Camp Nathan Smith

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support More

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support More

A Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team member briefs members on the Council of Foreign Relations, March 11, 2011, about the effectiveness of sustaining the local government’s structure and its capacity to gr More

An Afghan National Police officer presents a Canadian military police officer a colorful wreath during an officer candidate school (OCS) graduation ceremony on Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 19. More

Constable Lorant Haged, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and instructor at the leadership and management course, observes ANP as they shot at targets on a 9mm familiarization range Dec. 3. The ANP are attending a More

Col. Brian Drinkwine, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division watches as Soldiers cut the red ribbon to signal the opening of the new Tate Memorial Dining Facility on Camp Nathan Smith. (U. More

Spc. Samantha Romero, a medic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division shows Rafi his new Chemlite mobile, handmade by 'Raider' medics at the Camp Nathan More

A member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) attends a briefing before a marksmanship competition at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2010. U.S. Soldiers with the 552nd Military Police Company, 504th Mil More

A member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) fires an M4 carbine during a marksmanship competition at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2010. U.S. Soldiers with the 552nd Military Police Company, 504th Mi More

A U.S. Soldier, right, with the 552nd Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion instructs a member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) on the proper use of an M4 carbine during a marksmanship com More

A U.S. Soldier, left, with the 552nd Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion ensures safety as a member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) fires an M4 carbine during a marksmanship competition More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Antoine Jones, culinary specialist, assigned to the Air Detachment of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, works on Seabee Combat Warfare qualifications in his berthing tent at Camp N More

Petty Officer 1st Class, Tito Galindo, event coordinator from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, prepares donated supplies for pick up Jan. 5 at Camp Nathan Smith for the Department of Women’s Affairs in K More

In the 2011 U.S. Army Photo of the Year, Pfc. Kevin March kneels atop a cliff overlooking the Arghandab River Valley to provide security for his squad as they climb up the cliff from the valley below in the Arg More

First Sgt. Joel Zecca, 511th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, praises Spc. Casey Blood, military police officer, 511th MP Company., 504th MP Battalion, for his hard work during and dedi More

Capt. Douglas ‘Doc’ Powell, brigade surgeon assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, left his job as a business executive for Burton Snowboards at th More

Brig. Gen. Kohdamani, Deputy Commander for Afghan national Police Training Command, and Maj. Gen. Stuart Beare, Deputy Commanding General-Police for NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, salute during the Afghan n More

Sgt. William Keith Pope, imagery analyst, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, tunes his guitar before he plays his More

Engineer Tawab (left), the vice chancellor of Kandahar University, discusses an enhanced government-university internship program with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team-Military and the United States More

Army Engineer Lt. Elissa Adams, Radar Brigade, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Casper, a construction electrician of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26 guide a T-wall into place at Forward Operating Base More

Master Sgt. Sherika Gray, operations non-commissioned officer, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, shops for sungl More

Twenty-six Afghan national police students graduate at the Police Training Center of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team at Camp Nathan Smith, May 19. The students were part of the final course to be t More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III meets with soldiers while touring the RC-South battlespace May 26, 2011.

The persistence threat detection system hovers over Camp Nathan Smith and is a visual reminder that someone is watching, June 16. The PTDS is a valuable system that provides force protection, counterimprovised More

Soldiers sleep in climate-controlled tents at Camp Nathan Smith, June 14. All tents are equipped with electrical power and Wi-Fi internet connection is available for purchase.

The Canadian flag is lowered for the last time on Camp Nathan Smith June 22. Canada has been part of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team since August 2005. The work of the PRT continues under American l More

Brig. Gen. Poh Zarifi, the commander of the Regional Training Center of Kandahar speaks to the graduates of an Afghan National Police class June 25. Zarifi spoke on disciple and serving the country of Afghanist More

Capt. Megan Spangler, commander of 58th Military Police Company, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and 1st Sgt. Andrew Shaw, first sergeant of 58th MP Co., uncased their company colors at a transfer of authority More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rob Firnstein (right), Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team executive officer from Syracuse, N.Y., and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mike Murnane, Kandahar PRT commanding officer also from Syracuse, listen More

Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Staniec, career counselor with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, gives a class on non-lethal ammunition at Camp Nathan Smith, July 29. S More

Afghans take to the dance floor while a local band plays drums, keyboards and sings in Pashto during an Eid celebration held at Camp Nathan Smith, Sept. 3. The celebration started with a feast of rice, fried po More

Owen Metheny, a field engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., observes the cage to make sure the equipment will properly strike the ground to get an accurate rea More

