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• Update on SGT Daddy

  
  Army Household6 — Authority: 119
  Several of the events of the last week revolved around SGT Daddy.. Thursday was not only Thanksgiving – but it was also SGT Daddy’s birthday !  I was a little worried that he wasn’t going to receive his present on time…  but he got it the day before! WHEW! It was a special day for another reason .. you ...
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• Combat Camera Video: US Marines, Afghan National Army Joint Patrol, Part 2

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of Marines and the Afghan National Army patrolling for IEDs, meeting with local elders and children, and ensuring the security of Garmzir District. (Video by Cpl. Jennifer ...
  10 hours ago

• Combat Camera Video: US Marines, Afghan National Army Joint Patrol, Part 1

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of Marines and the Afghan National Army patrolling for IEDs, meeting with local elders and children, and ensuring the security of Garmzir District. (Courtesy Video, 2nd ...
  12 hours ago

• OEF Summary, Nov. 30, 2009: Remains of US Paratrooper Found in Afghanistan

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2009 -- The remains of a U.S. paratrooper reported missing since early this month in western Afghanistan were recovered yesterday, military officials said. The body of Army Sgt. Brandon Islip was recovered from the Bala Murgahab River in Badghis province after a ...
  12 hours ago

• Counting the War Dead, Daily

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 136
  As a hobby, he counts the war deadMichael White says he didnt anticipate casualities continuing at this pace, or the toll his Web site would take on him.Every day, White, 51, updates a Web site he launched in 2003, icasualties.org, to keep count of the dead: American troops, coalition troops, contractors and Iraqi ...
  21 hours ago

• OEF Update, Nov. 29, 2009: Militants Detained in Wardak, Kandahar

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  D ispatches from the Front: KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2009 -- An Afghan-international security force detained several suspected militants today in Wardak province while pursuing a militant who is a Taliban commander and IED weapons facilitator. The joint security force targeted a compound near the village of ...
  1 day ago

• Wire: Democrat Report Slams Militarys Effort to Get Bin Laden

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  O ff the Wire: WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2009 -- Newswire services this morning reported that a report written by staff working for the Democratic majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a full-scale attack on his ...
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• The COINdinistas

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 578
  The COINdinistas - Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy . Who knows everything there is to know and more about counterinsurgency and its current role in U.S. military strategy? These guys. Pushed and prodded by a wonky group of Ph.D.s, the U.S. military has in the last year decisively embraced a Big Idea: ...
  2 days ago

• Marines to Target Taliban Bastion

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 578
  Newly Deployed Marines to Target Taliban Bastion - Greg Jaffe, Washington Post . Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin final preparations to deploy to southern Afghanistan and renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that slowed this year ...
  2 days ago

• Combat Camera Video: Protection Patrols in Zabul Province

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2009 -- Embedded above is a short video package about increased protection for Afghan village elders who have helped U.S. forces in the Zabul province, Afghanistan by expanding Forward Operating Base Wolverine. ...
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• Combat Camera: Snow Storm, Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Part 1

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, after a two-day snow storm, Nov. 25. (Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade, Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.) A portable toilet is covered with snow after a two-day snow storm at Forward Operating Base Airborne, ...
  2 days ago

• OEF Update, Nov. 28, 2009: Militants Detained in Logar, Khowst

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  D ispatches from the Front: KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2009 -- An Afghan-international security force detained a few suspected militants in Logar province today while pursuing a Taliban IED facilitator involved with several attacks in the area. The joint security force targeted compounds near the village of Alozi ...
  2 days ago

• US Tries New Tack Against Taliban

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 578
  US Tries New Tack Against Taliban - Anand Gopal, Wall Street Journal . The US-led coalition and the Afghan government are launching an initiative to persuade Taliban insurgents to lay down their weapons, offering jobs and protection to the militants who choose to abandon their fight. While President Hamid Karzais ...
  3 days ago

• Surprising Results from Afghanistan Debate

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 578
  Surprising Results from Afghanistan Debate - James Corum, Daily Telegraph . While the Obama administration endlessly dithers about the US committment to Afghanistan, it would do well to look at the surprising results of a major public debate on the issue. On 10 and 11 October, New York University and Newsweek ...
  3 days ago

• OEF Update, Nov. 27, 2009: Forces Detain Militants, Strike Taliban Compound; Update on Missing Helicopter

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  D ispatches from the Front: KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2009 -- An Afghan-international security force detained a Taliban district commander and other militants during the search of a compound in Kandahar province Thursday. The commander is a direct subordinate of a Taliban shadow governor in the region. The joint ...
  3 days ago

• Real Leverage Starts with More Troops

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 578
  In Afghanistan, Real Leverage Starts with More Troops - Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan, Washington Post opinion. The president will soon announce the deployment of additional US forces to Afghanistan, in a speech likely to emphasize the importance of political progress there. Legitimacy is the most important ...
  3 days ago

• Combat Camera Video: Thanksgiving in Afghanistan

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of servicemembers stationed in Afghanistan having a Thanksgiving dinner at Camp Dwyer. (Courtesy Video, Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs. ...
  4 days ago

• Combat Camera Video: Lt. Dan Band Performs at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the Lt. Dan Band performing for troops as part of the USO tour in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (Courtesy Video, American Forces Network Afghanistan. Length: ...
  4 days ago

• Combat Camera Video: Thanksgiving USO Visit to Kandahar, Afghanistan

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the opening remarks at the USO visit to troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Scenes include performers speaking to an audience from the stage. (Courtesy Video, American ...
  4 days ago

• Combat Camera Video: Thanksgiving Day at CJTF Phoenix (OEF)

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  NOTE: News readers click here to watch the video. D ispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan enjoying the Thanksgiving meal. (Produced by MC3 Jeffrey Richardson, 48th Brigade, Ga. National Guard. ...
  4 days ago

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