Story by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 02.19.2019
Recent discussions about Force Protection Condition levels in meetings at Fort Knox showed Installation Protection Branch officials that there is a need for the community to know more about them. James Moody, Fort Knox antiterrorism officer, said there is often confusion regarding FPCON levels and each individual’s roles. Part of the confusion could be because the system was revamped in 2016....
Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | Regional Command Southwest | 07.13.2014
While many Americans in the United States were celebrating during the Fourth of July weekend, Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, were engaging Taliban insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan....
Story by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | Regional Command Southwest | 04.23.2014
As the majority of Camp Leatherneck’s residents were still asleep one typical Thursday morning, infantrymen with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, reinforced with Afghan commandos, prepared to depart friendly lines, April 17....
Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.31.2012
As the morning sun rose, the sound of helicopter rotor blades could be heard from the flight line at Forward Operating Base Payne, July 21, 2012....
Courtesy Story | ISAF Joint Command | 06.21.2010
The Afghan National Army in partnership with ISAF successfully completed their first task of establishing an observation post in support of Operation New Dawn in southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Thursday....