Coalition force members treat a simulated wound by
Coalition force members treat a simulated wound by applying a high performance occlusive dressing during medical trauma lanes training in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2014. The purpose of the training i... More
A coalition force member fires his M1-10 Semi Automatic
A coalition force member fires his M1-10 Semi Automatic Sniper System during marksmanship training at a range in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2014. Coalition forces qualified with various weapon system... More
A coalition force member pulls security during a run
A coalition force member pulls security during a run through range training exercise in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2014. The purpose of the training was to maintain proficiency in reacting to contact... More
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village for a leaflet drop in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2014. The purpose of the leaflet drop was to inform the population of this area about a tip line ... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 2, 2018) - The submarine tender
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 2, 2018) - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) as it transits the Pacific Ocean at night. Frank Cable, forward deployed to Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions deployed U.S. Naval... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Jan. 1, 2013. The detained Taliban leader facilitated lethal aid to insurgent fighters throughout c... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Logar province, Jan. 2, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack and assassination planning targeting the governmen... More
An U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e
An U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms fire and impr... More
A U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj
A U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms fire and im... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 4, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack planner and assassination an... More
A member of an Afghan and coalition force provides
A member of an Afghan and coalition force provides security during a mission that arrested of a Taliban leader in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Jan. 27, 2013. The detained Taliban leader was responsible... More
Afghan and coalition forces secure explosive devices
Afghan and coalition forces secure explosive devices and weapons from a Taliban leader's home in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2013. The detained Taliban leader orchestrated and distr... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, Jan. 5, 2013. The detained Taliban leader coordinated the Nov. 23 vehicle-borne improvised explosive d... More
Afghan and coalition forces test homemade ingredients
Afghan and coalition forces test homemade ingredients at a Taliban leader's home in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2013. The detained Taliban leader orchestrated and distributed operat... More
Coalition forces transmit information to higher command
Coalition forces transmit information to higher command after arresting the number on Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district during a security operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, ... More
An Afghan and coalition security force prepare to arrest
An Afghan and coalition security force prepare to arrest the number one Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district during a security operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2013. The deta... More
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start advanced marksmanship in Khost district, Khost province, Jan. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Codie Mendenhall)
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first aid during a direct fire simulation at FOB Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Joint services have been training even harder in preparation ... More
A coalition security force member provides security
A coalition security force member provides security during a mission that detained a Taliban facilitator in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, Jan. 12, 2013. The detainee supplied various weapons to Taliba... More
Afghan and coalition force members pause during a mission
Afghan and coalition force members pause during a mission that arrested a Taliban senior leader in Helmand province, Jan. 12, 2013. The detained leader directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, he w... More
Afghan Forces member searches a room of a Taliban leader
Afghan Forces member searches a room of a Taliban leader in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Jan. 13, 2013. During the operation, the security force seized improvised explosive device-marking materials an... More
A coalition member provides security during a mission
A coalition member provides security during a mission that detained six Taliban insurgents in Nerkh district, Jan. 14, 2013. The detained Taliban leader facilitated the movement of weapons and improvised explos... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator in Kandahar province, Jan. 17, 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was responsible for coordinating and executing Improvised explosive de... More
Afghan and coalition security force members are in
Afghan and coalition security force members are in route to arrest a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilitator responsible for... More
Members of an afghan and coalition security force strap
Members of an afghan and coalition security force strap into the seats of a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2013. The operation led to the a... More
Afghan and coalition security force members provide
Afghan and coalition security force members provide security on a mission that arrested a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facili... More
Afghan and coalition force members provide security
Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 20, 2013. The detained Haqqani leader was responsible for coordi... More
Afghan and coalition force members provide security
Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible ... More
Afghan and coalition force members search the home
Afghan and coalition force members search the home of an arrested Taliban facilitator in Kandahar province, Jan. 22, 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was a vital part of the Taliban network in Panjwa'i di... More
A coalition force member provides security during a
A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Taliban leader in Helmand province, Jan. 24, 2013. The detained Taliban leader oversaw an improvised explosive device (IED) cell respo... More
Members of an afghan and coalition security force team
Members of an afghan and coalition security force team sit tightly on a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of... More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force prepare
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force prepare to depart on a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 28, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was ... More
A member of an afghan and coalition security force
A member of an afghan and coalition security force searches a car during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader who w... More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force searches for weapons, drugs, and documents during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. The operation led to the arre... More
With a snowed mountain range on the background, coalition
