COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Robert Lemont speaks to local shop owners during a security patrol here, July 26. Lemont, a native of a Mansfield Ind., is a squad leader with C... More
The poppies grow…on Bagram Airfield: famed Canadian poem displayed at ...
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Damien Miller and U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Chelsea Rittenhouse, of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, stand in front of their artwork at Bagram Airfield, Afg... More
United States Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford
United States Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan, speaks to members of the U.S. Air Force foll... More
An Afghan National Army instructor speaks to a group
An Afghan National Army instructor speaks to a group of officer candidates as they prepare to conduct physical training exercises inside a gym at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy Oct. 23, 2013. The ANAO... More
Macedonian army troops stand behind tables covered
Macedonian army troops stand behind tables covered with North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force medals during a joint presentation ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters, Oct. 20,... More
Gul Maqsood Sabit, right, the Afghanistan Deputy Finance
Gul Maqsood Sabit, right, the Afghanistan Deputy Finance Minister for Revenue and Customs addresses the International Security Assistance Force and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan representati... More
Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff
Italian Army Lt. Gen. Giorgio Battisti, chief of staff for the International Security Assistance Force, speaks during the Italian Armed Forces Day ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters Nov. 4, 2013. The memorial w... More
New ANA officer academy will forge strong leaders
British army Lt. Gen. John Lorimer, left, deputy commander, International Security Assistance Force, speaks with Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Muhammad Sharif Sharifi, right, commandant of the Afghan National... More
An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan
An Afghan national policeman greets a young Afghan boy during a visit with villagers near Khorma, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan province, Jan. 6. Afghan national security forces and coalition forces provided med... More
An Afghan girl smiles after a medical check up at the
An Afghan girl smiles after a medical check up at the Farah Clinic. Afghan national security forces, Ministry of Public Health and coalition forces provided medical and humanitarian assistance to more than 350 ... More
Soldiers from the Afghan national army and coalition
Soldiers from the Afghan national army and coalition forces make there final push across the wadi and into the outskirts of the village in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19. (U.S. Arm... More
Afghan national security forces, advised by coalition
Afghan national security forces, advised by coalition forces, discovered and destroyed an unexploded anti-personnel mine located near an elementary school in Chamkani Village, Chamkani District, Paktya province... More
Afghan national army 207th Kandak, assisted by coalition
Afghan national army 207th Kandak, assisted by coalition forces, conducted an emergency humanitarian aid mission to Familia Village, Shindand District, Herat province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24. The ANA-led force re... More
Afghan national police from Shkin, assisted by coalition
Afghan national police from Shkin, assisted by coalition forces, discovered three improvised explosive devices on a frequently traveled civilian road near the village of Kakakhel. The officers found three IEDs,... More
Village elders from Tangay, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan
Village elders from Tangay, Tarin Kowt District, Oruzgan province, Afghanistan, talk with soldiers from the Afghan national army's 201st Kandak and coalition forces during a visit Feb. 7. The soldiers were cond... More
humanitarian aid, Afghanistan
Village elders hand out much-needed humanitarian aid to residents of Kuhak Village, Arghandab District, Kandahar province, Dec. 18. The elders assisted Afghan national police and coalition forces distribute two... More
Coalition forces recover a weapons cache consisting
Coalition forces recover a weapons cache consisting of a several AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition vests and associated ammunition during an operation April 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan to disrupt militant... More
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan- During Operation Commando
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan- During Operation Commando Crush, in Kapisa province, members of the 207th Commando Kandak, supported by coalition forces captured one insurgent, killed one other who tried to moun... More
A Marine dives to block a shot during a soccer tournament
A Marine dives to block a shot during a soccer tournament at Camp Shorabak here, March 13. British, Danish, Bahraini, Afghan, and Marine units came together during the competition to build stronger relationship... More
U.S. troops and Coalition Forces stand at attention
U.S. troops and Coalition Forces stand at attention during a 9/11 memorial held at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2013. The ceremony was to remember th... More
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), makes his way back from an improvised landing zone outside Patrol Base Ape in Southern Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Aug.... More
An Afghan villager from Maruf, Kandahar province,
An Afghan villager from Maruf, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, brings his baby to coalition forces for a medical screening Aug. 14 during a veterinarian and medical operations program at the Maruf District Cent... More
An Afghan boy and his mother wait to see a doctor Aug.
