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Afghanistan

05/28/2011

Zabul Mobile Diplomacy Shura Identifies Challenges, Creates Renewed Dialogue

Zabul, Afghanistan (May 28, 2011) - Senior Ministers from the Government of Afghanistan joined coalition leaders and the Zabul provincial governor for a mobile diplomacy shura in the Deh Chopan and Sha Joy districts, May 23.

05/27/2011

ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update May 27, 2011

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 28, 2011) - A dismounted coalition force patrol killed several insurgents in Musa Qal-ah district, Helmand province, yesterday.

05/27/2011

Bravo Troop 1-38 Cav. Secures Afghan-Pakistan Border

WEESH, Afghanistan (May 27, 2011) - Soldiers from B Troop, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, located at the crossing points of Pakistan and Afghanistan and provide security to these land bridge areas that fa...

Iraq

05/27/2011

Iraqi officers prepare for battalion live fire exercise

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi staff officers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division studied operations orders and troop leading procedures during training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, May 18. U.S. ...

05/25/2011

‘Saber’ Squadron, 4th Iraqi Federal Police Division inspect water pumps in Radwaniyah

BAGHDAD — Radwaniyah, Iraq, is much like any other farming community in the world—miles of farmland on which families work tirelessly to produce a fruitful harvest to support their way of life. On May 18, the leaders with 6th “Saber” Squadron, 9th ...

05/25/2011

Iraqi field artillery crews prepare for live fire exercise

KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq – Soldiers of 105th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division conducted dry-fire crew drill exercises at Kirkush Military Training Base in the Diyala province of Iraq, May 19. Iraqi Army soldiers conduc...

Warrior Care

05/27/2011

Finding the Resiliency in Memoriam

by John R. Campbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy Last week, I watched in awe as Staff Sergeant Freddie Delasantos finished the 2011 U.S. Paralympics Warrior Games Handcycle Race on a broken bik...

05/26/2011

Family, friends provide key support to Warrior Games athletes

While attending the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs last week, Mr. John Campbell spoke about the importance of physical activity in each wounded warrior’s recovery process. He also emphasized the important role families and friends play in ea...

05/24/2011

New Financial Planning for Career Change Seminar Comes Online

This is a guest post by David DuBois, Director of TAP Operations at WWCTP.   The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Virtual Learning Seminars, administered by the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy (WWCTP), continue their mission ...