Combat Cameraphotos

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army soldiers with the 201st Corps, conduct tasks in the Operation Coordination Center Regional (OCC-R) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Gamberi, Laghman province. The OCC-R manages and coordinates the Afghan forces locations and operations.

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army soldiers, 201st Corps, listen to a mission brief during a simulated training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province. ANA soldiers conducted a foot patrol training exercise to stay familiarized with tactical procedures.

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army soldiers, 201st Corps, walk in a tactical formation during a simulated training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province. ANA soldiers conducted a foot patrol training exercise to stay familiarized with tactical procedures.

RC-EAST

An Afghan National Army soldier, 201st Corps, walks in a tactical formation during a simulated training exercise at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province. ANA soldiers conducted a foot patrol training exercise to stay familiarized with tactical procedures.

RC-EAST

An Afghan National Army (ANA) pilot flies over a helicopter zone near Combat Outpost Lilly, Paktika province. Colored smoke is used to mark the landing zone to indicate injured soldiers awaiting medical evacuation. Increasing use of helicopter evacuation by the ANA has recently shown an increase in

survivability rates and morale of ANA soldiers in the battlefield.

RC-EAST

An Afghan National Army (ANA) ambulance assigned to 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, transports an ANA casualty to the helicopter landing zone at Combat Outpost Lilly, Paktika province. Increasing use of helicopter evacuation by the ANA has recently shown an increase in survivability

rates and morale of ANA soldiers in the battlefield.

RC-EAST

Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to 1st Company, 2nd Kandak, help take a casualty out of the vehicle to be evacuated at Combat Outpost Lilly, Paktika province. While patrolling outside of Op Maiwand, four Afghan National Army soldiers were hit with an improvised explosive device and

were taken back to Combat Outpost Lilly to be treated.

RC-EAST

An Afghan door gunner inspects an engine on his Mi-17 helicopter during pre-flight inspection at Kabul International Airport. 10th Combat Aviation Brigade has been training the Afghan Air force to conduct Air Assault operations.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Security Forces troops patrol down Route 611. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative,

and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Army soldiers walk to a formation. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan

out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

An Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman waits for a formation. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of

Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Security Forces listen to Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea give a motivational speech. Wasea, the commanding general for 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained

the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Army troops prepare to go out on a rescue mission. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative,

and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

An Afghan National Army soldier prepares his weapon before going on a rescue mission. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks,

gained the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Army soldiers head out on a rescue mission. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, commanding general, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of

Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea gives a motivational speech to Afghan National Security Forces troops. Wasea, the commanding general for 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht [38 EAGLE] to push the enemies of Afghanistan out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks,

gained the initiative, and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River.

RC-SOUTHWEST

More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) at Camp Shorabak, Helmand Province. The graduation is significant because this is the

first time ANA soldiers who just graduated basic training, received combat training, soon after.

RC-SOUTH

An Afghan girl watches Afghan soldiers as they visit with her village elders in Zabul Province. Afghan soldiers conducted a search for weapon and explosive caches with their American counterparts during a joint operation.

CJSOTF-A

An Afghan National Army commando with 1st Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak, stands behind his machine gun during a training exercise in Dand district, Kandahar province. Afghan commandos conducted the exercise as a culmination of their training over the last several weeks to

prepare for future operations.

CJSOTF-A

An Afghan National Army commando with 1st Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak, prepares to fire a mortar during a training exercise in Dand district, Kandahar province. Afghan commandos conducted the exercise as a culmination of their training over the last several weeks to prepare for

future operations.

CJSOTF-A

Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to conducting a clearing operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province. Afghan and coalition forces conducted the operation in order to disrupt insurgent

networks and support Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

CJSOTF-A

A local Afghan child asks a U.S. Special Operations Forces team member for candy during a meeting with an Afghan Local Police checkpoint commander in Zharay district, Kandahar province. The team conducts regular visits to ALP checkpoints in the area to ensure their progress in providing security

to the local villages by denying enemies of Afghanistan access to the local population.

CJSOTF-A

Afghan Local Police recruits align in formation at an ALP training center in Zharay district, Kandahar province. Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police instructors teach basic tactics and soldiering skills to the recruits to aid them in providing security for their villages.

CJSOTF-A

An Afghan National Army soldier speaks to Afghan Local Police recruits prior to class at an ALP training center in Zharay district, Kandahar province. ANA and Afghan National Police instructors teach basic tactics and soldiering skills to the recruits to aid them in providing security for their villages.

CJSOTF-A

An Afghan National Army soldier watches over new Afghan Local Police recruits as they wait in line to sign in at an ALP training center in Zharay district, Kandahar province. ANA and Afghan National Police instructors teach basic tactics and soldiering skills to the recruits to aid them in providing

security for their villages.

CJSOTF-A

Afghan Local Police checkpoint commanders speak with each other after a security shura in Arghandab district, Kandahar province. U.S. Special Operations Forces attended the ALP shura where local checkpoint commanders discussed issues or concerns regarding security for their villages.

CJSOTF-A

Afghan Local Police members walk out to greet a U.S. Special Operations Forces team in Arghandab district, Kandahar province. The SOF team conducted the visit to ALP checkpoints in the area to ensure their progress in providing security to the local villages by denying insurgents access to

the local population.

CJSOTF-A

An Afghan Local Police checkpoint commander speaks with a U.S. Special Operations Forces team leader in Arghandab district, Kandahar province. The SOF team conducted the visit to ALP checkpoints in the area to ensure their progress in providing security to the local villages by denying

insurgents access to the local population.

Combat Cameraphotos