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Sgt. 1st Class Jack White – Distinguished Service Cross
Sgt. 1st Class Jack White, an Airborne School instructor, received the Army’s second-highest military decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, Sept. 7. In a ceremony on the hallowed ground of the 173rd Airborne Memorial at the National Infantry Museum, White was surrounded by his family, Soldiers he served with in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Fort Benning community. The award was for his actions June 29, 2008, in Khost Province, Afghanistan, while serving as a squad leader … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Military, WOT Heroes
Heavy fighting in last week in Afghanistan
Afghan and international security forces killed a large number of insurgents, including several key leaders for both the Haqqani network and Taliban, during an offensive operation in Jani Khel District of Paktiya province earlier this week. The security force killed Hamiddullah, a Haqqani network commander for Sabari District in Khost province, who had direct ties to Haqqani senior leadership based in Pakistan. He was reportedly responsible for an ambush of an Afghan National Army unit which killed three Afghan national police in March. According to intelligence information and local police, news of Hamiddullah’s death, who was well-known throughout the Haqqani network, is expected to have significant disruptive effects on the network throughout Khost and Paktiya provinces. Earlier this month, Afghan and international forces killed a number of Haqqani network fighters including another Haqqani … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghanistan update for June 11 2010
ISAF via DVIDS An Afghan-international security force detained several individuals suspected of insurgent activity in Logar province last night. The individuals were detained as the combined force searched a compound in Padkhvab-e Shaneh, Pul-e ‘Alam district, after intelligence information revealed militant activity. Another Afghan-international force used aircraft and ground forces to stop two vehicles and detained multiple individuals suspected of insurgent activity in Zabul province yesterday. The security force was pursuing a Taliban commander in the village of Zakuri, Shah Joy district, after intelligence information revealed insurgent activity. The vehicles were stopped without incident, and several women and children in the vehicles were protected. Individuals suspected of insurgent activity were detained by a separate Afghan-international force in Zabul province yesterday. The combined force detained two suspected insurgents while searching a compound in the village of Jonubi Garay, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Afghanistan update for May 29-30 2010
DVIDS May 29 An Afghan-international security force used precision air strikes to kill the Taliban shadow governor of Baghlan province and several of his fighters last night. Aircraft were called to a rural area in Baghlan-e Jadid district after human intelligence sources confirmed two vehicles were transporting insurgents and weapons through the area. Before engaging, coalition forces waited until the vehicles were well clear of any structures to minimize the possibility of civilian casualties. When the armed passengers left the vehicles they were engaged and killed by aircraft. A ground security force then entered the area and came under fire from insurgents in a nearby cave. The assault force returned fire, killing several insurgents who were heavily armed with a heavy machine gun, multiple rocket propelled grenades, automatic rifles, hand-grenades, ammunition and communications … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Mother and Son Serve Together in Afghanistan
Deployed Soldiers have all kissed their families good-bye, and headed off to war with the expectation of learning to handle the constant heartache of missing their loved ones. However, in a rare exception, two Soldiers in eastern Afghanistan have found unexpected relief from this typical situation by being assigned to the same location at Forward Operating Base Salerno in the Khost province. U.S. Army Maj. Una Alderman, the chief nurse officer for the 452nd Combat Support Hospital, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Coalition Forces Strike Haqqani Command Bunkers
Coalition forces launched precision airstrikes overnight, June 29, against senior Haqqani commanders and command posts in the remote mountains of western Khost province. These militants are responsible for aiding in the movement of foreign fighters through the Khost-Gardez Pass and throughout Afghanistan. Coalition forces planned and coordinated the airstrikes when intelligence sources indicated militant activity at this rugged location earlier in the day. Coalition force aircraft were called in and destroyed a pair of command bunkers, killing more than a dozen militants. The Haqqani network remains one of the most lethal Taliban organizations operating out of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Area. Haqqani leaders conduct operations in conjunction with other Islamic militant groups with similar goals and interests. The network focuses operations against the government of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan and Afghan national … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
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