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Farewell glimpses of glory in Afghanistan Gators are the new Jeep for U.S. troops in Afghanistan Army trades blankets for biometrics Army radio connects with Afghans Rough weather confines troops in Afghanistan Training mission still lags in Afghanistan Afghanistan blog takes a break as reporter goes on patrol Women with the Texas Guard in Afghanistan Day in the life of the Texas National Guard Agri-business Development Team Categories
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Entries tagged with 'Afghanistan'Farewell glimpses of glory in AfghanistanEditor's note: Reporter Jim Landers is leaving Afghanistan after spending several weeks with U.S. forces there. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- To reach this base from the U.S. outposts in eastern Afghanistan, the Army's helicopters have to chop through the... Gators are the new Jeep for U.S. troops in AfghanistanFORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- To protect against roadside bombs, the U.S. Army had added more and more armor to its Humvees. For vehicles that drive around the base and that will fit in a cargo helicopter, John... Army trades blankets for biometricsZORMAT, Afghanistan -- Handing out food, blankets and clothing has been part of the American military mission in Afghanistan and Iraq since the beginning of those two wars. But charity now comes with a price. Soldiers of the 1-61 Cavalry... Army radio connects with AfghansCOMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -- In this badly undermanned post, one of the more successful battle strategies for isolating the Taliban has been what the U.S. Army calls RIAB -- Radio in a Box. Radio Zormat started as a 50-watt... Rough weather confines troops in AfghanistanCOMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -- There may be brilliant sunshine bathing the snowpeaks around this base, but if the weather's bad elsewhere in Afghanistan, U.S. troops here could well be confined to base. One of the limitations on the U.S.... Afghanistan blog takes a break as reporter goes on patrolFORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- This blog is going dark for a week. I'm off in the morning for an extended patrol with Plano anthropologist Audrey Roberts and her Human Terrain Team. The teams, known as HTTs, are a... Day in the life of the Texas National Guard Agri-business Development TeamGHAZNI, Afghanistan - The Texas National Guard Agri-business Development Team toured several sites in Ghazni Tuesday. It was a reminder of how hard it is to do anything in this country. The trip involved visits to a site for a... Battling pests on Afghan farmsFORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Bugs and blights have a field day on Afghan farms. Apples, apricots and other pitted fruit trees are covered in fire blight. Wheat fields are choked with weeds and a disease called wheat rust.... New power sources for Afghan farmersFORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Sgt. Anthony George of the Texas National Guard had one of those moments last week when you really feel you're making a difference. He was showing an Afghan contractor how a pair of oil... Texas Guardsman's greening plan for AfghanistanFORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Afghanistan is a naked country. The mountains, the fields, the valleys - they all seem denuded of grasses or trees. What you see in all directions is dirt, sand and rock. So when... Texas Guardsmen share homegrown skills with Afghan farmersFORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - Four inches of snow fell last night on the 50 volunteers of the Texas National Guard's Agri-business Development Team. The snow hides the potholes, ice slicks and mud where gravel was pounded into the... The information war in AfghanistanFORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- The artillery battery a couple hundred yards away fired 12 bunk-shaking rounds into a fight with the Taliban in the predawn Thursday. The insurgents had attacked a U.S. Army outpost near Sabari, several miles... Afghanistan briefing with sound effectsFORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- Maj. Pat Seiber, a big, hulking Texas A&M graduate (class of 1994), is the public affairs officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division. These soldiers trace their heritage to... Role of Red Cross seen again with ceremony for slain soldierBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - A Fallen Comrade ceremony quieted Bagram today as the casket of a slain soldier was taken from the mortuary down the road to the air terminal for the flight back to the United States. The... Central Texas College in AfghanistanBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- For the 35,000 American military personnel in this country, Central Texas College in Killeen is one of the most popular places in the Lone Star state, though they may never see it. Each year, about... Veteran pilot shares the struggles of trying to navigate Afghan airfieldsBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Waiting days for a flight home or to the next assignment is part of the American soldier's experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it's more of a challenge here in the mountains and snow in... National Guard units advise Afghan farmersBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Uncle Sam wants farmers. In Texas, Nebraska, Missouri and other farm belt states, the National Guard is seeking volunteers willing to spend a year in Afghanistan. An Agriculture Development Team of seven Cornhusker farmers and... Month-long assignment in Afghanistan begins tonightI'm leaving tonight for a second round of embeds with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the conflict that Gen. David Petraeus describes as the longest piece of the long war against terrorism. Last year, I wrote about Texan troops training... |