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A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to C/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group, shows US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (foreground), Commander, US Pacific Command, and Royal Thai Army soldiers the communication gear inside the Advanced Operation Base at Ban Dong, Tambol Ban Laeng Province, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to C/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Spec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard L. Rufin, USMC... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (center), Commander, US Pacific Command, and US Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Darryl Johnson, meet with US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to C/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group, while visiting the Advanced Operation Base at Ban Dong, Tambol Ban Laeng Province, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (center), Commander, US Pacif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard L. Rufin, USMC... More

A US Army (USA) Medical Doctor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, prepares to examine a local Thai man during the Medical Community Assistance Program (MEDCAP) at Ban Dong, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

A US Army (USA) Medical Doctor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

US Army (USA) Medical Doctors assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, examine a local Thai woman during the Medical Community Assistance Program (MEDCAP) at Ban Dong, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Army (USA) Medical Doctors assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

A US Army (USA) Training Instructor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne) (foreground left) reviews the capabilities of the Valon 3 metal detector with Republic of Lebanon Army STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Elias Kaycsar assigned to the Lebanese Army Engineering Regiment, during a field training exercise in Hammana, Lebanon. US Military personnel under the operational control of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEU) are conducting humanitarian training at the request of the Lebanese Government

A US Army (USA) Training Instructor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hammana Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces roup (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), lands during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training over the Yukon Training Area in Alaska (AK) during Exercise NORTHERN EDE 04. NORTHERN EDE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast uardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National...

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Jeremy Ostrum, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), repacks his parachute between jumps during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's (AK) annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty,...

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Jeremy Ostrum, Special Forces Opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Jeremy Ostrum, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2n... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute Rigger, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), repacks a parachute between jumps during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's (AK) annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast...

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute Rigger, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) ... More

Soldiers of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) lower the flag during the retreat ceremony

Soldiers of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) lower the flag du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: K. J. Donley Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Honduran troops are trained in the operation of PRC-77 Army field radios during the joint U.S./Honduras exercise Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine). The instructors are from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C

Honduran troops are trained in the operation of PRC-77 Army field radi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Paratroopers from Co. B, 2nd Bn., 5th Special Forces Group (A), jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over the Salinas Drop Zone at Camp Santiago during the reserve training Exercise Patriot Pearl. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

Paratroopers from Co. B, 2nd Bn., 5th Special Forces Group (A), jump f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEARL Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

TECH. SGT. Kevin Cummings, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, makes a mock parachute jump during a training exercise. The Air Force detachment provides airborne weather teams to support the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and subordinate units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, 1ST Special Operations Command and the 7th Special Forces Group

TECH. SGT. Kevin Cummings, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, makes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a field exercise. The Air Force detachment provides airborne weather teams to support the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and subordinate units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, 1ST Special Operations Command and the 7th Special Forces Group

Members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, jump from a C-130 Hercu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A member of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is reunited with family and friends following his return from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

A member of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is reunited with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jani... More

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jump from a MC-130 during a joint Special Operations exercise between the United States and Great Britain.(Exact date unknown)

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) j...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chris Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Near Mostar, a Croatian student in the land mine de-mining training practices setting off the explosives. An electrical trigger is used to detonate explosives that are set on land mines. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

Near Mostar, a Croatian student in the land mine de-mining training pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, off load supplies and equipment from a C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force Operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission

United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron, USAF Rele... More

United States Army STAFF Sergeant Steve G. Tuttle (left) and STAFF Sergeant William S. Collins (right) from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, communicate with the Joint Task Force (JTF) personnel at Abidjan Felix/Houphouet/Boigny International Airport in Cote D' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) with a Tactical Satellite Communication Radio (TACSAT) at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force Operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to...

United States Army STAFF Sergeant Steve G. Tuttle (left) and STAFF Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Army STAFF Sergeant Steve G. Tuttle (left) and STAFF Sergeant William S. Collins (right) from 3rd Special Forces G... More

United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, off load supplies and equipment from a United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The Special Forces Group will be providing security for United States Military aircraft landing in Liberia in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing...

United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Army Special Forces from 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, off load supp... More

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating ...

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of C... More

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include...

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Batta... More

Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United ...

Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Centra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies o... More

Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan...

Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening cerem... More

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on Sepember 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: ...

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 20... More

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 training area in Kazakhstan, on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort ...

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, depl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power d... More

A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, ...

A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening cer... More

A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), Wednesday 13 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations ...

A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening cer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASB... More

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by a military video camera person. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentrucky, and 300 ...

