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Coalition service members and civilian contractors

Coalition service members and civilian contractors

Coalition service members and civilian contractors re-enter a church during an Eastern Orthodox observance of Easter or Pascha (a Christian version of Passover) at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 23.

An F-16A "Fighting Falcon" aircraft taxis out onto

An F-16A "Fighting Falcon" aircraft taxis out onto

An F-16A "Fighting Falcon" aircraft taxis out onto the runway for a reconnaissance mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 17. The 1st Royal Netherlands Air Task Force provides armed overwatch and reco... More

Australian soldiers attend a dawn service held to mark

Australian soldiers attend a dawn service held to mark

Australian soldiers attend a dawn service held to mark Anzac Day at Camp Baker in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 25, 2013. The occasion honors members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who die... More

A dawn service commemorates Anzac Day at Camp Baker

A dawn service commemorates Anzac Day at Camp Baker

A dawn service commemorates Anzac Day at Camp Baker in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 25, 2013. The occasion honors members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 191... More

A player from Team Ballbusters warms up prior to an

A player from Team Ballbusters warms up prior to an

A player from Team Ballbusters warms up prior to an exhibition game at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 7. The all-female team was pitted against a group of former National Hockey League greats as part of ... More

Two fighters from Wreck MMA, a Canada-based mixed martial

Two fighters from Wreck MMA, a Canada-based mixed martial

Two fighters from Wreck MMA, a Canada-based mixed martial arts league, exchange blows during a fighting match for Coalition Forces at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 9. The event hosted two teams of six f... More

Spc.  Kenneth Grove, 598th Maintenance Company, 1225th

Spc. Kenneth Grove, 598th Maintenance Company, 1225th

Spc. Kenneth Grove, 598th Maintenance Company, 1225th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, unbolts the transmission from an unserviceable Heavy Equipment Transport System Engine Jan.... More

Canadian army medical technician, Cpl. Pamela Plante,

Canadian army medical technician, Cpl. Pamela Plante,

Canadian army medical technician, Cpl. Pamela Plante, assigned to 5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group, based out of Valcartier, Quebec, Canada, provides simulated medical treatment to a mock casualty duri... More

Sfc. Idaeth Behar, 368th Engineer Battalion, keeps

Sfc. Idaeth Behar, 368th Engineer Battalion, keeps

Sfc. Idaeth Behar, 368th Engineer Battalion, keeps up a jogging pace during the 26-mile Bataan Memorial Death March at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistna, March 27. The original Bataan Death March took place durin... More

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, provide opening remarks for a USO morale event Dec. 16 at Kandahar Air field, Afghanistan. The event featured several hi... More

Medical personnel assigned to Role 3, Multi-National

Medical personnel assigned to Role 3, Multi-National

Medical personnel assigned to Role 3, Multi-National Medical Unit, a trauma treatment facility on Kandahar Airfield, enjoyed a Father’s Day barbecue through a partnership with the KAF United Service Organizatio... More

Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Chief of the Army Reserve, addresses

Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Chief of the Army Reserve, addresses

Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Chief of the Army Reserve, addresses Army Reserve Soldiers during a town hall meeting at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 23. The general addressed soldier concerns and outlined his p... More

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent talks with troops from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 about his upcoming retirement during his final visit to Afghanistan. “As I exit the Marine... More

Tom Wiglesworth, (right) a native of Columbia, S.C.,

Tom Wiglesworth, (right) a native of Columbia, S.C.,

Tom Wiglesworth, (right) a native of Columbia, S.C., and English teacher with the Department of Defense Education Activity, goes over a student's work in his English class Sept. 30. Afghan airmen of the Kandaha... More

Afghanistan civilians from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, board a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Kandahar Air Field (KAF), after receiving medical attention for injuries received during an accidental bombing incident, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghanistan civilians from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, board a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA R... More

A father and son from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, rest board a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, returning from Kandahar Air Field (KAF), after receiving medical attention for injuries they received during an accidental bombing incident, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A father and son from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, rest board a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Afghanistan civilians from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, offload from a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, after returning from Kandahar Air Field (KAF), where they were treated for injuries received during an accidental bombing incident, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghanistan civilians from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, offload ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: De Rawod Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: ... More

