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US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun District State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Fred Gurwell, USA ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group (SFG)...

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned C/Company, 1-505th Infantry, 82nd Air...

A view showing PG-2 grenades, PG-7 grenades, and PG-7 HEAT rocket gren...

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

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 3-505th Infantry, 8...

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, armed w...

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Joel Tejeda, 9th Psychological Oper...

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. Jeffery Hof, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sharon State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BN (ABN) 508TH INF Sc... More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Tillman State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Justin Holley, USA Rele... More

Two U.S. Army platoon sergeants exchange information during a rotation...

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry R...

A minister from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

A minister from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan addresses citizens of Paktika province during a Provincial Super Shura held in Sharana Jan. 28-31. More than 600 Afghans from all 23 Districts of Paktika att... More

Soldiers of Bravo Company, 864th Engineer Battalion,

Soldiers of Bravo Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, drill into the rocky earth to place charges used for blasting away rock. The Soldiers set the conditions for a new combat outpost at Margah, in eastern Pakti... More

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Bryan, a combat medic with

U.S. Army Spc. David A. Bryan, a combat medic with Company I, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Albuquerque, N.M., checks an Afghan National ... More

Afghan Uniformed Police and U.S. Army Soldiers from

Afghan Uniformed Police and U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Iron conduct a dismounted patrol in rural Paktika province. AUP in Paktika have recently stepped up their efforts in community policing, and have i... More

Members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry

Members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard who served with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan in 2010 were awarded th... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan M. Lahr (left), a native of Estherville,

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan M. Lahr (left), a native of Estherville, Iowa, and certified occupational therapy assistant, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne ... More

Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell of Bristol, Tenn., the civil

Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell of Bristol, Tenn., the civil military operations chief for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with government officials from the Sar Hawza District center Aug. 15. Mitchel... More

Afghan men prepare to go home after a day's work in

Afghan men prepare to go home after a day's work in the village of Shkin, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21.

Members of the 934th Forward Surgical Team unload a

Members of the 934th Forward Surgical Team unload a patient from the back of a field litter ambulance at Forward Operating Base Sharana recently. The 934th FST is a team of Army and Air Force medical providers ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of Las Vegas, Nev., a broadcaster with Armed Forces Network Afghanistan based at Bagram Air Field, prepares to interview U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Black, a native o... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram, a native of Las Vegas, a broadcaster with American Forces Network Afghanistan based at Bagram Airfield, interviews U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Franklin, a native of Greenville, ... More

Afghan National Police scan the area for insurgent

Afghan National Police scan the area for insurgent activity along the Afghan and Pakistan border, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2010.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Michele Holderness, from Alexandria,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Michele Holderness, from Alexandria, Va., an intensive care nurse with the 934th Forward Surgical Team, prepares to record a patient’s progress in the advanced trauma life support section of... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Lazane, a native of Apple

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark Lazane, a native of Apple Valley, Calif., works to win the hearts and minds of the citizens of Paktika province -- not with weapons and ammunition, but with words and imagery. At the... More

U.S. Army Spc. James Mann, a native of Waterloo, S.C.,

U.S. Army Spc. James Mann, a native of Waterloo, S.C., a gunner and driver for the security force element of the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team at Forward Operating Base Sharana, holds fish and game mag... More

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton,

U.S. Army Spc. Martin Jackson, a native of Clinton, S.C., a driver for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team, pauses to receive last minute instructions prior to driving his mine resistant ambush protected... More

Paktika Director of Information and Culture Bashir

Paktika Director of Information and Culture Bashir Mohammadi, left, and Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim, give the first live broadcast on The National Voice of Paktika, radio here, Nov. 14. The first broadcast b... More

A midwife (right) and her assistant, show service members

A midwife (right) and her assistant, show service members around the original women’s health center in Waza Khwa District, Nov. 20. While the floors and walls are cracking in that clinic, the new building is a ... More

Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim meets with graduates

Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim meets with graduates of the Sharana Center for Education Excellence during a ceremony for the top 15 graduates here Dec. 13. Samim thanked coalition forces, including development ... More

An Afghan Border Patrol officer leads U.S. Army soldiers

An Afghan Border Patrol officer leads U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Dog Company, 2nd Brigade, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division into the village of Waliwas, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2010. Wh... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan J. Fadely, a team leader

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan J. Fadely, a team leader from Company A, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and native of Raymondville, Texas, teaches a squad fro... More

U.S. Army Col. Sean Jenkins, Task Force Currahee Commander,

U.S. Army Col. Sean Jenkins, Task Force Currahee Commander, leads Col. Satar Khan, National Director Security for Paktika province, Paktika Gov. Moheebulah Samim, and Afghan Uniformed Police Chief Syed Shah Sar... More

