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Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) Quick Reaction Force (QRF) board a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The mission is an exercise with their International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) counterparts, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) Quick Reaction...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joshua Balog, USA Rele... More

Portugese soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)  practice boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.  Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) Quick Reaction Force (QRF) conducted an exercise with their ISAF counterparts near Kabul, Afghanistan on Sept. 10, 2005.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Joshua Balog) (Released)

Portugese soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force (I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Came... More

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High

The newly-built classrooms for Sir Asyab Girls High School in Kabul received new desks this week as the school prepares for a grand opening ceremony early next month. Previously, the high school had three build... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Perez, a mortarman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Perez, a mortarman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Perez, a mortarman with Weapons Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides security from his fighti... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a light-armored vehicle driver with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and 19-year-old native of Neenah, Wis., and Lance Cpl. Garrett Camach... More

An Afghan woman holds a child wearing a purple ribbon

An Afghan woman holds a child wearing a purple ribbon

An Afghan woman holds a child wearing a purple ribbon during a women’s meeting at the Spin Boldak District Center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2012. The purple ribbon signifies participation in the ... More

A basket of stuffed dolls and to the left of the basket

A basket of stuffed dolls and to the left of the basket

A basket of stuffed dolls and to the left of the basket are colorful burqas, or chadris, custom made to fit the dolls. The burqa is an outergarment worn by many Afghan women as a display of modesty in public. T... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Garrett, a staff chaplain with I

U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Garrett, a staff chaplain with I

U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Garrett, a staff chaplain with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and 35-year-old native of Ingleside, Texas, raises bread and wine in preparation for communion during an Easter Vigil her... More

Georgian soldiers of Alpha Company, 43rd Mechanized

Georgian soldiers of Alpha Company, 43rd Mechanized

Georgian soldiers of Alpha Company, 43rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade provide security while conducting a mounted patrol during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the U.S. A... More

An officer with the Afghan National Directorate of

An officer with the Afghan National Directorate of

An officer with the Afghan National Directorate of Security collects electrical tape from a controlled improvised explosive device blast site at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province, Afghanistan, ... More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company gunnery sergeant of Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, currently attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, and 37-year-old native of Grand Jun... More

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank with 2nd Tank

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank with 2nd Tank

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank with 2nd Tank Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, attached to Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, provides over wat... More

Multi Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) specialists

Multi Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) specialists

Multi Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) specialists install MILES onto a MaxxPro Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected Vehicle during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness ... More

Afghan National Army Col. Asaf Khan Saburi (center),

Afghan National Army Col. Asaf Khan Saburi (center),

Afghan National Army Col. Asaf Khan Saburi (center), 203rd Thunder Corps training officer, is surrounded by Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan linguists during a cricket field dedication on Forward Operat... More

Afghan Border Policemen with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak,

Afghan Border Policemen with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak,

Afghan Border Policemen with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak, mingle with local children during a patrol through Sre Kala, March 25, 2012. After Marines and sailors with 1st LAR and 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment clear... More

An Afghan boy poses for a photo in Farah City, Dec.

An Afghan boy poses for a photo in Farah City, Dec.

An Afghan boy poses for a photo in Farah City, Dec. 19. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghan... More

Kajran locals gather to hear Afghan and International

Kajran locals gather to hear Afghan and International

Kajran locals gather to hear Afghan and International Security Assistance Force leaders in Daykundi province Oct. 22. (Photo by Cpl. Mark Doran, Australian Defense Force/Released)

Afghan woman vows to resume government career after stabbing

Afghan woman vows to resume government career after stabbing

Members of the International Security Assistance Force, Force Re-Integration Cell get together July 18, on ISAF Headquarters, to hand over donations they gathered for Muzghan Masoomi, a 22-year-old girl from Ka... More

Former Taliban fighters hold rifles as they prepare

Former Taliban fighters hold rifles as they prepare

Former Taliban fighters hold rifles as they prepare to hand them over to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during a reintegration ceremony at the provincial governor’s compound. The re-integ... More

