U.S. Army Pfc. Donald Perigo (left), a cavalry scout
U.S. Army Pfc. Donald Perigo (left), a cavalry scout assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, of Redding, Calif., role-plays as an Afghan counterpart to Capt. Brian Caldwell of El Paso, Texas... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 9. The soldiers... More
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 9. The soldiers... More
Back in April, with the “fighting season” looming,
Back in April, with the “fighting season” looming, Afghan National Army medical soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Brigade Aid Station knew their BAS would need more room for casualties, as ANA Lt. Abd... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
1st Lt. Roger Hyde and an Afghan Uniform Police officer
1st Lt. Roger Hyde and an Afghan Uniform Police officer use binoculars to search the area during a U.S. Marine-led Police Advisor Team visit March 30. The PAT team was visiting AUP posts near Kajaki to talk wit... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps Mobile Strike Force Security Force Assistance Advisor Team (SFAAT), and ANA Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik pose... More
171025-N-TI567-020 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. --
171025-N-TI567-020 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- An International Student participating in the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Technical Welding and Applied Repairs course practi... More
U.S. Army soldier, Sgt. Nathan Brown, route clearance,
U.S. Army soldier, Sgt. Nathan Brown, route clearance, 65th Engineer Battalion, secures the tension force cables for the culvert denial systems the Battalion is installing along Highway 1 in Helmand province, A... More
One of the two U.S. Army medical evacuation crews with
One of the two U.S. Army medical evacuation crews with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 readies their helicopter and equipment to leave Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 8, 2014. The SFAAT ha... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
From left to right: Brig. Gen. Ghus Amanullah, commander,
From left to right: Brig. Gen. Ghus Amanullah, commander, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps; Maj. Gen. Sayeed Malook, commanding general, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army; Col. Michael Langley, officer-in-charge, 215th... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps Mobile Strike Force Security Force Assistance Advisor Team (SFAAT), and ANA Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik shar... More
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will become one of the hallmarks of a successful Afghanistan N... More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion install culvert denial systems along Highway 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014. The system is comprised of two metal-bar grates that are plac... More
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayeed Malook addresses
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayeed Malook addresses his soldiers during their graduation ceremony aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. The 215th Corps commanding general, Maj.... More
An Afghan National Army medic with 2nd Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army medic with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Brigade Aid Station bandages an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman's leg after he received shrapnel from an improvised explosive device Aug... More
Members of the Afghan Uniform Police catalogue mock
Members of the Afghan Uniform Police catalogue mock improvised explosive devices during an evidence collection class at Forward Operating Base Zeebruge April 14. The class was organized by the U.S. Marine-led P... More
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers stand in
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers stand in formation during their graduation from the Regional Corps Battle School aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a ceremony March 20, 2014. ... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
171025-N-TI567-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- An
171025-N-TI567-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- An International Student participating in the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Technical Welding and Applied Repairs course practic... More
Vehicles with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 are loaded
Vehicles with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 are loaded with the last of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215's equipment from Forward Operating Base Delaram II to return it to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanist... More
The Marines and sailors of Security Force Assistance
The Marines and sailors of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 pose for a photo aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II. The Marines and sailors of SFAAT 4-215 have steadily advised and supported the ... More
Corporal Andrew Harris, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Corporal Andrew Harris, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, and a Highland, Illinois, native, performs a weapons check before an aerial assault support mission for ground c... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
1st Lt. Sean Conway talks with road surveyors near
1st Lt. Sean Conway talks with road surveyors near Afghan Uniform Police Outpost Torioba, March 30. The surveyors were surveying for an ongoing road construction project on Route 611, the main road connecting S... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
The last of the U.S. Army medical evacuation crews
The last of the U.S. Army medical evacuation crews with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 lifts off to head back to Camp Bastion from Forward Operating Base Delaram II, April 8, 2014. The Marines and... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
