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Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel and an Afghanistan national

Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel and an Afghanistan national

Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel and an Afghanistan national army general oversee and make comments at an Operations Order briefing at the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 22. This OPORD is the first t... More

Two Afghanistan national policemen stand watch on the

Two Afghanistan national policemen stand watch on the

Two Afghanistan national policemen stand watch on the front steps of the police headquarters in Kohistan 2, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis)

Members of the Adhamiya District Council meet at the

Members of the Adhamiya District Council meet at the

Members of the Adhamiya District Council meet at the former Ministry of Defense building in Adhamiya Jan. 30. During the meeting, the council members and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers talked about ... More

Gen. David Petraeus troops the line with Iraqi Minister

Gen. David Petraeus troops the line with Iraqi Minister

Gen. David Petraeus troops the line with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al Qadir Mohammed Jasim. The Iraqi ministry of defense held a ceremony to honor Petraeus who is leaving Multi-National Forces -I raq to ass... More

Capt. James Ryan checks patient records with light

Capt. James Ryan checks patient records with light

Capt. James Ryan checks patient records with light from Master Sgt. Scott Wilkes' head lamp during an aeromedical evacuation mission over Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. Two Iraqi doctors from Iraq's Ministry of Defense ac... More

Iraqi students practice applying a sling to a simulated

Iraqi students practice applying a sling to a simulated

Iraqi students practice applying a sling to a simulated broken arm Aug. 16 during a first responder course, taught by U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, at a Ministry of Defense training facility in Baghdad. (P... More

Twenty-two health professionals from Iraq's Ministry

Twenty-two health professionals from Iraq's Ministry

Twenty-two health professionals from Iraq's Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior and Civil Defense completed a "Disaster Public Health and Public Health System Management" course Sept. 22.

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier checks

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier checks

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier checks to make sure another team member is safely decontaminated during a capabilities exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 1.

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s Military Simulation Operator’s Course operates a Codan radio as part of the course’s culminating exercise at Camp Taji Dec. 12.

An Iraqi Camp Taji Training Center instructor lectures

An Iraqi Camp Taji Training Center instructor lectures

An Iraqi Camp Taji Training Center instructor lectures trainees on how to handle an AK-47 assault rifle during a Regional Guard Brigade Basic Combat Training course at Camp Taji Dec. 12.

Iraqi Army soldiers with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion,

Iraqi Army soldiers with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion,

Iraqi Army soldiers with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion, 11th Iraqi Army Division, based out of Joint Security Station Old Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, practice entering and clearing a building in a glass h... More

IAAC adds four Mi-171E helicopters to inventory

IAAC adds four Mi-171E helicopters to inventory

The Iraqi Army Aviation Command accepted delivery of MI-171E helicopters like this one at their headquarters in Taji Jan.16 and 23. These Russian-made aircraft will be used to conduct a variety of missions incl... More

Arctic warrior Airman enhances Iraq’s ability to communicate

Arctic warrior Airman enhances Iraq’s ability to communicate

Capt. David Ritter, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq communication planner, takes a quick photo following a mission. Capt. Ritter ensured Air Force airmen in Iraq had continuous communications wh... More

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi Army Division train on crowd control strategies at the former Ministry of Defense headquarters, Baghdad, Feb. 28. Iraqi security forces personnel conducted c... More

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command,

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command,

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command, sits with Afghan leaders during a communications and technology conference in Kabul, March 30. The Afghan and coalition leaders met to discuss sustaina... More

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command,

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command,

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of ISAF Joint Command, signs a document to officially implement the Afghan National Army Ground Forces Command, commanded by Lt. Gen. Murad Ali Murad, at the Afghanistan Mini... More

Navy staff talks improve Iraq’s partnership with US

Navy staff talks improve Iraq’s partnership with US

Members from the Iraqi Navy and Marines, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Iraq met for staff talks at the headquarters of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense June 19.

Doctrine development project guiding the way for Iraq’s Ministry of Defense

Doctrine development project guiding the way for Iraq’s Ministry of De...

The Iraqi Doctrine Development Project is composed of 16 Iraqi officers and seven U.S. doctrine trainers. The team has been working to update and revise Iraqi military doctrine since October 2010.