An Afghan boy and his mother wait to see a doctor Aug. 15 outside the RishKhoor Clinic in near Kabul Afghanistan. The medical staff at the clinic, with assistance from U.S. and Coalition forces, is able to keep... More
Cpl. Erica Lila and Sgt. Joel Chuprevich, with Headquarters
Cpl. Erica Lila and Sgt. Joel Chuprevich, with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward) render honors to the flag during a Colors and Memorial Dedication ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afgh... More
Col. Ghulam Muhaidin, commander, 3rd Afghan National
Col. Ghulam Muhaidin, commander, 3rd Afghan National Civil Order Police Brigade, scans a formation of his brigade's 2nd Battalion during a training day led by members of Special Operations Task Force - South in... More
Sgt. Bart C. Davis, a crew chief with Marine Light
Sgt. Bart C. Davis, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the “Gunfighters”, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), gives a final check after U.K. Maj. Terry Middlemas, liaison officer wit... More
Sgt. Bart C. Davis, a crew chief with Marine Light
Sgt. Bart C. Davis, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the "Gunfighters," 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), gives a final check after U.K. Maj. Terry Middlemas, liaison officer wit... More
Soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South
Soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South prepare to load an all-terrain vehicle on to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation for a rapid offload during operations Oct. 1 in the Maruf District, Kan... More
A member of the Sharana Hospital volleyball team prepares
A member of the Sharana Hospital volleyball team prepares to serve the ball to a team of coalition forces at Forward Operating Base Rushmore Oct. 2. Coalition forces, including the Paktika Provincial Reconstruc... 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
Royal Navy Capt. Paul Shawcross, the new commander
Royal Navy Capt. Paul Shawcross, the new commander of U.K. Joint Aviation Group, shakes hands with Royal Air Force Capt. Nick Laird, the former commander of JAG, here, Oct. 7. On June 1, the JAG integrated with... 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
Marines of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd
Marines of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepare an F/A-18D Hornet for flight at Kandahar Air Field. On Nov. 4, seven F/A-18s such as this one were used in a preplanne... 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
Staff Sgt. Christopher Pischl, a crew chief with Marine
Staff Sgt. Christopher Pischl, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), watches out the window of a CH-53D Sea Stallion as it lands here Oct. 17. In support of... More
A U.S. Special Forces officer and Col. John Mulholland,
A U.S. Special Forces officer and Col. John Mulholland, deputy commander of Regional Command - North, greets Gen. Abdul Rahimi, the police chief of Baghlan province, during a visit to Combat Outpost Shahabuddin... More
Local villagers practice putting tourniquets on each
Local villagers practice putting tourniquets on each other after U.S. Special Forces medics give villagers a basic medical survival class in Pol-e Khumri District, Baghlan province Oct. 28. The villagers only h... More
Afghanistan National Army Special Forces and United
Afghanistan National Army Special Forces and United States Special Forces soldiers scans the local desert for any persons of suspicion while conducting their Key Leader Engagement in Hyderbad, Helmand province,... More
A member of the Afghanistan National Army's 9th Commando
A member of the Afghanistan National Army's 9th Commando Kandaks fires his M-4 carbine assault rifle at a target during their tactical maneuver training session at a firing range outside their compound in Herat... More
Afghan Col. Bismellah Wazari, 1st Commando Brigade
Afghan Col. Bismellah Wazari, 1st Commando Brigade G3, briefs at the Counterinsurgency Training Center-Afghanistan Nov. 6 at Camp Julien in Kabul, Afghanistan. Col. Bismellah went over the progress Afghan Natio... More
Operation Eastern Endeavor, Afghanistan
A hospital corpsman assigned to Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, cleans a local Afghan elder's foot to check for infection at a patrol base near Sangin, Afghanistan. The Marines of Company B are conduct... More
Lt. Col. Daniel Shipley, the commanding officer of
Lt. Col. Daniel Shipley, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and Sgt. Maj. Rodolfo Sarino, the squadron sergeant major, case the VMFA-232 squadron c... More
Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role
Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, 814th Engineers, Multi-Role Bridge Company, position bridge decking so they may launch it over a canal during a Dry Support Bridge emplacement near the village of Hyderabad, Gereshk D... More
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter as they move toward a Coalition Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan Jan. 4. The cadre of personnel a... More
Sgt. Marcus Galvan, a crew chief with Marine Heavy
Sgt. Marcus Galvan, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), pushes a cargo box to the front of a CH-53D during a general support mission. HMH-362 transports c... More
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter as they move toward a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The cadre of p... More
A Marine from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron
A Marine from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Detachment A, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares the cargo loading system before a section aerial delivery drop to Marines of 2nd Battalion... More
Lance Cpl. Matthew Truesdell, a load master with Marine
Lance Cpl. Matthew Truesdell, a load master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Detachment A, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares to manually release bundles of supplies during a sectio... More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding, a horizontal construction
