Idaho Marine receives award for heroic actions in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Taylor D. Moody of Mountain Home, Idaho, reports to the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division (Forward), Brig. Gen. Lewis Craparotta, during an award ceremony Sept. 30. The automatic rifleman wit... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Seanan Holland, battalion chaplain, 1st
U.S. Navy Lt. Seanan Holland, battalion chaplain, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, gives a blessing during the disassembly of a British Royal Army memorial monument on Forward Opera... More
Two Afghan children assisting their elders working
Two Afghan children assisting their elders working in a Poppy field observe U.S. Marines with Georgian Liaison Team 11 (GLT/ 11) and Georgian Army Soldiers with Bravo Company, 31st Georgian Light Infantry Batta... More
A man has his cast removed at the Forward Operating
A man has his cast removed at the Forward Operating Base Price clinic, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The man was one of an estimated average of 100 people that come through the clinic everyday that it is open.... More
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the Afghan Local Police in the area. Afghan Local Police complement c... More
An Afghan- international security force conducts clearing
An Afghan- international security force conducts clearing operations in Paktya province, Afghanistan, July 16, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. DeNoris Mickle)
Mark Wahlberg poses with U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sally
Mark Wahlberg poses with U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sally Falco at the Kabul, Afghanistan air terminal after premiering his new movie "The Fighter" with U.S. Marines in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Pe... More
Rockets in Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, fire rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanis... More
OBSERVATION POST 22, Helmand province, Afghanistan
OBSERVATION POST 22, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Cody Milton talks to his squad leader, Sgt. Jake Milkovic (sitting) about security concerns July 21 at Observation Post 22 in Gereshk, Afghanistan... More
Local Afghans converse with U.S. Marines assigned to
Local Afghans converse with U.S. Marines assigned to Georgian Liaison Team 11 (GLT/ 11) and Georgian Army Soldiers with Bravo Company, 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion (31st GLIB) while taking a break fro... More
A British army soldier from the 21st Air Artillery Defense Battery pre...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More
Coalition forces recover a weapons cache consisting
Coalition forces recover a weapons cache consisting of a several AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition vests and associated ammunition during an operation April 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan to disrupt militant... More
Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor
Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, demonstrates a shooting position during advanced marksmanship training here, Feb. 24. Olson, a 26-year-old native of S... More
A Marine uses a metal detector to sweep near a culvert
A Marine uses a metal detector to sweep near a culvert during a route reconnaissance mission of Route Red, which extends from Highway 1 to Shir Ghazay, Afghanistan, Jan. 2. The purpose of the mission was to doc... More
U.S. Marines Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum, right,
U.S. Marines Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum, right, a crew chief and Sgt. Tidani Abdurrahman, an aerial observer, both with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) prepare a JP8 diesel fuel line outside... More
An Afghan family ride on a motorcycle up to a checkpoint
An Afghan family ride on a motorcycle up to a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, Headquarters Battery, conduct the mission to talk to locals about activit... More
Sgt. Nathan Foersch poses for before and after photos.
Sgt. Nathan Foersch poses for before and after photos. Left, he is pictured in Hawaii a week before deploying to southern Helmand. Right, he is pictured at Patrol Base Walli in early September. Foersch, a nativ... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company gunnery sergeant of Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, currently attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 1, and 37-year-old native of Grand Jun... More
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps,
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, musicians, and dancers wearing traditional clothing, celebrate ANA Day at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2018. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the ... More
A Marine Special Operations Team member provides over
A Marine Special Operations Team member provides over watch for Afghan National Army Special Forces to help Afghan Local Police build a checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2013. Afghan Local P... More
A portion of the Helmand River bends near Forward Operating
A portion of the Helmand River bends near Forward Operating Base Kajaki, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2013. A Marine Corps Community Services Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command ... More
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the Afghan Local Police in the area. Afghan Local Police complement c... More
Thunder Storm, Afghanistan
Marines, conducting actions in support of Operation Dynamic Partnership, work through a rain storm in Shurakay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2013. Dynamic Partnership was a collaborative operation th... More
A perfect landing, Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — Cpl. Michael Lyons, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, air noncommissioned officer, monitors the inbound descent of an A... More
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311 fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. The jets received aerial refueling support from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler ... More
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the Afghan Local Police in the area. Afghan Local Police complement c... More
A Navy hospital corpsman assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations...
