June 20, 2012

Soldiers patrol to school, encourage students

ZHARAY DISTRICT, Afghanistan (June 20, 2012) — “Non-lethal projects are the biggest part of [counter-insurgency],” said 1st Lt. Nathan B. Mulcahy, a platoon leader in Bravo Troop. “This war isn’t measured in body counts or ground gained, it’s measured in progress with the Afghan people.”

June 19, 2012

Afghan Border Police lead successful operation in southern Afghanistan

COMBAT OUTPOST LAKARAY, Afghanistan (June 18, 2012) — Afghan Border Police and International Security Assistance Force members participated in Operation Southern Strike II in the Spin Boldak district, here, June 2-16, 2012.

June 18, 2012

ANA Soldier stands out among peers

KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 18, 2012) — Members of the 3rd Battalion, 205th Brigade of the Afghan National Army trained with members of the 22nd Engineer Clearance Company, learning the capabilities of mine detection equipment, June 4.

June 18, 2012

Transitioning Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 18, 2012) — The Afghan National Police Officer Candidate cadets, who train and live at the Officer Candidate Academy on Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan for six months, carry with them the responsibility of securing Afghanistan.

June 15, 2012

USACE transfers $15.5 million Border Police Station in Paktia Province

KABUL, Afghanistan (June 15, 2012) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North teamed with the Afghanistan National Police and Technologies, Inc. to build a border police station along the Pakistan border in Gardez, Paktia province.

June 14, 2012

74th EOD training highlights partnership in Afghanistan

SHARANA, Afghanistan (June 14, 2012) — Members of the 74th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company have been conducting training for Afghan National Army soldiers here for the past 10 months.

June 13, 2012

Army to deliver fuel-efficient generators to Afghanistan

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 12, 2012) — The U.S. Army will soon field its next generation of operational energy to Afghanistan with a line of leaner, fuel-saving generators expected to transform the way power is delivered to the battlefield.

June 12, 2012

Bragg paratroopers, Afghan soldiers disrupt insurgent safe havens in Ghazni Province

FORWARD OPERATING BASE ARIAN, Afghanistan (June 8, 2012) — Insurgents are learning that U.S. and Afghan forces will go anywhere at anytime to disrupt and destroy their capabilities, said a U.S. military commander in southern Ghazni Province today.

June 11, 2012

411th Engineers assume control of operations in Afghanistan

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (June 11, 2012) — The 411th Engineer Brigade officially took command and control of military engineering units throughout Afghanistan, June 4, in a transfer of authority ceremony here.

June 8, 2012

Soldier serves with big heart, helps Afghan children

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (June 8, 2012) — On one blustery Sunday morning, Spc. Helen Jeschow is enfolded in a bright blue wave of burqas the minute she walks through the gate, as women enveloped head-to-toe in the traditional garb of the region rush to greet her. She stoops to hug and kiss the kids, cooing at them through the interpreter, Alex.