With a snowed mountain range on the background, coalition force members navigate through Khugyani district after an operation in Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The operation le to the arrest of a Taliban le... More
Coalition security force member awaits to depart to
Coalition security force member awaits to depart to an operation in Andar district, Ghazni province, Feb. 23, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that was responsible for procuring and dis... More
A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night
A coalition force member stays vigilant during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Taliban... More
An Afghan coalition force member searches through a
An Afghan coalition force member searches through a home of a detained senior Taliban leader during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Taliban leader was responsible for c... More
Afghan and coalition security force members maneuver
Afghan and coalition security force members maneuver through Pul-e Alam district during an operation in Logar province, Feb. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Haqqani high-profile attack facilitato... More
An Afghan security force member provides security during
An Afghan security force member provides security during an operation in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, March 1, 2013. The operation was focused on insurgents who conduct improvised explosive devise and com... More
Coalition security force member provides security during
Coalition security force member provides security during an operation in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Mar. 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of two insurgents and a Taliban facilitator tha... More
Afghan and coalition security force members provide
Afghan and coalition security force members provide security during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, March 4, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban facilitator and two other ins... More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force searches a Taliban leader's home looking for documents during an operation in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The insurgent wa... More
A coalition security force member uses a wall for cover
A coalition security force member uses a wall for cover during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Dand district, Kandahar province, March 28, 2013. The insurgent leader allegedly has command and cont... More
Afghan and coalition security force members navigate
Afghan and coalition security force members navigate thru Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province during an operation, March 29, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that is believed to b... More
Afghan and coalition security force members navigate
Afghan and coalition security force members navigate through Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, during an operation on March 30, 2013. The operation resulted in the detainment of a senior Taliban leader and ... More
A coalition security force member uses his weapon optic
A coalition security force member uses his weapon optic to scan for enemy during an operation that resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2... More
Afghan and coalition security force members provide
Afghan and coalition security force members provide security during an operation in Kandahar City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2013. The operation led to the detainment of a Taliban facilitator that... More
Coalition force members provide security during a Casualty
Coalition force members provide security during a Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2013. The purpose of the training was to safely CASEVAC wounded soldier... More
A coalition force member walks back to a helicopter
A coalition force member walks back to a helicopter landing zone for his return to FOB MES in Balhk province, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2014. Coalition force members were returning to the FOB after participating in... More
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village for a leaflet drop in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2014. The purpose of the leaflet drop was to inform the population of this area about a tip line ... More
Coalition security force members reassure their dog
Coalition security force members reassure their dog after arresting a Taliban leader in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Jan. 1, 2013. The detained Taliban leader facilitated lethal aid to insurgent f... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Logar province, Jan. 2, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack and assassination planning targeting the governmen... More
Afghan and coalition forces prepare for mission in
Afghan and coalition forces prepare for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms fi... More
Afghan and Coalition Forces prepare for mission in
Afghan and Coalition Forces prepare for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 4, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack planner and assassination an... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, Jan. 5, 2013. The detained Taliban leader coordinated the Nov. 23 vehicle-borne improvised explosive d... More
Afghan and coalition forces secure explosive devices
Afghan and coalition forces secure explosive devices and weapons from a Taliban leader's home in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2013. The detained Taliban leader orchestrated and distr... More
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start advanced marksmanship in Khost district, Khost province, Jan. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Codie Mendenhall)
Coalition forces transmit information to higher command
Coalition forces transmit information to higher command after arresting the number on Taliban leader in Nad 'Ali district during a security operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, ... More
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first aid during a direct fire simulation at FOB Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Joint services have been training even harder in preparation ... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, Jan. 12, 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator supplied various weapons to Taliban fighters and ... More
A coalition force member searches a home after the
A coalition force member searches a home after the arrested of a Taliban senior leader in Helmand province, Jan. 12, 2013. The detained leader directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He was in cha... More
An Afghan and coalition security force provide security
An Afghan and coalition security force provide security during a mission that detained six Taliban insurgents in Nerkh district, Jan. 14, 2013. The detained Taliban leader facilitated the movement of weapons an... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban facilitator in Kandahar province, Jan. 17, 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was responsible for coordinating and executing Improvised explosive de... More
Members of an afghan and coalition security force depart
Members of an afghan and coalition security force depart an Afghanistan National Army's checkpoint en route to an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2013. The operation... More
A coalition force member provides security during a
A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilitator responsi... More
Afghan and coalition security force members provide
Afghan and coalition security force members provide security on a mission that arrested a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facili... More
