129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Rapid City, SD, US
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Featured Video
Son's First Salute
Many people use Skype to stay connected with friends and loved ones. This is especially true for one deployed Soldier who didn't want to miss this family event. Army Sergeant Patrick Wolfe explains. Soundbite from Master Sgt. Marshall Rader. Also available in high definition
Video by Sgt. Patrick Wolfe | 129MPAD | 05.10.2013
Recent Photos
(420 votes; 2.96)
Charlie med’s MASCAL: We train as we fightU.S. Army Spc. Daisie Gonzalez, medic, Charlie Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Manhattan, N.Y., confers...
Photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor | 129MPAD | 05.12.2013
ANSF plans security for 2014 national electionAfghan National Army Brig. Gen. Daoud Andrabi (right), director of the Operation Coordination Center – Regional (OCC-R) and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James McConville,...
Photo by 1st Lt. Amber McCarty | 129MPAD | 05.13.2013
Afghans working together for securityAn Afghan National Army soldier, 111th Capital Division, sits on top of a T-62 tank after arriving at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, May 14, 2013. The tank, along...
Photo by 1st Lt. Samuel Otto | 129MPAD | 05.14.2013
Religious Support Team another resource for soldiersU.S. Army Spc. Lawrence Williams, a native of San Antonio, Texas, poses in the spiritual fitness room he helped create at COP Xio Haq, May 6, 2013. The Religious...
Photo by 1st Lt. Samuel Otto | 129MPAD | 05.06.2013
ANA Corps commander inspects troops’ living conditionsAfghan National Army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali (bottom right), commander, 203rd “Thunder” Corps, visits a troop medical center and has his blood pressure...
Photo by 1st Lt. Amber McCarty | 129MPAD | 05.09.2013
Rapid solutions improve soldiers’ capabilitiesJarMarcus King, the Integrated Blast Effects Sensor Suites (IBESS) project lead with R4, Inc., stands with an IBESS system at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost...
Photo by Spc. Mark VanGerpen | 129MPAD | 05.07.2013
Recent Video
(117 votes; 3.35)
Son's First SaluteMany people use Skype to stay connected with friends and loved ones. This is especially true for one deployed Soldier who didn't want to miss this family event. ...
Video by Sgt. Patrick Wolfe | 129MPAD | 05.10.2013
Battlefield CirculationB-roll of Army Command Sergeant Major Scott Schroeder of the International Assistance Force Joint Command visiting Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman Province to...
Video by Sgt. Patrick Wolfe | 129MPAD | 05.03.2013
McConville Visits ThunderMembers of the Operational Coordination Center-Regional in Gardez based at the 203rd Thunder Corps brief coalition and Afghan National Army leadership on current...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald | 129MPAD | 05.13.2013
Afghans Organize PlansMembers of the Afghan National Security Forces come together under one roof to coordinate joint operation planning for upcoming events south of Kabul, Afghanistan...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald | 129MPAD | 05.13.2013
ANSF Operation CoordinatingB-roll of members of the Operational Coordination Center-Regional in Gardez based at the 203rd Thunder Corps who brief coalition and Afghan National Army leadership...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald | 129MPAD | 05.13.2013
CF Bastogne NCO Induction CeremonyCF Bastogne NCO Induction Ceremony. Availble in High Definition.
Video by Sgt. Brittany Armstrong | 129MPAD | 05.11.2013
Recent News Stories
(66 votes; 3.12)
Regional coordination center synchronizes security forcesRepresentatives from across the Afghan National Security Forces attended an update brief at the Operations Coordination Center – Regional East at Forward Operating...
Story by 1st Lt. Amber McCarty | 129MPAD | 05.13.2013
Charlie med’s MASCAL: we train as we fightAmid a cacophony of theatrical shrieks and cries of pain, medics from Charlie Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne...
Story by Spc. Margaret Taylor | 129MPAD | 05.12.2013
Rapid solutions improve soldiers’ capabilitiesIt’s a small part that could solve a big problem.
Story by Spc. Mark VanGerpen | 129MPAD | 05.07.2013
Religious Support Team provides resources for SoldiersThe smell of freshly-popped popcorn floats down a hallway at Forward Operating Base Xio Haq. Its not coming from the Morale Welfare and Recreation building, but from...
Story by 1st Lt. Samuel Otto | 129MPAD | 05.06.2013
“If she had not been here … this kid would have died”When his 16-year-old son Anbia started getting tired all the time, Ghulum Sayed became concerned and took his son to see a doctor. There was a growth, under the skin,...
Story by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav | 129MPAD | 05.05.2013
Front-line ANSF units learn EOD skillsSoldiers and police officers from the Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police verified their skills during an Explosive Hazard Reduction course at Forward...
Story by Spc. Ryan Scott | 129MPAD | 05.04.2013
Recent Audio
(1 votes; 3.00)
ANA Detonate explosives
Afghan National Security Forces train with each other to combat explosive hazards in May at Forward Operating Base Thunder, May 5, 2013. This training allows line...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald | 129MPAD | 05.05.2013
Afghan National Security Forces train with each other to combat explosive hazards in May at Forward Operating Base Thunder, May 5, 2013. This training allows line...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Fitzgerald | 129MPAD | 05.05.2013
River Crossing
South Dakota National Guardsmen can have two careers at once and balance their Soldier life with their civilian life.
Audio by Pfc. Michael Beaver | 129MPAD | 06.10.2009
South Dakota National Guardsmen can have two careers at once and balance their Soldier life with their civilian life.
Audio by Pfc. Michael Beaver | 129MPAD | 06.10.2009
