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URUZGAN, Afghanistan (July 11, 2018) -- Uruzgan Provincial Governor Asadullah Saeed, left, and British Army Lt. Gen. Richard Cripwell, right, deputy commander for Resolute Support mission, discuss operations in More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 14, 2018) - Col. Shah Wali, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps Regional Military Training Center commander, gives a speech to ANA soldiers during a non-commissioned offic More

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 14, 2018) -- Wesley Coward, law enforcement professional assigned to the Police Advising Team for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, explains the problem-solving proces More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 15, 2018) - An Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps artilleryman loads a 122mm round into a 2A18 Howitzer (D-30) during a live-fire range at Camp Shorabak. ANA artillerymen More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 15, 2018) – Soldiers with 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps prepare to enter a building during a military operations on urban terrain (MOUT) exe More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 16, 2018) - Afghan National Army Col. Shah Wali, commander of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps’ Regional Military Training Center (RMTC), shows Italian Army Brig. G More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 17, 2018) - An Afghan Air Force (AAF) MD 530 helicopter flies by during a live-fire range a Camp Shorabak. AAF pilots fired live ordnance in support of ground troops during t More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 14, 2018) – Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps and policemen with the 505th Zone Afghan National Police stand at attention during 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigad More

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 25, 2018) -- Select service members from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan pose for a group photo, July 25, 2018, with U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander for U.S. Central C More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 28, 2018) - A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest simulates applying a decompression needle on his patient during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) Course at Camp Shorab. The CLS co More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 29, 2018) – An Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps soldier listens to a speech from Afghan Col. Shah Wali, commander of the ANA 215th Corps Regional Military Training Cent More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug 4, 2018) -U.S. Marine Corps advisors assigned to Task Force Southwest and leaders from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) meet for an operations coordinat More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug 8, 2018) - A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TF-SW) provides security during an expeditionary advisory package at Camp Nolay in Sangin district. Advisors with Task Forc More

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 7, 2018) -- U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Wake, Afghan National Army Sergeant Major’s Advisor (ANASMA) briefed professionalizing the Afghan Non-Commissioned (NCO) Corps during the quarte More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 18, 2018) - A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest prepares for a security patrol near Bost Airfield. The patrol allowed Marines to assist the Afghan National Defense and More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 21, 2018) – Afghan Army Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, the commanding general of the Afghan National Army 215th Corps, welcomes U.S. Marine Corps advisors with Task Forc More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps leads prayer during a graduation ceremony for a train-the-trainer course at the Regional Military Trai More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 29, 2018) - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force-Southwest, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Christopher J. Douglas, senior advisor t More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai (left), former commanding general of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, stands alongside Afghan Brig. Gen. Abdu More

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 5, 2018) –A soldier assigned to the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps sets in behind a M240B machine gun during a range at Camp Shorabak. The range allowed soldiers to More

Afghan Army Lt. Col. Hamid Saifi receives an American patch while recovering in a NATO hospital in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 15, 2020. Saifi sustained a hip injury, among other wounds, when his convoy hi More

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 4, 2015) Afghan National Army 205th Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, right, and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South Commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager More

Pvt. Daniel Volk from 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stands guard outside a ribbon cutting ceremony March 1, 2015, at Tactical Base Gambe More

A Task Force Leader, 3rd BCT, 101st Airborne Division Soldier walks past a target that was recently engaged by his platoon during a combined arms live fire training exercise May 13, 2015, in Laghman province, A More

150625-N-SQ656-614 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Navy Medical Officer Lt. Cmdr. Sara Hartsaw, M.D., right, from Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Cheyenne, conducts a training procedure wi More

150625-N-SQ656-409 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, pins the prestigious Army Commendation Medal on Naval Aircrewman (Me More

150625-N-SQ656-401 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, conducts an all-hands call deployed with Sailors and officers of Rese More

150627-N-SQ656-206 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27, 2015) Dand District Governor Hashim Agha (left) greets U.S. Army Capt. Scott Roett from Train, Advise and Assist Command - South (TAAC-S) and an interpreter at More

150701-N-SQ656-194 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 1, 2015) U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth greets U.S. Army Col. Bruce Vitor, chief of staff, Train, Advise and Assist Command - South ( More

150703-N-SQ656-283 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 3, 2015) Command Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman James Fyfe, assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Phoenix, discusses patient care with Hospital Cor More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood, director, Essential Function Three, looks on as Lt. Col. Mohammad Muskin, an Afghan National Civil Order Police human rights officer, expresses his dedication to human ri More

Leaders and advisers from Train Advise Assist Command-East attended a security shura at Bagram Air Field with Afghan police officials from provinces of eastern Afghanistan, July 29, 2015. The U.S. and Afghan of More

