US Military Pictures & Videos

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Capt. Scott Hall, a native of Bradenton, Fla., and personal assistant to Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, 1st Cavalry Division Deputy Commanding General, watches out the bay door of a UH-60 Black Hawk while en route during a battlefield circulation Oct. 19.




GHAZNI PROVINCE — U.S. Army Capt. Scott Hall, from Bradenton, Fla., launches himself off of a UH-60 Black Hawk onto the valley floor of the Deh Yak District Oct. 19.




GHAZNI PROVINCE — U.S. Soldiers walk out of the prop wash from a UH-60 Black Hawk on the valley floor of Deh Yak district Oct. 19.




GHAZNI PROVINCE — U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Yazza, a native of Eubank, Ky., guards his sector of a small village during an operation in the Deh Yak district Oct. 19




GHAZNI PROVINCE — U.S. Soldier Private 1st Class Julie Beebe, a native of Missoula, Mont., pulls guard during a mission in a small village in the Deh Yak district Oct. 19.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan — 1st Cavalry Division Deputy Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Gary Volensky and members of his personal security detail run to their UH-60 Black Hawk Oct. 19.




GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, 1st Cavalry Division Deputy Commanding General (second from right) and members of his personal security detail run to their UH-60 Black Hawk in the Deh Yak district Oct. 19. Volesky and his team were conducting a battlefield circulation to several ISAF positions south of Kabul in the Deh Yak and Mata Khan districts.


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Angel Thunder is an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery/combat search and rescue exercise with approximately 1,400 participants from U.S. military, federal and state agencies and coalition forces.




A U.S. Airman with the 48th Rescue Squadron, wearing a "Pedro 66" patch in memory of his fallen brothers who crashed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, participates in exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron load onto an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron prior to takeoff on a search and rescue mission during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron load onto an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron prior to takeoff for a search and rescue mission during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011




A U.S. Airman with the 48th Rescue Squadron sits aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron at takeoff for a search and rescue mission during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




A U.S. Airman with the 48th Rescue Squadron sits aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron at takeoff for a search and rescue mission during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron scan the terrain for a downed pilot during a search and rescue mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron scan the terrain for a downed pilot during a search and rescue mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron scan the terrain for a downed pilot during a search and rescue mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




A U.S. Airman with the 48th Rescue Squadron writes down details for an ongoing search and rescue mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.




U.S. Airmen with the 48th Rescue Squadron scan the terrain for a downed pilot during a search and rescue mission aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 66th Rescue Squadron during exercise Angel Thunder in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2011.


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Swedish air force rangers discuss search and rescue methods while participating in Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force ranger dog handler Sgt. Zack Risson and his military working dog, Arco, await orders to execute a search and rescue mission during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Arco, a Swedish military search and rescue dog, assists Swedish air force rangers during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force ranger and dog handler Sgt. Zack Risson and his military working dog, Arco, locate a mock casualty during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force ranger Pfc. Erik Nielsson, right, speaks with a mock casualty to assess the severity of his simulated injury during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force ranger Pfc. Erik Nielsson, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Arthur Kakis, a pararescueman with the 103rd Rescue Squadron, search the woods for mock casualties during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force rangers and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen drag a mock casualty to a rendezvous point during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011




Swedish air force rangers and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen drag a mock casualty to a rendezvous point during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force rangers and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen carry a mock casualty on a litter to a rendezvous point during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Swedish air force rangers and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen search for mock casualties during Angel Thunder 2011 at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011




Angel Thunder 2011 participants serving as mock casualties wait to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Hannagan Meadow, Ariz., Oct. 12, 2011.




Mock casualties head towards a CH-47 Chinook to receive medical attention at Hannagan Meadows, Az. on Oct. 12, 2011.


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Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, step out on patrol during Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Company are working to clear the area of insurgent activity and make it safe for residents to return.




A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, pauses a moment to catch his breath during a five-day patrol during Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Company are participating in the operation to clear insurgents from the area, often patrolling through heavily vegetated terrain amidst enemy ambushes in which they received small-arms and indirect fire.




Lance Cpl. Joshua Kennedy, an M240 machine gunner from Prattville, Ala., takes up a position behind cover during a recent patrol. Kennedy, a 2007 graduate of Prattville High School, and his fellow Marines and sailors with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are working to make the area safe for residents in Operation Eastern Storm. Moving through heavily vegetated terrain, they have faced some enemy ambushes in which they received small-arms and indirect fire, but the operation has been much less kinetic than expected thus far.




Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take up a position and set an ambush for insurgents. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Company are participating in Operation Eastern Storm to drive out insurgents in the area as part of their clearing efforts to free Route 611 from insurgents.




Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare to move out after taking a break during a patrol in Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. took all the food, water, ammunition and equipment they could carry for the recent five-day march to continue clearing insurgents from the area.




A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, helps a squad member out of a muddy canal during Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are working to remove the insurgent threat along Route 611 from Sangin to Kajaki.




Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, take positions to support a group of Marines receiving enemy small-arms fire during Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are participating in the operation to clear out insurgents in the area, making it safe for residents to return to the area once terrorized by insurgents and improvised explosive devices.




A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepares to jump down from a rooftop after being shot at during Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are participating in the operation to clear insurgents along Route 611 from Sangin to Kajaki. Driving out insurgents along the route will make it safe for coalition forces and local citizens traveling to the district center in Sangin.




Marines with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, prepare to board helicopters for their recent insert in support of Operation Eastern Storm. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are participating in the operation to clear insurgents from the area, and often find themselves patrolling through heavily vegetated terrain amidst insurgent ambushes and attacks.




A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits for helicopters to arrive. The Marines and sailors of Bravo Co. are participating in Operation Eastern Storm to clear insurgents from Sangin to Kajaki along Route 611.


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Spc. Brandon Walton, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter mechanic for Company D, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fires the German G36 service rifle in the kneeling position for qualification as a German soldier looks on at a German small arms range outside of Camp Marmal, Sept. 12.




Spc. Marilee Herrera-Peterson, from Hamden, Conn., a geospatial engineer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, receives assistance from a German soldier as she prepares to fire the German P8 service pistol for qualification at a German small arms range outside of Camp Marmal, Sept. 12.




Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division fire the German G36 service rifle for qualification as German soldiers look on at a German small arms range outside of Camp Marmal, Sept. 12.




Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division fire the German P8 service pistol for qualification as a German soldier looks on at a German small arms range outside of Camp Marmal, Sept. 12.




Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire the German G36 service rifle for familiarization as a German soldier looks on at a German small arms range outside of Camp Marmal Sept. 12.


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