DEMONSTRATION
An Afghan National Army soldier participates in a demonstration to show weapons and communicatons capabilities at Camp Joyce, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jordan Carter

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JOINT PATROL — U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police search a village in Waghez, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2007, for Taliban members and weapons caches. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, conduct a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


Afghan National Army soldiers search a mosque during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Osvaldo Hernandez, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, enters a local into a handheld interagency identity detection equipment system during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and an Afghan National Army soldier search a well during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


An Afghan National Army soldier questions a local man about a Taliban style photograph found in his home during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Thompson, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, searches a building used to store hay during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army Spc. Clinton Marler, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, uses a metal detector to search through a pile of hay during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mordechai Sorkin, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, greets a local boy during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel


U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, maneuver up a mountain while continuing to search for Taliban weapon caches near Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel




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U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Campbell, right, greets the commanding pilot of an MI-17 helicopter flight crew assigned to the Afghan National Army Air Corps prior to "Operation Shukran" at Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. Campbell is assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan out of Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


Helicopter maintainers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps check over the maintenance records for an MI-17 helicopter prior to a mission at Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. U.S. Air Force members acted as mentors to the Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers and are assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan headquartered at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


Helicopter crew members assigned to the Afghan National Army Air Corps mount a door gun on their MI-17 helicopter prior to "Operation Shukran" at Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


U.S. Air Force Capt. Ronald Stencel, left, talks about maintenance issues with Lt. Col. Abdul Shafi, of the Afghan National Army Air Corps, at Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. Shafi is the Afghan National Army Air Corps senior aircraft maintenance engineer operations group commander. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


An MI-17 helicopter flight engineer assigned to the Afghan National Army Air Corps gives a status report to his commanding pilot during a mission flown from Kabul International Airport, during "Operation Shukran" in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. U.S. Air Force members acted as mentors to the Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers and are assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan headquartered at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


An MI-17 helicopter door gunner assigned to the Afghan National Army Air Corps keeps a watchful eye during a mission flown from Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi


U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank Padilla congratulates members of an MI-17 helicopter flight crew assigned to the Afghan National Army Air Corps at Kabul International Airport, in Afghanistan, July 26, 2007. The Afghan National Army Air Corps MI-17 flight crew successfully completed a mission during "Operation Shukran," where for the first time an Afghan National Army Air Corps flight crew successfully in-filled and ex-filled Afghan National Army Air Corps commandos during the joint Afghan National Army Air Corps International Security Assistance Force operation. Padilla is the Combined Air Power Transition Force commanding general, which is part of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan headquartered at Camp Eggers, Kabul, in Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi




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In a multi-nation, multi-service mission Kandahar Province military forces joined to provide medical and humanitarian support that assisted over 300 local residents, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman


An Afghan National Army security force servicemember takes a break in the shade during a multi-nation, multi-service mission that Kandahar Province military forces combined to provide medical and humanitarian support that assisted over 300 local residents in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman


Children fly kites they received during a multi-nation, multi-service mission that Kandahar Province military forces combined to provide medical and humanitarian support in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman


Patients seeking medical treatment form a line during a multi-nation, multi-service mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman


Children fly kites and play with toys they received during a multi-nation, multi-service mission that Kandahar Province military forces combined to provide medical and humanitarian support that assisted over 300 local residents in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman


Children fly kites they received during a multi-nation, multi-service mission that Kandahar Province military forces combined to provide medical and humanitarian in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 21, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman



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An Afghan National Army trainee provides perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. The Internation Security Assistnae Force and the U.S. military provide the maximum amount of guidance for the Afghan National Army to independently sustain the security of its own country. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Senior Master Sgt. Robert Spaulding provides mentorship to Capt. Abdul Rahman, Military Police commander, during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Afghan National Army trainees prepare to learn perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


Afghan National Army trainees learn how to secure a perimeter during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


An Afghan National Army trainee learns how to provide perimeter security during training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007. Approximately 19 U.S. Air Force members provide guidance and mentorship for the instructors, officers and trainees at KMTC. The International Security Assistance Force and the U.S. military provide the maximum amount of guidance for the Afghan National Army to independently sustain the security of its own country. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.


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