KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2015) Women
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 9, 2015) Women serving in the 503rd Zone Afghan Border Police and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South conducted a shura at the Kandahar International Airport to discuss... More
NYPD Visit to GCPSU, US Army in Afghanistan photo
NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neil (center) fires an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during his visit to the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) 222 in Kabul, Afghanistan, Apr. 11, 2018. Critical Response Unit (CRU) 222 ... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 8, 2018) – Slovakia's Special
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 8, 2018) – Slovakia's Special Forces-Special Operations Advisory Team (SOAT) hosted a shooting competition open to all NATO forces to commemorate Victory in Europe Day at Camp Morehead, ... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 3, 2018) – An Afghan
KABUL, Afghanistan (September 3, 2018) – An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command’s School of Excellence instructor addresses new recruits on day one of Commando Qualification Course 26 assessment. In... More
780 Future Commandos begin training
KABUL, Afghanistan (15, 2018) -- Afghan National Army Lt. Gen. Bismallah Wazirim Afghan National Army Special Operations Command commander addresses new Commando recruits during an Opening Ceremony which signal... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) Commando and School Of Excellence instructor observes a Commando recruit complete individual movement training ... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 14, 2018) -- Afghan National
KABUL, Afghanistan (August 14, 2018) -- Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) School of Excellence (SOE) commandant, Afghan Army Col. Ahmad Zekrya visits Commando Qualification Course class 2... More
Leaders from the Afghan National Army 201st Corps arrive
Leaders from the Afghan National Army 201st Corps arrive to Operational Base Fenty via Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopters Jan. 18, 2015. Corps-level commanders from the Afghanistan and Pakistan security forces ... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands in preparation for sling load operations at Tactical Base Gamberi Jan. 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris, TAAC-E Public ... More
An aircrew member assigned to 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance
An aircrew member assigned to 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade observes from the gunner's window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as the pilots land at Tactical Base Gamberi ... More
Sgt. Barbara Byun, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew
Sgt. Barbara Byun, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew member assigned to Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, awaits passengers prior to departing Tactical Base Gamberi Feb. 4, 2015. (U.S. Army ph... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East salute the American flag during the National Anthem at the beginning of the African American history Month observance ceremony held at Tactical Bas... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter door gunner, assigned
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter door gunner, assigned to TF Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, sits exposed to the elements constantly scanning forward, back and down, looking for any sign of trouble while f... More
Two U.S. Department of State CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
Two U.S. Department of State CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters carrying U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley and members of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul prepare to land at Tactical Base Gamberi Feb. 11, 2... More
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment commander Col. Cameron Cantlon
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment commander Col. Cameron Cantlon (left) and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Commander Col. J.B. Vowell pose for a photo following the casing and uncasing ce... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying leaders and
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying leaders and advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, Resolute Support Mission, and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan travels to the Nangarhar pol... More
Spc. Catapano, right, a Soldier assigned to Task Force
Spc. Catapano, right, a Soldier assigned to Task Force Leader, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), teaches an informal class on portable communications to four other 3rd BCT "Rakkasa... More
Col. Gregory Stokes (left), the Police Advisory Team
Col. Gregory Stokes (left), the Police Advisory Team commander, greets Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East commander, at the helicopter landing zone upon arrival to the Afgh... More
Col. Nooristani (center left), the Nangarhar police
Col. Nooristani (center left), the Nangarhar police Regional Training Center commander, discusses improving facilities and increasing training during a visit from advisers assigned to Train Advise Assist Comman... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Anissa Jones, the Battalion command
Command Sgt. Maj. Anissa Jones, the Battalion command sergeant major of the 25th Signal Battalion at Bagram Air Field and Pfc. William Barnes of Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Co... More
Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train Advise Assist
Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train Advise Assist Command-East commander, talks with U.S. Senators about TAAC-E activities under NATO's Resolute Support Mission during a delegation visit to Tactical Base ... More
A view through the cockpit as two UH-60 Black Hawk
A view through the cockpit as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade transport Train, Advise, Assist Command - East leaders and advisers to the Afgh... More
Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Faiq, center left, the Kapisa
Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Faiq, center left, the Kapisa Provincial Chief of Police, speaks to U.S. coalition advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East and other Afghan police leaders during a security shu... More
German Army Lt. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, Deputy Commander,
German Army Lt. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, Deputy Commander, Resolute Support Mission, visited Train Advise Assist Command-East at Tactical Base Gamberi, May 6, 2015. Jacobson met with TAAC-E leaders and staff to r... More
Maj. Leonard Leo, the lead medical adviser and surgeon
Maj. Leonard Leo, the lead medical adviser and surgeon for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East, greets his Afghan National Army c... More
The Afghan United Transport and Logistics depot processes
The Afghan United Transport and Logistics depot processes millions of foreign military sales items annually. The creation of a National Codification Bureau branch will increase logistics efficiency and mission... More
TAAC-E adviser mentors Afghan security forces on Rule of Law
Capt. Michael Levin, rule of law adviser for the Police Advisory Team assigned to Train Advise Assist Command East, discusses the use of search warrants with an Afghan National Directorate of Security judge dur... More
Members of the color guard stand at attention during
Members of the color guard stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 10, 2015. The 7th Infantry Division, Combined Joint Task Force - 7, under the comman... More
Representatives from 17 coalition partners joined Afghan
Representatives from 17 coalition partners joined Afghan government officials and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) for the Oversight and Coordination Body at the Ministry of Finance in ... More
Soldiers from the 72nd Military Police Company, North
Soldiers from the 72nd Military Police Company, North Las Vegas, Nev., look on as Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command–Afghanistan, recognizes their contributions ... More
The entire team in Train, Advise, Assist Command –
The entire team in Train, Advise, Assist Command – East would like to wish our partners in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and all Afghans a blessed Ramazan.
