B/2-135 hooks up with TF Thunder
Sgt. Joshua Ommert (top), a flight engineer for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Rick Carter (bottom), a flight engineer for Company B, 2 Bn., 135th Avn. Regt. cover up an engin... More
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, stand ready to protect lives and infrastructure on W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2020. The Kentucky Army National Guard responde... More
Sgt. 1st Class Juan Corral, the 159th Combat Aviation
Sgt. 1st Class Juan Corral, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade automation non-commissioned officer in charge, chats from Afghanistan with his wife and children at Fort Campbell, Ky., over VTC March 2. Corral was... 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
An Afghan National Army soldier attempts to stay dry
An Afghan National Army soldier attempts to stay dry as he jumps over a stream during a joint patrol in Khoshi District, Logar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2011.
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
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (Right),
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (Right), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), takes a moment to speak with Soldiers during a guided tour through helicopter bays operated by the ... More
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, stand ready to protect lives and infrastructure on W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2020. The Kentucky Army National Guard responde... More
U.S. Army soldiers with 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery
U.S. Army soldiers with 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, accepts the gratitude and a brigade coin from their brigade command tea... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, talks with 3rd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers, who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inhere... More
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct preparatory drills Sept. 26, 2020, as Kentucky National Guard responds to Governor Andy Beshear's request to support Louisville Metro Police D... 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
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, shakes hands with a Soldier who is currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Re... More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (center),
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (center), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, eats lunch with Soldiers who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inhe... 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
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, shakes hands with Soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Op... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Thom (left) and Col. Todd
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric C. Thom (left) and Col. Todd Royar, the command team for Task Force Thunder, uncase the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade's colors during a ceremony, March 12, at Kandahar Airfield, at which ... 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
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich.,
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich., Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, negotiates the terrain during a ... 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
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston, Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, speaks with Soldiers of 3rd Cavalry Regiment, who are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Op... More
Kentucky Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jason Moore,
Kentucky Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jason Moore, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, meets with Lt. Col. P. J. Burnett from the Kentucky State Police, Sept. 26, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Gover... 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
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct preparatory drills Sept. 26, 2020, as Kentucky National Guard responds to Governor Andy Beshear's request to support Louisville Metro Police D... 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
Staff Sgt. Edward Mills, a Pathfinder with Task Force
Staff Sgt. Edward Mills, a Pathfinder with Task Force Palehorse, talks with Afghans as his platoon provides security during a humanitarian assistance mission in Deh Gholaman village in southern Afghanistan, Mar... 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
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alan Michaud (right), senior
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alan Michaud (right), senior enlisted leader, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, extends his gratitude to the soldiers in his battalion for their efforts over the past nine months... More
Afghan children stand aside as a mine resistant, ambush
Afghan children stand aside as a mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle passes through their village during a patrol in Khoshi District, Logar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2011.
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Lewis, Commander, Company C,
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Lewis, Commander, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, congratulates his soldiers on everything they accomplished over nine months while stationed at Forward Operating Base S... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (left), Command
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston (left), Command Sergeant Major of Army Forces Command, shakes hands with Soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Thunder, Nov. 18, 2018 at Al-Qa’im, Iraq. Enduring st... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant
Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Chandler (right), sergeant major of the Army, introduces himself to Spc. Lisa Beard of North Brunswick, N.J., orderly room clerk for Task Force Thunder's Headquarters and Headquarters ... 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
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich.,
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich., Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, provides security during a patro... More
Dust Landing, Afghanistan
A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade lands in Deh Gholaman village in southern Afghanistan March 18 to drop off humanitarian assistance supplies. The 159th CAB, part of the 101st... 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
Soldiers from 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st
Soldiers from 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), show their support for the city of Boston by running in the Boston Marathon shadow run on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
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
Spc. Alexander P. Stransky, a Memphis, Tenn., native,
Spc. Alexander P. Stransky, a Memphis, Tenn., native, now a company intelligence support team analyst with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, keeps a wa... More
Staff Sgt. David L. Gusst, a Philadelphia native, now
Staff Sgt. David L. Gusst, a Philadelphia native, now a battle noncommissioned officer with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, puts together an intellig... 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
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, stand ready to protect lives and infrastructure on W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2020. The Kentucky Army National Guard responde... 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
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th
Members from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, stand ready to protect lives and infrastructure on W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 26, 2020. The Kentucky Army National Guard responde... 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