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ISAF Forces Injured While Conducting Search Operations(0)
During a joint operation in western Afghanistan, initial reports indicate more than 25 ISAF and Afghan national security force members were wounded. Members of the joint force were searching for two missing U.S. Army soldiers.
Marines end wing-level operations in Iraq
On Nov. 2, 2009, 2nd MAW (Forward) ended MAW-level operations in Al Anbar by relinquishing the role as the Aviation Combat Element for Multi National Force - West to Marine Aircraft Group 26 (Reinforced) in a ceremony aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
Operational Update, Nov. 6: Afghan-International Security Force Detains Taliban Facilitator in Kandahar; ISAF Casualties
An Afghan-international security force detained a group of suspected militants in Kandahar Province, including a senior Taliban facilitator.
Iraqi Security Forces arrest five suspected terrorists
Iraqi Security Forces arrested five suspected terrorists during two joint security operations in Baghdad and Sharqat.
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- Operational Update, Nov. 5: Afghan-International Security Forces Kill, Detain Taliban Militants in Wardak, Khost; ISAF Casualty
- ISF arrest 6 suspected VBIED-network members
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- Operational Update, Nov. 4: Afghan-International Security Forces Detains Militants in Five Operations
- ISF arrest 21 in Baghdad, Bayji on suspicion of AQI VBIED activity
- ANP Confiscate 600 Pounds of Ammonium Nitrate, Neutralize Enemy Fighters
- ANA, ANP Detain Four, Kill Eleven in Zabul Province
- Operational Update, Nov. 3: Suspected Militants Detained
- Iraqi, US forces detain car bomb suspects
- Security Forces Airmen, Soldiers Mentor Afghan Prison Guards
- Iraqi Medics review basic medical care
- Field Artillery Soldiers Install Culvert Protection Systems
- Holiday Mailing Deadlines
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- Operational Update, Nov. 2: Afghan-International Security Force Detains Taliban Militant in Kandahar
- ISF arrest 2 during search of suspected terrorist safe house in Baghdad
- U.S. seeks to counter enemy’s ‘weapon of choice’
- ANSF Precision Driving Course
- Afghan National Police K9 Unit
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- Georgia Guardmembers Build Success With Sacrifice in Afghanistan
- Airmen sought for unique, joint program
- Combat Medics Treat Afghanistan Locals
- Iraqi Army Cordon & Knock Ops
- DownRange - 29 October, 2009
- Operational Update, Oct. 29: Militants Detained; ISAF Casualties
- Mortar Course Graduates 106 Soldiers
- Combined force arrests six, finds cache in rural Kirkuk
- Ghazni PRT CA Team Takes It to the Streets With ANP Members
- Iraqi, U.S. forces join for air assault
- Operational Update, Oct. 28: Update to Helicopter Incident; Afghan-International Security Force Operation
- Iraqis study explosives, evidence collection
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- Iraq Briefing - MG Richard Nash
- ISAF Casualties
- Operational Update, Oct. 27: Afghan-International Security Force Operation
- Bombings show challenges, official says
- New Road to Link Both Sides of Afghan River
- Afghan Air Corps Flies First Official Flights
- ANP Ethics Training
- Air Force Bombs Helps Iraqis Training
- Operational Update, Oct. 26: Helicopter Incident in Western Afghanistan; Afghan, International Joint Security Forces Operations; ISAF Casualties
- Iraqi Army arrests 14 in search of Mosul-based AQI leader
- Troops teach Iraqis to ‘train their own’
- New All-terrain Vehicles Arrive in Afghanistan
- Look Live - Helicopters Crash in Southern Afghanistan
- ANSF Counter IED Trainer Course
- Protecting the Pass
- Operational Update, Oct. 23: Afghan, International Security Forces Kill, Detain Militants; ISAF Casualty
- Common Sense: No Alibi
- Pfc. Jones, Keating Interview, Part 2
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- Iraqis lead joint mission over Baghdad
- Operational Update, Oct. 22: Afghan, International Security Force Detain Militants; ISAF Casualty
- ANSF, ISAF Provides Aid
- Pentagon ceremony awards unit for heroism in Vietnam
- Sgt. 1st Class Hill, Keating Interview, Part 3
- Sgt. 1st Class Hill, Keating Interview, Part 2
- Sgt. 1st Class Hill, Keating Interview, Part 1
- DownRange - 21 October, 2009
- USS Anzio Seizes Four Tons of Narcotics
- Operational Update, Oct. 21: ANSF, ISAF Provides Aid; Repositioning of Forces Continues; Afghan, International Security Force Detain Militants; ISAF Casualty
- First Iraqi Army Strike Soldiers graduate
- Khermensan Road Grand Opening in Panjshir
- 1st Lt. Bundermann, Part 2
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- DownRange - 20 October, 2009
- Pentagon Brief - BG Robert Brown
- Troops support Iraqis during market sweep
- Operational Update, Oct. 20: Afghan, International Security Forces Kill, Detain Militants
- Iraqi Police search for members of terrorist network, arrest 7
- Oct.18 airpower summary: F-15s destroy enemy position
- Joint Mission for VBIED Making Factory
- Marines Conduct Recon Training with Iraqi Soldiers
- DownRange - 19 October, 2009
- Operational Update, Oct. 19: Afghan, International Security Force Detain Militants
- Iraqi Police arrest 5 in hunt for terrorist-network members
- Zabul Prison Increases Security
- Logistics battalion aids in retrograde of western Iraq
- Pech Valley Foot Patrol
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- DownRange - 16 October, 2009
- Operational Update, Oct. 16: Joint Force Operation in Ghazni; Afghan-International Security Forces Kills, Detain Militants; ISAF Casualties
