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Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion,

Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion,

Spc. Xanthin Luptak, a combat engineer with 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teaches an Afghan Uniformed Police officer how to deactivate an improvised explo... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircarft assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) banks to the right as it ignites its countermeasure flares during a test of the system before heading into Afghanistan (AFG), on a Close Air Support (CAS) mission. VFA-136, part of USN Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), is aboard the USN aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), which is currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter aircarft assigned to the Knight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: LT Peter Scheu, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a convoy during a long security halt in a mountain village in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stop for a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troop with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 30, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, a U.S. Marine Corps troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle, U.S. Marine Corps Lance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security behind his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps PFC. Adam Brantley, a rifleman with Weapons Company,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for the convoy while camels carrying supplies from a local mountain village walks by. The Marines pause to inspect during a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps troops of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans the surrounding area for any possible threat to their convoy, while on a long security halt in Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on December 29, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Chris Peck, a rifleman with Weapons Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security for a convoy during a long security halt in a mountain village, at the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps personnel with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Will Hurley, a Hospital Corpsman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security for the convoy during on a long security halt in the Khowst-Gardez Pass, Afghanistan, on Dec. 31, 2004. These Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL James L. Yarboro) (Released)

Armed with an FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), U.S. Navy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khowst-Gardez Pass State: Khowst Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES Scene Camera Operator: CPL James L. Y... More

The Persistent Threat Detection System monitors insurgent

The Persistent Threat Detection System monitors insurgent

The Persistent Threat Detection System monitors insurgent activity from about 1,000 feet in the sky. The PTDS provides aerial surveillance for coalition forces enabling them to get an exact location of anything... More

A soldier of 2-502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

A soldier of 2-502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

A soldier of 2-502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division guards the perimeter of a compund in Maiwand District, Afghanistan, during an air assault mission.

Lt. Col. Mohammed Ali, commissar, Afghan Border Police/Weesh

Lt. Col. Mohammed Ali, commissar, Afghan Border Police/Weesh

Lt. Col. Mohammed Ali, commissar, Afghan Border Police/Weesh border crossing, has his iris scanned following the opening of a new biometrics facility in Weesh, Afghanistan, June 9, 2011. Travelers passing throu... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the

Staff Sgt. Mark Reheard, a Marine musician with the 1st Marine Division (Forward) Band rehearses with his trumpet aboard Camp Leatherneck, Aug. 28. Reheard is one of 12 bandsmen from the 1st Marine Division (Fw... More

Key Leader Engagement in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan

Key Leader Engagement in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan

Soldiers from B Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Gladius, Forward Operating Base Morales Frasier, French soldiers, and Afghan soldiers set up their security positions during a key leader e... More

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an infantryman with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) carries a full combat load, including an FNMI 7.62 mm M240 Machine Gun, while moving into a security position after seizing a forward operating base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Near a US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter, an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) provides security at a roadside south of Kandahar City during a patrol. During the unit's movement through the area, Afghan villagers emerged from roofless, windowless, adobe homes to help push Marine vehicles from soft sand during Operation SWIFT FREEDOM under Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine Scout is armed with 5.56 mm M4 Carbine rifle

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Scout from the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph R. Chenelly, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Security Police (SP) clean an 5.56mm M16A2 rifle at the airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 43rd SFS are part of the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) and are responsible for providing aircraft and ramp security to support the US airlift of personnel to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Air Force (USAF) Female 43rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain... More

Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365)(Reinforced) refuel a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at the the forward aerial refueling point (FARP) located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The FARP includes a 50,000 fuel bladder provided by the US Air Force. Decimated Soviet equipment litters the area. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) provide perimeter security from the fighting positons located across the runway

Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365)(Reinforce...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365)(Reinforced) refuel a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at the the forward aerial refueling point (FARP) located at the Air Command Element Headquarters at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The FARP includes a 50,000 fuel bladder provided by the US Air Force. Decimated Soviet equipment litters the area. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) provide perimeter security from the fighting positons located across the runway

Marines with Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (HMM-365)(Reinforce...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses security issues while his Marines disembark at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines provide security for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal effort at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A US Airforce sergeant, Security Policeman, works at an internet capable laptop provided by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) for morale purposes at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Airforce sergeant, Security Policeman, works at an internet capab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Ongoing cleanup operation of old Soviet hardware, discarded junk aircraft pieces, appears to be an AI-20M turboprop engine, and trash, draw the attention of Afghan civilians under the watchful eye of security from the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan

Ongoing cleanup operation of old Soviet hardware, discarded junk aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Cent Com Scene C... More

Two members of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, stand by their John Deere Gator, next to the Concertina Wire which adds a level of security around the living compound at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan

Two members of the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Andrew Stanley,... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose A. Aguilera, Administrative Clerk, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (BLT 1/4), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides security as a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 13th MEU, SOC, Aviation Combat Element, prepares for a mission in support of Operation ANACONDA, in Afghanistan, as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jose A. Aguilera, Administrative...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nathan J. Ferbert, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Top level U.S. and Afghanistan leaders meet to discuss security issues for the fledgling new Democratic government in Afghanistan. Pictured seated left to right The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Afghanistan Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai, and Afghanistan Minister-Counselor on international relations in the Afghan Interim Authority, Mohammad Marufi. (DoD photo by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

Top level U.S. and Afghanistan leaders meet to discuss security issues...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the Security Forces at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun equipped with an NVS-800 night vision system, while on vehicle patrol in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) assigned to the Security Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Melissa Sanscrai... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) use a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to provide security as a USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft takes off at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Security Police (SP) use a High-Mobility Multipu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Melissa Sanscrai... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), use a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), mounted with a .50 caliber machine gun, to provide security during training exercises held near Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kubal Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, fire an illumination round to sink the base plate of their 81mm mortar while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, fire an illumination round to sink the base plate of their 81mm mortar while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforce the roof of a forward observation post with sand while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforce the roof of a forward observation post with sand while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division reinforc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, man a 81mm mortar position while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) armed with 5.56mm Colt M4 carbines equipped with the Knights Armament Company (KAC) Modular Weapon System (MWS), provide security at the Military Academy located near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

Light enhanced photography showing a US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, setting the timer on a 81mm mortar round while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing a US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Light enhanced photography showing a US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the mortar section of 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, cleans the tube on a 81mm mortar while providing security at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 31 near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing a US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, uses a pair of binoculars to scan the horizon, while provide security at a Military Academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, uses ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, man a rooftop bunker position armed with a Mark 19 Mod 3 40mm grenade machine gun, while provide security at a Military Academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, man a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, use an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Vehicle (HMMWV) with a M2HB .50 caliber machine Gun mounted on top to provide security at a Military Academy near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, use a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines, practice Close Quarters Battle (CQB) drills at a military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan. The USA 101st Airborne Division Soldiers are providing security for USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) who are helping to train new recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA)

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, armed ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division practice Close Quarters Battle (CQB) drills at a military academy near Kabul, Afghanistan. The USA 101st Airborne Division Soldiers are providing security for USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) who are helping to train new recruits in the Afghanistan National Army (ANA)

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division practic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from 3rd Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (INF REGT), 3rd Brigade (BDE), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (AD (AA)), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), pulls security, with FNMI 5.56 mm M240 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), for the Soldiers during 0peration APACHE SNOW II as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The operation staged from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. This was the longest air assault operation in military history taking place in Sulamain Khel region of Afghanistan. It was a total of 185 miles long, only 18 miles from the Pakistan border

A US Army (USA) Soldier from 3rd Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regime...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Keith D. Mcgrew, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines and a 7.62mm M240E4 machine gun, set up a security area, while conducting a sensitive site exploration at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division, armed with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean A. Terry, USA Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines pull security after ordnance was found while conducting a sensitive site exploration at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division, armed with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean A. Terry, USA Release Status: Released to Public ... More

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), armed with 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifles, practice security tactics during urban training conducted at Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The training program conducted by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed to establish the core of the new ANA, that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) practice security tactics during urban training conducted at Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The training program conducted by US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), is designed to establish the core of the new ANA, that will foster a safe, secure and stable environment in Afghanistan and will help to prevent the re-emergence of terrorist forces

New Recruits assigned to the 1ST Battalion of the Afghanistan National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USA Release Status: Release... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines and a 7.62mm M240E4 machine gun, set up a security position in the mountains located near Narizah, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Eric Hughes, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines and a 7.62mm M240E4 machine gun, set up a security area, while conducting search and attack mission in the area of Narizah, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines and a 7.62mm M240E4 machine gun, secure their sectors of fire and set up a security area, while conducting search and attack mission in the area of Narizah, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 307th Engineers Battalion, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbines and a 7.62mm M240E4 machine gun, set up a security area after offloading from a helicopter in the area of Keyki, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 307th Engineers Battalion, arme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Keyki Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sean A. Terry, USA Release Status: Releas... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to1-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, rest next to a structure, as they man a security perimeter during a medical assistance mission in the town of Keyki, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The medical assistance mission was conducted as a reward for the local residents, for not interfering with forces that are conducting a sensitive site exploration in the caves surrounding the town

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to1-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Keyki Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342 use a specially modified High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), equipped with a 7.62mm M240G machine gun to pull security while other members of their team move into Mangara Village, located in the Orgun district of Afghanistan

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) ...

