Forward Operating Base Shank

U.S. Army Spc. Brian Stowe, a human resources specialist from Elkmont, Ala., with Task Force Knighthawk, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, sings a ballad he wrote and scored for his co-workers at Forward Operating More

Army Lt. Col. Steven Baker (left,) the commander of the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, talks with Afghan Maj. Gen. M. Rahim-Wardak (far left), the Af More

Afghan national police, from Logar Province, line-up behind a PKM machine gun to receive instructions prior to firing the weapon Feb. 19. at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Wells, right, combat medic, Joint Forces Headquarters, Arizona Army National Guard, demonstrates the proper technique of the head-tilt, chin-lift method of clearing an airway during a fir More

Abdullah Wardak, governor of Logar province, speaks to the newest graduates of a winter training class during a graduation ceremony, Feb. 21, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

Mike Gooding, a contracted police trainer for Dyn Corp, attached to the 401st Military Police Company, takes part in folding an American flag at the Pole-Elam District Center, July 4, 2010, Logar province, Afgh More

A young girl carrying tomatoes from the market, along with her brother, walks through the village of Padkuhabe Shaneh, July 5, 2010, Logar province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army soldiers travel dismounted through the More

An Afghan National Policeman holding a rocket propelled grenade launcher travels dismounted through the village of Alowsi, July 6, 2010, Logar province, Afghanistan. Joint patrols are done to conduct security c More

A young girl carrying water from a well along with her brother travel through the village of Udkheyl, July 7, 2010, Logar Province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Soldier's travel's dismounted through the village to co More

A Human Terrain Specialist gives a brief class on Forward Operating Base Shank to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and the 401st Military Police Company on the history of t More

A local Afghan construction worker puts together two 2x4's in preparation to construct a wall for a barracks at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 16.

A Afghan National Army doctor hands out soap to the local Afghan children after he explained about maintaining personal hygiene during Operation Healthy Hands at a children school in the village of Padkhab Shan More

U.S. Army Maj. Matthew Yandura, information operation officer and Sgt. Timothy Worlds, tactical IO non-commissioned officer, both from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, move sandbags to build a wall to in More

U.S. Army Soldiers take part in the "One Shot One Kill" program at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 20. The program's aim is to train Soldiers on physical training techniques that More

Before sunrise, a blimp is lifting off from its launching pad on its maiden voyage on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 31. (Army photo/Spc. Theodore Schmidt)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Baranowsky (left), a pilot with Company B, Task Force Brawler, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, TF Falcon, and his brother U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Broughton, who is s More

Afghan locals Arrive outside of Forward Operating Base Shank to embark on a trip to Amman, Jordan, on the Voices of Modern Islam program, hosted by the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and the Jorda More

A participant in the Moderate Voices of Islam introduces himself to members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Jordanian Army Officials at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, A More

Local Afghans talk with a Jordanian soldier at an entry control point Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. The participants from Logar and Wardak provinces Afghanistan will travel More

Afghan National Army Cadet Hasibullah Shapor, recites his speech after receiving his Certificate of Appreciation for participating in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Afghan National Army Cadet Troop Lead More

U.S. Army Maj. James Curl, executive officer of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, congratulates four third-year cadets from the National Military Academy of Afghanistan after completing a two-week program More

U.S. Army Spc. Jean Simprevil (left), Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Brawler, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, TF Falcon, describes the lessons that he and his wife, U.S Army Spc. Joselyn Simprev More

Afghan officials discuss their strategy for upcoming Afghanistan Elections at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

An Afghan girl holds her little sister at the Pul-e Alam District hospital, which is small, over crowded, and under staffed as they wait to be seen, Sept. 4, Pul-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. (Photo by: More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis M. Tompkins was a military policeman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Dagger, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountai More

U.S. Army Spc. Theodore Schmidt, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, participates in a watermelon eating competition, in celebration of Labor Day, Sept. 10, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghani More

Participants in the Moderate Voices of Islam Initiative speak with an Afghan soldier after their return to Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 13. The participants traveled from FOB More

Afghan National Police officers take a break in the shade at the Afghan Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan while waiting for a meeting to end discussing the security of Logar pr More

Sub District Governors, from Wardak and Logar provinces discuss pressing matters about their districts at Forward Operating base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 10. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins)

Attendees at the Voices of Moderate Islam Reunion pose for a group picture at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14. (Army photo/Pfc. Donald Watkins)

Governor Fadai, of Wardak province, Afghanistan, speaks with John Lister, Task Force Bayonet Department of State senior civilian representative at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. More

U.S. Army Pfc. Donald Dutton from Piscataway, N.J. and a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, shakes hands with Capt. Jay Hansen after receiving an Army Achievement Medal at an end of tour awards More

U.S. Army Col. Johnny Isaak, Nevada National Guard Agricultural Development Team Commander, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer, Christopher Storms, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Targeting Officer, discuss More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Storms, 173rd Airborne brigade Combat Team Targeting Officer, talks to soldiers and civilians about upcoming development projects across Afghanistan, at a joint civil More

