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An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder

An Afghan National Army commando and a village elder discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. The commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to ... More

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat

Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, addresses Afghan National Army soldiers along with ANA Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, March 29, 2012. Shafe... More

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade,

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade,

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, treats a patient with a broken nose at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 7. Abbas, 45, from Daykundi Province joined th... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer with 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, instructs his crew about upcoming D-30 122 mm howitzer certification exercises at Forward Operating Base Tagab, K... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, left, squad leader,

Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, left, squad leader,

Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, left, squad leader, 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, thanks Sgt. Cordero Gonzalez, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Tea... More

Cpl. Michael Sheets, machine gun leader, 4th platoon,

Cpl. Michael Sheets, machine gun leader, 4th platoon,

Cpl. Michael Sheets, machine gun leader, 4th platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, poses for a photograph. The Enid, Okla., native, decided after three years at Oklahoma State University his true call... More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army soldier with 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, practices adjusting the aim on a D-30 122 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2013. ... More

A Marine washes his hands in accordance with Afghan

A Marine washes his hands in accordance with Afghan

A Marine washes his hands in accordance with Afghan culture before dinner, April 29, 2012. Sergeant Christopher Scott, the logistics advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, ... More

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with

Lance Cpl. John Ellington, (right) a team leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, jumps over a deep wadei and into the arms of his squad leader, Cpl. Ryan Theis, and Afghan National Arm... More

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties string to mark a grid system within a terrain model, April 21, 2012. Mubarak built the model ... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harriso... More

A village security force commander discusses insurgent

A village security force commander discusses insurgent

A village security force commander discusses insurgent activity with Afghan National Army and coalition special operations forces leaders during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 15. Commandos ... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of the Afghan 203rd Thunder Corps, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commander of Combined Joint Task Force- 101 and Regional Command... More

U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Redhair, far right, with the

U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Redhair, far right, with the

U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Redhair, far right, with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, listens as Najibullah Popelzai, center right, the Chora district governor, speaks to tribal leaders and members of parliame... More

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, Headquarters

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, Headquarters

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, Headquarters and Service Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires his M-16 assault rifle during a live-fire range April 29, 2012. Forty-six ANA soldiers shot ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stand in formation and listen to their commanding general, Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, and Marine Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regim... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Rankel, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harrison Tanksley... More

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles and a 7.76mm PK Kalashnikov machine gun, radio their departure, as they load into a pickup truck after a meeting with villagers in Ghuran, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Kandak, 2...

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

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command Southwest

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command Southwest

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command Southwest commanding general, talks to Marines during the cake cutting ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012.

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More

Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with

Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with

Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with Sgt. Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Nov. 27, 2012. The two enjoyed chai tea and talke... More

Marines throughout Afghanistan took time to celebrate

Marines throughout Afghanistan took time to celebrate

Marines throughout Afghanistan took time to celebrate the 237th Marine Corps Birthday with a traditional cake cutting ceremony, Nov. 10, 2012.

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation

Coalition special operations forces line up in formation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Coalition special operations forces prepared to meet Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harriso... More

Marines pray during a cake cutting ceremony aboard

Marines pray during a cake cutting ceremony aboard

Marines pray during a cake cutting ceremony aboard Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012.

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander explains an upcoming operation at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. The commander explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Eid Mohammad, infantryman,

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Eid Mohammad, infantryman,

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Eid Mohammad, infantryman, 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, jokes with a local Afghan boy during a partnered patrol, Nov. 16, 2012. The patrol met with several lo... More

Sergeant Thomas Brown, squad leader, Weapons Company,

Sergeant Thomas Brown, squad leader, Weapons Company,

Sergeant Thomas Brown, squad leader, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 215th Corps, shows Afghan National Army soldiers how to read a map and correctly hit targets at Patrol Base Detroit, Afghanistan... More

Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during

Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during

Afghan National Army commandos distribute food during a mid-mission resupply in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Meals-Ready-To-Eat, or MREs, and water dropped by helicopter, enable soldiers to conduct mu... More

An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts

An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts

An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant conducts pre-mission rehearsals at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces practiced basic scenarios as pa... More

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, crosses an irrigation system during a joint patrol with the Afghan National Army, Nov. 27, 2012. E... More

The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar

The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar

The Chawkai district subgovernor holds a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando mission in the valley and how i... More

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons

Lance Cpl. William Hanagan, a radio operator with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, jumps over a wadei and into the arms of his squad leader, Cpl. Ryan Theis and Afghan National Army Pvt. Has... More

A coalition special operations forces soldier defends

A coalition special operations forces soldier defends

A coalition special operations forces soldier defends his position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd

Sergeant Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, says goodbye to Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Samandar Khan, squad leader, Headquarters Tolai, 1... More

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers lower a stretcher during a medical evacuation in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations... More

