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A hospital corpsman with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade teaches a Marine how to insert a needle into a vein as part of a Combat Lifesaver Course here March 24. Marines gain this knowledge so they can support corpsmen in the field in need of assistance. Photo by Cpl. Aaron Rooks

The HSSS team members said they are prepared in case anyone contracts one of the many diseases in the country, which the brigade medical planner, Navy Lt. Diana Loffgren, said is possible. She said there are currently several confirmed cases of malaria in troops serving in Afghanistan, but noted that none of these cases involve U.S. service members.

Staff Sgt. Kim Johnson, light wheeled mechanic, 345th Medical Detachment

This is something the Army has done for generations. In Cuba, Panama, Italy and now in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CJTF-82

More than 300 Afghans received medical treatment and humanitarian aid from the Afghan National Police and Coalition forces in the Arghandab District of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.

“I have been two days without food, and this aid that you brought us today is very helpful,” said Gul Mohammad, a local who received aid.

This mission was [...]