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International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, senior enlisted adviser for ISAF and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, visits with members of the preventative medicine staff at Craig Joint Theat... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel (middle-left), the

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel (middle-left), the

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel (middle-left), the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan senior enlisted leader, welcomes the 14th Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler (middle-right) ... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai north-east of Jalalabad, A... More

CSM Capel visits FOB Warrior

CSM Capel visits FOB Warrior

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan senior enlisted leader, receives an operational update from Command Sgt. Maj. Joey Love, 1st Brigade 82nd Ai... More

Sgt. Major Safi Roshan (middle-left), the sergeant

Sgt. Major Safi Roshan (middle-left), the sergeant

Sgt. Major Safi Roshan (middle-left), the sergeant major of the Afghan National Army, Brig. Gen. Amanullah Mobin (middle-right), the deputy commander for the ANA 209th Corps, and Sgt. Major Wali Noorzai, the se... More

A gunner with the Personal Security Detachment, 1st

A gunner with the Personal Security Detachment, 1st

A gunner with the Personal Security Detachment, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), provides security for a convoy escorting Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow back to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 1. The P... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South), speaks with Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion at Forward ... More

A MV-22 Osprey (USMC) lands to drop off U.S. Marine

A MV-22 Osprey (USMC) lands to drop off U.S. Marine

A MV-22 Osprey (USMC) lands to drop off U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) at Forward Operating Base Geroni... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), visits Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Senior leadership... More

Commanders travel to Qayyarah West Airfield

Commanders travel to Qayyarah West Airfield

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and Col. Brett G. Sylvia, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, travel to visit troops with Ta... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, visits Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq. Coalition troops ar... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, presents a soldier with a combat patch for the first time while visiting Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq. Specialist Ma... More

An aerial view of Afghanistan. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

An aerial view of Afghanistan. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

An aerial view of Afghanistan. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbah... More

A Spanish soldier displays their standard issue weapon,

A Spanish soldier displays their standard issue weapon,

A Spanish soldier displays their standard issue weapon, the G36E, to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) senior enlisted advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson during a bat... More

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, senior enlisted adviser for ISAF and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, visits with members of the emergency trauma staff at Craig Joint Theater Ho... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler addresses hundreds

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler addresses hundreds

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler addresses hundreds of soldiers at Bagram Air Field April 2. The 14th sergeant major of the Army spoke about sexual assault, hazing, the drawdown of forces in the Army, the Arm... More

Six Combat Infantryman Badges and two Combat Action

Six Combat Infantryman Badges and two Combat Action

Six Combat Infantryman Badges and two Combat Action Badges await the soldiers who earned them at Combat Outpost Bari Alai, Afghanistan, April 3. The 14th Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler presented the awards ... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, the International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, the International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces - Afghanistan senior enlisted leader, speaks to the more than 100 non-commissioned officers from the Afghan National A... More

The Personal Security Detachment, 1st Marine Logistics

The Personal Security Detachment, 1st Marine Logistics

The Personal Security Detachment, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is a small team of Marines and one sailor dedicated to traveling throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The special team is responsible... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted

Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South), speaks with Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment and 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion at Forward ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Cooper Jr., commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Cooper Jr., commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Cooper Jr., commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Comman... More

U.S. Marine Corps Major General Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Major General Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Major General Walter L. Mills, right, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), is greeted by Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Monssen, left, battalion sergeant major of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines,... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, awards a coin to Private First Class Nathaniel Hill, Utilities Equipment Repairer with Golf Company, 526th Brigade S... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint

Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, visits Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq. Coalition troops ar... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Project Engineer Randy Tisdale checks his notes during aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar Substations, power lines and project sites, Se... More

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Mesch, Advisor to the

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Mesch, Advisor to the

U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Mesch, Advisor to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Senior Enlisted, fires a F88 Austeyr at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, June 8, 2019. The li... More

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt.

