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Why we serve: Cpl. Margie Jones

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.02.2012

While patrolling the north end of Disney Boulevard on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, U.S. Army Cpl. Margie Jones sees two local Afghans walking over a berm outside the wire. Read More

Why we serve: Spc. Judy Sanchez

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.02.2012

U.S. Army Spc. Judy Sanchez did not realize that taking a high school course on law enforcement would eventually land her in Afghanistan. Read More

Why we serve: US Army Sgt. Alex Peyton Nebraska native mentors Afghan farmers

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 09.17.2012

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb., bristles with weapons and gear as he sits quietly in a wooden chair, surveying the world outside the wire at Forward Operating Base... Read More

Colorado State University assists Corps in overtopping tests

Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | Date: 09.13.2012

The Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is working with Colorado State University to test erosion rates of Florida grass and soil as part of levee designs for water impoundment areas in South Florida. Read More

288th Hilltoppers are heading home

Story by Jessica Jackson | 223rd Engineer Battalion | Date: 09.12.2012

After a yearlong deployment, members of the 288th Engineer Company are departing Afghanistan and heading home. Read More