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Experts Agree: The MEDEVAC Issue Is a Non-Issue

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Madsen, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul doctor, dons a holiday hat and prepares to return to a unit morale event after transfering an Afghan National Police member to a medical evacuation helicopter [...]

Happy Thanksgiving From Afghanistan

Old Glory flies confidently over Kandahar Airfield at dusk, Nov 23. Photo by CJ. As I write this, the majority of Americans are tucked safely into bed in anticipation of the next day’s food and festivities. [...]

Dustoff

This is a great video produced by ISAF here in Afghanistan. Supports my arguments and sort of busts a hole in others. [...]

Michael Avery – Professor of Idiocy

By now I’m sure you all heard of the professor of law at Suffolk University Law School saying that “it is shameful that it is perceived as legitimate to solicit in an academic institution for support [...]

Truth: More than a Theoretical Concept

HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fly over an area in Iraq in 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon. There is an agenda afoot to discredit the Army’s policies with regards to [...]

Border Mission

This story features how Afghan Airmen and Soldiers secure a local area in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, with an interview of my Brigade Commander, COL. Gary Johnson – Commander, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. Produced by SSgt. Jose [...]

ISAF Responds to Irresponsible, Agenda-Driven Journalism

Sgt. Robert Cowdrey, a flight medic in Company C., 3rd Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares a casualty in a rescue sled to be hoisted hundreds of feet into a Black Hawk helicopter during [...]

13 Americans Killed

13 Americans were reportedly killed today outside Kabul. They were in a convoy nearly at their destination when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives next to an armored bus. For those of you [...]

Operation Pinecone

Throughout the years, I’ve supported many great organizations – some large, some small. It’s great that in today’s day and age, there are so many people out there willing to do whatever they can for our [...]

Business As Usual…With a Twist

Ahhh, Monday. The beginning of another KAF-tastic week here in the waterless beaches of Afghanistan. At least, they USED to be waterless. That’s right – I woke up today to an odd smell; and it wasn’t [...]

Statement by the President on Ten Years of American Service in Afghanistan

President Obama last year during a visit to troops serving here in Afghanistan. The President made a surprise trip to Bagram and thanked all of the service members and civilians for their hard work and dedication. [...]

The High Price of Piece of Mind

I probably shouldn’t complain at all. During my first deployment in 2003 I was lucky if I got to make a static-filled phone call every 2 weeks! But, I just must complain about the internet here [...]

FETs Bring Hope

As I’ve said before, Female Engagement Teams are a necessary and vital important to reaching out to Afghanis. They provide a vital link to a segment of society marginalized for centuries. This story was written by [...]

The Dirt Monster

I took this photo earlier today here in Kandahar. A large dust storm blew in from the north and enveloped the entire post for a couple of hours. Dust, sand, and dirt were everywhere. It’s just [...]

Operation Feeding Freedom

Soldiers line up at the Luxemburg Dining Facility on Kandahar Airfield (KAF) to enjoy food from Outback Steakhouse, September 11, 2011. All photos in this post by me. Nine years ago, an idea was hatched at [...]

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