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By Jeff Schogol
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 31, 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. — Active-duty servicemembers dominated this year’s Marine Corps Marathon, coming in first and third in a race rife with elite runners.
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http://www.stripes.com/sports/airman-follows-his-heart-to-victory-in-marine-corps-marathon-1.123793
10/31/2010 By Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Osborne , Headquarters Marine Corps
ARLINGTON, Va. — This year 80 charities have partnered with the 35th Marine Corps Marathon to raise approximately six million dollars from more than 6,000 runners. This year’s race will be held in the National Capital Region.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/hqmc/Pages/MarineCorpsMarathonpartnerswithcharities.aspx
By Bill Roggio
October 30, 2010
US Marines and Afghan security forces launched an operation today against the Taliban stronghold of Baramcha in southern Helmand province.
To read the entire article:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/10/us_marines_launch_op.php
Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Johnston | Regimental Combat Team 1 | Date: 10.30.2010
MARJAH, Afghanistan - When 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment arrived in Marjah, parts of the region were unstable from months of fighting with Taliban forces. Many locals fled.
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By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Oct 30, 2010 10:47:51 EDT
Navy hospital corpsmen will now train on advanced medical mannequins that can cost up to $240,000 before heading downrange.
To continue reading:
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-marines-train-on-high-tech-dummies-102910/
By David Brown
Saturday, October 30, 2010; 2:45 AM
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN -- It's a heart-stopping and heartbreaking catalogue of the mayhem, heroics and human toll of modern war.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102906782.html
By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2010 – Defense Department officials are working to remind veterans and current servicemembers who were involuntarily retained in the military under the so-called “Stop Loss” program to apply for special pay before the Dec. 3 deadline.
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By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
Published : Friday, 29 Oct 2010
VIDEO STORY BY BOB BARNARD/myfoxdc
WASHINGTON - Military officials in charge of the Marine Corps Marathon say this year's race will be safe, despite four recent shootings at military-related buildings in northern Virginia.
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http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/marines-boost-marathon-security-after-dc-shootings-102910
Courtesy Photo
(Photo by Sgt. Brian Lautenslager)
Date Taken: 10.27.2010
Date Posted: 10.29.2010 12:16
Photo ID:334810
Location:CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF
Staff Sgt. Joshua ‘JJ’ Cullins (pictured), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st EOD Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), was killed, Oct. 19, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Friends and fellow service members gathered for a memorial at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, to honor the life and ultimate sacrifice of Cullins, 28, of Simi Valley, Calif.
To view photos from memorial service for Fallen Hero, Staff Sgt. Joshua ‘JJ’ Cullins, of the 1st EOD with the 1st MLG :
http://www.dvidshub.net/image/334810/coalition-forces-honor-fallen-eod-marine-friend
Published: Friday, October 29, 2010 2:28 PM CDT
Story and photos by
Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson
Combat Correspondent
The business of everyday life had slowed down, and the familiar noisiness of the military compound was nearly nonexistent. As the Combat Center seemed to be asleep, a loud roar of cheers and whistles pierced through the calm, announcing to the installation that 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment was finally home.
Welcome home 3/7:
http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2010/10/29/observation_post/news/news07.txt
1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik
Date: 10.24.2010
Date Posted: 10.29.2010 11:53
DEMAZONG, Afghanistan – Slightly more than a month ago, a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) suffered a grade-three concussion in a blast from an improvised explosive device. Today, he is back on top of his game as a combat engineer who just completed a mission helping build Patrol Base Demazong.
For more about Cpl. Ludke, a combat engineer with CLB-2:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59062/injured-marine-returns-fight
1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik
Date: 10.18.2010
Date Posted: 10.29.2010 11:43
DEMAZONG, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army soldiers conducted vechicle checkpoint operations, Oct. 18, in an effort to halt the flow of illegal items from entering the country along Route 606, one of the few paved roads in Afghanistan.
For more about CLB-2, Bravo Co in Afghanistan:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59061/marines-afghan-soldiers-conduct-security-operations-demazong
Courtesy Story | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.29.2010
WASHINGTON - Calling post-traumatic stress "the military health issue of our era," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last night re-emphasized his commitment to ensuring that war veterans and their families get all the help they need to deal with war's invisible scars.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59059/mullen-renews-commitment-military-health-issue-our-era
BRETT ZONGKER
Associated Press
October 29, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gunman who fired shots at a Washington-area Marine Corps museum and is believed to be responsible for three similar incidents may have a grievance against the U.S. Marine Corps, the FBI said Friday.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-marine-museum-shooting,0,2409190.story
By Jeff Schogol
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 29, 2010
WASHINGTON — More shots were fired overnight at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., marking the second time the museum has been targeted and the fourth time a military building has been shot in the last two weeks, police said.
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http://www.stripes.com/news/another-shooting-at-marine-museum-but-marathon-will-go-on-1.123555
10/29/2010 By Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea , Headquarters Marine Corps
WASHINGTON — The 35th commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, tells Marines to prepare for what the future holds – a transformed, flexible and lighter force ready to respond to any contingency.
To continue reading:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/hqmc/Pages/2010Commandant%27sPlanningGuidance.aspx
Honeycutt was in ROTC at North Point High School
Friday, Oct. 29, 2010
By GRETCHEN PHILLIPS
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Terry Honeycutt, 19, of Waldorf died Wednesday from injuries sustained while serving in Afghanistan.