An Afghan National Army physician's assistant with
An Afghan National Army physician's assistant with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Brigade Aid Station walks back to the BAS after carrying a severely wounded Afghan National Order Civil Police policeman who was ... More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion install culvert denial systems along Highway 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014. The systems are designed to prevent the emplacement of improv... More
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 signals
A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 signals down while loading a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose vehicle during the final retrograde operation aboard Forward Operating Base Nol... More
171025-N-TI567-011 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. --
171025-N-TI567-011 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- An International Student participating in the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Technical Welding and Applied Repairs course practi... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik, a medic
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik, a medic with 215th Corps' Mobile Strike Force, explains how he was shot by an enemy of Afghanistan during a recent operation in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan... More
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will become one of the hallmarks of a successful Afghanistan N... More
1st Lt. Sean Conway talks with road surveyors near
1st Lt. Sean Conway talks with road surveyors near Afghan Uniform Police Outpost Torioba, March 30. The surveyors were surveying for an ongoing road construction project on Route 611, the main road connecting S... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps Mobile Strike Force Security Force Assistance Advisor Team (SFAAT), and ANA Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik shak... More
Members of the U.S. Marine-led Kajaki Police Advisor
Members of the U.S. Marine-led Kajaki Police Advisor Team talk with the Afghan Uniform Police while visiting them at the Afghan Uniform Police Headquarters in Kajaki March 31. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough)
Captain John B. Naughton, right, the General Support
Captain John B. Naughton, right, the General Support Unit advisor with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, speaks to Colonel Gul M. Pirdadkhil, center, GSU commander, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates graduates of the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghani... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
The Afghan National Army 215th Corps color guard waits
The Afghan National Army 215th Corps color guard waits for the Regional Corps Battle School graduation ceremony to begin aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. The training conduct... More
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will become one of the hallmarks of a successful Afghanistan N... More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion
U.S. Army soldiers with the 65th Engineer Battalion install culvert denial systems along Highway 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014 The system is comprised of two metal-bar grates that are place... More
171025-N-TI567-024 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. --
171025-N-TI567-024 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- An International Student participating in the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Technical Welding and Applied Repairs course practi... More
A U.S. Army soldier with the 65th Engineer Battalion
A U.S. Army soldier with the 65th Engineer Battalion installs culvert denial systems along Highway 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014. The system is comprised of two metal-bar grates that are pl... More
Marines scan the area before moving to an objective
Marines scan the area before moving to an objective point in Sangin, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. The Marines of 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment were met with enemy fire during the... More
A Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle pulls forward
A Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle pulls forward into the convoy transporting the last team members of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 out of Forward Operating Base Delaram II for the last t... More
Corporal Brendan O'Bryant, a team leader with 1st Platoon,
Corporal Brendan O'Bryant, a team leader with 1st Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels during a security patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2010. The Marines frequently patroll... More
U.S. Army Capt. Yong Choe (left) of Raeford, N.C.,
U.S. Army Capt. Yong Choe (left) of Raeford, N.C., assigned to the Security Force Advise and Assist Team of the 191st Infantry Brigade, 1st Army, Fort Lewis, Wash., coordinates with his Afghan counterpart role-... More
Service members assigned to Task Force Protector here,
Service members assigned to Task Force Protector here, continue to partner with Afghan National Army military police to further the peaceful transition of the Detention Facility in Parwan to the government of A... More
An Afghan National Army medical soldier discusses
An Afghan National Army medical soldier discusses pharmaceutical inventory with Navy Lt. j.g. Chad Scott, the 2nd Brigade Security Force Assistance Advisor Team medical officer advisor, Aug. 26 at the brigade's... More
Team members of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team
Team members of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 stand by their vehicles ready to leave Forward Operating Base Delaram II for the last time, April 8, 2014. The Marines and sailors of SFAAT 4-215 hav... More
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics
