi-17 helicopter is getting prepared to conduct
A Polish Mi-17 helicopter is getting prepared to conduct a leaflet drop before the upcoming Ghazni festival from Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 12, 2013. The leaflet drop was... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Philip Tom with Forward Support Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Philip Tom with Forward Support Company Delta, 210th Brigade Support Battalion, awaits instructions to use the 10K All Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) forklift for download on Super Forward Op... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. Class Alva Gwinn, middle, with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. Class Alva Gwinn, middle, with 3rd Platoon, 87th Sapper Company explains to 1st Lt. Tsai, left, Officer in Charge with the 982nd Combat Camera Detachment 76, on how to conduct a malfunctions... More
Two coalition force members perform security checks
Two coalition force members perform security checks during an operation in Khost district, Khost province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 21, 2013. Their focus was to capture a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device f... More
Coalition force members huddle to discuss an operation
Coalition force members huddle to discuss an operation in Nerkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2013. The purpose of the operation was to detain a high level Taliban high-profile attack facilit... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Barry Garr, left, and Sgt. Joshua
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Barry Garr, left, and Sgt. Joshua Price, both assigned to Charlie Company, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force Dagger, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Di... More
An Afghan security force member searches a compound
An Afghan security force member searches a compound while looking for the Taliban senior leader in charge of an improvised explosive device cell in the Kandahar city area, during an operation in Kandahar provin... More
An IED blast destroys the road and causes traffic problems
An IED blast destroys the road and causes traffic problems near the village of Nawa, Afghanistan. IED's are a constant threat in Afghanistan, Nov. 22. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Howe)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanuel Odebunmi,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanuel Odebunmi, a Seabee hospital corpsmen, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, connect HESCOs during Operation Paksazi Mojadad in the Shorabak District, Kan... More
U.S. Army soldier Pfc. Brad Palmainer from Billings,
U.S. Army soldier Pfc. Brad Palmainer from Billings, Mo., with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Knox, Ky., marks the drop zone w... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Chad Spinello salutes Maj. Craig Hickerson,
U.S. Army Sgt. Chad Spinello salutes Maj. Craig Hickerson, commander of the 307th Tactical Psyop Company after being awarded the combat action badge. U.S. Army soldiers of the 307th Tactical Psyop Company parti... More
A local Afghan boy looks at the camera at the Dasht
A local Afghan boy looks at the camera at the Dasht Camp, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2011.
U.S. Army Capt. DeShane Greaser, from Rosebury, Ore.,
U.S. Army Capt. DeShane Greaser, from Rosebury, Ore., commander of C Company, 2-28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Black Hawk, stands in a crater caused by a bomb dropped during an air s... More
Afghan children stand outside their house, Dec. 2,
Afghan children stand outside their house, Dec. 2, 2011, in the Jabulsaraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan.
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Range,
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Range, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, work to free a stuck Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle on an access road near Forward Op... More
Jordanian Lt. Col. Khalifat, the commander of the Jordanian
Jordanian Lt. Col. Khalifat, the commander of the Jordanian Engagement Team, discusses what the Jordan Army can do to help Islamic Mullah influence local Afghan people at The Military Information Support Operat... More
An Afghan National Army soldier cuts a watermelon for
An Afghan National Army soldier cuts a watermelon for lunch outside the dining facility on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktia province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2012.
Afghan Uniform Police recruits place their hands on
Afghan Uniform Police recruits place their hands on a copy of the holy Quran as they recite the oath of a police officer during a swearing-in ceremony at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanista... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 455th Air
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing sits on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2012. The A-10 is an single seat, twin engine fighter used for close air supp... More
An Afghan coalition security force detained suspected
An Afghan coalition security force detained suspected insurgents and seized several kilograms of explosive material during an operation in Nad'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 5, 2012. The oper... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested the
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested the leader of a Taliban improvised explosive device cell in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. The IED cell leader was responsible f... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles Harris with Demon Company,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Charles Harris with Demon Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and an Afghan Uniformed Policeman climb on top of a building to get a ... More
A coalition force member provides security during a
A coalition force member provides security during a mission that led to the arrest of a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilita... More
U.S. Army Spc. John Struble from 1st platoon, Battery
U.S. Army Spc. John Struble from 1st platoon, Battery A, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment is evaluated by Sgt. 1st Class Calvin Hampton, Master Gunner of 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT... More
Afghan security force and coalition members read the
Afghan security force and coalition members read the names of fallen comrades during a memorial ceremony here at Bagram Air Base, Sept. 12, 2013. There ceremony was conducted to pay tribute to the members of bo... More
Coalition forces prepare to board UH-60 Black Hawk
Coalition forces prepare to board UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with cases of informational leaflets to be released through the air over villages in the Logar province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2014. The leaflets a... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. McFarlane, Commander of Attack Company,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. McFarlane, Commander of Attack Company, 1st Battalion 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Afghan officials explains U.S. Army involvement in a recent night raid, Sayed Aba... More
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Comanche Troop assemble a swing set during Operation Herat IV in the school yard of the village of Mangokhel, Kherwar D... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David E. Haugh, Commander, 3rd Zone,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David E. Haugh, Commander, 3rd Zone, Afghan Border Police, Security Forces Advisory Team, speaks to Romanian Lt. Col. Dan Buleandra, regarding Operation Paksazi Mojada in the Shorabak Distric... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Philip Reed from Tacoma, Wash., serving
U.S. Army Pfc. Philip Reed from Tacoma, Wash., serving with Task Force Black Knight, A Company, 3-66th Armor Reg., 172nd Inf. Bde., pulls security in a village of Sar Howza, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2011.
