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Afghan returns home to defend country

Afghan returns home to defend country

Mohamed, from Nimroz province, is a recruit in the Afghan Uniform Police at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, here. Mohamed decided to become a police officer because he cares about Afghanistan. He was able... More

Cpl. Jon P. Anderson, from Mayo, Fla. and maintenance

Cpl. Jon P. Anderson, from Mayo, Fla. and maintenance

Cpl. Jon P. Anderson, from Mayo, Fla. and maintenance chief with Regimental Combat Team 2, motor transport, detachment 1, helps decorate a Christmas tree at his workplace, Dec. 21 at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanist... More

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check

An Afghan National Army soldier learns how to check for a pulse during the practical application portion of a medical course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest in Afghanistan, Dec. 21. Prior to the practic... More

Cpl. Samuel Tena, an administration clerk with Regional

Cpl. Samuel Tena, an administration clerk with Regional

Cpl. Samuel Tena, an administration clerk with Regional Command Southwest, hits a line-drive during a slow-pitch softball game, Dec. 21, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The co-ed softball league is a morale b... More

Franklin and Marshall graduate paves way for new life in Afghanistan

Franklin and Marshall graduate paves way for new life in Afghanistan

Paul Amato, a 1984 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, speaks with District Governor Naimatullah of Musa Qa'lah during a recent shura, or meeting, in northern Helmand province. Amato, a reserve Marine co... More

Cpl. Cresswell Stanaway looks over packages at the

Cpl. Cresswell Stanaway looks over packages at the

Cpl. Cresswell Stanaway looks over packages at the Camp Leatherneck postal operation center, Dec. 21. The postal Marines have worked extensive hours during the past few weeks to process and distribute the influ... More

Afghan National Police stand beside two of their instructors

Afghan National Police stand beside two of their instructors

Afghan National Police stand beside two of their instructors during a classroom break at the Joint Security Academy Southwest here, Dec. 22. During the first couple of weeks, the ministry of interior instructor... More

Cpl. Christopher Ramos, Combat Logistics Regiment 15,

Cpl. Christopher Ramos, Combat Logistics Regiment 15,

Cpl. Christopher Ramos, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, joins vocalist, Staff Sgt. Rachel Trimble, for a song during U.S. Air Forces Central Band, Touch 'n Go's performance at Camp Leatherneck, Dec. 22.

Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps

Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps (left), and Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, spoke to service members aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 23. The Marine... More

Marines at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, keep the

Marines at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, keep the

Marines at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, keep the spark of Christmas alive by decorating trees and their workplaces with lights and ornaments. Marines here work through the Christmas holiday, but the decoratio... More

Service members from all branches and ranks were picked

Service members from all branches and ranks were picked

Service members from all branches and ranks were picked as judges for "Camp Leatherneck's Got Talent," a talent show at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Christmas Eve. The show gave service members base wide a ch... More

Christmas cheer flows through Camp Leatherneck

Christmas cheer flows through Camp Leatherneck

Service members from every branch of the military gathered together to sing Christmas songs for other deployed servicemembers at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 25. The choir also visited the hospital at Ca... More

A Marine receives a piece of cake during the Christmas

A Marine receives a piece of cake during the Christmas

A Marine receives a piece of cake during the Christmas meal at dining facility 5 aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 25. The dining facility was decorated with a Santa Claus, complete with a sled and rei... More

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Regional Command

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Regional Command

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Regional Command Southwest, presents certificates of appreciation from the Helmand Provincial Governor to Marine instructors during the graduation of the Afghan uniforme... More

Service members participating in the softball league

Service members participating in the softball league

Service members participating in the softball league at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, try on T-shirts and hats donated by the Baltimore Orioles, Dec. 26. There are a total of 22 teams in the softball league th... More

Afghan uniformed police recruits wait in line outside

Afghan uniformed police recruits wait in line outside

Afghan uniformed police recruits wait in line outside of the tent where a bazaar is located at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, here, Dec. 27. The bazaar comes to JSAS once a week and provides the recruits... More

Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional

Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional

Maj. Gen. Richard Mills, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest (second from left), along with other civilian and military leaders cut the ribbon signifying the opening of the new Morale, Welfare and ... More

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal

Cpl. Donovan Barnes, a vehicle commander for the personal security detachment, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, stands security outside of a bazaar in the streets of Marjah, Dec. 28, 2010. Marines from Compa... More

