Romanian Army soldiers stand at attention during a
Romanian Army soldiers stand at attention during a Romanian Armed Forces Day and transfer of authority ceremony for the country’s National Support Element at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012. Roma... More
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Brown speaks to a group
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Brown speaks to a group of soldiers at Camp Nathan Smith located inside Kandahar City, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Proper Exit, Dec. 6, 2012. Operation Proper Exit brings s... More
Uruzgan’s Provincial Joint Secretariat Team Lead, Amir
Uruzgan’s Provincial Joint Secretariat Team Lead, Amir Mohammad (right), shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Pat. White, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) deputy commanding general for support, at M... More
Task Force Buffalo Soldiers listen to a speech from
Task Force Buffalo Soldiers listen to a speech from the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and the Undersecretary of the Army during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. The... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, 3rd Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general and incoming Regional Command (South) commanding general, and 3rd Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, incoming Regio... More
Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at
Members of the Afghan National Army color guard at Camp Hero post the national colors during a graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar here, Sept. 13, 2012. The RMTC-K graduated ov... More
A fellow teammate pays his last respects to fallen
A fellow teammate pays his last respects to fallen Australian army soldier Cpl. Scott Smith during the fallen soldier’s memorial ceremony held at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2012. Smith ... More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Hagan from the 201st
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brian Hagan from the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, and Singapore Army Capt. Johnathan, 2rd Singapore Infantry Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, chat during... More
Coalition service members and civilians bow their heads
Coalition service members and civilians bow their heads during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Regional Command (South) Headquarters’ Marne Garden (Forward) in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan to honor veterans a... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces play a game of basketball during exercise Tiger Balm at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 17, 2013. Tiger Balm is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Army Pac... More
Romanian Army color guard soldiers stand at attention
Romanian Army color guard soldiers stand at attention during a Romanian Armed Forces Day and transfer of authority ceremony for the country’s National Support Element at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 25,... More
Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer (right), Regional
Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer (right), Regional Command (South) deputy commanding general for force development, listens on as a coalition service member talks about the hospital’s current supply and l... More
The Regional Command (South) command group observes
The Regional Command (South) command group observes a moment of silence for fallen service members during a Veterans Day ceremony held at RC (S) Headquarters’ Marne Garden (Forward) in Kandahar Airfield, Afghan... More
Regional Command (South) and Third Infantry Division
Regional Command (South) and Third Infantry Division commanding general, Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, speaks to a gathering of service members and civilians during a Veterans Day ceremony held at RC(S) Headqu... More
A newly graduated Afghan National Army soldier salutes
A newly graduated Afghan National Army soldier salutes a senior officer of the 205th Hero Corp after receiving a certificate of excellence during the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar graduation ceremo... More
Navy hospital corpsmen stand to be recognized and recite
Navy hospital corpsmen stand to be recognized and recite the Hospital Corpsman Pledge during the profession's 114th birthday ceremony and celebration at Role 3 Multinational Hospital on Kandahar Airfield, June 17, 2012.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta walks with Maj. Gen.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta walks with Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams (right), Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, and Command. Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third Infantry Div... More
Teammates pay their last respects to fallen Australian
Teammates pay their last respects to fallen Australian army soldier Cpl. Scott Smith during the fallen soldier’s memorial ceremony held at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2012. Smith was ki... More
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third Infantry Division
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant ma... More
Spc. Valerie Garcia, assigned to Operations Company,
Spc. Valerie Garcia, assigned to Operations Company, Headquarters & Headquarters Battalion, Third Infantry Division, places a poppy on the Fallen Soldier display at Marne Garden (Forward) Nov. 11, 2012 in Kanda... More
Two Afghan children smile with their new toys at Kandahar
Two Afghan children smile with their new toys at Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital during women and children’s day at the hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. KRMH is one of five hos... More
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III answers
The Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III answers the question of a deployed soldier from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Oct. 3, 2012. Chandler is the hig... More
From left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third
From left to right, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chi... More
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied Commander, reenlists a group of Combined Task Force Tomahawk during Stavridis’ visit to meet with troops at Combat Outpost Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2012.
