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In contrast to the flowers left by British locals, in sympathy for the victims of the wanton acts of terror in the United States, AIRMAN First Class Tesfa Browne, USAF, 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK, stands guard with her Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the ready outside Gate One. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001

In contrast to the flowers left by British locals, in sympathy for the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Carly S. Burke, USAF Release ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 (VMAQ-1), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf, as part of the war on terror during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler, Marine Tactical Electronic War...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Tabor, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Marine Service Support Group (MSSG), wait on the well deck of the US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), as a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) unloads equipment. The CARTER HALL recently left her homeport of Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Laura A. Moore, Usn Release Status: ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) crew member of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166), Sea Elks, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), juts out the window of his helicopter checking vertical distance as it settles on the flightdeck aboard the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5). The PELELIU, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 flagship, is under way off the coast of Southern California for Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for its upcoming six-month deployment in support of the war on terror

A US Marine Corps (USMC) crew member of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

U.S. President George W. Bush (foreground), and his national security team gather in the Pentagon's Executive Support Center for briefings on the latest developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terror Jan. 4, 2006. Pictured left to right: CHIEF of STAFF to the President U.S. Navy Adm. Andrew Card; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF U.S. Marine Corps GEN. Peter Pace; Secretary of State The Honorable Condoleezza Rice; Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld; and U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney. (DOD photo by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

U.S. President George W. Bush (foreground), and his national security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

A U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialist aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5) guides the driver of a humvee while he back up during an equipment upload for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the Atlantic Coast Jan. 5, 2007. The 26th MEU is preparing for a future deployment in support of the war on terror.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialist aboard USS Bataa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) State: Atlantic Coast Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL P.M. Johnson-Campbell, USMC Release... More

U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialists aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5) guide the driver of a humvee while he back up during an equipment upload for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the Atlantic Coast Jan. 5, 2007. The 26th MEU is preparing for a future deployment in support of the war on terror.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps combat service support specialists aboard USS Bataan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) State: Atlantic Coast Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL P.M. Johnson-Campbell, USMC Release... More

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushioned loaded with vehicles and troops from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to enter the well deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) Jan. 5, 2007. The 26th MEU is preparing for a future deployment in support of the war on terror. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell) (Released)

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushioned loaded with vehicles and troop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) State: Atlantic Coast Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL P.M. Johnson-Campbell, USMC Release... More

Mullen Tours Iraqi Depot, Training Area

Mullen Tours Iraqi Depot, Training Area

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greets a employee of the Iraqi army Service Support Institute in Taji, Iraq, March 3, 2008. The IASSI has a ability to increase Iraqi army self-sustainmen... More

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff walks to the stage to receive the Atlantic Council of the United States Distinguished Military Leadership Award on April 21. Mullen along with former Brit... More

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock and Zach Brown

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock and Zach Brown

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock and Zach Brown entertain Marines and Sailors stationed at Al Asad Sir Base, Iraq, Dec, 19. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with hi... More

Cleared for release by Joint Staff Public Affairs

Cleared for release by Joint Staff Public Affairs

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets U.S. Army Spc. Dennis Morgan, Jr. and Autumn Gustausen during a departure ceremony for Vermont National Guard in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 8, ... More

Cleared for release by Joint Staff Public Affairs

Cleared for release by Joint Staff Public Affairs

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives on Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 26, 2010. Mullen is visiting Afghanistan during a 10-day trip around the world to m... More

Mullen Calls for Long-Term Partnership with Iraqi Military

Mullen Calls for Long-Term Partnership with Iraqi Military

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff bids farewell to Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir in Baghdad, Iraq, July 27, 2010. Mullen's final stop in Iraq wraps up the ten-day, around the wor... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Baumgarten, commander

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Baumgarten, commander

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter Baumgarten, commander of Task Force Belleau Wood (TFBW), speaks to Georgian and coalition forces during a ceremony aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, chief of army staff, shakes hands with ANA officers, assigned to the 215th Corps, aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2014. Karimi... More

U.S. Army Spc. Lewllyn, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Spc. Lewllyn, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Spc. Lewllyn, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, trains Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, and an Afghan civili... More

Colonel Kenneth DeTreux, the commanding officer of

Colonel Kenneth DeTreux, the commanding officer of

Colonel Kenneth DeTreux, the commanding officer of 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Lieutenant Col. Corey Collier, the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with U.S.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with U.S.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander of Regional Command (SouthWest) aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spok... More

Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) attached to the 11th

Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) attached to the 11th

Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembark from the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) to practice proficiencies. Comstock is part of the Makin Island ... More

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Robert

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Robert

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Robert L. Byshenk, a native of Bishop, Calif., reloads an MK 214 seduction round into a chaff launcher aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) after dep... More

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) man the phone and distance line to establish communications and visually measure distance with the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 1... More