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third Iraqi Women Professionals in the Defense and Security Ministries Conference at the American Club, here Sept. 20. These groups met with professional women ... More

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third Iraqi Women Professionals in the Defense and Security Ministries Conference at the American Club, here on Sept. 20. These groups met with professional wom... More

Coordinating ANSF across the region

Coordinating ANSF across the region

Afghan National Security and Coalition Forces hold a planning brief for upcoming missions at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Oct. 30. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army)

From left to right: Georgian Lt. Col. Eubidze Temur,

From left to right: Georgian Lt. Col. Eubidze Temur,

From left to right: Georgian Lt. Col. Eubidze Temur, Maj. David Khorguashvilli, Lt. Col. Alex Tugushi (seated), Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Cor... More

U.S. Army Spc. Jon Weber, left, and Spc. Susana Alecio,

U.S. Army Spc. Jon Weber, left, and Spc. Susana Alecio,

U.S. Army Spc. Jon Weber, left, and Spc. Susana Alecio, center, both with the 1413th Engineer Company, Indiana Army National Guard, train Edgar Ventura, an engineer with the Salvadoran Army, to use a backhoe du... More

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar is assisted by an expert explosives trainer with the International Security Assistance Force during the final hands-on evaluation of the explosive hazard removal course... More

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance
Team "Strike

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance Team "Strike

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance Team "Strike 1", Cross Functional Team Warrior, 10th Mountain Division, traveled to the city of Kabul, Aug. 26 during an Afghan staff-ride where the SFAT and their Afgha... More

Left to right: Maj. Gen. James M. Richardson, deputy

Left to right: Maj. Gen. James M. Richardson, deputy

Left to right: Maj. Gen. James M. Richardson, deputy commanding general for the Operational Corps Headquarters in Afghanistan and the commanding general for the United States National Support Element – Afghanis... More

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National Army Ammunition Depot (22 Bunkers), inventories small arms ammunition at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2013. The transfer ... More

Combined Joint Task Force Paladin commander Col. Marue

Combined Joint Task Force Paladin commander Col. Marue

Combined Joint Task Force Paladin commander Col. Marue Quick greets Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Amid Mohammad Jan Muslim as he arrives at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, for lunch with unit members. General ... More

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S.

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S.

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S. Army Central deputy commanding general, meets with Kuwaiti Col. Mohammed Al-Ziyab, acting assistant commadant for the Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy commander for support, presided over a ceremony to honor the sacrifices and accomplishments of women who have shaped the destiny of many countries around ... More

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Waziri, 201st Corps,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Waziri, 201st Corps,

Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Waziri, 201st Corps, gives a speech during a meeting being held at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2014. The meeting was held to conduct a... More

Misa Sakurabayashi, far right, speaks with members

Misa Sakurabayashi, far right, speaks with members

Misa Sakurabayashi, far right, speaks with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force May 15 at Camp Schwab during a tour of the installation. The visit included a formal briefing and informal sightseeing, ... More

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with a saber as Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland,... More

Afghan National Army soldiers listen on as Lt. Col.

Afghan National Army soldiers listen on as Lt. Col.

Afghan National Army soldiers listen on as Lt. Col. Britt Walker, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan director of programs and analysis, explains the goals for the fourth and final Ministry of Defe... More

Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan prepares for Ministry of Defense headquarters ribbon cutting

Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan prepares for Ministry...

Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, left, looks on during a tour of the Ministry of Defense headquarters from fellow engineer Navy Cmdr. Robert Traeder. The new... More

Army Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette (left), commanding

Army Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette (left), commanding

Army Maj. Gen. James F. Pasquarette (left), commanding general, U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), discusses his command's makeup, mission and capabilities with Army Col. Stephen J. Grabski (right), deputy commander, USA... More

Members of the Afghan National Police and Army discuss

Members of the Afghan National Police and Army discuss

Members of the Afghan National Police and Army discuss current operations in Herat Province at the 207th Corps Headquarters with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander of Combined Security Transition Comm... More

Train Advise Assist Command–West commander Italian

Train Advise Assist Command–West commander Italian

Train Advise Assist Command–West commander Italian Brig. Gen. Michele Risi and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko look on as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commander of C... More

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 26, 2015) Afghan National

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 26, 2015) Afghan National

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 26, 2015) Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Esas Wakil, deputy chief for strategic planning, Afghan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Mitch Albin, Afghan Hands MoD strategy adviser... More

Incoming Resolute Support advisers attended in-country

Incoming Resolute Support advisers attended in-country

Incoming Resolute Support advisers attended in-country adviser training led by Felisa Hervey, ICAT coordinator, at RS Headquarters in Kabul to gain a common understanding of Afghan systems, organizations and pr... More

