Audio by Spc. Andrew Vidakovich | Defense Media Activity - Proper | 03.11.2013
The Secretary of the Army approves the suspension of Tuition Assistance. Service members in Afghanistan called "Afghan Hands" provide a connection between Afghan Government, locals, and coalition forces....
Audio by Cpl. Jeff Drew | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.11.2013
Marine Cpl. Jeff Drew, from Simsbury, Conn., talks to a reporter with The Valley Press about how he got involved in the Read Across America program and his experiences reading to school children in Austin, Texas....
Audio by Terry Turner | Defense.gov | 03.11.2013
An inside attack kills two Americans in Afghanistan, the defense secretary meets with troops at Bagram and building partnerships in Africa....
Courtesy Audio | Regional Command Southwest | 03.11.2013
Lance Cpl. Diego A. Cordova talks with a Queens Chronicles reporter about his time serving in Afghanistan
Audio by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wilson | Defense.gov | 03.11.2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel travels to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he conducts a press briefing.
Audio by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wilson | Defense.gov | 03.11.2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel presents troops with Purple Heart medals and conducts a Town Hall Meeting from Jalalabad, Afghanistan....
Audio by Staff Sgt. Jayson Price | AFN Afghanistan | 03.11.2013
Afghan hands are experts who speak the local languages, know local culture, and provide connections among the Afghan government, its people and coalition forces. A key to the success of their mission is language. Though their training at the Defense Language Institute begins months before deploying, Marine Staff Sgt. Jayson Price introduces us to a few Afghan Hands as the receive refresher......
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 03.08.2013
The First Cavalry Division’s 2-5 “Lancer” Battalion of the Ironhorse Brigade conducted fiery training during a demolition range. Specialist Fred Brown tells us how combat engineers are teaching infantry soldiers explosive new tricks....