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Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2004.  These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004.  These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) provides security at a roadside south of Kandahar City during a patrol. During the unit's movement through the area, Afghan villagers emerged from roofless, windowless, adobe homes to help push Marine vehicles from soft sand during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine Scout is armed with 5.56 mm M4 Carbine rifle

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Security Police (SP) clean an 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 43rd SFS are part of the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) and are responsible for providing aircraft and ramp security to support the US airlift of personnel to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, fire an illumination round to sink the base plate of their 81mm mortar while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforce the roof of a forward observation post with sand while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342, pulls security at the entrance to a cave complex discovered in the village of Mangara, Afghanistan. He is armed with a Colt 5.56 M-4A1 carbine fitted with a M203 40mm grenade launcher and Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) 4x32 day optic. Strapped to his right leg is the Beretta 9mm M-9 semiautomatic pistol. The ODA was conducting a search of the village following reports of hidden weapons and munitions during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mangara Village State: Orgun Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOC Scene Camer... More

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of security and stability operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator:... More

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of security and stability operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), fire their FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) down range at Camp Blessing. The 1ST PLT, K CO, maintains an offensive presence throughout the region while providing security for Camp Blessing in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 1ST Platoon (PLT), K Company (K CO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blessing State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Justin M. Mason, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), conducts a brief security halt, while traveling in a convoy of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), through the Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Jeremy Schumacher, a Rifleman assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uses his 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) to provide security, during a landing zone insertion and extractions exercise conducted at Camp Eggers in Asadabad, Afghanistan, while conducting Security And Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Jeremy Schumacher, a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Eggers State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Yarboro, USMC... More

A soldier from Task Force Eagle provides security during a Humanitarian Assistance mission for flood victims outside Bagram, Afghanistan on July 4, 2005.  (Released)  (U.S. Army photo by SPC Harold Fields)

A soldier from Task Force Eagle provides security during a Humanitaria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76 Scene Ca... More

Italian Army LT.Gen Mauro Del Vecchio (center) pays close attention to the opening remarks of LT.Gen Eikenberry during a NATO convention at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2005. The purpose of the convention is to review the historic National Assembly Elections, the role ISAF (International Security Asisitance Forces) play in helping to bring about success and receive briefings on exceptional funding to support Deployed Operating Bases. (U.S. Army PHOTO by PFC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

Italian Army LT.Gen Mauro Del Vecchio (center) pays close attention to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

U.S. Army PVT. 1ST Class Matthew J. Mongiove, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, scans the area through the site of an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) while providing security for the Canadian Military Police Mobile Training Team (MTT) at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on May 16, 2006, suring Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Andre Reynolds) (Released)

U.S. Army PVT. 1ST Class Matthew J. Mongiove, 4th Brigade, 10th Mounta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

U.S. Army PVT. 1ST Class Angel Soto, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), scans his sector with an M2 .50 caliber machine gun on May 16, 2006, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, while providing security for the Canadian Military Police, Mobile Training Team (MTT). (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Andre Reynolds) (Released)

U.S. Army PVT. 1ST Class Angel Soto, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia, Pa., Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah civil affairs member and Female Engagement Team non-commissioned officer in charge and middle: Marsha Michel of ... More

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special

An Afghan boy gives thumbs up signs, as U.S. Army Special Forces and Afghan National Police patrol the area to improve security and increase stability in the village of Rabat, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sep... More

Airman Angelica Medved watches stores being delivered

Airman Angelica Medved watches stores being delivered

Airman Angelica Medved watches stores being delivered from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishmen... More

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi,

Afghan National Army soldiers on mounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith Fosmire, of Gloversville,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith Fosmire, of Gloversville,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith Fosmire, of Gloversville, N.Y., Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, engages the enemy using a M-141 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault wea... More

Two Afghan boys wait outside a school in Miri Village,

Two Afghan boys wait outside a school in Miri Village,

Two Afghan boys wait outside a school in Miri Village, Andar District, Ghazni province, March 22. District officials reopened 29 schools previously shut down by the Taliban in 2007.

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, review documents received from a local Afghan man during guard du... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramses Martinez, standing, an

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramses Martinez, standing, an

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramses Martinez, standing, an infantry squad leader from Bronx, N.Y., fires a .50-caliber machine gun while U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua B. Myrick, seated, an infantryman from Elwood, Ind., prepar... More

A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st

A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st

A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Blackhawk, pulls security from the turret of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle in the small village of Y... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th

Staff Sgt. Justin Petrone, an engineer with the 508th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, guides the positioning of a rapidly emplaceable bridge in Zharay district, Afghanistan, May 10. The bridge was dropped the... More

Dave Andrews (center), a quality control technical

Dave Andrews (center), a quality control technical

Dave Andrews (center), a quality control technical engineer, speaks to the supervisor of construction site here, May 20, 2012. Andrews patrolled through the district center with Marines from Civil Affairs Team ... More

