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Why we serve: From African refugee to US soldier
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 06.20.2012Spc. Alfred Kollie escaped civil war, genocide, and more than eight years living in African refugee camps to join the U.S. Army. Read More
Afghan National Army repairs Paktika thoroughfare
Courtesy Story | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Date: 06.20.2012Afghan National Army soldiers recently conducted several route repair missions in Paktika province along essential roads damaged by insurgent-placed roadside bombs. One recent effort, led by the ANA’s 4th... Read More
‘Dragon’ Brigade to focus on Afghan partnership
Story by Sgt. Gene Arnold | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Date: 06.16.2012The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., completed a transfer of authority with the 172nd Infantry Brigade in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, June 16. Read More
US-Afghan partnership leads to aircraft maintenance improvements
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 06.11.2012Your average story about a U.S.- Afghan partnership involves a foot patrol with the infantry through some dangerous territory. Because of the terrain in eastern Afghanistan, helicopters are critical for troop... Read More
Afghan artillery fires first operational rounds in Paktika
Story by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail | 172nd Infantry Brigade | Date: 06.06.2012Afghan National Army field artillery lit the night sky for the first time ever in eastern Paktika province last week, as a newly emplaced howitzer battery became tactically operational. Read More
