U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Grassi, right, assigned to
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Grassi, right, assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan checks on a patient three days after an Afghan doctor performed a pericadio centesis procedure on her. I... More
The new $750,000 Consolidated Maintenance and Training
The new $750,000 Consolidated Maintenance and Training Facility for repairing, testing and installing communications equipment for the Afghan national army. The facility will also train up to 1,200 technicians ... More
Dr. Richard Schwartz, the chairman of the department
Dr. Richard Schwartz, the chairman of the department of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, addresses the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Schwartz is a for... More
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team leader, talks to students and staff out in the hall of the language training facility at Kabul Air Base. Shanahan works for International Logistics Solutions, ... More
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai looks at the
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai looks at the new $22.3 million maintenance facility that he dedicated during the Afghan national army air power day ceremony. The building is a part of the Kabul internatio... More
Weapon Assignment, Afghanistan
Second Lt. Ayamuddin, an Afghan national army trainer, reads off the serial number of the rifle being assigned to him. Ayamuddin and other trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps are qualifying on the M-16 to help ... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan national army trainers. These trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps will qualify wit... More
Afghan soldiers learn English
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training Team leader, talks with instructor Glen Driggars (center) and student Lt. Jamal Udin of the Afghan national army air corps in the hall of the language training faci... More
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Simmons directs Petty Officer
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Simmons directs Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, where to throw a hand grenade during weapons familiarization training. Simmons and Crabb... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan national army trainers. These trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps will qualify wit... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan national army trainers. These trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps will qualify wit... More
Sailors advise an Afghan garrison
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, throws a hand grenade during weapons familiarization training. Crabb is part of a 14-man team that mentors the Afghan nationa... More
Sailors advise an Afghan garrison
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Week of Navy Embedded Training Team 3 -205th Garrison and Sergeant 1st Class Brian Simmons take cover from an exploding hand grenade behind a berm. Simmons instructed Week on throwing hand grenad... More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, speaks at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. It was attended by over 200 tribal elde... More
John Parks, the department head of tent services for
John Parks, the department head of tent services for Kellogg, Brown and Root, and Gunnery Sgt. Daniel West look over the progress of tents being erected on the North side of Kandahar Air Base. KBR has been cont... More
Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence
Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence patrol in Nowrak village, near their patrol base along Highway One. ANP officers are responsible for maintaining security in populated areas and along r... More
Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence
Officers of the Afghan national police conduct a presence patrol in Nowrak village, near their patrol base along Highway One. ANP officers are responsible for maintaining security in populated areas and along r... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Kibbe replaces a rear
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Kibbe replaces a rear shock absorber on an Army Humvee at Forward Operating Base Apache. Kibbe is one of five mechanics at the base, three of whom are sailors. They are responsible... More
Army Capt.Theodore Knach, chaplain for Combined Security
Army Capt.Theodore Knach, chaplain for Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan, leads a closing song at the end of an Easter sunrise service at Camp Eggers in Kabul, March 23. Singing with Chaplain K... More
Army 2nd Lt. Jean Leimkuhler directs an Afghan national
Army 2nd Lt. Jean Leimkuhler directs an Afghan national policeman during a tactical movement exercise. Leimkuhler is a member of a Police Mentoring Team and works with these officers from Zhari district. He is ... More
Cmdr. Alan Schrader, right, relieves Cmdr. Mark Behning,
Cmdr. Alan Schrader, right, relieves Cmdr. Mark Behning, left, as commanding officer of USS Nevada (SSBN 733) (Blue) during a change of command ceremony at the Keyport Undersea Museum. Capt. John Tammen, Commod... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Grassi, right, assigned to
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Grassi, right, assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan congratulates Capt. Mirwais Amiri of the Afghan national army three days after Amiri saved a 15-year old... More
The former Afghan national army communications repair
The former Afghan national army communications repair facility. Two unheated and dimly lit rooms on the upper floor of this building were used to repair and maintain more than 22,000 tactical radios and telepho... More
Afghan 2nd Vice President Karim Khalili addresses the
Afghan 2nd Vice President Karim Khalili addresses the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Khalili was a special guest speaker for the three-day conference, which began today, an... More
