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Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser to the James Bond films in the ‘60s and ‘70s, poses with Sean Connery during the production of “Thunderball.” Russhon took Connery in tow when he arrived in Ne... More

NATO SOF personnel recognized by Polish president

NATO SOF personnel recognized by Polish president

President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, presented three members of the NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan with the Polish Afghanistan Star medal for service alongside Polish forces... More

A Legacy Inherited: Marine Raider Training Center Reactivates

A Legacy Inherited: Marine Raider Training Center Reactivates

U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, Marine Raider Training Center with Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerome Root, MRTC senior enlisted advisor, uncase the new unit colors of the command during a redesignat... More

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War II and played intricate parts in the D-Day success, visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the historic event June 6, 2014. More ... More

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- The senior enlisted

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- The senior enlisted

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington- The senior enlisted advisor to the commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), salutes the names of the fallen 1st SFG (A) ... More

David Reeb, New Mexico Division V judge, cheers after

David Reeb, New Mexico Division V judge, cheers after

David Reeb, New Mexico Division V judge, cheers after unloading a 105mm cannon on a 16th Special Operations Squadron AC-130H Spectre gunship, Dec. 8, 2011. Reeb is the honorary commander for the 27th Special Op... More

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations Team from the United States fires his weapon during a rifle marksmanship competition July 24 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2014 in Fort Tolemaida, Colombi... More

NAVSCIATTS Graduates 16th Iteration of SLIC

NAVSCIATTS Graduates 16th Iteration of SLIC

160801-N-JK586-001 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- International students attending the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's Strategic Leaders International Course pose for their officia... More

U.S. Navy Sailors place their covers next to their

U.S. Navy Sailors place their covers next to their

U.S. Navy Sailors place their covers next to their vessels prior to a chief petty officer rank pinning ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 16, 2017. The Navy officially established the rate of CPO o... More

A member of the Belize team fires his pistol during

A member of the Belize team fires his pistol during

A member of the Belize team fires his pistol during a timed critical task event July 25 at Fort Tolemaida, Colombia. Competitors from 17 nations are tested on their tactical rifle and pistol shooting abilities ... More

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The 1st Special Forces

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The 1st Special Forces

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) commander and command sergeant major, Col. Ryan Ehrler and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Orosco, lay a wreath in front of the 1st SFG (A) Mem... More

U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer,

U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer,

U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, Marine Raider Training Center, with Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerome Root, MRTC senior enlisted advisor, uncase the new MRTC colors during a redesignation ceremony ... More

Dan Ruddell, manager of The Frame Shop, holds up a

Dan Ruddell, manager of The Frame Shop, holds up a

Dan Ruddell, manager of The Frame Shop, holds up a final foam-board cut out that he just finished working on at The Frame Shop on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 12, 2012. The frame shop comes equipped with metal an... More

First Sergeant Credits Female NCO Leadership for Inspiration

First Sergeant Credits Female NCO Leadership for Inspiration

Then-Staff Sgt. Felicia Rodriguez with teammates Jan. 15, 2006, while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Rodriguez, now a First Sergeant, is the enlisted leader of the 7th Special Forces Group (Ai... More

A Navy hospital corpsman treats a wounded Afghan in

A Navy hospital corpsman treats a wounded Afghan in

A Navy hospital corpsman treats a wounded Afghan in a Helmand province village in late February. Afghan national army soldiers and Marine Special Operations Company Bravo Marines and sailors were visiting the s... More

A Military Freefall Parachutist Course student (front)

A Military Freefall Parachutist Course student (front)

A Military Freefall Parachutist Course student (front) deploys his parachute during a high-altitude, low-opening airborne operation at the Military Freefall School at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. Behind him, a pa... More

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron Darakjy,

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron Darakjy,

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron Darakjy, assigned to the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, leads a stretch session before the two-mile Walk with the Mayor event at Al Lopez Park. The tea... More

A MARSOC Marine employs advanced communications equipment

A MARSOC Marine employs advanced communications equipment

A MARSOC Marine employs advanced communications equipment during small unit training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 11, 2010. MARSOC puts experienced communications Marines through a rigorous training pipe... More

Leap Frogs perform at Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game

Leap Frogs perform at Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game

Aviation Survival Equipmentman 1st Class (AW/FPJ) Victor Maldonado, assigned to the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, packs his parachute after the team performed during the opening ceremony of a Pittsb... More

