Tag Archives: Regional Command East

Family Focus Friday: Warriors Wed in Afghanistan

Posted on September 14, 2012 by jtozer

Weddings generally are associated with spring and summer, champagne and cake. They usually are new beginnings and grand celebrations with family and friends, not with camouflage uniforms, mortar rounds and danger of hostile fire. However, for one Army couple, the …
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Surviving The Night On Afghanistan’s Most Dangerous Nights

Posted on June 12, 2012 by jtozer

They roll like a freight train in the night, 25 enormous vehicles linked by radio waves and a common purpose. Their route: Bagram Air Field to Forward Operating Base Warrior, 200 miles south down one of the most dangerous roads …
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New Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Center in Afghanistan

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jtozer

Story written by Sgt. Ken Scar From the 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment The Department of Defense estimates that 22 percent of all combat casualties from Operation Enduring Freedom are brain injuries. Of those, the majority are mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs). …
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Episode #130: Weekly News Roundup for April 6, 2012

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for April 6: Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn spoke with Soldiers’ Radio and Television about the state of affairs in Afghanistan’s Regional Command-East and the region’s future. Pentagon Press Secretary and acting Assistant Secretary …
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Episode #68: Weekly News Roundup for Jan. 7

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Ian Graham

In the “DoD This Week” podcast for Jan. 7: This week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates unveiled a new plan to reallocate funding from redundant and unnecessary projects, facilities and personnel to more critical Defense Department programs. Adm. Mike Mullen, …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Admiral Mike Mullen, Afghanistan, budget, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Col. Andrew Poppas, efficiency, fitness, health, Joint Forces Command, readiness, Regional Command East, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, smoking, submarines, TRICARE, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment