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US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David Garza, Commanding Officer (CO), 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), briefs members of the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David Garza, Commanding Officer (...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), walk away from the heli-pad at Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), after disembarking from a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter (seen flying away in the background), on their way to visit the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Divisi...

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

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

An Afghan child poses for a photo outside the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Compound, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An Afghan child poses for a photo outside the Jalalabad Provincial Rec...

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

Army and Air Force members from the Nangarhar Provincial

Army and Air Force members from the Nangarhar Provincial

Army and Air Force members from the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team, and children from the local community stretch before they play soccer together at the PRT forward operating base in Jalalabad, Nov. ... More

Afghan citizens reported weapons-cache locations and

Afghan citizens reported weapons-cache locations and

Afghan citizens reported weapons-cache locations and insurgent activity throughout Nangarhar province. Villagers? information led to the recovery of a suspected insurgent weapons cache, consisting of 93 recoill... More

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint Provincial Coordination Center's Tactical Operations Center review information taken from 1-0-0 emergency phone calls Jan. 24 before dispatching appropriat... More

Afghan national police officers at the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan national police officers at the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan national police officers at the Nangarhar Joint Provincial Coordination Center's Tactical Operations Center review information taken from emergency phone calls, Jan. 24, 2008, before dispatching appropri... More

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint

Afghan National Police officers in the Nangarhar Joint Provincial Coordination Center's Tactical Operations Center review information taken from 1-0-0 emergency phone calls Jan. 24 before dispatching appropriat... More

Workers hired from the Jalalabad area lay concrete

Workers hired from the Jalalabad area lay concrete

Workers hired from the Jalalabad area lay concrete on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan on Feb. 4. The contracting office overseeing military contracts in Konar, Nangarhar, Nuristan and Laghman areas tr... More

Spc. Brian Willard, a Florida native in the 66th Military

Spc. Brian Willard, a Florida native in the 66th Military

Spc. Brian Willard, a Florida native in the 66th Military Police Company based out of Fort Lewis, Wash., teaches a class on hasty and full vehicle searches to Afghan national policemen in Nangarhar province, Af... More

Policemen help simulate a hasty vehicle search while

Policemen help simulate a hasty vehicle search while

Policemen help simulate a hasty vehicle search while their fellow policemen listen to Spc. Brian Willard, a Florida native in the 66th Military Police Company, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 12. Willa... More

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion,

A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, sets up a small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade range for Afghan national police near Beshud, Nangarhar province, Afghan... More

Coalition forces look to improve agriculture in Nangarhar

Coalition forces look to improve agriculture in Nangarhar

Members of the Missouri Army National Guard's Agri-Business Development Team visit with a local farmer, Feb. 20, in eastern Afghanistan to discuss how they will assist the farmer. (U.S. Army photo/Col. Marin Leppert)

Commander of 173rd Special Troops Battalion, Army Lt.

Commander of 173rd Special Troops Battalion, Army Lt.

Commander of 173rd Special Troops Battalion, Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey O. Milhorn, celebrates Spartan Day, Feb. 29, the 300th day in eastern Afghanistan with Sky Soldiers at Fenty Airfield where Bravo and Charlie C... More

Soldiers from the Armament Shop of Company B, 173rd

Soldiers from the Armament Shop of Company B, 173rd

Soldiers from the Armament Shop of Company B, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, teach Afghan National Army mechanics about weapons maintenance at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, March 3.

Tri-Partite Meeting Held

Tri-Partite Meeting Held

Major General Michael Tucker, International Security Assistance Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, addresses members of the Tri-Partite Executive Steering Group at a quarterly conference held in the co... More

Sgt. Jonathon Clark studies basic Soldier tasks in

Sgt. Jonathon Clark studies basic Soldier tasks in

Sgt. Jonathon Clark studies basic Soldier tasks in preparation for the Brigade Non-commissioned Officer of the Quarter Board where he was victorious in claiming the title. The board consisted of a vigorous two ... More

TF Bastogne Holds Commanders

TF Bastogne Holds Commanders

Lt. Col. Joel B. Vowell discusses several issues with the battle space leaders during the commanders’ conference at Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province July 3. The Task Forc... More

Scouting Has Arrived in Nangarhar Province.

