Story by Sgt. Frances Candelaria | Regional Command Southwest | 07.06.2014
The Marines of the Afghan National Police Advisor Team returned to Camp Leatherneck from Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 27. The ANPAT, an advising team made up of approximately 20 Marines from all over the Marine Corps force including the reserves, spent eight months advising the Afghan National Police in order to develop a strong, capable and credible police force for......
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | Regional Command Southwest | 03.04.2014
Marines with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215 visited Afghan National Army outposts near Forward Operating Base Robinson, Feb. 24....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | Regional Command Southwest | 03.03.2014
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and Marines with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215 conducted a site survey of the landing zone, Feb. 24, aboard Forward Operating Base Robinson in Helmand province....
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | Regional Command Southwest | 02.18.2014
The commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest) attended a shura Feb. 10 held by the provincial governor of Helmand to discuss security leading up to the national elections. The shura, a traditional Afghan meeting where leaders from local villages and the district can meet to discuss issues and other important topics, was held by leaders from the five pillars of the ANSF: the Afghan......
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | Regional Command Southwest | 02.11.2014
The Mr. Potato Head toy with an oversized mustache stands next to an American flag hung above three flak jackets in the medical tent. One of the flaks belongs to a sailor with a mustache to rival that of Mr. Potato Head, a corpsman nicknamed “Doc Brute.” Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Krysa, 27, from La Grange Park, Ill., a corpsman and medical advisor with Security Force Assistance......
Story by Cpl. Joshua Young | Regional Command Southwest | 02.08.2014
Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 215th Corps, teamed with the Afghan Uniform Police and other Afghan National Security Forces to conduct a completely Afghan-led operation called Oqab 144, with only advisor-related help from coalition forces....
Story by Cpl. Mariah Best | ISAF Regional Command South | 01.05.2014
When it comes to casualties of war, everyday tasks become critical within seconds. Spectrums of military assets are zeroed in around the situation at hand, accounting for every single miniscule detail....
Story by Sgt. Justin Moeller | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | 09.05.2013
Soldiers with Easy Co., 2nd Bn, 506th Inf. Regt., 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div., provided security support for a mission prepped, planned and carried out by the Afghan National Army partnered with the Afghan Uniformed Police, Aug. 20, in the district of Saberi, Afghanistan....
