Afghan Local Police candidates serve food to elders during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the ALP in the area. Afghan Local P More
Allahadin Shah, 11, has his bandage changed by a U.S. Special Operations Forces medic in a clinic in Khak-e Safed, Farah province, Feb. 23. Coalition SOF treated Shah after his hand became badly infected from a More
President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, presented three members of the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan with the Polish Afghanistan Star medal for service alongside Polish forces More
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shares a light moment with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commander, NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan and More
Airman Apprentice Tenika Michaels assigned to USS Constitution helps a preschooler decorate the ship's Christmas tree. Crew members and more than 100 Charlestown students decorated the tree with ornaments they More
A U.S. Special Forces team leader greets an Afghan village elder in Uruzgan province Afghanistan, April 28. Elders from the surrounding area met with U.S. Special Forces personnel to discuss security and develo More
Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution and the NASCAR number 88 Navy car team, render honors to the national anthem at the beginning of the, June 28, New Hampshire Motor Speedway race. The Navy Recruiting Com More
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Thomas Hudner (Ret.) meets with Vice President Dick Cheney during an underway demonstration aboard the USS Constitution. Hudner, who has been on several underway dem More
Vice President Dick Cheney is saluted as he boards the USS Constitution for a Fourth of July celebration. Cheney joined Constitution on an Independence Day cruise as the first vice president to ever embark on t More
USS Constitution crew member Seaman Josh Hanover carries the national ensign during Plymouth's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Plymouth was founded in 1620 by English separatist Pilgrims, who are credited with More
An Afghan National Army medic gives medication to an Afghan woman in Peyo, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 7. The ANA delivered supplies and health care relief with the assistance of the Italian Army Operati More
An ANA soldier passes out goods to a young girl in Safarak Village, Farah province, March 10. The ANA delivered supplies and health care relief for a village in Farah province north of the Farah Rud.
Medics tend to an Afghan man who had a seizure in the Village of Pasaw March 15. The ANA delivered supplies and health care relief for Pasaw Village in Farah province north of the Farah Rud.
The ANA delivered supplies and health care relief for Ranje Pain, a village in Farah Province north of the Farah Rud March 21. During the Civil Military Operation visit to the village the Sub Governor, Mulawi S More
A MARSOC Marine pulls security near a poppy field in Peyo as Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marine Special Operation Command Marines patrol through the village in Farah province, Bala Baluk District, Afghani More
A Special Operations Task Force Marine launches a raven into the night's sky for an aerial view of the area which they would be staying at over night to interrupt any Anti-Afghan forces activity on the road bet More
Special Operation Task Force Marines write down vitals for an Afghan National Army soldier that hurt his back outside the village of Pasaw, Bala Baluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan May 9. As the convoy More
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol through the village of Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 12. Coalition forces set out to patrol throughout the village looking for anything suspicious due to recent a More
Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet with the governor of Khakrez, June 10.
