Tag Archives: deployment

Worth a Thousand Words: Eyes in the Sky

Posted on March 6, 2012 by dmoss

U.S. Army Sgt. Jesse Hooker, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief from Shreveport, La., assigned to A Company, 3-82 Aviation Task Force Talon at Bagram Army Air Field, scans the terrain during a flight over Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2012. …
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Marine Officer Expresses Himself Through Poetry

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jtozer

Story by Cpl. Ed Galo From Regimental Combat Team 6 FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Nimruz Province, Afghanistan – Second Lieutenant Chad Grasmuck, 33, from Angels Camp, Calif., has been writing for most of his life, but while attending college through …
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Respect the Culture, Respect the Religion, Respect the People

Posted on March 3, 2012 by jtozer

Story by Sgt. Jonathan Thomas From 43rd Public Affairs Detachment FORT POLK, La. – The battlefield no longer resembles a chess match where one pawn takes another; it is a dynamic ever-changing environment where cultural values matter, a place where one move …
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A Nation’s Gratitude Dinner

Posted on March 1, 2012 by tiffaniwalker

Information and pictures provided by DVIDS A Nation’s Gratitude, a White House dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Obama on February 29, 2012, served as a formal expression of the nation’s appreciation for the achievements and enormous sacrifices of Americans …
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Hitting the Mark

Posted on March 1, 2012 by jtozer

Video by Sgt. Rachel Badgeley Provided by the 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment The mortar men from Camp Clark recently hosted a special quest at their base in Afghanistan. John Hope, the PM mortars trainer came to the base to …
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