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan national army air
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan national army air corps directs a newly delivered AN-32 transport plane to its spot on the ramp of Kabul Air Base. The plane, which is used for troop transport and light cargo,... More
A sign to students in the hall of the language training
A sign to students in the hall of the language training facility emphasizes the importance of the English language training course. International Logistics Solutions is contracted to teach English to soldiers o... More
A sign to students in the hall of the language training
A sign to students in the hall of the language training facility emphasizes the importance of the English language training course. International Logistics Solutions is contracted to teach English to soldiers o... More
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai dedicates a new
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai dedicates a new $22.3 million maintenance facility during the Afghan national army air power day ceremony. "Today is the new birth of the Afghan air corps," he told the aud... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, demonstrates proper sighting technique to an Afghan national army trainer. This trainer, along with others from t... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison, directs a fork-truck while unloading schoolbooks for local Afghan children. Crabb is part of a 14-man team that mentors the A... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, demonstrates proper sighting technique to an Afghan national army trainer. This trainer, along with others from t... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, demonstrates proper sighting technique to an Afghan national army trainer. This trainer, along with others from t... More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, speaks at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. It was attended by over 200 tribal elde... More
Marines walk past workers from tent services for Kellogg,
Marines walk past workers from tent services for Kellogg, Brown and Root, who are erecting an "Alaska" shelter on the North side of Kandahar Air Base. Contractors have been working since mid February to erect a... More
Army Sgt. Michael Barker stands as rear security for
Army Sgt. Michael Barker stands as rear security for officers of the Afghan national police while they conduct a presence patrol in Nowrak village. ANP officers are responsible for maintaining security in popul... More
Army Sgt. Michael Barker stands as rear security for
Army Sgt. Michael Barker stands as rear security for officers of the Afghan national police while they conduct a presence patrol in Nowrak village. ANP officers are responsible for maintaining security in popul... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Nelson replaces rear
Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Nelson replaces rear suspension components on an Army Humvee at Forward Operating Base Apache. Nelson is one of five mechanics at the base, three of whom are Sailors. They are r... More
A technician from the Afghan national army looks at
A technician from the Afghan national army looks at some of the nearly $250,000 worth of new test and repair equipment that were furnished to the new Consolidated Maintenance and Training Facility. The communic... More
Fatima Galani, the head of the Afghan Red Crescent
Fatima Galani, the head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, addresses the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Galani represented the various NGO's that participate in disaster r... More
1st Lt. Mivza Mohammad of the Afghan national army
1st Lt. Mivza Mohammad of the Afghan national army air corps inspects the cockpit of a newly delivered AN-32 transport plane. The plane, which is used for troop transport and light cargo, is the first of four r... More
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team lead, talks with instructor Glen Driggars, center, and student Lt. Jamal Udin of the Afghan national army air corps in the hall of the language training facili... More
Lt. Col. Anwar Odin, left, and Maj. Sulaiman study
Lt. Col. Anwar Odin, left, and Maj. Sulaiman study English with Paul West at the language training facility on Kabul Air Base. West teaches English to soldiers of the Afghan National Army Air Corps for Internat... More
Afghan national army air corps' commanding officer
Afghan national army air corps' commanding officer Maj. Gen. Dawran shows the new $22.3 million maintenance facility to Afghan defense minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak. The maintenance facility is a part of the Kab... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training Team instructs an Afghan national army trainer on the firing line of a gun range. The trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, will qualify with the rif... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison and Mohammad Amin of the Afghan national army inspect meat cooking in a 20 gallon pot at the dining facility of Shorbak garris... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training Team instructs an Afghan national army trainer on the firing line of a gun range. The trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, will qualify with the rif... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training
Staff Sgt. John Thomas of the 205th Corps Training Team instructs an Afghan national army trainer on the firing line of a gun range. The trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, will qualify with the rif... More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, speaks with an elder from Kapisa province at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. The ... More
Col. Peter W. Foreman, the Deputy to the Commanding
Col. Peter W. Foreman, the Deputy to the Commanding General, Police Development for Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, speaks to a graduating class of Afghan national policeman in Herat. The 143 ... More
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt.