Scouting Has Arrived in Nangarhar Province.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brent Grometer of Los Altos, Calif., Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander; U.S. Army Capt. Glenn Battschinger of Maye Landing, N.J., PRT civil affairs; and U.S. Air Force Capt. ... More

From left, The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman,

From left, The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman,

From left, The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen; Combined Joint Task Force-101 Commander, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell; and Task Force Bastogne Commander, U.S. Army Col. Andrew P.... More

Afghan workers remove damaged concrete from Jalalabad’s

Afghan workers remove damaged concrete from Jalalabad’s

Afghan workers remove damaged concrete from Jalalabad’s Behsood Bridge in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, July 26. The repair was fully funded by the Afghan government and completed by Afghan workers.... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Desmon L. Heyward, of Beaufort, S.C.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Desmon L. Heyward, of Beaufort, S.C.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Desmon L. Heyward, of Beaufort, S.C., a senior mechanic with E Troop, 317th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Lighthorse stacks sandbags at Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangar... More

Several Afghans watch as International Security Assistance

Several Afghans watch as International Security Assistance

Several Afghans watch as International Security Assistance Forces drive through several inches of water here July 28 after rain flooded areas outside of Forward Operating Base Fenty. ISAF went out to conduct as... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick O’ Rourke, Front Royal, Va.,

U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick O’ Rourke, Front Royal, Va.,

U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick O’ Rourke, Front Royal, Va., and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Huff, of Erlanger, Ky., from the Military Police Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, Task Forc... More

A malik from the Shinwari tribe addresses fellow tribal,

A malik from the Shinwari tribe addresses fellow tribal,

A malik from the Shinwari tribe addresses fellow tribal, coalition forces and provincial government leaders during a tribal shura in the Shinwar District here Aug. 4. The shura was called to discuss ways that t... More

Meky, a patrol explosives detector dog from Naval Base

Meky, a patrol explosives detector dog from Naval Base

Meky, a patrol explosives detector dog from Naval Base Guam, locates a simulated explosive between some rocks at Forward Operating Base Fenty here, Aug. 13. Meky assists U.S. Army Master-at-Arms Sgt. Evan Desro... More

Afghan local leaders listen as speakers express local

Afghan local leaders listen as speakers express local

Afghan local leaders listen as speakers express local concerns in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province during an Aug. 21 Iftar. The 426th Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force Taskmaster invited local Afgha... More

Members of Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team

Members of Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team

Members of Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team participate in mine resistant ambush-protected vehicle egress training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Aug. 23. Much of the training received by the Nangarhar PRT me... More

Afghan National Police practice firing their AK47 rifles

Afghan National Police practice firing their AK47 rifles

Afghan National Police practice firing their AK47 rifles from the standing position, Sept. 4. This training is part of the Directed District Development training the 630th Military Police Company conducts to tr... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph D. Villanueva, of Houston, Texas,

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph D. Villanueva, of Houston, Texas,

U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph D. Villanueva, of Houston, Texas, a preventive medicine technician and U.S. Army Capt., Suasan N. Gosine of Queens, N.Y., the preventive medicine officer in charge, prepare to test water s... More

U.S. Army Spc. Jessica A. Walker, of Anoka, Minn.,

U.S. Army Spc. Jessica A. Walker, of Anoka, Minn.,

U.S. Army Spc. Jessica A. Walker, of Anoka, Minn., non-commissioned officer in charge of psychological operations, assigned to the 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, Task Force Bastogne, participa... More

U.S. Army Capt. Klayton D. Barrows, of Corpus Christi,

U.S. Army Capt. Klayton D. Barrows, of Corpus Christi,

U.S. Army Capt. Klayton D. Barrows, of Corpus Christi, Texas, a platoon leader with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, inspects a water pump at a newly built car... More