USS Comstock arrives in Malaysia

USS Comstock arrives in Malaysia

Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Janie Saldivar, a native of De Queen, Ark., stands by on the forecastle of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) while the ship is moored for a port visit. Comstock, part of the... More

Comstock replenishment - A large ship in the middle of the ocean

Comstock replenishment - A large ship in the middle of the ocean

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) takes on heavy waves during a replenishment at sea with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock, part of the Ma... More

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) takes on heavy waves during a replenishment at sea with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock, part of the Ma... More

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) while transiting heavy seas. Comstock, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on a deployment with the 11th Marine Exp... More

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150209-N-CU914-031 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2015) –

150209-N-CU914-031 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2015) – Seaman Apprentice Calleigh J. Backrack, from Grass Valley, Calif., performs preservation work on the weather deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45... More

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150212-N-CU914-036 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) –

150212-N-CU914-036 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) – Cmdr. Scott T. Tasin, commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), addresses Sailors during an all-hands call on the flight deck. Comstoc... More

Bullying, US Marine Corps Photo

Bullying, US Marine Corps Photo

This poster was created to educate Marine Corps Combat Service Support School entry level Marines and permanent personnel on the detriments of bullying. Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abus... More

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock  performs for

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock performs for

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock performs for service members during the 2008 United Service Organization Holiday Tour stop at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. Tour host U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chai... More

U.S. Marines Cpl. Chantel Saville (left) and Sgt. Jonathan

U.S. Marines Cpl. Chantel Saville (left) and Sgt. Jonathan

U.S. Marines Cpl. Chantel Saville (left) and Sgt. Jonathan Oaks cheer at the introduction of Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock and Zach Brown during the 2008 USO Holiday Tour stop at Al Asad Sir Base, Ira... More

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of staff for the Georgian Armed Forces, talks with a Georgian soldier, assigned to the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion (31st GLIB), during a ceremony abo... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, left, chief of army staff, talks with senior ANA officers, assigned to the 215th Corps, aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 27, 2014. ... More

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, explains the functions of a multi-meter to Afghan National Army soldiers, assigned to the 215th Corps, d... More

Retired Colonel Henry Radcliffe (second from right),

Retired Colonel Henry Radcliffe (second from right),

Retired Colonel Henry Radcliffe (second from right), a former commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, stands with other retired members of the battalion during the unit’s ... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British troops aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spoke with British troops and met with International Security Assistance Forc... More

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Carlglo A. Rula, a native

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Carlglo A. Rula, a native

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Carlglo A. Rula, a native of Bacolod City, Philippines, signals an MH-60 helicopter after it delivers cargo to the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a ... More

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Terrence C. Mckenzie, a native

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Terrence C. Mckenzie, a native

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Terrence C. Mckenzie, a native of Gunnison, Miss., performs maintenance on a MK 38 25mm machine gun system aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is part of the Makin ... More

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) establish communications with the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a replenishment-at-sea. Comstock is part of the Makin I... More

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) transits the Pacific Ocean in preparation for a replenishment at sea with the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comsto... More

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing

Waves crash over the forecastle of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) while transiting heavy seas. Comstock, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on a deployment with the 11th Marine Exp... More

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150210-N-CU914-068 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) –

150210-N-CU914-068 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) – Cryptological Technician (Technical) Seaman Apprentice Scott J. Ferer, from Buffalo, N.Y., hoses down a chaff launcher aboard the dock landing ship USS Comsto... More

150212-N-CU914-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) –

150212-N-CU914-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) –

150212-N-CU914-051 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) – Cmdr. Scott T. Tasin, commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), addresses Sailors during an all-hands call on the flight deck. Comstoc... More

American Idol contestant and country musician Kellie

American Idol contestant and country musician Kellie

American Idol contestant and country musician Kellie Pickler entertains Marines and Sailors stationed at Al Asad Sir Base, Iraq, Dec, 19. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along... More

Sgt. Brian Morris, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion,

Sgt. Brian Morris, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion,

Sgt. Brian Morris, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), shovels dirt into dirt-filled protective barriers on a combat outpost during Operation Gateway III in the Farah province of A... More

U.S., Georgian and coalition forces stand during the

U.S., Georgian and coalition forces stand during the

U.S., Georgian and coalition forces stand during the Georgian national anthem during a ceremony aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2014. Coalition leaders on Camp Leat... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi,

Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Shir Mohammad Karimi, left, chief of army staff; U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, center, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (IJC); ... More

International Security Assistance Force civilians and

International Security Assistance Force civilians and

International Security Assistance Force civilians and military personnel, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, an Afghan civilian from the Department of Public Works and an Afghan li... More

Sergeant Maj. Irvin Howard (center left), the sergeant

Sergeant Maj. Irvin Howard (center left), the sergeant

Sergeant Maj. Irvin Howard (center left), the sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and Lt. Col. Corey Collier (center right), the battalion commanding officer, roll and cas... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British troops aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spoke with British troops and met with International Security Assistance Forc... More

