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For infantry medics, training is key to saving lives

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 06.06.2012

Soldiers in Afghanistan go to great lengths to prevent being injured. Sometimes, though, even their best efforts are not enough and an improvised explosive device strikes a vehicle or soldier is injured by small... Read More

Eradication of the illicit drug trade is key to Afghanistan's future

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 05.28.2012

Afghan National Army soldiers from 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps, based out of Forward Operating Base Shamulzai, Afghanistan, located and destroyed several acres of opium poppy fields during a routine... Read More

From one soldier to another; blood donors are always in need

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 04.26.2012

April showers may bring flowers, but it also ushers in an increased need for blood donors. Blood donors serve a very important purpose in Afghanistan and all eligible personnel are encouraged to be pre-screened. Read More

Crazy Horse Troop, 1-14 Cavalry-ANA partnership ‘going very well’ (2 of 2)

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 03.17.2012

In order to have good neighbors, you need to be a good neighbor, which is what Crazy Horse Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment set out to do when they conducted a partnered patrol with the 4th Kandak, 2nd... Read More

Walking the 'lonely walk.' Who is EOD? (Part 1 of 3)

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 03.16.2012

The silence of a frigid February afternoon was broken by an ominous warning. “Fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole,” the warning echoed across a sub-freezing landscape draped in ice and snow.... Read More