Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group of deployed Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Fenty, May 5, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour overseas since 9/11, toured several ... More
Col. Todd Royar (left), the commander of Task Force
Col. Todd Royar (left), the commander of Task Force Thunder, introduces Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, to the AH-64 Apache helicopter during the general'... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant major of the Army, walks with Command Sgt. Maj. Sean P. Ward of Jacksonville, Fla., the sergeant major of Task Force Fighting (563rd Aviation Support Battalio... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police disembark an MI-17 helicopter (bottom) from the Afghan Air Force’s Kandahar Air Wing as part of a training air assault on Texas Hilo Range here Sept. 18, wh... More
Spc. Roberto Diaz, the chaplain assistant for Task
Spc. Roberto Diaz, the chaplain assistant for Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), plays taps on an electronic bugle at a 9/11 memorial ceremony here to honor those who lost their lives ... More
159th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander Col. Todd Royar
159th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander Col. Todd Royar and Executive Officer Maj. Travis Habhab land their AH-64 Apache as the sun sets over Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Christmas Day. The two leaders spent... More
Two soldiers, role playing insurgents, prepare for
Two soldiers, role playing insurgents, prepare for battle as the AH-64 Apache flies overhead during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show i... More
Capt. Paul Rickmeyer, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade
Capt. Paul Rickmeyer, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade intelligence officer, carefully holds his candle while another soldier from the deployed unit at Kandahar Airfield uses it to light their's during a Chris... More
A Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter flies low over the treeline
A Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter flies low over the treeline as protection for the Vietnam-era Air Assault and Rescue at Dawn, a simulated rescue of a downed pilot during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbel... More
Country music star Craig Morgan visits deployed troops
Country music star Craig Morgan visits deployed troops at Bagram Air Field, Forward Operating Base Shank and FOB Fenty, Afghanistan, May 5, 2014. Morgan, a U.S. Army veteran, performed and signed autographs for... More
Stand Up! for suicide awareness
The Department of the Army has designated September as Army Suicide Prevention Month. Communicating with others is the first step toward preventing suicide. Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness – it ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Phillips, who is an Apache helicopter
Sgt. 1st Class Corey Phillips, who is an Apache helicopter repairer and platoon sergeant with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation Brigade, “Task Force Thunder,” 101st Airborne Division, out of Fort Campbel... More
A soldier, role playing an insurgent, runs as helicopters
A soldier, role playing an insurgent, runs as helicopters shoot at him during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the main attr... More
A group of Afghan boys sift through the school supplies
A group of Afghan boys sift through the school supplies they received during a humanitarian assistance visit at their school Oct. 1. Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), along with TF 77, ... More
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group of deployed Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Fenty, May 5, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour overseas since 9/11, toured several ... More
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin became
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin became the first air defense tactical operations center operator and maintainer promoted to that grade in nearly a year, after achieving a 798 promotion point cuto... More
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter lands during a
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter lands during a training air assault mission with the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment Sept. 18. Both of the units have been working with their respective co... More
A student from Kandahar City reads his speech during
A student from Kandahar City reads his speech during a ceremony at the Afghan air force Kandahar Air Wing Jan. 1 during the unit's third annual open house. The open house gives students and local leaders an opp... More
Country music star Craig Morgan visits deployed troops
Country music star Craig Morgan visits deployed troops at Bagram Air Field, Forward Operating Base Shank and FOB Fenty, Afghanistan, May 5, 2014. Morgan, a U.S. Army veteran, performed and signed autographs for... More
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for a group of deployed Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Fenty, May 5, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour overseas since 9/11, toured several ... More
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for hundreds
Country music artist Craig Morgan performs for hundreds of deployed service members at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 8, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour overseas since 9/11, toured... More
Students from throughout Kandahar City file into a
Students from throughout Kandahar City file into a hangar at the Afghan air force's Kandahar Air Wing Jan. 1 for the unit's third annual open house. About 350 students and elders from the area attended the even... More
New chemical suit for Aviators
Bobbie Salazar, a Personal Protective Equipment Team member, helps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Smith, a pilot with Troop A, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, don the Joint P... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia (right)
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia (right) helps Army flight medic Staff Sgt. Kyle Clark (left) put a neck brace on an Afghan patient for stabilization as they transport him to Camp Hero, the Afg... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia helps
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia helps load an Afghan patient into a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The man was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken nose, broken bones a... More
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin, an
Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Franklin, an air defense tactical operations center operator and maintainer with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, gathers with his family for a group photo at Fort Campbe... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant major of the Army, chats with Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Todd of Lexington, Ky., command sergeant major of Task Force Dragon (1st Battalion, 4th Combat Aviati... More
