U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William “Willy” Reibsome
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William “Willy” Reibsome III, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire noncommissioned officer in charge, cleans and inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft wheel at B... More
Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th
Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Glouster, Ohio native, pulls guard onto of a roof, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, ... More
UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew members from Company
UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew members from Company A, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade use buddy carries during survival training Feb. 14 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.... More
‘Old Glory’ soars downrange for service members
Sgt. Michael Misheff, CH-47F Chinook helicopter chew chief for Task Force Flying Dragons, flies the American flag over southern Afghanistan Aug. 28. Task Force Raptor pilots and crew chiefs fly American flags t... More
Banners welcoming home members of the 16th Combat Aviation
Banners welcoming home members of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade decorate a hangar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Approximately 100 Soldiers from the 16th CAB returned home, Sept. 20, 2014, after a deploy... More
Troops return home, Afghanistan
Maj. Gen. John R. O'Connor, commanding general, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, greets Soldiers of the 16th Sustainment Brigade as they deplane at Nuremberg Airport, July 31. O'Connor was on hand to welcome h... More
Soldiers from 16th Combat Aviation Brigade case the
Soldiers from 16th Combat Aviation Brigade case the unit colors during a ceremony, March 21, at Soldiers Field House on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The unit is deploying to Regional Command South, Afghanist... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Frank 3rd platoon leader
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Frank 3rd platoon leader for Company H (Hawk Company), 3rd Squadron, 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, speaks to a key local leader to discuss how to provide better security for the sold... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mario Tenario, Company A, 1st
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mario Tenario, Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supply non-commissioned officer-in-charge and an Afghan Nat... More
Warhawks go bald for cancer awareness
Sgt. Joe Collramos, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter door gunner with Task Force Warhawk and Puerto Rico native, volunteers to have his head shaved July 30 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of cancer ... More
(left to right) Polish Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Jaroslaw
(left to right) Polish Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Jaroslaw Mika, commander, 11th Armoured Cavalry Division, shows Gen. Daniel Allyn, United States Army Vice Chief of Staff; Polish Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Leszek Suraw... More
Eleanor Roehl, a Bristol Bay, Alaska, native, performs
Eleanor Roehl, a Bristol Bay, Alaska, native, performs for soldiers of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade duing the Alaska Native Federation Pot Latch held in Hangar 1 at Fort Wainwright, Jan. 25. The event hono... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company,
U.S. Army Cpl. Brian Lewis with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, clears an M240B squad automatic weapon during an Expert Infantry ... More
C/1-52nd Aviation Deployment Ceremony
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jeffery Pinnel and Soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regimient salute the nation's colors during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwright, Jan. 25. The comp... More
Air traffic controllers from Company F, 1-52nd General
Air traffic controllers from Company F, 1-52nd General Support Aviation Battalion under Task Force Warhawk pose with Afghanistan Air Force 1st Lt. Alishah Rahimi July 21 at their control tower on Shindand Air B... More
Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment,
Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stand in formation at the Jordan Fitness Center here, Feb. 19. They are there to receive a prestigious ... More
C/1-52nd Aviation Deployment Ceremony
Maj. Michael Mendenhall, commander, and 1st Sgt. Jeffery Pinnel, C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regimient, case the company's guidon during a deployment ceremony held in Hangar 6 on Fort Wainwright, Ja... More
Flying Dragons carry load for FOB Apache
CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilots and crew chiefs from Task Force Flying Dragons work together with sling load personnel from Task Force Bellator to transport equipment from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Fo... More
U.S. Air Force then-Senior Airman Douglas Smits, the
