Afghan Soldier

An Afghan National Army Commando displays the colors, Aug. 18, at the 9th Kandak Commando graduation ceremony held at Camp Morehead located in Kabul province, Afghanistan. The 1st Commando Brigade, 9th Kandak g More

Sgt. Hamidullah (center) of the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps stands next to his students after instruction on explosive weapons assembly, handling and functionality. The Afghan National Army soldier has been teachi More

Staff Sgt. Mirali, an Afghan instructor at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest and native of Daykundi, Afghanistan, takes a group photo with his fellow instructors, Dec. 20, during a classroom break at JSAS More

A U.S. Army soldier and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya's security forces element, keeps a crowd of Afghan children at bay outside of a cool storage facility in Ahmad Abad District of Paktya Pro More

A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, attached to the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, provides over watch during More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Ziaja, the lead engineer for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, waits for a contractor in the Afghan Room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Aug. 14, 2012. Ziaja, a civil en More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 4th Battery, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, look on as Khaerullah Arabzada adjusts for the correct azimuth on the field artillery piece of a Russian D30 Howitzer in More

British Army Brig. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding general for the 1st Infantry Division, Regional Command East, talks with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Deron Timmerman, the company first sergeant for Alpha Company, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rebecca Profit of Monroe, Ohio, and a small arms and artillery mechanic with G Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, performs annual service on a M119A More

U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Michael P. Wilson, the platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, briefs his platoon about the next phase More

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Foust, an infantry team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Infantry Division, pulls security on a rooftop in the predawn hours of A More

Gov. Quiyumi, district governor for Gorbuz in Khowst province, Afghanistan, explains to members of HHC, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, what he needs to help further de More

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a pict More

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones (right) from Buckeye, Ariz., and U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (second from right) from Phoenix, Ariz., attend their morning briefing on Bagram Air Field, Sept. 3, 2012. Jones and Sanc More

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services for the Gardez District, shows some tomatoes grown at the Gardez Demonstration Farm to a member of the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, More

Farooq Marijani, the head of agricultural services for the Gardez District, examines a tomato harvested from the greenhouse at the Gardez Demo Farm, Sept. 3, 2012. The greenhouse houses many different fruits an More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Rowley, a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 36th Infantry Division, attached to the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge of the Nebraska National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, participates in "B More

An Afghan soldier checks his phone after staging his gear during Operation Gabda at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. A company of Afghan soldiers were transported to More

Republic of Korea soldiers serve‚ japchae, a traditional Korean noodle dish, to soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians during the ROK Armed Forces Day celebration on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 20 More

U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez (center), a military police officer with the 539th Military Police Detachment, out of Buckeye, Ariz., takes a report from a soldier after a hit-and-run incident at Bagram Air Field, More

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones, a military police officer with the 539th Military Police Detachment out of Buckeye, Ariz., assists in taking an accident report from a Soldier on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. More

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Pollard (standing), garrison commander for Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, introduces himself during the first quarterly Base Operations Support-Integration Conference at Bagram Air Fie More

Michael Hartman, the deputy garrison commander for Bagram Airfield, awaits the entry of the official party during the garrison change of command and responsibility at BAF Oct. 6, 2012. This ceremony marked the More

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Shank, Oct. 10, 2012. First Platoon More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Vaughn (center), the medical non-commissioned officer in charge for the 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N. More

U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Cook, commander, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N.C., gives his team a motivational speech before they leave o More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Roger Pence, an aviator with 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force ODIN-A, practices a front kick during a hand-to-hand combat class on Bagram Airfield, Oct. 15, 2012 More

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, walk back to their trucks for extraction after a night patrol in Parwan province, Oct. 16, 2012. Fox Company, know More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kimberly Wilson, a human resource manager with 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepares her voting information table in the Bagram Airfield post office, Oct. 22 More

Comedian Keith Alberstadt performs for service members at Bagram Airfield Oct. 24, 2012. Alberstadt is part of the "Comics on Duty" tour traveling throughout Afghanistan to perform. This is Alberstadt's third t More

U.S. Army Capt. Gary Klein (right), commander, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Matthew Draheim (left), platoon leader for Blue Platoon, both attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Te More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Red Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct a route reconnaissance patrol near the village o More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare for a reconnaissance patrol in the village of Kote Khel, Oct. More

Soldiers deployed to Bagram Air Field got into the Halloween spirit by creating a haunted house for service members to walk through. The haunted house was open Oct. 28, 2012, and ran through Oct. 31, giving ser More

