German soldier offering a candy bar to a Afghan boy, Mulla Kehyl Afghanistan.
During a firefight with Taliban militants U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie sprints down an irrigation canal to a location to launch his rocket in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked the Marines on patrol using assault rifles, medium machine guns, and snipers.
8 October 2007 - An Australian cavalry scout cautiously peers down the road during a security halt in As Samawat, Iraq. (US Army photo/Spc. Robert H. Baumgartner)
A picture my buddy took when he was in Afghanistan a couple years ago.
Secretary of Defense Mattis Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan After Deadly Taliban Rampage on Afghan Military Base
(U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis looks out over Kabul as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters on April 24, 2017, in in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mattis is on a regional tour of the Middle East. )
Modern Dingo armored SUV belonging to the German contingent of ISAF and 76-mm anti-tank gun ZIS-3 in Afghanistan.
Against the background of Soviet technology.
Estonian soldier during patrol in south Helmand Province.
A group of Danish Military Police officers constitute the majority of international military police patrolling and enforce the law in the military part of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, where 4.500 Soldiers and contractors from 59 nations have their daily time.
Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan’s Counter-IED Directorate is empowering Afghans to protect themselves against improvised explosive devices, which continue to be a weapon of choice for insurgent forces. From awareness techniques for civilians, to training Afghan National Defense and Security Forces how to identify and disarm IEDs and unexploded ordnance, the C-IED team works tirelessly to arm Afghans with both the ability and knowledge to better protect themselves against these threats.
U.S., Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police forces conducted Operation Iron Triangle, a combat operation designed to disrupt networks of Taliban and other enemies of Afghanistan in Khogyani, Sherzad and Hisarak districts.
(Resolute Support Mission photo by Capt. Susan Harrington)
Sadly the man they were rescuing, Lance Corporal Mathew Ford, did not make it.
Rest easy to out brother from across the pond.