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Nov 18, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS New girls in Town: FET resets Story and photos by Cpl. Katherine Keleher Cpl. Brandy Bates, assigned to Female Engagement Team (FET) 11 in Marjah district, Helmand province, and a native of Mich., listens to other Marines with FET, talk about their experiences during deployment, Nov. 13. CAMP LEATHERNECK, [...]
Nov 17, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Nawa Victory Walk: Day 3 Story and photos by Cpl. Jeff Drew Ark. native Sgt. Jeremy Cooney, a ground element cmdr. during foot patrols, prepares to lead his Marines on patrol outside the town of Khalaj. Cooney, with 1st Bn, 9th Marine Regt, was responsible for all dismounted Marines [...]
Nov 16, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS COP Najil Counts on the ‘Death Star’ Story and photos by Spc. Leslie Goble A soldier from Co A, 1st Bn, 179th Inf, 45th IBCT peeks out of the “Death Star,” Oct. 27. The outpost overlooks COP Najil, and is manned by soldiers 24 hours a day. Its name [...]
Nov 15, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: Blackanthem Military News Ben Franklin Gets the Boot in Zabul Province By Staff Sgt. Rebecca Petrie Capt. Ed Bochtler, 116th IBCT asst. logistics officer, barters with a local merchant at FOB Lagman, before making a purchase, Nov. 12. FOB Lagman is the first military base to entirely eliminate the circulation [...]
Nov 14, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS 7th ESB Brings Commerce, Growth During Op Eastern Storm Story and photos by Cpl. Katherine Solano Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Fwd), conduct route repairs along Route 611 in Helmand prov, Nov. 6. The repairs were completed over the span of multiple days in [...]
Nov 11, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Nov. 11: ‘Today We Remember’ NATO Training Mission Afghanistan A Canadian service member, places a red poppy flower on a wreath in honor of Remembrance Day at Camp Eggers, Kabul. More than 200 military and civilian members, assigned to NATO Training Mission (NTM) – Afghanistan gathered to pay tribute [...]
Nov 11, 2011 By Ed Hooper History News Service U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pressuring him — as he did former secretary Robert Gates — to review the War on Terror’s combat decoration recipients and upgrade some to the Medal of Honor. The DOD [...]
Nov 11, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: RC-East, Bagram Media Center Kansas Farmer Finds Niche in Rural Laghman Written by Army Capt. Wes Topel Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Baxa, of Kan., surveys local markets and talks to the population, in order to get a feel for the needs of the community, and plan projects that will [...]
Nov 10, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Nawa Victory Walk – Day 2 Story and photos by Cpl. Jeff Drew District Gov. Manaf (left) and Wash. native Lt. Col. Tyler Zagurski, the bn. cmdr. for 1st Bn, 9th Marine Regt, enjoy a light evening meal, outside of Patrol Base Jaker. An interpreter sits with them to [...]
Thursday, November 10, 2011 On Nov. 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved to create two battalions of Continental Marines for the War of Independence from Britain. In 1798, President John Adams signed the Act establishing the United States Marine Corps. The 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General John A. Lejeune, issued Marine Corps [...]
