U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Cale Genenbacker, from Quincy, Ill.,
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Cale Genenbacker, from Quincy, Ill., an Afghan national security force advisor and trainer with 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, verifies an Afghan polling site in the village of Chapa ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Marchegiani, a cavalry scout with
U.S. Army Sgt. Corey Marchegiani, a cavalry scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, shows an Afghan National Police officer how to use the laser sight on his rifle in Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan,... More
Soldiers from Task Force Red Knight’s 3rd Battalion,
Soldiers from Task Force Red Knight’s 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment shave each other’s heads in a show of support for two of the regiment’s family members who have been diagnosed with cancer. Ap... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Pardo, a Kingsville, Texas, native
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Pardo, a Kingsville, Texas, native and Shadow maintenance noncommissioned officer from Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, su... More
An Afghan National Army soldier looks into a room during
An Afghan National Army soldier looks into a room during a Joint Air Assault to disrupt insurgent activities in a Koh-e Safi District village here Sept. 8. The ANA, which led the search operation in the village... More
Soldiers remember fallen Los Angeles comrade
U.S. Army Spc. Rudolph R. Hizon was a 22-year-old Los Angeles native assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Storm when he died during a complex improvised explosive device, sm... More
TF Patriot leaders, comrades honor fallen Soldier
U.S. Army Pfc. Ira B. Laningham IV was a 21-year-old Zapata, Texas native assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Storm, when he was killed during complex attack using an impro... More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft approaches the recently completed air field at Forward Operating Base Shank Sept. 9. The ability to land a C-17 at FOB Shank provides the 173rd Airborne Brig... More
A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry
A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, watches over an area in the Waza Kwah District here during dismounted operations. The Iron Rakkasans passed the responsi... More
A milk collection center employee shows off some of
A milk collection center employee shows off some of the equipment the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team provided for the dairy here, Sept. 9. Local Afghan farmers and families bring the milk from their cows ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Crim, a Valley, Ala., native
U.S. Army Pfc. Ashley N. Crim, a Valley, Ala., native and a food service specialist from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, prepares freshly cut pineapple ... More
U.S. Army Pvt. Philip C. Brosch, a Houston native and
U.S. Army Pvt. Philip C. Brosch, a Houston native and motor-transport operator and helicopter landing zone specialist from 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divisio... More
FOB Gardez Remembers Why We Are Here
U.S. Army Capt. Kurt Geib, Task Force Avalanche chaplain and a resident of Burlington, Vt., leads a minute of silence during the 9/11 memorial service at Forward Operating Base Gardez here, Sept. 11. Most of th... More
Syracuse, N.Y., resident, U.S. Air Force Senior Master
Syracuse, N.Y., resident, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Scanlin, an emergency manager with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing from Brigdgeport, N.Y., tells U.S. Army Spc. Aquilla Reed, a broadcaster fro... More
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team hung more than 60 American flags from tactical vehicles here Sept. 11 in remembrance of 9/11. The date was declared Patriot day Sept. 4, 2002, and is now hon... More
Texas ARNG Engineers Receive Combat Patch
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lester Simpson, 176th Engineer Brigade commander, Texas Army National Guard, places a combat patch on the right sleeve of Burnet, Texas, native U.S. Army Capt. Thomas Loftis, Headquarters a... More
The American and Green Mountain Boy Battle flags fly
The American and Green Mountain Boy Battle flags fly at Forward Operating base Gardez here at sunset Sept. 11, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Coalition forces from Task Force Nashmi, a Jordanian
Coalition forces from Task Force Nashmi, a Jordanian Ranger Battalion, and Sky soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team welcome home participants of the Voices of Moderate Islam program Sept. 13. Th... More
U.S. Army Spc. DeShawn McCray, Ghazni Provincial
U.S. Army Spc. DeShawn McCray, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team security force member from Lake City, S.C., provides security for his halted convoy and watches Afghan drivers pass the team Sept. 13. The PR... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zaradhe Yach, Ghazni Provincial
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Zaradhe Yach, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team senior medical officer, meets with Afghan doctors at the Qarah Bagh hospital in Afghanistan, Sept. 13. Yach visited an emergency room, pha... More
Government and community leaders from around Kapisa
Government and community leaders from around Kapisa province were invited to Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier Sept. 13 for a lunchtime Eid al-Fitr meal cohosted by Task Force La Fayette and Kapisa Provinc... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles White, the
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles White, the maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge with the Civil Military Support Team and an Oak Harbor, Wash., resident, provides security Sept. 13 during a Ke... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Gerald Rawlins, from
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Gerald Rawlins, from Indianapolis, stops on the Spera road project to talk to some of the workers installing drainage pipes, Sept. 14. The mountainous area is subject to heavy ... More
Commander of Regional Command-East, U.S. Army Maj.
