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A cooking pot filled kitchen at the Kabul Military Training Compound, in Afghanistan

A cooking pot filled kitchen at the Kabul Military Training Compound, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, USA Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) maintainers from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, perform engine maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt

US Air Force (USAF) maintainers from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlb... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait to hear the plan for the day in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). US Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs delivered HDRs in support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmembers fold the American flag flown during the first Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) mission over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17

Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmembers fold the American flag flo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary... More

At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, parks at its covered parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from its first bombing mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are prepared for their second bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from their base at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are readied, as maintainers standby, to fly their first bombing missions into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

A close-up view of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance systems, with a Fire Department City of New York sticker. The munitions are for a strike in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A close-up view of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance sy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

As the crewchief (rear) pulls safety pins from the weapons pylons, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, checks the GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems as he preflights his F-16C before the mission. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

As the crewchief (rear) pulls safety pins from the weapons pylons, Lie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Air Force crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, service a B-1B Lancer bomber engine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Air Force crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, service a B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations HDR) enroute to the drop zone. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17....

US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Ae...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Dai... More

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Command F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft prepares to takes off from an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, for a joint strike mission into Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Command F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (EW), heads for Afghanistan after receiving fueling at dusk, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (EW), heads for Afg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 60th Air Expeditionary Group Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric ... More

A US Army, Captain (CPT), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Special Forces service members injured during a prison uprising in Quala-Jangi, Afghanistan, receives a Purple Heart, at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany

A US Army, Captain (CPT), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Landstuhl Army Regional Med Cntr Country: Germany (GER) Scene Camera Operator: SGT John P. Snow, ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) provides security at a roadside south of Kandahar City during a patrol. During the unit's movement through the area, Afghan villagers emerged from roofless, windowless, adobe homes to help push Marine vehicles from soft sand during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine Scout is armed with 5.56 mm M4 Carbine rifle

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Security Police (SP) clean an 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 43rd SFS are part of the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) and are responsible for providing aircraft and ramp security to support the US airlift of personnel to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain... More

E-3C Sentry Air Surveillance Technicians, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS), Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), watch for unfriendly aircraft during a 14.5-hour mission controlling the air space over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

E-3C Sentry Air Surveillance Technicians, 963rd Airborne Air Control S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing Scene Camera Operator: Ts... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), setting up a surveillance device in the desert terrain near Kandahar, International Airport (IAP) Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing US Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Rel... More

A frontal view of the terminal roof line and air control tower at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. "Texas 17" the Marine call sign for the base is painted on the side of the control tower. During OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A frontal view of the terminal roof line and air control tower at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task Force 58, works across from his Army counterpart in the Joint Information Bureau at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Chris Hughes, USMC, Public Affairs Officer for the Combined Task...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) walk away from the CH-53 helicopter located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Colonel Andrew P. Frick, USMC, Commander, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) poses for a photograph in his office at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Colonel Andrew P. Frick, USMC, Commander, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron oversee air movement at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. "Texas 17" is the call sign for the airport

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron oversee air movement at Kandahar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow,... More

A Marine crew chief guides a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365) (Reinforced) near the Air Command Element Headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine crew chief guides a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Field portrait of Lance Corporal R. DeJesus, USMC, a member of Military Police Detachment, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) standing guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Field portrait of Lance Corporal R. DeJesus, USMC, a member of Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow,... More

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) warm themselves around a fire in a barrel at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron airmen man the control tower, code named "Texas 17," overlooking the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron airmen man the control tower, co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAF Scene Camer... More

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Service Support Group, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), with a mounted M-240B Maching Gun, stands guard at the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Ryan Ross, USMC, a member of Engineer Platoon, 26th Marine Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), stands in his frosted bivouac site immediately in front of the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), has a cold breakfast MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) in his bivouac site immediately in front of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from atop the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The M242 25mm chain gun with a full magazine covers the road in front of the vehicle

A view from atop the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observation post site where US Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

