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Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise and

Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise and

Afghan contractors and Soldiers of Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, comprised of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, and the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fi... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ellen Smith, (left), a health

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ellen Smith, (left), a health

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ellen Smith, (left), a health care specialist assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, based out of Fort Riley, Kan., takes attendance of the service members at the Wounded Warrior C... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald T. Riling, U.S. Army Forces

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald T. Riling, U.S. Army Forces

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald T. Riling, U.S. Army Forces Command, command sergeant major, looks through the scope of an XM-25 Individual Airburst Weapon System Jan. 12. The XM-25 is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed g... More

National Guard takes control of major U.S. command in Afghanistan

National Guard takes control of major U.S. command in Afghanistan

Brig. Gen. Reynold Hoover, outgoing commander of Joint Support Command – Afghanistan, cases his unit's colors during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremony, Oct. 17, at Kandaha... More

Soldiers with the 368th Engineering Battalion stand

Soldiers with the 368th Engineering Battalion stand

Soldiers with the 368th Engineering Battalion stand in formation following a Combat Patch Ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldiers of the 368th received the combat patch of the 302d Maneuver Enhance... More

Royal Netherlands Air Force Lt. Col. Marten “Jimi”

Royal Netherlands Air Force Lt. Col. Marten “Jimi”

Royal Netherlands Air Force Lt. Col. Marten “Jimi” Hendriksma, (front), of Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, commander, Air Task Force-17, based out of Volkel Airbase, Netherlands, performs a pre-flight inspecti... More

Afghanistan Border Police Capt. Haji Janan (left),

Afghanistan Border Police Capt. Haji Janan (left),

Afghanistan Border Police Capt. Haji Janan (left), U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andrew Green, commanding officer of 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany, American interpreter Najib Fazel ... More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan administers the oath of affirmation and re-enlistment to Staff Sgt. LaSonya M... More

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support ... More

(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill,

(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill,

(From left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader for NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; Gen. David Petraeus, commander of NATO ISAF and USFOR-A; ... More

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.

‘Old Glory’ soars downrange for service members

‘Old Glory’ soars downrange for service members

Sgt. Michael Misheff, CH-47F Chinook helicopter chew chief for Task Force Flying Dragons, flies the American flag over southern Afghanistan Aug. 28. Task Force Raptor pilots and crew chiefs fly American flags t... More

Afghanistan National Police student Hadi Atullah (right),

Afghanistan National Police student Hadi Atullah (right),

Afghanistan National Police student Hadi Atullah (right), a Kabul native salutes U.S. Army Capt. Todd Stevenson assigned to 244th Air Defense Artillery, Battery A, based in Fort Stewart, Ga., a native of Elizab... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Lent, assigned to Headquarters

U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Lent, assigned to Headquarters

U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Lent, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Engineer Battalion from Fort Hood, Texas, tightens bolts onto L-Rod Bar Armor connected to a RG-31 Mine Resistant Ambush Prote... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Bernard Mater, 738th Air Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Col. Bernard Mater, 738th Air Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Col. Bernard Mater, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group commander; Haji Nasrollah, a tribal elder from the Kandahar province; Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Amir Baqaei, 205th Corps deputy co... More

Romanian President Traian Basescu is greeted by U.S.

Romanian President Traian Basescu is greeted by U.S.

Romanian President Traian Basescu is greeted by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kendall, Kandahar Air Field commander, before his visit of more than 150 Romanian soldiers at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan... More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Victor Antonio Soler, a UH-60M

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Victor Antonio Soler, a UH-60M

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Victor Antonio Soler, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Task Force Warhawk, takes his father, Victor A. Soler, around the flight line of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 6. S... More

Gen. David H. Petraeus visit Kandahar Airfield

Gen. David H. Petraeus visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and Maj. Gen. James Terry, commander, Regional Command-South visit forward operating bases in RC - South area of operation.