Maj. Timothy Christensen, native of Manchester, Conn.,

Maj. Timothy Christensen, native of Manchester, Conn.,

Maj. Timothy Christensen, native of Manchester, Conn., 1st Theater Sustainment Command, afghan rail advisory team, and, Deputy Director of rail Port 4, S. Waqaef Hashemi, and Afghan interpreter, Sammy, discuss... More

Local Afghan children watch as members from Provincial

Local Afghan children watch as members from Provincial

Local Afghan children watch as members from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah tour the grounds with representatives from the Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) during a Key Leader... More

Afghan children play on a swingset at an orphanage

Afghan children play on a swingset at an orphanage

Afghan children play on a swingset at an orphanage in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. The orphanage doubles as a daycare center and a school as well. Previous Kiwi PRTs helped to build the orphanag... More

Thirty-seven U.S. Service members pose for a photo

Thirty-seven U.S. Service members pose for a photo

Thirty-seven U.S. Service members pose for a photo after stating the Oath of Allegiance and receiving their official naturalization papers in a ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, July 4... More

Sgt. Maj. Raymond Hendrick(left), Asymmetric Warfare

Sgt. Maj. Raymond Hendrick(left), Asymmetric Warfare

Sgt. Maj. Raymond Hendrick(left), Asymmetric Warfare Group Adviser, explains specifics of the blast radius of the man-portable line charge system during a training exercise just outside of Forward Operating Bas... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Mike Quaglino, an individual augmentee

U.S. Navy Lt. Mike Quaglino, an individual augmentee

U.S. Navy Lt. Mike Quaglino, an individual augmentee assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, completes a set of leg extensions in the FOB Farah gym, May 9. Soldiers and sailors assigned to PRT ... More

An Afghan linguist smashes a ball for a six-point score

An Afghan linguist smashes a ball for a six-point score

An Afghan linguist smashes a ball for a six-point score during a ceremonial cricket match played by the Afghan National Army 203rd Thunder Corps' Lightning cricket team at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Oct. 1... More

An Afghan man waits to meet with government officials

An Afghan man waits to meet with government officials

An Afghan man waits to meet with government officials at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City Nov. 22. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications equipment operator, runs alongside Lt. Col. Matthew Palma and Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece (center and right), the commanding officer and sergeant major of 3rd Ba... More

A U.S. Marine Corps  M1A1 Abrams Tank with 1st Tank

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank with 1st Tank

A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams Tank with 1st Tank Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, attached to Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, provi... More

An Afghan policeman provides security at Nili in Daykundi

An Afghan policeman provides security at Nili in Daykundi

An Afghan policeman provides security at Nili in Daykundi for a delegation of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force representatives on Nov. 9. DoD photo by Cpl. Mark Doran, Australian Defence Force/Released

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) Quick Reaction Force (QRF) carry their gear and rucksacks as they tread through and board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The CJTF76 QRF conducted an exercise with their International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) counterparts near Kabul, Afghanistan (AFG), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joshua Balog, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Military members representing each U.S. military branch

Military members representing each U.S. military branch

Military members representing each U.S. military branch render honors to those who previously served and gave their lives in defense of the nation Nov. 11, at the International Security Assistance Force headqua... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) Quick Reaction Force (QRF) compare weapons, like this FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), with their Portuguese counterparts in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), near Kabul, Afghanistan (AFG), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF76) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joshua Balog, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The view of a western Afghanistan village from a Spanish

The view of a western Afghanistan village from a Spanish

The view of a western Afghanistan village from a Spanish army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an International Security Assistance Force mission, Sept. 27, 2008. ISAF is assisting the Afghan government in exten... More

Romanian Army Chief Warrant Officer Coman Marioara

Romanian Army Chief Warrant Officer Coman Marioara

Romanian Army Chief Warrant Officer Coman Marioara prepares mamaliga, a traditional Romanian side dish for the Regional Command South Rocky’s Cooking Competition at Forward Operating Base Mescal in Zabul provin... More

Former Taliban fighters line up to handover their rifles

Former Taliban fighters line up to handover their rifles

Former Taliban fighters line up to handover their rifles to the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during a reintegration ceremony at the provincial governor’s compound. The re-integrees formally... More

Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st

Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st

Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, carry the Guam flag as they ground guide a convoy out of Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec.... More

Maj. Kevin J. Murphy spends time with his family at

Maj. Kevin J. Murphy spends time with his family at

Maj. Kevin J. Murphy spends time with his family at the welcome home ceremony for the Soldiers from the Military Advisor Team (MAT) 4, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the National Guard Armory in Lawrencevil... More

An Afghan man on the street in Farah City, Nov. 20.

