This August 23, 2011 photograph obtained courtesy of the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) shows Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (L) at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, the US soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan who was identified March 16, 2012. US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales had served three combat tours in Iraq, and was on his first deployment to Afghanistan. US media identified Bales, 38, as the alleged shooter, and a US official speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP the reports were "correct." TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / DVIDS / Spc. Ryan Hallock == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / DEFENSE VIDEO & IMAGERY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM / SPC. RYAN HALLOCK" / NO SALES/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo credit should read Spc. Ryan Hallock/AFP/Getty Images)