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A Soldier from Troop B, 2nd squadron, 101st Cavalry practices house-to-house combat operations on the Military Operations on Urban terrain (MOUT) site at Fort Drum, December 7, 2007.
A Soldier from Troop B, 2nd squadron, 101st Cavalry...		A 27th BCT Soldier practices with grenades in preparation for her 2007 deployment to Afghanistan in support of Task Force Phoenix VII
A 27th BCT Soldier practices with grenades in preparation...		Sgt. Christine Cullinan, a member of the 27th Brigade Combat Team trains at Fort Drum during their June 2007 annual training. The 27th will be deployed to Afghanistan in January of 2008
Sgt. Christine Cullinan, a member of the 27th Brigade...		Soldiers from the 2nd Battalian 108th Infantry cerf-p unit practice conducting operations in a contaminated environment
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalian 108th Infantry cerf-p unit...		Soldiers of the 27th Brigade Combat Team practice their First aid skills in preparation for their 2008 deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Drum
Soldiers of the 27th Brigade Combat Team practice their...
Soldier of the 27th BCT training at Fort Drum during their October Annual Training
Soldier of the 27th BCT training at Fort Drum during their...		Two 27th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers practice Unarmed Combative training during Oct 2007 annual training at Fort Drum
Two 27th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers practice Unarmed...		A Soldier from the 27th Brigade Combat Team practices firing his weapon in a contaminated environment during October 2007 Annual Training
A Soldier from the 27th Brigade Combat Team practices...		SSG Eric Dieumegard of SECFOR Charlie, Co B 69th Infantry, from Bayshore, Long Island leads a section on reflex fire practice
SSG Eric Dieumegard of SECFOR Charlie, Co B 69th Infantry,...		A fire team belonging to the 27th Brigade Combat Team part of �SECFOR� Charlie, moves down a slope during training rehearsals at Fort Bragg, N.C.
A fire team belonging to the 27th Brigade Combat Team part...
Members of Security Force Detachment (SECFOR) Bravo mount an M2 .50 cal. machine gun in preparation for training in urban operations at Fort Bragg, NC. From the left is Pvt. Arnoldo Madriz, Sgt. Mike Baronowski and Sgt. Javad Valad
Members of Security Force Detachment (SECFOR) Bravo mount...		Convoy Operations. Preparing to leave the FOB.(Feb. 2008) Photo by Spc. John Smith
Convoy Operations. Preparing to leave the FOB.(Feb....		Spc. Brian Mengel, CJTF HQ, prepares his ammunition for Convoy Operations training.(Feb. 2008) Photo by Spc. John Smith
Spc. Brian Mengel, CJTF HQ, prepares his ammunition for...		Spc. Victor Pagan gives Cpt. Sung H. Hwang a haircut outside of their sleeping tents Wednesday afternoon. Even though soldiers are in training, haircuts are a must to meet military standards.(Feb. 2008) Photo by Spc. Jennifer L. Ocque
Spc. Victor Pagan gives Cpt. Sung H. Hwang a haircut...		A 1st Army instructor positions Sfc. David Ford of the CJTF J-3 Section for search. Ford is from Syracuse, New York.(Feb. 2008) Photo by Spc. Scott Jewel
A 1st Army instructor positions Sfc. David Ford of the CJTF...
Members of HQ CJTF Phoenix VII take shelter as a live grenade goes off during urban operations training at Fort Bragg, NC. Feb. 2008
Members of HQ CJTF Phoenix VII take shelter as a live...		Members of HQ CJTF Phoenix VII take shelter as a live grenade goes off during urban operations training at Fort Bragg, NC. Feb. 2008
Members of HQ CJTF Phoenix VII take shelter as a live...		Members of the 27th BCT exit an Air Force C-17 at Kabul International Airport to begin their tour in Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII
Members of the 27th BCT exit an Air Force C-17 at Kabul...		View of Patriot Square, Camp Phoenix,Kabul, Afghanistan during the Transition of Authority, April 26, 2008. U.S. Army photo by CPT Robert Romano, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix. (Released)
View of Patriot Square, Camp Phoenix,Kabul, Afghanistan...		Major General Robert Cone (at right) commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan presents the 27th Brigade Combat Team Colors to its commander as the incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII during the Transition of Authority ceremony at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday 26 April 2008. Also in the photo is Command Sergeant Major David Piwowarski. U.S. Army photo by CPT Robert Romano, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix. (Released)
Major General Robert Cone (at right) commander of Combined...