An Afghanistan Uniformed Policeman passed out a pair
An Afghanistan Uniformed Policeman passed out a pair of boots outside of the District Center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The AUP were handing out items such as dried bea... More
Afghan National Army soldiers enter a house to conduct
Afghan National Army soldiers enter a house to conduct a search, in the village of Marzak, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Benton serving with Headquarters
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Benton serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, gives the thumbs up to a UH-60 Black Hawk h... More
An Afghan National Army soldier searches a bush for
An Afghan National Army soldier searches a bush for hidden explosives using a mine detector during a training exercise at the Maiwan Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.
Safir Hussein Ahmmad, middle, speaks during a meeting
Safir Hussein Ahmmad, middle, speaks during a meeting between Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, local officials and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan members at the UNAMA compound, Khost prov... More
Afghan National Army soldiers pose for a photo in Kapisa
Afghan National Army soldiers pose for a photo in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2012. The soldiers are part of an element providing security so key leaders can discuss operation Sarboz 5. (U.S. Army ph... More
An Afghan National Army soldier teaches other Afghan
An Afghan National Army soldier teaches other Afghan National Army soldiers how to plot points on a map on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. They are part of a class l... More
Afghan Uniformed Police Gen. Baqizoi, the provincial
Afghan Uniformed Police Gen. Baqizoi, the provincial chief of police, conducts a weekly meeting with the district chiefs of police, staff and the National Directorate of Security at Khost provincial headquarter... More
Afghan soldiers conduct react-to-fire techniques during
Afghan soldiers conduct react-to-fire techniques during a training exercise in Kabul province, Feb. 24, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coal... More
A coalition force member fires an M-249 squad automatic
A coalition force member fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during advanced rifle marksmanship training, Kabul province, March 18, 2013. The training is necessary to stay proficient in their marksmanship ski... More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search and secure a Taliban facilitator's home during an operation in Gardez district, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. The facilitator was respon... More
Afghan National Army soldiers use a pulley system to
Afghan National Army soldiers use a pulley system to remove a simulated improvised explosive device during a counter IED course on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2013. The c... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Angela Lewis, left, GIRoA Interactions
U.S. Air Force Maj. Angela Lewis, left, GIRoA Interactions Branch, Civil Military Interactions Group, Non-Security Ministries Ministerial Advisory Group, and a member of the Afghan Hands program, speaks with m... More
U.S. Army Spc. Edward S. Bates with 982nd Combat Camera
U.S. Army Spc. Edward S. Bates with 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) receives an Army Commendation Medal during an award ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2014. Bates wa... More
Afghan civilian children smile and wave when Army of
Afghan civilian children smile and wave when Army of the Czech Republic Soldiers with Lion Foxtrot Platoon, 2nd Czech Force Protection Company pass by their home, during a patrol through Parwan province, Afghan... More
Afghan and coalition security forces searched for a
Afghan and coalition security forces searched for a Taliban suicide attack facilitator, associated with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack against Combat Outpost Senjarray, detaining two suspect... More
U.S. Army Operations Sgt. Maj. Lonnie Clary, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Army Operations Sgt. Maj. Lonnie Clary, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division takes notes during an assessment of an Afghan National Army Combat Operating Po... More
U.S. Army soldiers with Task Force White Currahee,
U.S. Army soldiers with Task Force White Currahee, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, stand guard on a mountain overlooking the province of N... More
A local national and her son sit at the district center
A local national and her son sit at the district center in Spin Boldak City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2011. The female local nationals were telling female soldiers of the 504th Battlefield Supp... More
Afghan locals to listen to the governor of Paktika
Afghan locals to listen to the governor of Paktika province, in Mata Khan village, Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2011.
