Embedded Training Team 2-5 Marines
Marines from Embedded Training Team 2-5 pose for a group photo in the mountains of Afghanistan on the Marine Corps birthday, Nov. 10. The team mentored Afghan service members and police during their nine-month ... More
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps checks his shot group on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentors were... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha... More
On their arrival from Forward Operating Base Naray
On their arrival from Forward Operating Base Naray to a border checkpoint in eastern Konar province recently, Lance Cpl. Michael J. Subu of Jacksonville, N.C., greets Afghan national army Lt. Col. Mohammad Nase... More
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix conduct a live fire training exercise for Afghan soldiers in the Konar Province, Afghanistan on Feb. 12, 2008. The exe... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training Team leader, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a resident of Wilmington, Del.; and U.S. Army Maj. Timothy Drake, the contracting officer represent... More
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... 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
Afghan National Police wait for their “Police Values
Afghan National Police wait for their “Police Values and Ethics” training to begin in Paryan District, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. More than 15 ANP attended the first of 16 classes, taught by the Paryan District ANP t... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team in Panjshir, and Marshalltown, Iowa, native, assists U.S. Army 1st Lt. Loren Nicholl... More
Afghan National Police officers with the Panjshir Reserve
Afghan National Police officers with the Panjshir Reserve Police Force practice traffic control operations at the Provincial Headquarters in Bazarak Municipality, Afghanistan, April 27 under the supervision of ... More
An Afghan electrician with the Haji Azizullah Mohammad
An Afghan electrician with the Haji Azizullah Mohammad Construction Company makes the final adjustments to a light fixture in the Dara District Afghan National Police compound May 4. The company was contracted ... More
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow coalition vehicles during a recent convoy from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, to the Marjah District of Helmand province. The Embedded Partnering Teams from... More
Corporal Juan Montoya (left), a motor transportation
Corporal Juan Montoya (left), a motor transportation Marine with the Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 8, talks to Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Kam Aluddin (center), the supply officer with 2nd Bri... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, listen intently during the air interdiction force training brief here, Dec. 19. In preparation for future operations, Marines ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps collects information from local Afghans while his fellow soldiers search their vehicle during an air interdiction mission wit... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and 32-year-old native of Garland, Texas, uses binoculars to determine target placement... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader
Afghan National Army Sgt. Dunya Gul, a squad leader with 2nd Tolai, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, looks through his Leopold Mark 4 telescopic sight during advance marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Th... More
The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching
The Afghan National Army medic course focuses on teaching soldiers basic medical treatment, including evacuation procedures, hemorrhage control and emergency medicine. The Embedded Training Team, with Regimenta... More
Gunnery Sgt. Jordan Freeland, assistant operations
Gunnery Sgt. Jordan Freeland, assistant operations officer for the embedded training team, from Chico Calif., eats a traditional Afghan meal with Afghan National Army soldiers, April 20, 2012. The Marines from ... More
Afghan National Army (center) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali
Afghan National Army (center) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding General, walks with U.S. Marine Col. Roger B. Turner, the Regimental Combat Team 5 commanding officer, to hi... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, applies a tourniquet on simulated casualty during a combat medic course here, April 26, 2012. This eight-week course instructed by ANA soldiers and... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps reports to an ANA commander with 1/215 during an awards ceremony here April 28, 2012. Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines with the Regimental Combat Te... More
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan national Army 215th
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan national Army 215th Corps have their luggage inspected before going on leave, June 6. Until recently, all leave for the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps were administratively h... More
Approximately 110 U.S. Marines with the advanced parties
Approximately 110 U.S. Marines with the advanced parties of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, Combat Logistics Battalion 3 and a 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii... More
Former Capt. William D. Swenson receives the Medal
Former Capt. William D. Swenson receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting against more than 60 well-armed, ... More
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps fires his AKM assault rifle on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentor... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha... More
Marine Sgt. Seth E. Lewis, left, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Marine Sgt. Seth E. Lewis, left, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Marine 1st Sgt. Matthew S. Seamans, of Shorewood, Minn., stand at an observation point on top of a mountain and look over a border checkpoint 500 mete... More