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by... More

The 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Royal Thai Army Airborne preform a friendship static jump during the Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area

The 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Base: Camp "S" State: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Special Forces Grou... More

Members from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, and Thailand Airborne soldiers jump from the ramp of an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD. US and Thai forces are participating in a combined Army High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump in preparation for the opening ceremony activities at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Members from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Army Sergeant Juan Galvez, parachute rigger, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, lays out the panels marking the drop zone at Wing 46, Amphor Muang, Phitsanulok, Thailand, in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 01. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Army Sergeant Juan Galvez, parachute rigger, 1ST Special Forces Group,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receive hand-to-hand combat training from members in the Royal Thai Army during this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. CG '01 is a regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), Maryland Army National Guard (ANG), load equipment onto a CH-47 Chinook prior to departing Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

US Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV ... More

An observer and controller, US Army (USA) SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Joseph Brooks, center, with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), Maryland Army National Guard (ANG), in the camouflaged field cap and face paint, guides exercise participants, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

An observer and controller, US Army (USA) SPECIALIST First Class (SFC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

An Afghani girl poses for a photograph in front of US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (center) at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to watch a series of short plays and songs celebrating International Children's Day, telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

An Afghani girl poses for a photograph in front of US Army (USA) Colon...

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

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (center) sit with two Afghani boys and watch a series of short plays and songs performed by the students at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to watch the performance telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (right), Commander, 1ST Ba...

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

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (background center), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) COL Nahji Bulla (to COL McDonnells right) were special guest at a lunch held at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan, following series of short plays and songs performed by students celebrating International Children's Day. School Officials invited US Military and Afghani Army personnel to the celebration telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Kevin McDonnell (background center), Comma...

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

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), carrying a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), looks on as Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Officers help a recruit to cool down during training at the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, where new recruits in the ANA are receiving training, advise and assistance from USA SFG Soldiers, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier (foreground) assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Sp...

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

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), one carrying a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), stand outside the military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, where new recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) are receiving training, advise and assistance from USA SFG Soldiers, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forc...

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

Mr. Bruce Pelka, Industrial Hygienist with the Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine (CHPM) in Europe takes a sample of floor tile from a military dormitory located in Viasani, Georgia. CHPM is performing an environmental health assessment on various sites around Tbilisi, Georgia that will be utilized by members of the US Army (USA) 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) under the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP conducted by US Special Operations Command (SOC) Europe is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

Mr. Bruce Pelka, Industrial Hygienist with the Center for Health Promo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Viasani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videographer, 786th Communications Squadron (CS) used a video camera to document US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Trina Powell, a Health Physicist with the Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine (CHPM) in Europe, as she uses a Radiation Monitor to obtain gamma radiation reading from a trench complex near Viasani, Georgia. CHPM is performing an environmental health assessment on various sites around Tbilisi, Georgia that will be utilized by members of the US Army (USA) 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) under the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP conducted by US Special Operations Command (SOC) Europe is...

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videographer, 786th Communications Squadron (CS) used a video cam... More

A US Army Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) (center), gives instructions to new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), as they prepare to conduct urban warfare training at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalion, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A US Army Soldier assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group ...

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

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) load 7.62 mm ammunition clips for their AK-47 assault rifles, as the prepare for a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), and Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers, assist a new recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the ANA, with his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army, 1ST Battalian, 3rd SFG, is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) prepares to fire his 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle, during a live fire training exercise on the range in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalian, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed three with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, simulates a radio communications during urban training conducted at a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan. The training program conducted by US Army Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed establish the core of the new ANA that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

A New Recruit assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Bob Krouse (center), 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), assists an unidentified female with formulating a chain of command diagram on the computer, during a Command Post Exercise (CPX) held at Tbilisi, Georgia, during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). The CPX is a culmination of 10 weeks of staff training for Republic of Georgia Army Officers. GTEP conducted by the US Army European Command is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Bob Krouse (center), 10th Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... 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

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Clayton Degenhardt, center, with the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG), instructs medics from the 3rd Company, Georgian Commando Battalion, on battlefield triage procedures during a company level deliberate daylight attack at a training range in Vasiani, Georgia (GEO)

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Clayton Degenhardt, center, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vasiani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Martin, with the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG), fires the 5.56mm M4/M4A1 carbine during weapons training at a firing range on the Advance Operational Base (ABO) 060 in Krtsanisi, Georgia (GEO), in support of the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Martin, with the 10th Special...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with an 5.56mm M4 Carbine, take precautionary measures as they search house-to-house for suspected Taliban enemy in the city of Naray, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines and equipped with interceptor body armor, rest during a search for suspected Taliban in the city of Naray, in support of ENDURING FREEDOM

Special Forces Group (SFG) soldiers with "C" Company, 1ST Battalion, 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naray Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Rock Keohoho-Bolor (center), 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, briefs US and Royal Thai Army Commanding Officers on Forward Operation Base (FOB) procedures at, Camp Mae Rim, Thailand, during Exercise COBAR GOLD 2003