Chief Petty Officer Justin Gauny, special warfare operator,

Chief Petty Officer Justin Gauny, special warfare operator,

Chief Petty Officer Justin Gauny, special warfare operator, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, flies with a Navy SEAL trident flag during the opening ceremony of a St. Paul ... More

Marine Corps Forces, Marine Special Operations Command

Marine Corps Forces, Marine Special Operations Command

Marine Corps Forces, Marine Special Operations Command Marines, Sailors and Soldiers take part in a threat weapons class aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 26. The class was part of MARSOC's three-week Special Op... More

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, wave to spectators after parachuting during the opening ceremony of a Chicago White Sox baseball game at U.S. Cellular Field during Chicago... More

Afghan Information Dissemination Operations students

Afghan Information Dissemination Operations students

Afghan Information Dissemination Operations students write down information gathered during their clinic practical exercise at a medical clinic in the vicinity of Kabul Aug. 15. The AIDO commandos spoke with cl... More

The commander of Special Operations Command Europe,

The commander of Special Operations Command Europe,

The commander of Special Operations Command Europe, Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, meets with crewmembers and maintainers of a 352nd Special Operations Group MC-130P Combat Shadow during a visit to RAF Mildenha... More

Best friends Anna Kirschling, 11, and in the background,

Best friends Anna Kirschling, 11, and in the background,

Best friends Anna Kirschling, 11, and in the background, Serena Rodriguez, 10, get their faces painted Aug. 26, 2010, at the Hearts Apart dinner for family members of active duty personnel who are deployed. Se... More

An Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit member fires

An Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit member fires

An Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit member fires at a target during rifle marksmanship training with U.S. Special Operations Force counterparts, Sept. 22. Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations ... More

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during the Miami HEATs arrival at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp, Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their tr... More

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their training camp... More

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sep... More

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions during a press conference after a pre-season practice session at the Aderholt Fitness Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28. The team requested the us... More

Miami HEAT Training Camp, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Miami HEAT Training Camp, Hurlburt Field, Florida

LeBron James, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball for a fan before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., ... More

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for fans before heading into practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 29. This is the first ti... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, talks with Miami HEAT players during a surprise lunch at the Reef Dining Facility, Hurlburt Field. Fla., Sept. ... More

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team building activity with children at the Youth Center, Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 30. The HEAT got a chance to tour Hurlburt Field while taking a break from t... More

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, and the U.S. Army parachute demonstration team, the Golden Knights, perform during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Marine Corps Air Statio... More

Operation New Dawn, US forces in Iraq

Operation New Dawn, US forces in Iraq

A member of the U.S. Special Operations Forces demonstrates proper insertion of an intravenous catheter to Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 6th Emergency Response Battalion during combat casualty care training. ... More

Mixed martial arts fighter Matt Mitrione executes a

Mixed martial arts fighter Matt Mitrione executes a

Mixed martial arts fighter Matt Mitrione executes a landing in a KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator during a visit here Oct. 14. Mitrione and two other MMA fighters visited with members of the 352nd Special O... More

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group

A group of Afghan women and children observe as a group of Afghan commandos, with 3rd Commando Kandak, advised by soldiers from Special Operations Task Force - South, perform a village search during an operatio... More

Armed Forces Soccer Team, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Armed Forces Soccer Team, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Navy Seaman Apprentice Kyle Baker, information systems technician (left), a forward for the All-Navy Soccer team, races Army Sgt. Tyler Stratford, right, a midfielder for the Army Soccer team, for control of th... More

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy soccer team, blocks U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kevin Rosser's shot on goal during Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship Round Robin match at Morgan Sports Comple... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak, supported by soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, braces himself before he jumps across a ditch as he follows his fellow soldiers during an operation ... More

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Moore, Detachment 2, 25th Intelligence

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Moore, Detachment 2, 25th Intelligence

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Moore, Detachment 2, 25th Intelligence Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Lombard, 352nd Special Operations Group Manpower, practice long-gun takeaways during a one-week Krav Maga class. The cl... More

The Cocoa Beach Air Show

The Cocoa Beach Air Show

Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Kinn, an aircrew survival equipmentman assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, parachutes with the American flag, circled by civilian aerobatic pi... More