U.S. Air Force then-Senior Airman Douglas Smits, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal operations section chief, pauses for a photo outside in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2007. Smits suffered ... More
More than 250 personnel departed Marine Corps Air Station
More than 250 personnel departed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in support of operations in southern Afghanistan, Feb. 1. “I’m excited, this is my first deployment and a new journey,” said Cpl. Keith A. ... More
A Humvee is damaged and covered in burn marks after
A Humvee is damaged and covered in burn marks after an improvised explosive device was detonated, also injuring then-Senior Airman Christopher D’Angelo, 819th RED HORSE Squadron heavy equipment operator, Januar... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Damion Snyder, assigned
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Damion Snyder, assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15, Task Force Sierra Det. 1, uses a grader to level gravel on camp. The task force is dispersed throughou... More
British Secretary of State for Defense John Hutton
British Secretary of State for Defense John Hutton meets with Sgt. Richard Hayden, Lance Cpl. Matt Humphreys and Marine Stuart Bushell of the Maneuver Support Group for the 42 Commandos of the Royal Marines at ... More
Task Force Helmand patrol
A Danish soldier patrols outside the Mayai Village of the Gureshk district in Helmand province on Jan. 26, 2009. Troops deployed to Task Force Helmand under International Security Assistance Force, Regional Com... More
Sky soldier artillerymen use innovation to reduce collateral damage
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Kain and U.S. Army Pvt. William Fiel of Battalion A, 4th Squadron, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, display the round used for civilian c... More
Members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry
Members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard who served with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan in 2010 were awarded th... More
A C-130 drops cargo at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.,
A C-130 drops cargo at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 19, during an exercise to help train Soldiers how to recover resupply during deployment and mobilization.
A member of the Afghan-international security force
A member of the Afghan-international security force pulls security on a compound in Kandahar province Zhari District , Afghanistan, June 24. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Palermo)
Maj. Oliver F. Mintz, command inspector general, 36th
Maj. Oliver F. Mintz, command inspector general, 36th Infantry Division, ensures his gas mask has a tight seal after a simulated biological/chemical attack June 28 at Camp Swift, Texas. Members of the command e... More
Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher, 621st Contingency Response
Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher, 621st Contingency Response Wing aerial port team chief, watches from the control cab of a Tunner 60K cargo loader as he is guided into position at the rear loading platform of a C-5B Ga... More
The 3rd ESC G-4 officer in charge, Lt. Col. Teresha
The 3rd ESC G-4 officer in charge, Lt. Col. Teresha Goolsby, a native of Silver Spring, Md., joins the discussion during the 3rd ESC’s STAFFEX in Fort Knox’s Skidgel Hall July 7. The exercise lasted from July 6... More
Currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of
Currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations, these Marines now call each other “brother” as members of Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics G... More
Manning S.C. Soldier Promoted to Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan
Sgt. Robert G. Shearer, II of Manning, S.C., 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, was promoted to Staff Sgt., July 10, by his platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Bowers, duri... More
Marines work to connect an M777 A2 howitzer to a CH-53E
Marines work to connect an M777 A2 howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, July 13, for transportation to a new location in Regional Command (Southwest)'s area of operatio... More
Sgt. Troy Heckenliable of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement
Sgt. Troy Heckenliable of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard, prepares coffee as Sgt. David Nelson, mess assistant, looks on at Camp Bala Hissar in Kabul, Afghanistan, July... More
Lance Cpl. Jinming Lam, a member of the Marine Wing
Lance Cpl. Jinming Lam, a member of the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (Forward) Sector Response Team, examines the tire well of a truck during a vehicle check point exercise, July 15. The SRT received tra... More
Tech Sgt. Lori McCarty of Marietta, Pa., and Master
Tech Sgt. Lori McCarty of Marietta, Pa., and Master Sgt. Howard Boots harmonize during a performance of the Air Force Central Command band High Altitude in the Fest Tent at Kandahar Air Field. On the band’s fir... More
Convoy security team 3 posing after a long mission.
