319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

U.S. Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, a combat correspondent deployed with the 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Fort Jackson, S.C., participates in the transfer of authority from the 16th MPA More

Spc. Matthew G. Kreps, 118th Military Police Company, 503d Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade, XVII Airborne Corps (Airborne) exchanges flags with Canadian jumpmaster Cpt. Andrew More

An Afghan air force member portraying a burn victim waits for care during a mass casualty exercise at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 31. The exercise tested the response time and efficiency of the Afghan More

Michelle Klapper, MWR coordinator at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, sits among items her facility offers to the service members and civilians currently deployed here in support of Operation En More

Maj. Reginald Evans, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade signal officer and a resident of Houston, administers the Chief Warrent Officer Oath to newly-promoted Chief Warrant Officer 2 Willie Morrow, the brig More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Renaldo Richardson, a weapons team chief deployed from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., times the gun system underneath an A-10C Thunderbolt II during an More

British army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, deputy commander of International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan, greets Col. Gary Johnston, commander of the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texa More

A newly-badged Afghan National Police officer marches to receive his diploma during an ANP graduation at Troops Sustainment Site Kostal, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 11. The 6-week training course, held at More

Female soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment and 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade identified as new Female Engagement Team members, conduct search techniques on each other, Aug. 13, during More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command South, Army Sgt. Andrew Herndon, a MEDEVAC crew chief with C Company, 1-52nd Aviation Regiment (Arctic Dustoff), explains some of the equipment that is kept on hi More

Staff Sgt. Joe Cantu, of Houston, serves a soldier in his platoon a hot dog during Gross's birthday celebration Aug. 19. From Fort Hood, Texas, the soldiers are currently deployed in support of Operation Enduri More

An Afghan Border policeman shows off his graduation certificate to fellow classmates during a ceremony at the Fort Spin Boldak (Kodiak) Aug. 27. One of 130 graduates, he will join more than 130,000 other Afghan More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command South, Army Maj. Gen. Gary Cheek, deputy commanding general for United States Army Central, arrived at Kandahar Airfield Aug. 28 to meet with key ARCENT personnel.

Spc. Michael Torres, of Freer, Texas, currently deployed to Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as part of the 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th B More

Pfc. Conner Daley, of Torrington, Conn., shares a thought with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) during Blumenthal's visit to Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. An infantryman with C Charlie, 2/38 More

Staff Sgt. Krystle M. Wright of Fort Worth, Texas, the non-commissioned officer of the order room for the 509th Forward Support Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Spin Bolda More

An Afghan Air Force security forces airman, assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, stands outside of the KAW perimeter before an evening foot patrol in a nearby village and farming a More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Ackerman, MI-17 pilot advisor, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, passes a pack of water bottles to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marvin Holmes, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police G-4 log More

Lt. Col. Fred Koegler, commander/Mi-17 advisor pilot, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, copilots a Mi-17 helicopter during an operational sling load mission in eastern Afghanistan, delivering food and f More

Capt. Benjamin Ellington, a chaplain with the 504th BfSB, shares a meal and concert with another soldier at Old Bill's dining facility here, during the Sept. 8th Feeding Freedom dinner provided by Outback Steak More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command South, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, ISAF command sergeant major, listens to briefings at the monthly ISAF Command Sergeant Major Conference at Kandahar More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command South, Afghan Brig. Gen. Khogyani Tafsir Kahn, 3rd Zone ABP commander, greets a colleague while Brig. Gen. Mohammad Amir, deputy commander of 205th Corps, and Air More

Army Lt. Col. John L. Kallerson, 10th Mountain Division (LI) chaplain, Army Lt. Col. Mark Bennett, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion commander, Army Staff Sgt. Adam N. Van Natta, 10th Mountain Division (L More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command South, Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, ISAF commander, arrived at Kandahar Airfield, Sept. 12, 2011. Allen changed planes to attend a conference with Afghan and More

Ten years old on Sept. 11, 2001, Pfc. Lance A. Thibodeaux, of Vista, Calif., is now deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As an infantryman, part of Thibodeaux's job is to provide pr More