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt. Fazal Rahman brief ANP patrolmen before a presence patrol in Nowrak village. Rahman commands these patrolmen from a patrol base in Shahjoy District, where th... More
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt.
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt. Fazal Rahman brief ANP patrolmen before a presence patrol in Nowrak village. Rahman commands these patrolmen from a patrol base in Shahjoy District, where th... More
Army 2nd Lt. Jean Leimkuhler checks with an Afghan
Army 2nd Lt. Jean Leimkuhler checks with an Afghan national policeman during a tactical movement exercise to see what is up ahead. Leimkuhler is a member of a Police Mentoring Team and works with these officers... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Kibbe (left) watches
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Kibbe (left) watches Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Wood work on the rear suspension of an Army Humvee at Forward Operating Base Apache in Qalat, Afghanistan. Kibbe and Wood are tw... More
Gen. Bismullah Khan, the chief of staff of the Afghan
Gen. Bismullah Khan, the chief of staff of the Afghan national army, cuts the ribbon for the new Consolidated Maintenance and Training Facility. The new facility can repair, test and install communications equi... More
Charlie Higgins of the United Nations Assistance Mission
Charlie Higgins of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, addresses the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Higgins spoke about the need for humanitarian assistan... More
Capt. Noorullah of the Afghan national army air corps
Capt. Noorullah of the Afghan national army air corps and Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald Patrick of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan inspect spare parts in a newly delivered AN-32 transport plane. Th... More
Paul West makes a point to Lt. Col. Anwar Odin, with
Paul West makes a point to Lt. Col. Anwar Odin, with pencil, at the language training facility on Kabul Air Base. West teaches English to soldiers of the Afghan national army air corps for International Logisti... More
Afghan national army air corps' commanding officer,
Afghan national army air corps' commanding officer, Maj. Gen. Dawran, speaks to the media after the dedication of a new $22.3 million maintenance facility. According to Dawran, the modern facility gives the ANA... More
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer
Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, looks at the targets shot by Afghan trainers on a firing range. Thomas is qualifying the Afghan national army tra... More
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, observes an Afghan national army trainer adjusting the front sight of his rifle. This trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, ... More
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, observes an Afghan national army trainer adjusting the front sight of his rifle. This trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, ... More
Haji Ahmad Farid, who is a member of the National Assembly
Haji Ahmad Farid, who is a member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan, encourages local leaders from Kapisa province to endorse service in the Afghan national army at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb... More
Master Sgt. John Welgos, the senior enlisted mentor
Master Sgt. John Welgos, the senior enlisted mentor for a police mentoring team, congratulates the Bala-Beluk district police chief after he and 143 other policemen from district (including his son) graduated f... More
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt.
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt. Fazal Rahman brief ANP patrolmen before a presence patrol in Nowrak village. Rahman commands these patrolmen from a patrol base in Shahjoy district, where th... More
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt.