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice

Afghan soldiers with 4th Commando Kandak practice minesweeping techniques using a metal detector and file formation at Camp Hero, Nov. 3, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Commandos, with service members from ... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak provides overwatch security during an operation to rid insurgents from Arghistan District, Nov. 7, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Commandos are supported by so... More

Members of the Iraqi 3rd Battalion, Emergency Response

Members of the Iraqi 3rd Battalion, Emergency Response

Members of the Iraqi 3rd Battalion, Emergency Response Brigade conduct Counter-Terrorism operations with U.S. Special Operations Forces, Nov. 11, in Babil, Iraq. Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations... More

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments

An Afghan soldier with 3rd Commando Kandak makes adjustments to his mounted night vision device while fellow Commandos and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South conduct final mission preparat... More

Staff Sgt. Erick Horsley, armory chief, Marine Special

Staff Sgt. Erick Horsley, armory chief, Marine Special

Staff Sgt. Erick Horsley, armory chief, Marine Special Operations Command, welds a mount together for a camera to help improve security for base defense Nov. 17, at Camp Lawton, Afghanistan.

Convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan

A U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant with Special Operations Task Force - South mans an M249 squad automatic weapon while pulling rear security during a convoy, Nov. 24, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup

An Afghan child enjoys an American peanut butter cup given to him by a U.S. Army soldier with Special Operations Task Force - South, Nov. 27, in Maiwand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Iraqi soldiers, assigned to 2nd Company, Iraqi 6th

Iraqi soldiers, assigned to 2nd Company, Iraqi 6th

Iraqi soldiers, assigned to 2nd Company, Iraqi 6th Emergency Response Battalion, participate in a cache recovery mission with U.S. Special Operations Forces, Dec. 6. U.S. Special Operations Forces are currently... More

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South meet outside The Sayeed Shied Bacha School before heading inside to distribute jackets, bookbags and other s... More

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces conduct

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces conduct

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces conduct air assault training using an Iraqi Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, Dec. 22, in Baghdad. Members of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian ... More

Maintainer's quick thinking result in mission-ready aircraft

Maintainer's quick thinking result in mission-ready aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Gregory Bantilan, 32nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares to soldier a capacitor back into the landing gear warning horn of an MC-130P Combat Shadow, Dec. 23, 2010. The Combat Shadow h... More

Commando Radio-Kabul's newest DJ, Pashtana Shenwari,

Commando Radio-Kabul's newest DJ, Pashtana Shenwari,

Commando Radio-Kabul's newest DJ, Pashtana Shenwari, speaks to listeners on-the-air from the radio station at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Dec. 24. Pashtana is the radio station's first female DJ and brings a fr... More

Iraqi soldiers participate in selection and assessment

Iraqi soldiers participate in selection and assessment

Iraqi soldiers participate in selection and assessment for the Iraqi Special Operations Force in Baghdad, Jan. 1. Candidates are challenged both physically and mentally in preparation for joining the elite for... More

Lt. Col. Donald Clarkson (second from left), anti-terrorism

Lt. Col. Donald Clarkson (second from left), anti-terrorism

Lt. Col. Donald Clarkson (second from left), anti-terrorism force protection chief with Company A, III Corps, United States Forces – Iraq and a Memphis, Tenn., native, leads competitors to their next event Jan.... More

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal

A U.S. Army sergeant looks through a Long Range Thermal Viewer while training for an upcoming mission, Jan. 17, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The conventional force infantry soldiers are assigned to Speci... More

AFSOC command chief visits Air Commandos

AFSOC command chief visits Air Commandos

Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, discusses tips to a happy marriage with Senior Airman William Boone, 352nd Special Operations Group, following lunch with 35... More

A shipment of palettes await to be transported to CJSOTF

A shipment of palettes await to be transported to CJSOTF

A shipment of palettes await to be transported to CJSOTF soldiers in need of supplies on Feb. 13, 2011 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

Medics from the Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade load

Medics from the Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade load

Medics from the Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade load a litter carrying a simulated casualty onto a Humvee while conducting Trauma Combat Casualty Care training under the supervision of U.S. Special Operations ... More

A member of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task

A member of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task

A member of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula demonstrates a proper stance to members of the Iraqi army 2nd Battalion, 26th Brigade, 2nd Division during rifle marksmanship train... More

As student's glasses rest on top of his text book during

As student's glasses rest on top of his text book during

As student's glasses rest on top of his text book during an Urdu class at the Directorate of Regional Studies and Education, part of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C.