An Afghan man on the street in Farah City, Nov. 20.

An Afghan man on the street in Farah City, Nov. 20. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah Province, Afghanistan.... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Elisabeth Yates, left, intensive care

U.S. Army Sgt. Elisabeth Yates, left, intensive care

U.S. Army Sgt. Elisabeth Yates, left, intensive care nurse for the 541st Forward Surgical Team (FST) (Airborne), prepares to shoot a chest x-ray on an Afghan man on FOB Farah, Dec. 26. The man was treated at F... More

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, NATO International Security Assistance Force, test the controls of a KC-130J prior to a flight. The KC-130J pilot... More

Santa Claus makes an appearance at the Craig Joint

Santa Claus makes an appearance at the Craig Joint

Santa Claus makes an appearance at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to give Christmas stockings to wounded warriors and staff members Dec. 19, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff S... More

Members of Afghan media, military meet during luncheon

Members of Afghan media, military meet during luncheon

Captain Ahmad Sadeq, deputy public affairs officer for the Afghan National Army’s 205th Hero Corps, speaks during a luncheon between public affairs representatives and members of the local media at Kandahar Int... More

A Georgian soldier assigned to the 23rd Light Infantry

A Georgian soldier assigned to the 23rd Light Infantry

A Georgian soldier assigned to the 23rd Light Infantry Battalion provides security during a mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 13, 2014. Ge... More

A member of the Afghanistan National Security Force

A member of the Afghanistan National Security Force

A member of the Afghanistan National Security Force loads a weapons cache onto the back of a pick-up truck. The weapons were turned in by former Taliban fighters in order to join the Afghanistan Peace and Reint... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seth Thomas, with Personnel

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seth Thomas, with Personnel

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seth Thomas, with Personnel Security Detachment, with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 receives his gift from a Christmas Elf during the holiday raffle at the ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Ross Cole (left) and Sgt. Brandon Green

U.S. Army Pfc. Ross Cole (left) and Sgt. Brandon Green

U.S. Army Pfc. Ross Cole (left) and Sgt. Brandon Green (right), medics of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, prepare fluids for trauma patients on July 21, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Spin Bol... More

Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global

Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global

Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues shares a light moment with International Security Assistance Force service members and civilian gender advisors during a Veteran’s Day break... More

A Marine Corps KC-130J cargo plane  from Marine Medium

A Marine Corps KC-130J cargo plane from Marine Medium

A Marine Corps KC-130J cargo plane from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (Reinforced) taxis back to its hangar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 15. The Marines have flown passengers and cargo from... More

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar,

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar,

The children at Kaka Sayed Ahmad School in Kandahar, Afghanistan, pose for a photo Dec. 9 in their classroom prior to recess beginning.

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., is awarded a Bronze Star Medal by Lt. Col. Charles Demery, deputy commanding officer, 43rd SB, for his efforts as officer in charge of operation... More

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Floyd, wheeled vehicle mechanic,

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Floyd, wheeled vehicle mechanic,

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Floyd, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, repairs an armored vehicle in his motor pool on Forward Operating Base Hughie, Dec. 20. Floyd, a Colton, Ore... More

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon

A Polish soldier searches a resident during a cordon and search operation in a village near Ghazni City, Dec. 22. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Paul Howe)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Willie Jackson of Washington, D.C.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Willie Jackson of Washington, D.C.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Willie Jackson of Washington, D.C., G6 adviser, speaks with U.S. Army Capt. Karen Hallet of Vernon, N.J., after services at Forward Operating Base Lightning. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sean Wojansinski

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sean Wojansinski

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sean Wojansinski of Brownville, N.Y., AH-64 Apache pilot with Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, looks at the French Army Tigre helicopte... More

An Expeditionary Fire Support System belonging to Battery

An Expeditionary Fire Support System belonging to Battery

An Expeditionary Fire Support System belonging to Battery F, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, is being towed by a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle abo... More

