A security detail keeps overwatch during a Relief In Place (RIP) ceremony at the Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC), Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to commemorate the Transition Of Authority (TOA) from 1/23r More
Lt. Col. Sean Riordan, the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, encourages Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to devote themselves to bettering Garmsir during a relief in plac More
The Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) color guard marches on the colors at the transfer of authority ceremony here Aug. 14. CLB-4 transferred responsibilities as the Regimental More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 prepare for the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken over for RCT-6 who was deployed to Helmand pro More
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Sustainment Brigade Commander, Captain Nicholas Linse, Staff Sgt. Michelle Bottex, supply non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. Jorge Ramos, supply NCO, invento More
Sgt. Thomas D. Frazier (right), a native of Shelbyville, Ind., and support operations transportation National Afghan Trucking noncommissioned officer in charge for the outgoing unit the 1438th Transportation Co More
Spc. Jacob J. Olivas, a combat medic with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, patrols a Kabul street in early December with other members of his platoon. This is one More
Spc. James Nangauta Jr., center, and Staff Sgt. Walter H. Rozanski Jr. of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, load duffel bags onto a vehicle in More
Lt. Col. Michael Tougher, left, Task Force Guam commander, and Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, commander of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, watch as soldiers board a C More
First Sgt. John T. Johnson, right, first sergeant of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, cases his unit colors as HHC closed out its Operation En More
Master Sgt. Duane Perez, first sergeant for Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, carries duffel bags and leads troops to a CH-47 Chinook as they departed Camp Phoenix, More
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Sablan, left, and Spc. Gabriella Malsol of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 from Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanista More
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Flores of the Guam Army National Guard's Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, straps a Guam flag to his hand carry bag and next to Freedom, a stuffed animal he uses as a More
Members of the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, load equipment onto a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 as they commence movement out of Afghanistan. Task Force Guam's last group of Soldie More
Command Sgt. Maj. Mel Hennegan, left, command sergeant major of Task Force Guam, and commander Lt. Col. Michael A. Tougher secure their Battalion guidon Dec. 26 at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan, signifying the More
Twenty-thousand feet above earth, Capt. Brandon Leigh, left, and Capt. Jeff Pecora of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 based out of Manas Transition Center, Kyrgyzstan pilot a C-17 Globemas More
Task Force Guam soldiers deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom finally returned to the United States Dec. 31 at Gulfport International Airport, Miss., and are greeted by representatives from th More
Lieutenant Col. Sidney R. Welch, right, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, uncases the battalion's battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Griffith of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1st. Lt. Adam Bone of Royal Oak, Mich., and Sgt. Scott Sayce of Pembroke, Mass., stand guard outside of the 201st Afghan National Army Corps commander’s o More
U.S. Army advisers with Security Force Advise and Assist Team Blue, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, enter the Afghan National Police headquarters in Jalalabad, Feb. 3, 2014, More
U.S. Army leaders with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, and 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Strike, the unit replacing Patriot in Regional Comman More
Corporal David Smith, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, and Harrisburg, Pa., native, aims in on a target on the ground during an assault support mission in Helmand provin More
Soldiers of the 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) prepare to case their color and guideon during their transfer of authority ceremony to the 316th ESC at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 23, 2016. (U.S. Army More
Brig. Gen. Richard R. Coffman, the incoming Mission Command Element commander, gives a speech to the Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas and 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, durin More
Command Sgt. Maj. Duane Hedrick, command sergeant major of the 652nd Regional Support Group, left, and Col. Erica Herzog, the commander of the 652nd RSG, case the unit colors during the Relief in Place/Transfe More
200731-N-CE622-0011 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 31, 2020) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 det. Rota, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, is relieved by NMCB 133 det. Rota, during a Reli More
Lt. Col. Richard A. Wholey, commander of the 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Task Force Palmetto, speaks on behalf of his unit at a transfer of authority ceremony at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq, June 20.
