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In Afghanistan, the locals are finally beginning to realize the difference between the good guys and the bad guys in that country. According to military officials, recently the insurgents in eastern Afghanistan are increasingly focusing their attacks away from coalition forces and on local residents. The rate of civilians killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) [...]

While more soldiers are being deployed to hostile areas in Afghanistan, bringing the fight to the enemy, the fruits from all the intensive training given to the Iraqi people is beginning to pay off. From the Sons of Iraq to the Iraqi National Police and beyond, a lot of brave Iraqi citizens have stepped up [...]

Last time I talked a little bit about pushing the Taliban back in the North of Afghanistan. There’s also a lot going on in South Afghanistan too. Service members from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan recently put the US resolve to the test, doing their duty. “Afghanistan can be extremely dangerous and unpredictable,” said Maj. Tom Clinton, [...]

Iraqi Lt. Col. Dhai’m of the 6th Iraqi Army Engineer Regiment and Lt. Col Joe Hargett, 890th Engineer Battalion’s Commander, offered Lt. Col. David Imhof, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion Commander, a tour of the compound after a Jan. 3 meeting. The 890th Engineer Battalion is attached to 926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. [...]

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Makaiwa Gunn from Puhi, Kauai, Hawaii, assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division shakes hands with a little Iraqi boy during a patrol in Samarra, Iraq, on Dec. 30, 2008. Photo By: Sgt. Kani Ronningen – Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq [...]

President George W. Bush sent his best wishes for the holiday season and those of first lady Laura Bush to servicemembers around the world in a message broadcast on the Pentagon Channel. President George W. Bush shakes hands with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Stipp of Avon, Ind., after presenting him with two Purple Hearts [...]

Since the beginning of warfare, dogs have been used for military purposes. They’re being put to good use in Iraq to help patrol and make sure things are safe for the soldiers and Iraqi citizens. Army Sgt. James Harrington, a military policeman and dog handler assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad, poses with Ryky, a Belgian [...]

Iraq Update According to U.S. officials, three terrorists were killed and 14 suspects were detained as coalition forces continued to degrade al-Qaida in Iraq facilitation and leadership networks during multiple operations. December 17th, 2008. A wanted man assessed to be an al-Qaida military leader was captured by coalition forces in Mosul. Also, two terrorists believed [...]

Staff Sgt. Monwell Chassion pressure washes a sweeper at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 5. The sweepers pick up foreign object debris on runways and taxiways and are emptied at the end of each shift. Monwell, a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, is deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. His [...]

Sgt. 1st Class Pedro Sotomayor (center), an armor crew member from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and platoon sergeant assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, directs a team of dismounts to search houses along a street in Hayy Jihad Nov. 11 during security [...]