NATO and coalition forces display the colors of the incoming and outgoing command units of Regional Command South. 10th Mountain Division (LI) finished a yearlong tour and officially transferred command of RC-S More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, ISAF Joint Command commander, speaks to the incoming and outgoing leadership of RC-South during a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 1 at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanis More

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command South commander, and congressmen Tim Walz, Scott DesJarlais, Dan Benishek, Jeff Denham, and Phil Roe pose with soldiers and sailors before More

A soldier with the 550th Signal Company, 160th Signal Brigade, conducts rifle marksmanship training at the Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak range in Afghanistan. Based out of Camp Arijan, Kuwait, the unit's s More

Chaplain (Maj.) David Waweru, originally of Nairobi, Kenya, now serving as the brigade chaplain for the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, takes a moment to pray during a religious ceremo More

Staff Sgt. Randy Cottner of St. Louis, indefinitely re-enlisted Nov. 4, effectively making a career out of the Army. An 11-year-veteran, the military police dog handler is deployed here in support of Operation More

Albanian army Capt. Palo Dokolli, a Special Forces soldier currently working alongside with 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood Texas, smiles with anticipation for the celebration of Albania's 99th y More

Students from the Afghan Border Police non-commissioned officer course at Training Site Kostel, Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, listen intently to lectures on human and women's rights during one of their training ses More

An Afghan boy takes a kick at Sgt. Corye Black as the two horseplay at the Spin Boldak District Center in southern Afghanistan. Of 2nd Squadron, 34th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade fro More

A young girl from the Spin Boldak District in the southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, smiles as she waits for her mother to finish speaking at a female shura. Born after the Taliban's fall, the young girl More

An Afghan National Army soldier provides security during an Afghan-led operation in the village of Pan Kalay in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Recently, the Afghan National Security Forces have been p More

A child from the Spin Boldak District in the southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, plays with two stray puppies at the district center while his parents attended an shura. Arabic for "consultation," shuras a More

U.S. Army Pfc. Frank Franco, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans through binoculars from Combat Outpost Lio More

U.S. Army Spc. Curtis Bess, a food service operations specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepa More

Afghan National Police soldiers walk through a grape field during a counternarcotics mission led by Afghan National Security Forces in the village of Talukan in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, More

Sgt. Anthony Ellison of Bellevue, Ohio, stands in the back of a Buffalo mine resistant ambush protected armor vehicle as the 530th Engineer Company rolls through a village in Kandahar province's Spin Boldak dis More

An Afghan Customs Directorate agent scans a truck tire for abnormality during the Jan. 30 operations just outside of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. Working alongside American forces, Afghan National Security Force More

An American soldier and his Afghan National Police counterpart provide over watch during a dismounted training patrol near Forward Operating Base Shoja in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 1.

A native of Port Angeles, Wash., 28-year-old Trisha Bury currently works with the United States Agency for International Development and can often been seen in local district centers working alongside local lea More

U.S. Army Spc. Jason Bradley from Minneapolis, Minn., assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scan the horizon as More

U.S. Army Pfc. Alex Maxwell, from Goffstown, N.H., assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, salutes bri More

Staff Sgt. Lukeldic Harris (left) and Spc. Tyler Clark (right) conducting customs inspection for their upcoming redeployment. Spc. Tyler Clark, a cannon crew member assigned to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 8 More

Mohammad Nassir, Provincial Joint Secretariat Team leader (left), Abdul Khaliq, district governor of Shahid-e-Hasas District (center) and Aziz Ahmad, the PJST development officer, gather around to discuss some More

Mohammad Nassir, provincial joint secretariat team leader (left), Abdul Khaliq, district governor of Shahid-e-Hasas district (center) and Aziz Ahmad, the PJST development officer, gather around to discuss some More

Dr. Negar, an OB/GYN doctor at Tarin Kot’s Women Hospital, speaks to an audience of nearly 100 Afghan women and children at the provincial governor’s compound in Tarin Kot to celebrate the 2nd Annual Internatio More

Romanian army Maj. Gabriel Oanta, commander of Training Support Site-Kostel, Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, speaks about recent successes and future challenges for 343 new Afghan Border and Uniformed Policemen durin More

First Lt. Thomas “Mac” Brinker, the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pauses with one of his sol More

During a road building mission that started March 18 in Kandahar province soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pull se More

Staff Sgt. Jonathan B. James of Crestview, Fla., 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pulls security More

Coalition forces salute as the national anthems of the countries supporting Combined Team Uruzgan are played during the transfer of authority.