Jose Rodriguez, a player for the Dragonlords basketball
Jose Rodriguez, a player for the Dragonlords basketball team here, goes for a two-point shot during the semi-final game against the Road Warriors. The senior enlisted leaders throughout KAF held a basketball to... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (center), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (center), sergeant major of the Army, speaks to soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company of Task Force Thunder (159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia provides
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia provides a comforting hand to an Afghan man as he receives a shot of Toradol to relieve his pain. The man was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him wi... More
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, climbs into the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter here during a visit with the Task Force Thunder April 2. Sherzai met... More
Capt. Donna Buono (left), the commander of Company
Capt. Donna Buono (left), the commander of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and an AH-64 Apache pilot, introduces Afghan Air Force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar ... More
Pathfinders with 159th Combat Aviation Brigade jump
Pathfinders with 159th Combat Aviation Brigade jump from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show, attracting some 20,000 spectators, is one... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment conduct a patrol Sept. 4. Presence patrols give the units an opportunity to interact wit... More
Reginald Owens Jr., a player for the Dragonlords basketball
Reginald Owens Jr., a player for the Dragonlords basketball team here, leaps in the air to gain control of the basketball at the start of the semi-finals game against the Top Flight Security. The senior enliste... More
Lt. Col. Roderick Hynes (foreground), the battalion
Lt. Col. Roderick Hynes (foreground), the battalion commander for Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) and his acting command sergeant major, 1st Sgt. James E. Henson, hang a wreath at a 9... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia checks
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia checks the blood pressure and pulse on an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a m... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant major of the Army, recognizes Spc. Adam Massie of Pedlar Mills, Va., Task Force Thunder's Headquarters and Headquarters Company unit armorer non-commissioned... More
A soldier, role playing an insurgent, checks on his
A soldier, role playing an insurgent, checks on his buddy after getting shot at during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the ... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Meisner, senior enlisted
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Meisner, senior enlisted leader for 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division waits by the side of the stage at Forward Operating Base Fenty to introduce ... More
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pena-Reyes, a flight engineer instructor
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pena-Reyes, a flight engineer instructor for Task Force Lift (7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment), directs Sgt. Mohammed Shafi's, a crew chief for the Afghan Air Force's Kandahar Air Win... More
Maj. Raymond Delucio (left), the 159th Combat Aviation
Maj. Raymond Delucio (left), the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade communications officer, leads the newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class Juan Corral, brigade automations Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, through the re... More
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch country music artist Craig Morgan perform at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan, May 4, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour ov... More
A CH-47 Chinook flies over Campbell Army Airfield to
A CH-47 Chinook flies over Campbell Army Airfield to drop off two HMMWVs during an air assault event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the main attractions d... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police and the Afghan Air Force’s Kandahar Air Wing listen intently as Maj. Brendan Cullinan takes them through the flight plan Sept. 17 for their training air ass... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew drops 4th Brigade Combat
A UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew drops 4th Brigade Combat Team soldiers in the field to conduct the air assault demonstration on Campbell Army Airfield at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11, during the Super Saturday Air Sh... More
A Lithuanian special operation forces’ medic cleans
A Lithuanian special operation forces’ medic cleans a wound on an Afghan boy’s hand Oct. 1 during a humanitarian assistance visit. Task Force Wings, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment; along with TF 77, con... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia leans
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia leans in to explain to his Afghan patient how to insert ear plugs to protect his hearing as the medevac team transports him to Camp Hero, the Afghan National Ar... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment pause for a security halt during a patrol Sept. 4. Presence patrols give the units an o... More
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch country music artist Craig Morgan perform at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan, May 4, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour ov... More
Students from the Kandahar area talk with OH-58 Kiowa
Students from the Kandahar area talk with OH-58 Kiowa pilot Chief Warrant Officer 4 Anne Wiley during the Kandahar Air Wing's third annual open house Jan. 1. The KAW, which is an element of the Afghan air force... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police conduct cold-load training on an MI-17 helicopter from the Afghan Air Force’s Kandahar Air Wing Sept. 18 at Kandahar Airfield. The training was part of rehe... More
Sgt. Michael Skipper (left), an armament soldier for
Sgt. Michael Skipper (left), an armament soldier for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, shows the pilot that the aircraft has been ungrounded and everyone is clear from the aircraft. The FARP pers... More
Two AH-64 Apaches, a UH-60 Black Hawk, and a CH-47
Two AH-64 Apaches, a UH-60 Black Hawk, and a CH-47 Chinook from Task Force Attack (3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) conduct a fly-over here after the playing of taps at a 9/11 memorial to honor those who... More
Commander of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Col.