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix conduct a live fire training exercise for Afghan soldiers in the Konar province, Afghanistan on Feb. 12, 2008. The exe... More
An Afghan National Army soldier receives instructions
An Afghan National Army soldier receives instructions on how to scan for improvised explosive devices, during an IED course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Em... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training Team leader, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a resident of Wilmington, Del.; and Afghan National Police Col. Jamal, Panjab District chief of pol... More
Staff Sgt. Cody M. Maynard stands displaying his bronze
Staff Sgt. Cody M. Maynard stands displaying his bronze star with combat distinguishing device after his awards ceremony Nov. 30 at the 3rd Marine Regiment, Combat Assault Company headquarters building. Maynard... More
Afghan National Police take notes during their “Police
Afghan National Police take notes during their “Police Values and Ethics” training in Paryan District, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. More than 15 ANP attended the first of 16 classes, taught by the Paryan District ANP t... More
The Panjshir Embedded Training Team and Law Enforcement
The Panjshir Embedded Training Team and Law Enforcement Professionals zero their M4 carbine rifles during a weapons qualification in Anaba District March 10. ETT and LEP met with several Afghan National Police ... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Epperle (bottom left), the
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Epperle (bottom left), the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, Panjshir Embedded Training Team non-commissioned officer-in-charge from Marshalltown,... More
U.S. Army Maj. Russell Bossard, the Panjshir Embedded
U.S. Army Maj. Russell Bossard, the Panjshir Embedded Training Team’s deputy commander from Pella, Iowa, speaks to Tamim Mohammadi, the owner of Haji Azizullah Mohammad Construction Company, about the electrici... More
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow coalition vehicles during a recent convoy from from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, to the Marjah District of Helmand province. The Embedded Partnering Team... More
Corporal Juan Montoya, 26, a motor transportation operator
Corporal Juan Montoya, 26, a motor transportation operator with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 8, instructs an Afghan National Army soldier with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, in supply inventory, Aug. 21.
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, listen intently to Maj. Shannon Neller, the Regimental Combat Team 5 Embedded Training Team executive officer, and 38-year-old... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps search a vehicle during an air interdiction mission with U.S. Marines from the Regimental Combat Team 5 embedded training team ... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Islamadin Mohmand (left)
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Islamadin Mohmand (left) and fellow machine gunners with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fill sandbags to secure targets for a machine gun range with U.S. Marines assigned ... More
Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor
Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, demonstrates a shooting position during advanced marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Olson, a 26-year-old native of S... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical platoon sergeant with Headquarters Tolai, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, demonstrates the proper procedures for inserting an intravenous during an ... More
First Lt. Richard Marcantonio, operations officer for
First Lt. Richard Marcantonio, operations officer for the embedded training team, from Corpus Christi, Texas, checks out an Afghan National Army soldier’s weapon, April 20, 2012. The Marines from the ETT spend ... More
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdoul Ghani (right),
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Abdoul Ghani (right), the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps operations officer, reports to Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, the 1/215 commanding general, during a Mujahideen Victory Day cele... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, applies a tourniquet on a simulated casualty during a combat medic course here, April 26, 2012. This eight-week course instructed by ANA soldiers a... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps displays his certificate of appreciation during an awards ceremony here, April 28, 2012. Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines with the Regimental Combat... More
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan national Army 215th
An Afghan soldier with the Afghan national Army 215th Corps searches a fellow soldier in civilian attire before going on leave, June 6. Until recently, all leave for the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps were ... More
Friends and family members await the arrival of
Friends and family members await the arrival of approximately 110 U.S. Marines with the advanced parties of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, Combat Logistics Battalion 3 and a 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded ... More
Medal of Honor recipient, former Capt. William D. Swenson,
Medal of Honor recipient, former Capt. William D. Swenson, addresses the media outside of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting against more than 60 well-armed, well-positioned ene... More
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st
An Afghan national army soldier of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps fires a PKM machine gun on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team mentors we... More