Afghan recruits brush up on culture and religion

Afghan recruits brush up on culture and religion

The Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps Cultural and Religious Affairs officer, Brig. Gen. Qardotullah Qaweem, visited recruits at the Joint Security Academy Southwest in Afghanistan, Dec. 29. During his visit h... More

A soldier in the Afghan national army examines his

A soldier in the Afghan national army examines his

A soldier in the Afghan national army examines his certificate after completing the up-armored Humvee course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest here, Dec. 30. During the rigorous five-week course students ... More

Company grade officers network between services

Company grade officers network between services

Army Col. Kenneth Murphy, the guest speaker for the Third Combined Joint Company Grade Officer's Council meeting, speaks to company grade officers at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 30. The American company gra... More

Cpl. Travis Scott from New Paltz, N.Y., a refrigeration

Cpl. Travis Scott from New Paltz, N.Y., a refrigeration

Cpl. Travis Scott from New Paltz, N.Y., a refrigeration mechanic with I Marine Headquarters Group (FWD) engineer platoon, hits a double for his team, Heavy Load, during a softball game on New Year's Eve At Camp... More

Service members participate in a 5-kilometer run at

Service members participate in a 5-kilometer run at

Service members participate in a 5-kilometer run at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Jan. 1. At midnight New Year's Day, service members of all ages brought in the New Year by running on a well-lit course through base.

Service members participated in a 5-kilometer run at

Service members participated in a 5-kilometer run at

Service members participated in a 5-kilometer run at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan 1. At midnight New Year's Day, service members of all ages and ranks brought in the New Year by running on a well-lit cour... More

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general of Regional

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general of Regional

Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, speaks during the first Combined Joint Forces Combat Dining-In. The night was hosted aboard Camp Leatherneck with approximately 100 ... More

An Afghan national army soldier uses a radio during

An Afghan national army soldier uses a radio during

An Afghan national army soldier uses a radio during a security patrol around a newly formed patrol base in an area south of Gereshk, Afghanistan, Jan. 3. The security patrols are designed to increase the level ... More

Lance Cpl.'s Edward V. Miuccio (left), Mickey W. Phelps

Lance Cpl.'s Edward V. Miuccio (left), Mickey W. Phelps

Lance Cpl.'s Edward V. Miuccio (left), Mickey W. Phelps and Desmond A. Nance (right), Marines with motor transport, Regimental Combat Team 2, flip a set of folded HESCO Bastion Concertainers onto the forks of a... More

Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Burkhart, a diesel mechanic

Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Burkhart, a diesel mechanic

Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Burkhart, a diesel mechanic with motor transport, Regimental Combat Team 2, operates a Tractor, Rubber-tired, Articulated steering, Multi-purpose vehicle to move wire while cleaning up... More

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, greets an Afghan official during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, Jan 6. The visit consisted of a tour of a provinc... More

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of

Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, commanding officer of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, tours the Iran/Afghanistan border crossing during his visit to Zaranj, Afghanistan, Jan 6. The visit consisted of a ... More

JSAS development provides better training capabilities

JSAS development provides better training capabilities

New tents are constructed at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. The tents are larger and better constructed than the tents currently being used. These tents and the new... More

The insignia worn by Navy religious program specialists

The insignia worn by Navy religious program specialists

The insignia worn by Navy religious program specialists consists of a rose compass, a globe and an anchor. Similar to the working relationship between Marines and Navy corpsmen, religious program specialists a... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, 26, from Redlands,

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, 26, from Redlands,

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, 26, from Redlands, Calif., a hospital corpsman at JSAS and an instructor for the medical course, demonstrates how to put an intravenous needle in a patient at the Joint Secur... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bruce Brott, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bruce Brott, platoon sergeant,

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bruce Brott, platoon sergeant, 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, uses his radio to call in the Anti Air-Craft weapon mount found during the... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, from Redlands,

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, from Redlands,

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Noble, from Redlands, Calif., and a hospital corpsman at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, coaches a member of the Afghan National Army as he practices inserting an IV into an i... More

Religious programs specialists and chaplains with various

Religious programs specialists and chaplains with various

Religious programs specialists and chaplains with various units of Regional Command Southwest celebrate the 32nd RP birthday. The gathering, hosted at a chapel at Camp Leatherneck Jan. 15, marks the first RP bi... More

Afghan provincial representatives talk during a shura

Afghan provincial representatives talk during a shura

Afghan provincial representatives talk during a shura held here, Jan. 16. During the shura topics such as road improvement and agricultural development were discussed.