Outgoing U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Raul Torres, stands in front of his formation during the Transfer of Authority ceremony, Oct. 30, 2012 at Forward Operating Base Goode. Torres was the senior enlisted soldier for th More

U.S. Army Pfc. Brennon Van Luven, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with Afghan childr More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Christopher Day (left), a fire support officer with Headquarters Platoon, and U.S. Army Pfc. Darron Fuselier (right), an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, both attached to Company B, 3rd Battalion More

Afghan National Army soldiers attached to 1st Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), take a break after climbing to the top o More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Murphy, a member of the Afghanistan Pakistan Hands program, lifts a sandbag during a detail on Nov. 9, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Lightning. Murphy helped fill sandbags during th More

Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges entertain service members during the Armed Forces Entertainment “Nashville to You” music tour, Nov., 16, 2012, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The tour was comprised of five si More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Murphy, an Afghanistan-Pakistan Hand with 1st Infantry Division, serves lunch to soldiers, Nov. 22, 2012. Murphy was one of many officers and senior noncommissioned officers serving f More

Col. James Davis and Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice Chaplin, the command team of Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, serve Thanksgiving dinner to Combined Joint Task Force-1 sold More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul Savanuck, a security force advisory team officer with 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, competes in the Forward Operating Base Lightning bench press competition on Nov. 23, 2012. Savanu More

"T-Time" Brawner, with the Harlem Globetrotters eats lunch and chats with soldiers at a dinning facility at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Harlem Globetrotters visited Afghanistan for the first time Nov. 27, More

Harlem Globetrotter "T-Time" Brawner arrives at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, along with other members of the Harlem Globetrotters who entertained service members with their fun-filled style of basketball. Tho More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Karl Schoch, the platoon leader for 2nd Platoon, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, talks to local Afghans outside the village of Gorrtabad, Afgh More

From left to right: Airizona Gov. Janice K. Brewer, Deputy Commanding General-maneuvers of Regional Command -East Brig. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, Senior Civilian Representative of Regional Command - East Karen Deck More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Michael Braun, lead singer for Controlled Det, and U.S. Navy Petty Officers Second Class Christian Sherman and Michael Balent on acoustic guitar and electric guitar respectiv More

U.S. Army soldiers sign up for the 5K Benefit Run at Bagram Air Field, Dec. 13, 2012. Service members and civilians braved the cold and rain to participate in the race and a strength competition that included p More

U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Miller, a chaplain assigned to the 39th Brigade Support Battalion, Arkansas Army National Guard gives the invocation before the National Guard Birthday Bash at Bagram Air Field, Afghanist More

Santa Claus makes an appearance at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to give Christmas stockings to wounded warriors and staff members Dec. 19, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff S More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the security forces element for Provincial Reconstr More

U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Bardford (right), a combat engineer for C Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gets recognized by Maj. Gen. William Mayville (left More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Perrenod (left), the reintegration deputy chief for Task Force 426th Civil Affairs, and his son, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Bryan Perrenod, a member of a security forces advise and assist team u More

U.S. Army soldiers sing traditional Christmas carols during a worship service at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2012. Service members and civilians celebrated the Christmas holiday with si More

Service members get freshly sliced steamship round for Christmas lunch at Bagram Air Field, Dec. 25, 2012. The dinning facilities at BAF decked the halls for the holidays, and cooked a traditional Christmas mea More

Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom are served Christmas dinner from their command group at Bagram Air Field, Dec. 25, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David J. Overson More

(Left to right) Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb, Jeffrey Creaser, a food service manager in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles V. Sasser Jr., pose for a More

Sgt. Tad Randell, a Midland, Texas, native, serves as a combat medic with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan. More

An Afghan Uniformed Police cadet proudly displays his uniform at the Kabul Police Academy, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David J. Overson, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

U.S. Army Spc. Deonte Gaines, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security d More

U.S. Senator Jack Reed, senior senator for the state of Rhode Island, shakes hands with a U.S. soldier attached to Combined Joint Task-1, 1st Infantry Division, during a constituent breakfast at Bagram Air Fiel More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares to throw a ball for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine detection dog, during a warm-up session in preparation for training at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Ja More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Barrett, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares a conex for sling load operations More

Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman an infantryman with 3rd Coy, 3rd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps, tells U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jack Abate, the platoon leader for 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, More

The first-ever female Afghan Uniformed Police graduates south of Kabul prepare to accept their diplomas and join the AUP force in the streets throughout Afghanistan at the Gardez Regional Training Center, Pakty More

U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Sullenger, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a patr More