A father and son from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, rest board a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, returning from Kandahar Air Field (KAF), after receiving medical attention for injuries they received during an accidental bombing incident, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A father and son from the town of De Rawod, Afghanistan, rest board a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Ted M. Belcher, 175th Adjutant General (AG) Company Postal, Kandahar Army Airfield (KAF), Afghanistan, takes inventory and sorts through in-coming mail. The mail is for the Soldiers and military forces stationed here in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Ted M. Belcher, 175th Adjutant General (AG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean A. Terry, USA Rele... More

US Air Force Brigadier General (BGEN) Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX), shakes hands with Kazakhstan Air Force (KAF) Colonel (COL) Evgeniy Podgaiskiy, KAF CHIEF Engineer, head of the Kazakhstan Delegation touring Sheppard AFB. The Kazakhstan Delegation toured Sheppard as a part of an effort to encourage goodwill between The United States and Kazakhstan

US Air Force Brigadier General (BGEN) Arthur J. Rooney Jr., Commander,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sandy Wassenmiller, CIV, USAF Release S... More

Canadian Forces Corporal Jay Warren (right) assigned to Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Task Force Orion checks the shop #7 at KAF's bazaar as vendors critique some images to be used for upcoming PSYOPS campaigns, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 6, 2006. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Leslie Angulo)(Released)

Canadian Forces Corporal Jay Warren (right) assigned to Psychological ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

Local vendors examined a series of graphics and give feedback to Canadian Forces PSYOPS gather information on potential images to be used for upcoming campaigns, during a bazaar at Kandahar Airfield (KAF), Afghanistan, May 6, 2006. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Leslie Angulo)(Released)

Local vendors examined a series of graphics and give feedback to Canad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

Sgt. Toby R. Glaze, a native of Fall River Mills, Calif.,

Sgt. Toby R. Glaze, a native of Fall River Mills, Calif.,

Sgt. Toby R. Glaze, a native of Fall River Mills, Calif., now the noncommissioned officer in charge of vehicle services in the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, poses in front of the brigade colors, Jan. 4, prior to de... More

Actress Rose McGowan visits with service members and

Actress Rose McGowan visits with service members and

Actress Rose McGowan visits with service members and civilians on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, March 29, during a USO tour. Accompanying McGowan were "Sopranos" actors James Gandolfini and Tony Sirico, and ... More

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet

Afghan citizens gather at the district center to meet with the governor of Khakrez, June 10.

Campaign Streamers Show Proud Legacy

Campaign Streamers Show Proud Legacy

The multi-colored campaign streamers on the 43rd Sustainment Brigade guidon serve as a chronology of the brigade's deployment experience, Jun. 15.

Sfc. Kevin W. Quill, a Philadelphia native and broadcast

Sfc. Kevin W. Quill, a Philadelphia native and broadcast

Sfc. Kevin W. Quill, a Philadelphia native and broadcast journalist by trade, now the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade public affairs section, takes some time out to mentor one ... More

Wisconsin Native Re-enlists in Combat Zone

Wisconsin Native Re-enlists in Combat Zone

Sgt. Christine C. Kurkerewicz re-enlists to serve four more years in the Army, during a ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kurkerewicz is a native of Eagle River, Wisc., and now serves as a personnel a... More

A young Afghan girl, dressed in colorful Kuchi regalia,

A young Afghan girl, dressed in colorful Kuchi regalia,

A young Afghan girl, dressed in colorful Kuchi regalia, herds sheep in a rural area outside Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 4. The Kuchi, Persian for 'those who move,' are a nomadic tribespeople who have traveled a... More

Top-notch Lt. Col. Briefs Afghan Logistics Ops

Top-notch Lt. Col. Briefs Afghan Logistics Ops

Lt. Col. Steven N. Carozza, support operations officer in charge, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, prepares to brief a handful of general officers on the brigade's ongoing logistics operations, during the Joint Sustai... More

158th CSSB Finishes Tour in Afghanistan

158th CSSB Finishes Tour in Afghanistan

Command Sgt. Maj. Pamela M. Higgins, 158th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion command sergeant major, congratulates each of the Soldiers under her wing for a job well done, during the battalion's end-of-tour ... More

Pfc. Abigail M. Benson, of St. Paul, Minn., now an

Pfc. Abigail M. Benson, of St. Paul, Minn., now an

Pfc. Abigail M. Benson, of St. Paul, Minn., now an intelligence analyst with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, prepares to recite the oath re-enlistment during a ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 19.... More

Service members and civilians stretch out and warm

Service members and civilians stretch out and warm

Service members and civilians stretch out and warm up before running the Army Ten-Miler shadow run on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 23.