To continue reading about Fallen Hero, Lance Cpl. Terry E. Honeycutt Jr., of the 2/9:
http://www.somdnews.com/stories/10292010/indytop195210_32354.shtml
10/29/2010 By Cpl. Rebekka S. Heite , Marine Corps Bases Japan
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan — Marines from Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, worked together to familiarize five military working dogs with the CH-46 Sea Knight while static and in flight Oct. 15.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbjapan/Pages/2010/101029-dogs.aspx
10/29/2010 By Lance Cpl. Heather N. Choate , Marine Corps Bases Japan
OKINAWA, Japan — Halloween is just around the corner and the December holiday season is not far behind as evidenced by the wrapping paper and ornaments already on sale in stores.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbjapan/Pages/2010/101029-postal.aspx
October 29, 2010
By: Sgt. Kuande Hall
It’s that time of year.
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http://marines.dodlive.mil/2010/10/29/combat-fit-combat-ready/
AOL News
(Oct. 29) -- Suppose a stranger showed up at your doorstep and offered to help you run a marathon. How would you react?
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Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tivadar Domaniczky
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Memorial service in memory of HN Edwin P. Gonzalez, USN (February 6, 1989-October 8, 2010) and LCpl. Raymon L. Johnson, USMC (August 29, 1988-October 13, 2010) at Musa Qala district center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 21, 2010.
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Story by Jim Garamone | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.28.2010
NAWA, Afghanistan - Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Holt was showing Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III the lay of the land of this village in Helmand province from atop the district government center.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59022/lynn-sees-counterinsurgency-success-afghan-village
By Leo Shane III
Published: October 28, 2010
Department of Justice officials this week announced that eight states and the District of Columbia will accept military overseas ballots arriving after the Nov. 2 election because of problems surrounding when that absentee paperwork was mailed.
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By Kevin Baron
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 28, 2010
WASHINGTON — Tasked to redefine the future of the Marine Corps, Commandant Gen. James Amos has pledged to aggressively experiment with unit sizes and the Corps’ overall structure in a rebalancing effort he says will make the Marines a lighter force, ready to fight anywhere they’re called.
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http://www.stripes.com/news/marine-commandant-vows-to-make-corps-lighter-more-mobile-1.123396
10/28/2010 By Pfc. David Flynn , Marine Corps Recruiting Command
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps Recruiting Command debuts a new public service advertising campaign, "For Us All", today. The campaign will show America the purpose of service as a Marine; to defend our Nation's freedom and the American way of life.
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10/28/2010 By Cpl. Antwain J. Graham , Marine Corps Air Station New River
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. — Define moral courage. In an article written for the Air Station more than 25 years ago, Sgt.Maj. Albert Van Oostrom, a former sergeant major for Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26, said that the Marine uniform is what sets us apart from other services and in maintaining our uniforms in accordance with Marine Corps uniform regulations, we must set an example of neatness and strict confidence.
To read the entire article:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcasnewriver/Pages/AreMarinescorrectingtheirpeers.aspx
10/28/2010 By ROTOVUE Staff , Marine Corps Air Station New River
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER — In the early morning of October 23, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon, the First Battalion, 8th Marines Headquarters building was destroyed by a non-Lebanese, terrorist-driven truck, laden with compressed gas-enhanced explosives.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcasnewriver/Pages/Oct23,1983RememberingBeirut.aspx
10/28/2010 By Sgt. Wayne Edmiston , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Just one more day," was a common phrase muttered among recruits of Company D on day two of the Crucible. The Crucible is a 54-hour training event conducted during Marine Corps Recruit Training at Edson Range, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Crucible requires Marine recruits to overcome mentally and physically-demanding obstacles as a team.
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Story by Donna Miles | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.28.2010
WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates whether protestors at military funerals are protected under First Amendment free-speech rights, a motorcycle group that travels the country attending those funerals as a show of support and respect rides on, undeterred by the political fray.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59012/motorcycle-group-supports-military-funerals
10/28/2010 By Nathan L. Hanks Jr, Editor , Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany
MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga. — Since 1947, Toys For Tots has helped underprivileged children throughout the United States by collecting new, unwrapped toys and distributing them as Christmas gifts.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/mclbalbany/Pages/ToysForTotsCampaignbegins.aspx
1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. John McCall
Date10.27.2010
Date Posted:10.28.2010 13:06
Location:CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGlobe
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MUSA QALEH, Afghanistan – The importance of countering improvised explosive devices is constantly on the minds of the Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion as they refreshed their skills during IED detection training at Forward Operating Base Musa Qaleh, Afghanistan, Oct. 27.
For more about the 1st CEB in Afghanistan:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/59001/engineers-practice-sweep-techniq
By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press Todd Pitman, Associated Press – Wed Oct 27, 5:14 pm ET
MARJAH, Afghanistan – With bandoliers of bullets wrapped over both shoulders, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Seth Little knelt in a trench, his machine gun pointing toward a clutch of farmers in a field who stared silently back.
To continue reading:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101027/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_lessons_of_marjah_2
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 27, 2010 20:07:25 EDT
Gen. Jim Amos issued his first major communiqué as commandant Wednesday, a sweeping set of tasks that target areas of the institution for improvement, consolidation and efficiency, and direct an increase in personal and professional development opportunities for individual Marines.
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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-amos-issues-planning-guidance-102710w/
By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2010 – A free smart phone mobile application that will help servicemembers, veterans and family members track their emotional health is now available, Defense Department officials announced this week.
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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2010 – Insurgents in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have lost the momentum to NATO and Afghan forces, and those forces will continue to take on the Taliban all through the winter, the commander of NATO’s Regional Command Southwest said today.
