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Walking the 'lonely walk.' Who is EOD? (Part 2 of 3)

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

Becoming an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician is no easy matter. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal course involves attending a 10-week pre-course held at Fort Lee, Va., followed by another 8 months of... Read More

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

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

Approach an IED. Just the thought of doing as much is enough to send shivers down even the bravest soldier’s spine, but sometimes that is just what the soldiers of 787 EOD have to do. Read More

For junior soldiers, deployments can be an especially stressful time

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 03.06.2012

Deployments are never easy for anyone in the armed forces. They are almost always lengthy, demanding, incredibly stressful and a challenge for even the most hardened combat vet. Read More

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

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 02.28.2012

Eleven years ago when the United States entered Afghanistan, it was a very different place. The Taliban were in power, the Afghan infrastructure was decimated, foreign business was nonexistent, women had zero... Read More

ANA in Shinkai district ‘clean the way’ for local residents

Story by Sgt. Christopher McCullough | 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 02.19.2012

Old man winter has Afghanistan's Shinkai district – a remote mountain community situated 6,343 feet up in the eastern fringes of the Sur Ghar mountain range – in its frosty grip. Here the Afghan mountains... Read More