Two soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Battle Company, 2nd

Two soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Battle Company, 2nd

Two soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, pull security while the soldiers of Weapons Company, 3rd Kandak, 201st Corps... More

U.S. Army soldiers from A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th

U.S. Army soldiers from A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th

U.S. Army soldiers from A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, fire an illumination round from a M119A cannon at Combat Outpost Kherwar... More

Body armor, Tanai district operation

Body armor, Tanai district operation

An Afghan and coalition force member provides security during an operation in Tanai district, Khost province, March 12, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of a Haqqani facilitator that was responsible f... More

Italian company soldiers, as part of a flag detail

Italian company soldiers, as part of a flag detail

Italian company soldiers, as part of a flag detail from Transition Support Unit SOUTH led by Maj. Ernesto Noya, right, run in formation while parading the colors as part of a base transfer ceremony between Prov... More

Willie Robertson, one of the stars of Duck Dynasty,

Willie Robertson, one of the stars of Duck Dynasty,

Willie Robertson, one of the stars of Duck Dynasty, poses with Marine Cpl. Austin Long at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Robertson was part of a United Service Organization (USO) tour visiting deploye... More

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq to Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marine Special Operation Command Marines at a drop site during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol... More

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on

A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on patrol in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)

A group of Afghan girls sing during the Women's Day

A group of Afghan girls sing during the Women's Day

A group of Afghan girls sing during the Women's Day event in Maidan Shahr District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2011.

Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion,

Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion,

Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, shows Afghan Uniformed Police the end of a rocket Aug. 22. Luptak is teaching bo... More

TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine

TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine

TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine with Bravo Company climbs over a wall of a secured compound in Trek Nawa. The company with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conducted Operation Crack Back... More

Elders and local residents of Gawragi, Negari, and

Elders and local residents of Gawragi, Negari, and

Elders and local residents of Gawragi, Negari, and the surrounding areas gather at a shura, or meeting, to discuss local security and progress in the district. The men spent several hours talking about progress... More

Richard Riley, senior civilian representative for Nangahar

Richard Riley, senior civilian representative for Nangahar

Richard Riley, senior civilian representative for Nangahar province, speaks to the district sub governors and district police chiefs of the Nangahar province at a security shura held at Forward Operating Base F... More

A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support

A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support

A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), drives a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, first from left,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, first from left,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, first from left, and 1st Lt. Ryan Schulte, second from left, security force platoon sergeant and platoon leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah brief their te... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Tali... More

Coalition security force members communicate during

Coalition security force members communicate during

Coalition security force members communicate during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 2, 2013. The security force was searching for a Taliban facilitator in Khugyani who pr... More

An Afghan Uniform Policeman receives applause from

An Afghan Uniform Policeman receives applause from

An Afghan Uniform Policeman receives applause from guests during an Explosive Hazardous Reduction Course in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. Afghan National Army soldiers f... More

First Lt. Michael Inscho, left, from Provincial

First Lt. Michael Inscho, left, from Provincial

First Lt. Michael Inscho, left, from Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's civil affairs team, discusses project management with Engineer Rauf, Farah director of Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Developmen... More

U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest discuss

U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest discuss

U.S. Marine advisors with Task Force Southwest discuss the current security posture with the Afghan National Policemen who man the checkpoints at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31, 2017. The advisors went to ... More

An unexploded Soviet-era anti-personnel mine was discovered

An unexploded Soviet-era anti-personnel mine was discovered

An unexploded Soviet-era anti-personnel mine was discovered by construction workers near an elementary school in Chamkani Village, Chamkani District, Paktya province Jan. 20. Afghan national security forces and... More

U.S. Army Capt. Jason Merchant, the Company A, 1st

U.S. Army Capt. Jason Merchant, the Company A, 1st

U.S. Army Capt. Jason Merchant, the Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, commander of from ... More

An Afghan Uniform Police officer practices using the

An Afghan Uniform Police officer practices using the

An Afghan Uniform Police officer practices using the metal detector under the supervision of Spc. Xavier Perez, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry... More

Corporals Glenn Stadig and Sean O'Donnell, squad leaders

Corporals Glenn Stadig and Sean O'Donnell, squad leaders

Corporals Glenn Stadig and Sean O'Donnell, squad leaders with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, provide security for Afghan National Army soldiers of Weapons Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 215th Corps, o... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Allen Sutton serving with

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Allen Sutton serving with

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Allen Sutton serving with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 504st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, surveys the area near route Lion during a rou... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, left, security

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, left, security

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, left, security force platoon sergeant for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, and U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, the team's physician assistant, serve Thanksgiving d... More

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance

Afghan soldiers listen to instructions during clearance tactics training in Kabul province, Feb. 16, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coaliti... More