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Story by Lisa Daniel | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.27.2010
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 27 offered a warning of what to expect for veterans, the military services and the nation after a decade of war
To continue reading:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58944/chairman-notes-persistent-conflicts-long-term-impact
Story by Cpl. Megan Sindelar | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 10.27.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – I Marine Headquarters Group (Forward) engineers make the way of life better for service members at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58918/engineers-working-behind-scenes-afghanistan
Story by 1st Lt. Barry Morris | Regimental Combat Team-2, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs | Date: 10.27.2010
KAJAKI, Afghanistan - Seasonal change brings with it a shift in weather as well as climate. For the Afghans living around the Kajaki Dam, every opportunity to prepare for the winter months ahead is essential for their continued success and survival.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58930/anp-distribute-alfalfa-seed-local-villagers-kajaki
As a Marine reservist disarming roadside bombs in Afghanistan, Joshua Cullins knew he had one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth. He died just two days before he was to be reassigned.
By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times
October 27, 2010
He was only two days away from being reassigned to a base camp administrative job after spending six months in Afghanistan disarming roadside bombs.
To continue reading about Fallen Hero, Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins, assigned to the 1st MLG:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jim-cullins-20101027,0,5115191.story
By Megan McCloskey
Published: October 27, 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. — Neighborhood watch programs, typically the domain of riled-up, would-be crime stoppers in community associations across America, are apparently catching on in the Marjah district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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By Katharine Houreld - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 27, 2010 9:55:15 EDT
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan president said Wednesday that he will extend a Dec. 17 deadline for private security firms to disband by at least two extra months.
To read the entire article:
http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2010/10/ap-afghanistan-security-firms-disbanding-delayed-102710/
General says clear, hold, build strategy progressing
By Gretel C. Kovach
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 6:21 p.m.
It is a familiar pattern for Marines serving in Helmand province, a stronghold of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Their initial pushes into areas controlled by insurgents have been met with heavy resistance, including small arms fire, ambushes, and lethal improvised bomb attacks.
To continue reading:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/26/camp-pendleton-marines-see-heavy-combat-sangin/
October 26, 2010
Todd Pitman
INTERACTIVE: To get a sense of what life is like on the front lines in Afghanistan, take a look at Todd's audio slideshow.
To continue:
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/afghan_life_on_the_front/
By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press Writer,
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 11:13 a.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai's order to replace private security companies with Afghan policemen and soldiers leaves two big unanswered questions - What policemen? What soldiers?
To continue reading:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/26/no-clear-replacements-for-afghan-security-guards/
By Jeff Schogol
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 26, 2010
WASHINGTON – The FBI believes recent shootings at the Pentagon and National Museum of the Marine Corps are linked, and investigators are looking into a third shooting at a Marine recruiting station in a Virginia suburb of Washington to see whether it was related.
To read the entire article:
http://www.stripes.com/fbi-pentagon-museum-shooting-linked-third-being-investigated-1.123164
10/26/2010 By Cpl. Monty Burton, I MEF
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion received a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Camp Del Mar, Oct. 21. Lt. Col. Aaron Weiss took the reins of Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 3rd LAAD from Lt. Col. Michel C. Cancellier.
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Story by Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega | Marine Forces Reserve | Date: 10.26.2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - Nine multi-tasking Marines scurry back and forth between food preparation tables and burners in the field mess kitchen. The stoves are filled to the brim with enough Creole chicken, rice and cornbread to feed nearly 150 Marines with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment. Each food service Marine, assigned a different task, works against the clock to prepare enough food to satisfy the Marines’ hungry stomachs.
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Courtesy Story | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | Date: 10.26.2010
By Cheryl Pellerin
WASHINGTON - The needs and concerns of military spouses, whose sacrifices benefit the nation, should be of concern to all Americans, First Lady Michelle Obama said, Oct. 26
To read the entire article:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58860/military-spouses-heroes-first-lady-says
October 26th, 2010
Military officials in a number of European countries are testing “blast boxers,” armored underwear that protect the groin from shrapnel, according to the garments' manufacturer.
To continue reading:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/26/blast-boxers-aim-to-curb-life-changing-wounds/
10/26/2010
LANCE CPL. JAMES. B NOVLE / MARINE CORPS
A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, fires a mortar round during combat operations Oct. 19 at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan.
To view photo:
http://www.militarytimes.com/frontline/?count=5&date;=2010/10/26#photo
By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 25, 2010 at 5:13 PM PDT
EN ROUTE TO COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Afghanistan - “Everyone make sure their helmets and seatbelts are on," says Cpt Ryan Bumgardner, 29, of Hood River, Ore., "and the doors are locked.”
For more about the 6th ESB providing support for the 9th ESB:
By Erik Slavin
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 25, 2010
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — U.S. servicemembers helped deliver more than 170,000 pounds in supplies to victims of Typhoon Megi in the Philippines over the past few days, officials said Monday.
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Story by Lance Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | Date: 10.25.2010
SAN DIEGO - Cpl. Jamie O’Bannon, a combat marksmanship trainer, smiled as he remembered a corporal who hit the target only twice on her first day on the pistol range.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58790/making-straight-shooters-range
By Heather Forsgren Weaver
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2010 – Heather Forsgren Weaver of American Forces Press Service is a regular contributor to Family Matters. In this blog, Heather urges military families with a deployed parent to take advantage of the United Through Reading program.
Want Your Child to Love Reading?
When I was a little girl there was a set of very special books on the bookshelf in my parent's living room – a set of Disney story books. These books were for special story times when my parents would read to us. I still love Snow White and Cinderella and I am totally addicted to Mickey Mouse. But most of all I love to read.
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10/25/2010 By Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith , 8th Marine Regiment
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. —
“You can’t put blood back into the body,” shouted Petty Officer 3rd Class Juan Otero to his class. “STOP the massive bleeding before you move on to the rest!”