- Task Force 2-1 Finds Major Drug Cache in Southern Afghanistan
- Iraqi Forces arrest 15 in multiple operations
- Airman renders combat first aid to Soldiers
- M1A1 Tank Training Program
- DownRange - 15 October, 2009
- Iraqi Police shooting skills on target
- Operational Update, Oct. 15: Afghan-International Security Forces Kills, Detain Militants; ISAF Casualty
- Iraqis arrest three AQI terror cell suspects
- Chief of staff presents citation to special operations Airmen 41 years after last mission
- Crew Chiefs Protect Pilots
- DownRange - 14 October, 2009
- Operational Update, Oct. 14: Afghan-International Security Force Kills Militant; Emergency Aircraft Landing
- Marines Spread Good Will With Vet Care
- Air Force grooming Iraqi helicopter pilots
- Newly trained counter-IED teams deploy to Afghanistan
- JTACs
- Iraqi Army Weapons Training
- Recon: Medal of Honor
- Operational Update, Oct. 13: Afghan-International Security Forces Kill, Detain Militants
- Iraqi Forces join air-insertion training
- ‘Hustlers’ of HMH-772 Live Up to Their Nickname
- NMCB-74 Seabees Build Ammo Supply Point Critical to Afghanistan
- IDF Investigation
- Operational Update, Oct. 9: Joint Operation in Herat; Afghan-International Security Forces Kill, Detain Militants; Force Repositioning in Eastern Afghanistan; ISAF Casualty
- Iraqi Police arrest five explosives network members
- Unit surpasses consecutive 7,000 days with forces in Southwest Asia
- Marines Train Afghan Border Police
- Iraq Brief - COL Tobin Green
- Operational Update, Oct. 8: Afghan-International Security Forces Kill, Detain Militants; ISAF Casualty; Kabul Explosion
- Afghan-International Security Force Conducts Operation Against Taliban Militants in Logar
- Coast Guard keeps millions in drugs off streets
- Oct. 6 airpower summary: Airlift crews keep missions moving forward
- Kabul Explosion
- Safety Features on Kandahar Air Field
- DownRange - 7 October, 2009
- UAVs keep watch over troops on the ground
- Provincial Government Building Afghan Future With Agriculture
- Alabama Guard medics train Iraqi military and police in Combat Lifesaving
- DownRange - 6 October, 2009
- Operational Update, Oct. 6: Afghan-International Security Force Detains Militants
- Weather, terrain no contest for Red Horse Airmen in Afghanistan
- Update: ANSF, ISAF Repel Insurgent Attack in Eastern Afghanistan
- ISF arrest VBIED cell leader, ISI leader during security operations
- Winning Hearts and Minds
- Iraq Security
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- Afghan National Security Forces, International Security Assistance Force Repel Insurgent Attack in Eastern Afghanistan
- Serviceable U.S. gear going to Afghanistan
- Deployed sergeant’s MRAP invention may be mass produced
- Afghanistan Attack
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Venturous & Dolphin Confiscate Drugs
- DownRange - 2 October, 2009
- Odierno calls for short extensions to boost Iraqi national election security
- Officials Meet With Afghan Elders After Reports of Civilian Casualties
- Mobility Airmen continue to deliver for warfighters
- Oct. 1 airpower summary: A-10s silence enemy activity
- Nightvision Slingload
- Iraq Brief - GEN Ray Odierno
- Afghanistan Address
- COMMON SENSE: Chasing Olympic Gold
- ISAF Operation in Helmand; Militants Detained in Kandahar, Logar, Ghazni
- Iraqi Air Force now controls C-130 ops
- Engineers Assess Construction Projects in Afghan Province
- Marines assist U.S. Army, send construction materials from Iraq to Afghanistan
- DownRange - 30 September, 2009
- ISAF Assists Afghans Struck by IED; Militants Detained in Nangahar Province; ISAF Member Killed
- IP intercept VBIED-making material in Kirkuk, arrest 5 in searches
- Maintenance Operations Center Keeps Crews Informed
- Sept. 29 airpower summary: F-15Es strike enemy
- Weapons Cache
- Rocket Attack on RCP
- DownRange - 29 September, 2009
- Joint Force Clears Insurgents in Shewan; Afghan-International Force Interdicts Uzbek Militant in Takhar
- Iraqi Army searches for ISI suspect known to steal from companies in Mosul
- First M-ATVs Deploy to Afghanistan
- Sept. 27 airpower summary: Predator missile strike destroys enemy position
- FA Protects FOB
- DownRange - 28 September, 2009
- Operation Champion Shield: ANSF, Paratroopers Net Huge Weapons Cache
- Portable bridge connects key villages
- Sept. 26 airpower summary: HH-60Gs transport wounded warriors
- Attacking The Drug Trade
- DownRange - 25 September, 2009
- Law Officials Meet in Bamyan Province to Discuss ‘Rule of Law’
- Operational Update, Sept. 25: Afghan-International Security Force Detains Militants in Khowst; ISAF Members Killed in Southern Afghanistan
- Iraqi Security Forces arrest five suspected terrorists
- 10th Mtn. Div. Soldiers Remember, Rededicate Outpost for Latest Medal of Honor Recipient
- An EOD Tech’s Job is Never Done
- DownRange - 24 September, 2009
- Joint missions disrupt insurgent activities
- Afghan-International Security Forces Conduct Searches in South, North, East Afghanistan, Detain Militants
- Kirkuk ESU arrests JRTN propagandist and financier
- New Afghan Roads Promote Peace, Prosperity
- Airborne Medics Teach Combat Lifesaving
- DownRange - 23 September, 2009
- Afghan-International Security Force Detains Suspected Militants in Khowst, Helmand
- Riverines Stand Ready to Roll on Iraq’s Waterways
- U.S., IA troops training the trainer
- Sept. 21 airpower summary: F-16s display shows of force
- Hilltop Combat Outpost
- Iraq Brief - MG James Hunt
- Downrange - 22 September, 2009
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- Federal Police refine tactics, procedures
- ‘Sand Sharks’ Add Dimension to MEB-Afghanistan
- Al Qaim SWAT arrest alleged weapons smuggler
