U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Barnard with the Warfighter
U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Barnard with the Warfighter Express Service Team (WES Team), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, unpacks exchange items at Forward Operating Base Zeebruge, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June ... More
A Logistics System Vehicle Replacement tractor drives
A Logistics System Vehicle Replacement tractor drives through the desert during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2013. The LVSR hauled a shipping container filled with commodi... More
Abdul Hadi, an instructor for the Afghan Local Police
Abdul Hadi, an instructor for the Afghan Local Police in Kajaki, stands in front of the 26 recruits he trained to become Afghan Local Police during a graduation ceremony here, Oct. 5, 2013. Hadi, said that he k... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Thomason, a motor
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Thomason, a motor transport mechanic with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, repairs a M1114 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle at Forward Operating Base... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joel Valdez, a team leader with
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joel Valdez, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, instructs Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 1st Kandak, 215th Corps, at Forward Operating Base Zee... More
A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle drives up
A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle drives up a mountainside road near Observation Post Athens, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2013. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines maintained the observ... More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (FWD) attach a generator to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a helicopter support team (HST) mission at Observation... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Lee, a squad leader
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Lee, a squad leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, gives a patrol brief on Forward Operating Base Zebruggee, Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanist... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Tucker, a team leader
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Tucker, a team leader with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provides security during a patrol in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2013. The ... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 load a generator
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 load a generator onto a truck aboard Patrol Base Dimond, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2014. The generator and other equipment were utilized by the Afghan Nat... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,
Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, chief of army staff, shakes hands with ANA officers, assigned to the 215th Corps, aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2014. Karimi... More
Afghan workers clear a tree from the Kajaki District
Afghan workers clear a tree from the Kajaki District Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2012. This marks the beginning of U.S. Agency for International Development-funded redevelopment projects i... More
Cpl. Jacob Hoag, the Motor Transportation maintenance
Cpl. Jacob Hoag, the Motor Transportation maintenance chief for 1st platoon, India Battery, 3 rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, slowly squeezes the trigger from a lookout point at Af... More
The Kajaki Dam is one of two hydroelectric dams located
The Kajaki Dam is one of two hydroelectric dams located on the 715-mile long Helmand River, which flows southwestward across more than half of Afghanistan, before flowing north through Iran and emptying back in... More
Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine
Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, patrol to several locations along the Helmand River’s green zone to clear openings in tree lines, Sept. 11. Instead of ... More
Just moments after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge,
Just moments after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge, was attacked with mortars, Sept. 12, Cpl. Cody Scholes, a field artillery cannon crewman and spotter for the Special Application Scoped Rifle team, India Bat... More
Lance Cpl. Dwason E. Griffith, a combat engineer with
Lance Cpl. Dwason E. Griffith, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), attaches roofing to a new building that engineers from 1st MLG (FWD) bu... More
Sgt. Aaron Segovia, a squad leader with India Battery,
Sgt. Aaron Segovia, a squad leader with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, halts his squad during a routine patrol near the Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2010. ... More
Lance Cpl. Colby Rice, a field artillery cannoneer
Lance Cpl. Colby Rice, a field artillery cannoneer crewman with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, patrols along the side of the Helmand River, Sept. 28, to deny the e... More
Lance Cpl. William Branch, 21, from Miami, Fla., smiles
Lance Cpl. William Branch, 21, from Miami, Fla., smiles as he is promoted to the rank of corporal aboard Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Oct. 1. Branch, a field artillery cannoneer Crewman with India Battery,... More
U.S. Marines assigned to India Battery, 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Marines assigned to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment shop at the mobile PX that was set up by Marine Corps Community Service Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logi... More
Over 50 Afghan villagers came to take delivery of their
Over 50 Afghan villagers came to take delivery of their bag alfalfa seed, delivered by the local Afghan National Police in Kajaki, Oct. 25. The ANP distributed approximately 64 bags of seed. In order to help pr... More
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine
Marines with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (Forward), wait in line to check out at the mobile post exchange operated by Marine Corps Community Services near the Kajaki ... More
Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 arrive
Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 arrive aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, as an augment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Jan. 15. Marine elements from the 26th MEU will reinforce securit... More
Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 arrive
Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 arrive aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, as an augment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Jan. 15. Marine elements from the 26th MEU will reinforce securi... More
An Afghan National Army commando from the 8th Commando
An Afghan National Army commando from the 8th Commando Kandak creates a defensive fighting position after arriving near Kajaki village, Afghanistan, June 2 during an operation. During the operation, more than $... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province,
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan—Marines from 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, kneel and bow their heads to pay their respects to Pfc. Josue Ibarra, a former member of their squad. The Mar... More
FOWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBURGGE, Helmand province,
FOWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBURGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan--Sgt. Christopher Gonzales, a Baltimore native, takes time for a photograph with Kajaki residents. Gonzales, the Civil Affairs Team chief for the K... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province,
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan — The Marines of the Kajaki Civil Affairs Team share a laugh prior to leaving for a mission. The CAT, out of Washington, D.C., and attached to Ech... More
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province,
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Cpl. Israel W. Owens, a field artillery radar operator with 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, poses for a photograph with 2/12’s area of oper... More
Two hydroelectric turbines at the Kajaki hydroelectric
Two hydroelectric turbines at the Kajaki hydroelectric power plant. Each turbine turns at 300 rotations per minute, produces 16.5 megawatts of electricity and has 23,000 horsepower. The U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More
A Marine communicates with incoming aircraft at Kajaki,
A Marine communicates with incoming aircraft at Kajaki, Afghanistan, July 11. Marines at Kajaki are tasked with protecting the area around the Kajaki Dam from enemy forces.
