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Afghan National Army in a joint patrol with ISAF Task Force. (Photo courtesy by Major Mario Renna, ISAF RC-W /PAO)

Joint operation of the Afghan National Police and ISAF leads to the detention of a group of suspected bombers.

2012/09/26 • Comments

ISAF Regional Command West – Afghanistan 2012-09-AO-006 Major (OF-3) Mario Renna ISAF Regional Command – West, Public Affairs Officer Herat, September 25, 2012 – Police Forces of the 606 Corps of the Afghan National Police have detained a group of individuals suspected of having placed several improvised explosive devices along the axes of communication Bakwa [...]

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NEWS RELEASE – Sharing Tradition

2012/08/06 • Comments

ISAF Regional Command West – Afghanistan 2012-07-CA-02 Lt. (OF-2) Benjamin AddisonU.S.Navy Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Public Affairs Officer Regional Command-West Public Affairs FARAH, Afghanistan (July 28, 2012) – Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah hosted local government officials for an iftar dinner here at Forward Operating Base Farah Thursday. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding [...]

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Afghanistan’s Aviation Future Meets America’s Aviation Legends

2011/08/16 • Comments

August 16, 2011 Release # 2011-08-16 Afghanistan’s Aviation Future Meets America’s Aviation Legends KABUL, Afghanistan – Some of America’s most legendary astronauts met today with four of the officer trainees who represent the future of the Afghan Air Force. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and former NASA astronauts Gene Cernan [...]

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Afghan National Army Sgt. Nora Jon prepares to send a Ministry of Defense form 14 requesting fuels for the 1st Forward Supply Depot May 13. Jon is in charge of requesting fuel for the 1st FSD.  (Courtesy photo)

ANA NCOs take control of fuel request procedures

2011/06/07 • Comments

  ANA NCOs take control of fuel request procedures By Master Sgt. Quinton Burris RSC-East Public Affairs/NTM-A Public Affairs   PAKTYA,  Afghanistan — An effective army requires top-notch noncommissioned officers that constantly seek opportunities to improve and excel while contributing to their service’s overall success. Afghan National Army’s NCOs at the 1st Forward Supply Depot are [...]

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Swedish Army Capt. Johannes Kirchheim, the Training Sustainment Site Shaheen lead police mentor, presents a graduation certificate to a basic patrolman course graduate. There were 114 graduates in the ceremony June 2. The site fields between 600 and 700 new patrolmen annually for the northern region of Afghanistan. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco)

AUP graduates 114, builds national security forces

2011/06/07 • Comments

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco Regional Support Command-North NTM-A Public Affairs CAMP MIKE SPANN, Afghanistan – Every milestone accomplished by the Afghan National Security Force is another step toward the organization assuming security for the entire country ahead of the planned NATO withdrawal in 2014. The Afghan National Police achieved another step forward [...]

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Army Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, deputy commander, Regional Support, NTM-A/CSTC-A, pins the Purple Heart award onto Army Sgt. Michael Cross at Camp Leatherneck, May 30. (Photo by Doug Magill)

DCOM-RS awards Purple Heart, Combat Action Badges to RSC-Southwest Soldiers

2011/06/07 • Comments

By Doug Magill Regional Support Command-Southwest NTM-A Public Affairs CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Michael Cross holds an empty pill container up to the light. In the container, lies a small piece of metal – of indiscernible origin – no bigger than a fingernail. “This is what all the fuss is about,” he said. “Just a [...]

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Caption: Gen. David Petraeus, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force, speaks to Canadian soldiers serving in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 4. Photo by Master Cpl. Rory Wilson, Canadian Forces

ISAF Commander visits Canadian Forces in Kabul

2011/06/07 • Comments

By Capt. Glen Parent CCTM-A Public Affairs Officer Kabul, AFGHANISTAN – Gen. David Petraeus, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), visited Canadian troops in Kabul on June 4 to welcome them on their new mission and to recognize soldiers who have served over 12 months in Afghanistan. “Thanks for raising your hand when [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Brigadier General Said Qasim presents Col. Nazar Mohammad Safi of the ANA his certificate showing he completed the frequency management class at the Afghan Communications Support Unit, June 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Jared E. Walker)

ANSF graduate from Frequency Management Class

2011/06/06 • Comments

  By Navy Petty Officer Third Class Jared E. Walker NT M-A Public Affairs KABUL – Thirteen Afghan National Security Force service members, graduated from the Frequency Management class at the Communications Support Unit, located in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 2. Presiding over the graduation was Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Said Qasim the Communications Support Unit [...]

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Photo caption: Col. Peter Dawe, Deputy Commander of Canadian Contribution Training Mission – Afghanistan (foreground), salutes Lt.-Gen. Marc Lessard, commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, at Camp Phoenix May 28. (DND photo by Master-Cpl. Rory Wilson)

Canadian Forces training mission in Afghanistan declared ready for operations

2011/06/03 • Comments

By Capt. Glen Parent Canadian Contribution Training Mission – Afghanistan Public Affairs Kabul, AFGHANISTAN – Canadian soldiers based in Kabul gathered at their main camp May 28 to mark the official stand-up of Operation Attention, the Canadian Forces commitment to training the Afghan National Army. During a short parade and ceremony, Lt.-Gen. Marc Lessard, the [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldier takes notes on fiber-optics during a fibrotic course taught by Italian Warrant Officer Vincezo Funari, fiber-optics Class Instructor at the Afghan Central Services Unit, June 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Jared E. Walker)

ANA, ANP attend Fiber-optics Class

2011/06/03 • Comments

By Navy Petty Officer Third Class Jared E. Walker NTM-A Public Affairs KABUL – Members of both the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police are attending a fiber-optics class at the Afghan Communications Support Unit. This class provides both enlisted and officers in the ANA and ANP the communications skills needed to support their [...]

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