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Div. West trains aviators to conquer central Asia’s mountainscape
 FORT HOOD, Texas - Navigating safely over the rugged terrain of central Asia demands the best of man and machine, and the trainers of First Army Division West are bringing out just that in an Afghanistan-like environment west of Albuquerque, N.M.
A kind gesture goes a long way for mothers in Afghanistan
 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A kind gesture can go a long way in Afghanistan, uniting soldiers in common bond and giving them a taste of what awaits back at home.
CASF plays critical role for wounded in theater
 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – The team of nurses, medical technicians and litter carriers wait for the C-130 Hercules aircraft to arrive, ready to receive, in-process and prepare patients to go forward to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for further treatment.
Reservist also supports servicemembers through civilian work
 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Deborah D. Crumity, like a number of government civilians working at U.S. Transportation Command, comes from an active duty military background and is currently a member of the reserves. Having worked for the Department of Defense in one capacity or another since 1989, finding a related role was her goal once her active Navy service ended.
Face of Defense: Airman's Dream of Citizenship Comes True
 FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. - A contracting specialist from the 92nd Contracting Squadron here fulfilled his dream March 27 when a Spokane, Wash., judge swore him in as a U.S. citizen.
Robins partnerships produce future educational opportunities
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – In a meeting Thursday with two members of the Georgia Board of Regents, base leaders continue to solidify future educational opportunities for the work force.
Afghan Border Police Seize over 35,000 Pounds of Ammonium Chloride
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan – The 3rd Afghan Border Police seized more than 35,000 pounds of ammonium chloride, a crucial component in the manufacture of illicit narcotics, during a routine customs inspection at the Weesh Border Crossing in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar, May 9.
First Army Division East Soldiers help Habitat for Humanity with Clean-up Efforts
 FORT MEADE, MD., - The Soldier’s Creed states that every Soldier stands ready to deploy and destroy the enemies of the United States. Destroying can be considered a primary mission of infantry units. However, recently, Soldiers from First Army Division East’s 205th Infantry Brigade, 1-335th Infantry Battalion, recently took on a different mission. It wasn’t a mission to destroy, but rebuild. The Soldiers put their skills to use to clean and beautify the Habitat for Humanity’s offices in Franklin, Ind.
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Afghan Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technicians Test New Skills
 The improvised explosive device is the weapon of choice for insurgents Afghanistan. As Staff Sgt. Brian Buckwalter reports, searching and destroying them is increasingly becoming the responsibility of Afghan national security forces. Soundbites from Staff Sgt. Gulbuddin and Sgt. Din Mohammed.
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Afghans take lead for more than half of country
 ISAF Spokesman, BG Carsten Jacobson, sys Afghan forces have taken the lead or are in the process of taking the lead for security in about 65 percent of the country.
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Jordan Training Exercise 001
 The U.S. Army is conducting a training operation with the Jordanian Military to give them insight and pre-deployment experience.
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Pre-Chicago Summit NATO Press Conference
 Pre-Chicago Summit NATO Press Conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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Missile Defense Agency - FTM-16 E2a Flight Test
 Second-Generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Flight Test The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the first intercept of a...
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2012 Mini Marathon
 Indiana National Guard providing assistance during the 2012 Mini Marathon. Soundbites from Pfc. Paul Carter, Spc. Christopher Pritchard, Capt. Terry Heifets, Spc. Melvin Pennington and Greg Ballard.
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94th Airlift Wing Deployment
 Dobbins first deployment since the recent transition to Air Mobility Command (AMC).
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Five suspects in the 9/11 attacks arraigned in Cuba
 Khalid Sheil Mohammed and four others accused conspirators behind the 9/11 attack faced arraignment over the weekend at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
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Minuteman Report – Missouri Air Guard Civil Engineers at Guantanamo Bay
 Several members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, helped prepare the Expeditionary Legal Complex at Camp Justice prior to the court hearings of those allegedly responsible for the terrorist attacks on 9-11. Story by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Stephenson.
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Unified Command Team designates Police Precinct stations for community security
 Zharay District, Afghanistan – Zharay District Afghan Local Police Chief Masum Khan discussed plans to split the district into precincts during a meeting May 5 in Zharay District, Afghanistan.
Nursing and Midwifery Institute opens in Kandahar
 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The May 9 ribbon cutting ceremony for the Kandahar Nursing and Midwifery Institute marked a big step in the improvement of medical facilities in Afghanistan. Kandahar Governor Tooryalai Wesa, Dr. Suraya Dalil, the Minister of Public Health and Dr. A.Q. Pokhla the Director of Public Health for Kandahar province all spoke at the ceremony and talked about the importance of the facility and what it will mean for Afghanistan.
Operation Gratitude launches it's "March to a Million" campaign
 VAN NUYS, CA - With hundreds of eager volunteers looking on at the California Army National Guard Armory this past Saturday, May 5, Operation Gratitude founder, Carolyn Blashek, announced the launch of "March to a Million" -- an historic new campaign highlighting the non-profit organization's journey to a once-deemed-impossible milestone: Sending one million individually-addressed care packages to deployed troops, military children, wounded warriors, veterans and emergency first responders.
Tablet PC to replace paper for Network Integration Evaluation
 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command is beginning to replace paper with digital data collection options in preparation for the next Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range this May.
ANA Medics Learn to Teach Others
 TARIN KOT, Afghanistan – Flight medics from Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, assisted mentors from Slovakia, Australia and the U.S. Army to teach Afghan National Army medics on Multi-National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, May 2.
