US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
A rifle detail performs a three-volley salute during
A rifle detail performs a three-volley salute during a memorial service honoring the life of 1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming, a platoon commander with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Patrol Base J... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Buie, a rifleman with 2nd
Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Buie, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, takes a picture to enroll a local Afghan into an identification database during Operation Oasis at a bazaar in Marjah, Helmand... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Pfc. Clifford Oyugi heads a soccer ball before playing a soccer game with a local team here, May 28. Oyugi, a native of Las Vegas, is a mach... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Gen.
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Gen. John Allen, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, talks with a police official in Marjah district during his first visit to the... More
An Iraqi worker moves dirt and rocks to flatten what
An Iraqi worker moves dirt and rocks to flatten what soon will be the floor of Khalidyah's new courthouse, Sept. 29, 2008. Construction of the courthouse began recently with assistance from 2nd Battalion, 11th ... More
Afghan police officer Qudratullah, receives a special
Afghan police officer Qudratullah, receives a special badge during a graduation ceremony, Jan. 30, for being an outstanding squad leader during a police skills training course at the Garmsir District Center, He... More
Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of
Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducts a tour for William J. Lynn, III, the deputy secretary of defense, during a visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. L... More
First Sgt. Nicholas G. Fox, company first sergeant
First Sgt. Nicholas G. Fox, company first sergeant for Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, touches the identifications tags of Lance Cpl. Michael E. Geary, a rifleman with Fox Company, 2/9, Dec. 17... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines from Alpha Company fight for the ball during a soccer game with a local team here, May 28. The game was hosted by 1st Battalion, 3r... More
Lance Cpl. Sean E. Varriale, a radio operator from
Lance Cpl. Sean E. Varriale, a radio operator from Old Bridge, N.J., watches over Staff Sgt. Kevin T. Crown, company gunnery sergeant for Headquarters
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Staff
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Staff Sgt. Travis Bartels and Lance Cpl. Ryan Shephard direct a tram to lift a giant freezer at Patrol Base May, Aug. 4. Bartels, a native of Mattoon, Ill., is ... More
Lance Cpl. Victoria Rogers, a Splendora, Texas, native,
Lance Cpl. Victoria Rogers, a Splendora, Texas, native, jumps over a canal on her way to a local school, April 30. Rogers, a member of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Female Engagement Team, visits medic... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – A
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – A Marine with the Motor and Transportation section, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, makes his way through the motor pool here, Aug. 8. The Marines of Motor T... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines of 2nd Section, Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walk through wheat fields during a security patrol here, July 8.
One by one, local Afghans turn in their votes during
One by one, local Afghans turn in their votes during the elections in Marjah, Afghanistan, March 1. Elections are being held to elect district community representatives for the Marjah District. (Photo by: Cpl N... More
A crowd of local Afghans gathers in front of the Marjah
A crowd of local Afghans gathers in front of the Marjah District Center to cast their votes in Marjah, Afghanistan, March 1. Elections are being held to elect District Community Representatives for the Marjah D... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Green smoke identifies 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, to an incoming V-22 Osprey during Operation Black Dawn here, May 17. The squad... More
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech (TF Mech), Multi-National Force - West, Ground Combat Element speak with members of Sons of Iraq about local security nea... More
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,
U.S. Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) interact with children while other U.S. Marines (not shown) interview citizens of the Al Dubat district of Al Fallujah, ... More
Anbar awakening; continuing to deny al Queda in Iraq safe haven
070927-M-1876J-SHEIKS02 Company L?s commanding officer, Capt. Quintin D. Jones with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment with Regimental Combat Team 6, and his Marines sit down to an Iraqi feast a sheik offered t... More
First-ever Iraqi-led operation near Saqlawhiya underway
An Iraqi soldier with 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, awaits orders while on a joint patrol with Marines from 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, March 5. The patrol was part of Operation ... More
An Iraqi policeman stands security in the marketplace
An Iraqi policeman stands security in the marketplace in downtown Ramadi, June 9, 2008. The surge of 30,000 U.S. troops to Iraq allowed the Marines to focus a great deal on training the Iraqi security forces. T... More
