Story and photos by Sgt. Scott Whittington
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment draws enemy out to fight
MIAN POSHTAY, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – Around here, some Marines say a quiet day is a boring day, and a day they clash with the enemy, while unwelcome, is more personally satisfying.
A squad of Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, [...]
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Daniel Jindrich , assigned to Alpha Company, Brigade Support Troops Battalion, 3/10th Mountain Division, hands out a card with contact information to be used if anyone sees suspicious activities in Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2009.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Lund, assigned to Alpha Company, Brigade Support Troops Battalion, 3/10th [...]
Seven ambulances will improve access to healthcare in Logar
Written by Filip Moravec, Provincial Reconstruction Team Logar
Monday, 15 June 2009
POL-E ALAM, Afghanistan – The public health system in Logar has been improved with the donation of seven ambulances, which will help with patient transportation between health facilities in the province.
In the field of [...]
U.S. Denies Using White Phosphorous in Afghanistan, Gates Pledges More Investigation
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – The U.S. military denies using white phosphorous during recent fighting with Taliban militants, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said American and Afghan officials will further investigate the recent Western Afghanistan battle.
The Taliban alleges [...]
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Christopher Kittle, left, walks with a community member to the site of a key leader engagement in Tur Kheyl, Afghanistan, April 17, 2009. Kittle is assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Task Force Steel. (DoD photo by Sgt. Christopher T. Sneed, U.S. Army/Released)
Deadly Afghan battle results in 11 Silver Stars
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Apr 12, 2009 8:56:28 EDT
Just days before the end of a punishing 15-month tour in some of Afghanistan’s toughest terrain, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment faced their deadliest battle yet.
On July 13, 2008, about 45 Americans and 24 [...]
Smoke rises after a second bomb strike from an F/A-18C Hornet fighter-attack aircraft on an insurgent target during a combat operation in the abandoned village of Now Zad, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, April 3. The residents of Now Zad were forced to abandon their homes nearly three years ago out of fear for [...]
U.S., Afghan Forces Kill 32 Insurgents in Southern Afghanistan
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed 32 insurgents today during operations in southern Afghanistan, military officials reported.
In the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, 15 insurgents were killed after opening fire on a U.S.-Afghan patrol. The coalition troops returned fire, [...]
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 – An investigation is under way into a firefight in the Khowst district of Afghanistan’s Khowst province overnight, as U.S. Forces Afghanistan officials acknowledged today that the people killed were not enemy fighters.
A news release issued soon after the incident had reported that four enemy fighters were killed [...]
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Dilmore, of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, helps medical personnel assigned to the 758th Forward Surgical Team treat a wounded Afghan security guard on Forward Operating Base Laghman, Afghanistan, April 4, 2009. (DoD photo by Sgt. Christopher S. Barnhart, U.S. Army/Released)
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