Lt. Gen. Jack A. Stultz, the chief, Army Reserve re-enlists 27 Army Reserve soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 20, 2012.

The Chief, Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack A. Stultz, re-enlists 27 Army Reserve soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 20, 2012.

Spc. Grant M. Allen, 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, age 22, of Highland, Calif., was responsible for pulling security and helping engine More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Steven J. Haley, platoon leader of Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, gives an Afghan boy a high five during a foot patrol More

Paynda Mohammad, the Provincial Peace Committee member, speaks to local nationals during a shura at the district center in Khas Uruzgan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 29. Mohammad stressed the importance More

While on patrol in Maiwand district, April 4, an Afghan National Army solider uses a pair of binoculars to scan his sector while pulling security. About 16 ANA soldiers worked with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, More

Serious business: Australian soldiers choose what they are having for lunch at Forward Operating Base Mirwais, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Cpl. Raymond Vance, 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit)

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler, the 14th sergeant major of the Army, speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Eger, the brigade sergeant major of the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. Chandler spoke to so More

Sapper Mitch Hearn from Mentoring Task Force – 4 keeps a close eye on his Afghan National Army students during search training at Forward Operating Base Mirwais in the Chora Valley. (Photo by: Corporal Raymond More

An Afghan National Army soldier pulls security on the side of the road during a battlefield circulation by ANA and U.S. Army leaders in Zharay district, Afghanistan, April 7, 2012.

Sgt. James A. Lopez, assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, explains and teaches the functions and mechanics of a range rover during a lesson on vehicle maintenance a More

An Australian Federal Police officer and an Afghanistan National Police officer, observe a scenario, as part of the officer training community integration course at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, April 11. The More

Pfc. Wellington Sturrup, a driver with Attack Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, stands atop the Stryker to which he is assigned. An infantryman, Sturrup is just one of the many soldiers who praise More

Maj. Jessica M. Melchior, occupational therapist, 673rd Medical Group, U.S. Air Force and Sgt. Paul M. McCollough, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Warrior Restoration Program, talk to troops during a More

Spc. James R. Hill moves a board while Sgt. Paul M. McCollough, the non-commissioned officer in charge, praises participants in an obstacle course used as part of the Warrior Restoration Program run by the 113t More

Soldiers from B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol a poppy field during Operation Eagle Mountain in Didar, southern Afghanistan, April 13. The operation's purpose was to c More

Pvt. Austin Schwab (center), an infantryman with B Troop, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash., takes time out for tea with a soldier from the Afghan National Civil Order Police, April 14, a More

Lt. Col. Steven Soika, commander of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash., listens to a brief from Capt. Andrew Figer, commander of the unit's B Company, during a break from Operation Eag More

A committee of nine government officials flew in from Kabul including members of parliament, the National Department of Security, and the National Directorate of Security, to meet with Gov. Qurban Ali Oruzgani More

From left to right- Col. Alden Saddlemire, deputy commanding officer for Task Force Arrowhead; Interpreter Popal Bahraman; Combined Task Force Viper Commander Col. Gary Johnston; 4th Kandak, 3rd Afghan Border More

Col. Ben James, deputy commander of Combined Team Uruzgan, congratulates a graduate of the Tarin Kowt Trade School after presenting him with a certificate of completion, during a ceremony, April 19, 2012, at Mu More

Australian Brig. Gen. Chris Field, Regional Command-South deputy commanding general in charge of force development, listens as Colonel Ali, Afghan Border Police commissioner for the Weesh border crossing, discu More

