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Memorial ceremony, Afghanistan

Memorial ceremony, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Hersh, a trumpeter assigned to the 101st Airborne Division Band, prepares to play taps during a memorial ceremony at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 2... More

An Afghan National Army howitzer section chief assigned

An Afghan National Army howitzer section chief assigned

An Afghan National Army howitzer section chief assigned to 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, prepares his section for dry fire mission certification, near Zarghun Shahr, Afghanistan, July 27, 2013. (U.S. A... More

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Ederle reads the oath of enlistment

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Ederle reads the oath of enlistment

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Ederle reads the oath of enlistment to U.S. Army Spc. Stevie Stephens from Cairo, Ga., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, Task Force... More

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat Outpost Cougar, one of 16 COPs in the Bala Murghab Valley, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force soldiers have had a prese... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Kleven, an artillerymen assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Kleven, an artillerymen assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Kleven, an artillerymen assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Ba... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, returns a salute after presenting a challenge coin to Pfc. Lisbeth Melchor during an awards ceremony... More

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) graduation at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. The soldiers will now either report to their units o... More

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging to the Aspuhel 19 unit, keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanista... More

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian Senate, tours the flightline and greets soldiers at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. He delivered the message that Italy and the Itali... More

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires his .50-caliber machine gun during a multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Herat City dwellers conduct daily business in Herat,

Herat City dwellers conduct daily business in Herat,

Herat City dwellers conduct daily business in Herat, Afghanistan's third largest city, Jan. 26. Herat City is home to an ISAF-staffed provincial reconstruction team, and is linked to Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif... More

An Afghan D-30 Howitzer crew assigned to 4th Battalion,

An Afghan D-30 Howitzer crew assigned to 4th Battalion,

An Afghan D-30 Howitzer crew assigned to 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, emplace their howitzer in support of Operation Nijat at Kushamond District in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. (U.... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the reconnaissance

Afghan National Army soldiers with the reconnaissance

Afghan National Army soldiers with the reconnaissance tolei from 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps climb a mountain in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 28, to search for weapon and contraband caches in ca... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Gaffney (Left) and Capt. Maxwell

U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Gaffney (Left) and Capt. Maxwell

U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Gaffney (Left) and Capt. Maxwell Pappas, both assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, 10th Mountain Division use their weapons s... More

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Herat City is home to an ISAF-staffed provincial reconstruction team, and is linked to Kandah... More

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition forces during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In the background are the m... More

Festival attendees celebrate a successful pass on the

Festival attendees celebrate a successful pass on the

Festival attendees celebrate a successful pass on the Neza Bazi track during a Nawroz festival held in the city of Sharan in Paktika province, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. Neza Bazi or tent-pegging is a traditi... More

A recent Afghan Local Police graduate receives his

A recent Afghan Local Police graduate receives his

A recent Afghan Local Police graduate receives his course completing certificate during an ALP graduation ceremony held at the National Directorate of Security compound adjacent to Forward Operating Base Rushmo... More

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon commander, utilizes his communication headset to order his soldiers into a defensive posture near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8.... More

Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or

Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or

Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or tent-pegging, which is a traditional Afghan game where cavalrymen on horseback attempt to remove a small wooden tent-peg from the ground using a lance or sword ... More

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian Senate, tours the flightline and greets soldiers at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. He delivered the message that Italy and the Itali... More

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment (right), interviews a villager at Kamisari Village, Bala Murghab District, Badghis province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011, with ... More

A medical evauation helicopter lands at Forward Operating

A medical evauation helicopter lands at Forward Operating

A medical evauation helicopter lands at Forward Operating Base Todd, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, unload a medical evacuation patient from an ISAF helicopter at FOB Todd, April 8, 2011.... More

During a weekly security shura Jahadullah, tactical

During a weekly security shura Jahadullah, tactical

During a weekly security shura Jahadullah, tactical commander (left) of 8th Afghan Border Police and U.S. Army Capt. Robert Reidel, team leader of Green 2 Security Force Advisory Team, 2/10 Security Forces Assi... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ross Kryda, far left and Capt. Alexander

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ross Kryda, far left and Capt. Alexander

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ross Kryda, far left and Capt. Alexander Schade, far right, both assigned to the Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team, Green Two, attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Re... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, 2nd

Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, 2nd Tolei, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, stand for a photo before beginning a security patrol at Observation Post Yankees, May 23, 2013. Third Kandak face... More

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents in Bala Murghab, Badghis province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Col. Dennis S. Sullivan (left), commander,

U.S. Army Col. Dennis S. Sullivan (left), commander,

U.S. Army Col. Dennis S. Sullivan (left), commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Hector J. Font (right), command sergeant major, 2/10 Security Force Assistance Brigade, pose for a photograph with DJ Stanhope, Forward... More

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from For... More

Afghan musicians play music while festival attendees

Afghan musicians play music while festival attendees

Afghan musicians play music while festival attendees perform the Attan, a traditional Afghan male ritual dance in Paktika province, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mark A Moore II/Released)

