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Minnesota Viking cheerleader Bailey performs a dance

Minnesota Viking cheerleader Bailey performs a dance

Minnesota Viking cheerleader Bailey performs a dance routine during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. Bailey and four other cheerleaders visited BAF with a promise to give ... More

More than 150 U.S. Army Soldiers participated in the

More than 150 U.S. Army Soldiers participated in the

More than 150 U.S. Army Soldiers participated in the United States Forces-Iraq Naturalization ceremony at Base Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4. In attendance were Commander U.S. Forces Iraq, Gen. Raymond T. Ordierno... More

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes

Five Kuchi boys gather and talk about the new shoes they received during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In addition to receivi... More

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon commander, utilizes his communication headset to order his soldiers into a defensive posture near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8.... More

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Aspuhel 19, a Spanish a... More

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's

Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's Chief of Defense, arrives at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2010. After meeting with coalition troops at Camp Arena, he flew to a forward op... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., drops several pallets of cargo over Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from Fort Cars... More

An Afghan woman and her son ride a donkey through a

An Afghan woman and her son ride a donkey through a

An Afghan woman and her son ride a donkey through a U.S. Army scout presence patrol in Nawbor Village, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011. The scouts, who hail from White Platoo... More

Airmen from the Afghan air force and Aeronautica Militare

Airmen from the Afghan air force and Aeronautica Militare

Airmen from the Afghan air force and Aeronautica Militare (Italian air force) work together to erect an antenna at Shindand Air Base, Herat province, March 6, 2011. Coalition forces advise the training. Afghan ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior

Afghan National Army soldiers pray at their Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) graduation at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. The soldiers will now either report to their units o... More

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed (mostly Italian) Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Th... More

General of the Armies of the United States John "Black

General of the Armies of the United States John "Black

General of the Armies of the United States John "Black Jack" Pershing and Col. Harry Cootes, commander of Fort Myer, Va., review the Machine Gun Troop of the 10th Cavalry Regiment upon its posting to Fort Myer ... More

(Left to right) Sarah and Bailey, two of five Minnesota

(Left to right) Sarah and Bailey, two of five Minnesota

(Left to right) Sarah and Bailey, two of five Minnesota Viking cheerleaders who toured and performed at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19, display their Army t-shirts as they share words of encouragement to... More

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Tova, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West, gives two Kuchi children pairs of slippers during a humanitarian mission to their village near Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1... More

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch from their vehicle near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. After one Italian vehicle became disabled, the soldiers had to secure t... More

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging

A gunner aboard a Spanish army AS532s Cougar, belonging to the Aspuhel 19 unit, keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanista... More

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, International Security Assistance Force commander, and Italian air force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Italy's chief of Defense, met with service members in Bakwa District, Farah provi... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., drops several pallets of cargo over Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from Fort Cars... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Cooper and other Soldiers from

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Cooper and other Soldiers from

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Cooper and other Soldiers from White Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, take cover as they receive accurate small-arms fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Del... More

Afghan Air Force firefighters Abdull Fatho and Asis

Afghan Air Force firefighters Abdull Fatho and Asis

Afghan Air Force firefighters Abdull Fatho and Asis Ahmed practice responding to a downed helicopter at Shindand Air Base, March 6, 2011. While being advised by Italian air force, the team moved at high speeds ... More

More than 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits graduated

More than 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits graduated

More than 1,400 Afghan National Army recruits graduated from Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. The soldiers will now either report to their u... More

Government representatives from Kabul and from across

Government representatives from Kabul and from across

Government representatives from Kabul and from across western Afghanistan meet at Camp Arena, Herat province, Nov. 24, 2011 to discuss issues related to health care and education in the western provinces. The R... More

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed (mostly Italian) Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Th... More

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. The historic citade... More

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool ribbon cutting ceremony during his tenure as post commander at Fort Myer, Va. He was the post commander from 1975 to 1977.

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Winger, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Billy Grant and Peyton, a Minnesota Viking cheerleader gather on stage during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. ... More

Sons of Iraq members wait to sign the roster and to

Sons of Iraq members wait to sign the roster and to

Sons of Iraq members wait to sign the roster and to turn in their paperwork to enroll in Iraqi Security Forces at Joint Security Station Washash, Iraq on Sept. 18, 2008.