Convoy security team 3 posing after a long mission. (Photo taken by 2nd Lt. Michael Deem)
Gen. Craig McKinley chief of the National Guard Bureau
Gen. Craig McKinley chief of the National Guard Bureau speaks with more than 300 National Guard Soldiers at Camp Phoenix, July 23, in Kabul, Afghanistan, thanking them for their service. McKinley and the five s... More
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Mike Bustle of Independence,
U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Mike Bustle of Independence, Kentucky, mans the gun turret on an M-ATV (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle) during a convoy from Kandahar to Spin Boldak on the Afghan-P... More
Gen. William M. Fraser III, Commander of the Air Combat
Gen. William M. Fraser III, Commander of the Air Combat Command, center, visited the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, July 23. Fraser, along with Lt. Gen. Michael Hostage, U.S. Air Forces Central commander, tour... More
Special Delivery - The 912th HRC Carries the Mail
Thousands of mail packages - such as these on FOB Farah - are received, processed and delivered to servicemembers and civilians every day. The 912th Human Resources Company handles nearly 1.5 million pounds of ... More
Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing,
Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, braces himself against the wind and dirt from the liftoff of an Mi-17v5 transport helicopter. Airmen from the Afghan Air... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan B. Burson of Katy, Texas, a
U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan B. Burson of Katy, Texas, a 28-year-old gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, talks to children outside Combat Outpost Monti in... More
Lance Cpl. Dillon Burran and Lance Cpl. Kristopher
Lance Cpl. Dillon Burran and Lance Cpl. Kristopher Bosi, light armored vehicle mechanics with Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, replace a motor and a cooling tower in a LAV at Combat Ou... More
Pfc. Andrew Williams, a native of Pomona, Calif., and
Pfc. Andrew Williams, a native of Pomona, Calif., and grenadier in Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa loads a magazine into his M4 assault rifle with M203 grenade launcher at the "Stress Fire" range at Camp ... More
Pfc. Kyle McCann, infantryman in the Massachusetts
Pfc. Kyle McCann, infantryman in the Massachusetts National Guard, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, peers through the scope of his M4 assault rifle, pulling security from a doorway of the urban warfare r... More
Soldiers of Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry
Soldiers of Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment launch mortars at fixed targets on a range at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana Aug. 31. These Massachusetts Nat... More
Capt. Tyrone A. Barrion (left), company commander for
Capt. Tyrone A. Barrion (left), company commander for Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), talks to other engineers about a possible route for missions in the... More
Mortars interrupt silent night in Kajaki
Sgt. Robert Canes, a mortar chief with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Cpl. Nester Hernandez, an ammo team chief, and Cpl. David Needham, a mortar gunner, man a mortar tube aboard Forward Op... More
Sgt. Richard Oglesby holds a picture of his wife, Petty
Sgt. Richard Oglesby holds a picture of his wife, Petty Officer 2nd Class Adra Oglesby, while flanked by his mother, Cecile Vadon (left), and mother-in-law, Linda Lewis (right), at the return of Marine Wing Sup... More
2nd LAAD Returns Home. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Cpl. Jeffrey K. Musterman is greeted by his wife, Brittney, and daughter, Willow, at the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion headquarters building, Sept. 8. Musterman is an automotive organizational mechanic... More
From left, Sgt. 1st Class James Kosters, Mobridge,
From left, Sgt. 1st Class James Kosters, Mobridge, Lt. Col. Don McCarty, Brookings, and Capt. Lew Weber, Piedmont, of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard, participate in the... More
Lance Corporal Cody Campioni, a dog handler with the
Lance Corporal Cody Campioni, a dog handler with the Dog Handler Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, sends his dog to find an object, simulating an improvised ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cornelius Miller, Headquarters and
U.S. Army Spc. Cornelius Miller, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment supply clerk, from Miami, and U.S. Army Spc. Anthony De Leon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company... More
Cpl. Calvin Vaulner, a vehicle commander with Headquarters
Cpl. Calvin Vaulner, a vehicle commander with Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks to the Nawa Police Station after searching for enemy fighters responsible for small-arms fire near P... More
Navy Officers in Afghanistan Strive to Get Fleet Marine Force Qualifie...
