7 U.S. service members killed in action in March

Afghanistan – 7 U.S. service members have been killed in action during combat operations in the first week of March. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 1 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. The soldiers were assigned... 

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U.S. Marines train for a different kind of fight

By Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac , Marine Forces Reserve  HARSTAD, Norway – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment open fire upon a mock enemy force during a training raid March 3, 2010. After nearly a month above the Arctic Circle, Marines with the battalion are on their way home from Norway after completing Exercise Cold Response 2010.     After nearly a month above the Arctic Circle, Marines... 

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Air Force team deploys to Chile

American Forces Press Service SANTIAGO, Chile, March 9, 2010 – An Air Force expeditionary medical support team from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, will arrive here today to help people impacted by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the nation Feb. 27. The team, consisting of more than 80 airmen, including 63 medical personnel, will conduct humanitarian assistance operations in the city of Angol,... 

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Two soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died Feb. 21 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing.  The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tenn. Killed were: Capt. Marcus R. Alford, 28, of Knoxville, Tenn.  Chief Warrant... 

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Operation Moshtarak shoes progress as Marines and Afghans battle Taliban

KABUL, Feb. 23, 2010 – Signs of steady progress in development and governance are evident in the central part of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command officials said today. In a daily update on Operation Moshtarak, which began in the region Feb. 13, officials said bridges, roads and culverts are being repaired, bazaars are re-opening and attracting... 

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Terrorist bomb maker arrested in Kabul

American Forces Press Service KABUL, Feb. 24, 2010 – A combined Afghan and international security force arrested a suspected bomb maker after discovering an explosives cache in Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday as part of Operation Moshtarak. The cache consisted of more than 100 pounds of explosive, 220 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an 8 2mm mortar fuse, three ammunition-filled vests, and... 

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General admission tickets cancelled for Cypress Mountain

West Vancouver, BC ― General admission standing room tickets (priced at $50) have been cancelled for Olympic men’s and ladies’ snowboard cross events on Monday and Tuesday at Cypress Mountain. Tickets will be refunded, said the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Heavy warm rains in the last 48 hours have made the `general admission standing... 

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Iran backed terrorists target of new campaign

American Forces Press Service  WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 – Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors have arrested more than two dozen suspected terrorists and killed others during a series of operations in the past two days to break up terrorist groups in Iraq, military officials reported. In the largest sweep, Iraqi Forces today arrested 22 suspected terrorists with the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah... 

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20 killed in Afghan offensive

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 – An Afghan-international joint security force killed more than 20 enemy militants and captured more than five others during an operation today in Afghanistan’s Farah province in pursuit of a Taliban commander believed to responsible for organizing suicide-bombing attacks. The combined force targeted a series of compounds in Farah’s... 

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Navy Seabees work to build infrastructure in Afghanistan

By Judith Snyderman Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 – Two additional battalions of U.S. Navy Seabees are being deployed to Afghanistan in support of the 30,000-troop surge ordered by President Barack Obama in December. Extra engineering expertise is needed to build forward operating bases, pave roads and construct airfields for the increased numbers of U.S. and... 

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Off target rockets kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb. 14, 2010 – International forces in Afghanistan have suspended use of an artillery rocket system, pending a review of an incident today in which two rockets missed their target and killed 12 civilians in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, International Security Assistance Force commander, conveyed his apologies to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the incident... 

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Haiti PM visits USS Bataan

100201-N-5808R-416 GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Feb. 1, 2010) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is seen off the coast Haiti. Bataan is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samantha Robinett/Released) USS... 

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US Forces engage Taliban in Operation Moshtarak

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2010 – The clearing phase of Operation Moshtarak in the center of Afghanistan’s Helmand province continued yesterday, with combined Afghan and international forces conducting a number of mounted and dismounted patrols, military officials reported. Forces have been engaged in periodic small-arms firefights. A number of insurgents have been either killed or detained, officials... 

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U.S. troops prepare for largest battle in Afghanistan war

Helmand Province, Afghanistan -- As we are humane fighters here in America, our military has done what is morally and ethically correct in warning the local civilian population of our impending attack of 20,000 troops on the town of Marja in the Helmand province, it has also given the Taliban weeks to dig in.   Reports are circulating that the town is heavily defended with IED’s waiting for... 

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Afghan Army contains attack on barracks

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 – Afghan security forces reacted quickly today to contain an insurgent attack on the Afghan National Army’s Sharwali Barracks on the western edge of Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported. Video   According to initial reports, the small-arms attack came primarily from an unoccupied... 

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Haiti seaport capacity expands

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2010 – Conditions in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti, continue to improve day by day, but a tremendous need still exists, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said today. Video   Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser also said U.S. military personnel have opened a seaport that is bringing in about 200 containers a day, and that... 

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U.S. Marines conclude operational mission in Iraq

CAMP RAMADI, Iraq-United States service members and Iraqi Security Forces salute as the Iraqi and American national anthems are sung during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2010. U.S. military responsibility for Al Anbar province passed from United States Force – West, commanded by Maj. Gen. R.T. Tryon, to Baghdad-based United States Division - Center, commanded... 

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Navy doctors provide care to Afghan children

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kathleen Leach and a female interpreter teach girls in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province how to brush their teeth in a personal hygiene class conducted by the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team’s female engagement team Jan. 16 and 17, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Natassia Cherne By Air Force 2nd Lt. Natassia Cherne Special to American Forces Press Service NURISTAN... 

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U.S. Marines engage Taliban in Afghanistan

Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, open fire on enemy insurgents taking cover in an abandoned compound during a firefight in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Jan. 18, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. James W. Clark Special to American Forces Press Service HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2010 – Stepping gingerly... 

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Haiti relief hub established at Guantanamo Bay

A newly established joint logistics hub at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is helping save lives by making sure that food, water, supplies, equipment and personnel are delivered to bring relief to survivors of the disastrous Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. “The Navy isn’t doing anything it doesn’t already know how to do,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Patricia E. Wolfe, Supply Corps, commander, Task... 

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