The Afghan National Army 1st Commando Brigade, located on Camp Morehead, is a force to be reckoned with on all levels.

In just under four years since the brigade’s creation, its two unique operating forces, the Afghan National Army Commandos and Special Forces, now number more than 8,000 and have worked their way into the hearts and minds of the Afghan population and instilled fear into the insurgent forces they were designed to combat.

A Sailor assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Branch Health Clinic Marine Corps Recruit Depot received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat Distinction for his actions while deployed in Afghanistan, April 29.

Hospitalman Ernest M. Jimenez was presented the medal with combat distinguishing device by Commander, NMCSD, Rear Adm. C. Forrest Faison III during an awards ceremony.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader and two of his associates, including a recent Sarpoza prison escapee, during a security operation in Zharay District, Kandahar province, April 30.

The leader is responsible for directing explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the Pashmul area, Zharay. His group is responsible for an explosive device attack in the Ushmad area April 22.

Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said in Washington, D.C., May 2.

The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the North Arabian Sea and occurred within 24 hours of the terrorist leader's death, said the official.

"Preparations for at-sea [burial] began at 1:10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and were completed at 2 a.m.," said the official.

The burial followed traditional Muslim burial customs, and bin Laden's body was washed and placed in a white sheet, said the official.

Attorney General Eric Holder will likely be on the hot seat Tuesday before Rep. Darrell Issa and the House Judiciary Committee when the California Republican reportedly “will press” him about Operation Fast and Furious, the “botched gun tracking project” that has resulted in the death of one federal agent and a flood of guns allegedly allowed to be taken to Mexico.

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OSAMA BIN LADEN KILLED!
Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in a firefight in a Pakistani city Sunday night.
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The European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have released an Indonesian ship after holding it for 46 days.

The EU said pirates released the bulk carrier MV Sinar Kudus on Sunday, but it did not say if a ransom was paid. The statement added the vessel sailed to a safe port.

About 50 pirates captured the carrier in the Somali basin on March 16, as it was traveling from Singapore to Egypt. Officials say pirates later used the ship in a failed attempt to seize a Liberian-flagged vessel.