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Nov 7, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Nawa Victory Walk: Standing on the Cusp of Transition (Part 1 of 4) Story and photos by Cpl. Jeff Drew (From left) Wash. native, Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski, the bn cmdr. of 1st Bn, 9th Marine Regt; Pa. native, Sgt. Maj. Patrick Tracy, bn. sgt. maj. of 1/9; [...]
Nov 6, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: RC-East, Bagram Media Center An American Medic in a French Tale Written by French Army 1st Lt. Aurélie Lattès Staff Sgt. Erin Gipson (left), receives a letter of commendation from French officers and Soldiers of Battle Group 15/2, TF La Fayette, Oct. 28. Gipson, a flight medic, lowered herself [...]
Nov 5, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Police Commander held Captive, Returns to Fight Insurgents Story and photo by Sgt. Earnest Barnes Second Lt. Gul Alam, 35, a cmdr. with the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP), was captured by the Taliban in 1997, beaten and tortured daily for 21 months. Now he serves the [...]
Nov 4, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: TF Nomad Builds Aviation Support Network Story and photos by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones Roughly 20 Marines and one Navy corpsman make up a subset of Marine Wing Support Sqdn 371, dubbed “TF Nomad,” seen here from their HQ on PB Alcatraz, Oct. 21. Over the next several weeks, [...]
Nov 3, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: RC-East, Bagram Media Center Combined Forces Clear Insurgents from Logar Story and photos by Army Spc. William Begley Sgt. Jon Allen (left), from S.C., a medic with Co B, 1st Bn, 2nd Inf Regt, provides aid to an ANA soldier injured by a blast from an [...]
Nov 2, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: RC-East, Bagram Media Center Female Engagement Team Establishes Bonds Story and photos by Army 1st Lt. Kathleen Argonza-Pangburn Spc. Darlene Cantrall of Okla., and a member of Co E, 700 BSB, 45th IBCT assists Naseema, 17, with trying on the Improved Outer Tactical Vest, during their first meeting, Oct. [...]
Nov 1, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Bayonet Soldiers Reflect on Role in Balkh Province Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts ANP prepared a meal for soldiers with C Co, 40th Engr. Bn., 170th IBCT, Oct. 18. BALKH PROVINCE – As 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt and Staff Sgt. Christopher Lepczyk conducted their final [...]
Oct 31, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: Blackanthem Military News Soldiers Conduct Halloween-Themed Marksmanship Training Story and photos by Sgt. Francis O’Brien Spc. Christopher McInerney, a Va. native, shows off his multiple head shots using paper zombie targets at the weapons qualification range, at FOB Lagman, Zabul prov., Oct. 14. Virginia N.G. 116th IBCT Soldiers, took part [...]
Oct 30, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: Operation Duke Blitz Turns up Heat on Haqqanis Story by Staff Sgt. John Zumer Army Pfc. Rion Vest, a medic Ore., and a member of 3rd Plt, Troop C, 6th Sqdn, 4th Cav Regt, TF Raider, climbs a trail in Star Kot village, Qalandar district, Oct. 19. Vest and [...]
Oct 29, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS COP Dand Patan MWR Center Boost Morale for Okla. N.G. Story and photo by Army Spc. Krey Robbins) Spc. Joby Daugherty, an infantryman from Mo., assigned to Co D, 1st Bn, 279th Inf Regt, TF Creek, checks his e-mail and accesses family photos on COP Dand Patan, Oct. [...]