Commander of Regional Command-East, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, presents senior Afghan military representatives with medals and awards during an Eid al Fitr dinner at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept.... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Chase, hospital
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Chase, hospital corpsman, of Dayton, Ohio, who is assigned to the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team Field Surgical Team at Forward Operating Base Wright, prepares to ta... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Nadeau, an infantryman from
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Nadeau, an infantryman from Brattleboro, Vt., with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, gives snacks to a child during a patrol Sept. 15 in Rahman Kheyl village. (Photo b... More
Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi, governor of Khowst province,
Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi, governor of Khowst province, takes a few moments to speak with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, following a Khowst Election Comb... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo.,
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo., the Afghan National Army liaison for Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, leaves the Watapur District Center following a... More
U.S. Army Sfc. Sawyer Alberi, the brigade medical operations
U.S. Army Sfc. Sawyer Alberi, the brigade medical operations noncommissioned officer in charge with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Wolverine, and native of Eden, Vt., and U.S. Army Maj. Lora ... More
A tribal elder talks about his concerns regarding irrigation
A tribal elder talks about his concerns regarding irrigation to accommodate the monsoon season and also times of drought during a meeting with Karl W. Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador, Kabul, Afghanistan, and Abdul ... More
Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabar Naeemi talks to
Khowst Provincial Gov. Abdul Jabar Naeemi talks to Afghan media Sept. 18 after voting at the Khowst Tuberculosis Clinic here. Naeemi was one of thousands of Afghans who voted in the country's nation-wide parlia... More
Afghan National Army doctors and nurses tend to the
Afghan National Army doctors and nurses tend to the wounds of an 8-year-old mortar attack victim at the Ghazni Regional Hospital on Forward Operating Base Thunder Sept. 18. The child was transferred to a French... More
Afghan Commandos Get Behind-scenes Look at TF Rakkasan Election Securi...
U.S. Army Maj. Mark Leslie (left), operations officer and native of Chattanooga, Tenn., 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and Staff Sgt. Mitchell Burns, battle captain and native of Tioga, La., 3rd Bde., 10... More
An Afghan citizen arrives at one of the 81 polling
An Afghan citizen arrives at one of the 81 polling centers Sept. 18 in Mahmud-e-Raqi District, Kapisa province, part of Task Force La Fayette’s area of responsibility. Each voter had to be searched by Afghan Na... More
Young voters in Deh Yak District here wait their turn
Young voters in Deh Yak District here wait their turn to enter the polling center and cast their vote Sept. 18. It wasn’t until 9 a.m., two hours after the polling centers opened, that the insurgents started to... More
Afghan contractor, Amin Kapisa Construction and Road
Afghan contractor, Amin Kapisa Construction and Road Building Company, and Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team hosted the Malikar High School ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 20 to celebrate the completion of Ma... More
U.S. Army Capt. Sungmin Kim, a civil structural engineer
U.S. Army Capt. Sungmin Kim, a civil structural engineer with the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team and a Willowbrook, Ill., resident, inspects a newly constructed building, Sept. 20, that will be used as a... More
John R. Crosby, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy field
John R. Crosby, U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy field director, and Musa Khan, governor of Ghazni Province, sign a memorandum of understanding for the proposed Lincoln Learning Center, Sept. 20, at the governor’s... More
Panjshir PRT Director Conducts Live Radio Interview
An Afghan journalist from Radio Khurasan here conducts a live radio interview Sept. 20 with Bill Martin, U.S. Department of State and director of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, and Ahmad Khalid Si... More
From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Dustin D. Riedemann of Lemars,
From left, U.S. Army Pfc. Dustin D. Riedemann of Lemars, Iowa, and U.S. Army Pfc. Dustin Wade of Mulberry, Fla., with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, help mov... More
District and provincial leaders discuss a solution
District and provincial leaders discuss a solution to a budgeting scenario intended to familiarize them with a new program introduced at the East Region Provincial Budgeting Workshop here, Sept. 21. The worksho... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Tressler from Chicago, Ill.,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Tressler from Chicago, Ill., Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team civil affairs officer, laughs while the Sabari District governor, Zermaed Muhklas, tells an Afghan proverb, Sept. 21, d... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Claudio J. Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Claudio J. Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y., a grenadier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, scans a nearby ridgeline after returning fire against an ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Allison Cherkosly, a Clifton Park, N.Y.,
