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Featured Video
Afghan National Army Completes Artillery Training And Receives Certification
C Battery, 1-37 Field Artillery administers an artillery qualification test to the ANA held at FOB Wolverine. The 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps were awarded artillery qualification certificates. Includes sound bites from Sgt. Joshua Oberlies, Howitzer Section Chief, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment. Also available in high definition.
Video by Sgt. Stephanie Usita | 117MPAD-HI | 10.13.2012
Recent Photos
(1571 votes; 3.49)
Tarin Kot bids farewell to a fallen comradeTwo members of the catafalque party at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, honor combat engineer Cpl. Scott James Smith, during his memorial service Oct. 26...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama | 117MPAD-HI | 10.26.2012
Trade Group 4 Aerial Erectors keep British personnel...Senior Aircraftsman Tech James Reid, Trade Group 4 Aerial Erectors, Tactical Communication Wing, British Royal air force out of Leeming, England, works above the...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Theresa Gualdarama | 117MPAD-HI | 10.03.2012
Romanian soldiers celebrate their Armed Forces Day in...Romanian Army color guard soldiers stand at attention during a Romanian Armed Forces Day and transfer of authority ceremony for the country’s National Support...
Photo by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117MPAD-HI | 10.25.2012
Charlie Company 1-64 soldiers disrupt insurgent activity...A soldier with Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Task Force 1-23 Infantry, speaks on the radio during a foot patrol near the Khenjakak area of...
Photo by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith | 117MPAD-HI | 10.17.2012
Soldier, hero carries squad leader to safetyU.S. Army Pfc. Cory Szaro poses for a photo at Combat Outpost Khenjakak, Oct. 18, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith)
Photo by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith | 117MPAD-HI | 10.18.2012
Building education for a better Afghanistan, one stone...U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Marc Sheie, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul commander, meets with Zabul provincial governor, Mohammad Ashraf Naseri, prior to the...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner | 117MPAD-HI | 10.17.2012
Recent Video
(115 votes; 3.52)
Afghan National Army Completes Artillery Training And...C Battery, 1-37 Field Artillery administers an artillery qualification test to the ANA held at FOB Wolverine. The 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army...
Video by Sgt. Stephanie Usita | 117MPAD-HI | 10.13.2012
Afghan National Army Completes Artillery Training And...B-roll package of C Battery, 1-37 Field Artillery administering an artillery qualification test to the ANA held at FOB Wolverine. The 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th...
Video by Sgt. Stephanie Usita | 117MPAD-HI | 10.13.2012
Soldiers Barbeque to Boost MoralePackage about Soldiers having a barbeque to boost morale. Soundbites from Spc. Timothy Holcomb and Pfc. Joshua Elmore. Also available in high definition
Video by Cpl. Gavin Ching | 117MPAD-HI | 10.10.2012
Soldiers Handout Free School Supplies in PeroziPackage about Soldiers handing out free school supplies to children. Soundbite from 2nd Lt. Eric Holly. Also available in high definition
Video by Cpl. Gavin Ching | 117MPAD-HI | 10.09.2012
Building Rapport in Shinkay DistrictSoldiers of Battle Company, 5-20th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1-14th Cavalry Regiment do regular patrols though the district of Shinkay, Afghanistan. Building...
Video by Staff Sgt. Katie Gray | 117MPAD-HI | 10.22.2012
First Graduating Class of ALP in Shinkay districtThe first graduates of an Afghan Local Police class graduate from an academy taught by International Security Assistance Forces at Forward Operating Base Sweeney, in...
Video by Staff Sgt. Katie Gray | 117MPAD-HI | 10.22.2012
Recent News Stories
(136 votes; 3.69)
Romanian soldiers celebrate their Armed Forces Day in...National pride was evident across the faces of deployed Romanian service members celebrating their country's Armed Forces Day on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 25.
Story by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117MPAD-HI | 10.29.2012
Eagle Five hosts Eid al-Adha observance at Forward...Coalition forces observed the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha during a celebration hosted by Albanian service members at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Oct. 26.
Courtesy Story | 117MPAD-HI | 10.26.2012
Charlie Company 1-64 soldiers disrupt insurgent activity...“Our aggressiveness has completely changed the fight and what the enemy is capable of doing out here,” said Capt. Jared Graham, the company commander of Charlie...
Story by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith | 117MPAD-HI | 10.26.2012
Soldier, hero carries squad leader to safetyAt least once in every man’s life he is faced with a situation that tests and challenges him to his very core. For soldiers serving in the dangerous Panjwa’i...
Story by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith | 117MPAD-HI | 10.25.2012
New Romanian army team takes over FOB Wolverine ANA...International Security Assistance Force members put large amounts of time and effort into mentoring their Afghan partners, and the Romanian army soldiers serving in...
Story by Sgt. Ashley Curtis | 117MPAD-HI | 10.24.2012
A family birthday in Afghanistan“Who told them my nickname was monkey?” Sgt. Alyssa Turner asked as she surveyed her desk, wrapped entirely in saran wrap and barricaded behind a stack of water...
Courtesy Story | 117MPAD-HI | 10.23.2012