An Afghan National Army counter-IED instructor addresses

An Afghan National Army counter-IED instructor addresses

An Afghan National Army counter-IED instructor addresses a group of child protection officers and teachers from all 34 provinces converged in Kabul for a four-day seminar where they learned about the newest IED... More

U.S. Navy Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander of Allied Joint

U.S. Navy Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander of Allied Joint

U.S. Navy Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, enters the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense in Sofia with the Bulgarian Chief of Defense Vice Adm. Rumen Nikolov, Sept. 2, 2015. The me... More

Members of the Bulgarian Armed Forces present arms

Members of the Bulgarian Armed Forces present arms

Members of the Bulgarian Armed Forces present arms to the President of Bulgaria during the NATO Force Integration Unit inauguration ceremony in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 3, 2015. Six nations of the Alliance declar... More

During a Sept. 29, 2015, meeting at the Japan Ministry

During a Sept. 29, 2015, meeting at the Japan Ministry

During a Sept. 29, 2015, meeting at the Japan Ministry of Defense near Tokyo, senior leaders from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component (left) and the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan (r... More

Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement

Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement

Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan (left) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Reserve Component (right) discuss how to broaden their bilateral partnership during a formal meetin... More

(From left to right) First Lt. Mohammad Yarghal smiles

(From left to right) First Lt. Mohammad Yarghal smiles

(From left to right) First Lt. Mohammad Yarghal smiles with then-2nd Lts. Carson Giammaria, George Levy, Patrick Diehl and Matt Pennings following graduation from Ranger School. Yarghal is only the fourth membe... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis Jr., commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis Jr., commander,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, discusses the importance of an environmental security policy during a workshop with Afghan leaders, Reso... More

Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined

Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined

Maj. Gen. Gordon “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, discusses progress on transparency, accountability and affordability initiatives within the Afghan Security Insti... More

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, renders honors to members of the Turkish Armed Forces during a wreath laying ceremony at Anitkabir Cenotaph in Ankara, Turkey, Jan.... More

Donor nation ambassadors, Combined Security Transition

Donor nation ambassadors, Combined Security Transition

Donor nation ambassadors, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan personnel and international partners joined Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani, at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, Afghan... More

(From left) Col. Paul Owen, commander, U.S. Army Corps

(From left) Col. Paul Owen, commander, U.S. Army Corps

(From left) Col. Paul Owen, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Transatlantic Afghanistan District, recognizes Nikki Schmitt for her work as project manager for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund Program... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes, deputy commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes, deputy commanding

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes, deputy commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan and Brig. Gen. Sayed Waqif Shah, Afghan National Army, plant an almond tree commemorating Nowruz... More

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James,

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James,

Alaska State Defense Force Lt. Col. (AK) John James, director of operations, answers questions from Col. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ariunbuyan Gombojav, right, both members of the Mongolian National Eme... More

Through a linguist, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Ostrowski,

Through a linguist, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Ostrowski,

Through a linguist, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, deputy commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, discusses training efforts underway for the Afghan National Defense and Security For... More

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces personnel

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces personnel

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces personnel enrolled in an eight-week training on force management look on as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis, Jr., commander, Combined Security Transition C... More

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, meets with Japan Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada to discuss the Japan-U.S. alliance and security cooperation at Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, Ja... More

Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (right),

Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (right),

Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir (right), shows his enthusiasm Nov. 18 during “Marshall Center Minute” as part of the English Language Enhancement Course at the George C. Marshall European Cent... More

French Adm. Philippe Coindreau, Maj. Gen. of the Armies,

French Adm. Philippe Coindreau, Maj. Gen. of the Armies,

French Adm. Philippe Coindreau, Maj. Gen. of the Armies, greets U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prior to meetings in Paris France, Nov. 21, 2016. While in France, ... More

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., left, chairman

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., left, chairman

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Gen. Hulusi Akar of the Turkish army, center, and Gen. Valery Gerasimov of the Russian army in Antalya, Turkey, Mar... More

Members of the Japan Ministry of Defense view an MV-22B

Members of the Japan Ministry of Defense view an MV-22B

Members of the Japan Ministry of Defense view an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to assess its capabilities for humanitarian and disaster relief missions during of Forest Light 17-1 on Yokota Air Base, Japan, ... More

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, Aug. 30, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan... More

Members of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent

Members of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent

Members of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Task Force Medical, demonstrate lifesaving techniques during the Military Combat, Operational and Disaster Mental Health course in Martyr Moham... More

Members of the JED team take a photo in front of Ichigaya

Members of the JED team take a photo in front of Ichigaya

Members of the JED team take a photo in front of Ichigaya Memorial Hall during the 4th Technical Forum.