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Marines with the Camp Dwyer Detachment of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 arrive on the scene during the detachment’s mass casualty drill at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afgh... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a census patrol here, May 20, 2011. The Marines wi... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Aaron Daniels provides security atop a roof here, July 28. Daniels is a designated marksman with the Police Advisory Team. Marines of Charlie Company... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Marines
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Marines with 2nd Squad, 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment sprint for cover during a firefight with insurgents, in the Polpazai vil... More
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, listens to Lt. Col. Dhalaf Rashed Muhammad, police chief, at the Iraqi Police station in Karma, Iraq, April 23. Petraeus spoke with Marin... More
A sheik from the Shahabi tribe and Lt. Col. Andrew
A sheik from the Shahabi tribe and Lt. Col. Andrew Millburn, commanding officer, Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, talk about the Shohabi Boys and Girls Primary School re... More
An Iraqi police officer conducts searches of persons
An Iraqi police officer conducts searches of persons entering the Karmah Primary Health Care Clinic, Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment; Regimental Combat Team 1; ... More
Wooden frame work stands inside of HESCO barriers,
Wooden frame work stands inside of HESCO barriers, Combat Outpost Iba, Iraq, Nov. 26, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineers with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (not shown), were... More
An Iraqi police vehicle drives down the street during
An Iraqi police vehicle drives down the street during the opening ceremony April 14, in Karma, Iraq. The stretch of road has been closed to the public due to the Marines having an observation post close to it. ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Dorman sanitizes a burn on the arm of a local child here, May 15. The native of Miami Gardens, Fla., is ... More
Cpl. Ernesto Garibay, an electrical engineer attached
Cpl. Ernesto Garibay, an electrical engineer attached to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and Cpl. Phillip J. Hargrave, a combat engineer attached to 2/9, carefully measure the perimeter of a new patrol base... More
An Afghan National Police officer passes out literature
An Afghan National Police officer passes out literature to local girls during the ribbon cutting for the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. According to Lt. Col. Mat... More
Local girls gather for the ribbon cutting of the Laki
Local girls gather for the ribbon cutting of the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, while coalition forces provide security, Feb. 15. According to Lt. Col. Matthew Reid, the... More
One by one, local Afghans turn in their votes during
One by one, local Afghans turn in their votes during the elections in Marjah, Afghanistan, March 1. Elections are being held to elect district community representatives for the Marjah District. (Photo by: Cpl ... More
An Iraqi police officer conducts searches of persons
An Iraqi police officer conducts searches of persons entering the Karmah Primary Health Care Clinic, Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment; Regimental Combat Team 1; ... More
HESCO barriers stand in the middle of Combat Outpost
HESCO barriers stand in the middle of Combat Outpost Iba, Iraq, Nov. 26, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineers with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (not shown), were building HES... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Maj. Gen. John Toolan Jr. and Sgt. Maj. Michael Jones make there way to a V-22 Osprey on their way to visit different 1st Battal... More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Eric C. Hastings (left), Battalion
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Eric C. Hastings (left), Battalion Commander of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 has a conversation with a member of the shiek Tribal Council in Al Fallujah, Ira... More
The Mulaab Soccer Stadium where a soccer tournament
The Mulaab Soccer Stadium where a soccer tournament is being held in Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2008. The soccer tournament is sponsored by U.S. Marines (not shown) with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9), Regimenta... More
Iraqi police play against each other during a soccer
Iraqi police play against each other during a soccer tournament at the Mulaab Soccer Stadium in Ramadi, Iraq, on Aug. 13, 2008. The soccer tournament is sponsored by U.S. Marines (not shown) with 1st Battalion... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) John Toolan (right), Commander, R...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Nasir Wa Al Slam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, US... More
A young Afghan girl peeks over her desk to see what’s
A young Afghan girl peeks over her desk to see what’s going on during a visit from the district governor of Marjah, Dec. 8, at Yellow School in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. With a recent spike in atte... More
Afghan Army cooks create traditional meals
