Camp Phoenix Based Civil Military Affairs Team Meets with Afghan Elder...
Maj. Beau Spafford (center) of Summerville, S.C., officer-in-charge, Civil Military Operations, 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, meets with elders from the Hud Kheel villag... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo.,
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo., the Afghan National Army liaison for Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, leaves the Watapur District Center following a... More
Minister of Interior's spokesperson Bashary talks to
Minister of Interior's spokesperson Bashary talks to the media after the MOI/ISAF combined press conference on Sept. 16. Bashary highlighted three major points during his opening remarks: (1) 5,816 polling cen... More
Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian
Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, stationed at Camp Mile Spann convoyed out to Chimtal District and several other sites to aid with assisting Afghan Natio... More
Opening ceremony for new ANP headquarters building in Spin Boldak
Afghan National Police (ANP) chief Sultan Mohammad speaks to attendees during the opening ceremony for the new ANP headquarters building in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2010. (U.S. Arm... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Claudio J. Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Claudio J. Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y., a grenadier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, scans a nearby ridgeline after returning fire against an ... More
ISAF CSM visits Soldiers at FOB Kunduz
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill of International Security Assistance Force talks to the senior non-commissioned officers to conclude his visit at Forward Operating Base Kunduz, Sept. 22.
U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Grape of Holcombe, Wis., combined
U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Grape of Holcombe, Wis., combined joint operations liaison, sits among senior leaders of the Pakistan Army during a border engagement held at the Khyber Border Coordination Center in ea... More
AFGHANISTAN - A U.S. Air Force C-17 "Globemaster III"
AFGHANISTAN - A U.S. Air Force C-17 "Globemaster III" takes off from a recently completed runway here Sept. 23. This is the first C-17 to land at FOB Dwyer. The completed runway provides a new asset to the Mari... More
Cpl. Kofi Agyeman, disbursing pay master, 1st Marine
Cpl. Kofi Agyeman, disbursing pay master, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) stares out of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements after the dust settles while on a convoy through the rugged terrain of Helmand... More
Leaders from the local community wait for a ground
Leaders from the local community wait for a ground breaking ceremony to begin at the Aliabad School in Mazar-e-Sharif located in Northern Afghanistan. Afghan National Security Forces and the International Secur... More
Soldiers of the 10th Mountain, stationed at Camp Mike
Soldiers of the 10th Mountain, stationed at Camp Mike Spann, and Afghan National Army soldiers from Camp Shaheen, visited Aliabad school in the Nahr-e Shahi District, Afghanistan, to deliver school supplies dur... More
ANSF and ISAF Help Local School Ease Overcrowding
Members of the community near the Aliabad School in Mazar-e-Sharif located in Northern Afghanistan listen as guest speakers talk during a ground breaking ceremony at the school. Afghan National Security Forces ... More
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman searches a police vehicle,
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman searches a police vehicle, demonstrating how he would conduct a search at a checkpoint, during a Law Enforcement Professional search class at the 2nd Precinct, AUP in Kunduz, Afgha... More
Wisconsin Native Re-enlists in Combat Zone
Sgt. Christine C. Kurkerewicz re-enlists to serve four more years in the Army, during a ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kurkerewicz is a native of Eagle River, Wisc., and now serves as a personnel a... More
U.S. Navy Special Amphibious Reconnaissance corpsman,
U.S. Navy Special Amphibious Reconnaissance corpsman, Daniel Lang (left), with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), gets his MC-7 parachute gear inspected prior to boardin... More
Gunnery Sgt. Brian Maass (right), jumpmaster Force
Gunnery Sgt. Brian Maass (right), jumpmaster Force Reconnaissance, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), inspects the emergency release mechanism of a Multi Mission Parachu... More
A young Afghan girl, dressed in colorful Kuchi regalia,
A young Afghan girl, dressed in colorful Kuchi regalia, herds sheep in a rural area outside Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 4. The Kuchi, Persian for 'those who move,' are a nomadic tribespeople who have traveled a... More
Three soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in
Three soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Combat Outpost Jelewar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 4.
An F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), receives fuel from a KC-130J Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd MAW (Fwd), here Oct. ... More
Top-notch Lt. Col. Briefs Afghan Logistics Ops
Lt. Col. Steven N. Carozza, support operations officer in charge, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, prepares to brief a handful of general officers on the brigade's ongoing logistics operations, during the Joint Sustai... More
ANA Soldiers Patrol, Maintain Security
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, return to Forward Operating Base Musa Qal’eh after completing a local security patrol in the Musa Qal’eh District center, Oct. 7. The... More
Gunnery Sgt. Brian Maass, jumpmaster Force Reconnaissance,
Gunnery Sgt. Brian Maass, jumpmaster Force Reconnaissance, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), gives his jumpers the six minute warning sign during a jump operation over ... More
An Afghan man stands on the top of his vehicle while
An Afghan man stands on the top of his vehicle while on a convoy halt Oct. 8, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marines with Combat Logistic Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) (not sho... More
Members of the Kabul media prepare to interview U.S.