- 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Soldiers Conduct Patrol in Kirkuk
- DownRange - 21 September, 2009
- Afghan-International Security Force Stops Militants in Khowst, Kandahar
- Viper Pilot Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
- Warrior Academy hones Iraqi battle skills
- Sept. 20 airpower summary: F-15Es respond to coalition calls for assistance
- Human Terrain Team Site Survey
- DownRange - 18 September, 2009
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- Troops help IA medics, engineers hone skills
- RED HORSE Airmen bring combat outpost into fight
- Sept. 16 airpower summary: Strike Eagles stop enemy action
- DownRange - 17 September, 2009
- Medal of Honor
- Iraqi Air Force supports IA ground forces
- Chaplains’ assistants double as bodyguards in combat
- Marine Mentoring Team and Afghan Border Police Participate in Trial by Fire
- Sept. 15 airpower summary: B-1B performs precision attack
- DownRange - 16 September, 2009
- Military Police Help Afghan Police Build Community Relationships
- IA, U.S. forces capture three after rocket attack
- Afghans Lay Stones to Begin School Construction
- Predator crashes in central Iraq
- Catch Sweep Patrol
- DownRange - 15 September, 2009
- Harriers Intimidate Insurgents, Assist Infantry
- Forces join for humanitarian mission
- Badel Road Opened for Business
- Memorial Calls for Photos of Vietnam Vets
- DownRange - 14 September, 2009
- Children of Afghanistan Victims of Insurgency
- Sept. 11 airpower summary: F-15Es provide air support
- Iraqi Special Forces get Osprey support
- TOW System Upgrade Goes To Troops In Afghanistan
- Soldiers at a Firing Range in Afghanistan
- Self Destructing IED
- ANA Air Corps Ready Mi-35 Attack Helicopters
- DownRange - 11 September, 2009
- Milwaukee Native Leads Joint Military Convoy to Resupply Southern Afghanistan
- School of ‘Soft Knocks’: Able Troop 3-71 Trains ANA
- Injured Airman credits training for saving her life
- Sept. 9 airpower summary: C-17s deliver troops, cargo
- 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Speech
- Iraq Briefing - LTG Charles Jacoby
- Paratroopers Begin Replacing Marines in Al Anbar
- Troops work to keep U.S. war birds in the air
- Kandahar: World’s Busiest Single-Runway Airport
- Sept. 8 airpower summary: F-16s destroy targets
- Ninewah PRT Assesses VBIED Damage
- DownRange - 9 September, 2009
- Airmen to stay, train Iraqi Air Force
- ISAF Service Member Killed in Northern Afghanistan During Hostage Rescue
- Iraqis, With U.S. Advisors, Arrest Suspected Terrorists
- Corpsmen ship nearly $3 million worth of supplies to Afghanistan
- Seven Six Two
- DownRange - 8 September, 2009
- Iraq Briefing - MG Richard Nash
- Provincial Reconstruction Team-Zabul Helps Reconnect Afghan, Government
- Security forces Airmen help secure future of Iraq
- Logistics Marines Recognized for Iraq, Afghanistan Service
- 100 Days in Helmand
- Iraq Border Security
- Mortar Mission
- Control Detonation of IED
- DownRange - 7 Sepember, 2009
- Iraq-based Marine Unit Undergoes Significant Reduction in Size
- North Dakota Soldiers Continue Air Defense Mission in Afghanistan
- USS Decatur: Protecting Iraq’s Economy, Freedom
- International Security Assistance Force Air Strike in Kunduz Province
- NATO Airstrike
- Joint Patrol in Eastern Baghdad
- DownRange - 3 September, 2009
- Poppy Crop Declines
- Airmen help Iraqi army take control of base operations
- 30th Naval Construction Regiment Assumes Engineering Mission in Afghanistan From 25th Naval Construction Regiment
- Joint effort sees new bridge span Tigris
- Hunting Taliban different than what they expected: Marines gain small victories without fighting
- Militants Captured
- Bagram Med Evac
- DownRange - 2 September, 2009
- U.S. bolsters Iraqi Air Force partnership
- Afghan-International Security Force Detains Militants in Ghazni
- KC-130 makes first landing at Camp Dwyer
- C-130 crew delivers humanitarian supplies to Afghan village
- Baghdad Security
- COL Joseph Martin - Iraq Brief
- RCT-3 Marines implement methodology to understand local problems
- Military police unit ends tour with force protection mission
- Aug. 30 airpower summary: F-15Es deter enemy attack
- US mortar men train Iraqi Soldiers
- California Guard Helps to Save Forests From Marijuana Growers
- Mortar Class
- International Security Assistance Force Commander Submits Strategic Assessment
- Personal Security Team Soldiers Prepare for Mission’s End
- Key Taliban Leaders Linked to IEDs Captured in Chapa Dara
- Afghan C-27A ‘Spartan’ Program Takes Flight
- Preparing Stryker for Ride Home
- Fire Scout
- Col. Graham Goes to Kabul
- DownRange - 28 August, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain 2 Militants, Seize Weapons in Khost
- Afghan-International Security Forces Pursue Militants in Kandahar and Kundoz
- Seabees Construct Crow’s Nests for Combat Outposts
- Afghan Civilians Protected From Militant Attacks
- Kunar Elections Defending Polling Sites, Part 2
- Kunar Elections Defending Polling Sites, Part 1
- DownRange - 27 August, 2009
- MG John Johnson - Iraq Briefing
- International Security Assistance Force Commander Issues Counterinsurgency Guidance
- Afghan National Security Force, International Security Assistance Force Troops Capture Suspected Insurgent Leader; 6 Others
- Petraeus predicts tough fighting in Afghanistan
- Aug. 26 airpower summary: Transports are AOR workhorses
- ANA Air Corps’ Quick Reaction Force
- DownRange - 26 August, 2009
- Afghan-International Security Force Kills Militant Responsible for Numerous Attacks
- Reduction in force means reduction in ammo
- VMA-214 Tests Rapid Ground Refueling Techniques in Afghanistan