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Rock Keohoho-Bolor (center), 2nd B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Camp Mae Rim State: Chaing Mai Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Ronald Johnson (right), Commanding Officer, C/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group, briefs US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (center), Commander, US Pacific Command, and US Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Darryl Johnson, during their visit to the Advanced Operation Base at Ban Dong, Tambol Ban Laeng Province, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Ronald Johnson (right), Commanding Officer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard L. Rufin, USMC... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (center), Commander, US Pacific Command, shakes hands with US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Ronald Johnson, Commanding Officer, C/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group, while visiting the Advanced Operation Base at Ban Dong, Tambol Ban Laeng Province, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (center), Commander, US Pacif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard L. Rufin, USMC... More

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG), watches for the drop zone from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static ... More

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG) jumps from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster cours... More

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern Star experiences with U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael A. Hammer on July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. During his visit, Hammer met with Chile and U.S. fo... More

Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group salute

Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group salute

Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group salute during the National Anthem at the 7th Special Forces Group's ribbon cutting ceremony and open house, Oct. 14. After the ceremony, attendees toured grounds, ... More

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, attached to 10th Special

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, attached to 10th Special

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers, attached to 10th Special Forces Group Airborne float down to a landing zone on Fort Carson, Colorado, Jan. 14, 2021. Soldiers must maintain their readiness and complete prescribed... More

A U.S. Army Soldier with1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG), signals the estimated time of arrival to the drop zone from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air del... More

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated raid July 26, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Chile and U.S. forces searched for weapons smugglers and caches during the exe... More

US Army Airborne soldiers, 1ST Special Forces Group, Ft. Lewis, Washington, receive Thailand Army jump wings from Thai airborne soldiers after participating in a US/Thai joint-combined jump exchange at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD. A jump exchange is a time honored jump tradition that affords individual the opportunity to earn the right to wear the wings of foreign military paratroopers who participate in the jump exchange. COBRA GOLD '01 is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will...

US Army Airborne soldiers, 1ST Special Forces Group, Ft. Lewis, Washin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army Airborne soldiers, 1ST Special Forces Group, Ft. Lewis, Washington, receive Thailand Army jump wings from Thai airborne ... More

A Royal Thai Army soldier helps a US Army (USA) soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, with handing out books and cereal to local Thai villagers, during the Medical Community Assistance Program at Ban Dong, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

A Royal Thai Army soldier helps a US Army (USA) soldier assigned to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

Sgt. 1st Class Scott White, a special forces senior

Sgt. 1st Class Scott White, a special forces senior

Sgt. 1st Class Scott White, a special forces senior communication sergeant with A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, checks the line one more time before Staff Sgt. Mark Stottlemyre, a special f... More

An Army parent checks out the latest weaponry during

An Army parent checks out the latest weaponry during

An Army parent checks out the latest weaponry during the 7th Special Forces Group's ribbon cutting ceremony and open house, Oct. 14. Attendees toured grounds, got to check out the state-of-the-art equipment and... More

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG), jump from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster course... More

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG), descend from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster cou... More

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces assigned to Special

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces assigned to Special

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces assigned to Special Operations Command South conduct training along side Trinidad and Tobago Defense Forces at Chacachacare Island, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 26, 2016. The t... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South observes a simulated raid as Chilean counterparts provide over watch and cordon the objective July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. ... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Kelly Smith (foreground left), 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), uses a map to explain terrain changes for a war-gaming scenario, before conducting a staff ride with Georgian Army Officers attending the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) at Tbilisis, Georgia. GTEP conducted by the US Army European Command, is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Kelly Smith (foreground left), 10th Specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Multinational Special Forces rehearse tactics to improve

Multinational Special Forces rehearse tactics to improve

Multinational Special Forces rehearse tactics to improve interoperability July 20, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 100 U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to Spec... More

Chile and U.S. Special Forces conduct a simulated rescue

Chile and U.S. Special Forces conduct a simulated rescue

Chile and U.S. Special Forces conduct a simulated rescue operation July 22, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Known as Estrella Austral in Spanish, the exercise enhances interope... More

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on a base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations...

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on a base camp and trainin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on a base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Cen... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South updates Chilean Commandos about their exfiltration July 22, 2016 during a simulated rescue operation in Antofagasta, Chile as part... More

A member of the Army's Black Daggers demonstration

A member of the Army's Black Daggers demonstration

A member of the Army's Black Daggers demonstration team passes by 7th Special Forces Group's headquarters flag on his way to the parade field at the beginning of the group's open house and ribbon cutting, Oct. ... More

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Fort Carson,

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Fort Carson,

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Fort Carson, observe several soldiers descending upon a landing zone on Fort Carson, Colorado, Jan. 14, 2021. The soldiers stationed on Fort Carson must conduct a presc... More