SWCS Cadre Profile: Sokhna Diagne Fatma Sèye Mbacké

SWCS Cadre Profile: Sokhna Diagne Fatma Sèye Mbacké

Sokhna Diagne Fatma Sèye Mbacké is a language instructor and academic specialist at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Department of Languages

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team,

Members of the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, perform a T-formation during a training jump above Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The team is stationed in Coronado and performs demonstra... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Robin L. Duane, right, accepts the

Command Sgt. Maj. Robin L. Duane, right, accepts the

Command Sgt. Maj. Robin L. Duane, right, accepts the Special Warfare Medical Group (Airborne) NCO sword from Col. Robert Lutz, the SWMG(A) commander, at the unit's assumption of responsibility ceremony, March 1... More

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller with U.S. Marine

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller with U.S. Marine

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command looks through a SOF Laser Marker to provide a laser mark on a target for supporting aircraft during Carrier Airwing T... More

A Marine with 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion,

A Marine with 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion,

A Marine with 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, conducts a High Altitude, High Opening jump at night as part of a Double-Bag Static-Line parachute co... More

A loadmaster from the 352nd Special Operations Group,

A loadmaster from the 352nd Special Operations Group,

A loadmaster from the 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, England, gives a hand signal to a Romanian special operations forces member prior to a static line jump from a 352 SOG MC-130P Combat Shadow... More

Afghan National Army commandos from the ANA's 7th Commando

Afghan National Army commandos from the ANA's 7th Commando

Afghan National Army commandos from the ANA's 7th Commando Kandak, supported by members of Special Operations Task Force – South, prepare to depart on a CH-47 helicopter in support of operations to secure remot... More

Brig. Gen. Steven D. Gregg, Oregon Air National Guard

Brig. Gen. Steven D. Gregg, Oregon Air National Guard

Brig. Gen. Steven D. Gregg, Oregon Air National Guard commander, Oregon National Guard, observes airmen from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, as they establish communications with ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations competes in a sitting volleyball game against the Navy and Coast Guard May 21 during the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Sp... More

A U.S. Army Cultural Support Team member from Special

A U.S. Army Cultural Support Team member from Special

A U.S. Army Cultural Support Team member from Special Operations Task Force - East, shakes the hand of a young Afghan, while on a presence patrol. The purpose of the patrol was to gain atmospherics from local v... More

A coalition special operations team member provides

A coalition special operations team member provides

A coalition special operations team member provides overwatch on a mountain while on a combat reconnaissance patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan, June 6. Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class William S. Parker)

A sniper from Guyana ejects a spent round at the FBI

A sniper from Guyana ejects a spent round at the FBI

A sniper from Guyana ejects a spent round at the FBI “T” shoot event, June 7, 2012, at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-... More

A small group of business and civic leaders from Miami

A small group of business and civic leaders from Miami

A small group of business and civic leaders from Miami and Homestead, Fla., enjoy a slice of paradise before heading to the main base where the Fuerzas Comando 2011 competition takes place. The group had an opp... More

A Chilean Special Operations competitor removes his

A Chilean Special Operations competitor removes his

A Chilean Special Operations competitor removes his country flag from his rucksack at the end of the Fuerzas Comando 2011 “Forced March” event 2011. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Comm... More

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier waits for his turn to navigate the driver's course June 18. Members of the ANASF participated in a driver's certification training at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan. T... More

Two Panamanian competitors work together to get over

Two Panamanian competitors work together to get over

Two Panamanian competitors work together to get over an obstacle as part of the Tiro live fire event Fuerzas Comando June 19. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special o... More

A competitor from the United States clears a hallway

A competitor from the United States clears a hallway

A competitor from the United States clears a hallway before entering through a doorway in the “Integrated Assault” event for the Fuerzas Comando competition June 21. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U... More

A U.S. Special Operations team member assumes an overwatch

A U.S. Special Operations team member assumes an overwatch

A U.S. Special Operations team member assumes an overwatch position from the top of a mud hut during a combat operation in the Deh Chopan District of Zabul province, June 23. U.S. Special Operations Forces, par... More