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

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 342, pulls security at the entrance to a cave complex discovered in the village of Mangara, Afghanistan. He is armed with a Colt 5.56 M-4A1 carbine fitted with a M203 40mm grenade launcher and Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) 4x32 day optic. Strapped to his right leg is the Beretta 9mm M-9 semiautomatic pistol. The ODA was conducting a search of the village following reports of hidden weapons and munitions during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), Operational Detachment Alp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mangara Village State: Orgun Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOC Scene Camer... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers use High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) to provide security as local villagers and refugees line up to receive free medical and veterinarian aid in a village near Sayed, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers use High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sayed Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Albert Eaddy, USA Release Status: Release... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from A/Company, 117 Cavalry, Aviation Brigade, armed with a 5.56mm M4 carbine with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, conducts security while participating a damage claim investigation patrol in the Kohi Sofi District of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier from A/Company, 117 Cavalry, Aviation Brigade,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lowa State: Kohi Sofi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angelica Harris, USA Rel... More

Afghani Pilgrims are processed through a security checkpoint as they prepare to board a Commercial Jet Liner at Kandahar Army Airfield, during the Hajj, which is part of the pilgrimage to Mecca, a principal religious obligation of adult Muslims

Afghani Pilgrims are processed through a security checkpoint as they p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Preston E. Cheeks, USA ... More

At Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces Squadron (SFS) personnel with the 455th stand guard at the main gate at sunrise

At Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, US Air Force (USAF) Security For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlb... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Garman of the 455th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron (ESFS) teats a sick Afghan man during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) at the village Aroki, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Garman of the 455th Expeditio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly M. Burkhart, USA Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A group of local Afghani children from the village of Aroki, located in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, walk past a US Army (USA) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) conducting security patrol, on their way to attend the Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) underway in their village. The Programs provide free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US Military is here in their country

A group of local Afghani children from the village of Aroki, located i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Aroki State: Kapisa Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF R... More

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Karl W. Eikenberry the United States Security Coordinator talks with guests during the 6th Battalion Afghan National Army (ANA) graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Compound (KMTC) in Kabul, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Karl W. Eikenberry the United State...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Military Training Compound Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, ... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to A/Company, 2-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, armed with a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) provides security during a search and destroy mission in the mountains of ADI Ghar, Afghanistan, during Operation Mongoose

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to A/Company, 2-504th Parachute Infan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: ADI Ghar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Milton H. Robinson, USA Release Status... More

Afghanistan Vice President/Minister of Defense Muhammad Fahim Khan (foreground left), and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, are accompanied by armed security as they arrive at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 1, 2003. (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

Afghanistan Vice President/Minister of Defense Muhammad Fahim Khan (fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the Coalition Joint Task Force, flies a security patrol for a convoy from Kandahar Airfield to Kabul, Afghanistan. The purpose of the convoy is to gather information and to help with a road reconstruction project in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the Coalition Join...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Vernell Hall, USA Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Task Force Devil, 82nd Airborne Division, make their first security stop with a convoy of heavily armed High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), enroute to deliver medical assistance, tools, and school supplies at Kakaran, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Task Force Devil, 82nd Airborne Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kakaran Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Leopold Medina Jr., USA Release Status:... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Andrew Dew, 1ST Platoon, 82nd Military Police (MP) Company, mans a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), mounted atop a vehicle, as he pulls rear security during Team Village mission, conducted near Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURIG FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Andrew Dew, 1ST Platoon, 82nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURIG FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Kyle Davis, USA Release Status: Release... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, poses for a group photograph with U.S. Marine Corps Marines and U.S. Embassy Security personnel in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7, 2003, while the Secretary is in Kabul to speak with President Karzai about continued support for Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy Belt) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kabul State: Kabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Timothy Belt, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Hector Jordanlemus, C Company (C CO), 1ST Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment (1-87 Infantry), Fort Drum, New York (NY), provides security with an MK48 Light Machine Gun, while Combat Engineers sweep a farmer's field for possible weapon caches near the town of Orgun-E, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Hector Jordanlemus, C Company ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Orgun-E State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) conduct Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. These Marines are participating in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case they are needed to support perimeter security

