April 4, 2011

Coalition partnership bolsters economy at Afghan bazaar

KHALAJ, GARMSIR DISTRICT, Afghanistan (April 4, 2011) — As long as there is daylight at Patrol Base Jaker, the feistiest merchants of Khalaj bazaar stand outside the gate, ceaselessly advertising kabobs and energy drinks in their shrill, adolescent voices.

April 4, 2011

Female engagement team Marines bridge gap between Western, Afghan culture

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (April 4, 2011) — Sgt. Meredith Burns has fielded numerous questions about females in combat since she deployed to Afghanistan as 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment’s Female Engagement team leader nearly six months ago.

April 4, 2011

Battle ongoing to defeat combat stress

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (April 4, 2011) — Combat stress is one of the most lethal enemies that members of the armed forces must face. Members of the Combat Stress Clinic are working throughout Afghanistan to defeat this enemy.

April 1, 2011

Afghan governors discuss rule of law priorities

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 31, 2011) — Afghan provincial governors and senior representatives from various Afghan ministries met with Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 members March 29 to discuss peace and stability in their provinces.

March 29, 2011

CTF 52 conducts mine countermeasure exercise with NATO

MANAMA, Bahrain (March 29, 2011) — Commander, Task Force 52 ships participated in a mine countermeasures exercise with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group(SNMCMG) 2 and French Forces in the Arabian Gulf last week.

March 28, 2011

CENTCOM recognizes troops, civilians for their work

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida (March 25, 2011) — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) recognized its top eight service members and two civilians of the year for their work at a ceremony today.

March 28, 2011

Afghan leader calls for unity as four former detainees are reunited with families

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 28, 2011) — Four detainees were released from the Detention Facility in Parwan and reunited with their families and villagers during a detainee release shura March 24.

March 28, 2011

Afghan commander tours Afghan National Army Logistics Support Area Parwan

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 28, 2011) — The Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 Afghan commander toured the Afghan National Army Logistics Support Area Thursday, March 24, 2011, to observe operations, inspect construction progress and meet with ANA Soldiers.

March 24, 2011

New York’s Ground Zero flag brings coalition troops together

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (March 24, 2011) — An important reminder of why international troops are serving in Afghanistan and Iraq has been traveling throughout Afghanistan; a United States flag that has been soaring above the construction site at New York City’s Ground Zero.

March 21, 2011

Deployed NATO Mine Counter-measures Group exercises with French, UK, US

NAPLES, Italy (March 21, 2011) — The Standing NATO Maritime Mine Counter-measures Group 2 has left the Port of Manama, Bahrain and is currently exercising with the United Kingdom and United States ships of Combined Task Force 52 and French ships FS Croix du Sud and FS Var.