Afghan agents with the National Interdiction Unit participate in the grand opening ceremony for the new Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan Headquarters Compound June 17, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo More
Children are excited about the prospect of going back to the newly refurbished Parmakhan School during the reopening June 26. The school was badly damaged in 2007 during skirmishes between insurgents and coalit More
A girl leads her younger sister to the next station after receiving shoes and school supplies during a combined donation of more than one ton of toys, clothes and school supplies by the Army National Guard and More
Marines, sailors and soldiers with a Marine Special Operations Team discuss security procedures for a nights stay during a three day ground movement to Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis Provence, Afghanistan July 7. ANA so More
An Afghan child examines a desk donated as part of a recent influx of supplies given to a school in Shah Wali Kot District, northern Kandahar province, by members of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force More
Soldiers from the U.S. Special Forces review map data while conducting an operation in Panjawi District, Kandahar province, July 10, 2010. During the joint operation between Afghan, U.S. and coalition forces, m More
An Afghan National Army Special Forces trainee uses a grappling hook to render an improvised explosive device safe July 16 during an ANASF occupational specialty four-day culmination exercise at Camp Morehead, More
Gen. Lawang, 1st Commando Brigade commander, cuts a ribbon to offically open the brigade's G3 annex July 19 at Camp Morehead. The G3 annex will house the general's staff that supports commando training and oper More
Sgt. Richelle Aus, an Army medic from C Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, talks to the Afghan village children following a humanitarian aid drop at a closed clinic outside Kabul July 24. The cli More
Afghan National Soldiers prepare for an air assault mission in support of combat operations in Nuristan to liberate Barge Matal from Taliban presence, July 25. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Egorov)
Afghan national soldiers prepare for an air assault mission in support of combat operations in Nuristan to liberate Barge Matal from Taliban presence July 25, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Egorov)
Afghan Commandos board a CH-47 Chinook during the massive personnel recovery mission launched to find two missing U.S. Navy service members. The search to recover both personnel continues and a wide variety of More
U.S. Army Sgts. Daniel Mast, flight medic, and Julian Ross, crew chief, for Colorado National Guard's 2d Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, perform their daily UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter's pre-flight and oper More
Afghan Lt. Gen. Mohammed Akram, first deputy chief of staff, congratulates an Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier during ANASF Class 2 graduation ceremony at Camp Morehead, July 31. Akram ensured he per More
Afghan National Army soldiers, partnered with U.S. Special Operations Forces, uncovered multiple weapons caches in eastern Zabul province July 31. The largest of the three caches was found in the Naw Bahar Dist More
Afghan National Army Commandos and U.S. Special Forces travel through the Charkh district July 27. Charkh District is known for its mountains and rough terrain.
Local Afghans including their children as seen here are welcomed into a Village Medical Outreach Program (VMOP) conducted by the Afghan National Army and Marine Special Operations Team in Darrah-I- Bum Village, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Modesitt, a flight medic for the Colorado National Guard's 2d Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, gets ready to perform his combat hoist during training as Staff Sgt. Michael Scofield, cr More
A joint Navy and Air Force forward surgical team prepares a 15-year-old boy for a life-saving procedure Aug. 9 in Melikazay village in the Surri sub-district of Shinkay district, Zabul province. The boy's upper More
Marines assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West in Herat province, Afghanistan, stop to investigate a possible threat Aug. 14 during a presence patrol in the village of Zanghlav, Injil District. The coal More
An Afghan villager from Maruf, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, brings his baby to coalition forces for a medical screening Aug. 14 during a veterinarian and medical operations program at the Maruf District Cent More
Afghan Information Dissemination Operations students write down information gathered during their clinic practical exercise at a medical clinic in the vicinity of Kabul Aug. 15. The AIDO commandos spoke with cl More
An Afghan boy and his mother wait to see a doctor Aug. 15 outside the RishKhoor Clinic in near Kabul Afghanistan. The medical staff at the clinic, with assistance from U.S. and Coalition forces, is able to keep More
Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak to Marines and sailors during their Aug. 17 visit to Special Operation Task Force ( More
Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, listens as Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks on how proud he is of his Marines and sailors during their Aug. 17 visit to More
Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, is served a hardy meal by Sgt. Brian R. Bone, a food service specialist; during his Aug. 17 visit to the Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) West headquart More
Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, walks with Lt. Col. Peter D. Huntley, Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) West commanding officer during his Aug. 17 visit to the SOFT-West headquarters at More
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
An Afghan man looks on as fellow village elders hold a key leadership engagment Aug. 22 with Afghanistan National Police and Special Operation Task Force-West Marines in Zanghlav village, Herat province, Afgha More
Children from the village of Rabat-I-Sapcha watch Marines as they provide security during a combined presence patrol and key leader engagement in the village, Guzarah district, Herat province, Afghanistan Aug. More