Kicking up a bit of a dust cloud, Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using an LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle-25) with its M242 25mm chain gun mounted in the turret visable. Also with its 7.62 mm Machine gun manned by a Marine. The LAV is near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Kicking up a bit of a dust cloud, Marines with Alpha Company, Second L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines pause their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) to let an interpreter discuss issues with local villagers while participating in a mounted patrol. The Marines are with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines pause their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) to let an interpret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) addresses an audience of Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes, USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) load their Mercedes G IFAV (Interim Fast Attack Vehicle) in preparation to turnover their bivouac site to Army soldiers from the 101st Air Assault Division at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background are the remains of an Mi-18 (HIP H) Soviet helicopter

Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) adjusts his M252 81 Medium Extended Rainge Mortar at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines play cards in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU((SOC)) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marines play cards in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow... More

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, both with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A, we're first, mural painted by Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Upon arrival, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops brief outdoors at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Upon arrival, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops brief outdoors at Kandahar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), with some touches of home, at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the room used by Marine snipers with Kilo Company, Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) discusses issues at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Shane Tomko, USMC, Commanding Officer of Kilo Company, Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A closeup of a D1 NATO-standard pressure locking fuel nozzle, left, used by Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the forward aerial refueling point at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. On the right is a CCR (Closed-Circuit Refueling) nozzle, with a gravity feed adapter

A closeup of a D1 NATO-standard pressure locking fuel nozzle, left, us...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

An aerial view showing a repaired hole on the taxiway at Kandahar, International Airport (IAP), Afghanistan. In the middle ground is a destroyed Russian aircraft with US Military personnel manning a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire Guided missile system, from a dirt revetment during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An aerial view showing a repaired hole on the taxiway at Kandahar, Int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, USN R... More

Marines, with backpacks, 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, and extra gear, from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) make their way towards an awaiting KC-130/R, with engines running, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252). The Marine and aircraft are located at a forward operating base and preparing for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines, with backpacks, 5.56 mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles, and extra ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, Sergeant (SGT) Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (left) secure the ground ramp extensions to the inside of the KC-130/R before take-off. They completed the delivery of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Marines and supplies to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SGT Lujick is has her crew weapon strapped to her, a 9 mm Beretta M9 Semiautomatic Pistol

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene C... More

At a forward operating base, two Marine KC-130/R, with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), wait for personnel from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) to board. They will shortly be taking off to return the 26th MEU(SOC) to Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, two Marine KC-130/R, with the Marine Aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

As night falls a maintenance Marine from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) checks out engine number one on his KC-130/R after his plane returns to a forward operating base from flights over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

As night falls a maintenance Marine from the Marine Aerial Refueler Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

A Marine aircrew member from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches as Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board an aircraft for a flight into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine aircrew member from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Soldiers from the Armys 101st Airborne prepare to board a Marine KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) for a flight out of Bagram, Afghanistan back to the Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Soldiers from the Armys 101st Airborne prepare to board a Marine KC-13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bargram Air Base State: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252 Scene C... More

Three thousand pounds of bombs go up in smoke. The bombs, left behind by the Soviets, were found behind a dormitory outside the perimeter of Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan. They were collected and taken to a safe site and detonated by US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Three thousand pounds of bombs go up in smoke. The bombs, left behind ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Suzanne Rogers (left), USAF, Videographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, interviews Sergeant First Class (SFC) Londi Farrow, USA, 187th Infantry (IN), 3rd Battalion (BN). SFC Farrow is the Non Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the detail building the Morale Welfare Recreation (MWR) tent, which will be used by the 3,000 personnel on temporary duty at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Suzanne Rogers (left), USAF, Videographer, 1ST C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 345th Psychological Operation Company (center), and a Member of the Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) (left) administer first aid to an unidentified AMF Soldier, at a medical treatment station at Gardez, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 345th Psychological Operation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gardez State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An old truck left for scrap metal with the words, "Osama's Limo" inscribed on the door, at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An old truck left for scrap metal with the words, "Osama's Limo" inscr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Melissa Sanscrainte, USAF Re... More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopter Door GUNNER assigned to B/Company, 159th Aviation Battalion, mans a 7.62mm M60D general-purpose machine gun during a mission in Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopter Door GUNNER assigned to B/C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel prepare load their All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and equipment onto an USA CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the flight line at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel prepare load t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, ... More