- Aug. 24 airpower summary: A-10s provide cover for convoy
- Stryker Brigade Deploys
- DownRange - 25 August, 2009
- Afghan Commandos
- Motor T always delivers
- Iraqi air force brings ISR capabilities online
- Afghan Citizen Turns Over IED Facilitator to ANP
- Aug. 23 airpower summary: C-17s provide intra-theater heavy airlift
- Iraqi Army Soldiers Certify With 88mm Mortar
- DownRange - 24 August, 2009
- Afghan-International Security Forces Search Compounds in Paktya and Wardak
- Airborne artillerymen get back to basics
- Airdrop fuels troops in austere Afghan locations
- Afghan-International Security Force Detains Militants
- Clearing Fields of Fire
- DownRange - 21 August, 2009
- Commander International Security Assistance Force Commends Afghan National Security Forces for Afghan Election Security
- Air Force Civil Engineer Awarded Purple Heart From Sniper Wounds
- Commandos arrest four, reduce violent threats to local citizens
- Aug. 19 airpower summary: F-15E destroys enemy position
- Navy Cross Ceremony
- DownRange - 20 August, 2009
- Iraq Brief - LTG Frank Helmick
- Two days of hell, nine men of valor
- Airborne Cavalry Soldiers Stay Vigilant in Iraqi Suburbs
- 2/8 Marines fight, push insurgents back
- Aug. 18 airpower summary: 3,400 pax moved
- Afghan Commando Mission Prep
- Afghans go To The Polls
- CJTF Phoenix IX Operations
- DownRange - 19 August, 2009
- Air Cavalry continues Iraqi training
- Iraqi Special Forces launch 2nd Brigade
- Afghan Forces Lead Election Security Efforts
- Aug. 17 airpower summary: Transports provide intra-theater airlift
- Afghan Security
- Female Engagement Teams
- ANA Humvee Course
- DownRange - 18 August, 2009
- Iraqi Police train with working dogs
- 2/8 Marines See Regular Enemy Activity in Afghan South
- ISF detain 3 suspects after rocket attack in Basra province
- Clearance team ensures safe roads from Maysan to Basra
- Afghan Election
- IED Training
- ANA/Marine Embed Prep
- International Security Assistance Force Headquarters Attack
- Airstrike ends gunfight in Korengal Valley
- MNSTC-I Shares Best Practices with Afghanistan-based U.S. Advisors
- Aug. 15 airpower summary: Predator eliminates enemy threat
- Airman instructs Kabul’s first POL course
- Marines in Afghanistan
- DownRange - 14 August, 2009
- U.S. Soldiers Praise Iraqi Police, Tout Mutual Benefits of Joint Training
- Stryker Troopers Earn Combat Spurs
- Deployed Defenders’ Dog Days
- Aug. 12 airpower summary: Reaper provides overwatch
- Artillery at FOB Bastic
- Marines Help Civilians
- DownRange - 13 August, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Catch Four IED Makers
- Ministry of Interior Police Academy Prepares Iraqi Federal, Emergeny, Border Forces
- Iraqis Prepare to Fight the Flames
- Diyala RCB arrests 3 suspected terrorists
- Howitzer Air Drop
- DownRange - 12 August, 2009
- Brig Gen Givhan in Afghanistan
- Iraqi Warriors Remembered, Honored
- Afghan-International Security Force Pursues Taliban in Helmand
- Afghan-International Security Force Pursues Taliban in Ghazni
- Aug. 11 airpower summary: B-1Bs strike enemy
- Marine Offensive
- Afghan National Army Basic Training
- DownRange - 11 August, 2009
- MG Robert Caslen in Iraq
- Afghan-International Security Force Tracks Haqqani Militants in Khost
- Marines train, mentor Afghan police in south Helmand
- U.S. Forces Capture Grenade Attacker in Iraq
- Airmen assist Iraqis with gunner training
- DownRange - 10 August, 2009
- Support Team Keeps Army Weapons Ready
- Afghan National Security Forces Stop Attack on Afghan Governor’s Compound
- Aug. 9 airpower summary: Predators neutralize threats
- Afghan Missile Strike
- Insurgents Caught Planting Explosives
- DownRange - 7 August, 2009
- Apache Maintenance
- Marines return captured weapons to Iraqi government
- Joint Engineer Mission to Span the Tigris
- The Simple Life: Infantrymen Maintain, Improve Austere Afghanistan FOB
- Aug. 5 airpower summary: A-10s provide overwatch for coalition forces
- Stryker Armor
- MRAP Movement
- DownRange - 6 August, 2009
- MG Nash Reports From Iraq
- Infantry Foot Patrols Disrupt Insurgents, Aid Remote Afghan Villages
- Basra Police Arrest Suspected Terrorist Commander
- International Security Assistance Force Engages Insurgents in Southern Afghanistan
- Aug. 4 airpower summary: KC-10s fuel flight
- 82nd CAB Delivers Howitzers
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight Launch and Landing
- Afghanistan Road Builders
- DownRange - 5 August, 2009
- Airmen Teach Iraqis Aircraft Maintenance
- International Security Assistance Forces Engage Insurgents in Southern Afghanistan
- Paratroopers own night in air assault mission
- Aug. 3 airpower summary: F-15E provides cover for disabled convoy
- DownRange - 4 August 2009
- Security Operations in Afghanistan - Pentagon Briefing
- Afghanistan Brief - Pentagon
- Afghan soldiers, 2/8 Marines conduct key security operation in Helmand
- Next Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety
- The ‘keepers of cold steel’ maintain Marines’ primary weapons
- Aug. 2 airpower summary: HH-60G transports medevac patients
- Military Working Dogs
- DownRange - 3 August, 2009
- Operation Champion Sword
- Federal Police Receive New Humvees
- Afghans Take Advantage of Governance and Security Training in Kunar Province
- Mountains of Gear to Move to U.S. as Forces Responsibly Withdraw
- Aug. 1 airpower summary: B-1Bs conduct precision strikes
- Speicher Remains Found
- DownRange - 31 July, 2009
- Maintenance Marines: the ‘bread and Butter’ of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 Sahl Sinjar Detachment
- Communications: Critical to Marines on the Battlefield
- Iraqi Army Platoon Demonstrates Proficiency, Knowledge
