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Sappers lead the way

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.10.2012

The sounds of chatter over the radio were suddenly cut short by an explosion. A truck had been hit by an improvised explosive device and one of the soldiers had been injured in the blast. Read More

Conference marks first garrison command in Afghanistan

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.06.2012

“We’re making history right now,” Michael Hartman, the deputy garrison commander for Bagram Airfield, said as he discussed the chain of events that led to the first-ever Base Operations Support and... Read More

The Bagram beat: a day in the life a deployed MP

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.03.2012

U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones and U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez, both military police officers attached to the 539th Military Police Detachment, out of Buckeye, Ariz., currently patrol sector 4 on Bagram Air Field. Read More

Why we serve: Cpl. Margie Jones

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.02.2012

While patrolling the north end of Disney Boulevard on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones sees two local Afghans walking over a berm outside the wire. Read More

Why we serve: US Army Sgt. Alex Peyton Nebraska native mentors Afghan farmers

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 09.17.2012

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb., bristles with weapons and gear as he sits quietly in a wooden chair, surveying the world outside the wire at Forward Operating Base... Read More