By Mark Alexander · Thursday, February 25, 2010
“The Constitution, which at any time exists ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all.” –George Washington
The Resurrection of First Principles
It took the election of a “community organizer” and ideological Socialist “professor” Barack Hussein Obama to launch a [...]

Feb 26, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 

Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan
 
Kowlak Valley Patrol 
 
(Army photos by Spc. Victor Egorov) 

 
KOWLAK VALLEY - Army soldiers move through Kowlak valley in attempt to find and disarm possible IEDs. The goal of a dismount patrol is to contact local villagers and detect any threats to the road going into the valley. The mission is [...]

Feb 24, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 
DVIDS
 
Marine, ANA Presence Brings Sense of Relief for Marjah

(Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) 

MARJAH - Lance Cpl. Michael Murray, a fireteam leader with 3rd Plt, India Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marine Regt, gives candy to Afghan children in Marjah, Helmand prov., Feb. 19. The Marines and soldiers from the ANA patrolled through [...]

Feb 23, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 

Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan
 
An IED Cache found in Sharana

(Photos by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander) 

FOB SHARANA - Soldiers from 3rd Bn, 178th Inf Regt, 3rd Bde, 101st ID, provide security as Lt. Col. Clint Baker, Bn Cmdr for 1st Bn, 501st Inf Regt, 4th Bde, 25th ID, asks about an IED cache found in [...]

Feb 21, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 

CJTF-82 in Afghanistan, Bagram Media Center

 
 
Cementing ties with regular village visits  

By Army Staff Sgt. Gary Witte 
 

KUNAR PROVINCE - A child from Angla Kala village gives a high five to Army Spc. Jesus Fernandez, an asst team leader 3rd Plt, Chosen Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Inf Regt, 4th BCT, during a unit [...]

Feb 19, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 
DVIDS
 
Marines/Afghans Continue Marjah Operation (Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)
 

MARJAH - Cpl. Jason Ducote points out suspicious activity, while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Plt, checks it out with the scope of his rifle on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand prov., Feb. 14. The Marines and ANA soldiers have been [...]

Feb 17, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 

Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO 

Patrolling in Kunar Province (Photos by Albert Kelley) 
 

KUNAR PROVINCE - Army Pfc. Joshua Tomblin, Staff Sgt. Kevin Imholt, and 1st Lt. Thomas Goodman, all with with 3rd Plt, Chosen Co, 12th Inf Regt, 4th BCT, lead a patrol through the Wata Poor district, Feb. 7.

An ANA soldier [...]

 
By Michael Gerson
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
 

CARREFOUR, HAITI
 

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In Haiti, empathy is a Corps competency

A helicopter flight low over Port-au-Prince reveals whole neighborhoods of flat, collapsed roofs next to areas that seem barely touched. The earthquake gods are not only cruel but arbitrary. The Presidential Palace leans drunkenly. Soccer fields and other open spaces are carpeted [...]

Feb 15, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 
DVIDS
 

Marines, Afghan Soldiers Insert Deep Into Key Terrain (Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde) 
 

HELMAND PROVINCE - Capt. Bill Hefty, co. cmdr. of India Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marine Regt, discusses strategy with soldiers from the ANA through an interpreter, Feb. 5, 2010.  India Co arrived at their current location by a combination of land [...]

Feb 14, 2010
Afghanistan Stories:
 

CJTF 82 Public Affairs, Bagram Media Center

 
 
U.S./ Pakistani forces combine to counter common enemy 

By Spc. Jay Venturini
 

1st Lt. Joshua Watson, TF Paladin combined explosives exploitation cell triage officer-in-charge and training instructor, explains to Pakistani servicemembers how to properly control an EOD robot through a video control panel, during a 10-day EOD training [...]