Story by 1st Lt. Justin Gartland | 864th Engineer Battalion | 09.01.2013
The vehicles and construction equipment were caked in sludge and dust. The soldiers of 617th Engineer Company “Trailblazers” were covered in dirt with sweat dripping from their faces as they returned each evening from their five day mission repairing a vital access road in the Khost province....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Gaylord | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.14.2012
As 1st Sgt. Tauese Tupua strolled through an open stretch of training area Feb. 10 during a recent field exercise with his battalion, he summed up in his own words the near future of Army operations. “The days of riding around in mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles are coming to an end.”...