Color guard members of the Third Infantry Division
Color guard members of the Third Infantry Division stand at attention during the Third Infantry Division’s 95th birthday celebration at Marne Garden (Forward) on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2012. ... More
Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini, Kandahar
Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini, Kandahar Regional Military Hospital’s commanding officer, speaks at a medical shura held at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. Doctors from the Afghan Nation... More
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, hold their fighting position with a light machine gun during the urban assault training part... More
Gen. John R. Allen, International Security Assistance
Gen. John R. Allen, International Security Assistance Force commander, smiles with Santa Claus during an engagement to speak with troops at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Christmas Day. (U.S. Ar... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Crone, an Army medic
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Crone, an Army medic and Afghan National Army adviser, has his blood drawn by ANA partners from the 5th Kandak, 4th Brigade of the 205th Corps in Uruzgan province in the fall of... More
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III answers
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III answers the question of a deployed soldier from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Oct. 3, 2012. Chandler is the highest... More
Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander,
Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander, Brig. Gen. Ghulum Mohaidin speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers at checkpoint 1 in Zharay district, Nov. 5, 2012. Mohaidin surveyed several checkp... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas R. Capel, International Security
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas R. Capel, International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, speaks with service members at Combat Outpost Jannat in southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day. (U.S. Army photo... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed service members and coalition force members at Regional Command (South) headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 132012. Panetta visited the re... More
A group of Navy hospital corpsmen gather around the
A group of Navy hospital corpsmen gather around the birthday cake during the profession's 114th birthday ceremony and celebration at Role 3 Multinational Hospital on Kandahar Airfield, June 17, 2012.
Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer, Regional Command
Australian army Brig. Gen. Mark Brewer, Regional Command (South) deputy commanding general for force development, listens on as Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Wardak, chief of surgery at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital... More
A doctor at Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital draws
A doctor at Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital draws blood from an Afghan at the hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. KRMH is one of five hospitals of its kind in the country and spec... More
An 82nd Airborne Division color guard member (left),
An 82nd Airborne Division color guard member (left), 3rd Infantry Division color guard member (center) and an Afghan army color guard member (right) stand at attention during an official speech at the Regional ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, 3rd Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general and incoming Regional Command-South commanding general, and 3rd Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, incoming Regiona... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces play a game of tug-of-war during exercise Tiger Balm at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 17, 2013. Tiger Balm is an annual, bilateral exercise with U.S. Ar... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed service members and coalition force members at Regional Command (South) headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 132012. Panetta visited the re... More
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, 205th Corps commander, and Maj.
Maj. Gen. Abdul Hamid, 205th Corps commander, and Maj. Gen. Jim Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general meet just prior to the transition of security responsibility cerem... More
The Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, undersecretary
The Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, undersecretary of the Army, speaks with 3rd Infantry Division service members during a Thanksgiving Day visit at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. The senior l... More
U.S. Army Spc. Dario Frazer, a tanker with Bravo Company,
U.S. Army Spc. Dario Frazer, a tanker with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, aims his rifle out a window during the urban assault training part o... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Hara, center, second row,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Hara, center, second row, the deputy commanding general of the Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific, takes a group photo with members of Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Re... More
Staff Sgt. Brian Starrs of A Company, 1st Infantry
Staff Sgt. Brian Starrs of A Company, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division is promoted by Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army ... More
Soldiers from the Hawaii Army National Guardand the
Soldiers from the Hawaii Army National Guardand the 23rd Singapore Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, assess the current situation during exercise Tiger Balm at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 22. Tige... More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal and Vice
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III spend time with troops at Combat Outpost Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, during a Thanksgiving visit, Nov. 22,... More
Dr. Homayoon, chief radiologist at Kandahar Regional
Dr. Homayoon, chief radiologist at Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital, examines a patient’s X-ray at the hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. KRMH is one of 5 hospitals of its kind in... More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal (center)