Afghan and coalition force members provide security
Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 20, 2013. The detained Haqqani leader was responsible for coordi... More
Afghan and coalition force members provide security
Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible ... More
Afghan and coalition force members search the home
Afghan and coalition force members search the home of an arrested Taliban facilitator in Kandahar province, Jan. 22, 2013. The detained Taliban facilitator was a vital part of the Taliban network in Panjwa'i di... More
A coalition force member provides security during a
A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Taliban leader in Helmand province, Jan. 24, 2013. The detained Taliban leader oversaw an improvised explosive device (IED) cell respo... More
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide
Members of an Afghan and coalition security force provide security during a mission that arrested a Taliban leader in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Jan. 27, 2013. The detained Taliban leader was respons... More
Members of an afghan and coalition security force team
Members of an afghan and coalition security force team sit closely on a CH-47 Chinook prior to an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of... More
A coalition security force member prepares to depart
A coalition security force member prepares to depart on a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 28, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was a financier who... More
A member of an afghan and coalition security force
A member of an afghan and coalition security force searches a car during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader who w... More
An Afghan coalition force member is silhouetted by
An Afghan coalition force member is silhouetted by moon light during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Taliban lead... More
Coalition security force members prepare to depart
Coalition security force members prepare to depart to an operation in Andar district, Ghazni province, Feb. 23, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that was responsible for procuring and d... More
Body armor, Coalition force members coordinate movements during
Coalition force members coordinate movements during a night operation that led to the arrest of a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb. 24, 2013. The Ta... More
An Afghan and coalition security force member maneuvers
An Afghan and coalition security force member maneuvers through Pul-e Alam district during an operation in Logar province, Feb. 27, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Haqqani high-profile attack facilit... More
A typical Afghan home made of rammed earth and cob
A typical Afghan home made of rammed earth and cob illumined by moon light in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, March 1, 2013. Some of the oldest man-made structures in Afghanistan are composed of rammed earth ... More
Coalition security force member provides security during
Coalition security force member provides security during an operation in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Mar. 3, 2013. The operation resulted in the arrest of two insurgents and a Taliban facilitator tha... More
A coalition security force member verifies information
A coalition security force member verifies information during an operation in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, March 4, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban facilitator and two other insurgent... More
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force
A member of an Afghan and coalition security force provides security outside a Taliban leader's home during an operation in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The insurgent was a s... More
A coalition security force member scans his sector
A coalition security force member scans his sector during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Dand district, Kandahar province, March 28, 2013. The insurgent leader allegedly has command and control r... More
During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar
During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province March 29, 2013, Afghan and coalition security force members provide security in route to arrest a Taliban leader. The Taliban leader is believed ... More
Afghan and coalition security force members provide
Afghan and coalition security force members provide security before entering a compound during an operation in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, March 30, 2013. The operation resulted in the detainment of a... More
A coalition security force member scans for enemy during
A coalition security force member scans for enemy during an operation that resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. The facilitator was... More
A coalition security force member provides security
A coalition security force member provides security during an operation in Kandahar City, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2013. The operation led to the detainment of a Taliban facilitator that provided... More
A coalition force member provides security during a
A coalition force member provides security during a Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) training exercise in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2013. The purpose of the training was to safely CASEVAC wounded soldi... More
Coalition force members waits for a herd of sheep to
Coalition force members waits for a herd of sheep to pass, so they can setup a helicopter landing zone in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2014. The troops were setting up the HLZ to return safely to FOB M... More
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over a village for a leaflet drop in Balkh province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2014. The purpose of the leaflet drop was to inform the population of this area about a tip line ... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Logar province, Jan. 2, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack and assassination planning targeting government of... More
An U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e
An U.S. soldier prepares for mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms fire and impr... More
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani
An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 4, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator executed high-profile attack planner and assassination an... More
A soldier waits for aircraft prior to mission in the
A soldier waits for aircraft prior to mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 2, 2013. The mission was to arrest a Taliban leader who was planning and executing small-arms ... More
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start
Coalition soldiers wait for morning light to start advanced marksmanship in Khost district, Khost province, Jan. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Codie Mendenhall)
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first
Afghan and Coalition Forces train on advanced first aid during a direct fire simulation at FOB Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Joint services have been training even harder in preparation ... More
Afghan and coalition force members provide security
Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Taliban senior leader in Helmand province, Jan. 12, 2013. The detained leader directed attacks against Afghan and coalition f... More
An Afghan and coalition security force provide security
An Afghan and coalition security force provide security during a mission that detained six Taliban insurgents in Nerkh district, Jan. 14, 2013. The detained Taliban leader facilitated the movement of weapons an... More