Afghan Uniformed Police fire their AK-47 rifles while on a range held at Camp Nathan Smith, Sept. 18. Soldiers with the 58th Military Police Company attached to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eugenia Guilmartin congratulates and hands a certificate to an Afghan National Police graduate of the Criminal Investigations course, at Camp Nathan Smith, Sept. 28, 2011, at Kandahar, Afghan More

U.S. Army Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, Commander, Regional Support Command-South (left) greets Afghan National Police Col. Shir Shah to grauation ceremonies for the ANP Criminal Investigations Course at Camp Nat More

Lt. Col. John Cook, commander of 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, unsheathes his saber from the hands of Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Veneklasen, the squadron comma More

Lt. Gen. Dan Bolger (center), then-incoming commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/ Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan listens with Col. Richard Wilson, commander, Regional Support Command-S More

Ambassador Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, awards a combat action badge to Capt. Leah Hicks, a member of a security force assistance team working with the provincial chief of police, during a CAB More

Abdul Rahim (right), Afghan National Police Special Forces patrolman, visits with one of his classmates just before graduating from the Advanced Police Tactical Skills course at the Kandahar Training Center, Oc More

Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman looks overs the hand held control equipment for one type of robot used to disarm improvised explosive devices during a tour at Camp Nathan Smith, Nov. 20. Coffman and three fel More

Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Hagy, brigade command sergeant major of 528th Sustainment Brigade, and his daughter Pfc. Amanda Hagy, an imagery analyst with Company A, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat More

Soldiers from Task Force Bison pull an XBOX 360 from a USO donated gift box at Camp Nathan Smith, Dec. 23. The gifts were donated by the USO and delivered by Task Force Resolute during Operation Christmas Convoy.

Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police listen to a speech from Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi, Kandahar Regional Training Center commander, during their graduation ceremony at Police Training Center, Cam More

Spc. Angela Felder, a paralegal with 385th Military Police Battalion attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Rocky Bennett, a paralegal with 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd More

Spc. Koran Payton, a supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uses a fire extinguisher to put out a contro More

The fire that once blazed more than 15 feet high into the night has been reduced to smoldering wet wood as the Insipient Fire Brigade at Camp Nathan Smith begins the clean up phase. The fire was part of a drill More

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Michelle Bernales, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, talks with a local Afghan contractor during a site assessment of a project March 5, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan More

Alaskan National Guard Pvt. Randall Andrew, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, conducts a pre-mission inspection of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle March 5, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandah More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Zimbalatti, a 385th Military Police liaison officer to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, holds a time buzzer while Sgt. Joshua Crow, a team leader for the 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. More

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team stand in formation during the Transfer of Authority ceremony March 10, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The ceremony marked the the official transfer of authorit More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Conrad Ellerby, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team organizes a supply conex March 11, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ellerby is a logistics specialist assigned to KPRT and More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kameron Clark provides security while fellow members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team deliver engineering equipment to Kandahar University, March 24, 2012 in Kandahar More

Deborah Kingsland (left), Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, climbs into a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle for a meeting with Kandahar provincial governor Tooryelai Wes and representatives from th More

Ambassador Stephen Macfarland meets with members of Kandahar province rule of law department March 27, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy service members More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Bauman, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, prepares for a mission March 29, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Na More

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct a site survey of a bazaar in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy service members and civilians deployed t More

Alaskan National Guard Cpl. Gregory Manning, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, provides security for Ambassador Stephen G. McFarland while he meets Kandahar Provincial Governor Tooryelai Wesa April 1, 20 More

U.S. Air Force Col. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Senator, (center) meets with members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team rule of law section and Kandahar rule of law officials April 4, 2012 in Kandaha More

Staff Sgt. Casey McEuin, the future operations non-commissioned officer in charge with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, explains each event in the Crossfit Challenge to the teams participating at More

Members of the Kandahar provincial council talk during a Kandahar provincial council meeting April 15, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 14-seat provincial council is a direct line of action to the provincial More

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team provided security for a key leader engagement May 5, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy service members More

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team secure the Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute prior to its grand opening ceremony May 9, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Nursing and Midwifer More

Alaskan National Guard Sgt.1st Class Danny Counts, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, climbs a tower to provided security at Sarapoza prison during a key leader engagement between Kandahar Provincial Reco More

A local Afghan poet reads a poem to the audience during a poetry workshop hosted by the Kandahar Directorate of Information and Culture and the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, May 12, 2012, in Kandahar More

Students of Kandahar University help unload engineering equipment delivered by members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, May 22, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team of U.S. Ai More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Jovanny Natareno, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, prepares equipment for a mission to conduct a site survey May 23, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint team More

Alaskan National Guard Staff Sgt. Brandon Amarone, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team provides security from the roof of the Sanjaray clinic while members of Kandahar PRT conduct a site survey May 24, 2012 More

