Tag Archives: coalition forces

Graphic: Dinar Ehsan grew up during a time of war and has seen the transition in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough

Linguist Helps Marines Bring Stability to Home Country

Posted on March 13, 2013 by bniegel

Dinar Hasan serves as the lead translator for the Marine Corps brigade advisor team with the Aghan National Army’s 1st Brigade, 215 Corps.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Afghanistan, coalition forces, Helmand province, IED, Improvised Explosive Devices, Kabul, Marine Corps, military, National Army Kandak, Pakistan, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC | Leave a comment

A coalition force member fires a Carl Gustav recoiless rifle system during weapons practice on a range in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. Coalition force members conduct testing on various weapons systems to check for accuracy. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tuck

Worth A Thousand Words: Gustav Gusto

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

A coalition force member fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle system during weapons practice on a range in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. Coalition force members conduct testing on various weapons systems to check for accuracy. U.S. Army photo …
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Army Sgt. Benjamin Tuck, Carl Gustav recoiless rifle, coalition forces, Helmand province, U.S.. Army, United States Army, weapons practice, weapons systems, weapons testing | Leave a comment

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, a combat weatherman, uses night vision goggles to conduct a weather observation to ensure visibility and climate matches the main weather sensor data at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

Battlefield Weather: Forecasting Mission Success

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Decision makers at all levels rely on the Air Force’s 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron to provide accurate weather forecasts for military operations.
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Photo: Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty during medical evacuation training on FOB Farah, Jan. 9. U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh

Worth A Thousand Words: Blackhawk MEDEVAC

Posted on January 21, 2013 by bniegel

Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, coalition, coalition forces, Department of State, DoS, Farah, Farah province., International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, MEDEVAC, military, military training, mission, NATO, Navy, OEF, Operation Enduring Freedom, OTAN, province, provincial, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, PRT, PRT Farah, sailor, security, soldier, State Department, training, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a picture in the ADT's conference room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Sept. 1, 2012.

Why We Serve: U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton Mentors Afghan Farmers

Posted on October 9, 2012 by glenn.selby

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb.
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