150625-N-SQ656-452 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June
150625-N-SQ656-452 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) A ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle from ScanEagle Guardian Eight Site sits ready for launch by Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Na... More
150625-N-SQ656-649 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June
150625-N-SQ656-649 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Lt. Anthony Gomez, a registered nurse from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Tampa and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class... More
150625-N-SQ656-579 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June
150625-N-SQ656-579 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) U.S. Navy Medical Officer Lt. Cmdr. Sara Hartsaw, M.D., right, from Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Cheyenne, discusses a training proced... More
150625-N-SQ656-429 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June
150625-N-SQ656-429 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, congratulates Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Monique Nava... More
150625-N-SQ656-367 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June
150625-N-SQ656-367 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 25, 2015) Rear Adm. Luke McCollum, vice commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, shares a laugh with deployed Sailors and officers of Reserve and acti... More
150627-N-SQ656-200 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27,
150627-N-SQ656-200 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 27, 2015) Brig. Gen. Abdul Hai Atrafi, commander, Afghan Border Police, 503rd Zone (right) greets U.S. Army Col. David Doyle, deputy commander, Train, Advise and A... More
Resolute Support tranfers needed drugs to Afghan National Police
Dr. Safi Furahman, Afghan National Police, inspects a box of pharmaceuticals from more than 3,000 individual items transferred by Resolute Support to the ANP National Medical Depot in Kabul, Afghanistan. Member... More
150701-N-SQ656-180 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 1, 2015)
150701-N-SQ656-180 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 1, 2015) U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth greets Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager, commander, Train, Advise and Assist Command - South (TAAC-S)... More
Celebrating the 4th in Kabul, Afghanistan
Members of the U.S. National Support Element and the Resolute Support Headquarters Forward Support Battalion hang an American flag inside the compound barrier wall in preparation for the camp's Fourth of July c... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4, 2015) Coalition forces
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4, 2015) Coalition forces gathered to celebrate the 239th anniversary of U.S. Independence Day in the Destille Garden at Resolute Support Headquarters based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Curr... More
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
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 22, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 22, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors deployed in Kabul as individual augmentees participated in “Bystander Intervention to the Fleet” training held in the USO entertainment room at Resolute Supp... More
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 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
U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Holloway, Resolute Support
U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Holloway, Resolute Support Advise and Assist Cell-Southwest team lead and ANA 215th Corps Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Zamin Hassan listen to the 215th Corps battle update brief for ... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood, director, Essential
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mitchell Chitwood, director, Essential Function Three, stresses the importance of adherence to human rights in Afghanistan for continued international support of the nation at a rule of law... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Eagle Assault, 5-101 Combat Aviation Brigade, flies over the rugged terrain of eastern Afghanistan, July 28, 2015. The helicopters and crews of Eagle Assault... More
Leaders and advisers from Train Advise Assist Command-East
Leaders and advisers from Train Advise Assist Command-East attended a security shura at Bagram Air Field with Afghan police officials from provinces of eastern Afghanistan, July 29, 2015. The U.S. and Afghan of... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 101st Combat Aviation Brigade transport senior leaders from the Afghan National Army and Resolute Support Mission to Tactical Base Gamberi ... More
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 4, 2015) Afghan National
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 4, 2015) Afghan National Army 205th Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, left, and Train, Advise and Assist Command - South Commander U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager s... More
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2015) Afghan National
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2015) Afghan National Army 205th Corps Maj. Nisar Ahmad, commander of Kandahar Regional Military Hosptial medical training facilities located at Camp Hero, Afghanistan, addresses ... More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Charlie Co., 2-14th
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Charlie Co., 2-14th Inf. Regt., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division observes from a watch tower as an AH-64 Apache helicopter from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade provi... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 101st Combat Aviation
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade provides air weapons support to U.S. Army troops assigned to Train Advise Assist Command-East at Forward Operating Base Connelly, in Nangarhar Provi... More
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 13, 2015) Coalition forces
