Aug. 9, 2010

Marines volunteer at Afghan school

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GERONIMO, Afghanistan — There's supposed to be school in a kid's life: servicemembers volunteer in Afghanistan to make that possible.

Aug. 9, 2010

Odierno: Iraq forces ready for security challenges

WASHINGTON (Aug. 8, 2010) – Iraqi security forces are on track to assume full operations, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Sunday.

Aug. 7, 2010

Social media connects Pakistanis to flood relief effort

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Aug. 7, 2010) — U.S. flood relief efforts are being covered through the popular social media networking sites, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

Aug. 6, 2010

U.S. battles corruption in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Aug. 5, 2010) — Corruption within police and military units is one of the biggest threats facing the Afghan national security forces.

Aug. 4, 2010

Gen. Petraeus updates guidance on use of force

KABUL (Aug. 4, 2010) — Gen. David Petraeus issued his updated guidance Aug. 1 on the use of force by U.S. military units operating in Afghanistan.

Aug. 3, 2010

Marines, corpsmen provide medical support

AYNAK SCHOOL, Afghanistan (Aug. 3, 2010) — Shopkeeper Mohammad Wali wondered what was happening, as he watched Marines and Afghan soldiers march past the line of stores.

Aug. 1, 2010

Taliban stands idle as Afghan Air Force rescues civilians

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 1, 2010) — The Afghan Air Force is defying the Taliban, who are helpless against current flooding, to save countless civilians.

July 30, 2010

Afghan troops save 2,000 civilians from flood

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 30, 2010) - Afghan and coalition troops teamed up Wednesday and Thursday to rescue more than 2,000 Afghans from flooding.

July 29, 2010

Canadian cowboy 'Mantracker' trains Brits to spot IEDs

ALBERTA, Canada (July 29, 2010) — The Canadian cowboy and reality TV star Mantracker is training British soldiers how to spot IEDs when they're in Afghanistan.

July 29, 2010

CENTCOM names service members of the quarter

MAC DILL AFB, Fla. (June 25, 2010) — U.S. Central Command’s Junior and Senior Service Members of the Quarter were announced during a ceremony here July 22.