Sergeant Cordero Gonzalez, center, squad leader, Lima

Sergeant Cordero Gonzalez, center, squad leader, Lima

Sergeant Cordero Gonzalez, center, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, introduces himself to Afghan National Army Sgt. Gulagh, right, team leader, 1st Tolai, 1st Ka... More

Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd

Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd

Lance Cpl. Clinton Rivas, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, patrols through southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2012. The patrol teamed with Afgh... More

An Afghan National Army commando and a local security

An Afghan National Army commando and a local security

An Afghan National Army commando and a local security force commander discuss insurgent activity during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special operations forces, ... More

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Jalalabad Air Field, Afghanistan, April 27. Commandos and coalition special operations forces used the helicopter for a mission in eastern Afgh... More

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6... More

A U.S. Soldier, left, with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier, left, with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier, left, with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, observes the firing of a D-30 122 mm howitzer by Afghan National Army (AN... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, poses for a photograph with Marines at Combat Outpost Fiddler's Green, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) ... More

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Mohammad Hassan, a

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Mohammad Hassan, a

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Mohammad Hassan, a range instructor with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215 Corps, places a hand on ANA Pvt. Mohammad Din, a soldier with 1st Tolai, during a live-fire range April 29, ... More

Lance Cpl. Caleb Hackbarth, rifleman, Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Caleb Hackbarth, rifleman, Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Caleb Hackbarth, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, walks through thick mud during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army, Nov. 27, 2012. ... More

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, braces himself while his crew’s D-30 122 mm howitzer fires during certification exercises at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa provi... More

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers

Coalition special operations forces pararescue jumpers medically evacuate an injured Afghan National Army commando during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Commandos and coalition special o... More

Marines serving with Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion,

Marines serving with Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion,

Marines serving with Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Afghans National Army soldiers serving with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, shared a dinner of beef, fresh vegetables a... More

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command (Southwest) sergeant major, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Hanson, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, RC(SW) commanding general and... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, shows an Afghan private the proper positioning for his M16 assault rifle April 29, 2012. The range is part of the A... More

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon,

Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, is currently deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan. Clark has served with Marine Corps Security Forces at Camp David. He ... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Rankel, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harrison Tanksley... More

Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,

Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion,

Maj. Kent Solheim (Right), Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, describes his team's recent mission to General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Ca... More

Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with

Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with

Captain Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, measures a grid system for a terrain model with Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, operati... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Bost, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. HArrison Tanksley s... More

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general

Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army general staff chief of operations, explains the ANA commando training process to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Camp Morehead, Afg... More

Afghan National Army Capt. Aziz Mohammad, tolai commander,

Afghan National Army Capt. Aziz Mohammad, tolai commander,

Afghan National Army Capt. Aziz Mohammad, tolai commander, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, helps explain the use of 60mm mortar round with ANA 1st Lt. Asrar Hussain, another officer in the tolai, at Patro... More

Fresh cucumbers are cut and placed on serving dishes

Fresh cucumbers are cut and placed on serving dishes

Fresh cucumbers are cut and placed on serving dishes for Afghan National Army soldiers and Sgt. Christopher Scott, a logistics advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, April ... More

A coalition special operations forces commander, district

A coalition special operations forces commander, district

A coalition special operations forces commander, district subgovernor and village elders draw a map during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition spe... More

An Afghan National Army commando company executive

An Afghan National Army commando company executive

An Afghan National Army commando company executive officer discusses insurgent activity with a village security force commander during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 15. Commandos and coalit... More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, greets Marines with the Advisor Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, March 29, 2012. Wasea attended the Afghan Nat... More

Afghan National Army Pvt. Azetullah, a soldier with

Afghan National Army Pvt. Azetullah, a soldier with

Afghan National Army Pvt. Azetullah, a soldier with 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215 Corps, fires his M-16 assault rifle during an Afghan led range April 29, 2012. The range is part of the kandak’s 30-da... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad (right), of Riverside,

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad (right), of Riverside,

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad (right), of Riverside, CA., a section chief with Battery B, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shows Afghan National Arm... More

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Azrat Wali, infantryman,

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Azrat Wali, infantryman,

Afghan National Army Lance Cpl. Azrat Wali, infantryman, 1st Tolai, 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, sets security at the corner of a compound wall during a partnered patrol, Nov. 16, 2012. The ANA soldier... More

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander

An Afghan National Army commando company commander takes notes during a shura in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 28. Afghan National Police and district officials discussed the Afghan National Army commando ... More

A village security force commander identifies insurgent

A village security force commander identifies insurgent

A village security force commander identifies insurgent fighting positions to a coalition special operations forces soldier during a mission in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army co... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, hands bottled water to Afghan children, during a partnered patrol, April 26, 2012. Marines ... More

Afghan National Army commandos and village children

Afghan National Army commandos and village children

Afghan National Army commandos and village children prepare a meal during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 5. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan... More

General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint

General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint

General Martin Dempsey (Left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates Maj. Kent Solheim, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander, on his team's recent mission at... More

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, a soldier

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, a soldier

Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Sadaq, a soldier with Headquarters and Service Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215 Corps, looks down the sights of his M-16 assault rifle April 29, 2012.