CAG pushes for better relationships in Sangin

CAG pushes for better relationships in Sangin

Capt. Alexander Vanston, a civil affairs officer with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, checks the grid coordinates of the Jow Khori flood defense wall project that the civil affairs team in Sangin is looking... More

U.S. service members gather to celebrate the life of

U.S. service members gather to celebrate the life of

U.S. service members gather to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the chapel aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Jan. 17. The ceremony offered a chance for service members to reflect on the life ... More

An Afghan National Police officer fires on the range,

An Afghan National Police officer fires on the range,

An Afghan National Police officer fires on the range, Jan. 18, at Forward Operating Base Jackson during a portion of the four-day training cycle set up by the police mentor team from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine R... More

An Afghan speaks during a youth shura in Lashkar Gah,

An Afghan speaks during a youth shura in Lashkar Gah,

An Afghan speaks during a youth shura in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. The shura was held so the younger generation of Afghans could voice their problems and concerns. During the shura, speakers discussed ... More

American and British service members dig into the haggis

American and British service members dig into the haggis

American and British service members dig into the haggis at Regional Command Southwest's Burns Night at Camp Leatherneck, Jan. 19. The British contingent at Camp Leatherneck hosted the traditional Scottish cele... More

Razia Baluch, a member of the committee of women's

Razia Baluch, a member of the committee of women's

Razia Baluch, a member of the committee of women's employment, speaks at a Now Zad school to both female and male students, Jan. 19. The trip was the first trip for female Government of the Islamic Republic of ... More

Cpl. Eduardo Haro, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward),

Cpl. Eduardo Haro, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward),

Cpl. Eduardo Haro, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), performs a baton strike during a training session on Camp Leatherneck with the Bahraini Special Security Forces Jan. 20.

Cpl. Mason Stevens, a team leader from the police mentor

Cpl. Mason Stevens, a team leader from the police mentor

Cpl. Mason Stevens, a team leader from the police mentor team from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a daily patrol in Sangin with members of the Afghan National Police, Jan. 20. As t... More

Royal Tongan Marine Lt. Tomaakino Tuitavuki stands

Royal Tongan Marine Lt. Tomaakino Tuitavuki stands

Royal Tongan Marine Lt. Tomaakino Tuitavuki stands in front of a contingent of 55 Royal Tongan Marines in Afghanistan, Jan. 21. The Tongans are deployed here in support of Regional Command Southwest’s efforts. ... More

Staff Sgt. Steve A. Paredes (left), Regional Command

Staff Sgt. Steve A. Paredes (left), Regional Command

Staff Sgt. Steve A. Paredes (left), Regional Command Southwest personnel chief, explains a concept during a basic administrative course class at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 24. The course, hosted by Joi... More

A United Service Organization facility opened here,

A United Service Organization facility opened here,

A United Service Organization facility opened here, Jan. 25. The new USO is opened to all U.S. military personnel to relax and escape from the pressure of operations.The tent in which the USO is housed offers a... More

Pfc. Severo Reyes (left) from Houston, Texas, a combat

Pfc. Severo Reyes (left) from Houston, Texas, a combat

Pfc. Severo Reyes (left) from Houston, Texas, a combat medic instructor for an Afghan National Army medical course, gives guidance during a simulated foot patrol at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 27. The f... More

Lance Cpl. Shawn Braly, 25, a mobile multi channel

Lance Cpl. Shawn Braly, 25, a mobile multi channel

Lance Cpl. Shawn Braly, 25, a mobile multi channel operator tightens point-to-point multi channel radio cables at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 27. Braly, from Denver, is deployed with Radio Platoon, Alph... More

Marine Corps money manager

Marine Corps money manager

Maj. Michael Babilot, Regional Command Southwest comptroller, is the enthusiastic financial manager currently undertaking the crucial work of handling RC(SW)'s funding situation. Although he does not have a fro... More

Marines and British service members working together

Marines and British service members working together

Marines and British service members working together at Regional Command Southwest held a friendly soccer match at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan Jan. 28. After the British side of the office hosted a traditiona... More

Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator,

Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator,

Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator, 202 Signals Squadron, and Cpl. Craig Robinson, Administrative Cell, Joint Operating Bastion, pose with their trophies after completing the Bastion Half Maratho... More

Allahmohamad, an engineer from the Afghan National

Allahmohamad, an engineer from the Afghan National

Allahmohamad, an engineer from the Afghan National Army’s 215th Corps, hammers a stake in place during a bridge building exercise at Camp Bastion Jan. 30. The bridge is built by hand with the simplest of materi... More

Farzad Haidry, Joint Security Academy Southwest, Afghan

Farzad Haidry, Joint Security Academy Southwest, Afghan

Farzad Haidry, Joint Security Academy Southwest, Afghan literacy instructor, instructs Afghan border patrol recruits during a literacy class, Jan. 31. The recruits go through an eight-week training cycle before... More

Staff Sgt. George Bryant, 27, of Foxboro, Mass., eyes

Staff Sgt. George Bryant, 27, of Foxboro, Mass., eyes

Staff Sgt. George Bryant, 27, of Foxboro, Mass., eyes the bar as he gets set for a round of pull-ups as part of a CrossFit workout aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 1. Bryant, the data chief for Alph... More

Afghans unload two trucks full of diammonium phosphate

Afghans unload two trucks full of diammonium phosphate

Afghans unload two trucks full of diammonium phosphate fertilizer bags outside Forward Operating Base Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 1. The bags will be distributed to farmers participating in the sapling project cu... More

British army engineers run to cover after placing an

British army engineers run to cover after placing an

British army engineers run to cover after placing an explosive charge on an obstacle barring their entry from a simulated enemy compound. British army engineers with the Brigade Advisor Group conducted a demoli... More

British soldiers from 4th Company, Irish Guards, perform

British soldiers from 4th Company, Irish Guards, perform

British soldiers from 4th Company, Irish Guards, perform a resupply patrol Feb. 2 near Patrol Base Rahim. While patrolling with the extra weight of supplies, they also had to deal with the difficulty of navigat... More

An Afghan National Army soldier holds up his certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier holds up his certificate

An Afghan National Army soldier holds up his certificate of completion for the basic administration course during a graduation ceremony at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, here Feb. 2. During the ten-day c... More

Afghan National Army soldiers from the medical course

Afghan National Army soldiers from the medical course

Afghan National Army soldiers from the medical course stand alongside their instructors after a graduation ceremony at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, here Feb. 3. During the two-month medical course, the... More

Lt. Col. Marcus Williams, from Rutland Vt., the commanding

Lt. Col. Marcus Williams, from Rutland Vt., the commanding

Lt. Col. Marcus Williams, from Rutland Vt., the commanding officer of the Joint Security Academy Southwest, congratulates Afghan Uniform Police after a graduation ceremony at JSAS, here, Feb. 3. During the grad... More

Coalition forces, Afghan elders hold shura in Rahim Kalay

Coalition forces, Afghan elders hold shura in Rahim Kalay

Maj. Mickey Stewart, the company commander for 4th Company, Irish Guards, eats lunch and talks with village elders near patrol base Rahim Feb. 3. Talking with the elders allows the unit located at PB Rahim to f... More

An Irish Guards soldier watches over some Rahim Kalay's

An Irish Guards soldier watches over some Rahim Kalay's

An Irish Guards soldier watches over some Rahim Kalay's fields during a security patrol. The soldiers of 4th Company, 1st Battalion Irish Guards are finding that constant interaction with the local community is... More

Minnesota Congressman John Kline, California Congressman

Minnesota Congressman John Kline, California Congressman

Minnesota Congressman John Kline, California Congressman Buck McKeon and Texas Congressman Silvestre Reyes speak with Marines aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 6. The Delegates met with International S... More

1st. Lt. Hannah K. Feuerstein, a communications officer

1st. Lt. Hannah K. Feuerstein, a communications officer

1st. Lt. Hannah K. Feuerstein, a communications officer with Combat Logistics Battalion-8, 1st marine Logistics Group (Fwd), gets her weight up to the overhead position during the final event of the CrossFit Le... More