Second Brigade, 215th Corps Afghan National Army medics and physician's assistants work to stabilize an Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman with head trauma from an improvised explosive device blast, A... More
Maj. Burke Eltringham talks with Afghan Uniform Police
Maj. Burke Eltringham talks with Afghan Uniform Police Sgt. Lala Jan, the training chief, at the AUP Headquarters March 31. Eltringham is the officer in charge of the U.S. Marine-led Kajaki Police Advisor Team,... More
Captain Joseph Dewson, left, a 28-year-old Marine reservist
Captain Joseph Dewson, left, a 28-year-old Marine reservist from Newark, Delaware, and an advisor with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, speaks with Maj. Mhamaref, center, the education officer for ... More
Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers listen to
Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers listen to remarks during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, ... More
A Kajaki District Afghan Uniformed Police officer searches
A Kajaki District Afghan Uniformed Police officer searches a motorcyclist at an AUP post March 30. The AUP have established checkpoints on Route 611 and search vehicles and pedestrians as they pass through the ... More
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will become one of the hallmarks of a successful Afghanistan N... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Stanley Maculewicz, a corpsman with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps Mobile Strike Force Security Force Assistance Advisor Team (SFAAT), and ANA Staff Sgt. Abdul Malik shak... More
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers and instructors
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers and instructors with the Regional Corps Battle School march forward to receive graduation certificates during a ceremony held aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Af... More
A ground convoy safely maneuvers a route in support
A ground convoy safely maneuvers a route in support of retrograde operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2014. Before the last Marines and sailors of Forward Operating Bases Nolay and Sabit Qadam c... More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to opening remarks
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to opening remarks during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May ... More
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th
Young Afghan Soldiers graduating to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will become one of the hallmarks of a successful Afghanistan N... More
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates graduates of the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghani... More
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating
Young Afghan Soldiers march forward after graduating with their fellow Kandak recruits to become the 5th and 6th Kandaks to reform within Helmand Province. Operational readiness and force regeneration will bec... More
Service members assigned to Task Force Protector here,
Service members assigned to Task Force Protector here, continue to partner with Afghan National Army military police to further the peaceful transition of the Detention Facility in Parwan to the government of A... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Derrick Bryant, (left) of Los Angeles,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Derrick Bryant, (left) of Los Angeles, Calif., assigned to 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., speaks with Spc. Ian Larson from Melrose, Wis., role-playing as an Afghan National Army soldie... More
Afghan National Army and U.K. soldiers stand united
Afghan National Army and U.K. soldiers stand united as the Afghan national anthem plays during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Hel... More
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers stand in
Afghan National Army 215th Corps soldiers stand in formation during their graduation from the Regional Corps Battle School aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a ceremony March 20, 2014. ... More
Front row from left to right: Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo,
Front row from left to right: Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander, Regional Command (Southwest); Maj. Gen. Sayed Malouk, commander, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army; Brig. Gen. Zamen Hassan, chief of staff, 215th... More
Afghan National Army soldiers stand as the Afghan national
Afghan National Army soldiers stand as the Afghan national anthem plays during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, A... More
Team members of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team
Team members of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 stand by their vehicles ready to leave Forward Operating Base Delaram II for the last time, April 8, 2014. The Marines and sailors of SFAAT 4-215 hav... More
Afghan National Army soldiers stand as the Afghan national
Afghan National Army soldiers stand as the Afghan national anthem plays during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, A... More
The last of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team
The last of Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 4-215 vehicles and medical evacuation helicopters are in place ready to leave Forward Operating Base Delaram II for the last time, April 8, 2014. The Marines a... More
The Afghan National Army 215th Corps color guard marches
The Afghan National Army 215th Corps color guard marches past the formation during the Regional Corps Battle School graduation ceremony held aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. ... More
1st Lt. Elisha Woienski patrols alongside the Afghan
1st Lt. Elisha Woienski patrols alongside the Afghan Uniform Police during a joint patrol through the bazaar near Outpost Mamuriyet April 1. Mamuriyet is a small Afghan Uniform Police outpost on Route 611 near... More