Navy Capt. Bryan Schumacher, the 1st Marine Division (Forward) surgeon, from Kansas City, Mo., and Navy Cmdr. Ruchira Densert, the 1st MarDiv (Fwd) deputy surgeon, from Portland, Ore., received their Fleet Mari... More
Taking advantage of having all their Marines in one
Taking advantage of having all their Marines in one place, Lt. Col. Michael Mooney, and Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, commanding officer and sergeant major of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, formed all their men u... More
Flight to the Fight, US Army in Afghanistan photo
Alicia Colley, of Greeley, Colo., hugs her husband goodbye in the parking lot before he leaves for deployment Sept. 24. More than 200 Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 left for their seven-m... More
Col. Rasoul Mohammad, 215th Corps public affairs officer,
Col. Rasoul Mohammad, 215th Corps public affairs officer, welcomes Lt. Gen. Jacques Lechevallier, ISAF Joint Command deputy commander, to Camp Shorabak, Helmand, Afghanistan, Sept. 25. Lechevallier met with sol... More
General David H. Petreaus visits Camp Sabalu-Harrison
Brig. Gen. Safiullah Safi, commanding general of Parwan, and Pol-e-Charki Military Police Brigade, shows Gen. David H. Petreaus, commander Nato International Security Assistance Force, the new construction taki... More
Members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team
Members of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team hike up the Murghabaden Valley. One goal of the overnight mission was for the Panjshir PRT engineering team to assess the source of a rockslide and potenti... More
U.S. soldier assigned to Personal Security Detail,
U.S. soldier assigned to Personal Security Detail, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division practices firing from behind cover on a range in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 28. U.S. soldiers assigned to PSD visited the rang... More
Task Force Red Currahee Soldiers from 1st Battalion,
Task Force Red Currahee Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 506 Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) along with Soldiers from the Afg... More
Soldiers deployed throughout Afghanistan enter the
Soldiers deployed throughout Afghanistan enter the outbound passenger terminal, Sept. 29, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The 451st Aerial Port Flight processed more than 16,000 passengers in September.
Marines and sailors patrol with 3rd Platoon, Company
Marines and sailors patrol with 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, across a meadow through Mill Creek Canyon in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Oct. 5, during Mountain Warrior Tra... More
VMAQ-3 deploys to Afghanistan. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Marines with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 move equipment onto a truck at the Cherry Point aerial port of embarkation Oct. 13. Roughly 150 Marines from the squadron were deployed to Afghanistan ... More
U.S. Army Col. Michael Osburn, 2-19th Indiana Agribusiness
U.S. Army Col. Michael Osburn, 2-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team commander and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Partrick Fromme, 2-19th ADT commander sergeant major, case the ADT's colors during a Transfe... More
Lance Cpl. Gilberto Gillis, 21, a motor transport operator
Lance Cpl. Gilberto Gillis, 21, a motor transport operator with 2nd platoon, Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), ties up the loose ends of a ratchet st... More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Weyrich, 196th Maneuver Enhancement
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Weyrich, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard, competes in the Army Ten-Miler shadow run, Oct. 16, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nearly 500 U.S. a... More
An Afghan National Army soldier loads an M16 magazine
An Afghan National Army soldier loads an M16 magazine with rounds prior to a night fire training exercise. The Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police non-commissioned officers enrolled in the Joint Sec... More
Lance Cpl. Timur Nenaydokh, from San Francisco and
Lance Cpl. Timur Nenaydokh, from San Francisco and an electrician with I Marine Headquarters Group (Forward) engineers, carefully wires a generator at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 19. Nenaydokh is one of... More
Capt. Dale R. Fenton calms his daughter Alyssa before
Capt. Dale R. Fenton calms his daughter Alyssa before flying out with the rest of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Oct. 21. Hundreds of people attended a farewell at the VMU-2 hangar to say goodbye to... More
Lance Cpl. Alex Navarro, a metal worker with Support
Lance Cpl. Alex Navarro, a metal worker with Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), repairs pieces of machinery that will be used on heavy equipment vehicles at Cam... More
Lance Cpl. Dade Huang, 21, a motor transport operator
Lance Cpl. Dade Huang, 21, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company A, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), refuels a gas can for Marines of 1st Light Armored Recon... More
Members of the Provincial Response Company Headquarters
Members of the Provincial Response Company Headquarters discuss a newly installed solar powered tactical radio system at police headquarters in Maydan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct 26, 2010. (Photo b... More
Task Force White Currahee soldiers from Easy Company,
Task Force White Currahee soldiers from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, search through a village in the Charbaran District during their largest air assault mission... More
Families, friends and fellow Marines welcome home Marines
Families, friends and fellow Marines welcome home Marines and sailors with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 from a six-month deployment in Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 28.
