March 16, 2012

ANA certifies artillery battery for Paktika operations

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 16, 2012) — The D30 artillery battery of 4/2/203 ANA was certified for real-world operations in Paktika province by the MOD following a successful battery-level live fire here yesterday.

March 15, 2012

Afghan medics train their own, impress Marines and sailors

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Afghanistan (March 15, 2012) — The soldiers all gather together inside the tent, the fluorescent light casts shadows across the Afghan National Army soldiers’ faces. Medical supplies of bandages, gauze and various tools line the shelves behind the five men, as they surround the stretcher carrying their Tolai member.

March 15, 2012

Navy, Coast Guard crews rescue Persian Gulf mariners

PERSIAN GULF (March 15, 2012) — Crews of the Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones and Coast Guard Cutter Baranof rescued 24 Filipino mariners here today, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command officials reported.

March 12, 2012

Afghan soldiers become medics under guidance of ‘America’s Battalion’ corpsmen

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Afghanistan (March 12, 2012) — Facing his student on the opposite side of a makeshift wooden trauma table, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell McGill watches intently as the Afghan soldier tightens a tourniquet around a dummy’s simulated leg amputation.

March 9, 2012

US, Afghanistan agree to turnover of Parwan Detention Facility

KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. John R. Allen, commander of both United States Forces Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force, and Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak signed an agreement today that sets in motion the transfer of the Detention Facility in Parwan.

March 6, 2012

455th ESFS Reapers push out insurgents, keep Bagram safe

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (March 06, 2012) — Most service members deployed to Afghanistan have heard the alarm blare over the giant voice system that signals incoming indirect fire to the base.

March 5, 2012

Atlanta native works for progress in Marjah

MARJAH, Afghanistan (March 05, 2012) — Cpl. Trey James, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, smiled and waved to the approaching Afghan child.

March 2, 2012

Afghan base security upgraded via sling load

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 3, 2012) — A multinational joint team of 19 U.S. airmen from the 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, soldiers from U.S. Army Task Forces Griffin, Centre and Spearhead, and Italian army security forces partnered to execute a special equipment transfer from Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, to the small forward operating base of Buji, Afghanistan, 95 miles south, Feb. 6-8, 2012.

March 1, 2012

Afghan Local Police repel attack at checkpoint

FARYAB PROVINCE, Afghanistan (February 29, 2012) — Afghan Local Police defended a checkpoint from an insurgent attack in Qeysar district, Feb. 26.

March 1, 2012

White House pays tribute to Iraq War veterans, families

WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012) — President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House tribute to Iraq War veterans and their families last night to honor them for their service, sacrifice and commitment to the nation.