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and

Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and nomadic tents to the culvert that separated them from the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian convoy to their village in Herat pr... More

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents

An Afghan National Army soldier engages insurgents in Bala Murghab, Badghis province, Afghanistan.

A Spanish army AS532s Cougar gunner keeps a keen eye

A Spanish army AS532s Cougar gunner keeps a keen eye

A Spanish army AS532s Cougar gunner keeps a keen eye on his side of the helicopter as they take off from a forward operating base in Regional Command-West, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. Aspuhel 19, a Spanish army aviat... More

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from For... More

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made

An Italian soldier removes loaves of bread from a home-made and wood-burning brick oven at Forward Operating Base Todd, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2011. The mess hall staff serves about 1,050 meals ... More

An Afghan National Army soldier practices firing near

An Afghan National Army soldier practices firing near

An Afghan National Army soldier practices firing near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab District, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2011. The ANA at COP Delorean often patrol with the 7th Squadron, 10t... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Sweetman, Bulldog Troop, White

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Sweetman, Bulldog Troop, White

U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Sweetman, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, looks through his rifle scope to scan for insurgents during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delor... More

A partially above and partially underground Karez transports

A partially above and partially underground Karez transports

A partially above and partially underground Karez transports water to Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan. The karez, which provides water to over a thousand families in a nearby village, collapsed a... More

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier receives a certificate from Italian army Brig. Gen. Marcello Belacicco, Regional Command-West commander, during his Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) graduation at Camp... More

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool

Then-Col. Harvey D. Williams attends a swimming pool ribbon cutting ceremony during his tenure as post commander at Fort Myer, Va. He was the post commander from 1975 to 1977.

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda,

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda,

Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Jessie, Sarah, Amanda, Peyton and Bailey perform a dance routine during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. The ladies visited BAF with a promis... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, poses with a Kuchi child, after giving pairs of slippers during a humanitarian mission to their village near Camp Arena, Herat prov... More

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National army soldiers dug trenches to live in and fight from at Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Service members at COPs along the north and south border regions of the ... More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hass, Senior Airman Shawn Peterman,

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hass, Senior Airman Shawn Peterman,

Staff Sgt. Matthew Hass, Senior Airman Shawn Peterman, Staff Sgt. Joseph Perry and Airman 1st Class Neil Langgaard pose near a satellite Dec. 13, 2010, at Camp Arena, Afghanistan. The airmen are part of a team ... More

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Four ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17

Soldiers retrieve cargo dropped from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. soldiers from For... More

Sgt. Tyson Husk, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog

Sgt. Tyson Husk, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog

Sgt. Tyson Husk, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, calls direction of movement during a recon patrol in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9... More

An Afghan worker utilizes a crank to lower a fellow

An Afghan worker utilizes a crank to lower a fellow

An Afghan worker utilizes a crank to lower a fellow worker into a Karez on Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 7, 2010. The karez, which provides water to over a thousand families in a nearby ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers march at their Basic

Afghan National Army soldiers march at their Basic

Afghan National Army soldiers march at their Basic Warrior Course (ANA's basic training) graduation at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 9, 2011. The soldiers will now either report to their units ... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace (left) and Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class John Pearl prepare to document the Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan,... More

(Right) Col. Jon Sutterfield, 455th Expeditionary

(Right) Col. Jon Sutterfield, 455th Expeditionary

(Right) Col. Jon Sutterfield, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group commander, shows his Viking pride during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 19. Sutterfield is a St. Cloud, M... More

An Afghan worker pours dirt and rocks near the side

An Afghan worker pours dirt and rocks near the side

An Afghan worker pours dirt and rocks near the side of a Karez on Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 7, 2010. The karez, which provides water to over a thousand families in a nearby village, ... More

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and nomadic tents to the culvert that separated them from the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian convoy to their village i... More

A convoy of Italian, U.S. and Afghan National army

A convoy of Italian, U.S. and Afghan National army

A convoy of Italian, U.S. and Afghan National army vehicles travels from Forward Operating Base Prius, Badghis province, Afghanistan, to Combat Outpost Victor, the northern-most COP on the perimeter of the secu... More

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian Senate, inspects his soldiers at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. He delivered the message that on Christmas, people normally spend ti... More

