Afghanistan: December 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic “The Marines of Team 1, Border Adviser Team 1, provided support during Operation Eagle Hunt under harsh conditions. Day one of the operation started off for the Marines with a three-mile trek through sandy plains before reaching a compound they would later call home for the majority of the mission. The team’s mission was to provide support for the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police, who spearheaded the operation. (USMC/Cpl. Marco Mancha)”

Afghanistan: December 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic “The Marines of Team 1, Border Adviser Team 1, provided support during Operation Eagle Hunt under harsh conditions. Day one of the operation started off for the Marines with a three-mile trek through sandy plains before reaching a compound they would later call home for the majority of the mission. The team’s mission was to provide support for the Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police, who spearheaded the operation. (USMC/Cpl. Marco Mancha)”

Kim Jong Il, 1942-2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic “A South Korean Army soldier uses binoculars to watch Northern side after news reporting about the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a guard post in the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea in Goseong, South Korea, on December 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Korea)” Still technically at war, I pray for peace and the liberation of the people of North Korea.

Kim Jong Il, 1942-2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic “A South Korean Army soldier uses binoculars to watch Northern side after news reporting about the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a guard post in the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea in Goseong, South Korea, on December 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Korea)”

Still technically at war, I pray for peace and the liberation of the people of North Korea.

The Frame: US formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare “The US flag, Iraq flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission, Thursday, Dec., 15, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais”

The Frame: US formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare “The US flag, Iraq flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission, Thursday, Dec., 15, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais”

Afghanistan: August 2011 - In Focus - The Atlantic “An Afghan girl greets a joint patrol of US troops from the Charlie Company, 2-87 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Army soldiers at Kandalay village in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, on August 8, 2011. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)”

Afghanistan: August 2011 - In Focus - The Atlantic “An Afghan girl greets a joint patrol of US troops from the Charlie Company, 2-87 Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team and Afghan National Army soldiers at Kandalay village in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, on August 8, 2011. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)”

Afghanistan: August 2011 - In Focus - The Atlantic “This combination photo shows the 30 troops killed when their helicopter was downed in Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. The Pentagon identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three Air Force Special Operations personnel and an Army helicopter crew of five. (AP Photo)”

Afghanistan: August 2011 - In Focus - The Atlantic “This combination photo shows the 30 troops killed when their helicopter was downed in Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011. The Pentagon identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three Air Force Special Operations personnel and an Army helicopter crew of five. (AP Photo)”

Afghanistan, August 2011 - The Big Picture - Boston.com “First Lieutenant Nikesh Kapadia (center), 24, of Queens, N.Y., waits with comrades of his 101st Airborne unit to go through customs at the Transit Center in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The unit is returning to Fort Campbell, Ky., after its yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. (David Goldman/Associated Press)”

Afghanistan, August 2011 - The Big Picture - Boston.com “First Lieutenant Nikesh Kapadia (center), 24, of Queens, N.Y., waits with comrades of his 101st Airborne unit to go through customs at the Transit Center in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The unit is returning to Fort Campbell, Ky., after its yearlong deployment in Afghanistan. (David Goldman/Associated Press)”

The Frame: Visual dispatches from the Helmand and Kunar provinces “A young Afghan boy peers out from his head covering at U.S. Marine Cpl. Fernando Cabrera, 27, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, left, with the 2nd Battalion 12th Marines based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during a patrol through the village of Shabaz Kheyl Sunday, July 31, 2011 in the Kajaki district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. AP / David Goldman” Definitely check out the rest of the photos from the set.

The Frame: Visual dispatches from the Helmand and Kunar provinces “A young Afghan boy peers out from his head covering at U.S. Marine Cpl. Fernando Cabrera, 27, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, left, with the 2nd Battalion 12th Marines based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during a patrol through the village of Shabaz Kheyl Sunday, July 31, 2011 in the Kajaki district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. AP / David Goldman”

Definitely check out the rest of the photos from the set.