Habibullah Khan, District Governor Nad Ali and Lieutenant Colonel Shadi Khan, District Chief Of Police Nad Ali, attend a Relief In Place (RIP) ceremony at the Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC), Camp Leather More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Sean Riordan and Sgt. Maj. Dwight D. Jones, the commanding officer and sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, retire their battalion battle colors to make way for those of 3r More
Sgt. Maj. Robert H. Brown Jr. (left), Battalion Sergeant Major, Combat Logistics 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Lt. Col. Adam L. Chalkley (right), Commanding Officer, CLB-4, salute the colors duri More
Marines with a color guard for Regimental Combat Team 6 and 7 stand at the position of attention during the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 ha More
Spc. Dewayne M. Johnson, a native of Muncie, Ind., and fuel manager with the outgoing unit the 1438th Transportation Company, 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Task Force Lifeliner, shows the fuel yard More
Spc. Phillip C. Escribano, left, and team leader Sgt. Anthony R. Francisco of second platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare a pre-mission brief More
Maj. Rickey M. Flores, left, Task Force Guam executive officer, and Capt. Stephanie L. Taijeron, medical officer, prepare for movement out of Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, recently. The pair was part of Gua More
Capt. Eugene S.A. Guerrero, commander for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, leads his soldiers who escorted tactical vehicles out of Camp Phoen More
Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, left, commander, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and Master Sgt. Duane Perez, first sergeant, furl their unit colors, signifying Echo's More
The Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, organize duffel bags, ruck sacks and themselves Dec. 25 in preparation to leave Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan during the final phase of More
Soldiers from Task Force Guam, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 from Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, during Guam's last push out of th More
Spc. Doris Parr of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, smiles Dec. 25 before boarding a helicopter flight to North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. Parr is one of Task Fo More
In this "fisheye" shot, soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, prepare for their Dec. 26 Casing Ceremony at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. The historic ceremony officia More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, display the Guam flag after boarding a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Dec. 28 at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan. The soldiers More
Task Force Guam soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard disembark a chartered aircraft Dec. 31 at Gulfport International Airport, Miss., from Manas Transit Center, Bishkek More
Lieutenant Col. Brian W. Mullery, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, gives a farewell speech during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. The batta More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Adam Bone of Royal Oak, Mich., and Sgt. Scott Sayce of Fort Wayne, Ind., stand guard securing the commanders of Regional Command East and 10th Mountain Division as they meet with the 201st Afg More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Strait, noncomissioned officer in charge, Security Force Advise and Assist Team Blue, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, from Santa Fe, N.M., meets with one of his c More
U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, side by side with soldiers from the brigade who is taking over operations from them, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101 More
Corporal David Smith, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, and a Harrisburg, Pa., native, writes down coordinates while in flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15 More
Lt. Col. David Langer, a chaplain with the 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), reads the invocation before the 451st ESC and 316th ESC transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 23, 201 More
Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, gives a speech to the Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas and 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, during a transf More
From left, Col. Matthew Schell, commander of the 297th Regional Support Group from the Alaska National Guard, Col. Erica Herzog, commander of the 652nd RSG, from the U.S. Army Reserve, and Maj. Gen. Christopher More
200731-N-CE622-0016 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 31, 2020) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 det. Rota, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, is relieved by NMCB 133 det. Rota, during a Reli More
Lt. Col. Fox, commander of the 50th Signal Battalion, Task Force Twin Lions speaks on behalf of the incoming signal unit at a transfer of authority ceremony at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq, June 20.
Major Christopher J. Toland, Commander of troops, forms up during a Relief In Place (RIP) ceremony at the Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC), Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to commemorate the Transition Of A More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew J. Palma, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, encourages his Marines to devote themselves to helping transition Garmsir to the local government during a re More
Sgt. Maj. Robert H. Brown Jr. (left), Battalion Sergeant Major, Combat Logistics 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Lt. Col. Adam L. Chalkley (right), Commanding Officer, CLB-4, case the battalion col More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6 and 7 salute during the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken over for RCT-6 who was deployed to Hel More
Spc. Marcos Garcia, a native of Chicago, Ill., and a wheeled vehicle mechanic with incoming unit 1638th Transportation Company, ensures accurate accountability and serviceability of a tool kit as part of the re More
Staff Sgt. Ray D. Aromin, a squad leader with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, patrols a Kabul street and meets an Afghan civilian in early December with other mem More
Staff Sgt. Jeff D. Kosaka of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, loads duffel bags and ruck sacks onto a vehicle recently as Task Force Guam's fi More
Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, bid farewell to Task Force Guam's first group of Soldiers departing Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghan More
First Sgt. John T. Johnson, left, and Capt. Eugene Guerrero, leaders of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, furl their unit guidon Dec. 23 at Cam More
Task Force Guam Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, tightly pack a CH-47 Chinook filled with duffel bags and ruck sacks Dec. 25 during a flight out of Camp Phoenix, K More
Task Force Guam soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 as they departed Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan during the Guam Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment's last move out of the count More
