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TF Currahee conducts largest combined U.S., Afghan air assault so far
Written by By U.S. Army Spc. Luther L. Boothe Jr., Task Force Currahee Public Affairs Office, 4th Brigade Combat Team Thursday, 04 November 2010
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE ORGUN-E, Afghanistan – The autumn air was cold during the early morning hours as [...]
Following the video is the Official Citation and the Official Narrative.
Official Citation
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
United States Army
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism while serving as the Weapons Sergeant in Special Forces [...]
Fight-changing gear - The latest innovations: Who will get them, and when
By Lance M. Bacon - Staff report
Posted : Saturday Oct 16, 2010 10:44:09 EDT
Whether you are a grunt kicking down doors, an engineer clearing roads or a medic saving lives, the Army has a host of cool new gear headed your way. And the [...]
Recovery in his sights: Amputee graduates from Special Forces Sniper Course
By Caroline Goins
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JOHN Wayne has toured Afghanistan and Iraq, hunted grizzly bears in Alaska and earned the Silver Star; and as of July, he is the first one-legged Soldier to graduate the Special Forces Sniper Course.
Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding of [...]
Regimental Combat Team-2, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs
Photos by Cpl. Ned Johnson
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Lance Cpl. Jared Slattery, an infantryman with the Police Mentoring Team, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, walks on patrol near the Sangin Bazaar, Sept. 15. The Marines joined forces with the British 40 Commandos to conduct security patrols throughout [...]
Insurgent IED expert caught wearing burka in Farah province
By Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan Public Affairs
FARAH, Afghanistan – A Taliban commander and his accomplice were apprehended in Farah province after Afghan National Army Commandos discovered them disguised in burkas July 25.
Afghan National Army officials said the insurgent commander was responsible for numerous attacks on [...]
Marine Gives Life Trying to Save Afghan Policeman
Sgt. Mark Fayloga
RCT-7
Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Leventhal, a grenadier with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, completes Sgt. Joe L. Wrightsman’s battlefield cross by placing boots and identification tags on the monument during a memorial service at Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, July 30. Wrightsman died supporting combat [...]
Afghan, International Forces Check Mountaintop Post
Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jimmy L. Schumacher of Savannah, Tenn., and U.S. Army Pfc. David B. James of Brooklyn, N.Y., with [...]
Headquarters Marines Ward Off Enemy Attack, Protect Forward Operating Base Jackson
Photos by Cpl. Ned Johnson
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Staff Sgt. Christoffer Knight, an artillery scout, and Lance Cpl. Cameron Grischott, a communications technician both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, locate the [...]
Fallen EOD Marine ‘Laid Down His Life for Others’
Story by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Brofer
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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – A crowd of service members, civilians and friends gathered for a memorial service July 25 to honor the life and ultimate sacrifice of Gunnery Sgt. Christopher [...]
