Tag Archives: Pakistan

Graphic: Dinar Ehsan grew up during a time of war and has seen the transition in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough

Linguist Helps Marines Bring Stability to Home Country

Posted on March 13, 2013 by bniegel

Dinar Hasan serves as the lead translator for the Marine Corps brigade advisor team with the Aghan National Army’s 1st Brigade, 215 Corps.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Afghanistan, coalition forces, Helmand province, IED, Improvised Explosive Devices, Kabul, Marine Corps, military, National Army Kandak, Pakistan, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC | Leave a comment

Then-Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha greets his oldest child, Dessi, during his homecoming from Iraq. Romesha Family courtesy photo

Medal of Honor Recipient Talks Life After Army

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Medal of Honor Recipient Former Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha loved being in the Army, but after surviving the deadly battle of COP Keating he knew it was time to put his family first.
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Posted in DoD News, Medal of Honor | Tagged 2009, Afghanistan, Army, Army Career and Alumni Program, Barack Obama, battle buddy, Battle of COP Keating, Clint Romesha, Clinton L. Romesha, Colorado, COP Keating Combat Outpost Keating, country, deployment, Dover Air Force Base, Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, Fort Carson, honor, insurgents, Iraq, Korea, Kosovo, KS Industries, Medal of Honor, military, military families, military family, military service, minot, NCO, NCOs, non-commissioned officer, non-commissioned officers, North Dakota, Obama, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, President Obama, pride, rocket-propelled grenade, shrapnel, soldiers, U.S. Soldiers, U.S.. Army, United States Army, United States Soldiers, veterans, Vietnam, White House, World War II | Leave a comment

Wednesday Warfighter: Capt. Jennifer Curtis

Posted on November 14, 2012 by bniegel

After being on the receiving end of more than 126 mortar rounds over the course of her deployment, Captain Curtis became accustomed to this hazardous way of life.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Air Force Combat Action Medal, Bagram Airfield, bronze star, Firebase Chamkani, medic, NATO forces, Pakistan, RPG, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Special Forces | Leave a comment

Episode #143: Weekly News Roundup for July 6, 2012

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Bradley Cantor

Military aircraft aiding firefighting efforts in the western United States have resumed operations. This comes after the aircraft were put on operational hold following a crash of a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 in South Dakota. The crash killed …
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Posted in DoD News, Podcast | Tagged 2012, Afghanistan security forces, C-130, citizenship, Colorado Wildfires, Defense, Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, DoD This Week, Feds Feed Families, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, hillary clinton, Hina Rabbani Khar, Independence Day, July 4th, Leon Panetta, North Carolina, Pakistan, podcast, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, SECDEF, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Service Members Citizenship, State Department, White House, wildfires | Leave a comment

Episode #140: Weekly News Roundup for June 15, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 15: Department of Defense leaders urged lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ratify the Law of the Sea convention. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged 237th, Admiral James Winnefeld Jr., Afghanistan, Army birthday, ArmyBDay, Bisexual, DADT, defense secretary, Department of Defense, DoD, gay, John McHugh, Law of the Sea Treaty, Leon Panetta, lesbian, LGBT, Pakistan, pride, Raymond Chandler, SECDEF, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Sergeant Major of the Army, SMA, Transgender, transit, VCJCS, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Leave a comment