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SGT Edward Harris in full battle dress uniform with combat gear, is laying on the ground with weapon pointed straight-on toward camera. SGT Harris is with the Army National Guard, from the 3rd of 108th, 27th Brigade, 10th Mountain division, in Gloversville, New York. SGT Harris is part of the security force responsible for the security of the landing zone at the Burfell hydroelectric dam in Burfell, Iceland. The protection of the landing zone is part of the exercise NORTHERN VIKING '95

SGT Edward Harris in full battle dress uniform with combat gear, is la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky ... More

Members of the ship's security force of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735) carry out a security drill. Note all personnel are wearing Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (OBA)

Members of the ship's security force of the nuclear-powered ballistic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Larry Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Starzy, USMC, Provost Marshal's Office, Camp Kinser, MCB (Marine Corps Base) Okinawa, Japan, demonstrates the application of handcuffs and restraints on Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brian Weaver, USMC, warehouse clerk on MCB Okinawa. Watching are the newest Marines joining base's security force. The Marines underwent an in-depth 3-day class covering the uses of deadly force, terrorism awareness, proper applications and safety of handcuffs and restraints, and vehicle searches

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Starzy, USMC, Provost Marshal's Office, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Butler Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Robert Kund... More

A Syrian Democratic Force element assumes a fighting

A Syrian Democratic Force element assumes a fighting

A Syrian Democratic Force element assumes a fighting stance on a firing line during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Force instructors in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent R... More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bruno, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bruno, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bruno, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul rifleman, secures an area during an assessment of the local bazaar in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. Bruno is deployed from Charlie Company, 182n... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Washington, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Washington, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Washington, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul automatic rifleman, holds a gate open for an Afghan man as he exits the hospital in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2011. Members of PRT Z... More

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST), Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, provide static displays, April 9, as a bonus for the LEAD program class of 2015 to experience at Naval... More

A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) provides

A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) provides

A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) provides security during a key-leadership engagement at Camp Nolay, Afghanistan, April 7, 2018. TFSW advises at the brigade level to enable the Afghan National Def... More

A coalition security force member prepares to board

A coalition security force member prepares to board

A coalition security force member prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army illustration by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)

NIMROZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 8, 2018) - U.S.

NIMROZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 8, 2018) - U.S.

NIMROZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 8, 2018) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, the Task Force Southwest commander, attends a security shura with district governors during an expeditionary adviso... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Mortin, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine

U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Mortin, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine

U.S. Marine Sgt. Liam Mortin, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, prepares to throw a smoke grenade during a landing zone/pick-u... More

Medium close up, left front view, STAFF Sergeant Kevin Jilies, USAF, 831st Munitions Support Squadron, Ghedi Air Base, Italy, armed with an M16 rifle, in the prone firing position. Not shown: SSGT Jilies visually secures the perimeter of a hardened aircraft shelter before advancing to check alarm system. SSGT Jilies is a member of the Security Force day flight and on every shift the Flight Sergeant executes at least two unauthorized entry exercises where security Force deploy out to secure the area

Medium close up, left front view, STAFF Sergeant Kevin Jilies, USAF, 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ghedi Air Base Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne M. Jenkins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Goggans, a team member with Security

Lance Cpl. Brandon Goggans, a team member with Security

Lance Cpl. Brandon Goggans, a team member with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, builds a table for Afghan National Army medical staff aboard Forward Operating Base Nolay, Helmand province, Afghanis... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force searches for weapons, drugs, and documents during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. The operation led to the arre... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kristina Klosinski(left), Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Kristina Klosinski(left), Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Kristina Klosinski(left), Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul civil affairs member, takes notes while Lt. Col. Michael Bogmenko, PRT Zabul executive officer, speaks to the contractor of the Shin... More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lou McCray, seated first from right,

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lou McCray, seated first from right,

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lou McCray, seated first from right, commanding officer of PRT Farah 13-16 and U.S. Army Capt. Jeremiah Gebhart, seated far right, a civil affairs officer with the PRT, take part in a key leader... More

An afghan coalition security force member searches

An afghan coalition security force member searches

An afghan coalition security force member searches for weapons, drugs, explosive materials, and documents during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2013. The operatio... More