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal (center) chats with Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson (Left), Regional Command (South) and Third Infantry Division command sergeant major, during a Thanksgiving visit at Co... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces play a game of tug-of-war during exercise Tiger Balm at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 17, 2013. Tiger Balm is a bilateral exercise between U.S. Army Pac... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed service members and coalition force members at Regional Command (South) headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 132012. Panetta visited the re... More
A member of the Afghan National Police presents his
A member of the Afghan National Police presents his drill and ceremony skills on his class’ graduation day at Regional Training Center-Kandahar on Forward Operating Base Scorpion, Kandahar province, Sept. 27, 2... More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen as supply and
Afghan National Army soldiers listen as supply and logistics leadership talk about concerns with their current supply system during a logistics conference at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2012. Representativ... More
The Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, undersecretary
The Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, undersecretary of the Army, and Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, vice chief of staff for the Army, appear during a Thanksgiving Day visit at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 2... More
An Afghan police officer recovers after treatment for
An Afghan police officer recovers after treatment for a gun-shot wound at Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. KRMH is one of five hospitals of its kind in t... More
A group of Afghan doctors listen to a fellow medical
A group of Afghan doctors listen to a fellow medical professional speak during a medical shura held at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. Doctors from the Afghan National Army, Afghan Air Force, and Afghan... More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno,
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, pins an Army Commendation Medal onto a soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno’s stop... More
Color guard soldiers representing several International
Color guard soldiers representing several International Security Assistance Force countries contributing troops to Combined Team Uruzgan and Afghan National Security Assistance Force allies stand at attention d... More
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied Commander, speaks to Combined Task Force Tomahawk soldiers during Stavridis’ visit to meet with troops at Combat Outpost Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2012.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces play a game of tug-of-war during exercise Tiger Balm at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 17, 2013. Tiger Balm is an annual, bilateral exercise with U.S. Ar... More
Col. Gerald E. Hadley (right), 76th Infantry Brigade
Col. Gerald E. Hadley (right), 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and outgoing Combined Team Uruzgan commander, Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams (center), commanding general of CTU’s superior command, Regional Comm... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta shakes hands with
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta shakes hands with Pfc. Christina Santillan of the Third Infantry Division at Regional Command (South) headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2012. Panetta vis... More
U.S. Army Spc. Lyle Yantz talks about his prosthetic
U.S. Army Spc. Lyle Yantz talks about his prosthetic leg while participating in Operation Proper Exit at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2012. Operation Proper Exit brings severely wounded service membe... More
Lt. Col. Elbert Ross, tells the Third Infantry Division’s
Lt. Col. Elbert Ross, tells the Third Infantry Division’s story during the its 95th birthday celebration at Marne Garden (Forward) on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2012. The Third Infantry Division ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Meister, a photojournalist with
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Meister, a photojournalist with the 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Hawaii Army National Guard, scores a point during a game of captain's ball during the exercise Tiger Balm at Pasi... More
Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan
Afghan government officials, and leaders from Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force met for the transition of security responsibility ceremony at Camp Hero in Kandahar prov... More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno,
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, listens to a counter improvised explosives device brief from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanis... More
Afghan Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini (front),
Afghan Brig. Gen. Dr. Sayed Azim Hussaini (front), Kandahar Regional Military Hospital’s commanding officer, and Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Wardak, chief of surgery at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital, listen as the... More
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd
U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and soldiers with the 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade, 9th I... More
Afghan army Maj. Mohammed Ashaq of the 4th Kandak,
Afghan army Maj. Mohammed Ashaq of the 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Hero Corps, chats with one of his Romanian army counterparts after a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Wolverine, Afg... More
Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Major Kefayatullah,
Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Major Kefayatullah, 205th Hero Corp. command sergeant major, salutes a soldier receiving a certificate of excellence during the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar gradu... More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces
Soldiers from the U.S. Army and Singapore Armed Forces smile with their medals earned at sports day during the exercise Tiger Balm, held at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore, July 17, 2013. Tiger Balm is a bilateral e... More
Australian service members pay their respects during
Australian service members pay their respects during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Regional Command (South) Headquarters’ Marne Garden (Forward) in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 11, 2012. Service member... More
(Left to right) Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third
(Left to right) Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, Chief Warrant Officer Five Raymond Noble, Spc. James Jaeger, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Wat... More
