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29 March 2010

 
Afghanistan Wartime Architecture 2005
 

051009-A-5679R-006. U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, right, Commander, U.S. Army Europe, and Lt. Col. Vasila Roman, Commander of the151st Romanian Infantry Battalion, salute during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2005. Gen. Bell is visiting the troops here. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andre' Reynolds) (Released)

051007-A-0527A-007. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st. Class Anthony Repetto from the 451st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) video tapes one of the room full of UBM8 (Russian Tank Projectiles) at a former Soviet Union Training Camp up north of Kandahar City, Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2005. The objective is to secure, relocate or destroy the ammunition and to assess the quantity found at the sites. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

051007-A-0527A-009. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier (far right) guards the west section of the many rooms full with ammunition that is being stored at a semi-destroyed building at a ex-Soviet Union Training Camp up north of Kandahar City in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2005. The objective is to secure, relocate or destroy the ammunition and to assess the quantity found at the sites. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

051007-A-0527A-012. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier watches the back of a barracks where ammunition is being stored at an former Soviet Union Training Camp up north of Kandahar City in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2005. The objective of the visit is to secure, relocate or destroy the ammunition and to assess the quantity found at the sites. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

051007-A-0527A-002. U.S. Army 1st Lt.. Harry Richard Gwira (far left) from the 1/508th Infantry Battalion gives the command to move out to Kandahar City to visit three sites where ammunition has been left behind by the Soviet Union Army and later Taliban Insurgents (15th Taliban Division) on Oct. 7, 2005 in Afghanistan. The objective is to secure, relocate or destroy the ammunition and to assess the quantity found at the sites. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

051006-A-0527A-003. A view of the participants of the NATO convention at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2005. The purpose of the convention is to review the historic National Assembly Elections, the role ISAF (International Security Asisitance Forces) play in helping to bring about success and receive briefings on exceptional funding to support Deployed Operating Bases. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

051001-A-3749Z-005. U.S Army Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry Commander, Combined Forcon Command - Afghanistan (middle), his interpreter (left), Dr. Zulmai Rassoul, national security advisor for President Carzai (right), and governor of Nuristan Ahmad Tamim Nuristani, attend a press conference at the governor's compound in Nuristan, Afghanistan on Oct. 2, 2005. The press conference is a part of General Eikenberry's meeting with Nuristan officials, to discuss future of Nuristan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Michael Zuk) (Released)

050918-A-5679R-001. A clinic was used to set up a voting poll for Afghan women. The women went to the voting polls to vote for parliament and provincial candidates in the Zhari district, Kandahar Province on Sept. 18, 2005. The Afghan women want to put new candidates in office who would make a difference in their district. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. ANDRE Reynolds) (Released)

050918-A-5679R-013. An Afghan woman puts her provincial ballot (yellow one) in the box mark for provincial votes on Sept. 18, 2005. The Afghan people went to the voting polls to vote for parliament and provincial candidates in the Zhari district, Kandahar Province. The Afghan people want to put new candidates in office who would make a difference in their district. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. ANDRE Reynolds) (Released)

050918-M-5265E-048. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Lee, Rifleman, First Platoon, Echo Company, Second Battalion, Third Marines, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached, watches a road with Afghan soldiers during a fight with anti-coalition forces who attacked a police outpost in order to disrupt national elections, in the Watapur District of the Kunar Province, Afghanistan on Sept. 18, 2005 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cooper I. Evans) (Released)

050902-A-3749Z-004. Afghan contractors work on building a wall that will surround the Afghani Border Police (ABP) compound in Dochina, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2005. The construction is contracted by the U.S. Army for ABP and will result in brand new border police checkpoints. (U.S Army photo by Pfc. Michael Zuk) (Released)

050829-A-0575B-008. Capt. Jerome Wenninger and 1st Lt. Tara Kaiser of Task Force Peacekeeper meet with Abdul Samad, sub-governor of Nijrab, to discuss his village's needs. Task Force Peacekeeper conducted a Medical Civil Assistance Program (MEDCAP) in the village of Nijrab, Afghanistan on August 29, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Joshua Balog.) (Released.)

050829-A-0527A-007. Sgt. 1st Class Jill Chalfant (left) from 362nd Battalion PSYOP (Psychological Operations) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Squillini from 173rd Airborne Brigade, drop leaflets from a Black Hawk Helicopter near the villages of Shirin and Adam Khan in Afghanistan, August 29, 2005. Because of the upcoming parliamentary elections, leaflet drops have been a very resourceful method to promote messages of no fighting and support to the government of Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

050829-A-0575B-023. Spc. Jose Moreno of Task Force Peacekeeper waits for the next call for supplies at the mobile pharmacy. Task Force Peacekeeper conducted a Medical Civil Assistance Program (MEDCAP) in the village of Nijrab, Afghanistan on August 29, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Joshua Balog.) (Released.)