Left, Goshta District subgovernor Haji Rahman and Momand

Left, Goshta District subgovernor Haji Rahman and Momand

Left, Goshta District subgovernor Haji Rahman and Momand tribal leader Haji Abdul Karim discuss and prioritize needed projects during a Sept. 26 meeting with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, T... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek L. Ashman of San Diego,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek L. Ashman of San Diego,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek L. Ashman of San Diego, platoon sergeant of 1st Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack secures a gate during a Sept. 26 key leader engagem... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a platoon leader with 1st Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, talks with a local farmer in the Goshta District in ea... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dan J. Konopa, of Kokomo, Ind., a platoon leader, directs his soldiers while U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy R. Tetrick, of Glennville, Ga., a forward observer, provides security Sept. 27. Both men are ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Justin A. Brown of Oklahoma City, a

U.S. Army Spc. Justin A. Brown of Oklahoma City, a

U.S. Army Spc. Justin A. Brown of Oklahoma City, a cannoneer, and U.S. Army Spc. Dylan T. Smith of Columbus, Ohio, ammo team chief, both with 1st Section, 1st Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Arti... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes of Pittsburgh, Pa., a

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes of Pittsburgh, Pa., a

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Hawes of Pittsburgh, Pa., a squad leader with the military police platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, launches a Raven remote... More

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Section, 1st platoon, Battery

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Section, 1st platoon, Battery

U.S. Army soldiers with 1st Section, 1st platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 230th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Balls, hurl a 155 mm round from Combat Outpost Garcia in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar pr... More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Brian Rowan, a member of Support

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Brian Rowan, a member of Support

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Brian Rowan, a member of Support Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, and native of Langhorne, Pa., shares a laugh with the Distric... More

Khogyani elder Haji Aman speaks to the audience about

Khogyani elder Haji Aman speaks to the audience about

Khogyani elder Haji Aman speaks to the audience about alternate solutions to poppy during a security shura for western Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 9. Approximately 100 elders attended the shura, whic... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, Kan.,

U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, Kan.,

U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, Kan., a fire support specialist with Fire Support Element, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Bastogne, fires an M240B machine gun at a heavy weapons ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin M. Monroe of Salt Lake City, Utah,

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin M. Monroe of Salt Lake City, Utah,

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin M. Monroe of Salt Lake City, Utah, a Combat Observation Lasing Team member from the Fire Support Element, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Bastogne observes as 1st Lt. Jona... More

Anisa Emrani, Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs,

Anisa Emrani, Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs,

Anisa Emrani, Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs, addresses, women leaders from the Nangarhar province and its 22 districts. The women were brought together for the first time ever to discuss women’s issue... More

Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs

Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs

Women from the Nangarhar Department of Women’s Affairs and Nargis Radio give out radios to women leaders from Nangarhar province and its 22 districts. The women were brought together for the first time ever to ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Derek A. Gamlin of Kosciusko, Miss.,

U.S. Army Pfc. Derek A. Gamlin of Kosciusko, Miss.,

U.S. Army Pfc. Derek A. Gamlin of Kosciusko, Miss., a Task Force Bastogne information management officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, TF Bastogne’s communication shop, fixes an internet cable, Oc... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Jamie L. Gack of Brainerd, Minn., a

U.S. Army Pvt. Jamie L. Gack of Brainerd, Minn., a

U.S. Army Pvt. Jamie L. Gack of Brainerd, Minn., a “sweeper” with Route Clearance Package 36, Task Force Bastogne, checks a field for hidden improvised explosive devices near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan’s ... More

Service members and civilians at Forward Operating

Service members and civilians at Forward Operating

Service members and civilians at Forward Operating Base Fenty start their version of the Army Ten-Miler in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, Oct. 24. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danny W. Rainwater of Clarksvil... More

Soldiers Supply Task Force to Complete Mission

Soldiers Supply Task Force to Complete Mission

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon R. Mendez of Clarksville, Tenn., an Administrative and Logistics Operations Center soldier with 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Bandit, inventories ammunition before shipp... More

Children from Mair Omar celebrate the completed repairs

Children from Mair Omar celebrate the completed repairs

Children from Mair Omar celebrate the completed repairs to their school well Nov. 1. The 2nd Platoon, 630th Military Police Company from Task Force Spartan recently completed repairs to the well as part of many... More