Two U.S. Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion,

Two U.S. Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion,

Two U.S. Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard, descends on a drop zone at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center during airborne operat... More

Capt. Luis Etienne, of the 7th Special Forces Group,

Capt. Luis Etienne, of the 7th Special Forces Group,

Capt. Luis Etienne, of the 7th Special Forces Group, gives his daughter, Ella-Marie, a kiss during the 7th Special Forces Group's ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Oct. 14. Attendees toured grounds, got t... More

A U.S. Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special

A U.S. Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special

A U.S. Soldier with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) jumps from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jum... More

MASTER Sergeant Thomas A. Nelson (far left), from the 3rd Special Forces Group, 1ST Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C., checks out the Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Ghana Army troops in formation at Accra Airport Ghana. The troops are being airlifted to Robert's International Airport, Liberia for a six month deployment on U.S. military aircraft participating in Operation Assured Lift, a 17- day United States airlift and support mission assisting the West African states deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force

MASTER Sergeant Thomas A. Nelson (far left), from the 3rd Special Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Country: Ghana (GHA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A Royal Thai Army soldier helps a US Army (USA) soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, with handing out books and cereal to local Thai villagers, during the Medical Community Assistance Program at Ban Dong, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

A Royal Thai Army soldier helps a US Army (USA) soldier assigned to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

Chile and U.S. Special Forces wait for a U.S. Army

Chile and U.S. Special Forces wait for a U.S. Army

Chile and U.S. Special Forces wait for a U.S. Army MH-60 Blackhawk to evacuate two simulated hostages July 22, 2016 during a training rescue operation as part of exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. US... More

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated raid July 27, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Mejillones, Chile while dignitaries from both countries look on from a nearby observation post. (U... More

A medical team rushes to the aid of a simulated casualty, a de-miner who detonated a mine during a practical exercise in Banja Luka. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, includeing leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

A medical team rushes to the aid of a simulated casualty, a de-miner w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Afghani Students at the Technical Academy Elementary School located near Kabul, Afghanistan, help US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), offload donated "School-in-a-box" sets containing pens, pencils, notebooks and text books, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghani Students at the Technical Academy Elementary School located ne...

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

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG) jumps from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster cours... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Day, a KC-130J Hercules

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Day, a KC-130J Hercules

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Day, a KC-130J Hercules crewmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, adjusts his personal protective equipment prior to conducting air delivery training ... More

Staff Sgt. Joseph Villanueva, of the 7th Special Forces

Staff Sgt. Joseph Villanueva, of the 7th Special Forces

Staff Sgt. Joseph Villanueva, of the 7th Special Forces Group, explains the site on a Humvee turret to a potential soldier at the 7th SFG ribbon cutting ceremony and open house, Oct. 14. Attendees toured ground... More

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army Soldier with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG) jumps from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster cours... More

This location of land mines is marked with a sign near Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Most of the 6 million mines in the former Yugoslavia are not marked with a sign. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

This location of land mines is marked with a sign near Brus, Bosnia-He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

An unidentified US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) (center) looks on as USA STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Marshall, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), uses a map to point out improvement made by Georgian Military Officers, at Tbilisi, Georgia, prior to a mission analysis briefing on the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

An unidentified US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) (center) looks on as USA STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Adrian Jones, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Operational Detachment Alpha 2065, explains de-mining techniques taught to local Azeri nationals in Horadiz, Azerbaijan

US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Adrian Jones, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Horadiz Country: Azerbaijan (AZE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steven Neal, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 10th Special Forces

A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 10th Special Forces

A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, packs his parachute after landing on Fort Carson, Colorado, Jan. 14, 2021. Soldiers must maintain their equipment and ensure they have eve... More

Liberty Tactical Assembly Area, Kuwait. American soldiers from 5th Special Forces Group, 45 British commandos and Kuwaiti commandos participate in an airborne jump insertion exercise at a designated drop zone west of the tactical assembly area, Liberty Kuwait. The joint airborne soldiers jumped simultaneously out of four C-130s

Liberty Tactical Assembly Area, Kuwait. American soldiers from 5th Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PFC. Tracey L. Leahy Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces rehearse tactics

Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces rehearse tactics

Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces rehearse tactics prior to conducting a simulated rescue July 21, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Special Operations Command South force... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South provides security as a Chilean Commando searches a simulated enemy fighter July 22, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. A rescue scenario ... More

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated

Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated raid July 26, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Chile and U.S. forces searched for weapons smugglers and caches during the exe... More

An explosive charge is detonated on a booby trapped land mine that was found during the land mine training conducted by the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne near Brus. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

An explosive charge is detonated on a booby trapped land mine that was...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Local Thai children received books and cereal US Army (USA) soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne, during the Medical Community Assistance Program at Ban Dong, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

Local Thai children received books and cereal US Army (USA) soldier as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

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