An Afghani girl poses for a photograph in front of US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (center) at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to watch a series of short plays and songs celebrating International Children's Day, telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

An Afghani girl poses for a photograph in front of US Army (USA) Colon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion uses an Arabic Translator to communicate with local Afghani citizen outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Members of the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered USA tents to be used as temporary school housing for the children in the area

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Rel... More

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (center) sit with two Afghani boys and watch a series of short plays and songs performed by the students at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to watch the performance telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (background center), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (to COL McDonnells right) were special guest at a lunch held at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan, following series of short plays and songs performed by students celebrating International Children's Day. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to the celebration telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (background center), Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion and a local Afghani Translator, help school children to offload tents from a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at a High School outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The tents are being distributed for use as temporary school housing for the children in the area

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Rel... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), carrying a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), looks on as Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Officers help a recruit to cool down during training at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, where new recruits in the ANA are receiving training, advise and assistance from USA SFG Soldiers, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), one carrying a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), stand outside the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, where new recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) are receiving training, advise and assistance from USA SFG Soldiers, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, fire an illumination round to sink the base plate of their 81mm mortar while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforce the roof of a forward observation post with sand while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for a mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off at Bagram Airfield,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

An Afghani translator relates information to an injured Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldier, as he receives treatment from US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 947th Forward Surgical Team (FST) inside the Army Medical Center at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The ANA Soldier was injured in a truck accident outside the Base

An Afghani translator relates information to an injured Afghanistan Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion walks with local Afghanistan villagers through floodwaters in the Sayate District near Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan. The area will be surveyed and considered for disaster relief, provided by the US Military

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

Local Afghanistan civilians cross a flooded stream near the town of Sayat, Afghanistan, as they lead US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB) on a survey of the area devastated by a massive flood. Members of the 498th CAB are working directly with the local people to help them reconstruct their homes and their crops, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Local Afghanistan civilians cross a flooded stream near the town of Sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sayat Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Andres J. Rodriguez, USA Release Status: ... More

The remains of a 4-foot long cobra snake that had to be killed after it attempted to strike several soldiers in the area near the Shinkay Valley, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The remains of a 4-foot long cobra snake that had to be killed after i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Shinkay Valley Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Robert Hyatt, USA Release Status... More

A US Army Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) (center), gives instructions to new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), as they prepare to conduct urban warfare training at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalion, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A US Army Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hu... More

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) load 7.62 mm ammunition clips for their AK-47 assault rifles, as the prepare for a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, assist a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, with his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) prepares to fire his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed three with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, simulates a radio communications during urban training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, receives an IV from the platoon medic prior to conducting a search and attack mission in the area of Narizah, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Jason McClure, 3-505th Infantry, takes a well deserved rest after reaching the town of Gangikhel, located in Malikasay, Afghanistan, during a mission to seek out enemy forces and locate weapon cache's, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Jason McClure, 3-505th Infantry, takes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Gangikhel State: Malikasay Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean A. Terry, USA ... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Martin Morale, 345th Tactical Pychological Operation Company (Airborne Battalion), it atop hi High-Mobility Multipurpoe Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) equipped with a 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon and a loudpeaker ytem, a he enjoy the hade of a olive tree with local Afghani reident from the village of Old Orgun, located in the in Paktia Province of Afghanitan, during Operation ENDURIG FREEDOM. Reident are gathering to celebrate the opening of the firt chool building (viible in the background), to be built in the Province in over 700-year. The USA 96th Civil Affair Battalion aited the Afghani Government in the building and uperviion of the...

