Photo Essays

December 2012

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12/12/2012

U.S. Marines Conduct Military Dog Training on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian N. Burgess, right, briefs Marines and sailors on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Burgess, a kennel master, assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, described how the military working dogs train and operate in Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo

12/12/2012

U.S. Troops Provide Security, Attend Meeting in Farah City

U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, right, provides security outside a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Gonzalez is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

12/12/2012

Panetta Visits with Troops in Kuwait, Leaders in Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks to troops, wishing them happy holidays and thanking them for their service, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 12, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

12/11/2012

Coalition Forces Continue Presence Patrols in Farah Province

A coalition force member leads fellow troops off base for a presence patrol in Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2012. Coalition forces were conducting a patrol to assess the Afghan local police in the village. Afghan local police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan national security forces presence. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau

12/11/2012

U.S. Troops Attend Women's Meeting in Farah, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Spcs. Brandon Russell, left, and Giovanni Gonzalez, right, provide security outside a key leader meeting to discuss women's isues in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2012. Russell and Gonzalez are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The women's shura was held in conjunction with the 16-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and to give local women the chance to speak with provincial leaders. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

12/11/2012

Panetta Meets With Kuwaiti Leaders

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta prepares to depart on a four-day trip, Dec. 10, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

12/10/2012

U.S. Troops Provide Veterinary Training in Farah City

U.S. Army Capt. Shawn Basinger conducts training with local Afghans in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Dec. 1, 2012. Basinger, a veterinarian, is assigned to the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services. The training was a joint effort between Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services to promote public health in Farah province. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup

12/10/2012

Navy Wins in 113th Army-Navy Football Game

The crowd fills the stadium at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia before the start of the 113th Army-Navy game, Dec. 8., 2012. The winner of the game will take home the Commander in Chief's Trophy, which is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among the service academies. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

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