U.S. Army Sfc. Chauncy Nash, a cavalry scout with Troop

U.S. Army Sfc. Chauncy Nash, a cavalry scout with Troop

U.S. Army Sfc. Chauncy Nash, a cavalry scout with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, and native of Honolulu, Hawaii, walks on a berm along the river, Nov. 6, in the Towr Gahr Pass here. The soldiers ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, a ruminant specialist

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, a ruminant specialist

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, a ruminant specialist with the Khogyani District Agricultural Development Team attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment, from Mansfield, Mo., talks with... More

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, Headquarters and Headquarters

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, Headquarters and Headquarters

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, one of the medical platoon's trauma team leaders from Billerica, Mass., checks the ears of U.S. Army Pfc. ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Anderson of Dallas,

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Anderson of Dallas,

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Anderson of Dallas, Texas, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander, along with Andrew Haviland of Oakton, Va., Nangarhar PRT senior civilian, talk with a father and hi... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley J. Ragle (left), and his younger

U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley J. Ragle (left), and his younger

U.S. Army Sgt. Bradley J. Ragle (left), and his younger brother, U.S. Army Spc. Brandon J. V. Ragle, both of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, eat lunch together outside the dining facility Nov. 16 ... More

A McQueeney, Texas, native, U.S. Army Spc. Garrett

A McQueeney, Texas, native, U.S. Army Spc. Garrett

A McQueeney, Texas, native, U.S. Army Spc. Garrett Bartlett, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, secures the load on his light medium tactical vehicle trailer with cargo straps Nov. 17 at Forward Oper... More

Army Spc. Jason Pehle, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st

Army Spc. Jason Pehle, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st

Army Spc. Jason Pehle, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, an infantryman from Union, Mo., shares memories of his friend, Army Spc. David C. Lutes, an infantryman from Westernport, Md., also of Troop ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, a medic with Headquarters

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, a medic with Headquarters

U.S. Army Sgt. John Giasullo, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment from Billerica, Mass., applies the finishing touches to an 8-by-12-foot mural for the unit and... More

Akhtar Mohammad, former Independent Elections Commission

Akhtar Mohammad, former Independent Elections Commission

Akhtar Mohammad, former Independent Elections Commission provincial elections officer for Nangarhar, awaits his trial for corruption Nov. 25 in Jalalabad. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Casey Osborne, Nangarh... More

Children attend classes underneath a tree in Kuz Kunar,

Children attend classes underneath a tree in Kuz Kunar,

Children attend classes underneath a tree in Kuz Kunar, Nov. 28. Dr. Allah Dad, Nangarhar education line director, noted recently that Afghan schools often have no buildings and are required to make do with wha... More

Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO senior civilian representative

Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO senior civilian representative

Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, jokes with U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Billy Smith, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team senior-enlisted advisor from Blythewood, S.C., a... More

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with U.S.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with U.S.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. William B. Johnson of Bristol, Tenn., commander of 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airb... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Anderson, Nangarhar Provincial

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Anderson, Nangarhar Provincial

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Anderson, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team commander from Dallas, greets Khogyani Subgovernor Mohammad Hassan before a meeting on Forward Operating Base Finley-Shields, Dec.... More

Cannon crewmember, U.S. Army Pfc. Raymond Cecil, Battery

Cannon crewmember, U.S. Army Pfc. Raymond Cecil, Battery

Cannon crewmember, U.S. Army Pfc. Raymond Cecil, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, raises the elevation on the howitzer Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Kalagush. Cecil, a Nashville, Te... More

Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, chairman of Afghanistan’s

Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, chairman of Afghanistan’s

Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for Peace, rights, addresses the media with Nangarhar Gov. Gul Agha Sherzai, left, during the peace conference held at the governor’s palace... More

Staying warm behind a debris fire, U.S. Army Pfc. Terron

Staying warm behind a debris fire, U.S. Army Pfc. Terron

Staying warm behind a debris fire, U.S. Army Pfc. Terron D. Vaughan, an infantryman from Antlers, Okla., assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, jokes around with friends w... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ihns, left, an infantry