Members of the 8th Commando Kandak look on as their comrades in the 2nd Company are presented the Combat Action Badge Aug. 24 at a Coalition forces base in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. The CAB is being presen More
During a battlefield circulation to Kandahar province, Col. Don Bolduc, Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan engages in conversation with Gen. David Petraeus, commander, Internati More
A policeman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, searches a villager heading into a bazaar at a local village Aug. 26 in the Arghandab District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A U.S. Spec More
Airmen of the 772d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct a joint air drop inspection of container delivery systems at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
An Afghan national civil order police checkpoint commander from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, shares a laugh with a team of U.S. Special Forces soldiers with Special Operations More
A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier removes an antenna from the top of Camp Morehead's previous Commando Radio station facility Aug. 30. The radio station moved locations in order to expand workspace and cov More
Afghan commandos fill a Chinook CH-47D helicopter during a cache recovery operation in Dasht-e Qaleh village, Takhar province, Sept. 1. The joint operation included Afghan Commandos, the Drug Enforcement Agency More
Afghan Commandos coordinate to provide security over watch during a mission in which the Afghan National Army's 3rd Commando Kandak, advised and assisted by Coalition forces, found and destroyed multiple bomb-m More
U.S. Army Pfc. David Leigh, of Elizabeth City, N.C., dices red and green bell peppers in preparation for the Special Operations Task Force - South dining facility's lunch service, Sept. 4, 2010, at Kandahar Air More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Riga, commander of Special Operations Task Force - South, briefs of group of SOTF - S distinguished guests, including U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Georgia (center), before the group More
Cousins Noor Mohammad and Kasim Mullah laugh when a nurse asks if they are twins at Bagram's Craig Joint Theater Hospital Sep. 6. Mullah sustained a broken leg and multiple lacerations when a bomb detonated in More
Adm. James G. Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander, United States European Command, talks with Commandos at a modular demonstration Sept. 8 at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan, K More
The 6th Kandak Commandos provide security during a Afghan Ministry of Defense visit at Camp Morehead near Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 10. The 6th Commando Kandak recently completed a mission where they helped retr More
Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, Defense Minister of Afghanistan, speaks to Commandos at Camp Morehead Sept. 10. Afghan Gen. Dadan Lawang, 1st Commando Brigade commander, hosted a visit where various dignitaries from t More
Pfc. Dustin Murray, a cook for Headquarters Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, prepares food for more than 400 soldiers during a barbecue in remembrance of 9/11 on Camp Montrond, Bagram, More
Villagers gather outside a polling station located in Jan Qadan elementary school, Jan Qadan village, Panjshir province, Sept. 18. after casting their vote in the parliamentary election, only the second since t More
A company of Afghan National Army Commandos work with a team Special Operation Task Force - South Soldiers to clear the town of Chalgor, Panjwa'i District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan of improvised explosive More
An Afghan boy is comforted and cleaned while his mother is seen at the Forward Operating Base Price clinic, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Danish nurses comforted the boy at the clinic in a team effort by D More
Col. Ghulam Muhaidin, commander, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, scans a formation of his brigade's 2nd Battalion during a training day led by members of Special Operations Task Force - South in More
An Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit member fires at a target during rifle marksmanship training with U.S. Special Operations Force counterparts, Sept. 22. Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations More
Sgt. 1st Class William Pegler, the battalion fuel handler for 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group at Camp Montrond, Afghanistan, still wears an Americal Division combat patch he earned while serving in the More
Afghan Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces, with Special Operations Task Force - South, conduct a joint patrol, Sept. 24, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Afghan and U.S. forces wor More
An Afghan National Army Special Forces soldier looks on as another soldier converses with Afghan civilians regarding Taliban presence in the area during a patrol, Sept. 24, 2010, in Khakrez District, Kandahar p More
The 1st Commando Brigade hosts a Shura with elders from nearby villages at Camp Morehead in Kabul province, Sept. 26. The Shura was an opportunity for the Commando Brigade to express their commitment to the peo More
A policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, practices his rifle marksmanship during a day of training with U.S. Special Forces at a range in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, S More
A group of Afghan security force members watch as a dump truck unloads one of what will be many loads of dirt on the new road that will link Moqur and Darrah-I-Bum, Sept. 30. Afghan officials cut a ribbon symbo More
Soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South prepare to load an all-terrain vehicle on to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation for a rapid offload during operations Oct. 1 in the Maruf District, Kan More
A member of the Afghan National Security Forces patrols the village of Talawka, Konduz province, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2010.
