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Photo Friday: “Through the rabbit hole”
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Zarlenga, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 carbine at insurgent forces June 15, 2012, near Joint Security Station Hasan, southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. photo courtesy of: Sgt. Michael … Continue reading
Army drops universal camouflage after spending billions
Story by: Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. photo courtesy of: Specialist Gertrud Zach After eight years and billions of dollars, the Army has given up on an ambitious effort to clothe its soldiers in a “universal camouflage pattern.” The grey uniform, … Continue reading
2 spec ops soldiers win Best Ranger
story by: Armytimes.com photo courtesy of: Staff Sgt. Thaddius S. Dawkins II, USA After three grueling days, a tandem from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command beat out 49 other teams to win the 2012 Best Ranger Competition. Master Sgt. … Continue reading
Photo Friday: “Scanning for Taliban”
U.S. soldier PV2 John MacIntosh takes cover in farm field and scans the ridge line as Taliban fighters ambush U.S soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a patrol in the … Continue reading
Soldiers in Kuwait will act as response force
Nearly 15,000 soldiers are now deployed to Kuwait — including two brigade combat teams and a combat aviation brigade — as the mission there evolves and the U.S. works to maintain a combat-capable presence in the unstable region. “This is … Continue reading
Photo Friday: “Rotor Wash”
Soldiers gather near a destroyed vehicle and protect their faces from rotor wash, as their wounded comrades are airlifted by a medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three … Continue reading
Troop deaths in Afghanistan down in 2011
U.S. military deaths in the Afghanistan War declined in 2011, the first drop in four years, amid a string of battlefield successes against Taliban insurgents by U.S. and other coalition forces. “We are very optimistic that the new trends will … Continue reading
6 Silver Stars for daring Afghanistan rescues
Six soldiers received Silver Stars in early December for bravery during two bloody firefights in Afghanistan. Three soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division — Staff Sgt. Al J. Garcia, Spc. David R. Stone and Sgt. Jacob Wilder — were honored … Continue reading
Photo Friday: “Dust Bath”
Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, brace against flying dirt and debris following the departure of a UH-60 helicopter at the Weesh border crossing point, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. photo courtesy of: … Continue reading
