55th Signal Company

A coalition partner and security force member sets up a counter explosive devise during to training on, safe improvised explosive device disposal in Erbil, Iraq, March 8, 2018. This training is part of the over More

A U.S. Sailor with the 2515th Air Ambulance Detachment prepares for pararescue training on Contingency Operation Base Basra, Iraq, June 5. The training will consist of two men rappelling, one man in a litter, f More

An AH-64 Apache takes flight from Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2010. The helicopter was one of two AH-64 Apaches that were providing security for multiple helicop More

Australian special forces soldiers prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk at Forward Operation Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan on Oct. 14, 2010. The Australian special forces group were going to a More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Sahlberg, of the U.S. Army Medical Command, awaits his turn during the Army Best Warrior Competition board held on Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 18, 2010. The board is one of many challenges com More

An Afghan National Police student loads a magazine into his AK-47 at the range while his instructor, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Phillips, Team 2, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, II Marine Expedition More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade sit aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during infill operations in the Arghandab area, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2010. The infill operations placed t More

An Afghan National Police student practices aiming a 9mm pistol at Forward Operation Base Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2010. The students were instructed on disassemble, reassemble, manipulation of, and lo More

The sun begins to rise behind the Washington Monument and the WWII Memorial just before the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) run the National Mall in celebration of Veterans Day, Washington, Nov. 10, 2010. More

Soldiers of the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 114th Signal Battalion, 21st Signal Brigade, run past the Washington Monument during a run on the National Mall in celebration of Veteran's Day, Washington, More

A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard while members of the secretary of defense staff board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 8, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert T More

Yeoman First Class James Martinez, assigned to the military detachment embarked aboard High Speed Vessel High Speed Vessel Swift, prepares to secure the colors, as Swift gets underway to Guatemala. The crew of More

U.S. Army Col. Sean Jenkins, Task Force Currahee Commander, leads Col. Satar Khan, National Director Security for Paktika province, Paktika Gov. Moheebulah Samim, and Afghan Uniformed Police Chief Syed Shah Sar More

A Landing Craft Unit 1663 assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall offloads a Humvee. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Amphi More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxy Baskin, boatswain's mate, directs an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during take off from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall. Army aviators assigned to the 1228 Avia More

Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to debark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall. Marines assigned to Security Cooperation Task Force went ashore to support Amphibious Southern Partnership Statio More

Marines disembark a landing craft utility to engage in subject matter expert exchanges in Belize as part of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011. A-SPS11 focuses on strengthening and establishing new re More

U.S. Army Military Police Cpl. Jordan, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, checks the speed of oncoming traffic throughout Contingency Operating Site Warrior, Iraq, April 5, 2011, in suppor More

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Mackay and Sgt. Michael Prince, Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to refuel an RQ-7B unmanned aerial vehicle at Continge More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael McDermott, commander, 3rd Zone, Afghan border police, Security Forces Advisory Team, listen to a question from U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Muise regarding Operation Lara Pranistal at Kanda More

Lt. Col. Gholan Rasoul, operations officer, 3rd Zone Afghan border police, speak to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael McDermott, commander, 3rd Zone, ABP, Security Forces Advisory Team, during Operation Lara Pranistal More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael McDermott, commander, Afghan border police, Security Forces Advisory Team, discuss the safety issues during Operation Lara Pranistal, in the Shorabak District, Kandahar province, Afgh More

Afghan Border Police patrolman pose for a photograph in the Shorabak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2011.

Afghan border police patrolman pose for a photograph in the Shorabak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 14, 2011.

U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Slicker, Regional Command South, Afghan border police, Security Forces Advisory Team, speak to an Afghan interpreter during Operation Lara Pranistal at the ABP checkpoint, Sra Sarhan in th More

Afghan Col. Rockman Nyamate, operations officer, 404 Maiwan Regional Afghan Uniform Police, make a phone call during a site inspection by the United States Army Corps of Engineers inspection team in Nili, Dayku More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force pulls security on a compound while searching for a Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin leader in Khost province, Afghanistan, May 12. (Photo by: Spc. Emmanuel Vallejo)

U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, listen to convoy brief during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee, Kandahar Air Field, Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 16. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force pulls security in a compound during an operation targeting a Haqqani Network leader in Musa Khel District. Khost province, Afghanistan, May 16.

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security for a CH-47 Chinook during a security operation in Panjwa'i District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 17. (Photo by: Sgt. Jordan Huettl)

U.S. Army Sgt. Jessie Harmon, 1st Platoon, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security at Observation Post Savanna, Sayed Abad, Wardak pro More

Afghan father and son from a local village smile after receiving water from a coalition Soldier during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 19. Operation Kars More

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force pulls security during an operation in Charkh District, Logar province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2011. During the operation the security forces searched for a Talib More

U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, assemble HESCOs during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 19. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Ke More

Afghan border police patrol the area during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee, in the Shaulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 21. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee is a joint operation to build two Afghan bor More

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide security during an operation focused on disrupting a Taliban Network cell. Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23.