Spc. Ben C. Ballard, a Menomonie, Wis., native, and

Spc. Ben C. Ballard, a Menomonie, Wis., native, and

Spc. Ben C. Ballard, a Menomonie, Wis., native, and military police specialist ssigned to 202nd Military Police Company, from Fort Bliss, Texas, takes a break from training at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, Ja... More

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Jurison of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support ... More

U.S. Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, a combat

U.S. Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, a combat

U.S. Army Reservist Staff Sgt. Walter Talens, a combat correspondent deployed with the 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Fort Jackson, S.C., participates in the transfer of authority from the 16th MPA... More

A construction crew finishes up the last corner of

A construction crew finishes up the last corner of

A construction crew finishes up the last corner of the newly opened Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27. The facility accepts unserviceable Defense ... More

Liaisons from the Pakistani Army, Afghani National

Liaisons from the Pakistani Army, Afghani National

Liaisons from the Pakistani Army, Afghani National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Force officials met to discuss improving border relations along the Afghan-Pakistan border at the Joint B... More

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

A dining facility employee prepares food for the lunch

A dining facility employee prepares food for the lunch

A dining facility employee prepares food for the lunch crowd inside the Niagara DFAC on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, March 18, 2011. The Niagara is one of four DFACs that changed their menus to the Afghanist... More

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter assigned to the

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter assigned to the

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter assigned to the Kandahar Air Wing taxis for takeoff at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 19, 2011. Members of the Lithuanian, Belgian and American Air Force are mentori... More

Afghan provincial governors and members of the High

Afghan provincial governors and members of the High

Afghan provincial governors and members of the High Peace Council, an organization set up to promote peace talks with the Taliban, socialize, Dec. 6, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan before a conference to discuss... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Jammal Ameer, 73rd

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Jammal Ameer, 73rd

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Jammal Ameer, 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, prays at the Eid al-Adha celebration at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 16. Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the worsh... More

Afghans in the Maywand District, Afghanistan carry

Afghans in the Maywand District, Afghanistan carry

Afghans in the Maywand District, Afghanistan carry tools to a Cash For Work worksite Nov. 22. Afghans are supplied with tools, that they sign out every morning, to complete their tasks for the day.

Soldiers on the Task Force Raptor downed aircraft recovery

Soldiers on the Task Force Raptor downed aircraft recovery

Soldiers on the Task Force Raptor downed aircraft recovery team practice using the Jaws of Life on a scrap pickup truck June 22 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. DART squads respond to incidents that require s... More

Members of the Marine Corps 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison

Members of the Marine Corps 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison

Members of the Marine Corps 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company joint terminal attack control team prepare an observation point outside of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan June 27 as part of a joint live-fire e... More

Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, ate lunch with U.S. service members during a visit Nov. 20 to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. As the vice chairman, General Cartwright chair... More

Raptors prep Black Hawks for flight

Raptors prep Black Hawks for flight

Task Force Tigershark UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chiefs and maintainers conduct preflight inspections on an airfram May 18 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots assigned to

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots assigned to

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to depart for a mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1, 2017. The W... More

A 10th Mountain Division soldier climbs out of a ditch

A 10th Mountain Division soldier climbs out of a ditch

A 10th Mountain Division soldier climbs out of a ditch during the 10th Mountain Combat Relay at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 17, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Jones, left, a program

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Jones, left, a program

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Jones, left, a program manager deployed from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, Anderson AFB, Guam, asks James A. Roy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, a question ... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, Regional Command

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, Regional Command

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, Regional Command South commander, speaks about Operation Hamkari at a press conference in Kandahar City Dec. 9. The conference included updates on the progress of the operati... More

A team leader for the Afghan National Army’s 4th Kandak,

A team leader for the Afghan National Army’s 4th Kandak,

A team leader for the Afghan National Army’s 4th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corps, informs village elders of a shura, an open town meeting, to discuss the new patrol base in the Tangi Valley. ANA soldiers and A... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt. Aaron Davey, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, assist members of the Afghanistan National Army Air Force's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in load... More

U.S. service members watch on television President

U.S. service members watch on television President

U.S. service members watch on television President Obama talk about the details of the death of 9/11 mastermind, Osama Bin Laden inside the USO at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2.