KAJAKI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Lai Ly,
KAJAKI, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Lai Ly, a Squad Automatic Weapon machine gunner with Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, patrols through a section of Tree Line Black, Aug. 12. This tree line wa... More
Two members of the U.S. Army’s 7th Engineer Dive Team
Two members of the U.S. Army’s 7th Engineer Dive Team lower the remotely operated vehicle 150 feet into the Kajaki Reservoir, Aug. 15. (USACE Photo)
An Afghan father and son walk to where elders are talking
An Afghan father and son walk to where elders are talking in Kajaki, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2011.
A local Afghan boy looks on as Marines with 7th Engineer
A local Afghan boy looks on as Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), build a causeway near Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam. Marines from different elements of 2nd... More
Pallets of wheat and vegetable seed are transferred
Pallets of wheat and vegetable seed are transferred from a warehouse in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, to a landing area where they will be loaded onto aircraft to be flown to Kajaki, Sept. 30, 2011. Once the 34 pal... More
Marines with Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine
Marines with Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, search an abandoned compound in an area referred to as Sharp’s Alley inside the Kajaki district. The Marines were looking for weapons caches insurgen... More
Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion,
Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct patrols through the Kajaki district, Oct. 25. Until recently the district was securely under the control of insurgent fighters who... More
A man rides his moped through the Kajaki Sofla Bazaar
A man rides his moped through the Kajaki Sofla Bazaar during a recent visit. Coalition and Afghan forces have brought security back to the area in Operation Eastern Storm, an offensive to clear insurgents from ... More
Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion,
Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare to board helicopters for their recent insert in support of Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are ... More
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Afghan National Army soldiers return from a recent foot patrol. They maintain security in the area formerly held by insurgents by patrolling r... More
A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion,
A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security during a recent patrol through the area. The unit is partnered with Afghan soldiers in Operation Eastern storm to ... More
A local man herds a goat on the side of Route 611 as
A local man herds a goat on the side of Route 611 as engineers with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), conduct route repairs in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. The Mari... More
Marines pass a pair of men taking a break from farming,
Marines pass a pair of men taking a break from farming, during a patrol in Kajaki Sofla, Oct. 29. The Marines of Company B., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are conducting operations in the area to disrupt ... More
A group of local elders, Police Advisers, with 1st
A group of local elders, Police Advisers, with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Afghan Uniformed Police Officers gather for a meal at Patrol Base Pennsylvania, Nov. 6. Afghan National Security Forces and... More
Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, an ammunition technician chief
Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, an ammunition technician chief and fire team leader with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fires rounds at an enemy 1200 meters away using an M39 rifle here, Jan. 17, 2012... More
Helmand Governor Mohammad Gulab Mangal, left, walks
Helmand Governor Mohammad Gulab Mangal, left, walks with British Army Col. Peter Jackson, commanding officer of Bastion Role 3 Hospital. Mangal had just arrived at the hospital to visit Afghan patients being tr... More
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was split across
1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment was split across three distinctly different areas of operation. Charlie Company was in Marjah, reinforcing Marine and Afghan forces operating in the city’s remaining troubled ... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6 prepare to begin their patrol towards Patrol Base 102 in Kajaki, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2012. Marines built observation posts to help rei... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John M. Buckley with Charlie
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John M. Buckley with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 applies cleaner, lubricant, preservative (CLP) to a fellow Marine's M-16 A4 servic... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 exit friendly lines at forward operating base White House to begin a security patrol in Kajaki, Helmand province, ... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 conduct a patrol in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 29, 2012. Marines conduct patrols to provide securi... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 conduct a patrol in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb.29, 2012. Marines conducted patrols to provide secur... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 receive a debriefing after a security patrol in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan Feb. 29, 2012. Marines condu... More
Sgt. Phil Farmer, a squad leader, with 3rd platoon,
Sgt. Phil Farmer, a squad leader, with 3rd platoon, Bravo Co., 1st Bn., 8th Marines shakes hands with an Afghan child during a patrol March 5. Farmer, a Matawan, N.J. native has only one fully functioning lung ... More