Afghan children receive packages of school supplies clothing, vitamins and other personal items during a Humanitarian Assistance operation at the Aschiana School near Kabul. SSG Frank Broncato from Buffalo helps distribute items that have mostly been shipped over by private American citizens to CJTF Phoenix. Such operations are routinely conducted weekly around Afghanistan and are done in cooperation with local leaders and the Afghan National Army and Police.
Afghan children receive packages of school supplies...		LTC Michael Hoblin, Civil Military Affairs Officer for CJTF Phoenix joins with Afghan Minister of Education Abdul Rasoul Amin to cut the ribbon for the new wing of the Tajwar Girls School.
LTC Michael Hoblin, Civil Military Affairs Officer for CJTF...		LTC Michael Hoblin, CJTF Phoenix J9 Civil Military Affairs Officer conducts a key leader engagement with local residents of an Afghan village.
LTC Michael Hoblin, CJTF Phoenix J9 Civil Military Affairs...		First Sergeant Marc Maynard of Company A, 427th Brigade Support Battalion � Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII Logistics Task Force greets New York Command Sergeant Major Robert Van Pelt at Camp Phoenix. U.S. Army Photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning (released.)
First Sergeant Marc Maynard of Company A, 427th Brigade...		The Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix Safety Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Sparacino from Buffalo, NY greets the visiting Adjutant General of New York, Major General Joseph J. Taluto at Camp Phoenix. U.S. Army Photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning (released.)
The Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix Safety Officer,...
Friends of the late Staff Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks and Spc. Anthony L. Mangano place unit patches, name tapes and a beret with the unit crest of the 1st Battalion 258th field Artillery � their former unit on the boots of the Fallen Warrior display.
Friends of the late Staff Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks and Spc....		Two Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII Soldiers kneel before the Fallen Warrior display in Patriot Square, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Two Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII Soldiers kneel...		Sgt. Andrew T. Bourne, Company A, 427th Brigade support Battalion and Sgt. David Cunningham also from Company A 427th, pay tribute to their fallen friend Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.
Sgt. Andrew T. Bourne, Company A, 427th Brigade support...		Soldiers of the Alpha Kandak, Kabul district Command, Afghan National Army ready for convoy.
Soldiers of the Alpha Kandak, Kabul district Command,...		SFC. Kevin Taylor from Utica loads information into his Blue Force tracker from inside the M1151 Uparmored humvee prior to the mission.
SFC. Kevin Taylor from Utica loads information into his...
SPC. Robert Collins from Lockwood, NY lubricates his M2 .50 cal machinegun from his gunners position in an M1151 Up armored Humvee
SPC. Robert Collins from Lockwood, NY lubricates his M2 .50...		3rd Platoon, SECFOR C, 2-101 Cav at Camp Dubs, Darulaman, Afghanistan thanks those at home for their support.
3rd Platoon, SECFOR C, 2-101 Cav at Camp Dubs, Darulaman,...		Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen came to Afghanistan recently and a team from CJTF-Phoenix provided transportation. Shown above from the left is SSG Fred Fah, SGT Darren Ringler, SPC Edward Nickles, SPC James Penlon, SSG Maurice Edwards, SGT Steven Watt, SPC Stephanie Wolfanger, Admiral Mullen, SGT Michael McGrath, SPC Jason Defazio, and Lt. Cdr Edward Ferguson. The front row includes SPC Joe Adle, SPC Gary Dennis, TSgt Dennis Marks and SPC Douglass Moore. At right, SPC Adle is �coined� by the Chairman.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen...		SPC. Adle is "coined" by the Chairman
SPC. Adle is "coined" by the Chairman...		Staff Sgt. Dan Markle from Irondequoit, NY assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion 108<sup>th</sup> Infantry, NYARNG based out of Geneseo, NY adjusts the .50 Cal Machinegun in the turret of his MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected RG 31 armored vehicle in the Camp Pheonix Motor Pool prior to moving out on a convoy. Markel is a member of police Mentoring Team assigned to support Afghan National Police in Jalalabad, Nangahar province, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Dan Markle from Irondequoit, NY assigned to...
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle moves out, Afghanistan, 2008.
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle moves out,...		An Afghan teen shakes the hand of 1SG Ron Patterson as the SECFOR prepares to depart Khata Kheyl.
