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Afghan father, son graduate police academy class

KABUL (Nov. 5, 2010) — The old saying "like father, like son," is as true in Afghanistan as it is in the United States. Sherwali Hakmal, 45, and his son, Javeed, 19, are from the village of Colman in the Alingar District of Laghman province.
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American troops, Iraqi police patrol Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Nov. 4, 2010) — U.S. Soldiers joined members of the Iraqi National Police on a joint patrol to assess the security needs of the Iraqi capital and build relationships with its residents, Oct. 23.
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ISAF Doctors Save Afghan Child in Ghazni

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 4, 2010) –– Polish and American doctors from Task Force White Eagle saved the life of an 8-year-old Afghan girl wounded when insurgents attacked Afghan security guards in the south of Ghazni province Tuesday.
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Troops assist with Iraqi-led aid mission

BAGHDAD (Nov. 2, 2010) —School is out for the day at the North Halabsah School northwest of the Iraqi capital. On a typical day, when let out of school, the students wander off to their homes—but Oct. 10, the students instead joined their parents at the school, along with other adults from the community, to receive basic medical examinations, medicine and school supplies from Iraqi Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 37th Brigade, 9th IA Division.

PANO AQIL CANTONMENT, Pakistan (October 27, 2010) — For more than a year, CH-46 Sea Knight crew chiefs are taught and tested on every aspect of their career field – from the mechanics of the Sea Knight to flight operations – before they actually enter into the world of being a crew chief.
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Pakistan Air Force receives three new F-16s from U.S.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Oct. 30, 2010) – The Pakistan Air Force received three new F-16 aircraft from the United States during an induction ceremony today at Shahbaz Air Base near Jacobabad, Pakistan.
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