- School, Bridge Highlight Progress in Afghanistan
- DownRange - 30 July, 2009
- Taliban Code of Conduct
- Iraqi Soldiers Complete Grueling Course
- Taliban Actions Speak Louder Than Words, General Says
- Airmen save Iraqi girl’s life after IED blast
- July 29 airpower summary: F-16s strike enemy positions
- Time on Target
- A-10 Squadron
- DownRange - 28 July, 2009
- Gates Says Iraq Drawdown May Accelerate Moderately
- Insurgents Attack Medical Mission
- U.S. to Assess Iraqi Air Defense Needs
- Militant Improvised Explosive Device, Weapons Supplier Captured
- Operation Vanguard
- Afghanistan Death Toll Policy
- U.S. Development Team Assesses Afghan Cement Plant
- U.S. troops, Iraqis defuse bombs, take fire on quick-reaction mission
- Marine helps transition team train Iraqi Army in vehicle maintenance
- July 26 airpower summary: C-17s help sustain coalition operations
- Soldiers Working On Their Night Moves
- Afghanistan Munitions Provide Security and Sustainability
- DownRange - 27 July, 2009
- Afghan-International Security Force Captures Haqqani Improvised Explosive Device Facilitator in Khost
- U.S. MP Continue to Mentor Iraqi Police
- First Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for valor in Afghanistan
- July 25 airpower summary: A-10 provides armed overwatch
- Afghan National Army’s Air Interdiction Unit Plays Key Role Against Drug Trafficking
- Iraqi Police Training
- DownRange - 24 July, 2009
- Coast Guard Cocaine Bust
- Wasit Iraqi Police Mobile Training Team Trains Their Own
- Afghan-International Security Forces Capture Key Haqqani Facilitator in Khowst
- Engineers Beef Up Force Protection at FOB Hammer
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Increase Pressure on Insurgents
- Iraqi Soldiers Keep the Roads Safe
- DownRange - 23 July, 2009
- Afghan, International Security Force Pursue Taliban in Kandahar
- Iraqi Security Forces find explosives caches
- Bomb Materials and Narcotics Seized in Afghanistan Bazaar
- July 22 airpower summary: F-15s provide overwatch
- Paratrooper Medics Train Iraqi Police
- DownRange - 22 July, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Force Confiscates Weapons in Helmand
- Solar Lights Illuminate Baghdad, Abu Ghraib
- Historic Flying Tigers Excel at Close Air Support Mission in Afghanistan
- UAV Ravens Keep an Eye in Iraqi Skies
- U.S. Army Helicopters Leave Forward Operating Base McHenry
- Stryker Vehicle Proves its Mettle in Iraq
- DownRange - 21 July, 2009
- MG Daniel Bolger - Iraq Briefing
- Iraqis Join U.S.Cavalry for Taji Air Assault
- Afghanistan National Security Forces, International Security Assistance Forces Stop Attack on Jalalabad
- Northwestern Guard Units Partner for Medical Evacuation Training
- July 20 airpower summary: C-130s transport troops, cargo
- TF 155 Trains to Identify IEDs
- Kandahar Crash
- DownRange - 20 July, 2009
- Emergency Medical Staff Saves Lives With Controlled Chaos
- Utilities Marines Adapt, Overcome to Bring Power to RCT-3
- Nebraska Community Lends Helping Hand to Afghan Farmers
- Basrah SWAT delivers major blow to insurgent cell, arrest 2 suspected terrorists in southern Iraq
- Missing Soldier Latest
- DownRange - 17 July, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Continue to Disrupt Haqqani Network in Logar
- Iraqi Officers Integrate with U.S. Units, Keep Lines of Communication Open
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Destroys Haqqani Stronghold in Paktya
- July 16 airpower summary: F-16s support warfighters
- 56th Stryker Brigade Clears Route of IEDs
- DownRange - 16 July, 2009
- Gen. McChrystal Interview
- Stryker Vehicles Driving
- Afghan National Security Forces, International Security Assistance Forces Completing Operation Mountain Fire
- Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Force Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents in Kunar
- Weapons loaders arm jets for the fight
- July 15 airpower summary: Reaper provides topcover
- Smoking Lamp Is Lit
- 3/11 Overwatch Security Post
- DownRange - 15 July, 2009
- MiTT Marines transform Iraqi soldiers into professional force
- New Courthouses Promote Rule of Law in Afghanistan
- Recon Marines work with Iraqi Commandos to build stronger force
- July 14 airpower summary: F-15Es hit enemy positions
- Future Joint Rifle Range
- DownRange - 14 July, 2009
- COL Butch Kievenaar - Iraq Briefing
- Battery Commander Looks Back at Successful Tour of Duty in Iraq
- Cherokee Troop, Task Force Iron Titan Push Forward With Afghan National Security Forces
- U.S. Units Partner, Pass Combat Life Saver Skills to Iraqi Army Medics
- July 13 airpower summary: A-10s protect coalition forces
- DownRange - 13 July, 2009
- RCP Equipment
- Afghan, Coalition Force Detains Suspected Militant in Ghazni
- Soldier Helps Iraqi Division Develop Public Affairs Officer Skills
- Afghans Unite to Maintain Lifeline
- Afghan National Security Forces, ISAF Kill Insurgent Commander in Logar Province
- IED Engagement in Helmand Province
- Afghanistan Latest
- DownRange - 10 July, 2009
- MRAPS to Afghanistan
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Continue to Disrupt Haqqani Network in Khowst
- Airmen in EC-130H unit complete 2,000th combat mission
- More Mine-resistant Vehicles Flow to Afghanistan
- NCO tackles difficult, sensitive job in hopes of providing better protection for Soldiers
- CTF 150 Seizes 10 Tons of Narcotics
- Desert Convoy
- Stryker Brigade to Afghanistan
- DownRange - 9 July, 2009
- Gen Craddock Speech - Heritage Foundation
- Afghan National Flag Raised Above Castle for First Time
- Iraqis Lead Convoy Through Baghdad
- ANSF, ISAF Respond to Insurgent Attack
- Engineers Improve Liberty Access Road
- Khan Nechion Castle