An Afghan teen shakes the hand of 1SG Ron Patterson as the...		Afghan Boys approach Specialist Cristyan Valentine from the Bronx during the HA mission.
Afghan Boys approach Specialist Cristyan Valentine from the...		Specialist Daniel Covel from Marion, NY treats the badly burned leg of a young Afghan boy.
Specialist Daniel Covel from Marion, NY treats the badly...		Three candles are lit in memorial to the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of United Flight 93 by Spec. Jeremy Bell of the SC Army National Guard and Spec. Angelia Taylor and Capt. Juan Bravo of the NY Army National Guard.
Three candles are lit in memorial to the 9-11 attacks on...
An empty firefighter�s uniform and equipment amid a formation of joint service volunteers from the Camp Phoenix fire department serves as a tribute to fallen firefighters from 9-11.
An empty firefighter�s uniform and equipment amid a...		Spisso Bangalore -- Sergeant Major John Spisso of the Training Assistance Group, CJTF-Phoenix mentors Afghan National Army soldiers at the Kabul Military Training Center. Photo by Guy Volb, MPRI.
Spisso Bangalore -- Sergeant Major John Spisso of the...		First Sergeant Marc Maynard from Rochester, NY of CJTF-Phoenix Logistics Task Force Company A helps deliver school supplies and other items with other members of his company at the Alludin Orphanage in Kabul.
First Sergeant Marc Maynard from Rochester, NY of...		First Sergeant Ron Patterson from Gloversville, NY assigned to Security Force Battalion (SECFOR) Company C hands toys to Afghan children during a humanitarian assistance operation in a village in Kabul province. U.S. Army photo by Captain (Chaplain) Alex Knowles (released.)
First Sergeant Ron Patterson from Gloversville, NY assigned...		 1LT Christopher Culpepper from Salisbury, and SPC Steven Bogardus from Heuvelton, NY recieve the Bronze Star Medal from Capt. John Shannon.
1LT Christopher Culpepper from Salisbury, and SPC Steven...
Brigadier General Paul Genereux promotes Master Sergeant Michael Hartzel from Schoharie to the rank of Sergeant Major during the general�s visit to Camp Alamo, Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Kathy Oliver
Brigadier General Paul Genereux promotes Master Sergeant...		PFC. Rick Robinson, SECFOR C 2 101, In his gun turret with 240B at FOB Hughie in Jalalabad. Photo taken on 10 September, 2008.
PFC. Rick Robinson, SECFOR C 2 101, In his gun turret with...		The new Tajwar Sultana Girl&rsquo;s School in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 20, 2008.
The new Tajwar Sultana Girl&rsquo;s School in Kabul,...		Afghan girls and boys are delighted at the opening of the Tajwar Sultana school&rsquo;s new wing in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 20, 2008.
Afghan girls and boys are delighted at the opening of the...		Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hoblin presents City of Kabul Director of Education Najibullah Kamran with the keys to the Tajwar Sultana School�s front door during the opening ceremony for the school�s new wing October 20, 2008.
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hoblin presents City of Kabul...
Army Specialist Gregory Dippel from Oswego, NY hands a bag of personal hygiene items to one of the residents of the Tahai Maskan orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan October 23, 2008.
Army Specialist Gregory Dippel from Oswego, NY hands a bag...		Father SSG Gil Brassord, and son SPC Ben Brassord, from Mooers, NY (near Plattsburgh), serving together in Afghanistan, October 31, 2008.
Father SSG Gil Brassord, and son SPC Ben Brassord, from...		Father SSG Gil Brassord, and son SPC Ben Brassord, from Mooers, NY (near Plattsburgh), serving together in Afghanistan, October 31, 2008.
Father SSG Gil Brassord, and son SPC Ben Brassord, from...		New York National Guard Soldiers who are also members of the New York Police Department mourn the loss of Sgt. Deon Talyor, a fellow New York Police Department officer, and other Soldiers and Marines killed in action in Afghanistan during a memorial service here on October 30. Sgt. Taylor was killed during combat operations in Bala Baluk in Farah Province, when the armored humvee he was riding in hit an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Taylor was a ten year veteran of the Army and Army National Guard and was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse.
New York National Guard Soldiers who are also members of...		First Sergeant James Meltz is congratulated by Col. Christopher Morgan, commander of Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-Kabul following the presentation of a Bronze Star Medal with Valor.
First Sergeant James Meltz is congratulated by Col....

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