Afghan National Army First Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army First Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army First Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, levels out a plot of land with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations advisor with the Embedded Tr... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon

Lance Cpl. Brandon Debruler, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols through an open field with his Afghan National Army counterparts, April 26, 2012. M... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor

Afghan National Army Sgt. Jawad, a range instructor with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, watches an ANA soldier during a live-fire range April 29, 2012. The range is completely Afghan led, with Marines pr... More

A Sensitive Site Exploitation team question villagers

A Sensitive Site Exploitation team question villagers

A Sensitive Site Exploitation team question villagers during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Once entered into a database, bio-metrics help identify known insurgents and catalog new anti-Afg... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harriso... More

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade,

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade,

Afghanistan National Army Sgt. Abbas, medic, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, treats a patient with a broken nose at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, April 7. Abbas, 45, from Daykundi Province joined th... More

An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches

An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches

An AH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter approaches a landing zone in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations forces, the first to visi... More

Lance Cpl. Dallin Jaramillo, rifleman, Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Dallin Jaramillo, rifleman, Lima Company,

Lance Cpl. Dallin Jaramillo, rifleman, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, takes a break at an Afghan Local Police station, Nov. 27, 2012. The Marines drank chai tea with... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer

An Afghan National Army (ANA) fire support officer with 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, teaches a class on the D-30 122 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. ... More

Sergeant Christopher Scott, the logistics advisor with

Sergeant Christopher Scott, the logistics advisor with

Sergeant Christopher Scott, the logistics advisor with the Embedded Training Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, eats a meal of bread, beef and fresh vegetables with his Afghan allies, April 29, 2012. Sco... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harrison Tanksley spent the... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, stand in formation listening to their commanding general, Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, March 29, 2012. The soldiers with the kandak recently t... More

An Afghan National Army commando breaches a locked

An Afghan National Army commando breaches a locked

An Afghan National Army commando breaches a locked door after receiving no response during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they s... More

Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during

Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during

Afghan National Army commandos search a compound during a mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched an Afghan village for weapo... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, stands by a D-30 122 mm howitzer during a lull in certification exercises at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa province, Af... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion,

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier with 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, verifies the target coordinates on a D-30 122 mm howitzer during certification exercises at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapi... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Fiddler's Green, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harrison... More

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command (Southwest) sergeant major, speaks to Marines at Forward Operating Base Delhi, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, RC(SW) commanding gene... More

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest)

Major Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, Regional Command (Southwest) commanding general, sits with a Marine on post at Combat Outpost Rankel, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Gurganus and RC(SW) Sgt. Maj. Harrison... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad, right, a section chief

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad, right, a section chief

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Conrad, right, a section chief with Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, shows Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers... More

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd

An Afghan National Army soldier from 4th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 201st Corps, practices adjusting the aim on a D-30 122 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Tagab, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2013. U.S... More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, thanks Afghan soldiers from his unit for their hard work and dedication during a formation here, March 29, 2012. The Af... More

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations

Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Mubarak, the operations first sergeant with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, ties a rope to mark a grid system for a terrain model with Capt. Stephen Walker, the operations ad... More

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company,

Corporal Ryan Theis, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrols through a field, during Operation High Noon 15, April 24, 2012. Theis’ squad partnered with Afghan National A... More

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Maswd, the supply chief

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Maswd, the supply chief

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Maswd, the supply chief with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and ANA 1st Sgt. Miralam, the logistics chief with the kandak, wait for dinner to be served, April 29, 2012. Mi... More

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with

A Marine rests his feet during a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army, during Operation High Noon 15, April 25, 2012. Marines and ANA soldiers set up a temporary patrol base on the second day of the o... More

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command

Sergeant Maj. Harrison Tanksley, Regional Command (Southwest) sergeant major, speaks to Marines at Combat Outpost Bost, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2012. Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, RC(SW) commanding general and R... More

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards the combat infantry badge to a coalition special operations orce soldier at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, April 23. Gen. Dempsey visited Camp Mo... More

Body armor, Coalition special operations forces soldiers defend

Body armor, Coalition special operations forces soldiers defend

Coalition special operations forces soldiers defend their position from insurgent small-arms fire during a daylong firefight in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 12. Afghan National Army commandos and coali... More

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Awrng Zib, a range

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Awrng Zib, a range

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Awrng Zib, a range instructor with 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, steadies the shoulder of ANA Pvt. Abdul Qudouse, 4th Tolai, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps.

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