U.S. Army Spc. Allison Cherkosly, a Clifton Park, N.Y., native and Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team civil affairs member, hands out humanitarian assistance to the village elder of Sange Khan Village Sept... More
TF Patriot honors fallen comrade
A photo of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Scott Milley (2nd Lt. rank in photo).
U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Grape of Holcombe, Wis., combined
U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Grape of Holcombe, Wis., combined joint operations liaison, sits among senior leaders of the Pakistan Army during a border engagement held at the Khyber Border Coordination Center in ea... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Wiglesworth of Lenexa, Kan.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Phillip Wiglesworth of Lenexa, Kan., shows U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Jett of Warrensburg, Mich., how to install the Hearthru modification on a helmet used by flight crews. Both soldiers are noncommi... More
Insurgent Attack Foiled at FOB Gardez
From Right: U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Hubbard, of Cushing, Okla., with the Oklahoma Agribusiness Development Team, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jackie Sanders of Inola, Okla., with the Oklahoma Agribusiness Development Team, a... More
A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st
A U.S. Army soldier with 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, moves from his vehicles outside Dag Afghan National Police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar ... More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Eric Davis, base operations mayor
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Eric Davis, base operations mayor for Forward Operating Base Salerno and company first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, supervises loc... More
Kapisa PRT Opens Courthouse in Key Terrain District
Afghan contractor, Kapisa Kohnadi Construction Company, Task Force La Fayette, and the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team co-hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Tagab District Courthouse Sept. 25. The Ta... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Goetze of Roseau, Minn.,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David J. Goetze of Roseau, Minn., listens to officers during a Sept. 25 visit to Dag Afghan National Police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. Goetze commands the Kunar Secur... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Bowers, a noncommissioned
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Bowers, a noncommissioned officer for the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team who hails from Lugoff, S.C., wades through Darya-ye-Chamkani River in Danda Patan District here Sept... More
Panjshir Deputy Gov. Abdul Rahman Kabiri, with help
Panjshir Deputy Gov. Abdul Rahman Kabiri, with help from Elizabeth Smithwick, U.S. Agency for International Development field officer at Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and acting Panjshir PRT director,... More
Panjshir PRT Delivers Literacy Books to Local Afghan Children
A young Afghan boy from Sangin Primary School in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, reads a literacy book Sept. 27. The Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered 4,000 illustrated books written by Afghan a... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a platoon leader, directs his soldiers while U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy R. Tetrick, of Glennville, Ga., a forward observer, provides security Sept. 27. Both men are ... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo.,
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John H. Faris of Fort Collins, Colo., the Afghan National Army liaison for Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, conducts training with Afghan police officers ... More
U.S. Army Maj. Bobby Mayes, women’s empowerment coordinator
U.S. Army Maj. Bobby Mayes, women’s empowerment coordinator with the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team and a Lawrenceburg, Ky., resident; and U.S. Army Sfc. Maureen Houston, a Female Engagement Team member... More
An Afghan National Army doctor records the names of
An Afghan National Army doctor records the names of basic trainees before they receive vaccinations for Meningitis, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, and Tetanus, Sept. 28 at Camp Parsa. Every basic trainee receives the sa... More
Afghan media from eastern Afghanistan attended the
Afghan media from eastern Afghanistan attended the Regional Command. (Photo by U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. M. Erick Reynolds)
Villagers from Nijrab District wait to receive compensation
Villagers from Nijrab District wait to receive compensation from the road contractor, after a verification process by shura members, outside the ANP compound in Nijrab District Sept. 29. Villagers affected by t... More
Kabir Ahmad Rahil, Bagram District governor, speaks
Kabir Ahmad Rahil, Bagram District governor, speaks with an Afghan vendor who just moved into his new shop at the Bagram Bazaar Sept 29. The district governor participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the o... More
Construction began on a water reservoir as a part of
Construction began on a water reservoir as a part of the Afghanistan Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation project in the Anaba District here, Sept. 30. The SWSS project seeks to increase access to potable wa... More
U.S. Army Capt. James Bennett and newly promoted U.S.
