Marines Support Afghan Led Operation
Afghan National Army soldiers and Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment cleared Trek Nawa, Afghanistan of insurgents, improvised explosive devices and weapons caches during Afghan led...
View ArticleSurviving The Night On Afghanistan’s Most Dangerous Nights
They roll like a freight train in the night, 25 enormous vehicles linked by radio waves and a common purpose. Their route: Bagram Air Field to Forward Operating Base Warrior, 200 miles south down one...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time: Supporting a Family Member with PTSD
By Paul Ross U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs and Editor, Navy Medicine Magazine When my kid brother left for Iraq he was just that — a kid. He returned home shattered inside....
View ArticleBack To School To-Dos
Getting children back to school can be a challenge for many parents, but there are options aboard the air station to help make the transition easier. A challenge for military families is that school...
View ArticleScientific Research Benefits Cambodia
One of the best things about being an Ambassador at an active embassy – like we have in Phnom Penh – is that we are always implementing many projects that benefit Cambodia. Read More
View ArticlePRT Farah Reviews Successes at Farah City Feeding Center
Troops assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah recently visited the children’s supplemental feeding center at the Farah City hospital. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Blackhawk MEDEVAC
Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Here You Go, Little Girl
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Johnson hands a young girl a piece of candy across from the site of a key leader engagement in Farah City, Afghanistan Read More
View ArticleArmy Staff Sergeant to Receive Medal of Honor
Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter is nominated to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, in 2009. Read More
View ArticleMarines Deconstruct Patrol Base Boldak
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, conduct retrograde operations aboard Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Read More
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