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops

An Oshkosh Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle, stops near cargo pallets in a field near Forward Operating Base Todd, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop,

U.S. Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop,

U.S. Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, discusses a bounding movement with his platoon leader, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Castello, while on a ... More

Sgt. Timothy Cooper, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog

Sgt. Timothy Cooper, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog

Sgt. Timothy Cooper, a scout with White Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, dives from incoming enemy fire during a recon patrol in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan,... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Valdo, Navy military working

Petty Officer 2nd Class Valdo, Navy military working

Petty Officer 2nd Class Valdo, Navy military working dog, locates improvised explosive device making materials during a training session at Forward Operating Base Todd, Bala Murghab District, Baghdis Province, ... More

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin,

The Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, is centrally located not far from the ISAF-staffed (mostly Italian) Herat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Th... More

Cpl. Murray Kinnell, New Zealand army, holds up ‘No.

Cpl. Murray Kinnell, New Zealand army, holds up ‘No.

Cpl. Murray Kinnell, New Zealand army, holds up ‘No. 1’ as Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Amanda and Sarah cheer him on. Kinnell competed, and was unanimously voted best, in a ‘touchdown dance’ competition durin... More

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their

Scores of Kuchi children make their way from their mud huts and nomadic tents to the culvert that separated them from the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian convoy to their village i... More

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position

Afghan National Army soldiers take an over-watch position and help protect an Italian convoy near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. After one Italian vehicle became disabled, the Sol... More

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Italian service members stand at attention as the chief

Italian service members stand at attention as the chief

Italian service members stand at attention as the chief of the Italian Senate, Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, enters the courtyard at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. Schifani visited hi... More

Combat Outpost Cougar is one of 16 COPs in the Bala

Combat Outpost Cougar is one of 16 COPs in the Bala

Combat Outpost Cougar is one of 16 COPs in the Bala Murghab Valley, Badghis province, Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force soldiers have had a presence at Forward Operating Base Todd in Bala Mur... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, Bulldog Troop,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, Bulldog Troop,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, returns fire near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. Lewis led one of the four fire teams on t... More

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow

An Afghan air force airman moves tactfully as a fellow airman watches his sector of fire during security forces training, provided by U.S. Air Force airmen at Shindand Air Base, Herat province, March 6, 2011. C... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee, military working dog handler, gives a silent command to Petty Officer 2nd Class Valdo, his Navy military working dog, during a training session at Forward Operating Base Todd, ... More

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals

A corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Herat City is home to an ISAF-staffed provincial reconstruction team, and is linked to Kandah... More

Two Kuchi girls rest in front of their big sister and

Two Kuchi girls rest in front of their big sister and

Two Kuchi girls rest in front of their big sister and wait patiently for their turn to receive shoes, candy and toys during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to their vill... More

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon

Italian army Lt. Andrea Gilli, 6th Company platoon commander, utilizes his communication headset to order his soldiers into a defensive posture near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8.... More

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis

Two ISAF helicopters fly multi-ship patrol over Badghis Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian Senate, tours the flightline and greets soldiers at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. He delivered the message that Italy and the Itali... More

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat

A view of the Bala Murghab Valley, as seen from Combat Outpost Cougar, one of 16 COPs in the Bala Murghab Valley, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force soldiers have had a prese... More

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field

White Platoon, Bulldog Troop soldiers patrol a field near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. Insurgents launched a large-scale attack on COP Delorean Jan. 6 from... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, captures images of an Afghan worker pulling dirt and rocks from a Karez on Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 7,... More

Herat City can be seen through a corridor at the Citadel

Herat City can be seen through a corridor at the Citadel

Herat City can be seen through a corridor at the Citadel of Herat, known to locals as Qala Iktyaruddin, on Dec. 31, 2011 at the citadel in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. Herat City is home to an ISAF-... More

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently

A Kuchi girl holds her little brother and waits patiently for their turn to receive shoes, candy and toys during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to their village in Hera... More

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch

Two Italian soldiers from 6th Company remove a winch from their vehicle near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. After one Italian vehicle became disabled, the soldiers had to secure t... More

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires

A door gunner aboard an ISAF Superpuma helicopter fires his .50-caliber machine gun during a multi-ship patrol over Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. ISAF air support is vital to troop movement, and ground support.