Task Force Gridley Cmdr. Lt. Col. Kevin Dial interacts

Task Force Gridley Cmdr. Lt. Col. Kevin Dial interacts with children of the Sharana Orphanage in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2011. The children received toys, clothes and school supplies, which were... More

Afghan National Army soldiers assist villagers with

Afghan National Army soldiers assist villagers with carrying humanitarian assistance in Paktika province, Afghanistan on March 9. The humanitarian assistance was dropped via Chinook helicopters into the village... More

An Afghan National Army soldier working with 2nd Battalion,

An Afghan National Army soldier working with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), hands a copy of the Quran to the village owner's wife during ... More

Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim, along with fellow provincial

Paktika Gov. Moheebullah Samim, along with fellow provincial government officials, plants a tree March 21. Government officials planted the tree on the Afghan New Year to symbolize a new beginning and to set an... More

Spc. Conklin of the 623rd Engineer Company, Task Force

Spc. Conklin of the 623rd Engineer Company, Task Force Gridley, Nebraska National Guard, writes his essay during the last event of the day for the Task Force Gridley Soldier of the Quarter Competition on March ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Saldana, Paktika Provincial

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Saldana, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team squad leader, conducts a safety brief prior to leaving Forward Operation Base Sharana for a mission in Paktika province, April 4. The ... More

Two youth shura attendees look through backpacks filled

Two youth shura attendees look through backpacks filled with school supplies April 4. The provincial government, in coordination with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, held a youth shura for more than 300 of Pakti... More

Fraiba Nasiri, Kabul’s Ambassador Small Grant program

Fraiba Nasiri, Kabul’s Ambassador Small Grant program director, translates between English, Dari and Pashto during a female engagement meeting April 7.The FET regularly meets with Paktika’s Department of Women’... More

Sgt. Jerod Condit of Task Force Gridley, 1249th Engineer

Sgt. Jerod Condit of Task Force Gridley, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Oregon National Guard, pulls security on unexploded ordnance during a mission on April 22 in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Oregon Army National Guard, Task Force Gridley, 1249

Oregon Army National Guard, Task Force Gridley, 1249 Engineer Battalion commander Lt. Col. Kevin Dial distributes a backpack to a Paktika orphan during the opening ceremony of the Sharana City Orphanage in Pakt... More

Army 1st Lt. Talena Melton, Paktika Provincial

Army 1st Lt. Talena Melton, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team supply officer, listens in on the convoy and mission brief prior to heading out to the Urgun hospital for the first women's shura in the provin... More

Task Force Gridley Civil Military Operations soldier,

Task Force Gridley Civil Military Operations soldier, 2nd Lt. Ray Jones, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, describes progress at a project site to Brig. Gen. Casey Blake, Deputy Commander, ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Alex Husfloen of 1st platoon, 1-506th,

U.S. Army Pfc. Alex Husfloen of 1st platoon, 1-506th, C Company, 101st Airborne Division from Elsworth, Wis., is manning the turret of a Mine Resistant All-Terrain Vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan, July... More

A U.S. Army psychological operations soldier talk to

A U.S. Army psychological operations soldier talk to villagers of Fanzial Rahman in Paktika province, Afghanistan, July 6, 2011. He asks the villagers if it is okay to pass out hygiene items. (U.S. Army Photo b... More

Capt. Jonathan Vanhorn, 1249th Engineer Battalion,

Capt. Jonathan Vanhorn, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Gridley physician assistant, along with 18th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Task Force Sword brigade surgeon Lt. Col. Ken Leckie speak with an Afghan me... More

Two young Afghan girls watch with apprehension as coalition

Two young Afghan girls watch with apprehension as coalition forces and Afghan Uniformed Police prepare to detonate an improvised explosive device near their home in the Sharana district, Paktika province, Afgha... More

Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native,

Pfc. Matthew Titman, an Endicott, N.Y., native, congratulates his Afghan Uniformed Police partner after completing a successful foot patrol of the Sharana District Center bazaar. Titman serves as an infantryman... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Boom and Pfc. Yaroslav

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Boom and Pfc. Yaroslav Sobal of the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk chat during a visit to Combat Outpost Yousef Kehl, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the top enlisted

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the top enlisted advisor for ISAF Joint Command, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Boom, senior enlisted advisor for the 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Black Hawk, and 1st ... More

Spc. Alexander Polley runs alongside his father, Command

Spc. Alexander Polley runs alongside his father, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Polley of the 1249th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Gridley, Oregon Army National Guard, during the last night of the Hood to Coast Sat... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Park from San Mateo, Calif., stands

U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Park from San Mateo, Calif., stands at his "number one man."