Representatives from every noncommissioned officer

Representatives from every noncommissioned officer

Representatives from every noncommissioned officer rank post on stage and state the responsibilities inherent with each rank during a Task Force Raptor induction ceremony June 13 on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanist... More

U.S. service members gather and eat at the Niagra Dining

U.S. service members gather and eat at the Niagra Dining

U.S. service members gather and eat at the Niagra Dining Facility for a Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 25.

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

Flying Dragons get body work done

Flying Dragons get body work done

Members of Company D, Task Force Flying Dragons, hoist the front rotor off of a Ch-47F Chinook helicopter May 24 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as part of routine maintenance. TF Flying Dragons supports TF ... More

Col. Paul A. Mele, Task Force Raptor commander, speaks

Col. Paul A. Mele, Task Force Raptor commander, speaks

Col. Paul A. Mele, Task Force Raptor commander, speaks to Soldiers and civilians May 26 at Kandahar Airfield during a Memorial Day prayer dinner hosted by the TF Raptor ministry team. The overall theme of Mele’... More

Lt. Cmdr. Cristian Hanu, action officer, Joint Visitor

Lt. Cmdr. Cristian Hanu, action officer, Joint Visitor

Lt. Cmdr. Cristian Hanu, action officer, Joint Visitor Bureau, enters the St. Gheorghe Chapel at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2013. The memorial outside calls passersby to honor the Romanian Soldier... More

Soldiers from the 126th Financial Management Company

Soldiers from the 126th Financial Management Company

Soldiers from the 126th Financial Management Company pose for a group photo to celebrate the completion of their mission in Afghanistan, Jan. 17.

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander, International

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander, International

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and deputy commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Nick Carter commander, International Security Force Regional C... More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Griffin, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below during a flight near Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 31, 2017. The Gri... More

Two members of the Border Management Task Force introduced

Two members of the Border Management Task Force introduced

Two members of the Border Management Task Force introduced themselves to Afghan customs officials and inspected containers at the Weesh customs yard Feb 2.

The Nomad Pro X-ray system sits detached from its power

The Nomad Pro X-ray system sits detached from its power

The Nomad Pro X-ray system sits detached from its power source, which also serves as a handle, April 5, 2011. The system weighs five and a half pounds, more than 20 pounds less than older systems. Unlike previo... 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

Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander,

Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander,

Lt. Col. Jennifer Reynolds, Task Force Nightmare commander, presents a token of appreciation to Lt. Col. Robert Bryant, TF Warhawk commander, prior to their Transfer of Authority ceremony at Kandhahar Airfield,... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Martin (right), of Milford,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Martin (right), of Milford,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Omar Martin (right), of Milford, Mass., an automated logistical specialist assigned to 883rd Medical Company (Combat Stress Control), based in Boston, Mass., blocks a punch during the basic... More

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander, 82nd Airborne

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander, 82nd Airborne

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander, 82nd Airborne Division meets over a meal with Maj. Gen. James L. Terry commander, International Security Assistance Force Regional Command South and 10th Mountain Division... More

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conducts pre-fight checks at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 21, 2017. The... 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

Workers from the Kandahar International Airport,

Workers from the Kandahar International Airport,

Workers from the Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, loaded 15 tons of pomegranates into a plane destined for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 9. The shipment was one of the first large-volume exports... More

From left to right Sgt. Reginald Sherman, 7th Sustainment

From left to right Sgt. Reginald Sherman, 7th Sustainment

From left to right Sgt. Reginald Sherman, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Staff Sgt. William McNeil, 504th Military Battalion, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Mathis, Forward Support Company, 8th Engineer Battalion and Staff Sgt.... More