An Afghan boy enjoys himself during the hour of crafts

An Afghan boy enjoys himself during the hour of crafts

An Afghan boy enjoys himself during the hour of crafts at the KAF Bazaar School. Service members from local units volunteer every Saturday teaching children of Bazaar dealers. (Photo by: MCC Jason Carter)

An Afghan boy latches on to a new soccer ball donated

An Afghan boy latches on to a new soccer ball donated

An Afghan boy latches on to a new soccer ball donated to the KAF Bazaar School by Operation Seabeelieve.

Spc. Robert A. Ousley Jr., a culinary specialist in

Spc. Robert A. Ousley Jr., a culinary specialist in

Spc. Robert A. Ousley Jr., a culinary specialist in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., recites the Oath of Enlistment during a re-enlistment ceremony on Kandaha... More

Financial Peace University Course at KAF

Financial Peace University Course at KAF

Service members from all branches attended the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University course at Kandahar Airfield to learn about financial freedom and better spending habits.

U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Saber, 101st Combat

U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Saber, 101st Combat

U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Saber, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, take a group photo before running the Honolulu Marathon shadow run on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 12. T... More

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort

Maj. John M. Ruths, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., is awarded a Bronze Star Medal by Lt. Col. Charles Demery, deputy commanding officer, 43rd SB, for his efforts as officer in charge of operation... More

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff,

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff,

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army Chief of Staff, speaks with the soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Dec. 23.

Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade accompany

Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade accompany

Soldiers of the 43rd Sustainment Brigade accompany a Christmas Eve mail-delivery flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to deliver holiday packages to Soldiers on outlying Forward Operating Bases near Kandahar Ai... More

A gingerbread cathedral decorates a table at Independence

A gingerbread cathedral decorates a table at Independence

A gingerbread cathedral decorates a table at Independence Hall Dining Facility on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, for Christmas dinner, Dec. 25.

U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Edward R. Coutta leads

U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Edward R. Coutta leads

U.S. Army Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Edward R. Coutta leads members of Joint Sustainment Command – Afghanistan in a weekly Bible study at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12. The group meets weekly and is open to ... More

Brig. Gen. Mark W. Yenter, commanding general for the

Brig. Gen. Mark W. Yenter, commanding general for the

Brig. Gen. Mark W. Yenter, commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division Forward-Afghanistan and also the director of joint engineers for United States Forces-Afghanistan, spea... More

Rick Ferguson discusses safety with Soldiers and Civilians

Rick Ferguson discusses safety with Soldiers and Civilians

Rick Ferguson discusses safety with Soldiers and Civilians of 579th Engineer Detachment on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., left, receives

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., left, receives

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., left, receives a unit shirt from Col. Richard W. Dean, and becomes an honorary member of the 579th Engineer Detachment.

Capt. Christopher Ericson, operations officer with

Capt. Christopher Ericson, operations officer with

Capt. Christopher Ericson, operations officer with the 579th Engineer Detachment, leads a resiliency training class to his fellow teammates to better prepare for redeployment back to Vicksburg, Miss.

Rick Ferguson, left, watches as Sgt. 1st Class Candido

Rick Ferguson, left, watches as Sgt. 1st Class Candido

Rick Ferguson, left, watches as Sgt. 1st Class Candido Aguilar removes debris from a water grate on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive

Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive

Afghan airmen look as their fellow airmen receive commendation letters from Kandahar Air Field Commander for their work during security patrols around Kandahar Air Field, in Afghanistan. The airmen received the... More

A Latvian mentor watches as two Afghan air force airmen

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

Resolute Warrior Spotlight - Spc. Benny Gilmore

Resolute Warrior Spotlight - Spc. Benny Gilmore

Spc. Benny Gilmore, sling load team member, assigned to the 623rd Sling Team Detachment, Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Resolute stands near the sling load site prior to a mission. He is currently deploye... More