To continue reading:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/8thmarreg/Pages/RCT-8Marinesgaincombatlifesavingskills.aspx
U.S. Marine Corps
Courtesy Video
Date Posted:10.25.2010 8:56AM
The Commandant and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps present a message for the 235th birthday of the Marine Corps.
To view the video:
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/98519/commandant-marine-corps-deliver-235th-birthday-message
By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press Writer,
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's president on Monday brushed aside appeals from international officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, to reverse plans to close private security companies.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/25/afghan-president-will-disband-private-guards/
Oct. 25, 2010
By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY
The just-retired Marine Corps commandant says he doubts the U.S. military can withdraw from Afghanistan's volatile south by a July 2011 deadline set by President Obama for the start of force reductions.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2010-10-25-1Aconway25_ST_N.htm
By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2010 – Though the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has eased the post-deployment process for thousands of Guard and Reserve members and their families over the past two years, officials are hoping thousands more take advantage of the Defense Department program in the coming months, the program’s executive director said.
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By TODD PITMAN
The Associated Press
Sunday, October 24, 2010; 12:44 PM
MARJAH, Afghanistan -- In the first two months of a seven-month tour, U.S. Marine Cpl. Chuck Martin has been in 16 firefights.
For more about the 2/9 in Afghanistan:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/24/AR2010102401347.html
Oct 24, 2010
Minnesota coach Brad Childress tells Bob Kostas why...
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Story by Cpl. Alicia R. Giron | Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force | Date: 10.24.2010
ABOARD USS IWO JIMA– Lt. Col. Paul D. Baker, commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, visited Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 aboard USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 22-23, 2010.
To continue reading:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58770/mwss-271-co-visits-continuing-promise-marines-sailors-sea
Plan avoids post-holiday travel back to base
By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Oct 24, 2010 12:24:43 EDT
Each year, thousands of troops with end-of-active-service dates that fall during the holiday season waste time and money returning to base after spending time with family only to complete the formal separation process.
To continue reading:
http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-early-outs-in-time-for-holidays-102410/
Story by Sgt. Dean Davis | Regimental Combat Team 1 | Date: 10.24.2010
COMBAT OUTPOST TURBETT, Afghanistan – Few would argue that in recent months Marjah has become a safer place, and if you ask 1st Lt. Taylor Williams, platoon commander for Weapons Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, he’ll tell you there has been tremendous success. However, these Marines aren’t done yet.
For more about the 2/6 in Afghanistan:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58692/marines-afghans-come-together-way-forward-marjah
10/24/2010 By Lance Cpl. Clayton L. VonDerAhe, 8th Marine Regiment
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. —
The desert stretches as far as the eye can see. Dust storms come screaming through a small combat outpost without warning, tearing down tents while people are still inside. When someone makes a mistake, it is quickly corrected, because mistakes can be the difference between success and failure, life and death. Though this may not be a combat zone, the Marines with Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division are treating it as such so when a situation occurs, they can rise to it.
To continue reading:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/8thmarreg/Pages/RCT-8trainsforwar.aspx
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs | Date: 10.23.2010
Date Posted:10.24.2010 04:22
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Aircraft require several moving parts to be well-greased and oiled to work properly, but the materials that keep these large machines running smoothly can be potentially hazardous to the environment and must be handled properly.
To read the entire article:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58691/hazmat-marines-keep-3rd-maw-fwd-airborne
Story by Cpl. Daniel Woodall | 1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs | Date: 10.24.2010
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan – Only a few days after accepting sole logistical responsibility in a large area of operations, and less than one month into their deployment in support of the International Security Assistance Force, the Marines and sailors of Hawaii-based Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) have already conducted several operations throughout Helmand province.
For more about the CLB-3 and CLR-15 in Afghanistan:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58688/clr-15-fwd-marines-augment-clb-3-during-afghanistan-deployment
Most people wouldn't look forward to boot camp. But an increasing number of Marine recruits are spending six to nine months on a wait list, anticipating the day they'll become 'something bigger than themselves.'
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
October 23, 2010|6:13 p.m.
Reporting from San Diego —
They arrived from places throughout the western United States, and now several hundred of them are waiting nervously in the USO lounge attached to the Lindbergh Field international airport.
To continue reading:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boot-camp-20101024,0,3415946,full.story
By Kelly Koopmans
Story Published: Oct 23, 2010 at 8:57 PM PDT
EUGENE, Ore. -- The thundering roar of 100 engines echoed throughout Eugene as a caravan rolled into the parking lot of Garden Way Christian Church.
To continue reading about Fallen Hero, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, of the 3/5:
October 23, 2010 1:41 AM
HOPE HODGE
Most of the Marines participating in the Beirut memorial ceremony Thursday weren’t even born in 1983, when a terrorist attack on a Marine barracks in Lebanon killed nearly 300 peacekeeping troops from Camp Lejeune.
For more on the 2/8 honoring the Fallen Heroes from the 1/8 in 1983:
http://www.jdnews.com/news/marines-83999-memorial-beirut.html
10/23/2010 By Lance Cpl. Tyler C. Vernaza, 31st MEU
USS ESSEX, off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines — Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 responded to the call of the government of the Philippines to help thousands of citizens affected by Super Typhoon Juan (international name Megi) Oct 21 - 23.
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Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Johnston | Regimental Combat Team 1 | Date: 10.23.2010
MARJAH, Afghanistan - Their historic track record of building and bulldozing dates back to World War II. Around the world, they erect entire bases out of nothing, in the harshest of conditions. Their unit logo is a bee charging full speed ahead, hauling a variety construction tools. They’re not just busy-bees; they’re “Seabees.”