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian

Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani, chief of the Italian Senate, tours the flightline and greets soldiers at Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. He delivered the message that Italy and the Itali... More

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon,

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon,

Army Pfc. Antonio Hawkins, Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, looks through his rifle scope to scan for insurgents during a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis province, Afghani... More

An Afghan worker pulls dirt and rocks from a Karez

An Afghan worker pulls dirt and rocks from a Karez

An Afghan worker pulls dirt and rocks from a Karez on Shindand Air Base in Herat province on March 7, 2011. The karez which provides water to over a thousand families in a nearby village collapsed after recent ... More

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th

1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment (right), interviews a villager at Kamisari Village, Bala Murghab District, Badghis province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011, with ... More

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province,

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province,

A Kuchi encampment near Camp Arena, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Kuchi are nomadic people and migrate throughout Afghanistan.)

Italian and Afghan National Army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National Army soldiers dug trenches

Italian and Afghan National Army soldiers dug trenches to live in and fight from at Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Service members at COPs along the north and south border regions of the ... More

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist

Italian army Cpl. Savi Maurizio, a food service specialist with the 'Alpini' Mountain Regiment, utilizes a hand-made pasta cooker (constructed from a trailer and hitch) to boil pasta at Forward Operating Base T... More

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White

Army Sgt. Tyson Husk, a Scout with Bulldog Troop, White Platoon, discusses a bounding movement with his platoon leader, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Castello, while on a reconnaissance patrol near Combat Outpost ... More

Cpl. Maj. (E-4) Mezzullo Filomena, a mountain soldier

Cpl. Maj. (E-4) Mezzullo Filomena, a mountain soldier

Cpl. Maj. (E-4) Mezzullo Filomena, a mountain soldier from the 6th Company, Tolmezzo Battalion, 8 Alpini Regiment, Julia Brigade, prepares for a convoy from Combat Outpost Sigma to Forward Operating Base Todd, ... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, passes out na'an bread to Afghan workers, who were repairing a Karez, at Shindand Air Base, Herat province, Afghanistan, March 7, 2... More

Maj. Jonathan Lauer, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,

Maj. Jonathan Lauer, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment,

Maj. Jonathan Lauer, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, pulls security as 1st Lt. Joseph Law, Red Platoon leader from the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, interviews village elders at Kamisari Village, B... More

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S.

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S.

Kuchi children move to receive new shoes during a U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Detachment West-sponsored humanitarian mission to his village in Herat province Nov. 18. In addition to receiving shoes and candy, the c... More

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat

Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Regional Command-West Combat Camera photojournalist, captures photos of Italian soldiers fending off insurgent attacks near Combat Outpost Victor, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8... More

A Spanish soldier fires a .50 cal. machine gun from

A Spanish soldier fires a .50 cal. machine gun from

A Spanish soldier fires a .50 cal. machine gun from an AS532 Super Puma, which flew a four-ship patrol over the hills of Badghis province in northwestern Afghanistan Dec. 19, 2010. The Spanish patrol departed f... More

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party

Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Knox, Tactical Party deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, secures a sector of fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean, Bala Murghab, Baghdis p... More

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during

Afghan National Army recruits learn to drive during their Humvee familiarization course at Camp Zafar, Herat province, Afghanistan. The recruits are attending their Basic Military Training at Camp Zafar.

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon scout of 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, fires a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as he receives heavy machine gun fire, as fellow scout Sgt. Jeff Sheppard,... More

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after

Two Kuchi girls sit in front of their encampment, after an ISAF humanitarian mission to their village in Herat province Nov. 18. Historically, most Afghans looked down on the Kuchi because they were traveling p... More

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a

Air Force Senior Airman Jose Cruz-Richardson, a Tactical-Party airman deployed with Bulldog Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, calls for close-air support after his platoon came under accurate small-ar... More

Afghan National Police gather in Chaghcharan to await

Afghan National Police gather in Chaghcharan to await

Afghan National Police gather in Chaghcharan to await their a visit from their commander. The ANP have secured Chagcharan and were recently reinforced by a brigade of Afghan National Army soldiers.

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon

Pfc. Ben Bradley (left), a Bulldog Troop, Red Platoon scout of 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, ducks away from small-arms fire, as fellow scout Sgt. Jeff Sheppard, prepared to reload his M203 grenade launc... More

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