Members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, grab a camera spotlight Dec. 25 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan. They are part of Task Force Guam's last cluster of Soldiers to l More
Sgt. Gerald Fernandez, holding black case, and Capt. Venesia Luzanta of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and other Soldiers board a CH-47 Chin More
Capt. Eugene Guerrero, commander of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, sings the national anthem to open the Dec. 26 Casing Ceremony at North Ka More
Spc. Stephen Amaguin, right, and Spc. Frankie Borja of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, lead the last group of Task Force Guam Soldiers aboard a C-17 Globemaster I More
As Task Force Guam soldiers exit a chartered flight from Manas Transit Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Col. Diron Cruz, bottom right, chief of staff, Guam National Guard, greets them Dec. 31 at Gulfport Internatio More
Lieutenant Col. Sidney R. Welch, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, addresses guests during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. The battalion rep More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Adam Bone of Royal Oak, Mich., stands guard outside of the 201st Afghan National Army Corps commander’s office as he meets with the Regional Command East commander and 10th Mountain Division c More
U.S. Army advisors with Security Force Advise and Assist Team Blue (left and right), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, help orient a soldier from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101s More
U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, guard a conference at Afghan National Army base Finley Shields on Feb. 17, 2014. The purpose behind the meeting was t More
Sergeant James Shutts and Cpl. David Smith, UH-1Y Huey crew chiefs with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, search for their target as the aircraft flies over a sector of Helmand province, Afghanistan, More
Brig. Gen. Bruce Hackett, the commanding general of the 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Thomas, the senior enlisted advisor of the 451st ESC, case their colors during the More
Command Sgt. Maj. Eric B. Olsen, stands in front of a formation of 4th Infantry Division Soldiers during a relief in place, transfer of authority held in Poznan, Poland, Feb. 28, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. More
Maj. Gen. Christopher O. Mohan, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, leads the procession of the official party into the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority ceremony July 8 in the hanga More
200731-N-CE622-0043 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 31, 2020) Capt. Curtis Larson, commodore of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, speaks as Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 det. Rota, assigned to CTF More
United States Marine Lieutenant Colonel Brian M. O'Leary (left) parades during a Relief In Place (RIP) ceremony at the Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC), Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to commemorate the Tr More
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Matthew J. Palma and Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece, the commanding officer and sergeant major of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, attach an Operation Enduring Freedom battle streamer to the batt More
Sgt. Maj. Stephanie K. Murphy (left), Battalion Sergeant Major, Combat Logistics 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Lt. Col. Denise M. Mull (right), Commanding Officer, CLB-2, uncase the battalion col More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 salute during the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken over for RCT-6 who was deployed to Helmand p More
Spc. Peter M. Bamba Jr., left, and Spc. Ryuto Sawada of second platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, listen to a pre-mission brief early December durin More
The first wave of tactical vehicles escorting Task Force Guam soldiers to a Kabul airport are ground-guided out of Camp Phoenix recently. The deployed members of 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Arm More
Sgt. McMillan Kitalong of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, say goodbye to Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 17 prior to boarding a CH-47 Chinook. Kitalong and More
Capt. Joey C. San Nicolas, commander, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, furls his unit guidon Dec. 23 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, signifying his unit's com More
Spc. Jared Mellon, left, and Master Sgt. Duane Perez of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, check a sensitive items list Dec. 25 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan p More
Sgt. Anthony R. Francisco, left, and Spc. Eamonn Soll of Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, move a case to the Camp Phoenix flight line Dec. 25 More
Spc. Joe Mantanona of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, loads a duffel bag onto a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan. Mantanona is part of Ta More
Task Force Guam soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, walk into a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Dec. 28 at North Kaia, Kabul, Afghanistan, as their journey home b More
A busload of Task Force Guam soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, await a Dec. 31 chartered flight from Manas Transit Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Gulfport Internat More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 present organizational colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2014. The battalion replaced CLB-6 as the logistics More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Griffith of Fort Wayne, Ind., stands guard outside of the 201st Afghan National Army Corps commander’s office as he meets with the Regional Command East commander and 10th Mountain Div More
U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Perez helps secure the Afghan National Police Headquarters in Jalalabad Feb. 3, 2014, while Security Force Advise and Assist Team Blue with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, T More
U.S. Army Spc. Victor Montes (left), a Barranquilla, Columbia, native with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, helps secure a key leader engagement at Afghan National Army Base More
A Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 runs to an AH-1W Cobra preparing for an immediate launch from the Camp Bastion flightline in support of a medical evacuation, Feb. 15, 2014. An immediat More
Brig. Gen. Robert Harter, the commanding general of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny McPeek, the senior enlisted advisor of the 316th ESC, uncase their colors during t More
Sgt. Maj. Terry Preston, stands in front of a formation of 1st Infantry Division Soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony held in Poznan, Poland, Feb. 28, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dustin D. Biven More
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Cunningham, command sergeant major of the 297th Regional Support Group, left, and Col. Matthew Schell, the commander of the 297th RSG, uncase the unit colors during the Relief in Place More