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2015) Second-year medical students from the Afghan National Army 205th Corps attended physician assistant classes at the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital medical training facil More

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2015) Women serving in the 503rd Zone Afghan Border Police and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South conducted a shura at the Kandahar International Airport to discuss More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 101st Combat Aviation Brigade sling loads a welder in support of Train Advise Assist Command-East at Forward Operating Base Connelly, in Nangarhar Province Aug. 11, 2015. More

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Navy Lt. Kristine Volk, from Northville, Mich. and assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera in Norfolk, Va., flexes muscles with the 2015 Afghanistan Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation C More

Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, thanks Resolute Support personnel for their role in helping secure a $200 million contribution from NATO allies and More

British Army Brig. Charles Page, Resolute Support chief mentor to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, addresses a crowd gathered for the ceremony commemorating the completion of the school’s construction More

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group treats an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces soldier who sustained trauma from a gunshot and was transported to the Craig Joint Theater H More

Afghan leaders joined Resolute Support personnel and international partners for a workshop focused on developing a strengthened environmental security policy in Afghanistan. The three-day event serves as a plat More

Representatives from a dozen donor nations joined Afghan leaders, international partners and Resolute Support personnel to review progress on transparency, accountability and affordability initiatives within th More

Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, looks on as Command Sgt. Maj. Paul E. Biggs, senior enlisted leader, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, smiles as the sixth meeting of the Oversight and Coordination Body kicks off at the Presidential Palace, More

Members of the Afghan National Police stand to be recognized during their graduation from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal course at Central Training Center-Kabul. During the three-month course, students learned More

(Third from left) Australian Air Force Group Capt. Deanne Gibbon, senior advisor on gender and (fourth from left) Velika Carew Moore, senior gender advisor for the Ministry of the Interior, listen on during the More

Ministry of the Interior Deputy Minister for Administration Lt. Gen. Akramuddin Yawar stresses the importance of interagency communication in the fight against improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnan More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Akbar, the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Interior Force Management Directorate, thanks members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces enrolled in an eight-w More

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Sohrab Hakimi, ScanEagle mission commander, of Faryab Province, works with Terrence Jackson, site lead, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan’s Intelligence, Surveillance More

The first of four MD-530F Cayuse attack helicopters is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan oversaw t More

Col. Wayne Bondy, deputy director, Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, watches as a forklift flips a vehicle turned in to the 1st Cavalry Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade Materiel Readin More

Resolute Support mission coalition members (left to right: Poland, United States, Australia) watch for Afghan MD-530 helicopters at a firing range in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2016. The members advi More

Afghan Air Force C-130H aircrew and maintainers palletize cargo at Shindand Air Wing, Herat, Afghanistan, for transportation to Kabul Air Wing, March 1, 2017. The cargo consisted of 9,000 pounds of Mi-17 parts More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps tie detonation cord onto C-4 during a demolition range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 10, 2017. The range was the culmination of an explosive hazard reduct More

An Engineer with the 505th Zone National Police tests out their EOD9 bomb suit to better understand how to adapt to operating with restricted movement at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 13, 2017. During the cl More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps plan for the continuation of offensive combat operations at Camp Hanson, Afghanistan, June 13, 2017. The 215th Corps More

Governor Hayatullah Hayat, left, the governor of Helmand Province, sits down with key leaders from Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to discuss the operations conducted in Mar More

Lt. Gen. William Beydler, the commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, discusses current events in the U.S. Central Command area of operations with the Marines of Task Force Southwest at Bost Airfield, More

Afghan National Security and Defense Forces key leaders jot down notes during a meeting, which included Governor Hayatullah Hayat, second from left, the governor of Helmand Province, and U.S. Marines with Task More

U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, center, the senior Afghan National Army 215th Corps advisor with Task Force Southwest, speaks with Brig. Gen. Ahmadzai, right, the commanding general of the 215th Corps, at Camp More

Afghan National Defense and Security Force partners create a six-digit grid based off of a given terrain feature during a map reading test at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 16, 2017. U.S. Marine advisors with More

U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest collects, tracks and disseminates information at the Operations Coordination Center Provincial during Operation Maiwand Four at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 15, More

Operation Maiwand Four consists of Afghan National Security and Defense Forces and coalition air support working together to clear the Nawa District of enemy presence and to expand the security belt around Lash More

ANDSF soldier tends to bandaged child. (RS courtesy photo)

Afghan National Army soldiers with 215th Corps prepare to clear a simulated enemy compound during casualty evacuation training at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2017. More than 30 ANA soldiers partnered w More