International Security Assistance Forces Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, senior enlisted adviser for ISAF and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, visits with an unconscious soldier March 19 at Craig Joint Theater Hospital... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler explains the importance

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler explains the importance

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler explains the importance of maintaining professional standards and owning the responsibility to take action to prevent incidents of hazing and sexual assault to more than 500 s... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler pins the Combat

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler pins the Combat

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler pins the Combat Infantryman Badge on Pfc. Bryce King at Combat Outpost Bari Alai, Afghanistan, April 3. Seven other members of 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 12th Infa... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan senior enlisted leader, delivers a speech to senior non-commissioned officers about issues affecting their par... More

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas, command

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas, command

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas, command sergeant major for 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) along ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Monssen, battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Monssen, battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Monssen, battalion Sgt. Maj., 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, shakes hands with Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, Regional Command (Southwest) RC ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, left, the commanding officer for Regimental Combat Team 7, and Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), attend a meeting on Forw... More

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar Sub... More

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson, the Combined

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson, the Combined

U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Albertson, the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) senior enlisted advisor, talks to the Task Force Besmaya commander during a visit to the Besmaya... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler thanks the 3rd Platoon

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler thanks the 3rd Platoon

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler thanks the 3rd Platoon soldiers for their dedication to duty and brave service after pinning the Combat Infantryman Badge on Pfc. Casey Loos at Combat Outpost Bari Alai, Afgha... More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai north-east of Jalalabad Ap... More

The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airbone Division

The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airbone Division

The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airbone Division guidon waves over Forward Operating Base Warrior, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 29.

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas, command sergeant major for 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment sit at ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward Operating Base Geron... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl E. Cooper, right, battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl E. Cooper, right, battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl E. Cooper, right, battalion commander for 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7, attends a meeting with Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding general of Regi... More

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view from above as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Project Engineer Randy Tisdale conducts aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar Substations, power lines and project... More

The 14th Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Ray Chandler, pins

The 14th Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Ray Chandler, pins

The 14th Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Ray Chandler, pins the Combat Infantryman Badge on Pfc. Luis Uribarri at Combat Outpost Bari Alai, Afghanistan, April 3. Seven other members of 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battal... More

First Sergeant Eric Melendez, first sergeant for

First Sergeant Eric Melendez, first sergeant for

First Sergeant Eric Melendez, first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Region... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward Operating Base Geron... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), attends a meeting on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Senior ... More

A view of farming land as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view of farming land as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view of farming land as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbaha... More

An Iraqi soldier watches out a window as U.S. Army

An Iraqi soldier watches out a window as U.S. Army

An Iraqi soldier watches out a window as U.S. Army Soldiers from the 42nd Brigade Military Transition Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct a battle field circulation around the Sadr City Dstrict of Baghdad, May ... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel International Security

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan senior enlisted leader, walks with other senior non-commissioned officers through Forward Operating Base Warrio... More

Second Lieutenant Roberto Portales, a contracting officer

Second Lieutenant Roberto Portales, a contracting officer

Second Lieutenant Roberto Portales, a contracting officer for 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion speaks to Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) about orde... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward Operating Base Geron... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), attends a meeting on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013. The Senior ... More

A view of the late summer sky and farm lands as the

A view of the late summer sky and farm lands as the

A view of the late summer sky and farm lands as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections o... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the commanding general for 1st Marine Division, walks off a Light Armored Vehicle 25 during a battle field circulation (BFC) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Ce... More

A local Iraqi vendor sells fruit on a sidewalk as an

A local Iraqi vendor sells fruit on a sidewalk as an

A local Iraqi vendor sells fruit on a sidewalk as an Iraqi woman and her daughter walk by in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, on May 20. (U.S. Army Photos by Spc. Daniel Herrera)

Capt. Kristina Niemeyer, commander for 569th Engineer

Capt. Kristina Niemeyer, commander for 569th Engineer

Capt. Kristina Niemeyer, commander for 569th Engineer Company speaks to Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) while in her company motor pool at Forward Opera... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward Operating Base Geron... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, center, regimental sergeant major for Regimental Combat Team 7, speaks to staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afgha... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Project Manager Gary Weiler looks out at a project site during aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar Substations, power lines and project s... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, center, the commanding general for 1st Marine Division, adjusts his gear next to a Light Armored Vehicle 25 during a battle field circulation (BFC) at Marine Corps Air... More

An Iraqi army soldier secures a vehicle checkpoint

An Iraqi army soldier secures a vehicle checkpoint

An Iraqi army soldier secures a vehicle checkpoint in a busy part of the Sadr City District of Baghdad, May 20. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Daniel Herrera)