A battlefield cross is displayed in honor of U.S. Marine
A battlefield cross is displayed in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor T. Lowery during a memorial ceremony on Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 10, 2012. Lowry lost his... More
Afghanistan Corporal Jonathon R. Powell, a military
Afghanistan Corporal Jonathon R. Powell, a military policeman with Police Advisory Team 1, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, draws a depiction of a tactical column during a class with Afghan Uniformed Police ... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason G. Smith, the Police
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason G. Smith, the Police Advisory Team 1 officer-in-charge with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, sits for lunch with Afghan Uniformed Police Lt. Col. Mahfuzallah, the Kajaki District Chief ... More
Corporal Diego E. Castaneda, a motor transport mechanic
Corporal Diego E. Castaneda, a motor transport mechanic and assistant patrol leader with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, directs his Marines during a patrol here, March 13, 2012. The Marines ... More
Lance Cpl. Seth R. McCallum, a javelin team leader
Lance Cpl. Seth R. McCallum, a javelin team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment advises his commander about defensive fires here, March 15, 2012. The Marines here prevent insurgents from moving towar... More
Lance Cpl. Sergey Huber, a squad automatic weapon gunner
Lance Cpl. Sergey Huber, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, clears a 7-foot wall during a regimental operation in Urmoz, Afghanistan, March 25, ... More
Kajaki Dam powerhouse in Helmand province, Afghanistan,
Kajaki Dam powerhouse in Helmand province, Afghanistan, is on tap for repairs by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Corporal Christopher E. Gregory, a heavy equipment
Corporal Christopher E. Gregory, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, extends the arm of his Millennia Military Vehicle to lift supplies for Marines here, April 11, 2012. Gregory, a nat... More
Major Muhammad Rahim Waziri, company commander serving
Major Muhammad Rahim Waziri, company commander serving with the Afghan National Civil Order Police here, talks to 1st Lt. Kevin J. Fitzsimmons, a platoon commander serving with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8... More
First Lt. Kevin J. Fitzsimmons, far right, a platoon
First Lt. Kevin J. Fitzsimmons, far right, a platoon commander with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and an interpreter speak to the commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police opera... More
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Gerald P. Myers,
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Gerald P. Myers, right, Information Operations (IO) Chief with Task Force Leatherneck and U.S. Army Specialist Daniel W. Prignitz, left, with Regional Psychological Operatio... More
U.S. Service members with Information Operations (IO),
U.S. Service members with Information Operations (IO), Task Force Leatherneck run wire for an omni-directional antenna on Patrol Base Pennsylvania in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan April 20, 2012. IO is ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Beranek with
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Beranek with Helicopter Support Team 8, Combat Logistics Battalion 4 attached to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, watches as a CH-53E Super St... More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 conduct a security patrol through Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 28, 2012. Marines conducted ... More
An Afghan child watches as U.S. Marines with Alpha
An Afghan child watches as U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 and Afghan National Security Forces conduct a search during Operation Reservoir Dogs in ... More
Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, cross a bridge over the Helmand River here, April 20, 2012. The bridge is one of the only routes between Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge and Observ... More
1st Lt. Devin Claridy, 3rd Platoon commander, Alpha
1st Lt. Devin Claridy, 3rd Platoon commander, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides cover-fire as Afghan National Security Forces run to a new position during Operation Reservoir Dogs, May... More
Corporal Christopher Aguirre, galley captain, Alpha
Corporal Christopher Aguirre, galley captain, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Regiment, from Plains, Kansas, stirs beef fajitas at the field mess kitchen to feed Alpha Co. Marines returning from comba... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general Regional Command (Southwest), speaks to Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 on Forward Operating Base Wh... More
Bernard Smith, left, correspondent, and Ben Foley,
Bernard Smith, left, correspondent, and Ben Foley, cameraman, with Al Jazeera English News Channel report from Forward Operating Base Kishtiwaln in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 20, 2012. Smith repo... More
Bernard Smith, left, correspondent, and Ben Foley,
Bernard Smith, left, correspondent, and Ben Foley, cameraman, with Al Jazeera English News Channel report from Forward Operating Base Kishtiwaln in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 20, 2012. Smith repo... More
Local Afghan children watch as Marines with Advisory
Local Afghan children watch as Marines with Advisory Team 2, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 patrol by them in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan May 21, 2012. Marines conducted ... More
Bernard Smith, left, a correspondent with Al Jazeera