Members of an afghan and coalition security force await

Members of an afghan and coalition security force await

Members of an afghan and coalition security force await to depart after a mission that arrested a Taliban leader in Nawah-ye-Barakzai district, Helmand province, Jan. 24, 2013, prior to arresting him. The deta... More

U.S. Army soldiers drive a M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier

U.S. Army soldiers drive a M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier

U.S. Army soldiers drive a M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle on a driving range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been using the Stryker since... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force directs his team after a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban lead... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security after an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader wh... More

Members of Australian air force Security Force Two

Members of Australian air force Security Force Two

Members of Australian air force Security Force Two during the Theater Assistance Force handover patrol near Multinational Base - Tarin Kot, Nov. 10. (DoD photo by Cpl. Mark Doran, Australian Defense Force/Released)

Pfc. Blake Walsh, a rifleman with Bravo Battery, 3rd

Pfc. Blake Walsh, a rifleman with Bravo Battery, 3rd

Pfc. Blake Walsh, a rifleman with Bravo Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, and a native of Alexandria, Va., watches over a fishing boat docked at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 17. In addition to regu... More

A coalition security force member prepares to board

A coalition security force member prepares to board

A coalition security force member prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr.)

Military working dog Ben sits on his hind legs, a signal

Military working dog Ben sits on his hind legs, a signal

Military working dog Ben sits on his hind legs, a signal he uses to alert his handler Senior Airman Kaleb Sermeno, 60th Security Forces Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, that he has found explosives,... More

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Interior Communications

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Interior Communications

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Stephen Walker rinses his face after getting Oleoresin Capsaicin (OC) sprayed during a training evolution as part of security r... More

Bicycles are lined up at the Shah Joy bazaar, Afghanistan,

Bicycles are lined up at the Shah Joy bazaar, Afghanistan,

Bicycles are lined up at the Shah Joy bazaar, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. Bicycles are one of the most common modes of transportation around Afghanistan because of the low cost.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Cryptologic Technician

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Cryptologic Technician

SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 1st Class Timothy Biddison administers Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray on Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Andrew Lafay during ... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa provide security during a full-mission profile rehearsal in Tifnit, Morocco, Dec. 1, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational for... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa load into a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prior to conducting a full-mission profile rehearsal at Moron Air Base, Spain, De... More

A construction contractor pays close attention to directions

A construction contractor pays close attention to directions

A construction contractor pays close attention to directions given to him for future projects for the Shinkai school, Afghanistan, Nov. 5.

U.S. Army soldiers hold on to straps during M1131 Stryker

U.S. Army soldiers hold on to straps during M1131 Stryker

U.S. Army soldiers hold on to straps during M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle driver training on a driving range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military... More

Capt. Patrick Moore, center, Commander, A Company,

Capt. Patrick Moore, center, Commander, A Company,

Capt. Patrick Moore, center, Commander, A Company, 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, dismisses the formation at the National Guard Armory in Jersey City, N.J., June 25, 2015, after their welcome... More

Coalition soldiers share lessons learned during advanced

Coalition soldiers share lessons learned during advanced

Coalition soldiers share lessons learned during advanced marksmanship training at Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to sh... More

Prime Beef Team members 2LT William P. Macon (left) and TSGT Paul Hamilton, armed with M-16 rifles, maintain contact with the security force. The team is from the 416th Combat Support Group, 416th Civil Engineering Squadron, involved in combat training

Prime Beef Team members 2LT William P. Macon (left) and TSGT Paul Hami...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Pittard Release Status: Released... More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest prepare to fire

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest prepare to fire

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest prepare to fire a 120mm mortar in support of Operation Maiwand 11 at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2018. The Marines fired multiple illumination rounds in order to li... More

An Afghan and coalition security force wait prior to

An Afghan and coalition security force wait prior to

An Afghan and coalition security force wait prior to a night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The operation resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader and tw... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force searches through blankets after detaining a Taliban leader and one other insurgent during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces soldiers record a U.S.

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces soldiers record a U.S.