Afghan Border Police stand atop of HESCOs during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2011. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee is a joint operation to build two More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepare to release a John Deer skid steel loader during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 24, 2011. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee More

Local Afghan boys pose for a picture during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2011. Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee is a joint operation to build two Afgh More

Afghan Maj. Dad Mohamed, 1st Kandak commander, listen to an Afghan Border Police patrolmen during Operation Karsha Pa Rago Kee in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 27, 2011. Operation Ka More

Items from a container delivery system drop float to the ground in the Shamulzai District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 28, 2011.

A U.S. Soldier prepares to hook up a John Deere skid steel loader to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in the Shamulzai district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2011.

Afghan Border Police sit on look out in the Wham Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 30, 2011.

A member of an Afghan and coalition security force helps another team member climb a wall during an operation searching for a Taliban leader responsible for planning IED attacks targeting Afghan and coalition c More

An Afghan national civil order police officer stops a man and his child to search them and the vehicle during a mission led by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, walk through a wheat field during a patrol through Malajat, Afghanistan, on June 5. The p More

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force search for IED devices on a compound in Marjah district. During the search, four suspected insurgents were detained, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2011 More

Members of an Afghan and coalition security force await the arrival of CH-47 Chinooks, after searching a compound for a Haqqani Network leader responsible for the acquisition and emplacement of IEDs and ambush More

U.S. Army Capt. Vivian Chiu, Combined Task Force Lighting, give fliers for Afghan 1000 at the Weesh Border Crossing, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 9, 2011. Combined Task Force Light More

Abdul Ghani, Afghan district governor of Spin Boldak, and U.S. Army Col. James D. Edwards, commander, Combined Task Force Lightning walk toward the new Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility at the Weesh Border Crossi More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Combined Task Force Lighting, stand guard at the entrance to the new Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility at the Weesh Border Crossing, Spin Boldak district, Afghanistan, Kandahar prov More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Combined Task Force Lighting, stand guard outside the Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility, Weesh Border Crossing, Spin Boldak District, Afghanistan, Kandahar province, June 9. Combine More

Afghan boys shake U.S. Army soldiers hand after a ribbon ceremony and graduation at the Weesh Boys High school in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 12. Combined Task Force Lightning off More

U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Shouse, 1st Squadron 38th Cavalry Regiment, S-9, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, walks up to present an award at the Weesh Boys High School, in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar provi More

An Afghan boy smiles during a ribbon cutting ceremony and graduation at the Weesh Boys High School in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 12. Combined Task Force Lightning officially tran More

Afghan boys laugh and smile during a ribbon cutting ceremony and graduation at the Weesh Boys High School in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 12. Combined Task Force Lightning official More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Combined Task Force Lightning, prepare to give out shoes and soccer balls to the Weesh Boys High School in Spin Boldak District, Kandah More

A local Afghan man poses for a picture while he waits for the ribbon cutting and graduation ceremony at the new Weesh Boys High School in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 12. Combined More

A member of the United States Agency for International Development speak to Afghan senior development chairman for the local shura, Abdul Razaqt, about the new Weesh boys high school facility in Spin Boldak Dis More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Combined Task Force Lightning, prepare to give out shoes and soccer balls to the Weesh boys high school in Spin Boldak District, Kandah More

An Afghan man is directed to use the fingerprint scanner by a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, durin More

A member of the Afghan National Police speaks to a local resident a the Operations Coordination Center - District in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2011.

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, review documents received from a local Afghan man during guard du More

An Afghan man is directed to use the fingerprint scanner by a U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, durin More

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, provides overwatch at the Operations Coordination Center - District in Spin Boldak, Kand More

Afghan National Police Lt. Ismatullay Bibarak briefs Coalition forces at the Operations Coordination Center - District in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2011.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher Alexandra (Upper Left), and Pfc. Scott Howard (Lower Left) A Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, maneuver around to ge More

An Afghan girl stares at a U.S. Army soldier during a meeting at Baqi Tanah, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2011. A female engagement team from Combined Task Force Lightning, met More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas Williams, (center) Joint border coordination center director, speak to members of International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan, and Pakistan military officials during a bor More

Coalition soldiers speak to an Afghan man coming through the Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility at Weesh border crossing, Spin Boldak District, Afghanistan, Kandahar province, June 21, 2011.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Combined Task Force Lightning, stand guard outside the Afghan 1000 Biometrics Facility at Weesh Border Crossing, Spin Boldak District, Afgh More

Pakistani army Brig. Gen. Abdul Rasheed, sector commander, north sector, Pishin Scouts commandant, review a slide on the screen during the Border Flag meeting held at the Joint Border Coordination Center at For More

Members from International Security Assistance Forces, Afghan border patrol police, Afghan military, and Pakistan military meet at the Joint Border Coordination Center for a border flag meeting at Forward Opera More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Combined Task Force Lightning, pull security in the Shorabak District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, June 23.

