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Audio: 8
News Stories: 14
Images: 62
Publications: 14
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Operation Back to School brings Soldiers, Iraqi army, children together
 A combined effort between Soldiers, Airmen and the Iraqi army at Camp Taji, Iraq, brought much-needed school supplies to young Iraqi school children Oct. 7 at Al Abar Primary School – the first in a string of humanitarian efforts called Operation Back to School.
(10/10/09)
Combat Engineers Build New Helipad at National Training Center
 Military helicopters fly hundreds of missions around the world everyday performing a variety of tasks such as medical evacuations, VIP escorts, resupply and aerial combat support.
(07/25/09)
MRAP rollover training simulator saves lives
 According to Army statistics, 144 non-hostile related Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle rollover incidents were reported from Nov. 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008. U.S. service members increasingly use the MRAP in combat because of its ability to withstand improvised explosive devices. However, because of growing concern about the MRAP's susceptibility to roll, the MRAP Egress Trainer was designed and is currently being fielded in Afghanistan.
(07/20/09)
Engineers Receive Speciality Training at National Training Center
 Comprising hundreds of thousands of acres of desolate desert, the National Training Center here offers a prime opportunity for Soldiers to hone their tactical and military specialty skills in a challenging environment.
(07/19/09)
Arizona's quarry platoon crushes Sand Castle 2009 goal
 Many Soldiers have stories of working hard outside in the elements and at the end of the day they were dirty beyond belief. For the Soldiers of 259th Quarry Platoon, of the 253rd Engineer Battalion, Arizona National Guard, getting dirty is a way of life whether deployed overseas or here at the National Training Center.
(07/18/09)
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Recent Publications |
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12.01.2009
143d ESC says farewell to Kandahar; 143d ESC accomplishes immense mission; 143d Soldiers achieve CSM's goals, prepare to transfer mission; US troops process 25,000 trucks through KAF; A brighter future for Afghanistan; M-ATV driver's training conducted at KAF; 45th SB Soldiers train, mentor ANA troops; US Soldiers complete Iraq, Afghanistan deployment; Different military services work, work out toget...
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11.30.1999
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11.01.2009
Riggers Secure Loads for Aerial Deliveries; Deployed Reservist Receives Rare War College Opportunity; Opinion: Women Already Fight in Combat; Troops, Civilians Honor Working Dogs; Canines Receive Donated Cooling Vests; New M-ATV Arrives at KAF; Reflections by the Chapla...
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10.01.2009
Preparing Afghan pupils with paper, pencils;Medical company's supplies pilfered;New KAF housing for servicemembers;Chaplain assistant MOS reaches 100 yrs.;Chaplain ministers to Soldiers, prisoners;286th CSSB mentors ANA soldiers;Optimization plan likely to shift US forces in Afghanistan;US-led program provides Afghanistan humanitarian aid, economic growth;ISAF CSM urges renewed focus for Afghanistan coalit...
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09.01.2009
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08.14.2009
Walking the less travel road; Providing a helping hand; Living the life at a FOB; Infantry foot patrols disrupt insurgents, aid remote Afghan villages; Infantrymen maintain austere Afghanistan FOB; Biometrics technology helps service member...
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Operation Sand Castle
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Recent Audio |
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Spc. Christian
Talks to a SRTV reporter about his musical career before his deployment, the type of music he preforms, writing songs about his deployment, his family, his musical plans when he returns home from deployment and what is his biggest inspiration when he is writing his music.
Spc. Christian
Talks to a WOOF-AM reporter about his job responsibilities in Afghanistan, what it is like being stationed in Afghanistan, when he expects he may return home and sends a shout out to family and friends.
Spc. Christian
Talks to a The Citizen News reporter about the weather in Afghanistan, how long he has been deployed, his responsibilities overseas, what he enjoys about his job in the military, what the people of Afghanistan are like, his musical career and sends a shout out to his family
Spc. Christian
Talks to a WALB reporter about how long he has been deployed in Afghanistan, his responsibilities in Afghanistan, being involved in a fire fight against insurgents, what was going through his mind during the attack, why he decided to join the military, his music career and how the attack he was involved with changed his outlook in Afghanistan.
Sgt. 1st Class Holten
Talks to a WZEP-AM reporter about her career in the military, being diagnosed with breast cancer, missing deployments due to various reasons, finally being allowed to be deployed, her responsibilities in Afghanistan and being involved in a project to bring school supplies to children in Afghanistan.
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