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III chats with Task Force Buffalo Soldiers during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. Austin and the Undersecretary... More
Soldiers enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at Forward Operating
Soldiers enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan with The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Nov. 22, 2012. The Vice Chief of the Army and the Undersecretary of the Army visited th... More
Maj. Sonja Bruce, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters
Maj. Sonja Bruce, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion executive officer, waits for dog handlers to calm a military working dog during a demonstration of the dogs’ abilities at Kandahar... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Crone, an Army medic
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Crone, an Army medic and Afghan National Army adviser, works with ANA partners from the 5th Kandak, 4th Brigade of the 205th Corps during a slow sand filtration class held in Ur... More
Gen. Allen, top ISAF commanders visit troops Christmas Day
Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command commander, shakes hands with a soldier at Forward Operating Base Sweeney in southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day. (U.S. Army photo... More
A soldier from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division,
A soldier from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, demonstrates counter improvised explosive device measures at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Marking is one of many tacti... More
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, commanding general of
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, commanding general of Combined Team Uruzgan’s superior command, Regional Command (South), hands the team’s colors to Australian Army Col. Simon Stuart, incoming commander of CTU d... More
Regional Command (South) chaplain, Lt. Col. Gregory
Regional Command (South) chaplain, Lt. Col. Gregory Walker, opens a Veterans Day ceremony with a prayer at RC(S) Headquarters’ Marne Garden (Forward) in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 11, 2012. Service mem... More
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III serves Thanksgiving dinner to a soldier at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. Austin visited the southern region of Afghanistan with... More
U.S. Army Col. Daniel E. Soller, commander of the 201st
U.S. Army Col. Daniel E. Soller, commander of the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Singapore army Col. Chiang, commander of the 9th Infantry Division, Brig. Gen. Bruce Oliveira, Hawaii Army National Guar... More
Sgt. Jesse Webber, 2nd Squad leader, Bravo Company,
Sgt. Jesse Webber, 2nd Squad leader, Bravo Company, 296th Brigade Support Battalion, and assistant convoy commander, confirms logistics for a resupply mission at Forward Operating Base Lagman, May 11, 2012.
Romanian Army and coalition soldiers stand in line
Romanian Army and coalition soldiers stand in line for traditional Romanian food during a Romanian Armed Forces Day celebration at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012. Romanians citizens remember fal... More
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third Infantry Division
Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, Third Infantry Division and Regional Command (South) commanding general, speaks to a gathering of coalition forces during the division’s 95th birthday celebration at Marne Garden ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior-enlisted
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior-enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, speaks with soldiers from 4th Brigade, 401st Army Field Support Battalion at the Redistribution Property Accountabilit... More
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with deployed service members and coalition force members at Regional Command (South) headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 132012. Panetta visited the re... More
Col. Michael Getchell (right), 4th Stryker Brigade
Col. Michael Getchell (right), 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division commander, chats with Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the chairman's USO visit to Comb... More
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins a Combat Infantry Badge onto a soldier from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during the chairman's USO visit to Com... More
An Afghan National Army physician assistant student
An Afghan National Army physician assistant student takes his first pharmacology examination on Camp Hero in Kandahar province, Sept. 25, 2012. The test is one of many in the 15-month long course to become a ce... More
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied
Adm. James Stavridis, European Command Supreme Allied Commander, speaks with U.S. Army Capt. Brian Kitching of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment during Stavridis’ visit to meet with troops at ... More
Afghan air force pilot instructor Maj. Abdul Wodood
Afghan air force pilot instructor Maj. Abdul Wodood speaks to his instructor, Sharron Hartt, during an intensive language course at Kandahar Air Wing, on Kandahar Airfield, Aug. 27, 2012. Wodood, along with oth... More
Afghan National Army soldiers look on as the Afghan
Afghan National Army soldiers look on as the Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander speaks at checkpoint 1 in Zharay district, Nov. 5, 2012. The commander, Brig. Gen. Ghulum Mohaidin surveyed... More
Romanian Army Sgt. 1st Class Stefah Ignat, a coalition
Romanian Army Sgt. 1st Class Stefah Ignat, a coalition Afghan National Police mentor, watches an ANP graduation ceremony at Forward Operating Base Scorpion, in Kandahar province, Sept. 27, 2012. The Romanian ar... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Grafford, an infantryman
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Grafford, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, exits a cleared building during the urban assault train... More
Afghan National Army soldiers wait for their graduation
Afghan National Army soldiers wait for their graduation ceremony to begin at the Regional Military Training Center-Kandahar at Camp Hero, Sept. 13, 2012. The center graduated over a thousand soldiers at the cer... More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno,
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, pins an Army Commendation medal onto a soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno’s stop... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted
Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Central Command, speaks with 3rd Infantry Division senior enlisted leaders from the 3rd Infantry Division at Kandahar Airfield, Sept. 2... More