An Afghanistan National Army artilleryman of the Heavy
An Afghanistan National Army artilleryman of the Heavy 4th Coy, 1st Kandak Field Artillery Regiment, fires a Delta 30 howitzer, in Camp Parsa, Kwost province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29. With training assistance from... More
U.S. soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th
U.S. soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Black Knight, alongside with Afghan army counterparts, talk to local Afghans, in the village of Dila, Pakti... More
An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader,
An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader, responsible for insurgent attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district, during an operation in Nadir Shah Kot district, Kh... More
Afghan workers prepare the guide wires during the
Afghan workers prepare the guide wires during the installation of a 60 meters radio antenna, at the Afghan National Army compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2012.
U.S. Army soldiers serving with the 381st Military
U.S. Army soldiers serving with the 381st Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard, Task Force Guardian walk through a field in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2012.
U.S. Army Pfc. Jim Mettlen, 1st Platoon, Blackjack
U.S. Army Pfc. Jim Mettlen, 1st Platoon, Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry, instructs an Afghan National Army soldier how to use a M320 grenade launcher during a heavy weapons range, Camp Clark, Khows... More
U.S. soldiers serving with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop,
U.S. soldiers serving with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, train Afghan National Army soldiers on map reading skills in P... More
An Afghan National Army soldier teaches another soldier
An Afghan National Army soldier teaches another soldier how to plot points on a map on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. They are part of a class learning how to use a... More
Afghan and coalition forces train on advanced first
Afghan and coalition forces train on advanced first aid during a direct fire simulation at Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Joint services have been training even har... More
Coalition soldier uses spotter scope during advanced
Coalition soldier uses spotter scope during advanced marksmanship training at Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Philip L. Diab)
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Anthony Ulmer, 1st Squadron, 4th
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Anthony Ulmer, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, speaks to his soldiers after a promotion ceremony on Forward Operating Base Sharana... More
Afghan National Army firefighters with the Garrison
Afghan National Army firefighters with the Garrison Fire Department, 203rd Garrison Support Unit, use a fire hose to put out a fire during a fire drill at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktiya province, Sept.... More
Members of the U.S. amed forces run the annual Thanksgiving
Members of the U.S. amed forces run the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2013. More than 300 runners representing all four branches of the U.S. armed f... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Safiullah Safi, commanding
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Safiullah Safi, commanding general of Parwan and Pol-e-Charki Military Police Brigade hands out school supplies to a student of the Sheragha Shahed High School, Parwan province, ... More
The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, greets
The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, greets Soldiers of the Afghan National Army at the Sharana governors compound during a shura with leaders and elders of president of the Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, to... More
Polish Army Lt. Walkowiak explains the location of
Polish Army Lt. Walkowiak explains the location of the target house during cordon and search operations, Jan. 5, in Waghez, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Afghan Uniformed Police on patrol, Jan. 7, in Saighel,
Afghan Uniformed Police on patrol, Jan. 7, in Saighel, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
U.S. Army Lt. Justin Smith, from St. Louis, Mo., with
U.S. Army Lt. Justin Smith, from St. Louis, Mo., with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Knox, Ky., loads a truck with supplies al... More
An national civil order police officer provides security
An national civil order police officer provides security during a mission led by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, to patro... More
A young boy looks at the camera at the Women's Center
A young boy looks at the camera at the Women's Center in Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2011.
U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Thompson, 319th Psychological
U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Thompson, 319th Psychological Operations Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, talks to local children near Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oc... More
Afghan soldiers question a local prior to search his
Afghan soldiers question a local prior to search his qalat for weapons, improvised explosive device-making materials, and other equipment in the Chingay village, Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 201st
An Afghan National Army soldier with 6th Kandak, 201st Corps, asks a man for his identification papers at a traffic control point outside the village of Nangalam, Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jun... More
U.S. soldiers serving with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop,
U.S. soldiers serving with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, meet with Afghan National Army soldiers for lunch to speak abo... More
An Afghan Uniform Police instructor gets ready to give
An Afghan Uniform Police instructor gets ready to give the command for his recruits lock and load their weapons during firearms training at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 3, 2012.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Diana Wellborne, assigned
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Diana Wellborne, assigned to the 5-19th Agribusiness Development Team, Indiana National Guard, attached to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, Task Force 4-25, shows students the ... More
A coalition security force member provides security
A coalition security force member provides security during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Sherzad District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 2, 2013. The leader was responsible for directin... More
Afghan National Army soldiers set up a radio antenna
Afghan National Army soldiers set up a radio antenna in the village of Hesarak, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. The signal from the antenna provides radio communication with the other operation p... More
Afghan National Army Soldiers of 201st ANA Corps move
Afghan National Army Soldiers of 201st ANA Corps move through the town of Barge Matal as part of Operation Azmaray Fury, Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 27. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anthony Jackson)