Nov. 23, 2010

ANA soldiers begin computer network training courses

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 23, 2010) – Afghan National Army Soldiers began training in computer networking courses at the Detention Facility in Parwan Nov. 22 to increase their computer expertise.

Nov. 22, 2010

A soldier and a novelist

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Nov. 22, 2010) — Sometimes adversity brings out our hidden talents. South Carolina Guardsman, Maj. Curtiss Robinson, has been known for many things in his career. He is a logistician by trade, a clinical counselor by education, and a full contact fighter by choice.

Nov. 19, 2010

Uzbekistan, U.S. sign security pact

Uzbekistan, U.S. sign security pact

Nov. 19, 2010

Maintenance for Marines not machines

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Nov. 19, 2010) — The “Ugly Angels” of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), spent a portion of their maintenance day competing in some healthy competition at the squadron on the flightline here.

Nov. 19, 2010

Marines, Afghan National Army play volleyball to strengthen relationship

FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan (Nov. 19, 2010) — Marines and Afghan soldiers have fought many battles together in Sangin District, but today they faced off against each other in a different battle.

Nov. 19, 2010

Communications Marines keep service members connected in Afghanistan

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Nov. 19, 2010) — Without the sophisticated communications systems necessary for messages to securely travel long distances, many Marines and sailors would simply be lost in the fog of war.

Nov. 17, 2010

Heavy equipment mechanics repair, return vehicles to warfighters in Afghanistan

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (Nov. 17, 2010) — Whether they’re plowing roads, transporting cargo or towing gear, heavy equipment vehicles serve a variety of purposes here in Afghanistan.

Nov. 14, 2010

Coalition forces train ‘critical’ Afghan combat medics

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 9) — With the combat medic course in Kabul now turned over to the Afghan National Security Force early October, several coalition medical advisors have moved to a new program, tackling the need for medical development in Helmand province.

Nov. 13, 2010

Two detainees released during separate shuras

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 9, 2010) —– Two Afghan men were reunited with their villages during two separate detainee release shuras Nov. 9.

Nov. 10, 2010

Detainees prepare for return to Afghan society

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 10, 2010) — In a small outdoor hut at the Detention Facility in Parwan, detainees diligently knead dough on a table to put into a tandoor oven, which will turn the dough into Afghan bread in a matter of minutes. Inside a large warehouse-like room outside of the housing unit, a detainee uses his hands to guide cloth through a sewing machine as his feet push on a pedal to power the needle, repairing a white uniform seam that has come unstitched. In a classroom inside the housing unit, detainees sit at desks, writing English and Pashto sentences under the watchful eye of an Afghan instructor, helping them achieve literacy in a first or second language.