HELMAND, Afghanistan (Feb. 26, 2008) A Navy hospital corpsman assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion treats a wounded civilian in a Helmand Province, Afghanistan village after an attack by Tali... More
A local girl wears mascara to the ribbon cutting of
A local girl wears mascara to the ribbon cutting of the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. During the Taliban occupation of Laki, women weren't allowed to be seen in... More
Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with
Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with Sgt. Ben Edwards, squad leader, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Nov. 27, 2012. The two enjoyed chai tea and talke... More
Seventy millimeter Hydra 70 rockets mounted alongside
Seventy millimeter Hydra 70 rockets mounted alongside a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 UH-1Y Huey helicopter stand in the foreground of a landscape of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2011.
The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines patrol the
The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines patrol the the city of Shah Karez during Operation Alekhine’s Gun, a heliborne and motorized raid into an area known for corruption and enemy occupation, Feb. 10.
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jordan stands by a formation
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jordan stands by a formation of U.S. Marines at the 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. The ceremony was put together to remem... More
Jeffrey Ice, South District safety and occupational
Jeffrey Ice, South District safety and occupational health specialist, discusses improvised ladders with a contractor’s safety specialist during a project site visit on the Afghanistan National Army’s Shorabak ... More
Danish soldiers, with the Danish Contingent International
Danish soldiers, with the Danish Contingent International Security Assistance Force 17 (DANCON ISAF-17) to Afghanistan, participate in the Danish Flag Lowering ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province... More
An AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Attack Squadron 311
An AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Attack Squadron 311 flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. The jet received aerial refueling support from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refuel... More
Fetch, Fido, Afghanistan
Doc, an improvised explosive device detection dog (IDD) with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, retrieves a bumper during a training session at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. IDD dog handlers, often... More
Solar panels used to collect energy emitted by the
Solar panels used to collect energy emitted by the sun sit atop HESCO barriers at Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Sept. 30. Boldak is an “Experimental Forward Operating Base” (ExFOB) that is used to imple... More
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 fly in formation over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9. Known as the ‘Ugly Angels,’ the squadron will be deactivated later this year after mor... More
Mohammad Nadir (center) poses with a group of Marines
Mohammad Nadir (center) poses with a group of Marines during a base construction project for the Afghan police in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nadir served as an interpreter for the International Security Ass... More
Afghan Border Policemen with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak,
Afghan Border Policemen with 2nd Tolai, 1st ABP Kandak, mingle with local children during a patrol through Sre Kala, March 25, 2012. After Marines and sailors with 1st LAR and 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regiment clear... More
Steady Sniper, Afghanistan
1st Lt. Nathan M. Brown, with Regimental Combat Team 7, engages a target at a live fire range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 23, 2013. Brown deployed to Afghanistan in support of Oper... More
The rifle detail of 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion,
The rifle detail of 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, presents arms during the playing of taps concluding the memorial service for Cpl. Michael Dutcher at Patrol Base Fires, Sept. 20. ... More
Local girls gather for the ribbon cutting of the Laki
Local girls gather for the ribbon cutting of the Laki Girls School, in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, while coalition forces provide security, Feb. 15. According to Lt. Col. Matthew Reid, the... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps supervises another soldier during a live fire range at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2013. ANA soldiers conducted the range to train... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian De la Cruz from Houston,
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian De la Cruz from Houston, Texas, and assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (2/2) scans the surrounding area while conducting counter-insurgency operations i... More
Lance Cpl. Ron Ron Loehrke, a motor transport operator
Lance Cpl. Ron Ron Loehrke, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), has spent the last seven months deployed to Helmand Provi... More
Lance Cpl. David Richvalsky, a machine gunner for 1st
Lance Cpl. David Richvalsky, a machine gunner for 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, tells a few jokes while taking a knee to stabilize designated marksman Lance Cpl. Brian Shearer’s ri... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with
U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and native of Greensboro, N.C., takes a rest during a patrol here, March 12, 2012. In 2006, Smith was p... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of Task Force Southwest, and Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the ANA 215th Corps, greet each other before the Operational Re... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 15, 2018) – Policemen