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 13, 2015) Coalition forces joined together to remember U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Peter "Drew" McKenna, Jr. during a memorial ceremony at Camp Integrity Aug. 13. The event honored McKenna, 35, ... More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Co., 2-14th Inf. Regt.,
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Co., 2-14th Inf. Regt., 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division hone their weapons skills and conduct close quarters marksmanship training at Forward Operating Base Conne... More
Spc. Esquivia, a 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Spc. Esquivia, a 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command – East, provides security as TAAC-E leaders meet with the Afghan National Army’s 201st Corps c... More
Soldiers representing three U.S. Army divisions worked
Soldiers representing three U.S. Army divisions worked closely and developed team camaraderie while supporting Train Advise Assist Command-East's advising mission at Forward Operating Base Connelly, in Nangarha... More
Resolute Support and Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jared Asman (left), a senior advisor with the Civil Aviation Transition Branch of NATO Air Command – Afghanistan celebrates signing of Afghanistan airspace... More
Cmdr. Andre Sadowski, from Cape Coral, Fla. completes a bench press du...
KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 30, 2015) Cmdr. Andre Sadowski, from Cape Coral, Fla. completes a bench press during a fitness clinic hosted by the 2015 Afghanistan Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation Champion Mahmood M... More
Gen. Philip Breedlove talks with NATO, allied and partner
Gen. Philip Breedlove talks with NATO, allied and partner nation troops who are part of Resolute Support's Train, Advise, Assist Command - South at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2015. During his thre... More
The 3rd Infantry Division Band's acoustic rock group,
The 3rd Infantry Division Band's acoustic rock group, LO! KRAWL, plays at the Labor Day Barbecue hosted by the U.S. National Support Element at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan. The American en... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter air crew member watches
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter air crew member watches from the ramp as 101st Combat Aviation Brigade transports leaders and advisers from 3rd Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division,... More
Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, Combined
Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, explains the significance of a $200 million contribution from NATO allies and partners to the Afghanistan Infrastru... More
Daoud Sultanzoy, special advisor to Afghan President
Daoud Sultanzoy, special advisor to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman, Afghan Airfield Economic Development Committee, discusses the benefits of investment at coalition airbases in Afghanistan. The Sep... More
Danish leader recognized for service in Afghanistan
Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan commander U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gordon B. Davis Jr. recently recognized Royal Danish Air Force Brig. Gen. H.C. Enevold for his more than a year of service to Resol... More
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
Ireland marks its end of mission at a flag-lowering
Ireland marks its end of mission at a flag-lowering ceremony on Sunday at Camp Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Afghan Minister of Interior Taj Mohammad Jahid speaks
Afghan Minister of Interior Taj Mohammad Jahid speaks at the seventh Oversight Coordination Body meeting here on Monday at the Ministry of Defense’s Chai House. This is the final OCB meeting before the Warsaw ... More
The U.S. Forces - Afghanistan Band based at Bagram
The U.S. Forces - Afghanistan Band based at Bagram Air Field play at the Resolute Support Mission U.S. Navy 241st Birthday celebration here in the Destille Garden yesterday. More than 200 people from differen... More
Admiral John Richardson, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval
Admiral John Richardson, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Steven S. Giordano, pose for a group photo with U.S. Sailors stationed at Headquarters Resolute Support,... More
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces train with
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces train with their Resolute Support mission advisers at sunrise in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2016. ANDSF is currently in its winter campaign, which focuses ... More
Turkish Air Force Brig. Gen. Murat Selçuk Çol, Hamid
Turkish Air Force Brig. Gen. Murat Selçuk Çol, Hamid Karzai International Airport commander, gives remarks during a meteorology integration ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2017. (NATO photo by Kay M. Nissen)
Soldiers from Task Force Forge prepare a shipment of
Soldiers from Task Force Forge prepare a shipment of supplies to send to an expeditionary advisory package near Bost airfield in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 7, 2017. The package is made up of about 20 ... More
Spc. Matthew Mccullough (background) and Pfc. Nathan
Spc. Matthew Mccullough (background) and Pfc. Nathan Petty (foreground) Cavalry Scouts with B troop, 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division pull security Mar. 14 at 303rd Zone Police Headquart... More
A squad of Soldiers from the Afghan National Army of
A squad of Soldiers from the Afghan National Army of the 203rd Thunder Corps conduct squad maneuvers and battle drill training and to learn how to better work together at FOB Thunder’s training range in Gardez,... More
U.S. Sailors with Task Force Southwest and soldiers
U.S. Sailors with Task Force Southwest and soldiers with the Afghan National Army 215th Corps stand as the Afghan National Anthem plays during a Helmand Regional Military Training Center graduation ceremony at ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps speaks to U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 3, 2017. A group of approximately 15 Marines with the unit are preparing ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps prepare to tie demolition charges to a trunk line at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 10, 2017. More than 20 soldiers completed a demolition range as part of an... More