Northside High School Students Working on Explosive Ordance Disposal Exhibit at Museum of Aviation
 WARNER ROBINS, GA - Three North Side High School seniors are curating an exhibit on Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) at the Museum of Aviation. The students are at the museum for their Humanities course PIE (Professional Interest Exploration) program.
Redeploying reserve-component soldiers screened for rabies
 FORT MEADE, Md., - All soldiers while overseas face many dangers, some of those that are least expected; such as rabies.
Including biometrics in deployment training helps Soldiers identify the enemy
 JOINT BASE-McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - “You have more of a chance of taking the enemy down using biometrics than you do using your M4,” said Army Lt. Col. Eric Stetson, deputy commanding officer of training for the 174th Infantry Brigade at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
'Real' soldiers share their Army stories with elementary students
 FORT MEADE, Md. - “Did you see that?”
Laghman PRT begins final transition
 LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – With the summer season around the corner in Afghanistan, there’s a change in the air. The Provincial Reconstruction Team and Coalition Forces will close down this summer at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam.
Colombian military, U.S Army Civil Affairs team up to help Colombian residents along remote countryside
 LA MACARENA, Colombia - In the small, remote town of La Macarena, located 170 miles south of Bogota, residents lack medical services due to the town’s poverty stricken, rural location.
Afghan National Security Forces own the Arghandab
 Arghandab District, AFGHANISTAN - Less than a year ago, the Arghandab valley was the most dangerous place in Afghanistan. The Soviets used to call the Arghandab River Valley “the Heart of Darkness.” It’s where Mullah Omar first formed the Taliban in 1994 and it’s where the famous Battle of Arghandab was fought in 2008. Today, despite some long-suffering Taliban holdouts, the valley is a peaceful place. At least it is in the village of Kvahjeh Molk. This is due in large part to the efforts of the brave warriors of Company A, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment.
"Training Brain" provides intelligence solution for short notice training exercise
 FORT POLK, La. - Planning and coordinating the final validation training event for Army National Guard and Reserve units preparing to deploy overseas normally requires from four to eight months. But what do you do when your timeline allows only 75 days to create, plan and synchronize all the scenario-driven events required to conduct a brigade staff-level training exercise?
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Final Piece of the Puzzle: French TF transitions district to ANSF
 KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – French Soldiers from Task Force Lafayette, along with Afghan National Security Forces, conducted a transition ceremony on Forward Operating Base Sarobi April 12.
Transfer of authority represents transition in Uruzgan province
 Tarin Kot, AFGHANISTAN – Five nations, along with district and provincial leaders, gathered to pay their respects to the outgoing commander of Combined Team Uruzgan, in a transfer of authority today.
TF Fury assumes reigns from TF Spartan in southern Afghanistan
Zharay Province, Afghanistan — Paratroopers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division celebrated a Transfer of Authority March 13 as Task Force Spartan, comprised of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, relinquished responsibility to Task Force Fury, comprised of 4th BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. in a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Pasab.
Camp Atterbury Change of Command
 Edinburgh, Ind. — Col. Ivan Denton, former commander of the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, assumed command of Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center from outgoing commander, Col. Todd Townsend during a change-of-command ceremony March 12.
US, Afghanistan agree to turnover of Parwan Detention Facility
 KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. John R. Allen, commander of both United States Forces Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force, and Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak signed an agreement today that sets in motion the transfer of the Detention Facility in Parwan.
Task Force Leatherneck transfers to 1st Marine Division
 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — The 2nd Marine Division (Forward) transferred authority of Task Force Leatherneck to 1st Marine Division (Forward) during a brief ceremony, here, Feb. 25.
NMCB-4 transfers authority of Camp Krutke to NMCB-11 in Afghanistan
 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 transferred authority of Camp Krutke to NMCB-11 in an afternoon ceremony on Camp Krutke, a part of Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Feb. 13, 2012.
U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command
 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII – Adm. Cecil D. Haney took command of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet from Adm. Patrick Walsh during a ceremony, Jan. 20, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Spartan brigade assumes authority of Paktya and Khowst provinces
 KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, officially assumed responsibility and operations of Forward Operating Base Salerno, and the Khowst and Paktya Provinces from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., in a transfer of authority ceremony Dec. 31.
Blue Geronimo transfer authority to Blue Spaders
 KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Alaska-based paratroopers formally took responsibility of security and training operations in the province in a transfer of authority ceremony here Dec. 27.
ISAF officially hands over Parwan to ANSF
 Parwan Province, Afghanistan – International Security Assistance Force commander Gen. John R. Allen and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker participated in a ceremony here in the provincial capitol of Charikar today, to officially transfer security responsibilities of Parwan Province to Afghan National Security Forces.
JCOP Pusht Rod transfers to ANA
 FARAH, Afghanistan – Signs of progress are evident as Afghan National Army soldiers are taking charge. Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, attached to 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, transferred Joint Combat Outpost Pusht Rod to their Afghan National Army counterparts, Nov. 20.
Division West conducts change of command ceremony
 FORT HOOD, Texas - First Army Division West welcomed its fifth commanding general while retiring its fourth in a change of command and retirement ceremony at Cameron Field Oct. 14.
Italian Brigade "Sassari" Units Complete the Transfer of Authority in all Task Forces
 FARAH, Afghanistan - This morning, the Transfer of Authority ceremony between the Italian 187th Parachute Regiment "Folgore", commanded by Colonel Gianmarco Badialetti (Italian Army), and the Italian 152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari", commanded by the new Commander of Task Force South Colonel Gianluca Carai (Italian Army) was held in Farah.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division assumed responsibility of Kandahar City from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, May 14.