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen M. Wilding, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to Company A, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, investigates caves on a ridgel... More
A Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team instructor
A Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team instructor teaches Afghan National Police recruits unarmed self-defense during the Joint Police Mentor Training class with the military police platoon attached to Headqua... More
Using words as a weapon
Ismail Khan started an English school in Jalalabad that teaches both boys and girls in the same class, and now works as an interpreter with U.S. Special Forces in Konar province, what he considers his duty to A... More
An Afghan worker throws a rock into a well to test
An Afghan worker throws a rock into a well to test for water in a collapsed karez on Shindand Air Base in Herat province that provides water to a thousand families in a nearby village on March 7, 2010. Coalitio... More
Local girls sing a song celebrating their mother's
Local girls sing a song celebrating their mother's contributions to society during the International Women's Day held in Khowst City, Khowst province, Afghanistan, March 8. It was the first time coalition force... More
A Bulgarian medical mentor explains different types
A Bulgarian medical mentor explains different types of tolls to an Afghan National Army nurse at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital on Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Bulgarian mentors are assisting wi... More
A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen
A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen perform maintenance checks on the engine of an MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Latvian mentors have been assisting Afghan... More
3-321ST FAR gives crucial artillery training to ANA
First Lt. 1st Lt. Patrick Tuffy, a platoon leader with Alpha Battery, 3-321st Field Artillery Regiment and a native of Highland Falls, New York, explains basic map reading to Afghan National Army soldiers at Fo... More
Regiment gives crucial artillery training to ANA
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Patrick Tuffy, a platoon leader with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, and a native of Highland Falls, N.Y., explains ba... More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Butler, Paktika Provincial
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Butler, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Urgun civil affairs team chief from Chicago, gives an Afghan boy a wooden, toy car March 28. The PRT met with Khallafai Rashedeen students ... More
Georgian Maj. Zaza Tsamalashvili, battalion commander
Georgian Maj. Zaza Tsamalashvili, battalion commander of the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion, is presented his battalions colors by the Georgian 3rd Infantry Brigade commander during the battalion's deployment ce... More
Afghan Army cooks create traditional meals
Faizullah, a civilian cook for the Afghan National Army's 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, prepares rice for ANA soldiers at Camp Garmsir, the ANA compound at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 10. The r... More
Sgt. 1st Class Mohamed Gul, an Afghan National Army
Sgt. 1st Class Mohamed Gul, an Afghan National Army master instructor, demonstrates tactical movements for the first Train the Instructor Course in the Regional Military Training Center - North. Master instruct... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — An Afghan man smiles after shaking Lance Cpl. Robert Lemonte hand during a security patrol here, May 25. Lemonte, a Mansfield Ind., native, ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Pfc. Clifford Oyugi heads a soccer ball before playing a soccer game with a local team here, May 28. Oyugi, a native of Las Vegas, is a mach... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Capt. Daniel Petronzio speaks to a group of local elders and family leaders about a recent weapons cache find, during a shura here, May 30. ... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Afghanistan National Army soldiers, Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Afghanistan National Police members gather... More
The senior Afghanistan National Army representative
The senior Afghanistan National Army representative stands at the head of formation with Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Sean Riordan and Afghanistan National Police Chief of Police Captain Omar Jan during the Mem... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Local children interact with Marines of 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company during a security patrol here, June 7. The squad was conduct... More
Soldiers with the 215th Corps Logistics Battalion,
Soldiers with the 215th Corps Logistics Battalion, Afghan National Army, participate in a basic radio operator course led by ANA Sgt. Khair Mohammad, a basic radio operator instructor, June 7, 2011, at Camp Sho... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — U.K. Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir William Patey reads the plaque on the Garmsir District British Armed Forces Memorial during h... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Lt. Col. Sean Riordan greets Maj. Gen. John Toolan Jr. after he arrived for an official visit here, June 14. Toolan, a native of... More
COMBAT OUTPOST KOSHTAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST KOSHTAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Michael Kelley, a native of Philadelphia, is a police sergeant with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. He is responsible for logistic... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - An Afghanistan National Army soldier with the 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps provides security during a momentary halt during a securi... More
Village elders from the Pusht-e-Rod District and U.S.
