Story by Lt. Sharon Mulholland | Resolute Support Headquarters | 08.16.2015
In late July, the Resolute Support Advise and Assist Directorate deployed a small team to a remote region of Afghanistan on a straight-forward advising mission. Within 48-hours, the focus of their engagement with the Afghanistan National Army’s 215th Corps shifted....
Story by Tommy Fuller | Resolute Support Headquarters | 08.12.2015
Can specialized mechanical, electrical, and logistical skills be rolled into one person? Sure can, just ask the experts who maintain the fleet of military helicopters at the Afghan Special Mission Wing....
Story by Capt. Susan Harrington | Resolute Support Headquarters | 07.28.2015
As the coalition draws down, so does the need for bases and facilities throughout the country, meaning a number of these assets will be made available for the government of Afghanistan, as well as private companies and investors. To ensure these facilities are used to boost the economic capacity of Afghanistan, a group of advisors from Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan and......
Story by Capt. Susan Harrington | Resolute Support Headquarters | 06.23.2015
Building capability and capacity is a top priority for Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan and Resolute Support’s Subject Matter Expert Program does just that for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior....
Story by Capt. Matthew McMillan | Resolute Support Headquarters | 04.29.2015
Multiple Afghan National Defense and Security Forces units are in the midst of a large-scale operation in the country’s southeastern areas in a coordinated attack on anti-government forces’ historical safe havens....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Gordon | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Five (NMCB-25) | 10.28.2014
On a desolate stretch of road in northeastern Afghanistan, Chief Steelworker (SCW) Kevin Cassidy and Builder 1st Class (SCW) Craig Lawrence contemplate a problem: how do you get a village full of civilians across a flooded ravine? A few hundred yards away, Chief Utilitiesman (SCW) Samuel Beauchamp is assessing where a brigade of engineers and refugees are going to stay once the area is evacuated....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Gordon | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Five (NMCB-25) | 10.28.2014
“Shipmates helping shipmates” is a common saying in the Navy. It describes the sense of obligation one has to their fellow Sailor and their future success. It’s a phrase that holds as much power on land as it does at sea, and in some cases, bridges nations....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Gordon | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Five (NMCB-25) | 10.28.2014
At Camp Ghazi, Afghanistan, history is being made. A new force within the Afghan National Army has been formed and is being trained by some of the best engineers the U.S. military has to offer: Navy Seabees....
