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USS Russell Assists Vessel in Distress
USS Russell (DDG 59) responded to a vessel in distress between Bossasso, Somalia and the Yemeni coast in the Gulf of Aden June 8. A Combined Task Force 150 air asset notified Russell of the small boat’s distress call. Russell, operating nearby, proceeded at maximum speed and arrived on-scene to assist the vessel. The 45-foot small boat experienced serious engine problems leaving it unable to operate at sea and had been adrift for two days. There were approximately 70 personnel on board the vessel, some of whom were in need of immediate medical attention. Seven personnel were transferred to Russell and treated for severe dehydration and malnutrition. The vessel was also re-provisioned for the night and Russell is towing it towards Somalia where the small boat and patients will be turned … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, War on Terror
Armed Insurgents Raid Afghan Villages
DVIDS Afghan national security forces and coalition forces responded to reports of kidnappings, beatings, vandalism and theft by Taliban in Arghandab District, Zabul province, Feb. 23. The combined forces traveled to the villages of Wosa and Takhunak to investigate and found one elderly man in the village of Wosa. He claimed the Taliban insurgents abducted the other six Afghan men who lived in the village. In Takhunak, the village elder told ANSF and coalition forces that the armed men moved into the valley (Chalakor) and coerced the villagers by beating children and elderly men, according to a coalition soldier who was present for the questioning. ANSF and coalition forces distributed humanitarian aid and medical assistance to the two villages immediately following the incident and treated a number of the more seriously injured Afghans … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Helmand Villagers Receive Humanitarian Assistance
Lt. Cmdr. Kelley A. Newman, physicians assistant with the Provincial Reconstruction Team puts one of her younger patients at ease with some stuffed animal humor. DVIDS Afghan national security forces, assisted by coalition forces, provided medical and humanitarian assistance for villagers from Now Zad and Qaleh-ye-Gaz in Abazah, Musa Qaleh, Helmand Province, Feb. 13. “Allah has answered my prayers for the medicine you have brought,†said a villager. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Cold Winter Needs Warm Hearts
A Coalition soldier explains instructions for medications to a young Afghan girl. More than 250 men, women and children received medical checkups when Afghan National Army soldiers from the 205th Kandak and Coalition forces visted the village of Baghak in Khakrez District Kandahar Province Feb. 13. CJTF-82 Residents of a small, rural agricultural village in the Khakrez District of Kandahar Province received a visit from Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces Feb. 13. Soldiers provided much-needed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Whatever you do to the least of my brethren
I was born with this condition, somewhat more severe. I nearly died before they figured out how to feed me, the Breck Feeder. Before the age of two I had three operations. I had another in high school and another in college. I speak with a lateral lisp and conceal a large scar under my facial hair. What we have done for this child is a good thing. CJTF-82 A three month old Afghan child suffering from a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Medicine, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Battery A, 1-10 FA Regt. holds clinic in Fursan
Task Force Marne Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery and the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, a reserve unit from Knoxville, Tenn., currently attached to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, held a coordinated medical engagement at a school in Fursan, a small village east of Baghdad, Feb. 4. Combat medics were able to help 175 people by providing minor medical treatment and assistance. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Bringing Medical Care and Winter Clothes to Nawa
A young girl eats a bag of cookies given to her by a U.S. Soldier, Jan. 13, at a clinic in Nawa District, Afghanistan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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