Moroccan Royal Armed Forces soldiers record a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa preparing to land during a full-mission profile rehearsal in... More

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines and multiple linked

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines and multiple linked

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines and multiple linked rounds were excavated by an Afghan and coalition security force outside a Taliban leader's home in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12,... More

U.S. Army soldiers watch their team drive a M1131 Stryker

U.S. Army soldiers watch their team drive a M1131 Stryker

U.S. Army soldiers watch their team drive a M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle on a driving range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been using ... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 36, Morehead City N.C., embark or wait to embark the USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) for deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The team will be augmenting the existing security force in Guantanamo Bay in anticipation of the arrival of Cuban refugees from Panama

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 36, Morehead City N.C., embark or ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

LCPL Andrew Starr (Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana.), LCPL Richard Beitt (Hometown: New York, New York), and LT Chris Harbour (Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts) conduct security rounds while 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 3/8, serves as the security force while Camp Hope is being built in Fier, Albania. The camp will serve as a refugee camp for ethnic Albanians forced from thier homes. Camp Hope is the first camp built by the United States in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

LCPL Andrew Starr (Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana.), LCPL Richard Be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Camp Hope, Fier Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Marthaellen L. Ball Release Status: Rel... More

Materials to be used in the security and building of Camp Hope are staged. 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, serves as the security force while Camp Hope is being built in Fier, Albania. The camp will serve as a refugee camp for ethnic Albanians (not shown) forced from thier homes. Camp Hope is the first camp built by the United States in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

Materials to be used in the security and building of Camp Hope are sta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Camp Hope, Fier Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Marthaellen L. Ball Release Status: Rel... More

An Afghan boy notices the camera during a visit to

An Afghan boy notices the camera during a visit to

An Afghan boy notices the camera during a visit to the bazaar in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Nov. 5.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Mark Lynas, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Mark Lynas, Provincial Reconstruction

U.S. Army Staff Sgt, Mark Lynas, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul squad leader, calls for a member of his team during a mission in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2011. Lynas is deployed from Charlie Compan... More

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team

Members of an afghan and coalition security force team sit closely on a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of... More

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation in search of a Taliban attack leader, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested three suspected insurgents in Pul-e'Alam district, Logar province... More

An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition

An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition

An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, are in route to arrest a Taliban facilitator in Khost district, Khost province, Jan 26. 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was responsible for th... More

Senior Airman Sara Yandell, 319th Security Forces Squadron,

Senior Airman Sara Yandell, 319th Security Forces Squadron,

Senior Airman Sara Yandell, 319th Security Forces Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, receives critiques from instructor Tech. Sgt. Zachary Cahall, Desert Defender Readiness Training Center, aft... More

A member of an afghan and coalition security force

A member of an afghan and coalition security force

A member of an afghan and coalition security force provides security during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader w... More

A US Marine from the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENCE's (CV-62), security force gives a terrorist an unfriendly helping hand up a ladder during a security drill aboard the vessel in the Persian Gulf

A US Marine from the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Two US Marines draw their 9mm pistols to cover a hatch opening (Not shown) during a security drill on the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The Marines are part of the ship's security force while it is deployed to the Persian Gulf for the Southwest Asia build-up

Two US Marines draw their 9mm pistols to cover a hatch opening (Not sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nancy Lara, left, clears her Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle while STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Odom verifies the weapon is clear and safe at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV). SSGT Odom and A1C Lara are Security Force (SF) SPECIALIST from the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nancy Lara, left, clears ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mich... More

3rd LAAD MCMAP Training

3rd LAAD MCMAP Training

Gunnery Sgt. Linwood Stevens, Headquarters Battery First Sergeant, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, prepares to strike a dummy during Marine Corps Martial Arts training in The Warrior Pit at Camp Lemonie... More

Members of the United States Army’s 1st Battalion,

Members of the United States Army’s 1st Battalion,

Members of the United States Army’s 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment during the Theatre Assistance Force handover patrol near Multi National Base - Tarin Kot on Nov. 10. (DoD photo by Cpl. Mark Doran, Austra... More

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, the adjutant general,

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, the adjutant general,

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, the adjutant general, watches as Philip Cassidy, center, promotes his son, 1st Lt. Brendan Cassidy, Commander, B Company, 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, p... More