Thomas Nides, deputy Secretary of State for Management

Thomas Nides, deputy Secretary of State for Management

Thomas Nides, deputy Secretary of State for Management Resources, walks to a vehicle following a meeting with the regional command leadership at Kandahar Airfield, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghan... More

A British MQ-9 Reaper sits on a runway March 17. Both

A British MQ-9 Reaper sits on a runway March 17. Both

A British MQ-9 Reaper sits on a runway March 17. Both British and American Reapers are deployed to Afghanistan.

Resolute Warrior Spotlight- Sgt. Hee Gyun Seok

Resolute Warrior Spotlight- Sgt. Hee Gyun Seok

Sgt. Hee Gyun Seok, a New York City resident currently deployed to Kandahar Airfield. Seok serves as a Military Mail Terminal non-commissioned officer for the 328th Human Resource Company, Special Troops Battal... More

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Box, of Eupora, Miss.,

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Box, of Eupora, Miss.,

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Box, of Eupora, Miss., instructs movement as a new flagpole is hoisted into position at Joint Sustainment Command – Afghanistan headquarters at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on A... More

Col. Richard W. Dean, left, commander of the 579th

Col. Richard W. Dean, left, commander of the 579th

Col. Richard W. Dean, left, commander of the 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M), and Sgt. 1st Class Candido Aguilar, right, FEST-M first sergeant, case their detachment colors as Sgt. 1st Class Alfonso Gonzalez... More

Col. Lawrence Kominiak, the Task Force Resolute commander,

Col. Lawrence Kominiak, the Task Force Resolute commander,

Col. Lawrence Kominiak, the Task Force Resolute commander, gives words of encouragement to the soldiers and airmen attending the task force Army Birthday Barbecue at the TF-Motorpool on Kandahar Airfield, June 11.

A Task Force Resolute soldier enjoys a hot dog at the

A Task Force Resolute soldier enjoys a hot dog at the

A Task Force Resolute soldier enjoys a hot dog at the grand opening of the postal annex on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The annex will assist service members forward deployed with sending mail back to the st... More

Corps of Engineers welcomes new FEST-M Command Sergeant Major

Corps of Engineers welcomes new FEST-M Command Sergeant Major

Command Sgt. Maj. Karl J. Groninger. Command Sergeant Major of the 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M).

Fourth Expeditionary Sustainment Command command sergeant major congratulates Audie Murphy inductee

Fourth Expeditionary Sustainment Command command sergeant major congra...

Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Williams, command sergeant major for the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, congratulates Audie Murphy Club inductee Sgt. 1st Class Narada Johnson, Alpha Company, 101st Special Troo... More

The 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Task

The 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Task

The 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Task Force Raven), TF-Resolute, command team comprised of Lt. Col. K. Weedon Gallagher and Command Sgt. Maj. Craig N. Willet, unfurl the battalion colors during ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Renaldo Richardson, a weapons

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Renaldo Richardson, a weapons

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Renaldo Richardson, a weapons team chief deployed from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., times the gun system underneath an A-10C Thunderbolt II during an ... More

A Santa Claus waves at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan,

A Santa Claus waves at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan,

A Santa Claus waves at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2011.

An Afghan Air Force security forces airman, assigned

An Afghan Air Force security forces airman, assigned

An Afghan Air Force security forces airman, assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, stands outside of the KAW perimeter before an evening foot patrol in a nearby village and farming a... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Ackerman, MI-17 pilot advisor,

U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Ackerman, MI-17 pilot advisor,

U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Ackerman, MI-17 pilot advisor, 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, passes a pack of water bottles to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marvin Holmes, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police G-4 log... More

Staff Sgt. Jason Golden, 451st Expeditionary Logistics

Staff Sgt. Jason Golden, 451st Expeditionary Logistics

Staff Sgt. Jason Golden, 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, jumps over the bar for the second workout of the day during day one of the 2011 Afghan Games at the Boardwalk Sept. 10, 2011. During th... More

