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An Iraqi army soldier assigned to 1st Company, 2nd

An Iraqi army soldier assigned to 1st Company, 2nd

An Iraqi army soldier assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division conducts a patrol in a Al Karradhah District neighborhood Dec 31, 2008 in eastern Baghdad. IA soldiers were assi... More

'The Faces of Collaboration': Platoon of IA Soldiers Graduates From M1A1 Pre-NET

'The Faces of Collaboration': Platoon of IA Soldiers Graduates From M1...

Brig. Gen. Abdullah Ghaet Habeeb (left), deputy commanding general of the 9th Iraqi Army Division, speaks to IA soldiers from 2nd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th IA Div., who graduate... More

Iraqi Army soldiers Cpl. Hussain Ali Abdul (left) and

Iraqi Army soldiers Cpl. Hussain Ali Abdul (left) and

Iraqi Army soldiers Cpl. Hussain Ali Abdul (left) and Cpl. Ahmed Abood Jassim, with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, sit atop an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank A... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Barr (right), an infantry

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Barr (right), an infantry

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Barr (right), an infantry squad leader from Centralia, Iowa, with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, talks with children of the village of Ghaziabad, Afghanistan, Dec. 26.

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. The ANA commandos conduct counte... More

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan an upcoming operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network located in Jaghatu district, Wardak province... More

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012, discusses the upcoming day with Guatemala... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zane Arnett instructs Republic of

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zane Arnett instructs Republic of

U.S. Marine Cpl. Zane Arnett instructs Republic of Korea Marines visiting USS New Orleans during a weapons class with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit here June 8. Arnett, 24, hails from Palisade, Colo., and ... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion takes notes during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 2... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion takes notes during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 2... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), prepare for a two-day clearing mission of the Komande... More

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry Brigade, run through smoke they created during training here while paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy observe, Sept. 24. This... More

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade,

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade,

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade, 2nd battalion, 1st company provides security during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 19, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is ... More

Paratroopers assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion,

Paratroopers assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion,

Paratroopers assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Paratroopers assisted Iraqi army s... More

Sgt. Daniel Valdez (center), an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle

Sgt. Daniel Valdez (center), an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle

Sgt. Daniel Valdez (center), an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank mechanic with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center ex... More

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Kemler, an infantryman from Denver,

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Kemler, an infantryman from Denver,

U.S. Army Spc. Robert Kemler, an infantryman from Denver, Iowa, loads a belt of rounds into a .50-caliber machine gun Dec. 26 at Combat Outpost Najil in preparation for a mission in the nearby village of Ghazia... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. The ANA commandos conduct ... More

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan

Afghan National Army commandos at Camp Morehead plan an upcoming operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network located in Jaghatu district, Wardak province... More

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012, distributes candy to children in class. ... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Burree instructs Republic

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Burree instructs Republic

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Burree instructs Republic of Korea Marines visiting USS New Orleans during a weapons class with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit here June 8. Burree, 25, hails from Santa Barbar... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion searches a vehicle while another soldier pulls security during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Re... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion searches a vehicle while another soldier pulls security during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Re... More

Polish army soldiers, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion,, Southern Germany

Polish army soldiers, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion,, Southern Germany

Polish army soldiers, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion, and Bulgarian soldiers, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, replicating Afghanistan National Army (ANA), set up security in a town... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division cross the Tarnak river in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April ... More

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry

Latvian Soldiers from 1st Company, Land Force Infantry Brigade, check their plans after dismounting a U.S. Stryker armored vehicle from Apache Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany. The L... More

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade,

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade,

A Polish soldier with the 12th mechanized brigade, 2nd battalion, 1st company, provides security during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 19, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is... More

Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion,

Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion,

Iraqi army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th Infantry Division conduct a patrol in a Al Karradhah district Dec 31, 2008 in eastern Baghdad. IA soldiers were assisted in the coun... More

Brig. Gen. Ralph Baker (center), deputy commanding

Brig. Gen. Ralph Baker (center), deputy commanding

Brig. Gen. Ralph Baker (center), deputy commanding general-east for United States Division – Center, discusses tank training with Capt. Haitham Ibrahim Humadi (third from left) with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company, 4t... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st Platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st Platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st Platoon leader for Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Waterloo, Iowa, and Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (right), 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 201s... More