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller airmen, assigned to the, 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operation Squadron, brace the rotor wind from a CH-47 Chinook, as they pull security in the Shorabak Dist More

A Kalat District Afghan National Police officer waits for orders from his commander during a mission with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th More

An Afghan local national assists in the construction of a dam near Combat Operating Post Mizan in Zabul, Afghanistan, July 1, 2011. The dam is being built to control the flow of water to various irrigation syst More

A Czech Republic soldier provides security in the village of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, during route clearance, in order to improve security in the area, July 04, 2011.

Czech Republic soldiers patrol through the village of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, during route clearance, in order to improve security in the area, July 06, 2011.

Military adaptive sport coach Steve Smutak gives wheelchair basketball participants advice during wheelchair basketball training for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 15, 2 More

U.S. Army Sgt. Sam Simonds teaches a searching technique class to a female engagement team class held July 31, 2011 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The classes are given to the soldiers to help them learn ho More

Sheran Collins from the Army Community Service Program, presents a rose to Ann Yorty at the 55th Signal Company on Fort Meade Md., Aug. 3, 2011. Yorty is presented the rose as a part of military tradition which More

Sheran Collins from the Army Community Service Program, presents a rose to Ann Yorty at the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM) on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Aug. 3, 2011. Yorty is presented the rose as a part of mili More

U.S. Army soldiers, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), rest up against the wall of a mock Afghan village and utilize their cellular phones at Fort A.P. Hill, Aug. 9, 2011. Soldiers capitalize on their free ti More

U.S. Army Spc. Hanson Mendiola, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), uses both his fingers to plug his ears during an M4 rifle qualification range at Fort A.P. Hill, Aug. 9. Mendiola documents and qualifies wit More

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Zdunowski's , Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Brigade, flight gear rests on the loading ramp of a CH-47 helicopter at Fort A.P. Hill, Aug. 9, 2011. Zdunowski is the flight engi More

U.S. Army soldiers, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), sit in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault mission on Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 11, 2011. The mission was part of a tactical field training More

Polish soldier Pfc. Krzystof Kostrezewa, 2nd Company, Infantry 1st Battalion, 17th Mechanized Brigade, patrols through a field using a Goldie System to locate command wire for improvised explosive devices in Mo More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) step out of a gas chamber on Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Aug. 11, 2011. The gas chamber was part of a four day tactical field training exercise. ( More

Polish soldier Pfc. Vogel Martin (front right) and Pfc. Jan Smok (front left) of 2nd Company, Infantry 1st Battalion, 17th Mechanized Brigade, escorts Lt. Col Tomasz Biedziak (back right) and U.S. Army Maj. Eri More

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Freire, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), Sgt. Russell Gilchrest, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), Sgt. Sean Harp, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), and Sgt. Trey Harvey, 55th S More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andy Beerntsen, a part of civil affairs, assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, gives a village elder money for water pump repair and humanitarian aid in More

U.S. Army Spc. Ames Casey, D Company 2-2 Infantry 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, provides security while his team bounds forward at Mullah Salim Kelay village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan during a key lea More

U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Powell, B Company, 2-2 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, provides security while his team bounds forward at Seh Pay village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, during a recon mission More

An Afghanistan Border Policeman washes his face outside at the Costelle at the Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2011. The ABP was washing his face prior to sitting down and sharing chai tea with the me More

U.S. Army Pfc. Phil Weston a part of B Company, Task Force 3-66, 172nd Infantry Brigade, attached to Headquarters Headquarters Company, provides security while his team bounds forward at Sharana Bazaar, Paktika More

An Afghan National Army commando assists a commando candidate by feeding a rod through his M4 to ensure that the bolt releases properly before he steps on the range at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2011. More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey McCord (front) and Sgt. Christopher Holland (back left) apart of A Company, 9th Engineer Brigade, walk through an improvised explosive device lane for practice with a Goldie System wh More

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Canter, of Bartlesville, Okla., pulls security outside a walled compound in the Sahak Triangle, Zormat district, Paktya province, Afghanistan, during Operation Shamsheer, Oct. 19. Canter is More

U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III discusses equipment issues with Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gutierrez, 114th Signal Battalion, for the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) at Fort George G. Meade, Md More