U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston works along U.S. Army
U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston works along U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Holloway, a practical nurse with task force medical, as part of a team leader certification exercise, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 27, 2019. H... More
KFOR 26 Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
KFOR 26 Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member Spc. George Purdy digs a trench to confine explosives prior to detonation at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 21. The trench’s purpose is to confine and pr... More
KFOR Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member
KFOR Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member Spc. George Purdy prepares the electrical blasting caps at the EOD range, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 21. This was the first demolition operation conduct... More
Task Force Medical preventive medicine Pfc. David Poppick,
Task Force Medical preventive medicine Pfc. David Poppick, 61st Preventive Medicine Detachment, adds a dye solution to test for chlorine levels in a water sample taken from a potable water source from an Austri... More
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Spc. George
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Spc. George Purdy shares knowledge regarding use of EOD equipment with Kosovo EOD at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany June 24, 2019. Pur... More
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Sekerak,
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Justin Sekerak, a Soldier from Company C., 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment greets an opposing force role player during a squad training exercise at the Joint Multina... More
Outgoing Commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School,
Outgoing Commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School, Captain Matthew Rivas receives the guidon during the Change of Command Ceremony Wednesday March 6, 2019 on Fort Campbell, Ky. Rivas next assignment is to... More
U.S. Army Spc. Takeem Myers, a financial management
U.S. Army Spc. Takeem Myers, a financial management technician with the 374th Financial Management Support Unit, shows off his guitar talents after comedian Johnny Cardinale invited him on stage at Camp Bondste... More
Flight engineer, Croatian Air Force Master Sgt. Marinko
Flight engineer, Croatian Air Force Master Sgt. Marinko Gudeljevic observes the area of operation in Kosovo during a flight pattern with Kosovo Force's Task Force Aviation, beginning at Camp Bondsteel, Aug. 6, ... More
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Spc. George
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Spc. George Purdy observes Moldovan EOD team member, Cpl. Placinta Valentin as he controls the PacBot 5-10 to pick up an object in preparation for the KFOR 26 rotatio... More
Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Stearns, incoming commander
Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Stearns, incoming commander of the 502nd Military Police Battalion, Criminal Investigation Command, receives the guidon from Colonel Darcy L. Overbey, 3rd MP Group CID commander, d... More
Task Force Medical preventive medicine specialist U.S.
Task Force Medical preventive medicine specialist U.S. Army Pfc. David Poppick adds a broth to water samples at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on Aug. 8. Poppick took the samples from separate Austrian Liaison Monitori... More
Armed Forces Entertainment comedians greet Kosovo Force
Armed Forces Entertainment comedians greet Kosovo Force Soldiers and sign autographs after their show at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 5, 2019. The AFE is the Department of Defense's official agency for providin... More
Kosovo Force's Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Kosovo Force's Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members from the 702nd EOD Company, socialize with the World Wide Comedy tour comedians and staff at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Aug. 5, 2019. The performer... More
Incoming KFOR 26 command team, Col. Robert Hughes and
Incoming KFOR 26 command team, Col. Robert Hughes and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Mechkowski, with the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey National Guard, uncase the 44th IBCT colors during the transfer o... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Gayton, an instructor
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Gayton, an instructor pilot with Task Force Aviation's 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, explains details of the day's flight brief with the Croatian Air Force's aviation t... More
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, prepares
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, prepares to land at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 6, 2019. The role of the flight engineer is to advise the pilot of any problems, make record of any flight issu... More
Capt. Maria Richardson-Callis, chief of preventive
Capt. Maria Richardson-Callis, chief of preventive medicine for Task Force Medical, with 261st Multi-Functional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade analyzes a water sample taken from a potable water source ... More
Incoming commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School,
Incoming commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School, Captain Kevin Gibbons, gives a speech during his Change of Command Ceremony, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Gibbons grew up in Monroe Township, New Jersey and... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jordan McGee, a fuel-handler with 1st
U.S. Army Spc. Jordan McGee, a fuel-handler with 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, observes the Kosovo area of operation during a cross-training flight exercise aboard a Croatian Air Force transport helic... More
KFOR 26 Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
KFOR 26 Task Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members Sgt. Bradley Houston (left) and Spc. George Purdy (right) exit the demolition range, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Nov. 21. Purdy is carrying a transmitt... More
Task Force Medical, preventive medicine specialist
Task Force Medical, preventive medicine specialist U.S. Army Pfc. David Poppick, 61st preventive medicine detachment, fills a 10 mL tube with a water sample taken from a potable water source in an Austrian Liai... More
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, follows
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, follows behind two U.S. Army Black Hawk UH-60s as part of a cross-training exercise in the Kosovo Force area of operation, beginning at Camp Bondsteel, Aug. 6, ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. James Jimenez (left), with the outgoing
Command Sgt. Maj. James Jimenez (left), with the outgoing 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii National Guard and Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Mechkowski (right) with the incoming 44th Infantry Brigade Combat T... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston navigates through thick
U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston navigates through thick vegetation during a team leader certification exercise, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 27, 2019. Task Force EOD’s role in Kosovo is to provide support in ... More