Gen. James F. Amos (right), 35th commandant of the

Gen. James F. Amos (right), 35th commandant of the

Gen. James F. Amos (right), 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, is greeted by Lt. Col. Peter N. Lee, commanding officer, Marine Attack Squadron 513, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Helmand province, Afgha... More

U.S. Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 513 conduct

U.S. Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 513 conduct

U.S. Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 513 conduct maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier aircraft, Kandahar Airfield, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. Maintenance is conducted daily, ensuring the aircra... More

Mechanics with 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st

Mechanics with 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st

Mechanics with 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, work to rig up and recover a tractor trailer from a mire pit during the Vehicle Recovery Course at Kandaha... More

A maintainer marshalls in a U-21 at Kandahar Airfield,

A maintainer marshalls in a U-21 at Kandahar Airfield,

A maintainer marshalls in a U-21 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2011. The aircrew flew the unit's 1,000th operation sortie here for the Blue Devils system.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Mallory talks to members

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Mallory talks to members

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Mallory talks to members of the 3-4 Infantry Security Forces at Kandahar Airfield, Oct. 1, at Kandahar, Afghanistan.

First Lt. Nicholas Vogt, platoon leader with the 1st

First Lt. Nicholas Vogt, platoon leader with the 1st

First Lt. Nicholas Vogt, platoon leader with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, stands next to a village elder during a mission in Kandahar provin... More

A volunteer donates platelets at Kandahar Airfield's

A volunteer donates platelets at Kandahar Airfield's

A volunteer donates platelets at Kandahar Airfield's Role 3 Oct. 8, 2011. Platelets are used to help form the basis of a blood clot for trauma patients with mild to severe injuries.

Afghan National Army soldiers are improving and perfecting

Afghan National Army soldiers are improving and perfecting

Afghan National Army soldiers are improving and perfecting their tactical proficiency through an ongoing drivers training course at Camp Hero in Kandahar, Afghanistan. During the course, instructors from the AN... More

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet that is a part of Operation

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet that is a part of Operation

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet that is a part of Operation Guardian Falcon flies near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Operation Guardian Falcon, which arrived at KAF in September 2008, expects to reach its landmark... More

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 5th Kandak,

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 5th Kandak,

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 5th Kandak, 205th Corps, observe as U.S. Army Capt. Paul Hester, preventive medicine officer with the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th... More

Taking a break from managing hand receipts and accounting

Taking a break from managing hand receipts and accounting

Taking a break from managing hand receipts and accounting for property, Staff Sgt. Dannie Simmons, Jr., of South Hill, Va., Skypes friends and family back home, Oct. 14, at Kandahar Airfield. Simmons, the suppl... More

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Penrod, 451st Expeditionary Security

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Penrod, 451st Expeditionary Security

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Penrod, 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, clean and jerks the barbell during the Barbells for Boobs competition at the boardwalk Oct. 21. The competition was a fundraiser to promo... More

Receiving the Purple Heart, Newport News, Virginia

Receiving the Purple Heart, Newport News, Virginia

Col. Lawrence Kominiak, right, the Task Force Resolute commander, shakes hands with Spc. Victor Sowards, left, a 594th Transportation Company, 375th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, TF-Resolute transportat... More

An early morning sunrise reflects off the pond on Kandahar

An early morning sunrise reflects off the pond on Kandahar

An early morning sunrise reflects off the pond on Kandahar Airfield.

The early morning sunrise on Kanadahar Airfield.

The early morning sunrise on Kanadahar Airfield.

The early morning sunrise on Kanadahar Airfield.

Staff Sgt. Curtis Sidbury, 809th Expeditionary Red

Staff Sgt. Curtis Sidbury, 809th Expeditionary Red

Staff Sgt. Curtis Sidbury, 809th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron structural engineer, cuts out wall studs at the construction site for the bazaar school Dec. 18, 2011. The 809th ERHS led the bazaar school rebu... More

From right, Prince Edward shakes hands with Brig. Gen.

From right, Prince Edward shakes hands with Brig. Gen.