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 15, 2018) – Policemen with the 505th Zone Afghan National Police (ANP) stand in formation during an Eid al-Fitr celebration at the 505th Zone ANP headquarters. Eid al-Fitr is... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications equipment operator, runs alongside Lt. Col. Matthew Palma and Sgt. Maj. Andrew Cece (center and right), the commanding officer and sergeant major of 3rd Ba... More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rob Longbottom, a chief
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rob Longbottom, a chief medical advisor with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 and 35-year-old native of Alton, Ill., salutes an Afghan National Army soldier before presenting his comba... More
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311 receive support from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 over Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. The Herc... More
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2013. The shura was held to decide who would command the Afghan Local Police in the area. Afghan Local Police complement c... More
An Afghan girl watches while a combat logistics patrol
An Afghan girl watches while a combat logistics patrol rolls by as she helps her brother herd sheep in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 18. The convoy from 3rd Platoon, Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logi... More
CAMP SHORAB, Afghanistan — Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, incoming
CAMP SHORAB, Afghanistan — Sgt. Maj. Jason Jones, incoming sergeant major of Task Force Southwest, salutes the colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, January 15, 2018. Durin... More
Corporal Michael Minor, an assistant patrol leader
Corporal Michael Minor, an assistant patrol leader for 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, gives a command to the rifle detail during the memorial service for Cpl. Michael Dutcher at Pat... More
IE-Doh! Taliban tactic fizzles in Garmsir, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Arturo Valtierra, a mortarman with Redemption II, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, scans for IEDs during a foot patrol to a local Afghan National Police near Patrol Base Gorgak, G... More
Soldiers with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army,
Soldiers with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, forcefully enter a simulated enemy-occupied compound during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain training exercise aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March ... More
SANGIN, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl.
SANGIN, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. Chase L. Vuchetich, a machine gunner with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, walks through a branch of the Helmand River in the early ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathanial Fink (left), a light-armored vehicle driver with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and 19-year-old native of Neenah, Wis., and Lance Cpl. Garrett Camach... More
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST RANKEL, Helmand province, Afghanistan — A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment watches local people approach a vehicle checkpoint here, July 26. Every Tuesday, Marines ... More
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311
AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311 receive support from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 over Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. The Herc... More
A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW)
A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and an Afghan solider with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade say goodbye after a day of a train-the-trainer class taught by Marine advisors wit... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 28, 2018) - U.S.
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 28, 2018) - U.S. Navy Corpsmen induce stress on U.S. Marines during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) Course at Camp Shorab. The CLS course is a two-week long evaluation that teaches ... More
Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Froward)
Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, 2nd Marine Division (Froward) chaplain gives communion to Marines and Sailors of Task Force Leatherneck as part of the Mass. The Monaca, Pa., native repeats this ritual as many times as... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Garrett, a staff chaplain with I
U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Garrett, a staff chaplain with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and 35-year-old native of Ingleside, Texas, raises bread and wine in preparation for communion during an Easter Vigil her... More
U.S. Army Sergeant 1ST Class Tom Rees from the 1ST Information Operati...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More
U.S. Army LT. COL. David Sias, center, ex-commander of the Lashkar Gah...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More
U.S. Army LT. COL. David Sias (behind microphone) ex-commander of the ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Shafer treats a local child with an infected foot i...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jul. 08, 2009) U.S. Navy Lt. Eric Shafer treats a local child with an infected foot in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Shafer is the battalion surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine... More
Mark Wahlberg visits with U.S. and Coalition troops
Mark Wahlberg visits with U.S. and Coalition troops in the Kabul, Afghanistan air terminal after premiering his new movie "The Fighter" with U.S. Marines in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Petty Offic... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks with Hos...
