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Latest on Bagram base attack
Military officials provided more details May 21 on the May 19 attack here that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded several service members. Sixteen insurgents were killed and five were detained after an estimated 30 to 40 militants launched an attack on the airfield’s outer perimeter during the early morning hours. During the attack, coalition forces and Afghan police responded immediately, maintaining security on the airfield and blocking the insurgents’ ability to completely breach the base’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghanistan avalanches call upon aid resources
Coalition forces, volunteers and Afghan doctors are working to render medical care and assistance in the wake of a series of avalanches that struck a high pass in Afghanistan’s Parwan province Feb. 8 and 9. The avalanches reportedly killed or injured hundreds of Afghan travelers and have cut off a major route between Kabul and northern Afghanistan. Afghan doctors and coalition members of Task Force Medical East, 82nd Airborne, 30th Medical Command and the 455th Expeditionary Medical … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Disasters, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Kiwi Soldier Wins Afghan Dance Competition
Cpl. Murray Kinnell, New Zealand Army, holds up “#1″ as Minnesota Viking cheerleaders Amanda and Sarah cheer him on. Kinnell competed, and was unanimously voted best, in a “touchdown dance” competition during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19. (U.S. Army photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace) Minnesota Viking cheerleader Bailey performs a dance routine during the Viking cheerleaders’ tour at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 19. Bailey and four other cheerleaders visited BAF with a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Allies, War on Terror
Bagram hosts International Womens Day
A U.S servicemember walks down the runway during a fashion show dressed in a colorful traditional Afghan dress. The fashion show was a part of the celebration for International Women’s Day on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. I posted this because of the very cool pic. Read the story here: CJTF-82 Written by By Spc. Melissa M. Escobar 22nd MPAD … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Bagram military police donate smiles
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Heather Slater, deployed from the 367th Military Police Company, Horsham, Pa., helps an Afghan boy Feb. 25 at the Egyptian Hospital here. Slater and several other servicemembers from the 724th MP Battalion visit patients at the hospital every Sunday. Slater, who’s been deployed to Afghanistan for eight months, is a student at Castleton State College in Vermont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Bolinger) … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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