US soldiers with the 425th ID complete an air assault with their Afghan counterparts in Paktia Province, Afghanistan and took the time to share how their making a difference in the district and SSgt. Josh Rosales finds a female service member who has made her way to the front lines to help clear ...
After it's liberation from Taliban rule Afghanistan is a country looking to become stronger residents embody this with construction and education and soldiers beside their Afghan counterparts come under fire during a patrol. Soundbites include Edward Ciccarelli - US Army Corps of Engineers Archit...
Afghanistan Freedom Watch Update - April 27, 2012. Courtesy DVIDS. DVIDS Credits and Metadata: "Service members support the mission all across Afghanistan and when they're injured no matter the time or location members of Task Force Talon are there to support them and a key Air Force leader pays ...
Service members support the mission all across Afghanistan and when they're injured no matter the time or location members of Task Force Talon are there to support them and a key Air Force leader pays a visit to Airmen at Kandahar Airfield to thank them for their service and to discuss the challe...
Service members support the mission all across Afghanistan and when they're injured no matter the time or location members of Task Force Talon are there to support them and a key Air Force leader pays a visit to Airmen at Kandahar Airfield to thank them for their service and to discuss the challe...
As the troop drawdown deadline comes closer the Afghan National Army takes the reins of operation by conducting self led air insertion missions and at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan the Army's oldest division nicknamed the "Big Red One" assumes authority of the base. Soundbites include CPT. Scott K...
Soldiers at Camp Leatherneck, pay honor to their fallen brothers by bringing a Freedom Tower to the camp, it will remain there till all US Forces come home from Afghanistan and soldiers prepare for the return of US Forces from Afghanistan by mentoring Afghan instructors to take the lead. Soundbit...
A Navy Corpsman teaches Marines of Regimental Combat Team 6 how to treat, stabilize, and move injured personnel during a combat life saver course at Forward Operating Base Deleram. Marines go through CLS to receive standard battle field medicine training and run through various scenarios which tr...
Sometimes music can be a language all it's own, Female Engagement Team members at Bagram Airfield speak to Afghan females and children through music and Afghans in Qalat use their own voices to connect to each other through the radio. Soundbites include SPC. Kayla Smith - Female Engagement Team a...
A US Combat Logistics Battalion Marine offloads a shipping container of mission essential supplies from his convoy vehicle during combat logistics patrols at Forward Operating Base Pennsylvania in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marines with 1st Battalion use FOB Pennsylvania as a base camp for co...
A US Border Advisor Team Marine speaks with members of the Afghan Border Police while on patrol during Operation Eagle Storm. Photos by Cpl Reece Lodder. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
A US Army soldier assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion gives socks to children of the Gamberi elementary school. Photos by Sgt Luke Graziani. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
A US Army soldier from the 501st Infantry Division, an interpreter and an Afghan policeman talk to an elder near the village of Nazirah. Photos by SSgt Jason Epperson. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
A platoon leader from 2nd Commando Kandak stands guard as his soldiers make their way through knee deep snow during a patrol in Chamkani District. Photos by SPC Anderson Savoy. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
A US Army Task Force Spartan soldier drops down to the prone position during a fire-fight outside of Combat Outpost Sabari. Photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
A Pakistan linguist and interpreter talks with members of Task Force Spartan's Female Engagement Team about differences in culture regarding females from different countries. Photos by SSgt Jason Epperson, 1LT Jennifer Simmons, MSG Christina Truesdale. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
An instructor from the Afghan National Army 8th Commando Kandak demonstrates proper firing procedures for a rocket-propelled grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise in the Tarin Kowt district. Photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dilon. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
An airman from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory squadron attends to injured villagers onboard a MI-17 helicopter in Badakshan Province, Afghanistan. Photos by MSgt Shane Cuomo. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
Service members with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing bow their heads in prayer during a dedication of the flightline Memorial Chapel at Camp Bastion. The ceremony was in remembrance of the US Marine lives that were lost while supporting Marine Corps aviation operations in Afghanistan. Photos by LCpl Rob...
A member of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team inspects the top Department of Public Works facilities during an inspection in Kandahar Province. Photos by SrA Sean Martin. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
An Afghan National Army soldier hands out rice, blankets, cooking oil and other humanitarian aid to upper Sangin residents. Photos by SSgt Ryan Smith. Produced by MC2 Zulema Sotelo.
February is a month known for love towards partners, friends and family but this February one soldier at Bagram Air Field shows his love for the country he serves. Petty Officer Zulema Sotelo takes us to the event.
A Pakistani linguist and interpreter talks with members of Task Force Spartans Female Engagement Team about differences in culture regarding females from America, Pakistan and Afghanistan at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. The FET is a vital part of the war effort that assists Afghan...
An instructor from the Afghan National Army 8th Commando Kandak demonstrates proper firing procedure for a rocket-propelled grenade launcher to other commandos during a live-fire exercise in the Tarin Kowt District, Afghanistan. The 8th commando Kandak has partnered with coalition special operati...
An Afghan Border Policeman pulls security detail with a US Marine at an entry control during a partnered security patrol in the southern Garmsir district. The Afghan Border Police force is younger and significantly smaller than the Afghan National Army and police forces, but its mission is vital ...
This edition features a story about how service members with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing bow their heads in prayer during a dedication of the flight line Memorial Chapel at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, the ceremony was in remembrance of the US Marine lives that were lost while supporting Marine Corps ...
This edition features a story about how a member of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team inspects the top of the Department of Public Works facilities during an inspection in Kandahar Province. The PRT is a civilian-military organization whose mission is to improve security, governance and...
This edition features a story about how Marines and Afghans sit down to discuss future security measures and the placement of Afghan Uniformed Police security posts over a cup of chai tea. Marines along with their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts. Participated in Operation Double Chec...
This edition features a story about how British Army soldiers repair an automotive component at Camp Leatherneck Intermediate Maintenance Activity Lot. These soldiers are part of the British Theater Equipment Support Battalion and an ongoing exchange program between Marine Air-Ground Task Force S...
This edition features stories about the Women's Center opening in Now Zad, Afghanistan and about service members on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Soundbites include Sgt. Kathryn Comfort -- Female Engagement Team 2 and Brenicia Watson -- Honoring MLK. Produced by Cp...