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Martin Morale, 345th Tactical Pychologica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Martin Morales, 345th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne Battalion), sits atop his... More

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342, pulls security at the entrance to a cave complex discovered in the village of Mangara, Afghanistan. He is armed with a Colt 5.56 M-4A1 carbine fitted with a M203 40mm grenade launcher and Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) 4x32 day optic. Strapped to his right leg is the Beretta 9mm M-9 semiautomatic pistol. The ODA was conducting a search of the village following reports of hidden weapons and munitions during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mangara Village State: Orgun Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOC Scene Camer... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 505th and 1ST Battalion 504th, Parachute Infantry Regiments, 82nd Airborne Division, assemble around their convoy of heavily armed High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), after arriving at a safe house at the town of Khowst, Afghanistan, to prepare for Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain Sweep is the largest US Offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 505th and 1ST Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release Status: Rele... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines with 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, prepare to enter and clear a room, while searching for weapons at Objective Pickett, located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, armed w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to restrain a villager, after he would not comply with instructions and became violent, at Objective Deringer, located in the Patkia Providence of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, are forced to restrain a local villager, after he would not comply with instructions and became violent, at Objective Deringer, located in the Patkia Providence of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

An US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter lands to refuel near the town of Khowst, Afghanistan, before providing air support during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

An US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter lands to refuel near the town...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release Status: Rele... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment await fire orders, after setting up their M119A1 105mm Lightweight Towed Howitzers for a live fire exercise to be held at the artillery range in Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1-319th Airborne Field Artillery Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean Terry, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3-505th Infantry Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, walk to the next objective during a Sensitive Site Exploration mission conducted in a local village located outside Khowst, Afghanistan, during Exercise Alamo Sweep

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3-505th Infantry Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Eric E. Hughes, USA Release Status: Rele... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Josh Jenkins, a Medic assigned with the 82nd Airborne Division, inspects the eyes of young Afghanistan children for symptoms of pink eye, at a village located near Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURIG FREEDOM. SPC Jenkins is part of the Psychological Operations (PSYOP) teams, humanitarian aid package that go out on daily patrols to local villages to help build a positive rapport with the local communities and Coalition Forces

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Josh Jenkins, a Medic assigned with th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: ... More

A view of a temporary bridge emplacement located in Bagram, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The original bridge was destroyed during the Russian occupation in Afghanistan. The US Army (USA) 489th Civil Affairs Battalion plans to help fix some the local bridges and roads in the area

A view of a temporary bridge emplacement located in Bagram, Afghanista...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release ... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Doyle (right), the Coalition Task Force Team Surgeon, treats a local Afghani boys hand, in the village of Lowa, while conducting a damage claim investigation patrol in the Kohi Sofi District of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Doyle (right), the Coalition Task Force Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lowa State: Kohi Sofi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angelica Harris, USA Rel... More

A US Army (USA) member looks out of a window aboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in route to Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) member looks out of a window aboard a US Air Force (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Major General (MGEN) Herbert A. Altschuler, Commander, US Army (USA) Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), center front, USA soldiers and Mr. Tabesh, a contractor, pose for a photo at the Bac school located in Kabul, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Major General (MGEN) Herbert A. Altschuler, Commander, US Army (USA) C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly M. Burkhart, USA Release Status: Re... More

Major General (MGEN) Herbert A. Altschuler, Commander, US Army (USA) Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), drinks green tea with local Afghans at the Bac school located in Kabul, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Major General (MGEN) Herbert A. Altschuler, Commander, US Army (USA) C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly M. Burkhart, USA Release Status: Re... More

German Army Captain (CAPT) Paul Tolete, a Medical Officer in the Kabul Multinational Brigade, Kabul, Afghanistan, gives members of 1042nd Medical Company, Air Ambulance, Oregon Army National Guard (ANG), a tour of the German Field Hospital, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

German Army Captain (CAPT) Paul Tolete, a Medical Officer in the Kabul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlb... More

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Mr. Paul Wolfowitz (foreground left), is given a demonstration by handlers at the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC) #14, located in Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Assistant Secretary Wolfowitz toured the facility to see the improvements being made and to get an assessment of what is needed for the area to be completely revitalized and free of land mines

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Mr. Paul Wolfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jerry T. Combes, USA Release Status: Rele... More

While on a Humanitarian Civilian Assistance Team Village visit to the village of Haji Lalay Kalacha, First Lieutenant (1LT) Bert Baker treats a young boys throat during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

While on a Humanitarian Civilian Assistance Team Village visit to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Haji Lalay Kalacha Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina, Jr. USA Rele... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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