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Marine offers home, car to help Marines after devastating hurricane

Courtesy Story | 1st Marine Corps District | Date: 11.01.2012

Marines have a saying amongst each other, “We take care of our own.” Normally this saying is limited to small acts of kindness, such as lending them a few dollars to get a haircut or helping them move from... Read More

US reconstruction team reflects on importance, success of mission in Kapisa province

Story by Sgt. Roland Hale | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | Date: 08.07.2012

Two days with Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa is time enough for a crash-course in the coalition’s counter insurgency efforts in eastern Afghanistan. Read More

Arzu Studio Hope creates oasis of opportunity for Afghan women

Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 07.11.2012

Women in Afghanistan have suffered tremendously through the last few decades. The Taliban were especially harsh to them, but even without that heartless regime, the overall attitude towards women here remains... Read More

Bamyan Governor Habiba Sarabi blazes trails for Afghan women

Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 07.04.2012

Bamyan Governor Dr. Habiba Sarabi is the first female provincial governor in the history of Afghanistan, an amazing accomplishment in a country where women still struggle for basic human rights that seem... Read More

Bamyan Province emerges as a model for Afghanistan’s potential

Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 06.26.2012

For a land that is part of the world’s oldest battleground, there is something strangely spiritual about Bamyan. Read More