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Rear Adm. Takehiko Murakami, surgeon

181203-N-NH199-1001 Rear Adm. Takehiko Murakami, surgeon

181203-N-NH199-1001 Rear Adm. Takehiko Murakami, surgeon general and director of medicine, Maritime Staff Office, Ministry of Defense, Japan, presents a plaque to Capt. Bradford Smith, commanding officer, Naval... More

An Airman assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory

An Airman assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory

An Airman assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron poses for a photo with Australian coalition forces and Afghan helicopter pilot trainees during an exercise in Afghanistan. Joint expeditionary... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Green, an Environmental Health Officer

U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Green, an Environmental Health Officer

U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Green, an Environmental Health Officer assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Iraq, teaches a preventive medicine class to healthcare professionals from several Iraqi Spec... More

Combined Iraqi Ministries Improve Preventive Medicine Techniques

Combined Iraqi Ministries Improve Preventive Medicine Techniques

U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Green, an Environmental Health Officer assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Iraq, shakes hands with Dr. Hasan, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior’s Medical Services Director, ... More

Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, addresses

Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, addresses

Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, addresses the audience prior to the Japan-U.S. Joint Concert Feb. 24, 2019, at the Hamura Learning Center in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan. This year marks the 11th annu... More

Chief of the German MOD's Infrastructure, Environment and Services Division visits USAFE - AFAFRICA HQ

Chief of the German MOD's Infrastructure, Environment and Services Div...

Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, and Mrs. Barbara Wießalla, Chief of the German Ministry of Defense's Infrastructure, Environment and Services Division s... More

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Dr. Polina Chyzh,

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Dr. Polina Chyzh,

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Dr. Polina Chyzh, senior specialist from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, asks a question from Italian Col. Bruno Dominici, director of First Analysis Division o... More

Kuwaiti Col. Raed Altajalli shows U.S. Army Soldiers

Kuwaiti Col. Raed Altajalli shows U.S. Army Soldiers

Kuwaiti Col. Raed Altajalli shows U.S. Army Soldiers of the 3rd Medical Command tents for a quarantine facility in Kuwait, July 3rd, 2020. U.S. and Kuwaiti forces have been working together to stop the spread o... More

An Afghanistan national army general briefs his paragraph

An Afghanistan national army general briefs his paragraph

An Afghanistan national army general briefs his paragraph at an Operations Order briefing at the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 22. This OPORD is the first that the ANA has prepared and bri... More

An Afghanistan national policeman and the chief of

An Afghanistan national policeman and the chief of

An Afghanistan national policeman and the chief of police stand question a local Afghan man on the front steps of the police headquarters in Kohistan 2, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 23. (U.S. Army phot... More

Col. John Hort, center, a Fayetteville, N.C., native,

Col. John Hort, center, a Fayetteville, N.C., native,

Col. John Hort, center, a Fayetteville, N.C., native, who serves as commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, jokingly informs members of the Adhamiya D... More

Iraqi Minister of Defense, Abd al Qadir Mohammed Jasim,

Iraqi Minister of Defense, Abd al Qadir Mohammed Jasim,

Iraqi Minister of Defense, Abd al Qadir Mohammed Jasim, presents a gift to Gen. David Petraeus. The Iraqi ministry of defense held a ceremony to honor Petraeus who is leaving Multi-National Forces - Iraq to ass... More

Tech Sgt. Marlana Coston guides ambulatory patients

Tech Sgt. Marlana Coston guides ambulatory patients

Tech Sgt. Marlana Coston guides ambulatory patients aboard a C-130 Hercules during an aeromedical evacuation mission in Southwest Asia, Nov. 7, 2008. Two Iraqi doctors from Iraq's Ministry of Defense accompanie... More

Sfc. Melvin Bautista (second from left), clinical operations

Sfc. Melvin Bautista (second from left), clinical operations

Sfc. Melvin Bautista (second from left), clinical operations noncommissioned officer with the division surgeon’s office with 1st Armored Division, United Division – Center, and Honolulu native, teaches Iraqi st... More

Ministers of the Afghan National Security Forces and

Ministers of the Afghan National Security Forces and

Ministers of the Afghan National Security Forces and the Independent Election Commission Chief thanked the Afghan people for exercising their right to vote and praised the Army and police for securing a success... More

John B. Johns, director of Iraq Training and Advisory

John B. Johns, director of Iraq Training and Advisory

John B. Johns, director of Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Ministry of Defense, addresses Iraqi health care professionals attending the "Disaster Public Health and Public Health System Management" course upo... More

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier searches

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier searches

An Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Regiment soldier searches a facility that a capabilities exercise scenario dictates is suspected to house munitions at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 1.