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ihns, left, an infantry

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ihns, left, an infantry platoon sergeant, Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, from Massillon, Iowa, visits with a... More

A U.S Army pilot of a OH-58 Kiowa Warrior waves to

A U.S Army pilot of a OH-58 Kiowa Warrior waves to

A U.S Army pilot of a OH-58 Kiowa Warrior waves to the troops on the ground while he provides air support during operations in Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2010. (U.S. Army photo ... More

Kuz Kunar Subgovernor Haji Abdul Qayum prepares to

Kuz Kunar Subgovernor Haji Abdul Qayum prepares to

Kuz Kunar Subgovernor Haji Abdul Qayum prepares to address his fellow Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials regarding their grassroots district delivery plan at the Kuz Kunar District Cent... More

During a stable call Jan. 14, Mark Leach of Daleville,

During a stable call Jan. 14, Mark Leach of Daleville,

During a stable call Jan. 14, Mark Leach of Daleville, Ala., is promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3 by his troop commander, U.S. Army Capt. Chad Monroe of Watertown, N.Y. Leach was one of three cav... More

PRT member entertains Cub Scouts

PRT member entertains Cub Scouts

Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Thompson, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team vehicle driver from St. David, Ariz., prepares to climb into an armored vehicle Jan. 14. Thompson recently spoke with Cub Scout Pack ... More

U.S. Army Capt. Paul D. Sipe, commander, Company A,

U.S. Army Capt. Paul D. Sipe, commander, Company A,

U.S. Army Capt. Paul D. Sipe, commander, Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Spartan, from Clarksville, Tenn., talks with the subgovernor of Bati Kot about plans to improve the district center i... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter of Sioux Falls,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter of Sioux Falls,

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Director of the Army National Guard (Acting), greets U.S. Army Col. Craig Bargfrede of Ankeny, Iowa, commander of the Iowa National Guard's 73... More

U.S. Army Spc. Andres Inocencio (left) of Dallas, a

U.S. Army Spc. Andres Inocencio (left) of Dallas, a

U.S. Army Spc. Andres Inocencio (left) of Dallas, a gunner, and U.S. Army Spc. Quentin Gross of Valdosta, Ga., a driver, both with the Fire Support Cell, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Comb... More

TF Shooter, TF Panther commemorate collaboration

TF Shooter, TF Panther commemorate collaboration

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Will Johnson, commander of Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receives “panther cologne” from Task Force Shooter pilots Capt. Scott Wohlford of Watertown, N... More

U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Smock of Liberty Hill, Texas,

U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Smock of Liberty Hill, Texas,

U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Smock of Liberty Hill, Texas, runs the Miami Marathon satellite race in eastern Afghanistan Jan. 30. Smock, an orthopedic surgeon assigned to 745th Forward Surgical Team and attached to t... More

'Junkyard Dogs' keep Apaches in the air

'Junkyard Dogs' keep Apaches in the air

U.S. Army Spc. Cody Roberts, who deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., works on the rotor system of an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Jalalabad Airfield, Forward Operating Base Fenty. Roberts is a crew chief with Company... More

Soldier retells battles in Watapur

Soldier retells battles in Watapur

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Garrison, a squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, tells his story Feb. 4 about his experiences in eastern Afghan... More

(Left) U.S. Army Spc. Sean D. McCann of St. Petersburg,

(Left) U.S. Army Spc. Sean D. McCann of St. Petersburg,

(Left) U.S. Army Spc. Sean D. McCann of St. Petersburg, Fla., a combat stress behavioral health technician with Company C, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, give... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Jamie Gold, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic

U.S. Army Cpl. Jamie Gold, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic

U.S. Army Cpl. Jamie Gold, an all-wheeled vehicle mechanic and Pearcy, Ark., native, plays his guitar and sings on Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan Feb. 6. Gold, assigned to the 426th Brigade... More

The 1430th Engineer Company, horizontal construction

The 1430th Engineer Company, horizontal construction

The 1430th Engineer Company, horizontal construction engineers, and the 744th Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, in cooperation with the Afghan government and Afghan national security forces, begin the ... More