Marine Sgt. Seth E. Lewis, left, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Marine Sgt. Seth E. Lewis, left, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Marine 1st Sgt. Matthew S. Seamans, of Shorewood, Minn., stand at an observation point on top of a mountain and look over a border checkpoint 500 mete... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training Team leader, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a resident of Wilmington, Del., shakes hands, Oct. 25, with a local contractor who wants to bid on ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive
Afghan National Army soldiers receive improvised explosive device training at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 24. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team instructed them in identifyi... More
Staff Sgt. Cody M. Maynard stands displaying his bronze
Staff Sgt. Cody M. Maynard stands displaying his bronze star with combat distinguishing device as 3rd Marine Regiment commander Col. James W. Bierman hands him the award citation during his awards ceremony Nov.... More
An Afghan National Police officer asks a question during
An Afghan National Police officer asks a question during “Police Values and Ethics” training in Paryan District, Afghanistan, Jan. 9. More than 15 ANP attended the first of 16 classes, taught by the Paryan Dist... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Roy Silhanek, Task Force Red Bulls
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Roy Silhanek, Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team operations officer in Panjshir and Tama, Iowa, native, shows Afghan Brig. Gen. Qasim Jangalbagh, Panjshir Provincial Police Chief, how... More
Afghan National Police officers, with the Panjshir
Afghan National Police officers, with the Panjshir Reserve Police Force, practice searching a vehicle with a mirror during a traffic control operations refresher course conducted by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team,... More
An Afghan electrician with the Haji Azizullah Mohammad
An Afghan electrician with the Haji Azizullah Mohammad Construction Company runs wire for new perimeter security lights on an Afghan National Police compound in Bazarak District, Afghanistan, May 4. The company... More
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow coalition vehicles during a recent convoy from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, to the Marjah District of Helmand province. The Embedded Partnering Teams from... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police
Afghan National Army soldiers with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, and U.S. Marines with the Regimental Combat Team 5 Embedded Training Team, search a vehicle during an air interdiction force t... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Johanna Robbins, a dog handler
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Johanna Robbins, a dog handler with Military Police Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), posts security with Cpl. Roy, a military working dog, as a part of an air interdictio... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Gul Ahmad from the 1st/209th
Afghan National Army Sgt. Gul Ahmad from the 1st/209th Corps, a combat engineer, looks for hand signals to guide his truck backwards during drivers training with the Embedded Training Team from the Forward Supp... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Misener, a 21-year-old rifleman with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, and native of Hackettstown, N.J., and Afghan National Army Sgt. Khalil Rhaman, a machin... More
Gunnery Sgt. Rafael Iturrino, the Embedded Training
Gunnery Sgt. Rafael Iturrino, the Embedded Training Team staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, looks at distant rifle targets during advanced marksmanship training for... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical platoon sergeant with Headquarters Tolai, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, finishes taping down an intravenous during the ANA medic course March 10, ... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie,
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding general, speaks to his soldier's assembled in formation during the Mujahideen Victory Day celebration here, April 27,... More
An Afghan National Army soldier provides medical care
An Afghan National Army soldier provides medical care to a simulated casualty as ANA Capt. Kalimullah Zaland (left), the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps assistant surgeon, looks on during a combat medic course here, A... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps reports to Lt. Col. Abdoul Ghani, the 1/215 operations officer, during an awards ceremony here, April 28, 2012. Afghan soldiers and U.S. Marines wit... More
The daughter of U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Danny Riesberg
The daughter of U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Danny Riesberg nervously awaits her father's return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2012. Riesberg is the air frames c... More
President Barack Obama congratulates former Capt. William
President Barack Obama congratulates former Capt. William D. Swenson just after he presented him with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous fighting ... More
Marine embedded training team mentors often get this
Marine embedded training team mentors often get this view from above their Afghanistan living quarters in eastern Afghanistan in the course of their regular duties by climbing a mountain to an observation point... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha... More
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix conduct a live fire training exercise for Afghan soldiers in the Konar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008. The exerc... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wiley Blevins, Bamyan Embedded Training Team leader, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a resident of Wilmington, Del.; and Afghan National Police Col. Jamal, Panjab District chief of pol... More
Afghan National Army soldiers practice scanning for
Afghan National Army soldiers practice scanning for improvised explosive devices during an IED course at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. The Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team i... More