Alaskan National Guard Staff Sgt. Caleb Funk provides security while members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct a key leader engagement with members of the Kandahar counter narcotics office June More

Spc. Alexandra Hansen, a Belle Fourche, S.D., native, who works as an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, sprays the compress More

Sgt. Maj. Timothy Beall, left, sergeant major of Security Force Assistance Team 14's "Iron Gladiators", 191st Infantry Brigade, Division West, receives his First Army combat patch from his team commander, Maj. More

Alaskan National Guard Capt. Jason Caldwell, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, provides security for a site survey at Kandahar University June 6, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint te More

An Afghan Uniformed Police instructor at the Officer Candidate School located on Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan instructs a class of aspiring ANP officers June 12. The 69 students are expected to graduate Sept. 5, 2012.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Terry Nihart and Afghan Maj. Abdulhaq Qayum attend the Basic Criminal Investigation Course graduation at the Kandahar Training Center at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jul More

Spc. Morgan Chami, a Dayton, Ohio native who serves as a human intelligence specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, raises her right hand a More

The Puyallup, Wash., city flag waves below the U.S. Flag at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Aug. 1. The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Lancers, flew the flag over Nathan Smith for a wee More

Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team leave Camp Nathan Smith on a dismounted patrol to conduct an equipment survey of a Department of Public Works facility Aug. 8, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Phillip Manlili, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, prepares to treat a simulated causality during a base defense drill Aug. 12, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandah More

Alaskan National Guard Spc. Kenneth Sparks, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, rides in the back of a Mine Resistant Armor protected vehicle after escorting members of KPRT to a Key Leader Engagement Aug. More

Afghan Police Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarefi, who serves at the Regional Training Center-Kandahar commander, speaks to a class of 69 Afghan National Police officer graduates at a ceremony at the Kandahar Training More

Capt. Randy Loux, a Mazomanie, Wis. native who serves as the battalion chaplain for Task Force Ripcord, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), which is currently deployed to Kandahar City as part of Combin More

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham meets with Kandahar Provincial Governor Tooryelai Wesa Oct. 23, 2012. in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ambassador Cunningham discussed the status of Kandahar province.

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer William Robins, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, installs a wall hinge Oct. 26, 2012 on Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Kandahar PRT is a joint military-civilian More

USAID Mission Director for Afghanistan Dr. Ken Yamashita attends a briefing on Nov. 8 with Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT) U.S. Navy Commander Robert Ashburn at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar. Direc More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Currier and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony McRoberts work diligently at Camp Nathan Smith behind the scenes in the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team’s (KPRT) pe More

KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Nov. 28, 2012) Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Currier and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony McRoberts work in the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team's personnel section to provid More

Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team leadership recognized U.S. Army Specialist William Blackburn at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, and has been selected as Emissary of the Month for the mo More

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, board a plane in El Paso during the early morning hours, Dec. 19. The soldiers, who are deploying to Afghanistan, had a layover in Anchorage, Alaska More

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command commander, shakes hands with a soldier at Forward Operating Base Sweeney in southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day. (U.S. Army photo More

Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command commander, shakes hands with a soldier at Forward Operating Base Sweeney in southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day. (U.S. Army photo More

U.S. Army Pfc. Alexandr Ligay, left, accompanied by Cpl. Scott Delano, both finance management technicians, transfer money onto a Soldier’s Eagle Cash Card at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2013. Ligay More

Attendees bow their heads during prayer during the Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Jan. 7. The Combined Team Ready First took responsibility over from 2nd Stryker Brigade Comb More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Williams, a Military Working Dog handler, searches a vehicle with his canine, Kane, during a training exercise at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. Williams, a native of Mi More

Local Afghan contractors work at the construction site of the new Cadastre building in Kandahar, Jan. 23. Afghan contractors demolished the old building, cleaned the site, and laid the foundation for the new bu More

Kane, a Patrol Explosive Detection dog attacks U.S. Army Spc. Antonio Sanchez, left, a member of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, during a training exercise at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar province, More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, left, the senior enlisted advisor to the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, greets Soldiers at Forward Operating Base More

U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist Seaman Renard Smith is selected by senior enlisted Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team members as Emissary of the Month Feb. 8. Smith served as a crucial element to the overal More

U.S. Army Cpl. Amber Latham and Staff Sgt. Lisa Latham, both with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, take the oath of re-enlistment at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Heldenbrand, team leader for 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and a native of Des Moines, Iowa, pulls secu More

Spc. Ana Walker, a Female Engagement Team member, attached to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and a native of Argentina, talks with childre More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying wounded veterans participating in Operation Proper Exit lands at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2013. Operation Proper Exit is an in More