- DownRange - 8 July, 2009
- Afghanistan Report
- New engineer excavator stands up to anti-tank mine
- HMLA-169’s OIF detachment to join squadron in Afghanistan
- Mechanics keep the troops rolling
- July 6 airpower summary: F-15Es provide top cover
- DownRange - 7 July, 2009
- Operation Khanjar Update
- U.S. Marines Secure Southernmost Point of Operations in Afghanistan
- 2nd Recon teaches Iraqi soldiers Combat Lifesaving
- USS Scout Visits Umm Qasr, Iraq
- July 5 airpower summary: Helicopters rapidly transport patients
- Afghan Operations
- Convoy Maintenance
- DownRange - 6 July, 2009
- Operation Khanjar Update
- Coalition Transfers Maysan Base to IA
- Reaper crash in southern Afghanistan
- July 4 airpower summary: Predators protect friendly units
- Afghanistan Operations
- Weapons Loaders and Armament Systems Technicians
- Downrange - 3 July, 2009
- Marines launch Operation Khanjar in southern Afghanistan
- Missing U.S. Soldier Captured
- Soldier Hopes His Story Instills Sense of Reality
- Iraqi Security Forces arrest Diyala-based terrorist cell member
- Afghanistan Medical Capabilities
- Weapons Cache Search
- Downrange - 1 July, 2009
- Marines in Afghanistan
- TF Iron Titan Soldiers go the extra mile in preparation for joint fires exercise
- Gates Buoyed by al-Qaida’s Failure to Stoke Sectarian Violence
- Lethal Warriors replace Blue Spaders in Kunar
- June 30 airpower summary: Reaper hits enemy forces
- Iraqis Secure Cities
- Downrange - 30 June, 2009
- GEN Ray Odierno - Iraq Briefing
- Historic Day for Future of Iraq
- Coalition Forces Strike Haqqani Command Bunkers in Khost
- Afghan Air Corps Returns Mi-35 Helicopters to Flight
- Iraqi Security Forces arrest suspected terrorist duo
- Downrange - 29 June, 2009
- Iraqi Helicopters Get Critical Upgrades
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Conduct Operations Against the Haqqani Network in Khost
- U.S. Special Forces Train Iraqi Personal Security Details to Protect Officials
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Conduct Anti-Taliban Operation in Nangarhar
- U.S. Forces out of Cities
- Afghanistan Troop Strength Increases
- Downrange - 26 June, 2009
- Major weapons cache seized north of Baghdad
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Conduct Anti-Taliban Operation in Helmand
- Basrah SWAT arrests suspected terrorist in southern Iraq
- June 25 airpower summary: A-10s target anti-Afghan forces
- Downrange - 25 June, 2009
- Afghanistan Briefing - Maj. Gen. Mart de Kruif
- Coalition, Afghan Forces Eliminate IEDs in Eastern Afghanistan Schools
- Iraqi National Police Train With Robots
- Medics perform 3-tier mission in Nangarhar
- USS Chinook Assists Stranded Iraqi Fishing Dhow
- Island Patrol
- Downrange - 24 June, 2009
- Joint Security Station Sadr City Transferred to Iraqi Army
- Afghan National Security Force, International Security Assistance Force Target Improvised Explosive Device Networks
- Airmen calibrate for mission success
- June 23 airpower summary: HH-60Gs support medical evacuations
- Apache AH64 Engaging Insurgents
- Downrange - 23 June, 2009
- Marines In Helmand Province
- COL John Spiszer - Afghanistan Briefing
- Afghan Forces Destroy Large Caches of Militant Weapons, Narcotics in Khost, Zabul
- New Iraqi Navy Flagship Comes Home
- Afghan National Security Forces, International Security Assistance Force Assist in Removal of Unexploded Ordnance in Jalalabad
- Romanians Prepare to End Iraq Mission
- The Streets of Iraq
- Downrange - 22 June, 2009
- Marines Engage Taliban
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Disrupt Weapon, Foreign Fighter Facilitation Cell
- C-17 Crew Uses Combat Offload to Deliver Materials to Warzone
- Armored Trucks Delivered to Iraqi Army
- Fast-roping for Freedom: Afghan Commandos Add New Skill to Fight
- Afghanistan Strategy
- Iraqi Air Force Aircrew Delivers Humanitarian Aid
- Marines In Farah Province
- Downrange - 19 June, 2009
- Districts in Farah, Zabul Safer Following ANSF, Coalition Forces Operations
- Soldiers Work With Iraqis to Strengthen Border Security
- Airpower to protect Iraq security gains as forces withdraw from cities
- June 18 airpower summary: C-17s help sustain ops in theater
- Kunar and Korengal Fighting
- Downrange - 18 June, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain Suspected Haqqani Militants in Paktya
- Joint Operations Center Nears Completion
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Discover Heroin, Capture Two Militants During Operation in Kandahar
- Airpower Summary for June 16, 2009
- De-mining Afghanistan
- Downrange - 17 June, 2009
- SWAT in Iraq
- Soldiers ‘counter’ Insurgent Activity on Critical Route in Wardak
- Coalition’s Iraq Withdrawal Plans on Track, Officials Say
- ISF, Vanguard Soldiers arrest suspected criminal in Kadamiyah
- NMCB 5 Seabees Built the Ark
- Bringing Out the Big Guns
- Downrange - 16 June, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Seize Drugs, Weapons in Helmand
- U.S. Soldiers Train Iraqi Female Security Volunteers for Police Assistance Work
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Disrupt Haqqani Network in Paktya
- Procurement changes lead to more effective munitions in Afghanistan, Iraq
- Fight in East Afghanistan
- Building Partnership from the Ground Up
- Downrange - 15 June, 2009
- Artillery Marines Ready to Bring Steel Rain
- International Security Assistance Force Paratroopers Discover Weapons Caches
- U.S. Medical Team Helps Local Doctors Save Infant Lives
- Seven Ambulances Will Improve Access to Healthcare in Logar
- GEN McChrystal Takes Command
- Medical Emergency Response Team
- Downrange - 12 June, 2009
- Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 Builds One of the Largest Marine Corps’ Airfields
- Kuchi, Hazara Tribes Find Common Ground With Humanitarian Aid Drop
- Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police Arrest Suspected Terrorists, Find Weapons in Hawijah
- New command to focus on Afghanistan battle tactics
- Combined Reconnaissance Patrol
- Downrange - 11 June, 2009
- Marines in Helmand
- Decisive Victory for Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Force in Bala Murghab
- MC-12 flies first combat mission
- Wing surpasses combat hour milestone
- June 9 airpower summary: Reaper targets anti-Afghan forces
- Senate Confirms McChrystal, Stavridis, Fraser Nominations
- 362 ERS
- Downrange - 10 June, 2009
- Iraqi Soldiers and Marine ‘Dragoons’ Sweep and Clear the Deserts of Al Anbar Province
- CJTF-82 releases video from insurgent grenade attack on Afghan civilians
- Old Hickory Soldiers Continue Work in Al-Rashid
- Team Begins Construction on First Area School in Afghan Province
- Marines in Afghanistan
- Producing Police Pros
- Downrange - 9 June, 2009
- Sixty-one Rocket Propelled Grenades Seized in Paktia Raids
- Romanian Forces End Mission in Iraq
- Report points to irregularities in Farah air strike incident
- June 8 airpower aummary: B-1 targets IED factory
- Downrange - 8 June, 2009
- MG James Milano - Iraq Briefing
- Chosin Battalion Derails Illegal Wood Smuggling Routes in Konar
- Iraqi Commandos Take to the Skies for Air Assault Training
- Engineers Apply D-Day-like Focus to Afghanistan Buildup
- ISAF, ANSF Destroy Narcotics and Contraband in Southern Afghanistan
- Army Reservist Receives Silver Star
- Downrange - 5 June, 2009
- Afghan Forces Stop Planned Attacks During Continued Operations in Southern Afghanistan
- Unseen Eye Keeps Watch Over Soldiers
- Iraqi public gains highway access; convoy managers adjust for lane loss
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Seize Weapons, Drugs, Suspects
- ANA MI-35 Helo Mission
- Downrange - 4 June, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain Four Suspected Militants in Khost
- Iraq Assistance Group Completes Mission
- 82nd Airborne Assumes Command in Eastern Afghanistan
- Baqubah Emergency Response Force 2 mission results in 11 arrests
- C-130 Safety Night Shift
- Downrange - 3 June, 2009
- Forces Capture 45 Suspected Militants
- Afghan National Security Forces Thwart Suicide Bomber in Paktika
- Iraqis Open Night Vision Repair Shop
- Taliban Increasingly Target Civilians in Eastern Afghanistan, Commander Says
- Clearing Around Musa Qal’eh
- Downrange - 2 June, 2009
- MG Jeffrey Schloesser - Afghanistan Briefing
- Task Force Bayonet Air Assaults for Longbow III
- Iraqi Civil Project Workers Help Remove Sadr City Trash, Weapons, Criminals
- Kandahar EOD Unit Serves to Protect Afghanistan Service Members
- June 1 airpower summary: C-17s support coalition forces
- Downrange - 1 June, 2009
- BG Keith Walker - Iraq Briefing
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Four Militants, Detain Two in Wardak
- U.S. Forces Transfer Joint Security Station Mutanabe to Iraqi Army
- Unit Provides Tactical Control of Skies Over Afghanistan
- Rusafa Barrier Walls Come Tumbling Down
- 3-509 Air Assault
- Militants Killed
- Downrange - 29 May, 2009
- Afghan Border Policemen Learn New Life Saving Skills
- Security Forces Airmen Train, Mentor Iraqi Police
- Afghan National Police, International Security Assistance Force Work Together to Defeat Insurgents
- May 27 airpower summary: Reaper takes out RPG team
- Downrange - 28 May, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill at Least 29 Militants in Paktika
- Airmen contribute to the fight in Iraq
- U.S., Afghan Leaders Meet to Discuss Security in Logar and Wardak Provinces
- Iraqi EOD makes Iraq safer one cache at a time
- Task Force Storm Engineers in Action
- Downrange - 27 May, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Four Militants, Detain Five in Logar; Detain Five in Khost
- Iraqi Police Prevent Attack, Receive Award for Service
- Engineers Get Route-clearance Vehicle Training in Afghanistan
- Joint Operation Clears Nassir Factory
- COL Philip Battaglia - Iraq Briefing
- Pakistan Insurgents
- Dog Patrol
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 13 Militants in Eastern Afghanistan
- U.S. Soldiers Teach Iraqi Humvee Mechanics
- International Security Assistance Force Destroys Two Tons of Heroin in Eastern Afghanistan
- Afghan National Police, Paratroopers Find Weapon Cache
- Donated Assualt Aircraft
- Downrange - 25 May, 2009
- 3-509 Air Assault
- Sadr City Patrol
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill One Militant, Detain Three Suspects in Helmand
- Tip leads ISF, MND-B Soldiers to cache in Aqur Quf
- Soldier Furnishes Equipment to Front-line Troops
- 1,000 New Iraqi Police graduate in Ninewah
- Downrange - 21 May, 2009
- Iraqi Army Humanitarian Aid Delivery
- Joint Motor Pool Keeps Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles in the Fight
- Ghazni Firefight Leaves Seven Militants Dead; One Suspect Detained
- Food Donated to Firra Shia Villagers
- Afghan Commandos Disrupt Militant Stronghold, Narcotics Hub in Southern Afghanistan
- Lifeline Medevac
- Downrange - 20 May, 2009
- CENTCOM Investigation Team Interim Results on Farah
- Soldiers Knock on Old Town’s Doors
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain Five in Khost
- Intense Fighting in Marjah
- Downrange - 19 May, 2009
- IED Training Standardized
- Iraqi Special Forces Trained, Ready
- Afghan Commandos Continue to Disrupt Militant Activity in Southern Afghanistan
- U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Share Recognition
- Panjshir PRT medics improve medical sanitation