Marines with Task Force Southwest speak to Afghan National
Marines with Task Force Southwest speak to Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps during a key leader engagement at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 7, 2017. Approximately 15 Marine advisors, as well... More
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil,
Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalil, center-left, the deputy commanding general of the 215th Corps, salutes ANA soldiers with the 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade during an opening ceremony for an operatio... More
Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea Milad,(center of photo) Commander
Brig. Gen. Abdul Wasea Milad,(center of photo) Commander of ANA 203rd “Thunder” Corps inspects operations May 21 in Dand-e-Patan district of southeastern Afghanistan during operations to secure routes through t... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps and U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest gather for an introductory meeting at Camp Nolay, Afghanistan, May 21, 2017. Marine advisors addressed force sustain... More
Maj. Gen. J.T. Thomson, Commander of 1st Calvary Division,
Maj. Gen. J.T. Thomson, Commander of 1st Calvary Division, congratulates and expresses his gratitude for a job well done to Soldiers from both Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division and 6... More
Brig. Gen. Chakansori, left, Brig. Gen. Ahmadzai, center,
Brig. Gen. Chakansori, left, Brig. Gen. Ahmadzai, center, and U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, right, gather with the Helmand provincial governor during a shura at Camp Nolay near the Sangin district of Hel... More
Afghan Commandos pursue ISIS-K in southern Nangarhar
A Commando provides overwatch for his teammates during an offensive operation in Deh Bala district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jun. 1, 2018. The largest contingent of Afghan Commandos ever assembled for a... More
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, right, the commanding general
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, right, the commanding general of U.S. Central Command, greets Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 2, ... More
A U.S. Marine infantryman with Task Force Southwest
A U.S. Marine infantryman with Task Force Southwest scans the area during the arrival of General Joseph Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command, at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 2, 2017. The general visited B... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd Kandak, 4th
An Afghan National Army soldier with 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps fires an M16A2 rifle during a battlesight zero range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 4, 2017. More than 600 soldiers with the unit a... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps monitor intelligence assets during an offensive operation at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 13, 2017. The soldiers, with assistance from U.S. Marines assigne... More
Task Force Southwest supports ANDSF Maiwand Three operations
U.S. Marine and Navy Sailor advisors with Task Force Southwest and Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps monitor offensive operations with intelligence assets at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 14... More
CPT Travis Kelley, CDR, B Troop, 6th Squadron, 1st
CPT Travis Kelley, CDR, B Troop, 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment stands beside a guard from the 303rd Police Zone during a recent mission in Gardez, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo provided by Sgt. Christopher... More
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, left, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, greets Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Bastion Airfield, Afghanistan, June 28, 2017. Dunf... More
U.S. Army Col. Kelly Ivanoff, Deputy Commander, TF
U.S. Army Col. Kelly Ivanoff, Deputy Commander, TF Southeast, Senior Advisor, 203rd Corps, visits with wounded Afghan Army Soldiers at the regional military hospital located at the headquarters of the 203rd Cor... More
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, ceremonially touches
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, ceremonially touches the Afghan national flag to his face Oct. 7, 2017, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ghani attended aninaugural ribbon cutting, commemorating the arriv... More
Marines look to enhance Afghan police security in Helmand
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest greets local Afghan children during a patrol near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2018. The patrol helped to enhance security around Bost and to assist the Afghan Na... More
Afghan Soldiers Boost Readiness with Training, Leave Period
Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, talks with his Marines before the Operational Readiness Cycle (ORC) opening ceremony for 1st Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Afghan National Army ... More
U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied
U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison, talk with German Brig. Gen. Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, commander, Train, Advise, Assist C... More
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) waits
A U.S. Marine with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) waits to board a helicopter departing for Camp Shorserack at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, March 6, 2018. Marines with TFSW form expeditionary advising packages at for... More
Afghan Special Mission Wing Mi-17 helicopters sit on
Afghan Special Mission Wing Mi-17 helicopters sit on the flight line in Kabul. The SMW hosted a conference with senior intelligence officials from the defense and interior ministries, as well as National Direct... More