U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, Task Force Southwest’s senior advisor to Afghan National Army 215th Corps, promotes ANA Col. Abdul Latif, the operations officer of 215th Corps, during Operation Maiwand Five nea More

U.S. Marine Capt. John Quail, the Task Force Southwest operations advisor to Afghan National Army 215th Corps, and ANA Col. Abdul Latif, the operations officer of 215th Corps, develop plans to secure a portion More

U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, right, the Task Force Southwest senior advisor to Afghan National Army 215th Corps, displays a captured Taliban flag with 215th Corps soldiers during Operation Maiwand Five near More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, speaks during a key leader engagement near Nawa district in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2017. Key leaders met to disc More

U.S. Marines fire a non-explosive illumination round using an 81mm mortar to deter enemy activity in support of Operation Maiwand Six near Gereshk, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2017. Various elements of the Afghan Na More

The bank manager at 1st Brigade shows a U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest how the soldiers withdraw money at 1st Brigade, near New Garm Ser, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2017. The advisor wanted to addres More

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammed Ghani, right, the executive officer of 215th Corps, speaks with key Afghan National Defense and Security Force leaders and U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest near Ge More

An Afghan National Defense and Security Force policeman radios an adjacent unit from the Operational Coordination Center – Regional at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2017. One of the primary missions of th More

Ambassador Hugo Llorens, third from left, the Special Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Defense and Security Force leadership pose for a More

Afghan National Defense and Security Force key leaders discuss follow-on actions for Operation Maiwand Seven at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2017. U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest are collaboratin More

Brig. Gen. Safi, the Helmand Province Chief of Police, weighs-in during a security shura at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2017. The Afghan National Defense and Security Force key leaders talked about Mai More

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates taxis to the runway in order to participate in a new offensive campaign in Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2017. More

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, refuels an F-22 Raptor from the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of a new offensive More

An Afghan Air Force pilot receives a certificate during a UH-60 Black Hawk Aircraft Qualification Training graduation ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2017. The pilot is one of six to be the More

Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fire blank rounds toward a notional enemy compound during an operational readiness cycle at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2017. As More

Senior enlisted Afghan National Army soldiers with 215th Corps and 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps discuss force protection procedures with U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Southwest at Camp Nolay, Afghanistan, Nov More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps adjusts the sight alignments on a 122mm howitzer D-30 prior to firing the weapon system at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2017. More than 25 so More

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt over the skies of Af More

Afghan National Army Col. Ghiasuddin, the commanding officer of 3rd Brigade, 215th Corps, addresses Afghan National Defense and Security Force leadership and U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest near Gereshk, More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks with Marines and Sailors assigned to Task Force Southwest at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2017. Neller, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer More

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest shows a possible enemy location to the Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator’s during operation Maiwand 10 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2017. This locati More

U.S. Marine Col. Matthew Grosz, the Task Force Southwest senior advisor to the 215th Corps, listens intently during a security shura at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2018. Key leaders from Task Force Sout More

A Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, center, advises his partners on the capture of a simulated high-value target with simulated Afghan National Defense Security Forces du More

Capt. Justin M. Alexander, a combat advisor team leader for 1st Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, talks to an Afghan National Defense Security Forces role player during a simulated event at the More

Capt. Kristopher Farrar, an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade advises his simulated partner on maneuvering through the wood line to reach their objective during a Joi More

A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, helps an Afghan National Army role player apply a tourniquet during a simulated scenario at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest 18.1 halt briefly during a night security patrol near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2018. The patrol helped to enhance security around Bost and to assist the Afghan More

Lt. Col. Robin Montgomery, commander of the 6th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade builds rapport with a role player acting as an Afghan National Army brigade commander as part of the logistics ex More

Sgt. 1st Class Justina Emmanuel assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade’s logistics advisor team goes over supplies needed to complete a mission tasked by the simulated Afghan National More

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York play the role of the Afghan National Army during the 1st Security Force Assistance’s Joint Readiness Training Center rotati More

Spc. Josh Cortes, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and combat engineer assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, reunites with his wife at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 23, 2018, aft More

Key leaders of the Afghan National Defense and Security Force (ANDSF), Task Force Southwest, and Helmand province share a meal after the NASRAT Shura at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2018. Operation NASR More

Afghan soldier Maj. Gen. Wali Muhammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the Afghan National Army 215th Corps (left), speaks to village elders from the Nahr-e- Saraj district during a shura to discuss bringing st More

A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW), Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Hotak, commanding general of the 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps (center), and Mr. Ayub Omar, district governor More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, and Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the ANA 215th Corps, greet each other before the Operational Re More

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) give advice for an upcoming operation during a key-leader engagement with the 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, at Camp Regi-Tapa, Afghanistan, F More