One of the teachers working at Rahim Kalay's new classroom

One of the teachers working at Rahim Kalay's new classroom

One of the teachers working at Rahim Kalay's new classroom tutors one of his students. As the Taliban's grip on Rahim Kalay quickly loosens more every day, the town's youth are able to attend lessons in their n... More

An Afghan National Police cadet accepts his graduation

An Afghan National Police cadet accepts his graduation

An Afghan National Police cadet accepts his graduation certificate from a senior leader of the ANP during the Helmand Police Training Center graduation ceremony in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9. More th... More

Students in a non-commissioned officers course participate

Students in a non-commissioned officers course participate

Students in a non-commissioned officers course participate in a simulated foot patrol at the Joint Security Academy Southwest here, Feb. 10. During the foot patrol, the squads were ambushed and had to respond u... More

Fahima Popazai, Regional Command Southwest assistant

Fahima Popazai, Regional Command Southwest assistant

Fahima Popazai, Regional Command Southwest assistant cultural advisor, gives an Afghan traditions and culture class to coalition members here, Feb. 10. Fahima discussed the five major tribes of Afghanistan and ... More

Lance Cpl. David Ortiz (left), a warehouse clerk with

Lance Cpl. David Ortiz (left), a warehouse clerk with

Lance Cpl. David Ortiz (left), a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), examines a SVD Draganov sniper rifle while Staff Sgt. William S. Rapp, watch chief for 1... More

An Afghan National Army soldier gathers hygiene items

An Afghan National Army soldier gathers hygiene items

An Afghan National Army soldier gathers hygiene items for a baby and her family. ANA soldiers working in support of Operation Omid Shash distributed medical supplies to a local community in Gereshk, Afghanistan... More

Marines from C Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine

Marines from C Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine

Marines from C Company, 2nd Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), pay their respects to Cpl. Lucas T. Pyeatt at a memorial service at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. Pyeatt, 24, of We... More

An Afghan National Army soldier along with an interpreter

An Afghan National Army soldier along with an interpreter

An Afghan National Army soldier along with an interpreter speaks with a local Afghan at a compound in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 16. During the conversation the Afghan boy gave information about a suspected impr... More

Irish Guards advisors note Afghan army progress in Helmand province

Irish Guards advisors note Afghan army progress in Helmand province

Afghan National Army soldiers with 3rd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 215th Afghan National Army Corps and their coalition advisors with 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Brigade Advisory Group move on patrol during Operation ... More

Members of the Interim Security Critical Infrastructure

Members of the Interim Security Critical Infrastructure

Members of the Interim Security Critical Infrastructure search a local national during Operation Sulaiman, Feb. 17. The ISCI worked side-by-side with Marines during the operation.

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Valentin, Material Distribution

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Valentin, Material Distribution

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Valentin, Material Distribution Center operations chief with Supply Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), listens to a question about the BCS3 Node Management systems during a Regi... More

Shura spreads governance to rural Gereshk villages

Shura spreads governance to rural Gereshk villages

The Gereshk district governor and other key military leaders held a shura with local village leaders during Operation Omid Shash, Feb. 17. The presence of these key leaders at the shura gave the people living i... More

An Afghan National Army soldier communicates with other

An Afghan National Army soldier communicates with other

An Afghan National Army soldier communicates with other ANA elements via radio while on patrol during Operation Omid Shash, Feb. 17, in Gereshk District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The operation featured co... More

Sgt. Bradley Smith (far left), from Shawnee, Okla.,

Sgt. Bradley Smith (far left), from Shawnee, Okla.,

Sgt. Bradley Smith (far left), from Shawnee, Okla., a scout observer with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), looks on as Staff Sgt. Vincent Bartczak, a Cleveland nati... More

The "CSE dancing girls" perform during a visit from

The "CSE dancing girls" perform during a visit from

The "CSE dancing girls" perform during a visit from the Combined Services Entertainment organization here, Feb. 18. The CSE organization travels throughout the world providing entertainment for Her Majesties Ar... More

Sgt. Mario Desalvo, 24, Joint NCO course instructor,

Sgt. Mario Desalvo, 24, Joint NCO course instructor,

Sgt. Mario Desalvo, 24, Joint NCO course instructor, from Broomfield, Colo., speaks to members of the Joint Security Academy Southwest Joint Non-commissioned Officer course here during the course’s final field ... More

