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May 2011 sees boost to ANSF infrastructure
KABUL – The Afghan National Security Force saw a great boost to its infrastructure in May with the completion of five projects between the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, with another 18 contracts awarded for future development. Among the projects completed were a renovation of the Camp Ghazi school and barracks; the inception of [...]
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Soldiers from Camp Stone visit girl’s orphanage
By Tech Sgt. Samara Scott Regional Support Command-West NTM-A Public Affairs HERAT, Afghanistan –The sound of laughing and little girls’ voices filled the ears and hearts of Army soldiers from Camp Stone as they visited Kho Ja Abdulla Ansar girl’s orphanage in Herat, May 30. The all-girls orphanage houses about 100 girls aging from 2-18. [...]
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Memorial Day Ceremony at Camp Eggers
By Senior Airmen Katie Spencer, USAF NTM-A Public Affairs Service members of NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan celebrate Memorial Day during a ceremony held on Camp Eggers, May 30. In the United States, the memorial of fallen troops began after the Civil War in 1866 and became an official holiday in 1971. Many nations, including [...]
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DCOM-RS commander visits ANA, ANP sites in Gardez, Paktya
By Master Sgt. Quinton Burris RSC-East Public Affairs/NTM-A Public Affairs EAST REGION, Afghanistan – Army Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, accompanied by Dr. Joseph Collins and Army Col. Ronald Metternich, visited Gardez to observe training, inspect sustainment operations and life support conditions for Afghan National Security Force personnel in the eastern region of Afghanistan. Cosentino, deputy commander [...]
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ANCOP graduates 520, set record, enters sustainment operations
By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco Regional Support Command-Nort NTM-A Public Affairs CAMP MIKE SPANN, Afghanistan – The Regional Training Center near Mazar-e-Sharif recently graduated its largest-ever class of Afghan National Civil Order Police recruits and reached a significant milestone for the future of the Afghan National Security Forces. The class of 520 police [...]
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2-44th ADA leaves lasting impression in Afghanistan
By Master Sgt. Quinton Burris Regional Support Command-East NTM-A Public Affairs RTC–BAMYAN, Afghanistan – Members of the Army’s Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment from Fort Campbell, Ky., are helping to build a stable, secure and progressive future for the Afghan people. Second Lieutenant James Snyder, Staff Sgt. John Hamilton, Spc. David [...]
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DCOM-Regional Support’s RSC commanders help lead way for Afghanistan’s future
By Jon Connor DCOM-Regional Support/NTM-A Public Affairs Officer KABUL, Afghanistan — Commanders from the six Regional Support Commands in Afghanistan concluded their three-day conference May 19 with recommendations that they believe will allow them to transition into the mid-term future. The six RSCs report to the Deputy Commander-Regional Support, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, headquartered [...]
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Mujahideen experience helps Hossieni lead ANP recruits
By Doug Magill Regional Support Command-Southwest NTM-A Public Affairs CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – A broad smile swept across the face of Mohammad Hossieni when he thought about Ahmad Shah Massoud. “There is no one like him,” Hossieni said. “In all of the world, there is no one like him.” Massoud – The Lion of Panjshir – helped [...]
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Officer course graduates first national police students in Kandahar
By Tech Sgt. Adrienne Brammer Regional Support Command-South NTM-A Public Affairs KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Twenty-six Afghan National Police graduated to the rank of second lieutenant at the Police Training Center at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar on May 19. This is the first crop of students to complete the new Officer Candidate Course [...]
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Afghan Army commandos graduate first master drivers course
Story by Tech. Sgt. Samara Scott Regional Support Command-West NTM-A Public Affairs HEART, Afghanistan — The Afghan National Army 9th Kandak Commandos graduated their first students from the Master Drivers Training Course which they themselves taught.The Masters Driver Training Course is the first train-the-trainer course that has been handed to the 9th Kandak Commandos. Army [...]
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