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  • Air Force develops plan for filling unmanned aircraft system positions

    Air Force leaders are taking a two-pronged approach to address the increasing need for pilots of unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan and Iraq, an Air Force official said recently. The first approach will use a small percentage of undergraduate pilot training graduates for the short term. The

  • Militant activities disrupted in Helmand province

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces disrupted militant activities Sunday during an engagement in Nar Surkh District, Helmand. Militants fired on ANSF and Coalition forces with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades. ANSF and Coalition forces returned fire with small-arms fire,

  • Med team augments Afghan doctors, builds treatment capacity

    With the assistance of Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team medics, doctors in Panjshir province treated 473 Afghan patients this week in two districts, Rohka and Shutol. Crowds of people gathered at the clinics shortly after Air Force Capt. Glenn M. Little, medical team chief, Staff Sgt. Janine

  • Militant activities disrupted in Helmand province

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces disrupted militant activities Sunday during an engagement in Nar Surkh District, Helmand. Militants fired on ANSF and Coalition forces with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades. ANSF and Coalition forces returned fire with small-arms fire,

  • Haqqani network targeted in Khowst, eight militants detained

    Coalition forces detained eight suspected militants during multiple operations to disrupt and dismantle the Haqqani terrorist network in Khowst province, Sunday. In Qalandar District, Coalition Forces detained three suspected militants during an operation targeting a Haqqani subcommander suspected

  • Haqqani network targeted again in Khowst

    Afghan National Police and Coalition forces killed several armed militants and detained two suspected militants while targeting the Haqqani terrorist network during an operation in Khowst province, Saturday. The operation targeted a suspected Haqqani militant in Sabari District who works with other

  • Runners honor fallen Special Operations warriors in Afghanistan

    The warriors of Special Operations Task Force-73 have endured the loss of three comrades during their tour in Afghanistan. On Sept. 6, the troops hit the pavement for an eight-mile Bagram Airfield perimeter run in remembrance of their fallen brothers. "We wanted to have a race to honor our friends,

  • More than 800 Afghans attend Gardez-to-Khowst road Shura

    Soldiers from the Gardez Provincial Reconstruction Team and 1st Sqaudron, 61st Cavalry Regiment worked with the local government of Paktya province to plan and assist Gov. Alhaj Juma Khan Hamdard, host a regional Shura and ground-breaking ceremony for the Gardez-to-Khowst road project at Forward

  • TF Ripcord begins mentorship for new Afghan MP Company

    Working for the past six months to train and certify the first-ever Afghan National Army military police company, Soldiers from Task Force Ripcord, the 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne) have been in coordination with Afghan Regional Security Integration Command - East to see this endeavour

  • Insurgent activities disrupted in Helmand

    Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces killed two insurgents during an engagement in Nar Surkh District, Helmand province, Sept. 10. ANSF and Coalition forces were conducting a security patrol when they heard automatic gunfire from the vicinity of an ANSF checkpoint. Upon