A U.S. Marine Corps sniper with Task Force Southwest

A U.S. Marine Corps sniper with Task Force Southwest

A U.S. Marine Corps sniper with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) presents a Texas flag that he keeps in his plate carrier in honor of his state and father. He has taken the flag everywhere with him for approximately... More

Coalition security force members prepare for a mission

Coalition security force members prepare for a mission

Coalition security force members prepare for a mission that arrested a Taliban facilitator in Khost district, Khost province, Jan 26. 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was responsible for the acquisition a... More

An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader,

An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader,

An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader, responsible for insurgent attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district, during an operation in Nadir Shah Kot district, Kh... More

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines was excavated by

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines was excavated by

A chest rack with AK-47 magazines was excavated by an Afghan and coalition security force outside a Taliban leader's home in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Taliban leader ho... More

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA)

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA)

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps speaks to friendly forces during Operation Maiwand 12 at Camp Shorserack, Afghanistan, March 10, 2018. Operation Maiwand 12 is an Afghan-led, T... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force directs his team after a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban lead... More

Coalition soldier participates in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldier participates in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldier participates in advance marksmanship training at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to... More

Coalition soldiers verify their hits during advanced

Coalition soldiers verify their hits during advanced

Coalition soldiers verify their hits during advanced marksmanship training at Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to sharpe... More

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade after M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle training on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been ... More

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade

A U.S. Army soldier cleans off his face with Gatorade after M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle training on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been ... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 36 wait to embark the USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) for deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The team will be augmenting the existing security force in Guantanamo Bay in anticipation of the arrival of Cuban refugees from Panama

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 36 wait to embark the USS AUSTIN (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

During an anti-terrorist exercise, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tyrone Morgan, 52nd Security Force, observes as AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jamie Flanders subdues a protester outside the main gate, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

During an anti-terrorist exercise, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest (TFSW) (middle), arrives for a command visit to see the Marines advising 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th... More

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide security prior to entering the house of a Taliban leader in Nawah-ye Barakzai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. The operation res... More

Minister of the Kosovo Security Force Prof. Dr. Haki

Minister of the Kosovo Security Force Prof. Dr. Haki

Minister of the Kosovo Security Force Prof. Dr. Haki Demolli places a gift into a display case in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room in Arlington National Cemetery, April 20, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Prior t... More

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security

Marines from Bravo Company Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST), Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, provide static displays, April 9, as a bonus for the LEAD program class of 2015 to experience during a... More

A U.S. Marine Corps advisor with Task Force Southwest

A U.S. Marine Corps advisor with Task Force Southwest

A U.S. Marine Corps advisor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) oversees combat operational planning for Operation Maiwand 12 with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps during an advising mission at ... More

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA)

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA)

A soldier with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps oversees other Afghan soldiers plan with U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) during an advising mission to assist the ANA whi... More

A coalition security force member searchers a room

A coalition security force member searchers a room

A coalition security force member searchers a room while conducting and operation to arrest the leader of a Haqqani attack cell in Pul'e' Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2012. The detained... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) James Damato (right) Security Force (SF), 640th Mobility Support Squadron (MSS), 24th Wing (WG), Howard Air Force Base (AFB), Panama (PAN), leads his other SF team members in doing a set of push-ups while they wait for the arrival of their C-27 Spartan aircraft at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) James Damato (right) Security Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

LCPL Parrish Harvey (Hometown: Mann, West Virginia) and CPL Christopher Altivater (Hometown: Perry, Minnesota) guard the perimeter of the Marine base camp. 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, is serving as the security force while Camp Hope is being built in Fier, Albania. The camp will serve as a refugee camp for ethnic Albanians (not shown) forced from thier homes. Camp Hope is the first camp built by the United States in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

LCPL Parrish Harvey (Hometown: Mann, West Virginia) and CPL Christophe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Camp Hope, Fier Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Marthaellen L. Ball Release Status: Rel... More