Jessica Cook and husband Ryan Cook, 1st Lt. and Detachment
Jessica Cook and husband Ryan Cook, 1st Lt. and Detachment Commander for the 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 29, say goodbye as Cook prepares to deploy. Cook deploys... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman listens to the aircraft
Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman listens to the aircraft communications during a patient transfer on a C-130H Hercules over Afghanistan, Nov. 2. Freeman, deployed from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force ... More
4th CAB Task Force a ‘Shining example’ of safety
Two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from TF Comanche, 4th CAB, 4th Inf. Div. begin a mission in RC–West, Afghanistan. TF Comanche’s achievements as an expeditionary aviation unit have recently earned them the... More
Heroes return home from 7-month deployment
Marines of 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), rush off the buses and wrap their arms around their loved ones as they redeploy to Camp Pendleton, Calif., fro... More
Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade,
Task Force Eagle Assault, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilots conduct reconnaissance and security operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan, protecting ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Riggs places the 184th ESC
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Riggs places the 184th ESC insignia on the uniform of Pfc. Glenn Caylor during a ceremony held at Kandahar Air Field. This is the first time that the 184th ESC shoulder sleeve insignia... More
Master Sgt. Joe Longinotti, non-commissioned officer
Master Sgt. Joe Longinotti, non-commissioned officer in charge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deployment Center, demonstrates how to properly splint an injured leg during first aid training.
U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general, U.S.
U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general, U.S. Forces-Iraq speaks with soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala province, Iraq, No... More
Families, friends and fellow Marines wait inside the
Families, friends and fellow Marines wait inside the Las Pulgas gym for the return of Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Nov. 23. The Marines returned after their seven-month... More
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of United States
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of United States Forces - Iraq and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Allen hand commander coins of excellence, to deserving troops during visits with service members on Thanksgiving Day.
Lance Cpl. Vidal E. Sanchez III, turret gunner with
Lance Cpl. Vidal E. Sanchez III, turret gunner with the commanding general’s personal security detachment, Security Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), receive... More
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Gen. David H. Petraeus meet in A...
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan meet at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 7. ISAF is a key... More
Cpl. Noah Berry, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion,
Cpl. Noah Berry, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is greeted by fellow 3/3 Marines and sailors following his return to Marine Corps Base Hawaii from a seven-month deployment to Afghanista... More
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addresses more than
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addresses more than 200 service members with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. During Gates’ visit, he applauded the troops for the... More
Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd
Sergeant Troy Garza, then a fire team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, talks to an Afghan child during his first deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan, during 2010. During his first deployment in San... More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade,
U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain, unload boxes of food Dec. 25 from a Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter belonging to Task Force... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepare for their final inspections before leaving for their one-year deployment to Afghanistan. The event, held at Sadowski Field Hous... More
One Sailor can make all the difference
Petty Officer 1st Class Alfred Hilbun, yeoman, from Sour Lake, Texas poses for a photo during Navy Night Jan. 13, 2011 at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan. Hilbun comes from Fort Worth, Texas where he works as an admin... More
Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy
Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force-East distroy a homemade explosives lab in Mohammad Ali, Paktika province Jan. 15.
Life at Forward Operating Base Salerno
Col. Viet Luong and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Patton salute the World Trade Center flag, which is carried by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Airborne to different forward operating bases in Regional Command ... More
Members of the Baumholder military community bow their
Members of the Baumholder military community bow their heads as the Maj. Steve Dunn the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team chaplain, gives an invocation to begin a casing of the colors ceremony at the Hall of C... More
Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light
Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light Infantry Battalion prepare a terrain model prior to a mechanized live-fire drill. These soldiers are currently deployed here from Georgia conducting a mission ... More