U.S. Army, Col. James Johnson, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Commander, presents Angela Oliver, United States Agency for International Development Field Program Officer, a certificate of achievement, for h More

U.S. Army, Col. Johnny Isaak, Nevada National Guard Agricultural Development Team commander, speaks to soldiers about upcoming development projects in Afghanistan, at a joint military and civilian conference he More

U.S. Army, Lt. Col. David Sink speaks with soldiers and civilians about upcoming development projects across Afghanistan, at a joint military and civilian conference held at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Manges, a counter improvised explosive device instructor with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, escorts incoming Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, through a CIED l More

Eight tractor trailers haul what will soon be the Bayonet Media Center which will be located on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. The Bayonet Media Center will be the hub for ten radio More

A worker attaches a hook to a section of the Bayonet Media Center during construction at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. When completed the BMC will be the hub for ten radio stations More

U.S. Army soldiers, with the 10th Mountain Division,4th Brigade, talk about upcoming operations, at Combat Outpost Sanchez, Logar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Vanormer, Task Force Dagger, 10th Mountain Division, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, inspects the gunner, as he loads a .50 caliber machine gun before a mission, at Forwa More

U.S. Army soldiers view Task Force Tiger’s fallen soldiers memorial wall before beginning a five-kilometer remembrance run at Forward Operating Base Shank Nov. 25. TF Tiger, the 27th Engineer Battalion from For More

Local Afghan children listen to a speech given by their principal about the importance of education at the Powark Girls School, Logar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkin More

Local Farmers Attend a shura hosted by Nevada Agribusiness Development Team, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, which informs the farmers on how Bee Keeping can help them yield better crops, Pul-E Alam, Logar More

Local Afghans, look at pamphlets passed out by U.S. Army Spc. James Holmes a resident of St. Louis with 4th Detachment, 307th company, 10th battalion, 7th Psychological Operations Group, Pul-E Alam, Logar provi More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus (left), International Security Assistance Force commanding general from Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y., discusses 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division operations with U.S. More

U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia of Manchester, Conn. (left), commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division's Task Force Patriot, greets U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough of St More

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph Cooper, from New York, serving with 1st Platoon, A Company, 141st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, prepares to disembark a CH-4 More

U.S. Army Cpl. Jarus Perez (left), a soldier from Sacramento, Calif. assigned to 3rd Platoon, 401st Military Police Company at Fort Hood, Texas, talks with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Womack, command ser More

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Sirovy (left), a multichannel transmissions system operator from Knox, Ind. assigned to Company C, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, an More

Abdull Raqhib, an Afghan instructor hired by the Afghan department of defense to teach literacy to Afghan National Army soldiers from 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps, tells ANA soldier Kamen Khan what to write on a wh More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Keiser (standing) from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch of Versailles, Ohio, gives instructs soldiers on preliminary marksmanship before they More

U.S. Army Capt. Larry Ake, battalion surgeon for 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Task Force Dolch, from Mantica, Calif., and U.S. Army Sgt. Aimee Ouellette, a TF Dolch medic from Goreville, Mass More

U.S. Army Capt. Larry Ake, battalion surgeon for 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Task Force Dolch, from Mantica, Calif., and U.S. Army Sgt. Aimee Ouellette, a TF Dolch medic from Goreville, Mass More

U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding of Akron, Mich., Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, attached to 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Thunder, provides security during a patro More

Mohammad Halim Fidai, the governor of Wardak province, gives a speech at the Women's Day event in Maidan Shahr District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 8, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andy Barrera/Released)

Ahmed Shah, the head of artificial insemination at the Wardak Province Veterinary Clinic, prepares a cow for artificial insemination, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011.

Key personnel who worked on the forward arming and refuelling point expansion project on Forward Operating Base Shank join in the ribbon cutting ceremony before the first aircraft, a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache heli More

U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Loebs, an infantryman assigned to Company F, Pathfinders, 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Knighthawk, from Miami, catches his breath after More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith Fosmire, of Gloversville, N.Y., Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, engages the enemy using a M-141 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault wea More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Kan Dak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, board a CH-47 Chinook at Command Out Post Sayed Abad, Wardak province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2011. The 2nd Kan Dak is preparing to More

Lt. Gen. Muradali Murad, the commander of the Afghan National Army Infantry forces, speaks to the soldiers of 4th Infantry Brigade, 203rd Core, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Marc More

U.S. Army Sgt. Hatcher with 3rd platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, provides security during a patrol in Sayed Abad District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robert Theriot, senior brigade career counselor for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, from Opelousas, La., addresses company re-enlistment non-commission More

A UH-60 Black Hawk picks up soldiers at a landing zone during a patrol in Jaghatu District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 17, 2011.