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed (mostly Italian) Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Th... More

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

U.S. Army Capt. John Banaghan, a lawyer with 2-10 Security

U.S. Army Capt. John Banaghan, a lawyer with 2-10 Security

U.S. Army Capt. John Banaghan, a lawyer with 2-10 Security Forces Assistance Brigades legal team, attempts to catch a poorly thrown water balloon during the water balloon toss event at Forward Operating Base Sh... More

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate from Italian army Brig. Gen. Marcello Belacicco, Regional Command-West commander, during his Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) graduation at Camp... More

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist with the 'Alpini' Mountain Regiment, utilizes a hand-made pasta cooker (constructed from a trailer and hitch) to boil pasta at Forward Operating Base T... More

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis province, Afghanistan Jan. 9, 2011. Insurgents launched a large-scale attack on COP Delorean, Jan. 6 from... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, and Eddie Bloom, USAID adviser, meet to discuss solar power initiatives near Forward Operating Base Todd, Bala Murghab district, Ba... More

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes they received during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In addition to receivi... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, speaks with Soldiers during a visit to Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province, Afghanist... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class John Pearl prepare to document the Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan,... More

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position and help protect an Italian convoy near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. After one Italian vehicle became disabled, the Sol... More

U.S. Army Capts. Tony Mollica and David Judson of 2/10

U.S. Army Capts. Tony Mollica and David Judson of 2/10

U.S. Army Capts. Tony Mollica and David Judson of 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade’s Security Force Advisory Team Green 4 pose with Afghan soldiers from the reconnaissance tolei of the Afghan National Ar... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Martinez and Afghan National Army

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Martinez and Afghan National Army

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Martinez and Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Nasir award a certificate and improved first aid kit to a soldier from the ANA’s 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps for completing a combat lifes... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, captures images of an Afghan worker pulling dirt and rocks from a Karez on Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 7,... More

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch from their vehicle near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. After one Italian vehicle became disabled, the soldiers had to secure t... More

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition

A Kuchi boy enjoys a sucker he was given by coalition forces during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In the background are the m... More

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's Chief of Defense, arrives at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2010. After meeting with coalition troops at Camp Arena, he flew to a forward op... More

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Nasir (white coat) trains

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Nasir (white coat) trains

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Nasir (white coat) trains medics with the ANA’s 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013.

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security Assistance Force commander, and Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's chief of Defense, met with service members in Bakwa District, Farah provi... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., drops several pallets of cargo over Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from Fort Cars... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force “Golden Dragons,” Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, searches for ... More

Artillery soldiers with the 4th Batatlion, 2nd Brigade,

Artillery soldiers with the 4th Batatlion, 2nd Brigade,

Artillery soldiers with the 4th Batatlion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army, clear a 122 mm howitzer after establishing a firing point located approximately 15 Kilometers from maneuver elements in... More

A group of contractors enjoy the festivities during

A group of contractors enjoy the festivities during

A group of contractors enjoy the festivities during Freedom Fest at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, July 7, 2013. Soldiers and civilians assigned to the post celebrated Independence Day with carniv... More

Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Qadir, commander, 3rd

Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Qadir, commander, 3rd

Afghan National Army Col. Abdul Qadir, commander, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, addresses a crowd of villagers at a shura outside the village of Warjana Kalay, May 31, 2013. Qadir emphasized the importa... More

Army medics from the forward support team at Forward

Army medics from the forward support team at Forward

Army medics from the forward support team at Forward Operating Base Todd, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, unload a medical evacuation patient from an ISAF helicopter at FOB Todd, April 8, ... More

Prior to a weekly security shura (from right to left),

Prior to a weekly security shura (from right to left),

Prior to a weekly security shura (from right to left), U.S. Army Capt. Robert Reidel, team leader of Green 2 Security Force Advisory Team, 2/10 Security Force Advisory Team, Jahadullah tactical commander of 8th... More

Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Zahir Khan (left),

Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Zahir Khan (left),

Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Zahir Khan (left), artillery master gunner, assigned to 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, conducts an aiming circle test with an ANA platoon sergeant near Zarghun Shahr, ... More

Shafir Rahman, a soldier with the Afghan National Army

Shafir Rahman, a soldier with the Afghan National Army

Shafir Rahman, a soldier with the Afghan National Army 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd "Thunder" Corps' Engineer Tolei (company), inspects an M81 modern demolition initiation (MDI) igniter prior to connecting it... More

U.S. Army Col. Dennis Sullivan, Lt. Col. Christopher

U.S. Army Col. Dennis Sullivan, Lt. Col. Christopher

U.S. Army Col. Dennis Sullivan, Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland, and Capt. Gilbert Pearsall pose for a photo with Jordanian Armed Forces Maj. Ayman Othman Al-Shibly at the end of mission ceremony,Aug. 15, 2013. ... More

Jordanian Armed Forces hoist their command team, Maj.

Jordanian Armed Forces hoist their command team, Maj.