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Story by Sgt. Dean Davis | Regimental Combat Team 1 | Date: 10.23.2010
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan - As the Female Engagement Team of Regimental Combat Team 1 patrols the fields, canals and villages of Helmand, they are bridging the cultural gap that is sometimes at the forefront of the counterinsurgency here.
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By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press
Saturday October 23, 2010 09:19 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban commanders dead or captured. Insurgents routed from strongholds. Stopping short of claiming it has broken the back of the insurgency, NATO is touting progress ahead of Washington's year-end review of the war — and hoping that this time, the alliance has the force and experience to keep militants from regaining momentum.
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10/22/2010 By Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea , Headquarters Marine Corps
WASHINGTON — Gen. James T. Conway relinquished his position as commandant of the Marine Corps to Gen. James F. Amos during a change-of-command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington Oct. 22.
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Published: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 9:45 PM
Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 5:27 AM
Rohan Mascarenhas/The Star-Ledger
ELIZABETH — Marine Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson called his family in Elizabeth on Monday to deliver a hopeful message from Afghanistan.
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Published: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:01 PM CDT
Lance Cpl. Sarah Anderson
Combat correspondent
Rows of military crosses solemnly lined Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray Field Oct. 15 during a memorial ceremony dedicated to the 74 men lost during to Regimental Combat Team 7’s recent deployment to Afghanistan.
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10/22/2010 By MCRC Public Affairs , Marine Corps Recruiting Command
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. —
Marine Corps Recruiting Command surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal year 2010 by enlisting 33,887 Marines and accessing 1,703 officers. This is the 15th year in a row that the Marine Corps has reached its total force accessions goals.
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Date Taken: 10.22.2010
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents an award to Gen. James T. Conway during a Passage of Command of the United States Marine Corps ceremony at the Marine Barracks, Washington, Oct. 22.
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10/22/2010 By Pfc. Mike Ito , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO — Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego hosted their sixth annual Wellness Walk and Expo, Oct. 16, as part of their Make a Difference campaign to treat and prevent breast cancer and domestic violence.
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10/22/2010 By Lance Cpl. Eric Quintinilla , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — In 1993, Recruit Bryan A. Kilman, Platoon 3203, Company I, 3 rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, went with his grandparents to a Marine drill instructors’ reunion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. His grandfather was a drill instructor for many years. Every Marine had stories to tell about the Corps. It was here, that Kilman was allowed to shoot a rifle on the range for the first time at age 17. Becoming a U.S. Marine has been in the back of his mind ever since.
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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2010 – A retired military member seen in newly released video bounding across the path of an oncoming subway car here to rescue a man who had fallen onto the tracks follows a long line of current and former servicemembers who say they instinctively drew on their military training as they became heroes off the battlefield.
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22 Oct 2010 14:47:36 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Mid-level Taliban insurgency commanders do not believe their leaders have begun tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, with many vowing on Friday not to give up the fight after nearly 10 years of war.
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The military is distributing about 5,000 copies of the book, which is meant to prepare Navy medical corpsmen for deployment.
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
October 22, 2010
Reporting from San Diego — —
To help prepare Navy medical corpsmen for the stress and danger of Afghanistan deployments, the Navy has turned to a modern form of popular culture: the graphic novel.
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Posted on: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:21:43 EDT
Oct 22, 2010 (The Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
A two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winner met with some of his biggest fans Thursday: wounded Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune's Wounded Warrior Battalion East.
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BY SHANE ANTHONY • [email protected] > 636-255-7209 www.STLtoday.com
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:20 am
St. Peters • A Marine who died in Afghanistan was remembered Thursday as an upbeat young man who took honor and duty seriously.
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/article_0c5335a8-5480-51ac-933c-37d53eb8f4df.html
by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris | Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:00
When the North Korean People’s Army crossed the country’s southern border into the Republic of South Korea, United Nations’ officials, who had helped establish the border five years earlier, condemned the attack. More than 20 of its member countries pledged their support, including the United States.
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By KVAL.com staff
Story Published: Oct 21, 2010 at 1:57 PM PDT
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Blame the delay in the video reaching KVAL.com's offices in Eugene for the lowered expectations of Cpl. Paul Spies.
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10/21/2010 By 1st Lt. Caleb Eames , 31st MEU
USS ESSEX, off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines — Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 flew from the USS Essex (LHD 2) to storm-ravaged areas of the northern Philippines to assist its government with an initial damage survey and an assessment of local population needs, Oct 21.
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10/21/2010 By Lance Cpl. R.J. Driver , Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. — When backed into a corner and all odds are against you, what do you do?
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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Story by Cpl. Christopher Zahn
Date 10.21.2010
BEAUFORT, S.C. - Every year Marines gather to celebrate the birth of their Corps in many ways. Whether it’s a piece of pound cake from a Meal, Ready to Eat with a match for a candle or the extravagant celebration of a formal Marine Corps Ball, Nov. 10, is always recognized.
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Story by Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken
Date 10.21.2010
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - In the combat fitness test, every second counts.
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10/21/2010
By Pfc. David Flynn
Marine Corps Recruiting Command
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — On Oct. 5, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command introduced Marine Connect, a new Facebook application which allows Marines, poolees and Marine Corps supporters to network and stay connected.
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Progress on firming up security in Afghanistan depends on how US and Afghan troops secure Kandahar province – the nucleus of Taliban resistance.
By David Francis, Correspondent / October 21, 2010
Kandahar City, Afghanistan
For the past decade, the Taliban has held firm control over the small farming village of Malajat, located on the green flatland along the eastern outskirts of Kandahar City. NATO forces and Afghan police refused to enter the area, knowing any attempt to clear the town of military threats would be met with fierce resistance.