Members of the Kabul media prepare to interview U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Fivecoat, commander of 3rd Battalion, 3-187th Infantry Regiment, on Forward Operating Base Andar, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2010. ISAF Joint ... More
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, Delta 1-321
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, Delta 1-321 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, prepare to fire a 155 mm howitzer during a training mission at Forward Operating Base Andar, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2010.
158th CSSB Finishes Tour in Afghanistan
Command Sgt. Maj. Pamela M. Higgins, 158th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command sergeant major, congratulates each of the Soldiers under her wing for a job well done, during the battalion's end-of-tour ... More
Members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are re-enlisted by the 101st Commander, Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, thru video teleconference on Forward Operating Base Andar, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2010. In... More
VMAQ-3 deploys to Afghanistan. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 move equipment onto a truck at the Cherry Point aerial port of embarkation Oct. 13. Roughly 150 Marines from the squadron were deployed to Afghanistan ... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment rifle
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment rifle salute during a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch, a rifleman with 2/6 and Sgt. Anthony D. Matteoni, a machine gunner in 2/6, in Marjah... More
A Touheed Abud School official has a conversation with
A Touheed Abud School official has a conversation with U.S. Army Capt. Tony Evanego, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, before receiving furniture and supplies donated to the... More
The sun rises over a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine
The sun rises over a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), as it sits on the flightline here. The Super Stallions are used to transport troops and ... More
Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Williams, U.S. Air Forces
Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Williams, U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band-Galaxy, plays a tune on his keyboard for an audience at the morale welfare and activities tent in the International Security Assis... More
Pfc. Abigail M. Benson, of St. Paul, Minn., now an
Pfc. Abigail M. Benson, of St. Paul, Minn., now an intelligence analyst with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, prepares to recite the oath re-enlistment during a ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 19.... More
Gen. David Petraeus made a surprise visit to re-enlist
Gen. David Petraeus made a surprise visit to re-enlist 158 U.S. Army soldiers at Camp Mike Spann, Oct. 23. Petraeus also greeted and exchanged gifts with Brig. Gen. Zalmai Waisa, commander of the Afghan Nationa... More
Service members and civilians stretch out and warm
Service members and civilians stretch out and warm up before running the Army Ten-Miler shadow run on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 23.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Wojciehowski, a unit
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Wojciehowski, a unit supply specialist with Company A, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and a Vergennes, Vt., resident, passes out Intern... More
Elders board Royal Air Force EH101 Merlins from 1419
Elders board Royal Air Force EH101 Merlins from 1419 Flight Squadron, Joint Aviation Group, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), for transport to a shura in Nad Ali here, Oct. 25. The Merlins transported the el... More
Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd
Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), hammer down matting while constructing a forward arming and refueling point under the cover of darkness in support of Operation... More
Minnesota Army National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Jayce
Minnesota Army National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Jayce Mayberry, Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 47 which is part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann, conducts an English class... More
Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian
Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 47, part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann, conduct operations in Chimtal District, O... More
U.S. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Central
U.S. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Central Command, takes a photo with Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general, Regional Command Southwest, aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 29. M... More
The 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd
The 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, color guard participates in a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 31 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The ceremony marked the end of a y... More
Coalition members from ISAF Joint Command hold candles
Coalition members from ISAF Joint Command hold candles during the All Saints Day Ceremony at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2010. The ceremony was held in remembrance of fallen soldiers. (IS... More
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Brogan, Regional Support
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Brogan, Regional Support Command-North, teaches a combative class at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan, Nov. 7. The 40-hour Modern Army Combative Program is open to all coalition forces and ci... More
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Brogan, Regional Support
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Brogan, Regional Support Command-North, teaches a combative class at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan, Nov. 7. The 40-hour Modern Army Combative Program is open to all coalition forces and ci... More
An ANA soldier fires a M-16 rifle as an ANA
An ANA soldier fires a M-16 rifle as an ANA student-instructor looks on during the Basic Rifle Marksmanship Instructor Course at Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2010. During the ten-day cou... More
Camp Mike Spann volunteers donated their time today
Camp Mike Spann volunteers donated their time today to assist children of Afghan National Army soldiers of the 209th Corps to improve their English skills as part of the established English Conversation Club.