U.S. Army Capt. James Bennett and newly promoted U.S. Army 1st Lt. Natasha Bennett, father and daughter who are natives of Natchitoches, La., embrace during the younger Bennett’s promotion ceremony Oct. 2 on Ka... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes of Pittsburgh, Pa., a
U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes of Pittsburgh, Pa., a squad leader with the military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, launches a Raven remote... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Pugh of Winterset, Iowa,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Pugh of Winterset, Iowa, Forestry Specialist for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agri-Business Development Team, shares a smile with the agricultural extension agents who serve the Mar... More
Afghan Women Hold Development Conference
Panjshir Deputy Gov. Abdul Rahman Kabiri speaks to the Panjshir women at the Panjshir women’s development conference here Oct. 4. More than 110 women from across the province were in attendance to discuss and d... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Garland H. Goodrich, Kapisa team
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Garland H. Goodrich, Kapisa team leader for the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team and a Wakefield, Va., resident; Mohammad Husain, Kapisa Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestoc... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Pedro Rodriguez-Ortiz, a native of Los
U.S. Army Sgt. Pedro Rodriguez-Ortiz, a native of Los Angeles, Calif., and a squad leader for 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, discusses squad movement techniques with his Afghan c... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Brian Rowan, a member of Support
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Brian Rowan, a member of Support Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, and native of Langhorne, Pa., shares a laugh with the Distric... More
Afghan Border Police Lt. Col. Muhammad Salim, an
Afghan Border Police Lt. Col. Muhammad Salim, an intelligence officer, presents his morning briefing daily at the Operational Coordination Center-Regional on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Paktya province Oc... More
Afghan National Police cadets, Polish Military Police
Afghan National Police cadets, Polish Military Police instructors and their American and Afghan partners take a group photo after their police course graduation ceremony at the Troop Sustainment Site on Forward... More
U.S. Army Spc. Adam C. Haas, a cannon crewmember with
U.S. Army Spc. Adam C. Haas, a cannon crewmember with Battery A, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and native of Ionia, Mich., sites in the M119 how... More
Several locals from the remote village of Astana in
Several locals from the remote village of Astana in the Dara District assist members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team in moving supplies Oct. 6. Members of Panjshir PRT hiked 12 km to the village ... More
Elizabeth Smithwick, U.S. Agency for International
Elizabeth Smithwick, U.S. Agency for International Development lead field officer at Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and acting Panjshir PRT director, briefs Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. Ambassador to Afgh... More
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team drop off school supplies, chess sets and project nomination forms to the Bebe Halima girls school Oct. 8. The school teaches young women from elementary thro... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Seth Zimmer, an M203 gunner and native
U.S. Army Pfc. Seth Zimmer, an M203 gunner and native of Marionette, Ohio, assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, keeps an eye out for insurgents during a joint air-assault mission with Afgha... More
Khogyani elder Haji Aman speaks to the audience about
Khogyani elder Haji Aman speaks to the audience about alternate solutions to poppy during a security shura for western Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 9. Approximately 100 elders attended the shura, whic... More
Ghazni Province Gov. Musa Khan (left), Polish Brig.