From right, Prince Edward shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Thomas Deale, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the prince’s visit to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Dec. 20, 2011. Prince Ed... More

Deployed couple gets to spend Christmas together in Afghanistan

Deployed couple gets to spend Christmas together in Afghanistan

Maj. Patrick and Stephanie Almond, the executive officer for Joint Logistics Task Force Six and a brigade medical officer for Task Force Resolute, respectively, stand in front of a bunker after a rocket attack ... More

Senior Airman A Garcia, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility

Senior Airman A Garcia, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility

Senior Airman A Garcia, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. Garcia is deployed from the 62nd Air... More

Chief Master Sgt. Beau Markin, 451st Expeditionary

Chief Master Sgt. Beau Markin, 451st Expeditionary

Chief Master Sgt. Beau Markin, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group chief enlisted manager, recites the Air Force non-commissioned officer charge to the five Air Force inductees during the joint non-commission... More

ISAF command sergeant major visits with ‘Resolute’ warriors

ISAF command sergeant major visits with ‘Resolute’ warriors

Spc. Kevin Paulson, right, a mortuary affairs specialist assigned to the 54 Quartermaster Company, Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Resolute, briefs Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, the International Securit... More

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the early-morning hours at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2012. Kandahar's A-10s provide close-air support for U.S. and coalition ground troops through... More

Netherlands Col. Kees Marselis, Kandahar Airfield chief

Netherlands Col. Kees Marselis, Kandahar Airfield chief

Netherlands Col. Kees Marselis, Kandahar Airfield chief of staff, speaks to the attendees and bazaar school children during the bazaar school ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Jan. 21, 2... More

Brig. Gen. Thomas Deale, outgoing 451st Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Thomas Deale, outgoing 451st Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Thomas Deale, outgoing 451st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, gives his outgoing commander's speech to attendees Jan. 29, 2012. During a change of command ceremony, Deale relinquished 451st AEW comm... More

Maj. Gen. William Rapp, deputy commanding general-support,

Maj. Gen. William Rapp, deputy commanding general-support,

Maj. Gen. William Rapp, deputy commanding general-support, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks during the opening ceremony for the Warrior Recovery Center at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The new state of the art... More

Airmen assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter

Airmen assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter

Airmen assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircraft maintenance unit work in one of the tents coordinated for set-up by the 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Kandahar Airfield,... More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw fire suppression

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw fire suppression

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw fire suppression system tests on Kandahar Airfield Feb. 26 and 27, 2013. Before turning over newly constructed hangars such as this to the U.S. Air Force, the USACE requ... More

Foam tests, such as this one at a newly constructed

Foam tests, such as this one at a newly constructed

Foam tests, such as this one at a newly constructed aircraft hanger on Kandahar Airfield are critical to ensuring that fire suppression systems operate as designed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw doze... More

Staff Sgt. Clint Pinson, billeting non-commissioned

Staff Sgt. Clint Pinson, billeting non-commissioned

Staff Sgt. Clint Pinson, billeting non-commissioned officer in charge of the NATO Accommodation Barracks on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, checks the day's schedule and work orders in his officer here May 29, ... More

Lt. Col. Michael Rose, a fighter pilot assigned to

Lt. Col. Michael Rose, a fighter pilot assigned to

Lt. Col. Michael Rose, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, returns to the flight line in an F-16 Fighting Falcon after flying a mission May 31... More

Runners from all over Kandahar Airfield await the start

Runners from all over Kandahar Airfield await the start

Runners from all over Kandahar Airfield await the start of the Engineer Day 5K. Runner number 376, Royal Air Force Sgt. Paul Vernon (left front), was the first place finisher.

Navy hospital corpsmen stand to be recognized and recite

Navy hospital corpsmen stand to be recognized and recite

Navy hospital corpsmen stand to be recognized and recite the Hospital Corpsman Pledge during the profession's 114th birthday ceremony and celebration at Role 3 Multinational Hospital on Kandahar Airfield, June 17, 2012.

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets medical service professionals at the Role 3 medical facility at Kandahar Airfield, June 30. During the... More

Afghan air force pilot Capt. Zabihullah (left) and

Afghan air force pilot Capt. Zabihullah (left) and

Afghan air force pilot Capt. Zabihullah (left) and pilot instructor Maj. Abdul Wodood (right) listen and take notes during an intensive language course at Kandahar Air Wing, on Kandahar Airfield, Aug. 27, 2012.... More

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