General Karimi served as the guest of honor and took

General Karimi served as the guest of honor and took

General Karimi served as the guest of honor and took time to address his newest sergeants major, during a promotion ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 5, 2013. For the first time this sergeants major promot... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, scans a field for insurgents after receiving contact aboard Patrol Base Manion, west of Gereshk... More

A Kabul National Military Hospital cardiologist exams

A Kabul National Military Hospital cardiologist exams

A Kabul National Military Hospital cardiologist exams a critically injured soldier in the Intensive Care Unit, Kabul, Afghanistan, April 1. Hospital staff continues to ensure patients receive quality medical ca... More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest 18.1 halt briefly

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest 18.1 halt briefly

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest 18.1 halt briefly during a night security patrol near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2018. The patrol helped to enhance security around Bost and to assist the Afghan... More

Ghani Abdul, an Afghan Ministry of Public Health

Ghani Abdul, an Afghan Ministry of Public Health

Ghani Abdul, an Afghan Ministry of Public Health nutritionist in Farah Province, logs family information of people who receive nutrition advice and supplements. The clinic treats more than 400 Afghan men, women... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joel Vowell of Birmingham, Ala.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joel Vowell of Birmingham, Ala.,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joel Vowell of Birmingham, Ala., commander of the 101st Airborne Division's Task Force No Slack, addresses village elders at the Narang District Center during the Security and Development Shu... More

Lt. Col. Russell Lewis, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry

Lt. Col. Russell Lewis, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry

Lt. Col. Russell Lewis, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment commander discusses upcoming operations with Col. Aqtash the Kunduz Provincial Deputy Police Chief in Afghanistan.

Capt. Eli Ruesink, commander of Troop D, 5th Cavalry

Capt. Eli Ruesink, commander of Troop D, 5th Cavalry

Capt. Eli Ruesink, commander of Troop D, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, attached to 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and... More

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Tom Hathaway, 24, from Lynnfield,

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Tom Hathaway, 24, from Lynnfield,

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Tom Hathaway, 24, from Lynnfield, Mass., and Lance Cpl. Jake Engelen, 21, from New Port Richey, Fla., a platoon commander and machine gunner with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Service Compa... More

Afghan and NATO leaders discuss security and development

Afghan and NATO leaders discuss security and development

Afghan and NATO leaders discuss security and development for the Afghan-Pakistan border region of southern Kandahar province at an Afghan National Security Forces shura (council) held at Forward Operating Base ... More

Soldiers assigned to  Battery B, 3rd Squadron, 320th

Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Squadron, 320th

Soldiers assigned to Battery B, 3rd Squadron, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare ammunition before being fired from an M119A2 Ho... More

Booths line the interior of the new biometrics facility

Booths line the interior of the new biometrics facility

Booths line the interior of the new biometrics facility where Afghan biometrics technicians will collect forensic data from pedestrians at the border crossing in Weesh, Afghanistan, June 9. The facility has two... More

Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan

Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan

Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan National Army 209th Corps, hosted a security meeting with top NATO and Afghan National Security Force representatives in Regional Command North Aug. 28 at Cam... More

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in

An Afghan uniformed policeman hands out posters in support of the Guardians Of Peace program outside of the police headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011.

Polish soldiers patrol alongside a convoy during a

Polish soldiers patrol alongside a convoy during a

Polish soldiers patrol alongside a convoy during a dismounted patrol in Moqur, Afghanistan, March 19, 2011.

Soldiers attached to U.S. Army Security Forces, 4th

Soldiers attached to U.S. Army Security Forces, 4th

Soldiers attached to U.S. Army Security Forces, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division demonstrate a 360-degree security perimeter during a simulated combat training exercise on Camp Marmal. ISAF's... More

Spc. Joe Sears, a member of the Mississippi Army National

Spc. Joe Sears, a member of the Mississippi Army National

Spc. Joe Sears, a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, serving with the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team, scans his sector from the roof of the district center, Shah Joy, Afghanistan.

Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, 1st

Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, 1st

Major Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, 1st Marine Division (Forward), greets General John R. Allen, commander of International Security Assistance Force, during a visit to Forward Operating Base Delara... More

Lance Cpl. Steve Fillmore, a tow gunner with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Steve Fillmore, a tow gunner with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Steve Fillmore, a tow gunner with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides security as the rest of the patrol moves through Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. Th... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Brian Mays, left, prepares

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Brian Mays, left, prepares

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Brian Mays, left, prepares to replace the barrel of a vehicle mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun during a range day at FOB Farah, Nov. 9. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and... More

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible ... More

A coalition security force member waits to depart after

A coalition security force member waits to depart after

A coalition security force member waits to depart after an operation in search of a Taliban senior leader in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Feb. 10, 2013. The Taliban senior leader coordinates complex att... More

