Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Nieves, left, from Naval
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Martial artists from local clubs demonstrate their
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An Afghan National Army recruit waits to conduct squad
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Afghan Local Police (ALP) candidates stand in formation
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Afghan National Army instructors prepare to present
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An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special
An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak questions a villager during a village clearing operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 16. Coalition forces are... More
An Afghan National Army soldier shows off a certificate
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An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic,
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic, middle, vaccinates a camel with help from paraveterinarians during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afg... More
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic,
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic, middle, vaccinates a camel with help from paraveterinarians during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afg... More
Romanian Army Staff Sgt. Adrian Chereches, from Cluj-Napoca,
Romanian Army Staff Sgt. Adrian Chereches, from Cluj-Napoca, examines recruits during class in Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 12. Chereches is a mentor for Afghan National Army basic warrior training instr... More
Sen. Mark Rubio, R-FL, speaks to several Afghan National
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Black Hawk helicopters land on Forward Operating Base
Black Hawk helicopters land on Forward Operating Base Hadrian.
An Afghan girl receives school supplies from Afghan
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Afghan Sgt. Maj. of the Army Roshan Safi talks to
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After repelling an enemy attack, U.S. Navy Seabees,
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German Army Gen. Wolf Langheld, commander of Allied
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An Afghan National Army officer stands in front of
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The first flakes of snow fall on Camp Eggers, Jan.
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Students enrolled in the Facility Engineer Technical
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Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commander NATO Training
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Nieves from Naval Air
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ramon Nieves from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. hands a rocket propelled grenade launcher to an Afghan National Policemen an ANP Regional Logistics Center located in Mazar-e-Shar... More
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member shows off his
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An Afghan woman looks at tapestries for sale at a women
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Construction mechanic Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher
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U.S. Navy sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
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An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at the
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, speaks to two NATO Training
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Afghan National Civil Order Police practice riot control
Afghan National Civil Order Police practice riot control at the ANCOP Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 9, 2011.
A blindfolded Afghan National Army cadet assembles
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An Afghan National Army 205 Corps soldier stands guard
An Afghan National Army 205 Corps soldier stands guard during a ceremony in Camp Hero located near Kandahar Air field.
An Afghan National Policemen seals a storage container
An Afghan National Policemen seals a storage container at an ANP Regional Logistics Center located in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team debark from the HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) to conduct boarding operations during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May 8, 20... More
Soldiers control traffic at the Wesh City Customs Yard.
Soldiers control traffic at the Wesh City Customs Yard. With support from Afghan Border Police, Mad Dog Second Platoon, Fourth Squadron, Second Stryker Combat Regiment is one of several platoons manning the cus... More
An Afghan National Police firefighter sits in a community
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Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen.
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An Afghan woman sells pottery at a women vendor only
An Afghan woman sells pottery at a women vendor only bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2011. The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan supported bazaar empowers women to take charge of their economic security ... More
An Afghan National Policewoman sits in class April
An Afghan National Policewoman sits in class April 7 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Maj. Gen. Shir Zazai, commandant for the Afghan National
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Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 2 deploy
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An Afghan National Army soldier sits during training
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An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic applies deworming medication orally to sheep with help from a boy during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province... More
Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special
Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak set security during a village clearing operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 16. Coalition forces are conductin... More
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., looks at Afghan police
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., looks at Afghan police officials at the Afghan National Police Academy Feb. 20, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sanders was part of a congressional delegation visiting the NATO Training Missi... More
Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles,
Singer and songwriter Dilana Robichaux out of Los Angeles, Calif., takes a soldier on stage during a performance for service members in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
A Mongolian adviser, bottom, and Afghan National Army
A Mongolian adviser, bottom, and Afghan National Army instructor sight an 82 mm mortar at an infantry branch school range, Feb. 2, in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan advisers provide guida... More
Afghan National Army soldiers clap during a ceremony
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An Afghan National Army instructor gives instruction
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An Afghan girl receives school supplies from Afghan
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An Afghan National Army recruit waits to conduct squad
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An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special
An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak finishes searching a room during a village clearing operation in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14. Coalition Force... More
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team head to board the survey research vessel Strait Hunter, simulating a migrant vessel during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May... More
A student enrolled in the Facility Engineer Technical
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An Afghan National Army commando from the 3rd Special
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U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to the 30th Naval Construction
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An Afghan woman sells pottery at a women vendors only
An Afghan woman sells pottery at a women vendors only bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2011. The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan supported bazaar empowers women to take charge of their economic security... More
Steel worker Petty Officer 3rd Class Dalton Kotz, assigned
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An Afghan Uniformed Policeman looks at a rifle before
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman looks at a rifle before issuing it to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member after a graduation ceremony in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. ALP candidates ... More
Afghan National Army instructors watch recruits as
Afghan National Army instructors watch recruits as they clear multiple rooms during close quarters battle training Jan. 3 near Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The recruits received their first lesson on correc... More
The Afghan National Army 205 Corps band performs during