Soldiers assigned to Fox Company F, 2nd Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain division, Task Force Knighthawk guide a plane to land at Forward Operating Base Shank, April 26. Fox Company’s air More

U.S. Army Cpl. Justin Mascenik, a crew served weapons operator with the 541st Engineer Company (Sapper), 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch, from Ridgewood, N.J., instructs Afghan National Army route-cle More

Afghan National Army soldiers conduct route clearance for improvised explosive devices in the local area of Jowgi, Baraki Barak, Logar province, May 31.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mica Snell (right), Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and his brother U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jus More

U.S. Army Spc. Pablo Mena of the 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, trains an Afghan National Army soldier on proper dismount procedures in Logar province, Afghanistan, June More

U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Mason, Charlie Troop 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Dagger, writes down grid coordinates during a weapons cache search in Muhammad Agh More

Afghan National Army soldier Kamaran Safi, commander’s driver for 5th Combat Service Support Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd ANA Corps, uses hand signals to guide U.S. Army Spc. Frank Lopez, truck driver for Company More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Smelser, a native of Killeen, Texas, and 1st Cavalry Division Band member, shreds his way through the song “Freebird’s” famous guitar solo with his guitar behind his back as drummer Sgt. Mi More

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (right), from Massachusetts' 3rd District and Worcester, Mass., resident, meets U.S. Army Capt. Nassar Jabour, assistance operations officer for 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch, More

U.S. Army soldiers of the 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade pull security as they prepare to perform route clearance procedures Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan, More

U.S. Army soldiers of 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, catch the flag as it is lowered during a flag flying ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2011. (U.S. Army ph More

Afghan National Army and U.S. soldiers from 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task Force Strength competed in a maintenance rodeo on Camp Maiwand at Forward Opera More

U.S. Army soldiers of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to head out on patrol during a village clearing mission in the Qali al Salim village, Charkh More

U.S. Army soldiers of C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Dagger, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, along with the Afghan National Army search passengers at a vehicle checkpoint in Warda More

U.S. Army soldiers of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, set up a satellite in the Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 26. (U More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Dennull (left), a combat medic from Harker Heights, Texas, assigned to Company C, 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot More

U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn MacFadzen, attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, prepares a mortar tube to be fired during Operation Dagger Fury in the Chak district, Wardak More

Buffalo, N.Y., native U.S. Army Spc. Adella Kirchmeyer, an intensive care unit nurse for Reserve’s 1982nd Forward Surgical Team based out of Niagara Falls, N.Y., applies a bandage to a patient’s arm in the FST More

An Afghan National Army soldier pulls security as his company prepares to walk to a village in the Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2011.

A commander from the 6th Commando Kandak, Afghan National Army, conducts a mission brief at FOB Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2011. U.S. special operations forces and Afghan commandos conducted a More

An Afghan National Army commando sits in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before mission at FOB Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2011. Coalition Special Operations Forces and Afghan commandos conducted a More

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineers assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron rest after a partial demolition the back portion of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Joint Operations Ce More

Lt. Col. Mark Quander, the 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade commander and Command Sgt. Maj. David Morgan, the senior enlisted adviser for the 7th EN BN, uncase the battalion colors during a tra More

Worcester, Mass., native Raphael D. Howard III, a captain assigned to B Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based at Newport Navy Base, R.I., receives the Purple Heart Medal from Co More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. George Anderson, from Memphis, Tenn., assigned to Charlie Company, 3-1 Special Troop Battalion, 1st Armored Division, explains a qualification card while 1st Lt. Anthony Abeyta, from El Paso, More

Spc. Curt Jones, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion stands in formation before the company’s November promotion ceremony. Jones, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, is assigned More

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Cash, from Canton, Ga., assigned Security Force Platoon, Georgia Agribusiness Development Team, points out locations to interpreter Sam Shah at Khoshi Valley, Logar province, Afghanistan, More

Undersecretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal greets Col. Mark Landes, Task Force Bulldog commander, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 25. Westphal accompanied Landes on a heli More

Army Staff Sgt. Enrique Angelo, of Miami, Fla., a communications Non-commissioned officer in-charge from Taskforce Mustang, checks the blue force tracker before leaving on a supply convoy mission on Dec. 2. As More

U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly Nicholls, from Durham, N.C., a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, serving with 1st Flight, B Company, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division More

U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly Nicholls, from Durham, N.C., a UH 60 M Black Hawk crew chief assigned to 1st Flight, Bravo Company, 2-82 TF Corsair, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., loads a M240 Bravo More

U.S. Army Spc. Mark Brown, of New Braunfels, Texas, an operation room specialist from the 628th Forward Surgical Team, prepares surgical instruments for a class at Forward Operating Base Shank, Dec. 13. Members More

Col. Mark Landes, Task Force Bulldog commander, presents Jordanian army Col. Basem Al Alaween, Task Force Nashimi commander, the NATO medal at Forward Operating Base Shank, Saturday, Dec. 17. Alaween heads a gr More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kelton Glorfield from Boise, Idaho, assigned to 3rd Platoon, The "All American" Dustoff, 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., conducts pre-flight maintenance checks on a UH-60 More