(Center) U.S. Army Pfc. Touwana Gulliver, 23, supply

(Center) U.S. Army Pfc. Touwana Gulliver, 23, supply

(Center) U.S. Army Pfc. Touwana Gulliver, 23, supply specialist in Company B, 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, International Security Assistance Force, from ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Skaggs, a squad

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Skaggs, a squad

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Skaggs, a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, examines the roof of a compound near ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, Commanding General, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks to Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental... More

German Army Lt. Gen Rainer Glatz, commander of German

German Army Lt. Gen Rainer Glatz, commander of German

German Army Lt. Gen Rainer Glatz, commander of German Operations Command, congratulates U.S. Army Col. Daniel Williams, commander of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, International Securit... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, International

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, International

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan senior enlisted advisor, speaks with soldiers outside the Kandahar Airfield mortuary af... More

Brig. Gen. Peter Stutz, base commander Regional Command

Brig. Gen. Peter Stutz, base commander Regional Command

Brig. Gen. Peter Stutz, base commander Regional Command North, and Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland, deputy commander, International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North, greet Gen. John R. Allen, ISAF c... More

Cpl. Andrew S. Black, a ground radio intermediate repairer

Cpl. Andrew S. Black, a ground radio intermediate repairer

Cpl. Andrew S. Black, a ground radio intermediate repairer with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), writes down serial numbers and other information about radios before performing maintenance and installing u... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Meza, 298th Combat Sustainment

Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Meza, 298th Combat Sustainment

Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Meza, 298th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion medical services technician, plays volleyball during off duty hours at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2011. Sgt. Meza is a ... More

Farmer’s daughter brings law and order to Afghanistan

Farmer’s daughter brings law and order to Afghanistan

Lt. Col. Kristine Wood and an Afghan National Police officer pose for a picture after a meeting. Wood worked as part the International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North, which supports Afghan Nat... More

A collection of military items stand as a reminder

A collection of military items stand as a reminder

A collection of military items stand as a reminder of fallen military members Nov. 11, at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Military members from around the world j... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam Schoeller, a helicopter crew

U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam Schoeller, a helicopter crew

U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam Schoeller, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, mans a machine gun from the ramp of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter while transporting Marines from 3rd Batt... More

Country music star Rodney Atkins (right) and guitarist

Country music star Rodney Atkins (right) and guitarist

Country music star Rodney Atkins (right) and guitarist Liam Bailey perform a song for U.S. Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a United Service Organization-sponsored concert in ... More

Regional Command Southwest medical officials meet with local leaders

Regional Command Southwest medical officials meet with local leaders

Members of the Combined Medical Department for Regional Command Southwest and officials with the Afghan National Security Forces and ministries of Public Health and Defense met during the Five Surgeons Shura, F... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Camacho, a food service

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Camacho, a food service

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garrett Camacho, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and 19-year-old native of Fredericksburg, Va., cooks steak on... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill, a 25-year-old corpsman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment battalion aid station, and native of Englewood, Fla., checks the compass reading of Afghan Na... More

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts instructors with Regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts instructors with Regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts instructors with Regimental Combat Team 5 and Combat Logistics Battalion 1 pose for a photo after graduating from a martial arts instructor's course here, Feb. 15. The Marines spe... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Garcia (right), a radio operator

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Garcia (right), a radio operator

U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Garcia (right), a radio operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 21-year-old native of Lake Forest, Calif., and Army Sgt. Pedro Reyesmontie... More

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible

Afghan policemen prepare to search a room for possible insurgent materiel while clearing a compound with U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during Operation Zema P... More

Master Sgt. Morgan Sheeran, 5th Zone quick response

Master Sgt. Morgan Sheeran, 5th Zone quick response

Master Sgt. Morgan Sheeran, 5th Zone quick response force adviser assigned to Security Force Assistance Team, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, speaks with Afghan Border Police Col. Akhbar of Zone G-3, near Ch... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old combat engineer from Lancaster, Pa., was killed by an improvised explosive device while supporting 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on a night patr... More

