June 1, 2011

Field Artillery regiment completes first air assault mission in battalion’s history

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 31, 2011) — Soldiers from Task Force Duke’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, supporting combat operations in Serpa District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, made battalion history with the unit’s first combat air assault May 13.

June 1, 2011

Afghan soldiers graduate from driver’s course

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (May 31, 2011) — Thirty-five soldiers and five Commandos from the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, graduated from the driver’s course at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck, May 26.

June 1, 2011

Coalition, Afghan soldiers complete Operation Maiwan III

KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 30, 2011) — Coalition and Afghan National Security Forces concluded Operation Maiwan III in eastern Afghanistan May 19, 2011.

June 1, 2011

Deployed 386th Airmen honor fallen on Memorial Day

SOUTHWEST ASIA (May 31, 2011) — Deployed 386th Air Expeditionary Wing honored the fallen but not forgotten servicemembers during a Memorial Day ceremony May 30 in Southwest Asia.

June 1, 2011

District governor reaches out to Sangin villagers

PATROL BASE MATEEN, Helmand, Afghanistan (May 29, 2011) — The Sangin District Gov. Mohammed Sharif visited his constituents in the village of Tughay today for the first time.

May 23, 2011

Afghan education officials, PRT open school in Kunar

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (May 23, 2011) —The Afghan Minister of Education, Faruq Wardak, joined Kunar Provincial Gov. Fazlullah Wahidi and representatives from the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Dam Kalay School, Afghanistan, May 17.

May 23, 2011

Malaria season keeps medical authorities on the alert

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (May 23, 2011) — Silent, lethal and commonly underestimated, malaria is one of the deadliest diseases causing sickness and death around the world, hospitalizing nearly 500,000,000 people and killing between 1.5 to 2.7 million people each year, according to the World Health Organization.

May 23, 2011

Through the Ranks: Lance Corporal

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (May 23, 2011) — Rocks crunch under the boots of a Marine walking a seemingly endless patrol route. He scans 360 degrees for suspicious activity as the sun slides beneath the horizon. It’s getting late; if he wasn’t on patrol, it would be dinnertime.

May 23, 2011

On the road again: Army, Marines team up to deliver supplies

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHUKVANI, Afghanistan (May 23, 2011) — Getting supplies to and from forward operating bases can be difficult due to the rugged terrain of Afghanistan and the imminent enemy threat.

May 23, 2011

USS Hopper, Joint Coalition Forces Rescue Pakistani Fishermen

USS HOPPER, Arabian Sea (May 20, 2011) — Guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) assisted the crew of Pakistani flagged fishing vessel Al Sohail May 18.