Faizullah, a civilian cook for the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, prepares rice for ANA soldiers at Camp Garmsir, the ANA compound at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10. The r... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Shawn Cole, a native of Cresskill, N.J., is a fire team leader with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment's Guard Force Platoon. He ... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, evaluates an Afghan National Army soldier inside the Regi... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Joseph Messina walks next to a compound during a security patrol here, July 8. Messina, a native of San Diego, is the corpsman for 2nd Section, Combi... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Col. David Furness, Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, addresses coalition and Afghan forces and Afghan government officials during a transition of authorit... More
Navy Chief Roger Buck, a 34-year-old battalion medical
Navy Chief Roger Buck, a 34-year-old battalion medical chief from Niceville, Fla., Task Force 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, poses with Iraqi children at a combined medical engage... More
Maj. James B. 'J.B.' Runyon (bottom left), the executive
Maj. James B. 'J.B.' Runyon (bottom left), the executive officer for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, sits in on a meeting between the Mayor of Ramadi, Latif Obaid Iyada al Chulayba... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lt.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lt. Col. Sean Riordan speaks with District Governor Mohammed Fahim during iftar, or ‘breaking of fast,’ which is the nightly meal during the month-long Islamic ... More
The Saloonatics perform for Marines of 2nd Battalion,
The Saloonatics perform for Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Camp Fallujah, May 9, as part of a concert to help boost moral. The battalion has been deployed since February and found that the co... More
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte shakes hands
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte shakes hands with Al Anbar Governor Ma'Moun Sami Rasheed Al Awani after a meeting at the Provincial Government Center in Ramadi, Iraq on Oct. 5, 2008. Negroponte and U.... More
Local Afghans clap and cheer after listening to Al
Local Afghans clap and cheer after listening to Al Haj Haji Merdel, an Islamic religious scholar and respected holy man, during shura at Marine Corps Forward Operating Base Camp Hanson, Marjah, Afghanistan, Nov... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - First
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - First Lt. Charles Eberly explains ongoing construction at his patrol base to Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta during Craparotta's command battlefield circulation her... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marc McGarry and Capt. Michael Mayne,
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marc McGarry and Capt. Michael Mayne, Company Commander, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, look down into a crater, Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2008. U.S. ... More
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of
CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of International Security Assistance Force, addresses Regimental Combat Team 1 Marines and Sailors at... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Brig.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta gives Cpl. Michael Ellmer a challenge coin during a command battlefield trip here, Aug. 6. Craparotta, a native of South Windsor, Co... More
Lance Cpl. John B. Adams, a Combat Videographer from
Lance Cpl. John B. Adams, a Combat Videographer from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, films video footage during the final meal served at Dining Facility 1 aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on No... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Stuart, a corpsman
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Stuart, a corpsman with the Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pauses while on patrol in Gowragi, Afghanistan, during a clearing operation, Oct. 1, 20... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlin D. Alexander, Company
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carlin D. Alexander, Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech (TF Mech), Multi-National Force - West, Ground Combat Element provides security as fellow... More
William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense,
William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, visits a classroom at Khalaj High School during a tour of Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding a... More
Chaplain Christopher Earley, chaplain for 3rd Marine
Chaplain Christopher Earley, chaplain for 3rd Marine Air Wing Fwd prepares to baptize Navy Lt. Kelvin Boatner, Tactical Document and Media Exploitation officer by reciting the statement of faith. Many service m... More
Al Anbar Governor Ma'Moun Sami Rasheed Al Awani speaks
Al Anbar Governor Ma'Moun Sami Rasheed Al Awani speaks with Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte through and interpreter during a walk through a market in Ramadi, Iraq on Oct. 5, 2008. Negroponte and U.S. ... More
Iraqis prepare food outside of the Mushiniya Iraqi
Iraqis prepare food outside of the Mushiniya Iraqi Police Station, Karmah, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (not shown), were present for the o... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance
Afghan National Army soldiers with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, scour an improvised explosive device course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Sgt. Benjamin Maldonado and Sgt. Farhad sit down for chai tea at a local shop owner's house during a security patrol here, May 19. Maldonado... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 have a conversation with Shiekh Khamsi Hasnawi Aifan Ad Issawi, the leader of the Shiekh Tribal Council in Al Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. ... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl.