An Afghan National Army commander speaks with Afghan

An Afghan National Army commander speaks with Afghan

An Afghan National Army commander speaks with Afghan Local Police commanders prior to a shura in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. U.S. and Afghan dignitaries attended the shura i... More

A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L during

A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L during

A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L during a night live-fire range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 25, 2017. Approximately 30 Marines with the unit’s security force conducted a live-fire susta... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence Officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah helps the Afghans wash their hands before the Iftar dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in A... More

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial and district government officials to propose development projects in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Gov. Amin and other pro... More

Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned

Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned

Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 40 and 18 secure and fortify a combat outpost in Diwar, Afghanistan. The Seabees continued working despite a suicide ca... More

Afghan boys watch on as a meeting ends between a USDA

Afghan boys watch on as a meeting ends between a USDA

Afghan boys watch on as a meeting ends between a USDA representative, members of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah and Afghan farmers at a greenhouse in Farah City, where they discussed the farmers suc... More

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, left, public affairs

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, left, public affairs

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, left, public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, reviews plans with Mohammed Saber, center, provincial director of education, while walking the gro... More

U.S. Army Col. Mark Bertolini, deputy commander of

U.S. Army Col. Mark Bertolini, deputy commander of

U.S. Army Col. Mark Bertolini, deputy commander of Regional Command West, right, shakes hands with 1st Lt. Nicole Utley, supply officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and native of Denver, after prese... More

Displayed is the Army’s new capability set 13, Nett

Displayed is the Army’s new capability set 13, Nett

Displayed is the Army’s new capability set 13, Nett Warrior subcomponent end user device. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class E. L. Craig, Task Force Patriot Public Affairs)

An Afghan National Army vehicle leads a security patrol,

An Afghan National Army vehicle leads a security patrol,

An Afghan National Army vehicle leads a security patrol, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Zlotin)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angela Biggs, medic, communicates

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angela Biggs, medic, communicates

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angela Biggs, medic, communicates with other members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul during a quality assurance visit in Qalat City, Afghanistan, July 12. Biggs is a member of ... More

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah civil affairs

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah civil affairs

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah civil affairs and civilian leadership prepare for a luncheon meeting with the Farah province Chief Justice in Farah City, Nov. 29. PRT Farah's mission is to train, ad... More

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night

A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Taliban... More

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Raymond Young, security force first

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Raymond Young, security force first

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Raymond Young, security force first sergeant for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, facing away, calls the PRT's security force team to attention during a promotion and re-enlistmen... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, civil affairs

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, civil affairs

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, civil affairs team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, discusses security measures with Shams Ur-Rahman, Farah provincial chief justice, during a meeting in Fa... More

An Afghan villager tends to his farm as a combined

An Afghan villager tends to his farm as a combined

An Afghan villager tends to his farm as a combined Afghan and coalition foot patrol passes in the Maiwand district of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Oct. 23. The joint patrol was an effort to promote... More

Members of the Afghan National Army wait to participate

Members of the Afghan National Army wait to participate

Members of the Afghan National Army wait to participate in a Tranche 3 security transition ceremony at Camp Sayar in Farah province Dec. 12. After the completion of the third phase of transition, Afghanistan wi... More

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Saum, security force team member

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Saum, security force team member

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Saum, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security during a key leader engagement in Farah City on Dec. 15. PRT Farah's mission is to train,... More

The Farah provincial governor, Mohammed Akram Khpalwak,

The Farah provincial governor, Mohammed Akram Khpalwak,

The Farah provincial governor, Mohammed Akram Khpalwak, addresses members and participants of a security shura at the Bala Boluk district center in Farah province, Jan. 15. PRT Farah personnel attended the meet... More

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team during their visit to a local village near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012. Reaper teams regularly ... More

Members assigned to the 541st Forward Surgical Team

Members assigned to the 541st Forward Surgical Team

Members assigned to the 541st Forward Surgical Team (FST) (Airborne) move an Afghan National Policeman from the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) room to the operating room at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Far... More

U.S. Army Spc. Charles R. Reiff, an indirect fire

U.S. Army Spc. Charles R. Reiff, an indirect fire

U.S. Army Spc. Charles R. Reiff, an indirect fire infantryman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, adjusts the propeller of an RQ-11 Rave... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Huhtanen with 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Huhtanen with 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Huhtanen with 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, center, thanks U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham, right, for his visit ... More

Raider Brigade Soldier Pfc. Jeffery Eaton from 1st

Raider Brigade Soldier Pfc. Jeffery Eaton from 1st

Raider Brigade Soldier Pfc. Jeffery Eaton from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division clears his M240B machine gun in preparation for the Expert Infantryma... More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, commanding officer

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, commanding officer

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, left, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, pins the Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist device on the uniform of Hospital Corpsman 1st Cl... More

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