Jordanian Armed Forces hoist their command team, Maj. Ayman Othman Al-Shibly and 1st Sgt. Zaid Ibrahim Al-Hamshare onto their shoulders as well as a Jordanian flag in celebration of the end of mission, Aug. 15,... More

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon scout of 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, fires a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as he receives heavy machine gun fire, as fellow scout Sgt. Jeff Sheppard,... More

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after an ISAF humanitarian mission to their village in Herat province Nov. 18. Historically, most Afghans looked down on the Kuchi because they were traveling p... More

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a Tactical-Party airman deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, calls for close-air support after his platoon came under accurate small-ar... More

Gulah Mad, a 20-year-old Afghan National Police officer,

Gulah Mad, a 20-year-old Afghan National Police officer,

Gulah Mad, a 20-year-old Afghan National Police officer, lays in a hospital bed at Herat Regional Medical Hospital, an Afghan National Army run hospital on Camp Zafar, Herat, after suffering injuries in an impr... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned to Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Boris, cuts meatlo... More

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made and wood-burning brick oven at Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2011. The mess hall staff serves about 1,050 meals ... More

SECFOR 240 B Sharana 2, Jordanian Armed Forces assigned

SECFOR 240 B Sharana 2, Jordanian Armed Forces assigned

SECFOR 240 B Sharana 2, Jordanian Armed Forces assigned for Forward Operating Base Sharana as the security force, celebrate the end of their mission on FOB Sharana with a transfer of authority ceremony followed... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working dog handler, gives a silent command to Petty Officer 2nd Class Valdo, his Navy military working dog, during a training session at Forward Operating Base Todd, ... More

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province,

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province,

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Kuchi are nomadic people and migrate throughout Afghanistan.)

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, discusses a bounding movement with his platoon leader, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Castello, while on a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost ... More

A local Afghan man from Nawbor Village, Bala Murghab

A local Afghan man from Nawbor Village, Bala Murghab

A local Afghan man from Nawbor Village, Bala Murghab district, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, talks through an interpreter (right) to (left) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a scout with White Platoon, Bull... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., drops several pallets of cargo over Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from Fort Cars... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force “Golden Dragons,” Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, inventories h... More

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. The historic citade... More

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and nomadic tents to the culvert that separated them from the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian convoy to their village i... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, walks to a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province... More

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon,

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon,

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, looks through his rifle scope to scan for insurgents during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis province, Afghani... More

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S.

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S.

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In addition to receiving shoes and candy, the c... More

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, secures a sector of fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis p... More

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during their Humvee familiarization course at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan. The recruits are attending their Basic Military Training at Camp Zafar.

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Aspuhel 19, a Spanish a... More

Afghan National Army explosive ordinance disposal soldiers

Afghan National Army explosive ordinance disposal soldiers

Afghan National Army explosive ordinance disposal soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, take a short halt at the brigade tactical operations center prior to moving forward in support... More

The governor of Paktika province, Moheebullah Samim

The governor of Paktika province, Moheebullah Samim

The governor of Paktika province, Moheebullah Samim addresses a graduating class of approximately 70 Afghan Local Police prior to their graduation ceremony held at the National Directorate of Security compound ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West, gives two Kuchi children pairs of slippers during a humanitarian mission to their village near Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook  assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned to Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Boris, cuts meatloa... More

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda,

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda,

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda, Peyton and Bailey perform a dance routine during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. The ladies visited BAF with a promis... More

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops near cargo pallets in a field near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air ... More

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow airman watches his sector of fire during security forces training, provided by U.S. Air Force airmen at Shindand Air Base, Herat province, March 6, 2011. C... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, presents a challenge coin to a Soldier with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, du... More

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently for their turn to receive shoes, candy and toys during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to their village in Hera... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned to Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Boris, carries a bo... More

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kelly instructs patrolmen from

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kelly instructs patrolmen from

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kelly instructs patrolmen from the Sar Howza Afghan Uniform Police on the proper application of a tourniquet during medical training, July 17, 2013, at the district center, Sar Howza, Afghan... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland and Command

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland and Command

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland and Command Sgt. Maj. Ernest Warner present a U.S. flag and certificate of appreciation to Jordanian Armed Forces Maj. Ayman Othman Al-Shibly for their service as securit... More

Sgt. Thor, tactical explosive detection dog, retrieves

Sgt. Thor, tactical explosive detection dog, retrieves

Sgt. Thor, tactical explosive detection dog, retrieves his ball from Spc. Jeremiah Golden, gunner, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade at Combat Outpost Zer... More

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Billy Grant and Peyton, a Minnesota Viking cheerleader gather on stage during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. ... More

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and nomadic tents to the culvert that separated them from the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian convoy to their village in Herat pr... More

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Uniformed

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Uniformed

Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan Uniformed police conduct route clearance operations on a narrow mountain pass in the Omna district during the final stages of operation Omna, Pakita province, Afghanista... More

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches to live in and fight from at Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Service members at COPs along the north and south border regions of the ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook  assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned to Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Boris, poses for th... More

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