U.S. Navy SEALs along with their Afghan Partner Forces

U.S. Navy SEALs along with their Afghan Partner Forces

U.S. Navy SEALs along with their Afghan Partner Forces walk through a village during a four-day clearing operation of the lower Char Chineh Valley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, June 27. They conducted the joi... More

One letter makes a difference

One letter makes a difference

A red "X" in the status box denotes that there are discrepancies significant enough to ground an aircraft. A red "/" denotes discrepancies that are not significant enough to ground the aircraft. If there are ze... More

New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman visits with Gayla

New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman visits with Gayla

New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman visits with Gayla Brumfield, mayor of Clovis, during the 22nd annual Cannon Appreciation Day at Unity Park, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 12, 2011. Bingaman visited the base... More

U.S. Navy special operations forces conduct a foot

U.S. Navy special operations forces conduct a foot

U.S. Navy special operations forces conduct a foot patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. The purpose of the foot patrol was to interact with villagers about the welfare of their village and to meet w... More

A U.S. Airborne medic from Task Force-1 Panther shows

A U.S. Airborne medic from Task Force-1 Panther shows

A U.S. Airborne medic from Task Force-1 Panther shows a Commando from the 5th Commando Kandak how to check vitals during a medic class in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Aug. 6. During this medic class the command... More

The 9/11 memorial formation marches towards the fire

The 9/11 memorial formation marches towards the fire

The 9/11 memorial formation marches towards the fire station at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 11. The memorial walk was held to honor the almost 3,000 people that died on 9/11 over 200 people participated ... More

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines a light on a suspicious area during a clearing operation in Kishim district, Babakashan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011. With the support of special ope... More

Scott McEntyre and Joe McCluan from the Florida Stay

Scott McEntyre and Joe McCluan from the Florida Stay

Scott McEntyre and Joe McCluan from the Florida Stay Alive From Education program, teach the dangers of driving through their Street Smart Presentation at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 13, 2011. Car crashe... More

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines

A U.S. special operations forces team member shines a light on a suspicious area during a clearing operation Kishim district, Babakashan province, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2011. With the support of Special Opera... More

An Afghan villager meets with a Commando with the Afghan

An Afghan villager meets with a Commando with the Afghan

An Afghan villager meets with a Commando with the Afghan National Army 5th Commando Kandak to discuss areas where security needs improvement in Qeysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2011. The... More

An Afghan National Army commando, with the 5th Commando

An Afghan National Army commando, with the 5th Commando

An Afghan National Army commando, with the 5th Commando Kandak, watches for suspicious activity during a clearing operation in Qairsar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2011. The purpose of the ... More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks with Mark Long, a

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks with Mark Long, a

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Parker speaks with Mark Long, a role-player acting as a Red Cross official during the Civil Affairs Qualification Course culmination exercise Sept. 21 at Camp Mackall in Hoffman, N.C. In this ... More

Airman 1st Class Dylan Lewark, 16th Special Operations

Airman 1st Class Dylan Lewark, 16th Special Operations

Airman 1st Class Dylan Lewark, 16th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, loads ammunition onto the gun rack of an AC-130H Spectre gunship during Operation Dark Night at Melrose Range, N.M., Sept. 22, 2011... More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel, 27th Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel, 27th Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron, shows kids the F-6A Robot during open house at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 24. The F-6A robot was shown during the mun... More

Two Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's

Two Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's

Two Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army's 5th Commando Kandak apply a tourniquet to a simulated injury while moving through a medical training lane in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balhk province, Afghanistan, Oct... More

Family members await the return of their loved ones

Family members await the return of their loved ones

Family members await the return of their loved ones during Operation Homecoming as an aircraft prepares to land on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 6, 2011. Operation Homecoming was created s... More

A coalition Special Operations Force soldier pulls

A coalition Special Operations Force soldier pulls

A coalition Special Operations Force soldier pulls security during an operation in Dand Patan district, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13. Coalition special operations forces partnered with Afghan commando... More

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rebeca, 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, teaches children Spanish during a cultural event at the Child Development Center at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 14, 2011. Th... More

Afghan Local Police graduate in the Arghandab district

Afghan Local Police graduate in the Arghandab district

The Zabul Provincial Governor, Mohammed Ashraf Naseri, meets with the newly graduated Arghandab district Afghan Local Policemen, Zabul province, Afghanistan Oct. 27. The Zabul Provincial Governor came out to wi... More

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