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Sgt. Mark Fayloga
RCT-1 PAO
NAWA, Afghanistan (Oct. 21, 2010) — The men of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, have spent enough time in Afghanistan to understand some of the workings of the Taliban presence there.
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http://www.centcom.mil/news/marines-keep-crafty-enemy-off-balance-in-afghanistan
By MICHAEL NEWSOM - [email protected]
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010
BILOXI — World War II veterans who fought at Iwo Jima 65 years ago are in South Mississippi this week for the 5th Marine Division Association’s annual reunion.
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http://www.sunherald.com/2010/10/20/2571513/5th-marine-division-reunites-in.html
20 Oct 2010 22:37:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his national security team discussed the need to ramp up pressure on extremist safe-havens in Pakistan on Wednesday before meeting with Pakistani officials participating in talks on broadening bilateral relations.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Sgt. Spencer Case
Date 10.20.2010
Courtesy Photo PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Rahimi Razia, chief nurse of the ANA, visited Paktya Regional Medical Hospital Oct. 17 - 20 to examine the facility and speak with patients and medical practitioners there.
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by Cpl. Priscilla Sneden | Wednesday, October 20, 2010
For more than seven years, the U.S. has been engaged in a two-front War. While the physical casualties of that war continue to be tallied, the total number of victims claimed by the Global War on Terror may never be certain.
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Published : Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010, 4:42 PM EDT
MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF REPORT
A Marine from New Jersey was killed in Afghanistan this week, the Department of Defense reported. Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson, 24, of Elizabeth, died Oct. 19 during combat operations in Helmand province, the military said Wednesday.
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http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/military/new-jersey-marine-dies-in-afghanistan-20101020-akd
ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A school bus carrying female students hit an insurgent-planted improvised explosive device, killing nine and wounding 10, in the Khash Rod district of Nimroz province Wednesday, according to initial reports.
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Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces, with assistance from coalition forces, killed a senior Taliban leader during an engagement in Helmand province, Oct. 14.
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NATO Maritime Command Naples
Story by David Taylor
Date 10.20.2010
NAPLES, Italy – Ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 are preparing to enter the Mediterranean to carry out surge operations in support of NATO’s anti-terrorist Operation Active Endeavour. The Group has been carrying out extensive training and exercising in the Atlantic prior to beginning this operation to deter, defend, disrupt and protect against terrorism.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.20.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Polish and U.S. soldiers from the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered school supplies and furniture to the Touheed Abud School, Oct. 13.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan-led forces under the guidance of Afghan border police commander Brig. Gen. Abdul Raziq Achekzai killed more than 20 insurgents during a clearing operation Thursday - Saturday in the Zangabad villages of the Panjwa'i district of Kandahar province.
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Last Update: 10/14 6:37 pm
SAN DIEGO - The Pentagon released the names today of four Camp Pendleton-based Marines who died in combat this week in Afghanistan.
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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2010 – With more than 260,000 students attending about 6,000 colleges and universities this fall under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are continuing an active outreach effort to ensure current military members and veterans don’t miss out on the new program’s education benefits.
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By Tony Castro, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/20/2010 07:10:07 PM PDT
Friends who knew Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins when he worked at his father's Northridge delicatessen said Wednesday they will always remember the slain Marine as a caring young man who wanted nothing more than to make his family proud.
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October 20, 2010
U.S. and Israeli vets tour Israel to show anything is possible
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Posted by CBSNews.com staff
October 19, 2010 9:29 PM
Taliban leaders are leaving their safe havens in Pakistan with the assistance of NATO troops to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other government officials to discuss ending the nine-year conflict, according to a New York Times report.
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Published: Oct. 20, 2010 at 7:33 AM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama conducts the monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team Wednesday, the White House said.
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20 Oct 2010 10:42:01 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Hamid Shalizi
KABUL, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The hope for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan after almost 10 years of war has increased, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday, reinforcing his wish for a political settlement to the intractable conflict.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Gunnery Sgt. William Price
Date 10.18.2010
Date Posted: 10.20.2010 00:12
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, paused to honor Lance Cpl. Ralph J. Fabbri during a memorial ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Oct. 18. Fabbri, 20, was killed in action, Sept. 28, while on patrol in the Sangin District.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 23:35
KABUL, Afghanistan –– An Afghan and coalition security force targeting a Haqqani Network facilitator responsible for handling logistical requirements in Ziruk district of Paktika province, killed more than 10 armed insurgents during an overnight operation in the province.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.20.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 23:31
KABUL, Afghanistan –– An Afghan and coalition security force targeted a Taliban senior leader and key financier operating in Marjah district, detaining several suspected insurgents during an overnight operation in Helmand province.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 23:26
KABUL, Afghanistan –– Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Baghlan province Tuesday targeting a Taliban military senior leader who conducts attacks against Afghan and coalition forces as well as intimidation campaigns on Afghan civilians and government officials.
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By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer
19 October 2010
Washington — Senior U.S. and Pakistani officials are preparing for the third round of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue in Washington October 20–22, and the talks, which cover a wide variety of topics ranging from health and energy to defense cooperation, are expected to include a special focus on Pakistan’s flooding disaster, according to a State Department official.
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By Karen Parrish
Date 10.19.2010
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's Federal Voting Assistance Program has a solution for overseas service members and other U.S. citizens living outside the country who haven't received an election ballot: get it online.
