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Sicily-based Marines climb Europe's tallest active volcano

Story by Cpl. Jad Sleiman | Marine Forces Reserve | Date: 11.03.2011

On the evening of Oct. 23 the peak of Mount Etna burned a deep red, spewing streams of flame and lava hundreds of feet in the air. Read More

Joint Task Force-Odyssey Guard provides aeromedical evacuation of wounded Libyan freedom fighters

Story by Pvt. Richard Bartell | U.S. Army Africa | Date: 10.28.2011

An eight-member team from the U.S. Air Force’s 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and a 10-member team from 10th Air Force is preparing to evacuate 26 seriously wounded fighters to Spaulding Rehabilitation... Read More

New RC- West commander meets with PRT Farah, Afghan officials

Courtesy Story | ISAF Regional Command West | Date: 10.06.2011

Italian Brig. Gen. Luciano Portolano, Regional Command-West commander, visited Forward Operating Base Farah and met with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and representatives from Farah’s provincial... Read More

Italian Brigade 'Sassari' units complete the transfer of authority in all task forces

Courtesy Story | ISAF Regional Command West | Date: 10.06.2011

This morning, the transfer of authority ceremony between the Italian 187th Parachute Regiment "Folgore," commanded by Col. Gianmarco Badialetti (Italian army), and the Italian 152nd Infantry Regiment... Read More

Italian Army provides core network for Combined Endeavor 2011

Story by Senior Airman Adawn Kelsey | Combined Endeavor | Date: 09.10.2011

The Italian army deployed the core network for Combined Endeavor 2011 in 48 hours to support more than 35 countries participating in the exercise, Sept. 8, in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Read More