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. meets with the Regional Command-East and 1st Infantry Division commanding general, Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr. at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. (U.S. Army photo More

U.S. Army Pfc. Spencer Vue, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), poses for a photo at Combat Outpos More

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., meets with one of his constituents, Sgt. Nejay Wiley, a human resources specialist with Combined Joint Task Force-1, 1st Infantry Division, from Providence, R.I. at Bagram Air F More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bud Sommerville, a member of the Indiana Army National Guard and a pilot with Bravo Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Task Force ODIN-Afghan More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Hope Rampy, of Lawton, Okla., commander of 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses upcoming training with Col. Abdulrab Qiam of Kapisa P More

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Ellsworth of Tucson, Ariz., stops a delivery truck at the dining facility off-load site, on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan. Ellsworth, assigned to Company G, 3rd Battalion, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah Myers, left, a team leader with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks with his team as they pull security More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fire illumination rounds toward a nearby mountain range during training at Comba More

U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Platoon, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), climb to the top of a mountain during a patrol in Paktya province, Afgha More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Wood, a section leader with 3rd Platoon, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security on a ridge, Feb. 12, 2013, i More

Officers with the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police crowd into a tiny room for a shura, Feb. 18, 2013, at Combat Outpost Chamkani. The shura was held to promote interagency cooperation and commun More

Afghan security guards practice litter procedures during a medical training scenario at Forward Operating Base Lightning in Paktya province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2013. The training, provided by coalition force More

Afghan National Army (ANA) basic trainees participate in an obstacle course during the sixth week of their basic training course at the Regional Military Training Center of Gardez, Paktya province, Afghanistan, More

Habiba Sarabi, the provincial governor of Bamyan province, enjoys tea in her office with a team of reporters from the New Zealand Defense Force, Feb. 25, 2013. Sarabi has been governor since 2005 and is the onl More

Members of Kiwi Teams(KT) 1 and 2, attached to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, wait for the range to go active during a live-fire exercise in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. KT 1 an More

U.S. Army Col. James Davis and Command Sgt. Maj. Maurice Chaplin, the command team for division headquarters battalion, 1st Infantry Division, pose for one last photo in front of their "home away from home" hea More

U.S. Army Spc. Donavan Dauzat, a mortarman with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), adjusts a 120 mm mortar tube during a training More

KHOSWT PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Afghan Border Police Sgt. Noor Ulmah, trains a new member of the police in basic rifle skills at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, March 2, 2013. Ulmah is a training noncommissioned office More

Afghan National Police(ANP) cadets conduct a react-to-contact drill at their graduation ceremony in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. The ANP were trained by the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction More

U.S. Army Spc. Alonzo Moore, a cook with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), opens canned vegetables in a small tent kitchen at Com More

Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling, left, and Denver Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning, arrive at Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, to entertain the troops with a United Servic More

British army Capt. Vickie Martin, the executive officer to the Regional Command-East deputy commanding general for support, suits up with a complete explosive ordnance disposal bomb suit as she prepares to part More

U.S. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, listen as Col. Terry Cook, brigade commander, speaks during a casing of the colors ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lightning in Paktia pr More

Secretary of the Army John McHugh, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, and U.S. Air Force Col. Richard G. Moore render honors as U.S. Army Soldiers carry a flag-draped case with the remains of A More

An U.S. flag pin placed by a mourner on the boot of the Fallen Soldier Display in honor of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon, Aug. 13, 2014. Greene was killed Aug. 5 in an in More

Amelia Greene touches the casket of her father, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, during the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene is the highest-ranking U.S. milit More

Maj. Claudiu Popescu, a medical doctor in the Romanian Land Forces, pauses for a photo Aug. 5 at Saber Guardian in Cincu, Romania. Saber Guardian 2016 is a multinational military exercise involving approximatel More

Soldiers from the Romanian Land Forces fire artillery during a combined arms live fire exercise, Aug. 6, at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center near Cincu, Romania, during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 More

Students in the Explosive Hazard Reduction course at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest assemble blasting caps after instruction by Sgt. Hamidullah. Explosive weapons handling is an important skillset taug More

Staff Sgt. Mirali, an Afghan instructor at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest and native of Daykundi, Afghanistan, overcame many hardships, from the Soviet invasion to undergoing Taliban rule. Now, serving More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Ruden (right), a food security specialist with the Agribusiness Section for Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya, facilitates a key leader engagement with officials from Ahmad Aba More

Khial Mohammad, the agricultural extension agent for the Ahmad Abad district, updates members of Nebraska Agribusiness Development Team 3, the Agricultural Section for the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, More