Capt. Sean Nolan, commander of Charlie Company, 1st

Capt. Sean Nolan, commander of Charlie Company, 1st

Capt. Sean Nolan, commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, addresses his soldier following a 'combat patch' ceremony at Combat Outpost Lakaray, Afghanistan, June 16, 2012. The 1-17th... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul M. Koch, a logistics specialist

Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul M. Koch, a logistics specialist

Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul M. Koch, a logistics specialist with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a picture aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 17, 2012. Koch has managed to distinguish ... More

Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer, 82nd Combat

Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer, 82nd Combat

Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, smiles at his crew members during the early morning hours of pre-flight inspections on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2012. Camarad... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, attached to the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge of the Nebraska National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, participates in "B... More

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at

Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at Camp Hero post the national colors during a graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar here, Sept. 13, 2012. The RMTC-K graduated ov... More

Members of the 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police wait for

Members of the 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police wait for

Members of the 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police wait for their dinner to cook after a mission during Operation Southern Fist in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak district, Sept. 29, 2012. The Afghan-led operation focused ... More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron,

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare for a reconnaissance patrol in the village of Kote Khel, Oct.... More

U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, center, a security force

U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, center, a security force

U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, center, a security force team member from Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security at a meeting between a USDA representative, members of the PRT and Afghan farmers at... More

Ray Sudweeks, U.S. State Department representative,

Ray Sudweeks, U.S. State Department representative,

Ray Sudweeks, U.S. State Department representative, left, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commanding officer, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, second from left, listen to Juma Rafat, a Farah Provincial C... More

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, left, and Spc. Devont

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, left, and Spc. Devont

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, left, and Spc. Devont Perkins, right, security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, load a .50 caliber machine gun in preparation for a mission in... More

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, a security force

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, a security force

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, provides security outside a meeting in Farah City on Dec. 5. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advi... More

U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Burgess, a human resources

U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Burgess, a human resources

U.S. Army Spc. Terrance Burgess, a human resources specialist with 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the primary mail clerk for Forward Operating B... More

Security force team members of Provincial Reconstruction

Security force team members of Provincial Reconstruction

Security force team members of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah maintain security during a tactical halt enroute to a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Dec. 11. P... More

Gen. Allen, top ISAF commanders visit troops Christmas Day

Gen. Allen, top ISAF commanders visit troops Christmas Day

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command commander, shakes hands with a soldier at Forward Operating Base Sweeney in southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day. (U.S. Army photo... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares to throw a ball for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine detection dog, during a warm-up session in preparation for training at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Ja... More

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., meets with one of

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., meets with one of

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., meets with one of his constituents, Sgt. Nejay Wiley, a human resources specialist with Combined Joint Task Force-1, 1st Infantry Division, from Providence, R.I. at Bagram Air F... More

Army Sgt. David A. Hixson, a medic from Arlington,

Army Sgt. David A. Hixson, a medic from Arlington,

Army Sgt. David A. Hixson, a medic from Arlington, Texas with Security Force Assistance Team Tombstone, teaches Afghan Uniform Police members how to apply an improvised tourniquet during a joint medical trainin... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with marines, sailors, and soldiers of Forward Operating Base Payne, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan.... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas M. Feltey (right), commander

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas M. Feltey (right), commander

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas M. Feltey (right), commander of Combined Task Force, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, and members of the task force District Support team, meet with Spin Boldak District, Afghani... More

A curious Afghan child watches U.S. Marines and British

A curious Afghan child watches U.S. Marines and British

A curious Afghan child watches U.S. Marines and British Royal Engineers inspect a newly constructed canal in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan Jan. 31, 2013. The construction of theses canals will pr... More

U.S. Soldiers with the 569th Engineer Company stand

U.S. Soldiers with the 569th Engineer Company stand

U.S. Soldiers with the 569th Engineer Company stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2013. The unit transferred responsibility to the 591st Enginee... More

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team

U.S. Army Soldiers with Security Force Assistance Team (SFAT) Liberty, conduct a check of the customs yard near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border near Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2013. Th... More

Officers with the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed

Officers with the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed

Officers with the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police crowd into a tiny room for a shura, Feb. 18, 2013, at Combat Outpost Chamkani. The shura was held to promote interagency cooperation and commun... More

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