U.S. Marines
and U.S. Army Soldiers prepare to depart Forward Operating
Base Nolay to conduct Operation Sangin Moshtarak Naweed in
Helmand province, Afghanistan.
VIDEO: US Navy Divers May 29, 2012
Tani District Patrol May 30, 2012
US Army
Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment,
patrol a village in the Tani district, Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Marines Clear Afghan Villages of Insurgency May 29, 2012
Route One Convoy May 29, 2012
Members of
Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company
conduct a five-day, 400-mile round-trip convoy from Bagram
Air Field to Forward Operating Base Warrior on
Afghanistan's notorious Highway 1.
Memorial Day May 28, 2012
Today we
remember the fallen and those who are still feeling the
effects of war.
PRT Kapisa May 26, 2012
US Army
Soldiers with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa
inspect a local school project in Kapisa province,
Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Operation Jaws May 26, 2012
Osprey in Afghanistan May 25, 2012
Rear Adm. Mark
A. Handley and his staff disembark a V-22 Osprey in Farah
Province, Afghanistan.
Compound Search May 24, 2012
A paratrooper
with the 82nd Airborne and an Afghan soldier search a
compound in Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
IED Factory Search May 12, 2012
82nd Airborne Soldiers investigate
a suspected homemade explosives factory in Ghazni
province, Afghanistan on May 4th, 2012.
English Lesson May 11, 2012
A U.S. Soldier teaches English to
Afghan security guards at Observation Post Mustang in
Kunar Province, Afghanistan on May 3rd, 2012.
VIDEO: Operation High Noon 15 May 10, 2012
Observation Post Mustang May 10, 2012
U.S. Army Soldiers return to
Observation Post Mustang after a roving patrol in Kunar
province, Afghanistan on May 3rd, 2012.
Ghazni Clearing Patrol May 09, 2012
U.S. Soldiers and an Afghan soldier
pause during a clearing patrol in Ghazni province,
Afghanistan on April 30th, 2012.
K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter May 08, 2012
The US Marines are using the K-MAX
unmanned helicopter in Afghanistan to deliver supplies to
Marines in the field.
USS
Hudner Infographic May 08, 2012
An artist rendering of the next guided-missile
destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116). The ship is named
after Thomas Hudner, a Medal of Honor recipient and
retired Naval aviator. (Click photo to enlarge.)
USS Blue Ridge in Cambodia May 08, 2012
The USS Blue Ridge anchors off the
coast of Sihanoukville, Cambodia on May 1st, 2012.
Chinese Delegation Visits U.S. May 07, 2012
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Richard W. Hunt, Commander of U.S.
Naval Surface Forces, greets Chinese Minister of National
Defense General Liang Guanglie and his delegation upon
arrival in San Diego, California.
Sabzikar Patrol May 07, 2012
US Marines patrol through a wheat
field during Operation Reservoir Dogs in Sabzikar,
Afghanistan.
Patrol Base KT4 May 05, 2012
US Marines patrol towards Afghan
Patrol Base KT4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan on May
2nd, 2012.
VIDEO: The Last Raptor May 04, 2012
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) May 04, 2012
An artist rendering of the amphibious assault ship USS
Tripoli (LHA 7).
72-Hour Patrol May 4, 2012
(Above) Photos of US paratroopers and Afghan soldiers
conducting a 72-hour patrol in Ghazni province,
Afghanistan. Click photos to enlarge.
VIDEO: Homeland Security Special Response Team (SRT) May 3, 2012
The Final Patrol May 3, 2012
On the final
patrol of a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, U.S.
Marine Lance Cpl. Vincent Goitortua, a Squad Automatic
Weapon gunner with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment
(America's Battalion), scans for threats during a security
patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan on April 30th,
2012.
Sweep for Threats May 2, 2012
A U.S. Army
Soldier with the 143rd Infantry Battalion sweeps for
threats with a metal detector on a patrol in Laghman
province, Afghanistan.
Obama
Plans Crackdown on College Military Loans May 1, 2012
Military Loans
President Obama is expected to unveil an executive
order requiring for-profit schools to be more transparent
about the educational opportunities they provide to post
9/11 veterans. The order is aimed at colleges that
fraudulently entice ex-service members into their
programs, only to offer military loans instead of GI Bill
benefits.
VIDEO: Black Hawks Take the Scenic Route May 1, 2012
Obama
Plans Crackdown on College Military Loans