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), conduct a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. These Marines are participating in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case they are needed to support perimeter security

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) (foreground), maneuvers into position while conducting Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) (foreground), rushes to maneuver into position while conducting Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) conduct Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) ..... assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, sites in on his target using his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, while conducting Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) ..... assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), provides cover as he practices a squad rush drill while conducting a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL Layman has participated in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case he is needed to support perimeter security

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headqua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), practices a squad rush drill while conducting a daytime Quick Reaction Force (QRF) training exercise at Bagram Air Base (AB), Parvan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL Layman has participated in both daytime and nighttime QRF training in case he is needed to support perimeter security

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin M. Layman, Headqua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) (foreground), conduct Quick Reaction Force (QRF) perimeter security training at Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Headquarters Company, 6th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Stonewall, Bagram Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Barry G. Bentley, Radio Operator, Headquarters Company (HQ Co), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), provides security outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound site in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Barry G. Bentley, Radio Operator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers provide security at a crossroads checkpoint outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Soldiers provide security at a crossro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jalalabad State: Nangarhar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

During Operation Mountain Storm, US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, armed with 5.56mm Colt M4 carbines and a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) set up a security perimeter in a village located in the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

During Operation Mountain Storm, US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Uruzgan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release S... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Motor Transport Operator, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 22 (MSSG 22), 22nd MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulls security detail atop his MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Motor Transport Operator, Marine Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pull security during a brief convoy halt along a dirt road in Afghanistan (AFG) while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edward Orillion (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), pulls security duty during a brief convoy halt while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan (AFG) during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Edward Orillion (right),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Combat Service Support Element, Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 22 (MSSG 22), 22nd MEU Special Operations Capable (SOC), pull security detail atop their MK-23 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) 7-ton cargo truck during a brief convoy halt outside the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Combat Service Support Element, Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marine (right), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for a New Zealand official (second from right) as she negotiates with Afghani merchants in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marine (right), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for their unit commander as he begins a tour of the area starting at the Governors Compound in the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provide security for civilian contracting officials as they tour the Tirin Kot District, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan (AFG), while conducting an overt vehicular reconnaissance patrol throughout the Kandahar and Oruzgan Provinces of Afghanistan during Operation ULYSSES II, which is the first combat operation undertaken by the 22nd MEU (SOC) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Force Recon (Reconnaissance) Marines, 22nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tirin Kot District State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Sergeant (SGT) takes a head count as his troops board their military transport truck at the conclusion of a one-day Coalition Medical / Dental Civil Affairs Project (MEDCAP) humanitarian mission to the village of Najoy, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The ANA Soldiers provided security as US Army (USA) 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and 25th Infantry Division (ID) Medical Specialists, US Marine Corps (USMC) 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) US Navy (USN) Corpsmen, and Romanian Army medical specialists carried out medical and dental examinations

An Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Sergeant (SGT) takes a head count a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najoy State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A Milks, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the Sensitive Sight Exploitation Team, from B/Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, armed with 5.56mm M4 carbine, equipped with a M203 40mm grenade launcher, provides security during a compound search, in the town of Bathen, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the Sensitive Sight Exploitation T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bathen Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines arrive at their Forward Operating Base (FOB), located near Surobi, Afghanistan, to continue security and stability operations conducted in the region by the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment who recently completed a six-month deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: Clpl James Patrick Douglas, USMC Release... More

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of security and stability operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator:... More

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of security and stability operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator:... More

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of security and stability operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afgan Police at a vehicle checkpoint search passengers in support of s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator:... More

Afghan girls from the Surobi Girls School look through school supplies they received from US Marine Corps (USMC). Marines and Sailors frequently support security, stability and civil affairs operations in the region in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Afghan girls from the Surobi Girls School look through school supplies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

An Afghan girl from the Surobi Girls School looks through school supplies she received from the US Marine Corps (USMC). Marines and Sailors frequently support security, stability and civil affairs operations in the region in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An Afghan girl from the Surobi Girls School looks through school suppl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d BN 6th Mar Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

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