Nangarhar PRT discusses accomplishments, sets goals

Nangarhar PRT discusses accomplishments, sets goals

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Billy Smith (front), Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team senior enlisted advisor from Blythewood, S.C., and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Anderson, Nangarhar PRT commander from Dallas... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mary E. Crawford, a Bellingham,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mary E. Crawford, a Bellingham,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mary E. Crawford, a Bellingham, Wash., native, an armament noncommissioned officer in charge assigned to Company B, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne ... More

Junkyard Dogs keep Apaches in the air

Junkyard Dogs keep Apaches in the air

U.S. Army Spc. Cody Roberts, who deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y., is working on the rotor system of an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Jalalabad Airfield, Forward Operating Base Fenty. Roberts is a crew chief with Co... More

Nangarhar's Provincial Development Council met at the

Nangarhar's Provincial Development Council met at the

Nangarhar's Provincial Development Council met at the governor's compound Feb. 23, to discuss how to better sustain their facilities. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Casey Osborne, Nangarhar Provincial Reconst... More

U.S. Army Spc. Damian C. Caldino, a food service specialist

U.S. Army Spc. Damian C. Caldino, a food service specialist

U.S. Army Spc. Damian C. Caldino, a food service specialist from Oxnard, Calif., assigned to Forward Support Company G, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Balls, jokes while preparing for... More

Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar PRT discuss dispute resolution

Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar PRT discuss dispute resolution

(From left to right) Sayed Rasool, Kuz Kunar District executive officer, Najib, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team cultural advisor, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Michael Anderson, Nangarhar PRT commander from D... More

During a recent mission, U.S. Army Pvt. Peter Beullens,

During a recent mission, U.S. Army Pvt. Peter Beullens,

During a recent mission, U.S. Army Pvt. Peter Beullens, a truck driver originally from Leuven, Belgium, assigned to Forward Support Company G, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Balls, st... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rickey D. Cupp, a service and recovery

U.S. Army Sgt. Rickey D. Cupp, a service and recovery

U.S. Army Sgt. Rickey D. Cupp, a service and recovery sergeant from Albertville, Ala., assigned to Forward Support Company G, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Balls, 1st Brigade Combat ... More

(From left to right) Dr. Rodney Stubina, Nangarhar

(From left to right) Dr. Rodney Stubina, Nangarhar

(From left to right) Dr. Rodney Stubina, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team senior field program officer from Gainesville, Fla.; Mouhsen Habib, Nangarhar PRT provincial governance and development officer ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Scott Suhr (right), a squad designated

U.S. Army Pfc. Scott Suhr (right), a squad designated

U.S. Army Pfc. Scott Suhr (right), a squad designated marksman from Iowa City, Iowa, and U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Vega (left), a forward observer from Mason City, Iowa, simulate reacting to enemy contact from behin... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Dusty Rhoades, left, a mortarman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Dusty Rhoades, left, a mortarman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Dusty Rhoades, left, a mortarman from Stanley, Iowa, and Spc. Abraham Saleh, a mortarman from Williamsburg, Iowa, both of the 34th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Company B, 1st Ba... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from Oelwein, Iowa, from Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Battalion, talks on a cellphone with the interpreter of a crew of 44 Afghan local national worke... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from Oelwein, Iowa, from Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Battalion, talks on a cellphone with the interpreter of a crew of 44 Afghan local national worke... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from

U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Kapler, an infantryman from Oelwein, Iowa, in Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Battalion, talks about one of his many projects he and his crew of Afghan local nationals have con... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Vega, left, a forward observer

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Vega, left, a forward observer

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Vega, left, a forward observer from Mason City, Iowa, with the 34th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, demonstrates proper sho... More

An Afghan Border Patrol police officer looks through

An Afghan Border Patrol police officer looks through

An Afghan Border Patrol police officer looks through a bag in a boy's wheelbarrow on the pedestrian walkway March 7 at Torkham Gate on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border.

Nangarhar PRT connects with Zangoui

Nangarhar PRT connects with Zangoui

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Rico Piatelli, Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team infantry platoon leader from Danvers, Mass., plays catch with Afghan children during a mission to Zangoui Village March 7. (Photo by U.S... More

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