Two Marines, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jarred Shoemaker
Two Marines, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jarred Shoemaker and 54-year-old Sgt. Maj. Thomas Reilly celebrated the Marines' 235th birthday today. Following U.S. Marine tradition, the oldest Marine takes the first ... More
The 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) color guard
The 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) color guard present the colors during the 235th Marine Corps birthday ceremony on Nov. 10 on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marines with the 1st M... More
Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. John McGuiness, Regional
Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. John McGuiness, Regional Support, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, meets with Regional Support Command-North troops to inspect ... More
Members of the Minnesota and Nevada National Guard,
Members of the Minnesota and Nevada National Guard, part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann in northern Afghanistan, provide Commander Col. Paul Calbos, Regional Support Comma... More
Chief Petty Officer Robert Davis, assigned to 2nd Battalion,
Chief Petty Officer Robert Davis, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, holds an infant that was brought to the Afghan National Army medical outreach in Marjah, Afghanistan, to receive a physical exam... More
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) meet country music singer Ayla Brown and her band on Nov. 14 on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. Marin... More
Members of the Outback Steakhouse crew are brought
Members of the Outback Steakhouse crew are brought on stage during the Ayla Brown concert in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, d... More
A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter
A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed wit... More
Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd
Ayla Brown and her band perform in front of a crowd of U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15. Brown used the concert to say thanks to all the troops who ... More
Ten enlisted U.S. service members belonging to NATO
Ten enlisted U.S. service members belonging to NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Regional Support Command-North were awarded the German Schutzenschnur, Nov. 16. To earn the award one must successfully fire the... More
An Afghan National Police jailer and U.S. Army Maj.
An Afghan National Police jailer and U.S. Army Maj. Garrett J. Guitreau (left), team chief of the Stability Transition Team in Baraki Barak District from Baton Rouge, La., discuss security precautions at Baraki... More
An Afghan National Police jailer and U.S. Army Maj.
An Afghan National Police jailer and U.S. Army Maj. Garrett J. Guitreau (left), team chief of the Stability Transition Team in Baraki Barak District from Baton Rouge, La., discuss security precautions at Baraki... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Mitchell A. Weaver, a Williamsport,
U.S. Army Cpl. Mitchell A. Weaver, a Williamsport, Md., native and a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Storm, troubleshoots Lal-Mohammad-Trabi’s ... More
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
Lance Cpl. Derek Monroe with Security Company, and
Lance Cpl. Derek Monroe with Security Company, and Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistic Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), drinks an energy drink while providing convoy security in Helm... More
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
Apprentice Jordan Varney, a hospitalman assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol. Third Battalion is a combat element of Regimental Combat Team 2 conducting counteri... More
During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder
During a shura on top of a mountain, a village elder explains that insurgents use the area without the locals’ approval. Throughout the joint clearing operation, Afghan National Army soldiers from 2nd Company... More
U.S. Army soldiers view Task Force Tiger’s fallen soldiers
U.S. Army soldiers view Task Force Tiger’s fallen soldiers memorial wall before beginning a five-kilometer remembrance run at Forward Operating Base Shank Nov. 25. TF Tiger, the 27th Engineer Battalion from For... More
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the NATO International
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, presents the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, "Triple Deuce," 1st Brigade Combat Team, wi... More
Members of the Nevada National Guard, 137th Military
Members of the Nevada National Guard, 137th Military Police Detachment, part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann and Camp Marmal in northern Afghanistan, participated in a Afgh... More
Members of the Nevada National Guard, 137th Military
Members of the Nevada National Guard, 137th Military Police Detachment, part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann and Camp Marmal in northern Afghanistan, participated in a Afgh... More
Task Force Saber, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st
Task Force Saber, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Pathfinders receive an International Security Assistance Force Commander Kandahar Air Field Commendation awar... More
1st Marine Logistics Group at FOB-Jackson
Hospital corpsmen assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Logistics Group render medical assistance to an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Operating Base Jackson. The battalion is o... More
New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Dost Mohammad holds a 240G machine gun in place while a novice ANA soldier replace’s the weapons spring during a weapons handling class for new ANA soldiers, at Camp Dwyer, Helma... More
New Afghan instructors take reigns from Marine mentors
An Afghan National Army soldier gets a class in weapons handling, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, after graduating from basic training. Regimental Combat Team 1’s Embedded Train still pro... More
Kunar Provincial Gov. Fazlullah Wahidi, presents Fazal
Kunar Provincial Gov. Fazlullah Wahidi, presents Fazal Rabi, chief judge in Norgul District, with a judicial robe after the conclusion of the Rule of Law shura Dec. 7. Rabi was recognized for holding the first ... More
Spc. Robert A. Ousley Jr., a culinary specialist in
Spc. Robert A. Ousley Jr., a culinary specialist in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., recites the Oath of Enlistment during a re-enlistment ceremony on Kandaha... More
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
TF Iron Rakkasan conducts officer exchange with Polish Battle Group
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Peter Sprenger from Stockton, Calif., Platoon Leader for Company A, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, fires the Polish AR47 as part of the officer exchange with Polish Battle Group Alpha.