Afghan National Army commandos build rapport with local

Afghan National Army commandos build rapport with local

Afghan National Army commandos build rapport with local villagers during an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. The ANA comman... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012, distributes candy to children in class. ... More

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion takes down a role-playing civilian's information after stopping his vehicle during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at th... More

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th

A Slovenian army soldier from the 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion takes down a role-playing civilian's information after stopping his vehicle during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at th... More

Bulgarian soldiers, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

Bulgarian soldiers, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

Bulgarian soldiers, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, replicating Afghanistan National Army (ANA), pull security during a military advisory team (MAT) training exercise at the Join... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division cross the Tarnak river in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April ... More

An Iraqi child insisted having his picture taken with

An Iraqi child insisted having his picture taken with

An Iraqi child insisted having his picture taken with Sgt. Erin James Brown, a native of Sidney, Neb., and team leader assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade ... More

Sgt. John Dunmeyer (second from left), with Company

Sgt. John Dunmeyer (second from left), with Company

Sgt. John Dunmeyer (second from left), with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center discusses M1A1 loading procedures... More

Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (left), 1st Company,

Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (left), 1st Company,

Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (left), 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 201st ANA Regiment, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee, 1st Platoon leader for Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Waterloo... More

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected of harboring insurgents during an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 7... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, left, of the 142nd Military

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, left, of the 142nd Military

Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, left, of the 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012, translates between U.S. mili... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion pulls security at a temporary check point during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center... More

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized

A Slovenian army soldier from 1st Company, 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion pulls security at a temporary check point during a Kosovo Forces (KFOR) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center... More

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, replicating Afghanistan National Army (ANA), pulls security during a military advisory team (MAT) training exercise at the Jo... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), carry mission essential equipment across the Tarnak R... More

Cpl. Ahmed Abood Jassim, with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company,

Cpl. Ahmed Abood Jassim, with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company,

Cpl. Ahmed Abood Jassim, with 3rd Platoon, 1st Company, 4th Tank Regiment, 35th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, jokes with a fellow IA soldier about the heat inside the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Aug. 23 du... More

U.S. Army Pfc. David Feldman (right), an infantryman

U.S. Army Pfc. David Feldman (right), an infantryman

U.S. Army Pfc. David Feldman (right), an infantryman from Dubuque, Iowa, with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, photographs one of the citizens of Ghaziabad, Afghanistan, Dec. 26.

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep warm after conducting an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA comma... More

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition Special

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition Special

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition Special Operations Forces patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing networ... More

While touring the temporary school facilities is Sarrax-Och,

While touring the temporary school facilities is Sarrax-Och,

While touring the temporary school facilities is Sarrax-Och, Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, left, of the 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Be... More

A Polish army soldier, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion,

A Polish army soldier, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion,

A Polish army soldier, Podhale's Rifleman Battalion, and Bulgarian soldiers, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, replicating Afghanistan National Army (ANA), pulls security in a town... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Webb, right, helps Spc. Steven

U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Webb, right, helps Spc. Steven

U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Webb, right, helps Spc. Steven Andreini climb out of the Tarnak river after crossing it during a patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Both Sold... More

An Afghan National Army soldier pulls security, watching

An Afghan National Army soldier pulls security, watching

An Afghan National Army soldier pulls security, watching the mountainside with his Draganov sniper rifle outside the village of Ghaziabad, Afghanistan, Dec 26.

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep

Afghan National Army commandos build a fire to keep warm after conducting an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA comma... More

Afghan National Army commandos wait to be briefed on

Afghan National Army commandos wait to be briefed on

Afghan National Army commandos wait to be briefed on an upcoming operation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Dec. 11. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgency operations throughout Afghanistan to provide stabil... More

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected

Afghan National Army commandos enter a building suspected of harboring insurgents during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu distri... More

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion,

A Bulgarian soldier, 1st Company, 38th Mechanized Battalion, 2nd Mechanized Brigade, replicating Afghanistan National Army (ANA), pulls security during a military advisory team (MAT) training exercise at the Jo... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division cross the Tarnak river with their Afghan National Army counterparts while on patrol in t... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Ott (left), an infantryman

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Ott (left), an infantryman

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Ott (left), an infantryman trained in civil affairs with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, talks with village elder Khir Mohammed (right) in the village of Ghaziabad... More