Ghazni Province Gov. Musa Khan (left), Polish Brig. Gen. Andrzej Przekwas, Task Force White Eagle commander, and Maciej Lang, Polish Ambassador to Afghanistan, discuss current issues before a press conference O... More
Agha Share, foreman for the Dashtak Demonstration Farm,
Agha Share, foreman for the Dashtak Demonstration Farm, and a fellow worker carry a concrete pole that will be used in a trellis system for growing grapes. Once the post is secure, a wire will be placed at thre... More
Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram, Panjshir Deputy Gov.
Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram, Panjshir Deputy Gov. Abdul Rahman Kabiri, and U.S. Army Col. Hunter Mathews, Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II commander from Lexington, Ky., speak to the media at a grou... More
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team meet with the Khowst jail house warden Oct. 10 to discuss the upcoming move to a new prison facility. The new complex was built to accommodate more prisoners... More
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Brooks, the commanding
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Brooks, the commanding officer of Company A, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and a Walpole, N.H., native, discusses education concerns with v... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, Kan.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, Kan., a fire support specialist with Fire Support Element, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Bastogne, fires an M240B machine gun at a heavy weapons ... More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Hoyt, center, a native of Phoenix,
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian Hoyt, center, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., and the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, answers a participant’s question during a lecture at the Paktika PRT-sponsored provincia... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Roling, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team public affairs officer from Eldersburg, Md., hands out toys donated from Enid and Vance Air Force Base, Okla., to girls at the girl... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Kinast from
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Kinast from Dearborn, Mich., and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Cason from Swansea, S.C., both members of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team, set up security after lan... More
Veterinary Leaders Push Agriculture Ministry Primacy
U.S. Army Maj. Loren Adams of New Liberty, Iowa, right, the veterinary officer for the 734th Agribusiness Development Team, reviews a document while Dr. Jim McCord of Ankeny, Iowa, the U.S. Department of Agricu... More
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, Joint Task Force-435
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Robert Harward, Joint Task Force-435 commander, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Philip Kapusta, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni Oct. 13. H... More
A truck from the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction
A truck from the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team civil engineering convoy navigates a switchback during a mission to the northern border of the province Oct. 13. The engineers surveyed a 15-kilometer se... More
Left to right, Bill Anderson, an engineer technician
Left to right, Bill Anderson, an engineer technician with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Cernuska, the incoming lead engineer for the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Te... More
CJTF–101 hosts first Career Counselor of Year Board in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Sfc. Matthew Calhoun (center left) of Visalia, Calif., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Strike, was selected as the 101st Airborne Div. Career Counselor of the Year; and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Yelixa... More
Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs
Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs and Nargis Radio give out radios to women leaders from Nangarhar province and its 22 districts. The women were brought together for the first time ever to ... More
Market Assessment Finds Little Homegrown Food
U.S. Army Capt. Pat Birgy of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., the contracting officer for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, checks his watch after getting fruit prices from a vendor at the Asad... More
Fredericksburg, Va., native U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Iaian
Fredericksburg, Va., native U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Iaian Thompson, "Nuts" Rock Band leader, guitarist and vocalist, and Brownwood, Texas, native U.S. Army Spc. Megan Emch, vocalist, both of Task Force Gladiator, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Casey Leadbeter, an infantryman from
U.S. Army Sgt. Casey Leadbeter, an infantryman from St. Johnsbury, Vt., with the 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, documents wires that were found during an air assault se... More
E. Anthony Wayne, the U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan,
E. Anthony Wayne, the U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, U.S. Embassy Kabul, speaks with local children regarding extracurricular activities available to them at the provincial park in the provincial capita... More
TF Patriot bids farewell to fallen hero
U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan C. Hardin was a 25-year-old Fayetteville, Ark., native assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Storm, when he was killed during a complex attack involving ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Manges, a counter improvised
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Manges, a counter improvised explosive device instructor with Combined Joint Task Force Paladin, escorts incoming Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, through a CIED l... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Derek A. Gamlin of Kosciusko, Miss.,
U.S. Army Pfc. Derek A. Gamlin of Kosciusko, Miss., a Task Force Bastogne information management officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, TF Bastogne’s communication shop, fixes an internet cable, Oc... More