A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, advised by soldiers from Special Operations Task Force - South, perform a village search during an operatio More
Dr. M. Haroon, with 3rd Commando Kandak based in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, holds the hand of 10-month-old Nawida as she is examined by a Special Operations Task Force - South doctor Oct. 18. Nawida had an in More
Mir Abdel, a policeman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, conducts a morning security patrol with a flower attached to the end of his rifle Oct. 19, 2020, in Zhari District, Kan More
An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported by soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, braces himself before he jumps across a ditch as he follows his fellow soldiers during an operation More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, and a U.S. Special Forces team discovered an explosives cache including this chest, rigged to detonate, Oct. 26, 2010, in Zhari Dist More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, establish security in remote locales like this dusty intersection in Zhari District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 27. The AN More
Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Moulton, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Emergency Force Squadron operations manager, directs the off-loading of materials for a security shed for Jan Qadam village school in support of More
A U.S. Special Forces officer and Col. John Mulholland, deputy commander of Regional Command - North, greets Gen. Abdul Rahimi, the police chief of Baghlan province, during a visit to Combat Outpost Shahabuddin More
Local villagers practice putting tourniquets on each other after U.S. Special Forces medics give villagers a basic medical survival class in Pol-e Khumri District, Baghlan province Oct. 28. The villagers only h More
Policemen with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, discuss regional security issues with Afghan villagers during an afternoon patrol Oct. 29, 2010, with U.S. Special Forces in Zhari D More
An Afghan Commando from 4th Commando Kandak pulls security in Talukan Village, Oct. 30, during a clearing operation in the Panjwa’i District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
More than a hundred villagers gather, hoping to grab a parachute canopy, as U.S. Special Forces retrieve containers of food and supplies air-dropped in a field below Outpost North, Baghlan province Oct. 30.
Afghan graduates of a First Responder course, facilitated by Special Operations Task Force - East, demonstrate their newly learned skills while assessing a mock victim in the village of Jan Qadam, Parwan provin More
An Afghan security guard raises the gate to Bagram Air Field as Special Operations Task Force - East soldiers leave the base to patrol a local village. ASG is a government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan su More
An Afghan boy puts up his fists in a playful manner as U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Special Operations Task Force - East, meet with village elders to discuss security and improvement in the village of Jan Qa More
A class of Afghan students direct questions toward Spc. David Havlicek, Special Operations Task Force-East medic, in preparation for a scenario-based demonstration of the skills and knowledge they learned from More
The first class of the Afghan national army special forces received their coveted tan berets in a ceremony Nov. 1 at Camp Morehead, Kabul province after completing six months of on the job training partnered wi More
Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice minesweeping techniques using a metal detector and file formation at Camp Hero, Nov. 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Commandos, with service members from More
An Afghan solider in the Commando Sustainment Course conducts security during his training at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan Nov. 3. Soldiers go through a 10-week CDO Sustainment Course to join of ranks of the elit More
Afghanistan National Army Special Forces and United States Special Forces soldiers scans the local desert for any persons of suspicion while conducting their Key Leader Engagement in Hyderbad, Helmand province, More
United States Special Forces members conduct security during the 8th Commando Kandak field training exercises held in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, Nov. 4.
A Commando with the 9th Commando Kandak explains the inner workings of the Beretta M9 during a pistol familiarization drill at a range near their compound in Herat, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. The commandos, having ju More
Abdul Samat Durrani, the district governor of Maruf, and Nader Khan, the Afghan National Police chief for Maruf District, and members of Special Operations Task Force - South headed up efforts to clean the baza More