- Downrange - 18 May, 2009
- CJCS on Afghanistan
- Gates: Afghan army could take lead in 2 to 4 Years
- Iraqi Border Police Hone Combat Skills
- 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Arrives in Southern Afghanistan
- Improved Security Leads to Closing of Joint Security Station Yarmouk
- Tactical Support Unit Training Assesment
- Stryker Soldiers Conduct Full Spectrum Operations
- Downrange - 15 May, 2009
- Rural Village Sees Brighter Future With New School
- Predator crashes in eastern Afghanistan
- Iraqi Navy Receives Flagship
- Kandahar Troops, Civilian First Responders Train Together
- Downrange - 14 May, 2009
- Chinook CH-47 at Night
- Kirkuk Police Seek to Ease Ethnic Tension
- TF Chosin Soldiers build local trust at vehicle patrol base in Konar
- Iraqi Special Forces Rescue Kidnapped Boy
- Afghan Leaders, U.S. Soldiers Initiate Public Protection Program
- U.S. Returns History to Iraqis
- Joint Robotics Repair Facility
- Downrange - 13 May, 2009
- Salerno Attack
- Insurgents Attack Coalition Bases With Rockets
- Army, Air Force Partnership at Scania
- Forces in Afghanistan Foil Attempt on Provincial Governor’s Life
- May 12 airpower summary: B-1B strikes enemy facility
- Night Operations
- Ask ISAF - May 13
- Downrange - 12 May, 2009
- B-1B makes impact throughout Southwest Asia
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Detain Two Drug Traffickers, Destroy Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Opium
- Iraqi Commandos Capture Ten Terrorists
- Two Detained in Northern Afghanistan
- GEN McKiernan Replaced
- Downrange - 11 May, 2009
- White Phosphorus
- U.S. helicopter responds in self-defense
- U.S., Iraqi Explosive Ordnance Teams Discover, Detonate Hidden Weapons
- Afghan National Security Forces, Coalition Forces Kill One Militant in Paktika, Detain Seven in Nangarhar
- Taliban Forced Civilians to Remain in Targeted Buildings, Petraeus Says
- Airstrikes in Afghanistan
- Paratroopers Train Iraqis
- Downrange - 8 May, 2009
- GEN Ray Odierno - Pentagon Briefing
- Task Force Warrior Patrols, Assesses Afghan National Police in Bamyan
- Iraqi, Coalition Forces Capture Suspects, Weapons During Recent Operations
- Afghan Commandos Maintain Vigilant Presence in Eastern Afghanistan
- Commandos root killers out of river valley
- USS Hawaii Earns Commendation for Disrupting Drug Traffic
- Downrange - 7 May, 2009
- Tikrit IP Continue Training, Sharpen Skills
- IA Commandos End Grueling Course
- Afghan, Coalition Operation Captures Insurgent Financier
- Large cache uncovered, more than 300 munitions found
- Afghan Operations Latest
- Downrange - 6 May, 2009
- Construction Crews in Southern Afghanistan Prepare for Troop Increase
- Iraqi NCOs Train to Lead Their Own
- Afghan Army Brings Out the Big Guns in Helmand
- U.S. Soldiers, Iraqi Police Secure Busy Marketplace
- EOD Controlled Detonation
- Downrange - 5 May, 2009
- Commanders Visit Kurdish President
- Soldier Does His Part in War on Terror
- Provincial police in Tikrit train to better serve Salah ad-Din citizens
- Combat Outpost Belda established in Alasay
- Soldiers on Patrol
- Downrange - 4 May, 2009
- Iraqi, U.S. Military Police Work Together
- Afghan Forces Detain Suspected Taliban Commander
- Iraqi Navy Flagship Ready to Set Sail
- May 3 airpower summary: B-1B bombs narcotics facility
- Paratroopers Patrol Streets
- CA Air Guard Deploys
- Downrange - 1 May, 2009
- Security Forces Allows Provincial Reconstruction Team Airmen to Focus on Goodwill
- Romanian Soldiers Train Iraqi Army Commandos on Camp Ur
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 15 Militants, Wound 12, Detain One in Zabul
- Marine Serves as Gunner, ‘Lioness’ in Iraq
- MRAP Ambulance
- British Leave Basra
- Downrange - 30 April, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Four, Detain One in Lowgar; Detain One in Helmand
- Tactical Maintenance Team Keeps Security Forces Rolling
- Vehicle Maintainers Travel Rough Road
- April 29 airpower summary: C-130s sustain war efforts
- Live Mortar Fire
- Downrange - 29 April, 2009
- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 Takes the Fight From Iraq to Afghanistan
- Afghan National Security Forces, Coalition Forces Kill 32 Militants, Uncover Drug and Weapons Cache in Southern Afghanistan
- Mosul SWAT Prevents Large-scale Attack on Coalition Forces Bases
- Petraeus Parallels Iraq, Afghanistan Strategies
- Australian Troops to Afghanistan
- Downrange - 28 April, 2009
- Soldiers Bring Light to Afghan Marketplace
- Iraqi Army, U.S. Soldiers on Road to Brighter Future
- New York Guardsmen stay on alert to save lives
- April 27 airpower summary: B-1B deters enemy activity
- Downrange - 27 April, 2009
- Ft. Polk Deployments
- US Troops in Afghanistan
- Five Killed, 10 Detained in Kandahar; Two Detained in Konar
- Iraqi Special Forces Demonstrate Skills
- 53rd Movement Control Battalion Delivers Mail, Supplies Across Afghanistan
- Iraqi Army Commando Graduates Emerge Hardened, Ready to Protect Iraq
- Petraeus speaks on Capitol Hill
- Downrange - 24 April, 2009
- Afghan National Security Forces, Coalition Forces Kill 14 Insurgents, Detain Three During Six-hour Battle in Helmand
- Coalition Forces Team Up With Iraqi Police in Search of Weapons Caches
- $2.8 Million Canal Project Completed in Nangarhar
- April 23 airpower summary: A-10s thwart attack on convoy
- Bronze Star Awarded
- Mullen in Afghanistan
- Downrange - 23 April, 2009
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Two Militants in Oruzgan, Detain Three in Lowgar
- Combat Logistics Battalion-3 Brings Mobile Exchange, Post Office to Marines in Remote Southern Afghanistan
- U.S. Airmen Provide Iraqi Air Force with Air-to-Ground Weapons Training