The Afghan National Army 205 Corps band performs during a Basic Warrior Training graduation in Regional Military Training Center - Kandahar located near Camp Hero, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to practice battle
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to practice battle drills at Kabul Military Training Center, Feb. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the center which is the largest training base in Afghanistan, NATO Training... More
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team pull up alongside the CCGS Edward Cornwallis during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May 7, 2012 at sea off Sydney, Nova Scotia... More
The calendar year 2010 fourth quarter Senior Sailor
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An Afghan woman shows off jewelry for sale at a women
An Afghan woman shows off jewelry for sale at a women vendors only bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2011. The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan supported bazaar empowers women to take charge of their econ... More
Blindfolded Afghan National Army cadets assemble an
Blindfolded Afghan National Army cadets assemble an M16 rifle at Camp Gazi, March 3, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the camp, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan advisers help and advise ANA instructors who teac... More
Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special
Afghan National Army Commandos from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak enter a room during a village clearing operation in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14. Coalition Forces are conductin... More
An Afghan National Army soldier sights in an 82 mm
An Afghan National Army soldier sights in an 82 mm mortar during weapons training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Jan. 30, in Kabul, Afghanistan. NTMA advisers provide guidance to Afghan National Army in... More
Soldiers assigned to the Afghan National Army 205th
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Afghan National Army recruits prepare to enter the
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A sailor assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security
A sailor assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2 prepares to draw his weapon during a practice visit, board, search and seizure exercise on the York River off Naval Weapons Station Yorkto... More
An Afghan National Policewoman checks her makeup before
An Afghan National Policewoman checks her makeup before class April 7 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer recruits
Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer recruits swear to defend Afghanistan in an oath ceremony held at Ghazi Military Training Center, Feb. 3, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the center, a team of Turkish NAT... More
An Afghan Uniformed Police member checks Afghan Local
An Afghan Uniformed Police member checks Afghan Local Police (ALP) weapons for accountability during ALP pay day in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. ALP complement counterinsurgency ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers search an enemy after
Afghan National Army soldiers search an enemy after a mock ambush during a training exercise in Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 19. At the center, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan advisers provide guidance... More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 place triple strand concertina during a field training exercise March 21, 2012 at Camp Shelby, Miss. The exercise provides a robust training environmen... More
Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security
Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2 practice waterside security operations on a 34-foot Sea Ark Dauntless tactical craft on the York River off Naval Weapons Station Yorktown -... More
Afghan National Army soldiers practice deploying a
Afghan National Army soldiers practice deploying a D-30 Howitzer at the Kabul Military Training Center, Feb. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the center which is the largest training base in Afghanistan, NATO T... More
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team pull up alongside the CCGS Edward Cornwallis during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May 7, 2012 at sea off Sydney, Nova Scotia... More
Afghan National Policemen pratice searching a suspect
Afghan National Policemen pratice searching a suspect at the Afghan National Police Academy Feb. 20, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The police displayed how to clear a building and search a suspect to a congressional d... More
Afghan National Army recruits conduct entry control
Afghan National Army recruits conduct entry control point familiarization training in Regional Military Training Command-Kandahar.
An Afghan doctor and Coalition medical advisor review
An Afghan doctor and Coalition medical advisor review an x-ray in Kandahar Regional Military Hospital located on Camp Hero, Afghanistan.
An Afghan girl receives school supplies from Afghan
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A local waits to have his camel treated during a village
A local waits to have his camel treated during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. Afghan paraveterinarians and Afghan National Army Speci... More
Canadian Coast Guard sailors assigned to CCGS Edward
Canadian Coast Guard sailors assigned to CCGS Edward Cornwallis maneuver a Zodiac boat carrying Royal Canadian Mounted Police divers supporting a maritime intervention operation during Exercise Frontier Sentine... More
Spc. Timothy Wolber from Milledgeville, Ill., armed
Spc. Timothy Wolber from Milledgeville, Ill., armed with a metal detector, walks point during a route clearance foot patrol in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The 510th Route Clearance Company, 20th Engineer Battal... More
District Chief of Police Abdul Samad addresses a class
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An Afghan National Police patrolmen poses for a photo
An Afghan National Police patrolmen poses for a photo at a Police Sub-station under construction and under guard in Kandahar City.
The calendar year 2010 fourth quarter Junior Sailor
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A convoy of Afghan National Army HMMWVs lines up in
A convoy of Afghan National Army HMMWVs lines up in formation at Kabul Military Training Center Jan. 16, 2011. At the center which is the largest training base in Afghanistan, NATO Training Mission - Afghanista... More
Afghan Nation Army soldiers embark an MI-17 helicopter
Afghan Nation Army soldiers embark an MI-17 helicopter in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Additionally to delivering ballots and transporting election officials to locations that are too dangerous or remote for... More
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member mans a blocking
An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member mans a blocking position during a village clearing operation by coalition forces and Afghan Commandos near Belambai village in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanista... More
Afghan National Policemen stand in formation at the
Afghan National Policemen stand in formation at the Afghan National Police Academy, Feb. 20, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The police formation was part of a display to greet a congressional delegation visiting the NA... More
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic
An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) medic applies deworming medication orally to sheep during a village veterinarian outreach program event in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1... More
Afghan National Policemen stand in formation at the
Afghan National Policemen stand in formation at the Afghan National Police Academy, Feb. 20, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The police formation was part of a display to greet a congressional delegation visiting the NA... More
An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special
An Afghan National Army Commando from the 3rd Special Operations Kandak takes a break during a village clearing operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 16. Coalition forces are conduc... More
Afghan Border Policemen fire an SPG9 anti-tank weapon
Afghan Border Policemen fire an SPG9 anti-tank weapon at an infantry branch school range Feb. 2, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan advisers provide guidance to Afghan National Army ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers practice deploying a
Afghan National Army soldiers practice deploying a D-30 Howitzer at the Kabul Military Training Center, Feb. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the center which is the largest training base in Afghanistan, NATO T... More
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lie in the prone position ready to provide reinforcement during field training exercise. The field training exercise tests the battalion's readiness for deploy... More
Afghan Local Police candidates practice moving as a
Afghan Local Police candidates practice moving as a group during training in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20. The candidates undergo a three-week course which covers basic marksmansh... More
An Afghan National Police instructor talks to officer
An Afghan National Police instructor talks to officer candidates at a police training center in Camp Nathan Smith near Kandahar City.