Releasing the beast, Afghanistan

Members of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade - "The Dirty Third" - work at dislodging their M-777 155 mm howitzer from the three-foot hole it dug i... More

First Sgt. John Orbe of Brooklyn, N.Y., Company C,

First Sgt. John Orbe of Brooklyn, N.Y., Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade reflects after a combat patch ceremony for 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, at Observation Post 1 ... More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Herndon, 1249th Engineer Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Christopher Herndon, 1249th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Gridley Civil Military Operations Team, cuts the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the Sharana Book Depository. The book depository will pr... More

Paktika assistant provincial governor, members of Afghan

Paktika assistant provincial governor, members of Afghan Parliament, line directors and coalition forces tour a new grain storage facility after its grand opening in Sharana City, Paktika province, Afghanistan.... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathanael Bordash, a native of Flint,

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathanael Bordash, a native of Flint, Mich., assigned to Company A, 172nd Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, fine tunes the placement of a new fuel pump Oct. 5 at Fo... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shannon Politte, a native of New

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shannon Politte, a native of New Orleans and material management supervisor for Company A, 172nd Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, takes a moment to check pap... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Aracelly Castillo, a native of Brooklyn,

U.S. Army Sgt. Aracelly Castillo, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and assigned to Company A, 172nd Support Battalion, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, carefully stretches the cargo straps up to the out... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shannon Politte, a native of New

U.S. Army Sgt. Aracelly Castillo, a native of Brooklyn,

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathanael Bordash, a native of Flint,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Nichols (left), a native

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Nichols (left), a native of St. Louis, Spc. Christopher Isaac (center), a native of Staten Island, N.Y., both assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, Task Force Blackhawk, and Pfc. ... More

Sergeant Major of the Army staff members wait to depart

Sergeant Major of the Army staff members wait to depart FOB Sharana after spending an afternoon visiting soldiers Oct. 17 in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III hosted a... More

Two U.S. Army Black Hawks and a King Air 300, Task

Two U.S. Army Black Hawks and a King Air 300, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize-Afghanistan, wait on a C-130 Hercules to land before their departure on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Ar... More

Afghan local police commander Aziz participates in

Afghan local police commander Aziz participates in a shura with village elders and locals of the Mangrah Troy district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2012. (Army photo by Spc. David Barnes)

A King Air 300 from Bravo Company, 306th Aerial Exploitation

A King Air 300 from Bravo Company, 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize - Afghanistan, sits on the Delta East Ramp during sunset on Bagram Air Base, Afghanis... More

A Task Force Corsair UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter sits

A Task Force Corsair UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter sits on a pad at Forward Operating Base Shank. Corsair is one of 6 multiple-function aviation task forces deployed under the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade throug... More

Task Force Atlas's "Red Ball Express" is one of a few

Task Force Atlas's "Red Ball Express" is one of a few small commuter planes shuttling troops and parts across RC-East for the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. By using the plane instead of combat helicopters to sh... More

Spc. Gabriele Harper, an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade

Spc. Gabriele Harper, an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade food service specialist from Memphis, Tenn., removes fresh pizza from the oven just prior to the Super Bowl. "Pizzas 4 Patriots," a nonprofit organization i... More

U.S. soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment,

U.S. soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Provincial Reconstruction Team Security Forces, provide security outside the village of Shabadeen, Feb. 8, 2012, Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Task Force Saber Command Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods of

Task Force Saber Command Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods of Hampton, S.C., conducts his rounds on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Feb. 23. Woods has been a sergeant major for 13 years, and is one of seven task force serg... More

Pfc. Michael Shipley, from Palmdale, Calif., makes

Pfc. Michael Shipley, from Palmdale, Calif., makes the best of trying to sleep in a cramped armored vehicle while on a four-day mission to a remote village in eastern Afghanistan. The soldiers of Task Force 3-6... More

Task Force Saber Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods, of Hampton,

Task Force Saber Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Frankie Woods, of Hampton, S.C., stops to chat as Spc. Matrix Morton, of West Valley City, Utah, works on a generator Feb. 22 on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Maj. Brad Bertinot, of Bayou Blue, La., Task

U.S. Army Maj. Brad Bertinot, of Bayou Blue, La., Task Force Talon executive officer, and U.S. Army Spc. Yeonju Henderson, of Daejon, South Korea, a supply specialist with Task Force Talon, plan a joint operati... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Stover, of Yuma, Ariz., and Spc.

