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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

Colonel rides with daughter in Afghanistan

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 09.07.2012

After riding 30 miles on his bicycle, U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Prusia, the officer in-charge of the Nebraska National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial... Read More

Back to the basics: ADT assesses Afghan demonstration farm

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 09.03.2012

The ground at the Gardez Demonstration Farm is so dry and barren it is hard to believe that anything could grow there. The sun beats down mercilessly and the stubble from the last harvest crackles underfoot. Read More