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog handler with 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, listens to Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson while he pets Cubu, an explosives detector ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general, Regional Command (Southwest), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward Operating Base Geron... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major for Regimental Combat Team 7, speaks to staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of Charikar Substation, power lines and other project... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, left, the commanding general for 1st Marine Division, talks with a Marine during a battle field circulation (BFC) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine ... More

A young Iraqi boy smiles while shopping with his father

A young Iraqi boy smiles while shopping with his father

A young Iraqi boy smiles while shopping with his father at a local shop on Market Street in Taza, Iraq, on May 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ave I. Pele-Sizelove)

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Sabrina Lindahl, a military working dog handler with 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson during a battle field circulation visit at... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security detachment, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, (3/9) Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security while Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general,... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major for Regimental Combat Team 7, speaks to staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More

A view of a river bed as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view of a river bed as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

A view of a river bed as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, center

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, center

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, center left, the Sgt. Maj. of 1st Marine Division, talks with Marines with TOW Platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, during a battle field circulation at Marine Corps Air G... More

Kirkuk provincial council chairman Rizgar Ali speaks

Kirkuk provincial council chairman Rizgar Ali speaks

Kirkuk provincial council chairman Rizgar Ali speaks with a Turcoman Television film team while visiting Market Street of Taza, Iraq, on May 21. The notable value of this visit is to promote the spirit of ethni... More

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior

From left, Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) speaks to Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security Force Assistance Team 10 about the Wesh bord... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security detachment, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, (3/9) Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security while Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general,... More

A U.S. Marine discusses topics of leadership with Sgt.

A U.S. Marine discusses topics of leadership with Sgt.

A U.S. Marine discusses topics of leadership with Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Samuels, regimental sergeant major for Regimental Combat Team 7, on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12,... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Project Manager Gary Weiler notes progress at a project site during aerial inspections of Charikar and Gulbahar Substations, power lines and proj... More

U.S. Marine Corps Joseph G. Mullican, left, a radio

U.S. Marine Corps Joseph G. Mullican, left, a radio

U.S. Marine Corps Joseph G. Mullican, left, a radio chief and Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Rooney, a radio operator both with Headquarters Company, 7th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division (MARDIV), set grids on a RF-3... More

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security Force Assistance Team 10 speaks to Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (South) about the Wesh border crossing... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trent Winkler, personal security detachment, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, (3/9) Regimental Combat Team 7, provides security while Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general,... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant major for Regional Command (Southwest) interacts with staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More

A view of Gulbahar Substation as the U.S. Army Corps

A view of Gulbahar Substation as the U.S. Army Corps

A view of Gulbahar Substation as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander, along with a team of program managers and engineers, conducts aerial inspections of substations, ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Drew S. Eberhardt, the assistant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Drew S. Eberhardt, the assistant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Drew S. Eberhardt, the assistant section leader with Delta Company, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, breaks rocks off a tracks suspension at Marine Corps Air Ground ... More

From left, Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge

From left, Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge

From left, Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge Security Force Assistance Team 10, and Lt. Col. Steven Soika, commander of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment listen to Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, the... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, Regional

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, Regional

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Harrison L. Tanksley, Regional Command (Southwest), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), speaks with the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 on Forward... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant major for Regional Command (Southwest) speaks to staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marc... More

Staff Sgt. Ben Cannon, the non-commissioned officer

Staff Sgt. Ben Cannon, the non-commissioned officer

Staff Sgt. Ben Cannon, the non-commissioned officer in charge of Security Force Assistance Team 10 provides security while Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, command senior enlisted leader for Regional Command (Sout... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, right, sergeant major for Regional Command (Southwest) speaks to staff noncommissioned officers on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marc... More

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security

Capt. Joseph Walker, the officer in charge of Security Force Assistance Team 10 and Staff Sgt. Cannon, the non-commissioned officer in charge of Security Force Assistance Team 10, listen to Command Sgt. Maj. Ed... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, left,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, left, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), walks to the landing zone on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft flies over Forward Operating

A UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft flies over Forward Operating

A UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft flies over Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan Oct. 17, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Mills, right, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), says goodbye to Lt. Col. Carl E. Cooper, right, battalion commander, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimenta... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin E. Renforth, right, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team (RCT) 7, says goodbye to Lt. Col. Carl E. Cooper, right, battalion commander, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, RCT-7 on F... More