Brigadier General Julian D. Alford, the Commanding General of Task Force Southwest, alongside his Marines and sailors greet the fans and drivers at NASCAR from Camp Shorab, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Victoria Ross/Released)
KABUL, Afghanistan-- Approximately 100 command personnel were on hand as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes, Deputy Chief of Staff for Security Assistance and Commanding General of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (DCOS-SA/CSTC-A), participated in a facility opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting Saturday, September 8, 2018 at HKIA. The event recognized the official opening of a new coalition command headquarters complex. For...
The Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps introduced Afghanistan and the world to its newest formation, the Cobra Strike Kandak, at the inaugural classes live fire exercise at Pol-e Charki, Afghanistan, Apr. 30, 2018.
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps (ANASOC) introduced Afghanistan, and the world, to its newest formation, the Cobra Strike Kandak (CSK), at the inaugural Cobra Strike Maneuver Course (CSMC) class’ live fire exercise at Pol-e Charki, April 30.
The Afghan National Army’s Special Operations Corps added the first of four regionally aligned brigades to support the doubling of the Commando force by 2020 in a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 24, 2018. The 4th Special Operations Brigade was established to support Commandos in the south of Afghanistan.
KABUL, Afghanistan – Resolute Support (RS) leadership dedicated the headquarters’ garden, which will also undergo a renovation, to honor Nancy Dupree on April 23, for her work preserving the history of Afghanistan.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan’s 777th Special Mission Wing provided air assault capability for the 7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos during a nighttime raid of a narcotics production facility in Helmand district, Afghanistan, Apr. 11-12. The Commandos seized a large cache of opium worth approximately $12.6 million in lost revenue to the Taliban. The facility contained 120 55-gallon fuel drums of raw opium, four barrels of pure...
Afghanistan’s 777th Special Mission Wing provided air assault capability for the 7th Special Operations Kandak Commandos during a nighttime raid of a narcotics production facility in Helmand district, Afghanistan, Apr. 11-12, 2018. The Commandos seized a large cache of opium worth approximately $12.6 million in lost revenue to the Taliban. The facility contained 120 55-gallon fuel drums of raw opium, four barrels of pure heroin, 150 60-kg....
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense hosted the quarterly Women in Security Advisory Committee (WSAC) April 18, which focused on two specific topics: election planning and the Afghan National Police Family Response Units.
