Courtesy Story | Joint Base San Antonio | 12.16.2013
Lt. Cmdr. Deborah “Lynn” Redman’s deployment to Afghanistan landed her in prison. Not as an inmate – but as a Navy Reserve nurse....
Story by Lisa Ferdinando | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 10.15.2013
President Barack Obama honored former Army Capt. William D. Swenson with the Medal of Honor Oct. 15, citing his extraordinary heroism in the Battle of Ganjgal, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan....
Story by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario | 101st Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs | 10.07.2013
Promoting your sibling in a country far from home in support of your country, away from your family and friends is something of a special occasion....
Story by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 09.21.2013
In the distance, white puffs of smoke rise in the morning sky over Ganjigal, a quiet valley tucked away in the vast mountains of Sarkani district. The southern mountain peaks are a seemingly perfect vantage point for insurgent fighters to attack....
Story by Spc. Patrick Ferraris | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 08.16.2013
Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Kandak detained 28 suspected insurgents during a clearing operation Aug. 15 in Kunar province’s Khas Kunar district....
Story by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 08.14.2013
In a live radio broadcast aired on 102.1 FM Kunar Radio Aug. 12, Marawara district Governor Hamish Gulab Shinwari attributed security gains in the province to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Afghan Local Police (ALP)....
Story by Spc. Patrick Ferraris | NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan | 08.03.2013
Afghan National Security Forces detained one insurgent and discovered a weapons cache in Jalalabad district, Kunar province, Aug. 3....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.16.2013
In a small Afghan National Army base in city of Asadabad, there sits a small, non-descript, windowless building that houses a small organization with a very big name: the Operational Coordination Center-Provincial....