DELARAM, Afghanistan (Jun. 03, 2010) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks with Hospital Corpsman Michael Martinez during a tour of a forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanis... More
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army take cover in
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army take cover in a field after exchanging fire with the enemy in Karez-e Sayyidi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 9. Soldiers from the ANA and Marines from Lima Company, ... More
Afghan children listen as the Marjah district education
Afghan children listen as the Marjah district education director, Nazar Khan Taukalyar, reveals plans for a new school in the Koreh Chareh bazaar area during a school ground-breaking ceremony in Marjah, Afghani... More
Hayatullah, one of the Nawa District governor’s bodyguards,
Hayatullah, one of the Nawa District governor’s bodyguards, sits atop food donations at the Nawa District governor’s Marine house near the Nawa District Governor’s Center, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2010. Making pur... More
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward
A squad of Marines cross the Helmand River after Forward Operating Base Zeegrugge in Kajaki was attacked with indirect fire, Sept. 12. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental... More
Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal
Members of the Afghan National Police tote personal cargo and bags to an awaiting MV-22B Osprey at a helicopter landing zone in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The Ospreys perform several missions every day support o... More
Cpl. Kofi Agyeman, disbursing pay master, 1st Marine
Cpl. Kofi Agyeman, disbursing pay master, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) stares out of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements after the dust settles while on a convoy through the rugged terrain of Helmand... 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
Sgt. Thomas C. Foster, an air traffic controller with
Sgt. Thomas C. Foster, an air traffic controller with Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), communicates with the Air Traffic Control tower here and informs them of what he sees on th... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment kneel before a memorial display in honor of Staff Sgt. Jordan Emrick, an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Ma... More
A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter
A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed wit... More
Marines sort packages on Camp Dwyer
Lance Cpl. Maurisio Tejeda, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), helps sort mail in front of the battalion mail room on ... More
First Lt. Matthew T. Barnes, platoon commander, 3rd
First Lt. Matthew T. Barnes, platoon commander, 3rd Platoon, Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), aids a wrecker operator while recovering a Mine Resist... More
Franklin and Marshall graduate paves way for new life in Afghanistan
Paul Amato, a 1984 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, speaks with District Governor Naimatullah of Musa Qa'lah during a recent shura, or meeting, in northern Helmand province. Amato, a reserve Marine co... More
Marines with Security Company, Combat Logistics Regiment
Marines with Security Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and Afghan contractors drive through the desert in northern Helmand province, Jan. 18. The Marines pr... More
Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district governor of Marjah,
Abdul Mutalib Majbor, the district governor of Marjah, speaks to a crowd of locals at the Izmat Bazaar in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24. The bazaar is located in a region that has been disconne... More
The Marines of 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company
The Marines of 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company A, CLB-3, 1st MLG (Fwd), play cards to pass the time before departing to Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Feb. 1.
Marines with the Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics
Marines with the Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), work alongside airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 25. Ser... More
Afghan National Security Forces vehicles travel from
Afghan National Security Forces vehicles travel from Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, to FOB Delaram, Afghanistan, April 1, during a combat logistics patrol. The convoy, which was to resupply the 2n... More
Cpl. Tevin Johnson, a Mansfield, Ohio, native and a
Cpl. Tevin Johnson, a Mansfield, Ohio, native and a motor tranportation operator, 3rd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), poses for a photo on top of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicl... More
U.S. Marine, Lance Cpl. Alberto Vazquez, from Combat
U.S. Marine, Lance Cpl. Alberto Vazquez, from Combat Camera, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stands during a security holt in northern Marjah, Afghanistan on Apirl 5. Vazquez was documenting Civil Affairs M... More
An Afghan national army soldier directs traffic during
An Afghan national army soldier directs traffic during a convoy from Camp Blackhorse, Kabul province, Afghanistan, to Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2011. The convoy, which took six day... More
Cpl’s Scott Harvey (left) and Zachary Draskovich, both
Cpl’s Scott Harvey (left) and Zachary Draskovich, both cryptologic linguists with Operational Command Element 2, 2nd Radio Battalion, Task Force Belleau Wood, set up a collection antenna system, May 8. Radio Ba... More
Radio Battalion Helps ANGLICO Intercept Insurgents
Cpl. Zachary Draskovich, a cryptologic linguist with Operational Command Element 2, 2nd Radio Battalion, Task Force Belleau Wood, determines insurgent activity while on patrol, May 8. Radio Bn. consists of ling... More
WASHIR, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
WASHIR, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Two Husky mine detection vehicles scan Route 612 toward the village of Washir. The Marines with Route Clearance Platoon, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion... More
Soldiers with the 215th Corps Logistics Battalion,
Soldiers with the 215th Corps Logistics Battalion, Afghan National Army, participate in a basic radio operator course led by ANA Sgt. Khair Mohammad, a basic radio operator instructor, June 7, 2011, at Camp Sho... More
Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) assemble a temporary bridge over the Darvishan Bridge in the Gamsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2011. The ... More
Service members and civilians ran 5 km to celebrate
Service members and civilians ran 5 km to celebrate the 113th birthday of the hospital corps at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 17, 2011. In addition to the run, there was a ceremony and cake for all person... More