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander of the 82nd Airborne

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander of the 82nd Airborne

Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division is welcomed by Col. Erik Peterson, chief of staff of the International Security Assistance Force Regional Command South and 10th Mountain Divi... More

Mail must go on, US Army in Afghanistan photo

Mail must go on, US Army in Afghanistan photo

U.S. military personnel stand in line at the Kandahar Airfield Post Office, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 29, 2011. Personnel regularly wait an hour or more to mail packages in the summer heat, which can ... More

Capt. Jozef Bačko, a native of Žilina, Slovakia, who

Capt. Jozef Bačko, a native of Žilina, Slovakia, who

Capt. Jozef Bačko, a native of Žilina, Slovakia, who serves as a force protection officer with a Mobile Strike Force, Security Force Advisory Team, Regional Command-South, salutes the Slovak flag while the Slov... More

Afghans to take lead in counterinsurgency operations

Afghans to take lead in counterinsurgency operations

Afghan National Security Forces members and their Australian mentors receive training Feb. 17 in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan on counterinsurgency tactics as a part of an ongoing effort to give the Afghan military th... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Howard Holland, foreground,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Howard Holland, foreground,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Howard Holland, foreground, torques down the fin assembly attached to the end of a Mark 82 general purpose bomb, as Airman 1st Class James Mayo, background right, and Tech. Sgt. Tyler ... More

Coordination center disperses life-saving information region wide

Coordination center disperses life-saving information region wide

U.S. Army Pfc. Anthony Berry, Sgt. Antwone Coverdale and Pfc. Brandon Parsons, all from the Security Forces Advisory Team 4, 1st Heavy Combat Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, check their computers shortly after ... More

A U.S. Marine traverses a barrier while competing in

A U.S. Marine traverses a barrier while competing in

A U.S. Marine traverses a barrier while competing in the 10th Mountain Combat Relay Run held on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 17. Teams competing in the event consisted of five members who, one at a time... More

Bellator sparks creativity, Afghanistan

Bellator sparks creativity, Afghanistan

Sgt. Marshall R. Meeks, an allied trade specialist with Task Force Bellator, prepares pieces June 7 at Kandahar Airfield to create cart for transporting heavy equipment. TF Bellator is the aviation support batt... More

An Australian soldier raises his country's flag during

An Australian soldier raises his country's flag during

An Australian soldier raises his country's flag during a service commemorating Anzac Day at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. The observance, which falls on April 25 each year... More

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Patraeus, commander, International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Patraeus, commander, International

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Patraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, administers the oath of re-affirmation and re-enlistment to service members during an Independen... 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

Flying Dragons carry FOB Apache retrograde

Flying Dragons carry FOB Apache retrograde

CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons unload Task Force Mountain Warrior Soldiers and equipment Aug. 24 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of U.S. retrograde... More

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visits

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visits

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visits Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4.

The RQ-16A T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle sits, waiting

The RQ-16A T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle sits, waiting

The RQ-16A T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle sits, waiting to be primed for a display highlighting some of its abilities at Kandahar Airfield Jan. 14, 2011. Technicians from Honeywell International invited coaliti... More

Rep. Rob Wittman, Va., 1st District, speaks with Brig.

Rep. Rob Wittman, Va., 1st District, speaks with Brig.

Rep. Rob Wittman, Va., 1st District, speaks with Brig. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, deputy commanding general for support, Regional Command-South, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, March 27. Members of the House Ar... More

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, based out of Gulfport, Miss., work on a wooden ramp and walkway deck for the Wounded Warrior care center on Kandahar Airfield. The boardwalk ... More

Caring Makes All the Difference: Treating Service Members in Afghanistan

Caring Makes All the Difference: Treating Service Members in Afghanist...