Bernard Smith, left, a correspondent with Al Jazeera English news channel, embeds with U.S. Marines assigned to Police Advisory Team 2, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 during a secu... More
Ben Foley, right, a cameraman with Al Jazeera English
Ben Foley, right, a cameraman with Al Jazeera English News Channel, photographs local Afghan Uniformed Police training with U.S. Marines with Police Advisory Team 2, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regiment... More
Ben Foley, back left, a camerman with Al Jazeera English
Ben Foley, back left, a camerman with Al Jazeera English News Channel, photographs local Afghan Uniformed Police training with U.S. Marines with Police Advisory Team 2, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regim... More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 patrol in the village of Deh Mushek during Operation Trap House in Kajaki, Helmand province Afghanistan May 22, 2012... More
A U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner, left, with Alpha
A U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner, left, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 provides security as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician checks an empty enemy fi... More
Staff Sgt. John Wildman, a platoon sergeant with 2nd
Staff Sgt. John Wildman, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes cover during a firefight, during Operation Jaws, May 28, 2012. The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, cleared a kno... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Norberto Zamora, a corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Norberto Zamora, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee during a security halt, during Operation Jaws, May 27, 2012. The Marines and sailors with the battalion ... More
Lance Cpl. Cameron Brown, a combat engineer with 1st
Lance Cpl. Cameron Brown, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Corea, an assaultman with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, examines a hole in a wall during Operation Jaw... More
The crew chief of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey
The crew chief of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey mans an M2 Browning .50 caliber Machine Gun as the tiltrotor aircraft departs Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 18, 2012. The Osprey trans... More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Yudin, a machinegunner with
Lance Cpl. Christopher Yudin, a machinegunner with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, looks through his scope of his M240 machine gun, May 30, 2012. Yudin, a native of Seattle, plans to apply... More
A Marine with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines,
A Marine with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides security at the Kajaki District Center, July 5, 2012. Marines with Fox Battery have been operating in Kajaki for about ... More
Marines and sailors with the Kajaki Police Advisor
Marines and sailors with the Kajaki Police Advisor Team patrol to a nearby Afghanistan Uniformed Police base in Kajaki district, Afghanistan, July 10, 2012. The team’s mission is to build upon the skills of the... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class David Fu with
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class David Fu with personal security detail, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 crosses an open field during a routine security patrol in Kajaki, Hel... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Butler, a military
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Patrick Butler, a military policeman assigned to Police Advisory Team 4 (PAT-4) smokes a cigarette before leaving on a dismounted patrol at Forward Operating Base Kajaki, Helmand ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Marines assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (2/7) secure their weapons following the conclusion of a convoy mission on Forward Operating Base Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More
A soldier in the Afghan National Army takes cover behind
A soldier in the Afghan National Army takes cover behind a wall while receiving enemy fire during Operation New Hope, Kajaki, Afghanistan, Jan. 16. During the operation, the ANA partnered with the Afghan Nation... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William Kavanagh, company
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. William Kavanagh, company executive officer with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, observes distant objects with his rifle combat optic in Kajaki, Afg... More
Sergeant Brandon Wolfe, a motor transport mechanic
Sergeant Brandon Wolfe, a motor transport mechanic with Police Advisor Team 4 and 25-year-old native of Grimes, Iowa, talks to local children during a patrol to Checkpoint Doblex, Feb. 11. The Marines and sailo... More
An Afghan National Civil Order Police patrolman rehearses
An Afghan National Civil Order Police patrolman rehearses providing security upon exiting a helicopter to prepare for an operation, Feb. 12. The ANCOP rehearsed entering and exiting helicopters before going on ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kody King, a machine gunner
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kody King, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, adjusts the sights on an M2HB Browning .50 caliber machine gun at a fire support position duri... More
An explosives instructor teaches an Afghan Uniform
An explosives instructor teaches an Afghan Uniform Police officer how to handle Composite C-4 during a controlled detonation at Forward Operating Base Zeebruge March 28. The controlled detonation was part of th... More
An explosives instructor teaches an Afghan Uniform
An explosives instructor teaches an Afghan Uniform Police officer how to handle Composite C-4 during a controlled detonation at Forward Operating Base Zeebruge March 28. The controlled detonation was part of th... More