Brig.r George Norton, Regional Command Southwest deputy

Brig.r George Norton, Regional Command Southwest deputy

Brig.r George Norton, Regional Command Southwest deputy commander, walks through the Mushtark Bazaar in Zaranj district, Afghanistan Feb. 22. Norton paid a visit to Zaranj district to meet with Abdul Karim Bara... More

Afghan Brig. Gen. Ghulam Farouq Parwani, the Afghan

Afghan Brig. Gen. Ghulam Farouq Parwani, the Afghan

Afghan Brig. Gen. Ghulam Farouq Parwani, the Afghan National Army 215th Corps deputy commander, congratulates a graduate of the Joint Security Academy Southwest administration course, Feb. 23. Ten Afghan Border... More

ABP, ANA graduate NCO course at JSAS

ABP, ANA graduate NCO course at JSAS

Sgt. Maj. Walter O’Connell, the Regional Command Southwest Headquarters Group sergeant major, presents a graduation certificate to a soldier from the Afghan National Army graduating from the joint non-commissio... More

Marines mentor Afghan National Army observers at an

Marines mentor Afghan National Army observers at an

Marines mentor Afghan National Army observers at an observation post during the ANA’s first live-fire artillery exercise outside Gereshk, Afghanistan, Feb. 26. The exercise brought the ANA one step closer to su... More

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Detachment Payne, work on construction projects at Forward Operating Base Payne, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 1. During their four months in... More

Afghan National Army soldiers stand at attention during

Afghan National Army soldiers stand at attention during

Afghan National Army soldiers stand at attention during the playing of the Afghan National Anthem at the Joint Security Academy Southwest explosive hazard reduction course graduation here, March 1. The soldiers... More

Local villagers make life easier for counter IED team

Local villagers make life easier for counter IED team

Lance Cpl. Ciaran Hanna, a rifleman with Company 2, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, connects wires to a nine-volt battery being used as the detonator during the controlled detonation of an improvised explosive devi... More

A member of the Afghan National Army raises his award

A member of the Afghan National Army raises his award

A member of the Afghan National Army raises his award in front of his class during the graduation ceremony of the Joint Security Academy Southwest driving course at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 3.

A convoy of vehicles from Motor Transport Platoon,

A convoy of vehicles from Motor Transport Platoon,

A convoy of vehicles from Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion rolls out of Forward Operating Base Payne to conduct a resupply mission in souther... More

Afghan National Army soldiers gather around a Marine

Afghan National Army soldiers gather around a Marine

Afghan National Army soldiers gather around a Marine instructor during a generator repair course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 5.

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev.,

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev.,

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev., a rifleman and scout with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, with his Purple Heart medal after receiving the award at Patrol Base S... More

Massood Jan (right), district governor for Reg District,

Massood Jan (right), district governor for Reg District,

Massood Jan (right), district governor for Reg District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, visits with village elders from his district after a shura, or council meeting, at Patrol Base South Station, Helmand prov... More

British soldiers from 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, Irish

British soldiers from 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, Irish

British soldiers from 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards help each other climb up the side of a canal during an operation near the village of Pasab, Afghanistan, March 5. Taking the less popular routes in... More

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with Brig.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with Brig.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with Brig. Gen. Joseph Osterman, commanding general of 1st Marine Division (Forward), at Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam in Sangin, Afghanistan, March 8. Secretary Ga... More

Sgt. Jesse Walden (right), chief scout for C Company,

Sgt. Jesse Walden (right), chief scout for C Company,

Sgt. Jesse Walden (right), chief scout for C Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and a Muskogee, Okla., native, questions an Afghan man at a vehicle checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More

An Afghan National Army instructor demonstrates the

An Afghan National Army instructor demonstrates the

An Afghan National Army instructor demonstrates the proper way to treat an abdominal injury during the hands-on portion of a medical course at the Joint Security Academy Southwest, Afghanistan, March 9.

An Afghan National Army soldier flips through a repair

An Afghan National Army soldier flips through a repair

An Afghan National Army soldier flips through a repair manual given to him at the end of the Generator Operator Maintainer Course. The first Generator Operator Maintainer Course graduation was held at the Joint... More

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport

Marines from 1st Platoon (Reinforced), Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) cross the Helmand River on a floating bridge built by the Army in Helmand pro... More

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