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Timothy Stark, a mortarman from Westerlo, N.Y., with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits in line to use the morale p... More
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Navy Cmdr. Sean Barbabella thanks Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Walsh after an awards ceremony here, July 28. Barbabella, a native of Smock, Penn., ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Local men watch a soccer game between Marines and a local team here May, 28. Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment hosted the ma... More
Cpl. Greg Thibert, training non-commissioned officer
Cpl. Greg Thibert, training non-commissioned officer with Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division hugs his family for the first time since returning from his deployment to Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Thibert re... More
Staff Sgt. George Saggeth, a team chief with 3rd Civil
Staff Sgt. George Saggeth, a team chief with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, approaches a checkpoint en route to Belush, a village in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 13. Saggeth and the Marines o... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 1st Lt. Ryan Anness celebrates after a goal was scored during a soccer game with a local team here, May 28. Aness, a native of Liberty Hill,... More
An Iraqi policeman hands a foodbag to an Iraqi woman
An Iraqi policeman hands a foodbag to an Iraqi woman during the Cooperative Medical Engagement (CME), in Karmah, Iraq on Aug. 11, 2008. The CME is being conducted by Civil Affairs Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 11t... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance
An Afghan National Army soldier with Route Clearance Company, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, scours an improvised explosive device course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment pays respect to Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott during a memorial service at Combat Outpost Rankel here, ... More
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored
U.S. Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech (TF Mech), Multi-National Force - West, Ground Combat Element attach a tow rope to a light armored vehicle-25 stuck in a ... More
Cpl. Krystopher C. Tompkins, a squad leader with Company
Cpl. Krystopher C. Tompkins, a squad leader with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, waits with his 1st Bn., 9th Marines counterpart to finish an Oct. 3, 2008 tour of 2nd B... More
Employees with KBR Inc. spreads concrete outside a
Employees with KBR Inc. spreads concrete outside a dining facility being erected on Camp Baharia, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. The new DFAC will cook and serve meals to coalition forces on camp.
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general,
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general, Multi-National Corps Iraq, speaks with Lt. Col. Hastings, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, at Camp Baharia in Fallujah ... More
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines,
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, seized narcotics worth about $5 million during a vehicle search in Afghanistan, May 9. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and... More
Marine, Mullah partnership contributes to counterinsurgency fight
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy Lt. Carl Rhoads enjoys a cup of chai tea during a shura with local mullahs here, July 23. Rhoads, a native of Weippe, Idaho, is the battalion chaplain for 1... More
Coming of age through war: Lance Cpl. Ernest Prempeh
CAMP HANSON, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Lance Cpl. Ernest Prempeh, a mail clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment poses for a photo at Camp Hanson, Helmand province... More
Hospital staff unload a truck carrying hospital supplies
Hospital staff unload a truck carrying hospital supplies outside Ramadi General Hospital, Jan. 7. Service members at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, toured the hospital and donated 20 crates of medical supplies including ox... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Lt. Col. Sean Riordan speaks to Maj. Gen. John Toolan Jr. after he arrived for an official visit here, June 14. Toolan, a native... More
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Cpl.
MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Cpl. Matthew Craven, quality control floor chief, Motor and Transportation section, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, performs maintenance on a Mine Resistant ... More
Iraqi policeman Lt. Col. Mahood, Media Officer South
Iraqi policeman Lt. Col. Mahood, Media Officer South District, speaks with U.S. Service Members with Regimental Combat Team 1 during a meeting in the South District Police Station in Ramadi, Iraq, Nov 26, 2008.... More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Laszlo Coleman, an equipment
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Laszlo Coleman, an equipment operator with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five, takes a soil sample in order to monitor drilling conditions for a well at Marine Corps Forward O... More
U.S. Marine First Lt. Taylor Williams, platoon commander
U.S. Marine First Lt. Taylor Williams, platoon commander for Weapons Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, speaks with locals about improving the nearby bazaar now that security in the area ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Robert Lemonte walks across the street to a shop owner he knows during a security patrol here, May 25. The Mansfield, Ind., nativ... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Sgts. Maj. Dwight Jones and Michael Jones walk to a briefing room shortly after Sgt. Maj. Michael Jones arrived for an official ... More
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt.
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt. Daniel Petronzio explains how coalition forces in Garmsir want to support local communities during a shura with local mullahs here, July 23. Petronzio, a n... More
Naeem, an Afghan construction worker, puts the finishing
Naeem, an Afghan construction worker, puts the finishing touches on a septic tank for an annex building in the Nawa District Governor’s Center in Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 21. Construction projects in the governo... More
Capt. Daniel A. Marquez, the battalion staff judge
Capt. Daniel A. Marquez, the battalion staff judge advocate for 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, serves Cpl. Ernesto Garibay, an electrical engineer attached to 2/9, during Thanksgiving Day dinner at Camp Ha... More
Marines begin lifting up the American flag in preparation
Marines begin lifting up the American flag in preparation for the return of Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, Sept. 2. RCT-1 marched in underneath the flag before being dismissed to their families ... More
Schoolboys from Khalaj High School wait to present
Schoolboys from Khalaj High School wait to present flowers to guests during the deputy secretary of defense’s visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. William J. Lynn, III, visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and ... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — U.K. Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir William Patey speaks with Lt. Col. Sean Riordan and Garmsir District Governor Mohammad Fahim ... More