Paryan Afghan National Police trainer Lt. Col. Mohammad
Paryan Afghan National Police trainer Lt. Col. Mohammad Yaseen shakes hands with U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team in ... More
Afghan Col. Muhammad Dost, Panjshir’s Operation Control
Afghan Col. Muhammad Dost, Panjshir’s Operation Control Center Provincial deputy commander, fires an M4 Carbine rifle at a target at a small arms range in Anaba District March 10. The Panjshir Embedded Training... More
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow
Afghan national army soldiers from the 4th Kandak follow coalition vehicles during a recent convoy from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, to the Marjah District of Helmand province. The Embedded Partnering Teams from... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, searches a vehicle during an air interdiction force training operation here, Dec. 19. In preparation for future operations, ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police
An Afghan National Army soldier with Military Police Tolay, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps conducts a vehicle search during an air interdiction mission with U.S. Marines from the Regimental Combat Team 5 embedded tra... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. James Carter, the 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. James Carter, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team senior enlisted adviser, and a native of Winfield, Ala., gives a safety brief to Afghan National Army soldier... More
Afghan National Army soldiers shot at rifle targets
Afghan National Army soldiers shot at rifle targets in English and Arabic during advanced marksmanship training here, Feb. 25. The top shooters from 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, were selected to learn ... More
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical
Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Asmatullah, the medical platoon sergeant with Headquarters Tolai, 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, teaches his students the proper way to insert intravenous, during the ANA ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 215th
Afghan National Army soldiers with 1st Brigade, 215th Corps sing a patriotic song during the Mujahideen Victory Day celebration here, April 27, 2012. Mujahideen Victory Day commemorates the end of communist rul... More
Afghan National Army Capt. Kalimullah Zaland, the 1st
Afghan National Army Capt. Kalimullah Zaland, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps assistant surgeon, observes the final exercise of a combat medic course here, April 26, 2012. This eight-week course instructed by ANA ... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jared Lutz, the Regimental Combat
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jared Lutz, the Regimental Combat Team 5 Brigade Advisor Team admin chief, reports to Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Sujaie, the 1st Brigade, 215th Corps commanding general, during an awards cer... More
Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner
Afghan National Army Sgt. Rhaman, a machine gunner with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fires his weapon under the watch of U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Watson, a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marin... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Hugo Paniagua, an aerial observer
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Hugo Paniagua, an aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 and a 28-year-old native of Brooklyn, N.Y., hugs his wife for the first time after returning to Marine Corps Ba... More
President Barack Obama grips the shoulders of former
President Barack Obama grips the shoulders of former Capt. William D. Swenson just after he presented him with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 15, 2013. In six hours of continuous f... More
Afghan national army Soldiers of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak,
Afghan national army Soldiers of 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 203rd Corps prepare an ammunition belt for a PKM machinegun on a small arms range at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, on Dec. 11. Task Force Phoenix Embedded Tr... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu is followed
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu is followed by Afghan national army Maj. Abdul Latif, executive officer of 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st ANA Corps, as they make their way back from an observ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu talks to an
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu talks to an Afghan national army soldier on top of a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st ANA Army Corps. D... More
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded
Soldiers from the 1st Afghanistan Border Police, Embedded Training Team, Task Force Phoenix conduct a live fire training exercise for Afghan soldiers in the Konar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008. The exerc... More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to Cpl. Austin
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to Cpl. Austin Gwinnup, an assistant instructor with the Regimental Combat Team 1 Embedded Training Team, analyze their performance during a practice patrol at Camp Dwyer, H... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle, senior non-commissioned officer in charge of Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team in Panjshir, and Marshalltown, Iowa, native, gives the local Afghan National Police ... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Loren Nicholls, Task Force Red Bulls
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Loren Nicholls, Task Force Red Bulls Embedded Training Team intelligence officer in Panjshir, and Ames, Iowa, native, speaks with an Afghan guard about his target after firing an M4 carbine ri... More