Quartermaster 2nd Class Eden Cobb, a native of Marysville,

Quartermaster 2nd Class Eden Cobb, a native of Marysville,

Quartermaster 2nd Class Eden Cobb, a native of Marysville, Ohio, reports the distance measurement between dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS ... More

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Courtney

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Courtney

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Courtney A. Longshore, a native of Murphy, N.C., reloads a MK 245 giant infrared round into a chaff launcher aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) aft... More

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) stand by as an SA-330J Puma helicopter delivers cargo on the fight deck during a replenishment-at-sea. Comstock is part of the Makin Island Amphibious ... More

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) –

150210-N-CU914-090 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) –

150210-N-CU914-090 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) – Fire Controlman 1st Class Greggory A. Clark, left, from Roseville, Calif., and Cryptological Technician (Technical) Seaman Apprentice Scott J. Ferer, from Buf... More

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150212-N-CU914-077 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) –

150212-N-CU914-077 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) – The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) sends fuel to the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a replenishme... More

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock entertains Marines

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock entertains Marines

Grammy award winning musician Kid Rock entertains Marines and Sailors stationed at Al Asad Sir Base, Iraq, Dec. 19. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with his wife Deborah... More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 operates

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 operates

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 3 operates a tractor rubber-tired articulated steering multi-purpose vehicle, also known as a TRAM, outside of a combat outpost in the Farah province of Afghanistan Jan.... More

Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 31st Georgian

Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 31st Georgian

Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, stand in formation during a ceremony aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2014. Coalition ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, trains Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, and an Afghan civil... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British troops aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spoke with British troops and met with International Security Assistance Forc... More

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Hermenegildo

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Hermenegildo

Cryptological Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Hermenegildo Salas, a native of San Diego, inspects connections in the SLQ-32 antenna aboard the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is part of the M... More

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150212-N-CU914-105 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) –

150212-N-CU914-105 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2015) – The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) transits the Pacific Ocean alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Isl... More

081219-N-0696M-394American Idol contestant and country

081219-N-0696M-394American Idol contestant and country

081219-N-0696M-394American Idol contestant and country musician Kellie Pickler grants a Christmas wish for a kiss to U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher Lambert at the 2008 USO Holiday Tour stop at Al Asad Air base, I... More

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of staff for the Georgian Armed Forces, speaks to Georgian soldiers and coalition leaders during a ceremony aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand provinc... More

Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to the 215th

Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to the 215th

Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, disassemble an air conditioning unit as part of a series of classes on infrastructure maintenance aboard Forward Operating Base Tombstone, Helmand prov... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British troops aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spoke with British troops and met with International Security Assistance Forc... More

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008

Musician Zack Brown warms up the crowd at the 2008 USO Holiday Tour stop at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2008. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with his wife Deborah, ... More

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, chief of staff for the Georgian Armed Forces, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander of Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)), after a ceremon... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, and Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security Force ... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron meets with Maj. Gen.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron meets with Maj. Gen.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron meets with Maj. Gen. Sayed Malouk, commander of Afghanistan's 215th Corps, and U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, right, commander of Regional Command (SouthWest) aboa... More

A Georgian national flag hangs in a bay as light shines

A Georgian national flag hangs in a bay as light shines

A Georgian national flag hangs in a bay as light shines through the shelter behind it aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2014. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo illust... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, and Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security Force ... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by an

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by an

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to Afghanistan's 215th Corps aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2014. Cameron spoke wi... More

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, left, chief

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, left, chief

Georgian Army Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, left, chief of staff for the Georgian Armed forces, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center, commander of Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Maj. Ro... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to the 215th Corps, replaces a section of an air conditioning unit as other ANA soldiers and an Afghan civilian from the Department of Public Works watch during a... More

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, third from left,

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, third from left,

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, third from left, stands with, Brig. Robert J. Thomson, deputy commander of Regional Command (SouthWest) (RC(SW)), Maj. Gen. Sayed Malouk, commander of Afghanistan's 215th Corp... More

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest)

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest)

Coalition forces from Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) gather around a table and partake of traditional Georgian Easter food aboard Camp Orbie, Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 20... More

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, assigned to the 215th Corps, disassembles an air conditioning unit during an infrastructure maintenance course aboard Forward Operating Base Tombstone, Helmand province, A... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, center, commander of Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)), converses with Mr. Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, right, a Spanish painter embedded with the Georgian 31st Light I... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th

U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, speaks to Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security ... More

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the

Mr. Navid Ejtehad, an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security Force Assistance Advisor Team, translates for U.S. Army Sgt. Stallard, an engineer assigned to 1413th Engineer Co., 113th Engineer Batt... More

U.S. military personnel, Afghan National Army (ANA)

U.S. military personnel, Afghan National Army (ANA)

U.S. military personnel, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps,, an Afghan civilian from the Department of Public Works and an Afghan linguist assigned to the 215th Corps Security Forc... More