1. Combat Camera Combat Camera photos

2. RC-EAST Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (bottom right), commander, 203rd "Thunder" Corps, visits a troop medical center and has his blood pressure checked by a kandak medic during a key leader engagement at Combat Outpost Soltan Kheyl.

3. RC-EAST Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (left), commander, 203rd "Thunder" Corps, listens to concerns from Lt. Col. Mohammad Alam, commander, 3rd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps, and offers his unwavering support for the kandak commander and his troops at Combat Outpost Soltan Kheyl.

4. RC-EAST Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers prepare for a battle update brief (BUB) meeting at Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province. During a BUB, the commander is updated on missions and operations that ANA are conducting or will conduct.

5. RC-EAST Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers greet visitors before a provincial governor shura at Charikar district, Parwan province. All provincial governors from Regional Command East come together to discuss present security and government tasks.

6. RC-EAST Afghan National Army (ANA) Gen. Mohammad Zaman Wazeri, 201st Corps commander, talks with visitors before a provincial governor shura at Charikar district, Parwan province. All provincial governors from Regional Command East come together to discuss present security and government tasks.

7. RC-EAST U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald Lewis, deputy commander (Support) of 101st Airborne Division, right, attends a provincial governor shura at Charikar district, Parwan province. All provincial governors from Regional Command East come together to discuss present security and government tasks.

8. RC-EAST An Afghan National Army soldier, 111th Capital Division, sits on top of a T-62 tank after arriving at Forward Operating Base Gamberi. The tank, along with other tanks and mechanized infantry vehicles, recently arrived at Gamberi as part of a larger force projection exercise that demonstrates the increased power and capability of the Afghan ground forces.

9. RC-SOUTHWEST An Afghan local national interacts with members of the Afghan Uniformed Police and Georgian Army soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Battalion, during a partnered base security presence patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province. The joint patrol demonstrated security and stability in the area.

10. RC-SOUTHWEST Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps, patrol through the local bazaar during a partnered base security presence patrol outside Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province. The joint patrol demonstrated security and stability in the area.

11. RC-SOUTHWEST Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, commanding general of 215th Corps, speaks at a Combined Battlefield Update Brief (C-BUB) on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. Malook was updated on the certification inspection results for the Operations Coordination Center Regional Southwest (OCC-R SW), the last of seven OCC-Rs to be certified in the country.

12. RC-SOUTH Soldiers of the 2nd Mobile Strike Force, Afghan National Army, huddle around a sandbox to plan their course of action for a gunnery exercise in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot was part of an Afghan-led Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise.

13. RC-SOUTH A soldier with the 2nd Mobile Strike Force, Afghan National Army, communicates with his commander over the radio during a gunnery exercise held in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot was part of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise.

14. RC-SOUTH An Afghan soldier records a leader engagement for his unit during a gunnery exercise in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot was part of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise.

15. RC-SOUTH An Afghan soldier provides over watch security during a leader engagement outside of a new gunnery range in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot that week was part of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise for the Afghan National Army.

16. RC-SOUTH An Afghan soldier provides over watch security for his engineer platoon as they disposed of a mock improvised explosive device during a gunnery exercise with the 2nd Mobile Strike Force, Afghan National Army in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot that week was part of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise for the Afghan National Army.

17. RC-SOUTH Afghan soldiers of the 2nd Mobile Strike Force (2MSF), Afghan National Army, clean their weapons after a gunnery shoot in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot was part of the first Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise for the 2MSF.

18. RC-SOUTH Afghan soldiers of the 2nd Mobile Strike Force (2MSF), Afghan National Army, clean their weapons after a gunnery shoot in Zabul province. The gunnery shoot was part of the first Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise for the 2MSF.

19. Combat Camera Combat Camera photos