Story by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail | 172nd Infantry Brigade | 06.05.2012
From the steaming jungles of the Iron Triangle in Vietnam to the remote mountain outposts of eastern Afghanistan, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 28th Infantry Regiment have not served side-by-side in more than four decades....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.27.2012
U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Davies wanted to be soldier, specifically, an infantry sniper, since he was 2 years old. It was a dream that stuck with him through the years as he grew up up in Longview, Wash. His parents talked him out of joining the infantry and instead, he became a medic....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 03.26.2012
Once in a while, an event occurs that develops the human perspective of warfare into the mission in Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackjack, or Company Bravo, Task Force 3-66, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, participated in such a life-changing set of events from March 14 through March 25....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.25.2012
After years of planning and logistic challenges, the largest base of operations for Afghanistan’s growing security force is nearing completion. Forward Operating Base Super FOB, so named because of the sprawling complex being built there, will eventually host 4,000 Afghan National Army and 400 coalition soldiers, who will be advisers and trainers....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.24.2012
The Department of Defense estimates that 22 percent of all combat casualties from Operation Enduring Freedom are brain injuries. Of those, the majority are mild traumatic brain injuries. Victims of MTBIs don’t have the extreme symptoms of the more serious TBI, but even mild damage to the brain can last a lifetime. Fortunately, sufferers of MTBI have an excellent chance at making a full......
Story by Sgt. William Begley | 11th Public Affairs Detachment | 03.18.2012
As warmer temperatures arrive and the mountain snow of the Zerok district starts melting, the passageways of Afghanistan are open to insurgent activity. On Combat Outpost Zerok, enemy contact isn’t something that soldiers here prepare for - it’s something they expect....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.14.2012
Life is stark and stressful for the U.S. soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Task Force Blackhawk, who have been stationed at COP Yosef Khel for eight months — but you might be surprised at what they have to say about it....
Story by Maj. joseph buccino | 172nd Infantry Brigade | 03.13.2012
The D30 artillery battery of 4/2/203 ANA was certified for real-world operations in Paktika province by the MOD following a successful battery-level live fire here yesterday....