A member of an afghan and coalition security force

A member of an afghan and coalition security force

A member of an afghan and coalition security force sits on the floor of a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan.19, 2013. The operation led to the arre... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force prepares to depart for a night operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Taliban lead... More

From left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin Dabney, Aviation

From left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin Dabney, Aviation

From left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin Dabney, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Jonathan Gutierrez and Airman Devin Cramer take aim during a force protection exercise conducted by USS Abraham Lincoln'... More

Members of an afghan and coalition security force strap

Members of an afghan and coalition security force strap

Members of an afghan and coalition security force strap into the seats of a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2013. The operation led to the a... More

A U.S. Army soldier provides security during the recovery

A U.S. Army soldier provides security during the recovery

A U.S. Army soldier provides security during the recovery of a M1131 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 27, 2013. The military has been using ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Vance Casebolt, a civil affairs soldier

U.S. Army Spc. Vance Casebolt, a civil affairs soldier

U.S. Army Spc. Vance Casebolt, a civil affairs soldier assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah 13-16, provides security during a key leader engagement as part of a weeklong situational training exercis... More

Sgt. Jocsan Mairena, A Company, 2-113th Infantry, New

Sgt. Jocsan Mairena, A Company, 2-113th Infantry, New

Sgt. Jocsan Mairena, A Company, 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, holds his son during the welcome home ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Jersey City, N.J., June 25, 2015. The approximate... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force seizes multiple passports and money during a night operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. The operation resulted in... More

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman John

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman John

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman John O'Hagan from Security Force Two at Multi National Base - Tarin Kot is hoisted on a jungle penetrator by a United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk from 2-1 General... More

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation

Coalition security members prepare to conduct an operation in search of a Taliban attack leader, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested three suspected insurgents in Pul-e'Alam district, Logar province... More

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Lance

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Lance

Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Lance Day from Security Force Two at Multi National Base - Tarin Kot during medevac training by United States Army personnel from 2-1 General Support Aviation Batt... More

LCPL Christopher Wallace, PFC James Middlebrooks and SGT Davon Martin unload sandbags from the back of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to be used as bunkers while 26th Expeditionary Unit, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, serves as the security force while Camp Hope is being built in Fier, Albania. The camp will serve as a refugee camp for ethnic Albanians (not shown) forced from thier homes. Camp Hope is the first camp built by the United States in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

LCPL Christopher Wallace, PFC James Middlebrooks and SGT Davon Martin ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Camp Hope, Fier Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Marthaellen L. Ball Release Status: Rel... More

Senior Airman Bryan Bartruff and Airman 1st Class Domingo

Senior Airman Bryan Bartruff and Airman 1st Class Domingo

Senior Airman Bryan Bartruff and Airman 1st Class Domingo Perez Jr., 5th Security Forces Squadron response force team members, perform vehicle inspections at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., May 13, 2013. The primar... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Glover, 99th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Glover, 99th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Glover, 99th Security Forces Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and his military working dog Prada, prepare to breach a room during a training exercise at a training area... More

Lt. Jordan T. Dea from the United States Army’s 1st

Lt. Jordan T. Dea from the United States Army’s 1st

Lt. Jordan T. Dea from the United States Army’s 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment and and Sgt. Chris Hey from the Australian air force Security Force Two during the Theatre Assistance Force handover patrol ne... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Saldivar, 144th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Saldivar, 144th Security

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Saldivar, 144th Security Forces instructor, trains Tech. Sgt. Summer Glavan (center right) and Airman First Class Steven Stump (far right) during challenge and use of force exerc... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Bogmenko, Provincial

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Bogmenko, Provincial

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Bogmenko, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul executive officer, speaks to the contractor of the Shinkai School, Afghanistan, Nov. 5. Bogmenko is a reservist deployed from the 308th ... More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force cuts a bag searching for contraband during an operation in search of a senior Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2013... More

Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, commanding general of

Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, commanding general of

Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, commanding general of 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, has a conversation with a U.S. Marine Corps advisor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) during Operation Mai... More

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship training at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest (TFSW), awards a Marine a challenge coin for dedicated service while in support of 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (... More

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship

Coalition soldiers participate in advance marksmanship training at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2013. While deployed, it's important for soldiers to... More

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