Incoming commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School,
Incoming commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School, Captain Kevin Gibbons, gives a speech during his Change of Command Ceremony, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Gibbons grew up in Monroe Township, New Jersey and... More
Colonel Darcy L. Overbey, commander of the 3rd Military
Colonel Darcy L. Overbey, commander of the 3rd Military Police Group, Criminal Investigation Command, addresses Outgoing Commander Lieutenant Colonel Whitney Jensen and Outgoing First Sergeant Patrick O’Rourke,... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Blake White assembles a mock-improvised
U.S. Army Sgt. Blake White assembles a mock-improvised explosive device as part of a team leader certification exercise, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 27, 2019. Task Force EOD, an integral part of the KFOR mi... More
The Latvian operated Telemax Telerob reaches the second
The Latvian operated Telemax Telerob reaches the second floor in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal training exercise in preparation for the Kosovo Force 26 rotation, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in ... More
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment Soldiers Pfc. Trent Mackenzie and Pvt. Tristan John survey Hohenfels aboard a Romanian IAR 330 known as a Puma at the Joint Multinational Read... More
Multinational Battle Group - East Commander, Col. Robert
Multinational Battle Group - East Commander, Col. Robert Hughes (left) presents Armed Forces Entertainment comedians with command coins for their World Wide Comedy tour show at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 5, 2... More
Incoming Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Stearns
Incoming Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Stearns and Incoming First Sergeant Nick Brown, 502nd Military Police Battalion, Criminal Investigation Command, complete the passing of the guidon of the 502nd... More
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Sgt. Bradley
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Sgt. Bradley Houston points to a hidden object found by the Minehound in a training exercise with the Moldovan Army in preparation for the KFOR 26 rotation to Kosovo,... More
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment Soldiers investigate illegal wood harvesting by opposing force role players during a squad training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readin... More
Georgia National Guardsman Spc. Harrison Clark, a UH-60
Georgia National Guardsman Spc. Harrison Clark, a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic and crew chief with the Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment poses for a portrait photo, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Feb. 28, 2... More
U.S. Army Capt. Maria Richardson-Callis labels water
U.S. Army Capt. Maria Richardson-Callis labels water measurement containers prior to testing the potable water at an Austrian Liaison Monitoring Team house in Multinational Battle Group – West, in Kosovo, Aug. ... More
Latvian Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, Sgt.
Latvian Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, Sgt. 1st Class Guntars Jerums observes the Telemax Telerob as it prepares to cut a wire at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 2... More
U.S. Army task force EOD team member Sgt. Bradley Houston
U.S. Army task force EOD team member Sgt. Bradley Houston marks the ground with liquid chalk as U.S. Army Spc. George Purdy, a TF EOD team member, observes during a team leader certification exercise, at Camp B... More
World Wide Comedy tour headliner Johnny Cardinale performs
World Wide Comedy tour headliner Johnny Cardinale performs his set as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment show at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Aug. 5, 2019. This was his 18th AFE tour, which has allowed him to tra... More
Incoming Commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School,
Incoming Commander of The Sabalauski Air Assault School, Captain Kevin Gibbons assumes command of TSAAS formation at the end of Change of Command Ceremony, Wednesday March 6, 2019 on Fort Campbell, Ky. Currentl... More
Incoming 502nd Military Police Battalion, Criminal
Incoming 502nd Military Police Battalion, Criminal Investigation Command, First Sergeant Nick Brown, returns the guideon at the Change of Command Ceremony, Jan. 4, 2019, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 502nd mission ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston sweeps an area with
U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley Houston sweeps an area with a minehound during a team leader certification exercise, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, July 27, 2019. The mine-hound operates by detecting hidden objects using fr... More
KFOR LMT visits women’s shelter
KFOR 26 Regional Command – East’s Liaison Monitoring Team K-21 team member, Spc. Mark Brower participates in a meeting with Sevdije Kasumi Bunjaku, a staff member of “My Home” – a women and child victim of viol... More
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment Soldiers board a CH-47 after conducting a squad training exercise in preparation for KFOR 26 rotation to Kosovo, at the Joint Multinational Re... More
Task Force Medical preventive medicine Pfc. David Poppick,
Task Force Medical preventive medicine Pfc. David Poppick, 61st Preventive Medicine Detachment fills a beaker with water taken from a potable water source in an Austrian Liaison Monitoring Team house in Multina... More
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Staff Sgt.
U.S. Army 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Staff Sgt. Matthew Eissler and Moldovan Sgt. Taras Dorin, EOD team member, observes and assists Moldovan Cpl. Placinta Valentin as he controls the PacBot 5-10 to pick... More
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry
Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment Soldiers wait to board Romanian helicopter, IAR 330 known as a Puma at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, June 28... More
Outgoing First Sergeant Patrick O’Rourke and Outgoing
Outgoing First Sergeant Patrick O’Rourke and Outgoing Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Whitney Jensen, 502nd Military Police Battalion, Criminal Investigation Command, pass the 502nd guidon at the Change of Comman... More
First Sergeant Benjamin Brady, senior enlisted advisor
First Sergeant Benjamin Brady, senior enlisted advisor of The Sabalauski Air Assault School presents a gift highlighting career accomplishments to outgoing commander of TSAAS Captain Matthew Rivas’ prior to his... More
“Weston’s Wit”, a Belgian wheat ale is dedicated to
“Weston’s Wit”, a Belgian wheat ale is dedicated to 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, an Army Ranger who was killed in Mosul, Iraq April 29, 2017. Spc. Harrison Clark Georgia National Guardsman, a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic... More
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, navigates
A Croatian Air Force transport helicopter, MI-17, navigates through areas of operation in Kosovo as part of a cross-training exercise beginning at Camp Bondsteel, Aug. 6, 2019. Working with NATO partners allows... More