Commander of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Col. Todd Royar (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thom, the brigade command sergeant major, check their naughty and nice lists as they distribute gift bags to their sol... More
Sgt. Kurt Reiss, of Aurora, Neb., a CH-47 Chinook
Sgt. Kurt Reiss, of Aurora, Neb., a CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to 7th Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, “Task Force Lift,” poses with country music artist Craig Morgan during his visit to Forward Oper... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment conduct a patrol, Sept. 4. Presence patrols give the units an opportunity to interact wi... More
Leaders from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade serve
Leaders from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade serve Christmas dinner to the soldiers at Forward Operating Base Wolverine Dec. 25 in Army tradition. The 159th CAB is deployed from Fort Campbell, Ky., and is sch... More
Kandahar area students listen to a description of the
Kandahar area students listen to a description of the different controls in the cockpit of an Afghan air force plane during the Kandahar Air Wing's third annual open house Jan. 1. One of the boys, a 17-year-old... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Elizabeth Kimbrough - an AH-64
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Elizabeth Kimbrough - an AH-64 Apache pilot - and Capt. Donna Buono (middle) - the commander of Company B, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and an AH-64 Apache pilot - introduce A... More
Tom Lupu (right) of the Liberty Jump Team prepares
Tom Lupu (right) of the Liberty Jump Team prepares to land after jumping from a World War II-era C-47 Skytrain during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. This jump was particularly speci... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia monitors
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia monitors the blood pressure and pulse of an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment clear grape rows during a patrol Sept. 4. The presence patrols give the units an opportu... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark O’Neil (right), deputy commanding
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark O’Neil (right), deputy commanding general for operations of Combined Joint Task Force-10 and 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and country music artist Craig Morgan arrive at Fo... More
A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team clears a row of grape vines during a patrol Sept. 4. The presence patrols give units an opportunity to interact with the local population and bui... More
Sgt. Courtney Sykes (left), the section chief and shift
Sgt. Courtney Sykes (left), the section chief and shift leader for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, rearms the aircraft by placing a rocket in its pod, as Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament... More
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team kneel in
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team kneel in front of the crowd after conducting an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the ... More
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) hands a bag of school supplies to a student at Bolla Baba High School here Oct. 1. Task Force Wings... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (left), sergeant major of the Army, chats with Maj. Randy Spell, Task Force Thunder's executive officer, and Sgt. Maj. Paul W. McGrew, TF Thunder's brigade operations sergeant... More
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the
Afghan air force Maj. Gen. Abdul Razik Sherzai, the commander of the Kandahar Air Wing, climbs into the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter during a visit with Task Force Thunder here April 2. Sherzai met wit... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia places
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia places an oxygen mask on an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a military vehicl... More
A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team pulls security during a patrol Sept. 4. The presence patrols give the SWAT team an opportunity to interact with the local population and build a ... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police rehearse their security posture around an MI-17 helicopter from the Afghan Air Force’s Kandahar Air Wing as the two units prepare to conduct a training air ... More
Two UH-60 Black Hawks land to drop off 4th Brigade
Two UH-60 Black Hawks land to drop off 4th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers for an air assault demonstration on Campbell Army Airfield during the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air sho... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia rests
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia rests his hand on the abdomen of an Afghan man to monitor his breathing. The man was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken nose, broken ... More
A soldier from the 4th Brigade Combat Team assumes
A soldier from the 4th Brigade Combat Team assumes a prone supported security posture to protect his battle buddies from the insurgents during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on ... More
Country music artist Craig Morgan stayed around all
Country music artist Craig Morgan stayed around all of his engagements to take photos with troops and signed autographs for the hundreds of fans, after his performance at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 8, 2... More
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police
Members of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team and the Task Force Thunder Kandahar Pathfinder Detachment clear grape rows during a patrol, Sept. 4. The presence patrols give the units an opport... More
Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hale, a battlefield weather
Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hale, a battlefield weather forecaster attached to Task Force Wings, checks the weather forecast during a Joint Operations Aviation Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug.23. Weather is... More
Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament, electrical
Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament, electrical and avionics system repairer for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, rearms the aircraft by placing a rocket in its pod. The FARP personnel provi... More
A Vietnam-era Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter takes off during
A Vietnam-era Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter takes off during the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation Air Assault and Rescue at Dawn portion of the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show ... More
Sgt. Courtney Sykes (left), the section chief and shift
Sgt. Courtney Sykes (left), the section chief and shift leader for the forward ammunition and refueling point here, rearms the aircraft by placing a rocket in its pod, as Pfc. Eric Kee, an OH-58D Kiowa armament... More
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for
Master Sgt. Terrence Reyes, the operations NCOIC for Task Force Wings (4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment) hands candy to an Afghan girl during a humanitarian visit here Oct. 1. TF Wings and TF 77 conducted... More
A formation of T-28 Trojans from the Trojan Horsemen
A formation of T-28 Trojans from the Trojan Horsemen Demo Team flies through its own smoke as the team completes its demonstration during the Super Saturday Air Show at Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show... More
Two CH-47 Chinooks fly over Campbell Army Airfield
Two CH-47 Chinooks fly over Campbell Army Airfield to drop off two HMMWVs each during an air assault event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the main attract... More
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch
Hundreds of deployed Soldiers take time out to watch country music artist Craig Morgan perform at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan, May 4, 2014. Morgan, in his 11th Armed Forces Entertainment tour ov... More
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia prepares
Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia prepares to cover the IV site on an Afghan National Army soldier as he is medevaced to Camp Hero, the ANA hospital here. The man fell from the back of a militar... More
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team kicks in
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team kicks in the door of an insurgent, during an air assault simulation event for the Super Saturday Air Show on Fort Campbell, Ky., Aug. 11. The air show is one of the ma... More