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By PAULINE JELINEK , Associated Press
Last update: October 19, 2010 - 7:35 AM
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has sent a second aircraft carrier to support the troop buildup in Afghanistan.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Courtesy Story
Date 10.20.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 17:10
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Navy postal clerks for the 1st Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment’s area of operations provide service to 18 Task Force Avalanche units.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:40 PM EDT
By LISETTE VELASQUEZ
Staff Writer
NEW BRITAIN — In the warmth of his mother Ana Mendoza’s apartment, 21-year-old Manuel Jimenez is back from war, back to the comfort and normalcy of home, with his nephews and older brother Hector watching football highlights and Saturday morning cartoons.
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By HEIDI VOGT
Associated Press Writer
Posted on Tuesday, 10.19.10
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan election officials plan to throw out about 1 million ballots from last month's parliamentary election - eliminating about 23 percent of the votes due to fraud, a Western official said Tuesday.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/19/1880765/official-afghanistan-to-void-some.html
By Barbara Starr, CNN
October 19, 2010 12:25 p.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The grease-covered orange overalls can't hide 14-year-old Nazer Ahmad's frail frame. As he leans under the hood of a wrecked car, torn plastic sandals on his feet, I know I cannot possibly understand the life this young boy is forced to lead in war-torn Afghanistan -- where jobs are few, pay is appalling, and young children must work rather than go to school and play with their friends.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/afghanistan.boy.mechanics/index.html?section=cnn_latest
October 19, 2010 3:31 PM
Posted by Terry McCarthy
As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," - CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan.
When we first came to Garmsir in southern Helmand with the 3/1 Marines in April, there were poppy fields everywhere. Each patrol we went out on, we tramped through fields of the recently harvested plant, the bulbs scored diagonally to allow the resin to ooze out. After a couple of weeks the farmers returned to gather seeds from the dried-out pods and set them aside for the next planting season. That starts next month if they go ahead and plant poppy again.
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By Hamid Shalizi Hamid Shalizi – Tue Oct 19, 10:14 am ET
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government on Tuesday said it had ordered an audit of all private banks following a corruption scandal that threatened to bring down the country's top lender.
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By ALISSA J. RUBIN
Published: October 19, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan detainee in a district jail in Kandahar Province on Sunday, according to a statement from President Hamid Karzai that appeared to portray the shooting as unprovoked.
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19 October 2010 - 16H22
AFP - Iran can help stabilise Afghanistan with US support, a top Iranian diplomat said Tuesday, after taking part in talks on Afghanistan among world powers for the first time, ANSA news agency reported.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:56 am
By Hicham Raache
TIMES RECORD • [email protected]
A Clarksville Marine killed in battle on Thursday is remembered by family and fellow Marines as a decent and loving man who exemplified the strong character of a Marine.
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http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_e01e4576-db88-11df-8817-001cc4c03286.html
10/19/2010 5:16:00 PM
by Jamie Falkovitz
Marine Lance Corporal Andrew Koenig-Shutts enjoyed his 50-yard-line seats at Lambeau Field, presented through Operation Fan Mail, for his last Green Bay Packers game before heading overseas.
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http://galenagazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=142&SubSectionID;=344&ArticleID;=15664
ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.18.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 08:57
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed several insurgents in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Oct. 18.
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David Wasson The Spokesman-Review
October 19, 2010
SOMEWHERE OVER AFGHANISTAN – Staff Sgt. Aaron McLaughlin eased the KC-135’s fuel boom toward the fully armed fighter jet pushing up beneath the tanker’s tail.
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http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/19/front-line-support/
AFP
October 19, 2010 - 1:54PM
A Taliban return to government is inevitable if Afghanistan is to have any hope of peace, but the cost is likely to be erosion of rights and a rollback from democracy, a growing number of experts believe.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.19.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan –– The International Security Assistance Force confirmed that precision air strikes in Baghlan province Sunday killed Abdul Jamil, the senior Taliban military leader for Dahanah-ye Ghori and Pul-e Khumri districts.
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By KRISTY CHU
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Oct. 19, 2010
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – A little rain didn't deter residents from bringing their cars, trucks and motorcycles to Santa Margarita Ford Sunday to be hand washed by a member of the city's adopted Marines battalion.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.19.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed numerous insurgents in Shah Wali Kot, northern Kandahar province, Monday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58404/numerous-insurgents-killed-during-combined-patrol
Regimental Combat Team 1
Story by Lance Cpl. Andrew Johnston
Date 10.06.2010
Date Posted: 10.19.2010 02:01
CAMP HANSON, Afghanistan - As the local government begins to take the lead role in counterinsurgency efforts, the Marines occasionally find themselves following the Afghan people’s example. So Oct. 6, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment personnel found themselves sitting in a circle, shoeless, alongside Marjah District Gov. Abdul Mutalib Majbor and local village elders. Gathered at Camp Hanson, Afghanistan, this motley crew held a shura to discuss issues related to Marjah’s progress in security, development and governance.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58382/marjah-governor-tells-citizens-stand-up-taliban-during-shura
Departing Camp Pendleton general talks about 11 base troops killed this month in Afghanistan
By MARK WALKER
North County Times
Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:05 pm
The incoming assistant commandant of the Marine Corps said Tuesday that the 11 Camp Pendleton troops killed in action in Afghanistan this month ---- including 10 in the last week ---- is a bitter reminder of the cost of war.
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19 Oct 2010 06:22:25 GMT
Source: IRIN
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KABUL, 19 October 2010 (IRIN) - It is the season for harvesting pomegranates - a major fruit crop in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan - but some farmers say fighting there has badly affected their farms and livelihoods.
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/97f05c52ff54bf4816700ae752f0ae5d.htm
ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.19.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan –– Afghan and coalition forces detained numerous suspected insurgents during four operations aimed at capturing Taliban and Haqqani Network leadership.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.19.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan –– The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a senior Taliban leader during an operation in Kandahar province Sunday.