050828-A-5679R-001. Mahmood Hotak Elemenhatary School project of the Goverments of United States and Afghanistan completed on July 31, 2005 in Kandahar, Afghanistan has its grand opening on August 28, 2005. The school is 1200 square ft. and has 16 classrooms, 2 staff rooms,1 admin office, 6 latrines, a deep well and student desks and chairs; they also have 16 teachers desks and chairs and 16 blackboards. The new school will help children in the Kandahar area to have somewhere to learn and grow. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andre' Reynolds) (Released)

050828-A-5679R-004. The Mahmood Hotak Elemenhatary School have new classrooms with new chairs and desks in the newly built school in Kandahar , Afghanistan and has its grand opening on August 28, 2005. The new school will help children in the Kandahar area to have somewhere to learn and grow. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andre' Reynolds) (Released)

050822-A-0527A-001. A view of a shura meeting of locals and American Officers held on August 22, 2005 at Baghran Valley, Afghanistan. Shura meetings are going on everywhere in Afghanistan to encourage people to vote on the incoming parliamentary elections on September 18, 2005. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

050822-A-0527A-006. An air view of the town Shorandam that surrounds the so called "the three mile mountain". The mountain it's called this way because of it distance to the Kandahar base in Afghanistan, August 22, 2005. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

050818-A-5679R-011. A Romainian soldier gives an Afghan girl and boy some candy in the town of Zaker-e Sharif, Afghanistan as the interpreter Airfan observes on August 18, 2005. The 362nd Pyops Battalion was doing a village assessment to try and help the people. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Andre' Reynolds) (Released)

050817-A-0527A-018. A View from inside of the Mosque at the University of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The different designs observe on the ceiling represents different history events that force the history of Afghanistan and their religion on August 17, 2005. (US Army photo by PFC Leslie Angulo) (Released)

050817-A-0527A-009. An Afghani kid runs towards his friends while holding extra copies of the Peace Radio News Paper, near the Blue Mosque at the town of Kandahar, Afghanistan on August 17, 2005. (US Army photo by PFC Leslie Angulo) (Released)

050718-A-9039F-069. A woman recieves clothing and personal hygiene products during a Humanitarian Assistance mission at a women's center outside Bagram, Afghanistan on July 18, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Harold Fields) (Released)

050718-A-9039F-079. Coalition forces hand out clothing and personal hygiene during a Humanitarian Assistance mission at a women's center outside Bagram, Afghanistan on July 18, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Harold Fields) (Released)

050622-A-0363C-018. An aerial view of the Kandahar Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan is shown on June 22, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Jerry T. Combes) (Released)

050404-F-9429S-019. U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Gutierrez (right), and another USA Soldier play football in front of the new Pat Tillman United Service Organization (USO) Center at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2005. The center, which opened April 3, 2005, was built by funds donated by the National Football League for former NFL star Pat Tillman who died while serving with the U.S. Army in a remote Afghan region in 2003. Both Soldiers are with the 13th Military Police Detachment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

050404-F-9429S-021. U.S. Army civil engineers work on improvements at the Post Office facility at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2005. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

050404-F-9429S-034. A small American flag hangs from the new Pat Tillman United Service Organization (USO) Center at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on April 4, 2005. The center, which opened April 4, 2005, was built by funds donated by the National Football League for the former NFL star Pat Tillman who died while serving with the U.S. Army in a remote Afghan region in 2003. In the background is base air traffic control tower. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

050401-F-9429S-010. Mountains and farmlands can be seen from the window of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during an Operation Enduring Freedom mission over Afghanistan on April 1, 2005. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

050319-M-4697Y-034. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Delach, a rifleman with Kilo Company 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, enter a small building to search for weapons during operation Mavericks, an operation conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 19, 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050319-M-4697Y-035. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Campbell, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, exits the basement of a building during a search for weapons conducted during operation Mavericks, an operation conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 19, 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050319-M-4697Y-030. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Delach, a rifleman with Kilo Company 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, searches through a small building for weapons, during operation Mavericks, an operation conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 19, 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050319-M-4697Y-010. A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands during a mission to inserting U.S. Marines assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during operation Mavericks, an operation conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 19, 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050319-M-4697Y-016. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alonzo Gonzales, a Hospital Corpsman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through an alley looking for signs of sickness or disease during operation Mavericks, an operation conducted to capture suspected anti-coalition forces in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, March 19, 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050213-M-4697Y-025. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Demlow, a rifleman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security to keep the local Afghan children from getting too close to the convoy, during a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050213-M-4697Y-046. U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and members of the Afghan police participate in a dismounted patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. The Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050213-M-4697Y-064. U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Colin Nelson, assigned to Kilo/Company, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while Marines look through a local outdoor school, during a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050213-M-4697Y-060. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keith Lyon, a field wireman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while local Afghans pray inside a mosque during a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

50213-M-4697Y-033. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Tamez, a assigned to motor transportation with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security during a vehicle patrol through the city of Khowst, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in the Khowst province of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050210-M-4697Y-025. Afghan children watch as village elder talk with U.S. Marine assigned Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2005. The Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050309-M-4697Y-008. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nick Ramseur, platoon commander with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, examines the inside of a house damaged by the harsh Afghanistan winter, during a security operation in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, March 9, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)

050303-F-0365G-001. U.S. Army Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Infantry Division, wait outside of the passenger teriminal for news on when they can depart for the U.S., after their one-year deployment to Afghanistan on March 3, 2005, at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, during Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode) (Released).