Village elders from the Pusht-e-Rod District and U.S. special operations forces soldiers conduct a shura to discuss local development and security, July 2. Coalition forces leadership were invited to the shura ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A member of the Afghan National Police form Garmsir listens to District Governor Mohammed Fahim before an awards ceremony at the District Police Headquarters Bu... More
An Afghan commando medic administers medicine to an
An Afghan commando medic administers medicine to an orphanage teacher during a village medical outreach at the Gardez City Orphanage July 6. Commando medics partnered with Afghan doctors to provide medical, den... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Joseph Messina walks next to a compound during a security patrol here, July 8. Messina, a native of San Diego, is the corpsman for 2nd Section, Combi... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Sgt.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Sgt. Garrett Farris looks back at his squad while on a security patrol here, July 11. Farris, a Castroville, Texas native, is a section leader for Weapons Compa... More
Elders of Waghez District gathered at a shura at the
Elders of Waghez District gathered at a shura at the in Waghez District Center to discuss security with government and coalition forces July 17. (Photo by Polish army 2nd Lt. Anna Wislocka, Task Force White Eag... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Garmsir
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Garmsir Chief of Police Omar Jan speaks during a Regional Stability Shura here, July 18. Leaders from the Nawa, Marjah and Garmsir Districts participated in the shura.
LASHKAR GAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt.
LASHKAR GAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Capt. Daniel Petronzio gathers truckloads of wheat grain here, July 21. Petronzio, a native of Beverly, Mass., is the officer-in-charge of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Mar... More
Marines, ANA give Garmsir Ramadan gift
LASHKAR GAH, Helmand province, Afghanistan - A local Afghan gathers truckloads of wheat here, July 21. The Embedded Training and Civil Affairs Teams with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment joined Afghan Nationa... More
Marine, Mullah partnership contributes to counterinsurgency fight
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy Lt. Carl Rhoads enjoys a cup of chai tea during a shura with local mullahs here, July 23. Rhoads, a native of Weippe, Idaho, is the battalion chaplain for 1... More
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy
GAMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy Lt. Carl Rhoads enjoys a cup of chai tea during a shura with local mullahs here, July 23. Rhoads, a native of Weippe, Idaho, is the battalion chaplain for 1... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - A
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - A local Afghan doctor distributes hygiene supplies here, July 24. The Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment partnered with local health clinics to pass ... More
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Jose Contreras completes a burpee pull-up as part of the Rankel Workout here, Aug. 1. Contreras, a native of San Antonio, is a team leader with ... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Joseph Estrada lifts a pallet of water with a tram Combat Outpost Gorgak, Aug. 4. Estrada, a native of Staten Island, N.Y., is a maintenance manager ... More
Simon Gass, NATO senior civilian representative, speaks
Simon Gass, NATO senior civilian representative, speaks with a representative from the Laghman Empowerment Agricultural Facility in Mehtar Lam during a visit Aug. 4. Gass and William Patey, British Ambassador ... More
SHUKVANI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - An explosion
SHUKVANI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - An explosion rocks the ground in the Ladar Bazaar after a line charge is detonated. Second Combat Engineer Battalion leveled the marketplace to clear it of Improvised E... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Navy Chief Petty Officer William Stewart speaks to sailors with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment during a command battlefield trip here, Aug. 6... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Staff
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Staff Sgt. John Wheeler, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor-trainer, demonstrates a MCMAP technique during a martial arts class here, Aug. 9. Wheele... More
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - A local man speaks at the
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - A local man speaks at the graduation of a farming cooperative course here, Aug. 14. Local farmers participated in the training.
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment share a prayer during a memorial service at Combat Outpost Rankel here, Aug. 17. The memorial s... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Thornton, from Steubenville,
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Thornton, from Steubenville, Ohio, currently serving with the 2nd Forward Surgical Team at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, gives instructions to the father of a young girl who recei... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and district government officials enjoy Iftar, or ‘breaking of fast,’ which is the nightly meal during the month... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Gunnery
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Gunnery Sgt. Jason Hill completes a triceps dip at Forward Operating Base Delhi, Aug. 23. Hill, a native of Torrington, Ky., is the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Re... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Marines with the Afghan Local Police Mentoring Detachment, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, clear an impact area before a marksmanship class here, Aug. 29. T... More
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A
GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A local child eats a piece of candy after a gift handout in support of the local community’s celebration of Eid here, Aug. 31. Marines, with 1st Battalion, 3rd ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 2nd Kandak,
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps momentarily halts during a patrol here, Sept. 3. The patrol was part of the five-day, battalion-sized clearing operation recently co... More
A local boy walks to school here, Sept. 13. The Afghan
A local boy walks to school here, Sept. 13. The Afghan government and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment have focused on developing the Garmsir school system and have planned the construction of more than 10 sc... More