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Running toward gunfire: Marines, British forces repel insurgents attacking Camp Bastion
Story by Sgt. John Jackson | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 09.24.2012Sergeant Rasheem Thomas never thought his first night working on Camp Bastion would turn into a gun battle with 15 insurgents. Read More
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One Afghan’s solution to insider attacks
Story by 1st Lt. Cari Butler | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 09.15.2012With the recent rise in insider attacks afflicting Afghanistan, one Afghan National Army commander believes there is a simple solution to prevent future incidents. At a company operational planning session with... Read More
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CrossFit takes Marine from victim to leader
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Date: 08.28.2012It seemed like any other night as Cpl. Aaron Gardner walked through the streets of downtown San Diego in late 2009. Little did he know the events that transpired that night would change his life. “I used to... Read More
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Poo Pond black water circling drain for final time
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 09.22.2012The black water level in Kandahar Airfield’s infamous Poo Pond is decreasing as the final drainage of the iconic, brackish lake continues. By early winter, most of the pond area near the intersection of... Read More
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82nd Combat Aviation Brigade pilots killed in eastern Afghanistan
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 09.05.2012Two pilots from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, died Sept. 5 when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior went down in Logar province, Afghanistan. Read More