Afghan National Army commandos secure a site after

Afghan National Army commandos secure a site after

Afghan National Army commandos secure a site after an operation to disrupt a budding improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. The ANA commandos conduct counterins... More

An Afghan National Army commando commander gives a

An Afghan National Army commando commander gives a

An Afghan National Army commando commander gives a brief on an upcoming operation at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Dec. 11. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsurgency operations throughout Afghanistan to provide... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Brittan, with Charlie Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Brittan, with Charlie Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Brittan, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), carries a bag across the Tarnak River... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader for Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Waterloo, Iowa, and Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (center), 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 201... More

An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound

An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound

An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanis... More

U.S. Army Capt. Ralph Parlin, right, the commander

U.S. Army Capt. Ralph Parlin, right, the commander

U.S. Army Capt. Ralph Parlin, right, the commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, relays information to his company while an Afghan li... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader

U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Dundee (left), 1st platoon leader for Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, from Waterloo, Iowa, and Afghan National Army Lt. Rastum (center), 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 201... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Ivan Ibarra, left, and Pfc. Alfredo

U.S. Army Pfc. Ivan Ibarra, left, and Pfc. Alfredo

U.S. Army Pfc. Ivan Ibarra, left, and Pfc. Alfredo Hidalgo, both assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Divisi... More

An Afghan girl watches as Afghan National Army and

An Afghan girl watches as Afghan National Army and

An Afghan girl watches as Afghan National Army and U.S. soldiers talk with people of her village Dec. 26 in Ghaziabad, Afghanistan.

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Vento with Charlie Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Vento with Charlie Company,

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Vento with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), walks toward villages that are a part ... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

U.S. Soldiers provide security for a village while

U.S. Soldiers provide security for a village while

U.S. Soldiers provide security for a village while it is searched by their counterparts and members of the Afghan National Army during a mission in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April ... More

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More

An Afghan National Army commando searches a building

An Afghan National Army commando searches a building

An Afghan National Army commando searches a building during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanis... More

A U.S. Soldier, left, provides security as his Afghan

A U.S. Soldier, left, provides security as his Afghan

A U.S. Soldier, left, provides security as his Afghan counterparts search for weapons caches in a village near Komandek Ghar in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. U.S. Soldi... More

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

A U.S. Soldier, right, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier, right, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier, right, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), provides security as members of the Afghan N... More

An Afghan National Army commando breaches the door

An Afghan National Army commando breaches the door

An Afghan National Army commando breaches the door of a building suspected of harboring insurgents during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanist... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

An Afghan soldier gives a young child banana chips

An Afghan soldier gives a young child banana chips

An Afghan soldier gives a young child banana chips while on patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth/Released)

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterin... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

A U.S. Soldier searches cargo being carried by a camel

A U.S. Soldier searches cargo being carried by a camel

A U.S. Soldier searches cargo being carried by a camel while on patrol with Afghan counterparts in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. The Soldiers were assigned to Charlie C... More

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during

Afghan National Army commandos provide security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterinsur... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division prepare to set up a patrol base in the Registan Desert in Kandahar province, Afghanistan... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt an improvised explosive device cell in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. The ANA commandos conduct counterin... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division provide security for a hasty patrol base in the Registan Desert in Kandahar provi... More

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their

Afghan National Army commandos patrol toward their objective during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, ... More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and their Afghan National Army counterparts, gather at a hasty patrol base in the Regis... More

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security

An Afghan National Army commando provides security during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanista... More

U.S. Soldiers and their Afghan counterparts gather

U.S. Soldiers and their Afghan counterparts gather

U.S. Soldiers and their Afghan counterparts gather at a patrol base in the Registan Desert in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. The Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infan... More

An Afghan National Army commando prepares to search

An Afghan National Army commando prepares to search

An Afghan National Army commando prepares to search a building during an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province... More

A U.S. Soldier is silhouetted against the sun as he

A U.S. Soldier is silhouetted against the sun as he

A U.S. Soldier is silhouetted against the sun as he drinks water before beginning the second day of a two-day operation near Komandek Ghar in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 11, 20... More

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook after conducting an operation to disrupt a Taliban weapons storage and improvised explosive device manufacturing network in Jaghatu district, Wardak province... More