Forces in Afghanistan Arrest Bomb Maker
American Forces Press Service
KABUL, Feb. 24, 2010 – A combined Afghan and international security force arrested a suspected bomb maker after discovering an explosives cache in Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday as part of Operation Moshtarak.
The cache consisted of more than 100 pounds of explosive, 220 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an [...]
Read His Lips: Obama Calls for Increasing Payroll Taxes on ‘Households’ Earning Less Than $250,000 Per Year
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief
(CNSNews.com) - President Obama presented a new health care plan on Monday that calls for raising the Medicare payroll tax on some households earning less than $250,000, an apparent breach of [...]
Diamondbacks Keep the Ace of Spades in Play; V/STOL Broadens Aviation Capabilities
Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Samuel Nasso
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CAMP DWYER, Helmand province, Afghanistan – A streak of white appears in the blue sky as an ear-numbing sound shrieks behind it. The gravel and sand on the [...]
Marines, Afghan Soldiers Patrol Marjah
Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
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Lance Cpl. Ryan Hogan, a rifleman with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, leaps over an irrigation canal while on a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. The Marines and soldiers from the Afghan [...]
This edition features stories on Soldiers providing security on roads in Afghanistan to ensure delivery of supplies for Operation Moshtarak and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and Afghanistan contractors giving compensation pay to local Afghans for damages caused during a local road construction project. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Michael Jackson.
Capt. Brian Gerschutz, talks to a military reporter about the AV-8B Harrier and Marine operators using the Harrier’s unique contribution to support warfighters on the ground as part of Operation Moshtarak in the city of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Breitbart Addresses CPAC, Warns Professors of Citizen-Journalists On Campus
Andrew Breitbart used his address to CPAC yesterday morning to continue his assault on the mainstream media, but at around the 5:00 mark, he moved the ball in a different direction altogether. Listen for the part where he invites citizen-journalists on campus to turn their video [...]
Week 1: Marines Battle Taliban, Secure Key Civic Centers in Marjah
Story and photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark
Date: 02.14.2010
Posted: 02.21.2010 06:55
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MARJAH, HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – It’s been nearly a week since Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, [...]
NY TImes: Glenn Beck, the hero of the political right and the closing speaker of a three-day conservative conference, ripped the roof off a Washington hotel Saturday with a sweeping denunciation of progressivism.
We watched this speech on C-SPAN last night and was happy to see that Breibart TV has it posted today. Take the time [...]
Photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde
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Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment provide security in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19. The Marines and soldiers from the Afghan National Army patrolled through a residential section of the city to carry out [...]