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police Lt. Fazal Rahman brief ANP patrolmen before a presence patrol in Nowrak village. Rahman commands these patrolmen from a patrol base in Shahjoy District, where th... More
Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuels Baidoos guides an Afghan
Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuels Baidoos guides an Afghan national policeman from the Zhari District during a tactical movement exercise. Baidoos is training the police for the Focused District Development program a... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Wood works on the rear
Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Wood works on the rear suspension of an Army Humvee at Forward Operating Base Apache in Qalat, Afghanistan. Wood is one of the five mechanics at the base, three of whom are sailor... More
Gen. Bismullah Khan, the chief of staff of the Afghan
Gen. Bismullah Khan, the chief of staff of the Afghan national army, presents a certificate of appreciation to Capt. Christopher Waddell of Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan for his help in men... More
Air Force Col. John Mitchell, the command surgeon for
Air Force Col. John Mitchell, the command surgeon for Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, listens to a speaker during the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Mitch... More
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team
Penni Shanahan, the English Language Training team leader, talks with instructor Glen Driggars, center, and student Lt. Jamal Udin of the Afghan national army air corps in the hall of the language training faci... More
KABUL, Afghanistan - Lt. Col. Shafi of the Afghan National
KABUL, Afghanistan - Lt. Col. Shafi of the Afghan National Army Air Corps and AF Capt. Brian Hall of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan congratulate each other on the delivery of an AN-32 transpor... More
An Afghan national army air corps' AN-32 transport
An Afghan national army air corps' AN-32 transport plane sits parked on the ramp outside their newly dedicated $22.3 million maintenance facility. The ANAAC recently received the plane from the Ukraine and is e... More
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th
Capt. Kevin Mercer, the officer in charge of the 205th Corps Training Team, observes an Afghan National Army trainer adjusting the front sight of his rifle. This trainer, and others from the ANA's 205th Corps, ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Crabb of Navy Embedded Training Team 3-205th Garrison explains how to sharpen knives to the butchers at the Afghan national army dining facility of Shorabak garrison. The butchers,... More
Khuja Ahulam Ghaws Abobaker, the governor of Kapisa
Khuja Ahulam Ghaws Abobaker, the governor of Kapisa province in eastern Afghanistan, speaks to local leaders at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. The conference was attended by over 200 elders, mulla... More
A color-guard of Afghan national policemen from the
A color-guard of Afghan national policemen from the Bala-Beluk district listen to a speaker during their graduation ceremony. 143 policemen from the district graduated from the eight-week police training course... More
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police commander
Army Capt. Dave Perry and Afghan national police commander Sakhidad plan a security operation against insurgents in Shahjoy district. Sakhidad commands police officers at Hassan Karez patrol base in Shahjoy, wh... More
Afghan national army Brig. Gen. Dr. Shir Shah Ahmadi
Afghan national army Brig. Gen. Dr. Shir Shah Ahmadi and other representatives listen to a speaker during the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Ahmadi met together with repres... More
Instructor Glen Driggars, right, tutors student Lt.
Instructor Glen Driggars, right, tutors student Lt. Jamal Udin of the Afghan national army air corps at the language training facility at Kabul Air Base. Driggars works for International Logistics Solutions, wh... More
Second Lt. Ayamuddin, an Afghan national army trainer,
Second Lt. Ayamuddin, an Afghan national army trainer, reads off the serial number of his rifle which is being assigned to him. Ayamuddin and other trainers from the ANA's 205th Corps are qualifying on the M-16... More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, listens to Lt. Gen. Azziz Rahman at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. Rahaman heads... More
Engineer Habibullah of the Afghanistan National Disaster
Engineer Habibullah of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authorities, speaks during the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Habibullah addressed representatives from ... More
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security
Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, greets an elder from Kapisa province at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. The confe... More
Zahka Hafizi, a deputy chief at the Afghan Ministry
Zahka Hafizi, a deputy chief at the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs, questions a speaker during the Afghanistan National Health Sector Disaster Preparedness Conference. Hafizi was one of the representatives ... More
Local leaders listen to the governor of Kapisa province
Local leaders listen to the governor of Kapisa province in eastern Afghanistan at a recruiting leadership conference, Feb. 16. The conference was attended by over 200 of these elders, mullahs and members of par... More
Philippine and U.S. Sailors get their first look at
Philippine and U.S. Sailors get their first look at the new Technology and Livelihood Education Classroom at LO-OC National High School, which will eventually seat 60 students. The classroom was constructed in ... More