U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Stover, of Yuma, Ariz., and Spc. Zach Eddy, of Ramsey, Ill., Black Hawk crew chiefs with Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, carry M-240 machine guns, M-16 rifles and M-4 rifle... More

A CH-47F Chinook is waiting for takeoff at Forward

A CH-47F Chinook is waiting for takeoff at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, March 1. The Chinook pilots and crew members with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, have flo... More

Capt. Michael Stackhouse of Lima, Ohio, and 1st Sgt.

Capt. Michael Stackhouse of Lima, Ohio, and 1st Sgt. Christopher Roche, of Alexandria, Va., 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Saber, place gold combat spurs on the feet of Saber Troopers March 2, 2012. G... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donnie Yates, a team chief for the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donnie Yates, a team chief for the Security Force Advisory team, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk and a native of Kenly, N.C., reviews a map with Afghan Border Police Maj. Surdar ... More

A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D

A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D Kiowa Warrior patrols the skies near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Spartan soldiers complete RC-East mission

Soldiers with Bravo Company, 7-158th, form up one last time to receive their end of tour awards March 6. During their 10 month deployment, the Spartans, a U.S. Army reserve unit out of Olathe, Kan., were respon... More

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1-2

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1-2 Infantry, return from a clearing operation outside Combat Outpost Deh Yah. U.S. forces and their Afghan National Security Forces partners worked together to ... More

U.S. Army medical evacuation soldiers with the 82nd

U.S. Army medical evacuation soldiers with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, stand at attention in front of coalition forces, March 13. Six U.S. soldiers were awarded the French Cross of th... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Bouman, an avionics mechanic

U.S. Army Sgt. Derick Bouman, an avionics mechanic with the Ohio National Guard, gives a quick class to U.S. Army Spc. Michael Johnson on the UH-60 Black Hawk generator during scheduled maintenance, March 19. (... More

Four AH-64D Apache Longbows with Task Force Wolfpack

Four AH-64D Apache Longbows with Task Force Wolfpack depart from Forward Operating Base Salerno in support of combat operations in Ghazni province March 21. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erin Dierschow, Task Force P... More

Sgt. Michael Trevino, personal security detail,

Sgt. Michael Trevino, personal security detail, non-comissioned officer, 172nd Infantry Brigade, utilizes a foot bridge to cross a swollen river outside of the village of Marzak while locals wash clothing on th... More

Two young Afghan girls wait as their family receives

Two young Afghan girls wait as their family receives food donations near Bamyan, Afghanistan. Bamyan, the site of giant Buddhas carved in the 5th century and later destroyed by the Taliban, is one of the poores... More

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Stanton

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Chaplain (Maj.) Stanton Trotter of LaPalma, Calif., presides over Easter sunrise service on Bagram Air Field April 8, just prior to the "Run for Jesus." Trotter, an avid runner,... More

Spc. Donald Myers and Pfc. Samuel Schultz, infantrymen

Spc. Donald Myers and Pfc. Samuel Schultz, infantrymen from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, bring their 120mm Mortar to bear against an insurgent rocket team at Forward Op... More

Four soldiers receive 'Order of Saint Michael' award

Four 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers were inducted into the Order of Saint Michael on Bagram Air Field, April 21. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the promotion of Ar... More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Shober of Fayetteville,

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Shober of Fayetteville, N.C., receives an Army Commendation medal from 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade commander Col. T.J. Jamison and Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer April 21. Shober... More

A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47

A Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook hovers as ground crews hook a large generator to the heavy-lift aircraft on Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan. Late-night Chinook airlifts ... More

The Sergeant Audie Murphy medallion. The Sergeant Audie

The Sergeant Audie Murphy medallion. The Sergeant Audie Murphy club is a private U.S. Army organization for non-commissioned officers only. According to regulation, members must "exemplify leadership characteri... More

The Army Commendation medal with "V" device. The "V"

The Army Commendation medal with "V" device. The "V" device signifies valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy force. Task Force Saber, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awarded three ARCOMs with "V" device... More

The Air Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded

The Air Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. The award was established in 1942. The Army and Air Force both award air medals with "V" dev... More

Toby Keith rocks Forward Operating Base Sharana in

Toby Keith rocks Forward Operating Base Sharana in a surprise concert at the 172nd Infantry Brigade headquarters, April 29. Named one of the top 10 most dangerous places by Maxim Magazine, FOB Sharana and the s... More

Toby Keith performs for more than 1,000 service members

Toby Keith performs for more than 1,000 service members on Bagram Air Field, April 29. Keith is on his 10th USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. "I've met so many great, brave service men and women over the yea... More

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