Petty Officer 1st Class Billie B. Estes, U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and intensive care ward leading petty officer at NATO Role 3, Multi-national Medical Unit, holds a newly-born Afghan child. Estes treats pati... More

Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale,

Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale,

Keynote speaker, Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale, U.S. Forces- Afghanistan deputy commander for support, addresses the congregation during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremo... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd Zwickle and Staff Sgt. Aaron Davey, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, assist members of the Afghanistan National Army Air Force's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in load... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kendall, Kandahar

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kendall, Kandahar

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kendall, Kandahar Airfield commander, welcomes Muslims on Kandahar Airfield to the newly constructed KAF Islamic Center July 21. The KAF Islamic Center was converted from a cha... 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

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with

An Afghan National Police officers, work closely with their U.S. Army mentors from 1st Platoon, Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, out of Vilseck, Germany, Oct. 27, to conduct joint patrols... More

Afghan firefighters from the Kandahar Air Wing and

Afghan firefighters from the Kandahar Air Wing and

Afghan firefighters from the Kandahar Air Wing and Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Berry, 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group fire protection advisor, tackle a fire in a portable storage container, during the KA... More

Alex Medlin, the Kandahar Koughers club president hands

Alex Medlin, the Kandahar Koughers club president hands

Alex Medlin, the Kandahar Koughers club president hands a free cigar to a U.S. soldier during the Kandahar Koughers’ weekly meeting at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 3. The club provides a place for cigar... More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Warhawk, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepares for a flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2017. The Warha... More

Raptors flex wings in Afghanistan

Raptors flex wings in Afghanistan

Master Sgt. Joshua A. Schillereff, Task Force Raptor senior career counselor from Port Orchard, Wash., and Staff Sgt. Kevin Davis, TF Bellator senior career counselor from Dallas, work their upper body during t... More

Maj. Gen. James Terry, commander, International Security

Maj. Gen. James Terry, commander, International Security

Maj. Gen. James Terry, commander, International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command South, greets Sens. Joe Lieberman and John McCain upon their arrival Nov. 11 at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Sens.... 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

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic talks with the Slovak

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic talks with the Slovak

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic talks with the Slovak soldiers, Dec. 15, during a visit to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Zimmermann, a joint

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Zimmermann, a joint

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Zimmermann, a joint terminal attack controller from the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron from McChord AFB, Wash., searches through a box of meals ready to eat in front of th... More

New Task Force Kandahar commander Canadian Brig. Gen.

New Task Force Kandahar commander Canadian Brig. Gen.

New Task Force Kandahar commander Canadian Brig. Gen. Dean Milner speaks to reporters at Kandahar Air Field after a change of command ceremony, Sept. 9. The command of Joint Task Force Kandahar was transferred ... More

U.S. Navy Capt. Michael McCarten, commander, Role 3

U.S. Navy Capt. Michael McCarten, commander, Role 3

U.S. Navy Capt. Michael McCarten, commander, Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit on Kandahar Airfield escorts Maj. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army deputy surgeon general and 23rd chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps dur... More

Maj. Robert Le'iato, 4th Financial Management Company

Maj. Robert Le'iato, 4th Financial Management Company

Maj. Robert Le'iato, 4th Financial Management Company commander, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17. Le'iato said that the mission end state would be missi... More

Afghan National Army soldiers from the 4th Kandak,

Afghan National Army soldiers from the 4th Kandak,

Afghan National Army soldiers from the 4th Kandak, 4th brigade, 205th Corps, provide security as they plan their next move. ANA soldiers and Australian soldiers maneuver their way through a village in the Tangi... 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

Flying Dragons carry load for FOB Apache

Flying Dragons carry load for FOB Apache

CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons work together with sling load personnel from Task Force Bellator to transport equipment from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Fo... More

Capt. Marilyn Cowles, physician assistant, Brigade

Capt. Marilyn Cowles, physician assistant, Brigade

Capt. Marilyn Cowles, physician assistant, Brigade Support Medical Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and Capt. Travis Hawks, brigade surgeon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company... More

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