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
U.S. Army Maj. Scott DeJesse, third from left, the
U.S. Army Maj. Scott DeJesse, third from left, the district support team chief with the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), listens to Mehirulla Muslim, right, the Nurgaram District subgovernor, durin... More
Army 1st Lt. Sean M. Cockrill (near) and Army Sgt.
Army 1st Lt. Sean M. Cockrill (near) and Army Sgt. Michael L. Zickefoose (far), both assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, observe shop activity at t... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Anderson, Nangarhar Provincial
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Anderson, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander from Dallas, greets Khogyani Subgovernor Mohammad Hassan before a meeting on Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields, Dec.... More
Afghan leaders mentoring, Afghanistan
From left, U.S. Army Maj. Scott DeJesse, the district support team chief with the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT); Mehirulla Muslim, the Nurgaram district subgovernor; and U.S. Army Capt. Jyan Beva... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Zickefoose, a team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael L. Zickefoose, a team leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, jokes with children at the Charkh bazaar, Dec. ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Ted A. Broome, Gainesville, Fla., native
U.S. Army Maj. Ted A. Broome, Gainesville, Fla., native and officer in charge of the veterinarian services clinic at Bagram Air Field, checks donkey feed at Combat Outpost Charkh, Dec. 12.
U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Saber, 101st Combat
U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Saber, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, take a group photo before running the Honolulu Marathon shadow run on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. T... More
Afghan child at arrival/departure tent, Camp Dwyer
An Afghan child sits with his uncle in the arrival/departure tent at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2010. The child was treated for a gunshot wound to the stomach at the U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat T... More
U.S. Army Maj. Scott DeJesse (right) of Amarillo, Texas,
U.S. Army Maj. Scott DeJesse (right) of Amarillo, Texas, district support team chief for the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, listens to Sayeed Hassan, the executive director of Alingar District, during ... More
TF White Eagle helps locals warm up for winter
Afghan National Army soldiers hand out goods to Afghan children during a joint operation in Ghazni District, Dec. 13. International Security Force members teamed with Afghan national security forces to hand out... More
Digging deep to build Afghan's future
Members of the Afghan Renewable Energy Department and contractors look on as exivation begins on the new biogas plant. The plant will serve as a training and testing facility for future plants through Afghanistan.
On Dec, 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of ISAF
On Dec, 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of ISAF and commander of USFOR-A, inspected equipment at Afghan National Civil Order Police Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Petraeus visited ANCOP leaders at the ... More
On Dec. 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander ISAF and
On Dec. 14, Gen. David Petraeus, commander ISAF and commander USFOR-A, inspected equipment at Afghan National Civil Order Police Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Petraeus visited ANCOP leaders at the conclu... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Pape, a dog handler with 49th
U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Pape, a dog handler with 49th Mine Dog Detachment, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch and native of Pipestone, Minn., holds the leash of his mine dog, Gonzo, as he goes through trai... More
Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort
Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., is awarded a Bronze Star Medal by Lt. Col. Charles Demery, deputy commanding officer, 43rd SB, for his efforts as officer in charge of operation... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Walter Falls of Great
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Walter Falls of Great Falls, Mont., entry control point specialist for the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, secures surrounding walls of the Nurgaram District Center, Dec. 1... More
Actor Mark Wahlberg greets Marines and sailors at the
Actor Mark Wahlberg greets Marines and sailors at the 1st Marine Logistics Group compound, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2010. Wahlberg visited Camp Leatherneck to say thanks to all the troops who are... More
A young Afghan refugee eats a piece of candy given
A young Afghan refugee eats a piece of candy given to him by an American soldier. He is one of hundreds of Afghans who live in a dirt field in the middle of Kabul. Military members of International Security Ass... More
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Floyd, wheeled vehicle mechanic,
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Floyd, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, repairs an armored vehicle in his motor pool on Forward Operating Base Hughie, Dec. 20. Floyd, a Colton, Ore... More
Coalition forces sprint toward the open ramp of a waiting
Coalition forces sprint toward the open ramp of a waiting CH-47 Chinook, Dec. 20. German International Security Assistance Force troops, with support from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division,... More
German Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Blotz, International
German Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Blotz, International Security Assistance Force Spokesperson, and Col. Haji Mohamad Aziz, Shutol Afghan National Police commander have a discussion before the ANP ribbon-cutting cer... More
German army Brig. Gen. Joseph Blotz, International
German army Brig. Gen. Joseph Blotz, International Security Assistance Force spokesperson, and Col. Haji Mohamad Aziz, Shutol Afghan National Police commander, talk before the Afghan National Police station rib... More