New Regional Guard Brigade recruits stand upright in

New Regional Guard Brigade recruits stand upright in

New Regional Guard Brigade recruits stand upright in formation as part of an Iraqi Army-led Basic Combat Training course at the Camp Taji Training Center Dec. 12.

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s

An Iraqi Army student in the Joint Training Center’s Military Simulation Operator’s Course inputs data into a computer as part of the course’s culminating exercise at Camp Taji Dec. 12.

An Iraqi Army soldier with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion,

An Iraqi Army soldier with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion,

An Iraqi Army soldier with 2nd Company, Commando Battalion, 11th Iraqi Army Division, based out of Joint Security Station Old Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, prepares to enter and clear a building in an urban o... More

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi

Iraqi police and soldiers assigned to the 11th Iraqi Army Division train on crowd control strategies at the former Ministry of Defense headquarters, Baghdad, Feb. 28. Iraqi security forces personnel conducted c... More

Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief

Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief

Gen. Sher Mohammad Karimi, Afghan National Army Chief of General Staff, signs the Ground Forces Command implentation document, May 24, at the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense. Although the GFC has been in action... More

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third Iraqi Women Professionals in the Defense and Security Ministries Conference at the American Club, here Sept. 20. These groups met with professional women ... More

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third

The USF-I Joint Intelligence Office sponsored the third Iraqi Women Professionals in the Defense and Security Ministries Conference at the American Club, here Sept. 20. These groups met with professional women ... More

Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Cooperation

Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Cooperation

Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group are joined by Marine Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and repre... More

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar (left) and

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar (left) and

Afghan Border Police Sgt. Esrafel Khaksar (left) and an expert explosives trainer with the International Security Assistance Force, wait for the signal to activate an explosive charge on a mock-improvised explo... More

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance
Team "Strike

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance Team "Strike

A Soldier from Security Force Assistance Team "Strike 1", Cross Functional Team Warrior, 10th Mountain Division, sits near the ruins of what was once a Soviet tank used in the Soviet War in Afghanistan, Aug. 26... More

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National

Afghan Maj. Raheem Shama, commander of the Afghan National Army Ammunition Depot (22 Bunkers), inventories small arms ammunition at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2013. The transfer ... More

Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, the director

Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, the director

Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, the director of education and training, Afghan Ministry of Defense, and a featured guest speaker for the International Security Force-Afghanistan Women’s Equality Day... More

(From left) U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Harold Dunn,

(From left) U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Harold Dunn,

(From left) U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Harold Dunn, Col. Marue Quick and Lt. Col. Christopher Cox listen as Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Amid Mohammad Jan Muslim talks with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin ... More

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S.

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S.

From left to right, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, U.S. Army Central deputy commanding general, shares a laugh with Kuwaiti Col. Mohammed Al-Ziyab, acting assistant commandant for the Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Co... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Colt, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, deputy commander for support, presents a commemorative plaque to Mah Pekay Sediqqy. Sediqqy lost both her legs above the knee in a mine explosion. She is recogni... More

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 201st Corps, and

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 201st Corps, and

Afghan National Army soldiers of the 201st Corps, and U.S. soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force, stand at attention during the playing of the Afghan national anthem at Forward Operating Base ... More

Misa Sakurabayashi, right, and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Misa Sakurabayashi, right, and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Misa Sakurabayashi, right, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Masami Yamamoto observe buildings and equipment May 15 at Camp Schwab during a tour of the installation and Marine Corps Air Station Futen... More

Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force,

Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force,

Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, center right, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland, June 22, 2015. The secretary completed a visit of... More

Col. Chris Crane listens on as Col. Abdul Quiyum discusses

Col. Chris Crane listens on as Col. Abdul Quiyum discusses

Col. Chris Crane listens on as Col. Abdul Quiyum discusses requirements for the Ministry of Defense budget at an integrated Joint Coordination Council meeting. (U.S. military photo by Lt. j.g. Charity Edgar/Released)

Key leaders from U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground

Key leaders from U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground

Key leaders from U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) meet at Japan's Ministry of Defense, July 10, 2015, in Tokyo. Hosted by the Japan Self-Defense Force, the meeting marked the first fo... More

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