Pfc. Robert Snodgrass, a combat medic assigned to Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and a Memphis, Tenn., native, provides rear security as More

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Derek Cutter, non-commissioned officer in charge of Kandahar Airfield's Entry Control Point Five, 558th Mission Control Team, 143rd Expeditionary Support Command, talks to local nat More

A runner sprints to the finish line during April 28's 10K-run in support of wounded soldiers from the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. In all, more than 300 participants turned More

Afghan medics prepare to load a patient during a train-the-trainer course conducted at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, May 2, 2012. 25th Combat Aviation Brigade crew members, along with Slovak, Australian and U. More

Twenty years after his high school graduation, Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moon, an Army reservist from Beech Grove, Tenn., graduated with an associate of science degree from Motlow State Community College. Deployed More

Col. Gary Johnston, Combined Joint Task Force Viper commander, presents Spin Boldak District Gov. Abdul Ghani with a framed photo commemorating their friendship and the progress made in the district over the la More

Deployed to southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 22-year-old 2nd Lt. Darius Chen currently serves as a medical officer with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment from Joint Base Lewis- More

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul H. Oliver, Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team security forces from Anchorage, Ark., scans his sector during a quality assurance, quality control inspection patrol at New Qalat, Zabul provi More

Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Spc. Charles Dean and Spc. Heidi Olson, currently assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., are just two of the hundr More

Thomas White, a human resources technician at the 81st Regional Support Command, teaches the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, also known as Master Resilience Training, to soldiers at the 81st RSC Yellow Ribbon ev More

Melody Harvey, 12, of Brandon, Miss., shows her excitement as dancers from her favorite basketball team, Orlando Magic, walk into the room during the 81st Regional Support Command Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Pr More

Staff Sgt. Alex Ushomirsky, a student in the Paralegal Warrior Training Course, has his Army Service Uniform inspected by Staff Sgt. Derek Brown, the logistics non-commissioned officer for the PWTC, at Fort McC More

Sgt. Maj. David A. Becker, the command paralegal for the United States Army Reserve and commandant of the Paralegal Warrior Training Course, welcomes students to the PWTC on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 14. Becker, a More

EPW2 transforms from an open field into a working, sustainable Forward Operating Base, complete with living quarters, portable field showers, Mobile Kitchen Trailers and Tactical Operation Centers. EPW2 is one More

Sgt. Fredrick Smith, lead fire fighter, 392nd Engineer Detachment, Firefighters, Houston, Texas, shows Spc. Dalton Large, 660th Movement Control Team, Zanesville, Ohio, how to operate the breathing apparatus on More

Staff Sgt. Steven K. Walther, a health care specialist assigned to the 518th Sustainment Brigade, displays his invention, the "Toof-inger Brush," to 2nd Lt. Phillip Y. Choi, the 518th Sustainment Brigade's pers More

Sgt. 1st Class Matt Nelson, mentor for the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Marching Band and tuba player for the U.S. Army Field Band, works with his section during small group mentoring sessions at Catholic C More

Members of the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl East and West Teams participate in community outreach at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio Jan. 1, 2014. Players spent the afternoon visitin More

U.S. Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year Sgt. 1st Class Ryan McCaffrey counts the situp repetitions of West Team players for the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Soldiers, players and band members particip More

Col. Jim Iacocca, deputy commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, receives a situational brief from Sgt. Roberto Castro, Training Support Company, 32nd Medical Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio ‚ Fort Sam Housto More

Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Deputy Chief of Engineering Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite questions Aidan Moyers, a senior from McCallum High School in Austin, Texas about his robot, More

A "Fearless Robotics" team member from Richardson Berkner STEM Academy at L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas, watches the current match while waiting his turn to compete in the 2014 VEX All-American More

Staff Sgt. Jennev Heng, a platoon sergeant with the 1006th Quartermaster Company out of Knightdale, N.C. listens to cadre prior to performing Army Warrior Tasks during the 518th Best Warrior Competition at Camp More