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ISAF Joint Command
Courtesy Story
Date 10.19.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan –– An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban improvised explosive device cell leader operating in Nawa-ye Barakzai during an operation in Helmand province overnight.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Cpl. Shannon McMillan
Date 10.19.2010
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan – Standing in the crisp air of the Afghanistan morning, service members with Transportation Support Company B awaited their brief, in which the details of their convoy would be addressed.
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19 Oct 2010 02:00:43 GMT
Source: Reuters
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon urged news organizations on Monday not to publish classified U.S. documents due to be released by WikiLeaks as U.S. officials brace for a mass disclosure of leaked Iraq war files by the whistle-blower website.
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19 Oct 2010 06:27:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australia said on Tuesday it expected some troops and advisers would stay in Afghanistan for at least a decade more as lawmakers began a debate on involvement in the war that could test support for the minority government.
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By: Sara A. Carter
National Security Correspondent
October 19, 2010
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- To the U.S. Army soldiers and Marines serving here, some things seem so obviously true that they are beyond debate. Among those perceived truths: Tthe restrictive rules of engagement that they have to fight under have made serving in combat far more dangerous for them, while allowing the Taliban to return to a position of strength.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 18, 2010 18:14:29 EDT
The Marine Corps is considering development of a device that could be mounted to a Marine’s service rifle and used to control radios and other electronic gear.
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By Marshall Mcpeek
Published: October 18, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio --
The phone rang August 17th, exactly one month after they said good bye and watched him leave for Afghanistan. It was the phone call every military mom fears.
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http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/oct/18/10/marine-family-collecting-care-packages-ar-264381/
Eleven base troops have died in fighting since Oct. 8
By MARK WALKER
North County Times - Californian
Posted: Monday, October 18, 2010 2:14 pm
Two more Camp Pendleton Marines have been killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Monday, making the last five days the deadliest period for locally based troops since the war began in 2001.
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http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/military/article_f2b0366e-3815-5144-ace7-ad13fed3d9f6.html
Headquarters Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
Story by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol
Date 10.18.2010
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Through the end of September, Airmen flying tanker aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility off-loaded more than 784 million pounds of fuel to more than 61,600 U.S. and coalition aircraft supporting deployed operations in 2010.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 18, 2010
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan - “It’s like 'Field of Dreams' - build it and they will come,” says LtCol Ted Adams to Oregon Marines as they sit on benches - and in the dirt - of Afghanistan.
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By Laura Barron-Lopez
Daily Titan News Director
Published: October 18, 2010
As soon as the bus carrying Marines who had been at war in Afghanistan came into view, tears began to stream down the cheeks of mothers and fathers who had not seen their daughters for seven months.
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Date 10.18.2010
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A seven-year-old girl was struck down by a Taliban member on a motorcycle as she was walking down the street in her village in the Maruf District of Kandahar province, Oct. 12.
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NATO Blocking Insurgents' Supply Routes, Leading Militants To Extort Money From Afghans
(AP)
Oct. 18, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The NATO coalition said Monday that Afghan and international forces have choked insurgent supply routes in some parts of Afghanistan, prompting militants to extort money from citizens to keep their operations sufficiently supplied.
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Date 10.18.2010
A combined Afghan National Security Force consisting of Afghan Border Police, Afghan Uniformed Police and members of the National Directorate of Security cleared the Arghandab River Valley of insurgent activity and safe havens, Oct. 8.
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Posted by Terry McCarthy
October 18, 2010 2:35 PM
It was the most unlikely place for a birthday party: Observation Post Harris, a Marine observation post beside a dirt road, backing onto a canal, in the middle of the countryside, in the middle of a war.
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By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press Writer,
Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:58 a.m.
MARJAH, Afghanistan — The Marines have found bloody clothes and spent bullet casings and bombs meant to kill them. They've heard bullets flying overhead and seen muzzle flashes in tree lines.
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VOA News
18 October 2010
Officials in Afghanistan say eight Afghan security guards were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked a security post in the southern province of Helmand.
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18 Oct 2010 06:18:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
CANBERRA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan needs to make more effort to stamp out corruption and improve human rights, Australia's government said on Monday ahead of a parliamentary debate on the country's troop contribution to Afghanistan.
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition force conducting a dismounted patrol discovered an insurgent weapon factory in Sangin District, Helmand province, Monday.
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by Ben Gilbert
October 18, 2010
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A major military operation involving hundreds of American troops, U.S. Special Forces and heavy bombers dropping 2,000-pound bombs on Taliban command and control centers wrapped up last week, concluding a critical phase in the campaign to oust the Taliban from Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.
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Published: Monday, October 18, 2010, 8:25 PM
Alyssa Karas, The Oregonian
U.S. Marine Sgt. Ian M. Tawney always maintained close ties to his Dallas roots, but even from an early age, he loved to explore.
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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 10.17.2010
Date Posted: 10.18.2010 23:54
Location:JAHAZI, AF
JAHAZI, Afghanistan – Two CH-53D Sea Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), landed here early in the morning Oct.17 with approximately 30 Afghan National Army troops and Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, on board for Operation Stargey.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Lance Cpl. John McCall
Date 10.15.2010
Date Posted: 10.18.2010 07:43
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), were shown basic route clearance techniques and procedures by 3rd CEB engineers during counter improvised explosive device training here, Oct. 15.
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By Sean D. Naylor - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 18, 2010 18:49:34 EDT
The assignment of Maj. Gen. Joe Votel to investigate the failed hostage rescue mission that cost the life of British aid worker Linda Norgrove illustrates the challenges senior leaders face in balancing independence and expertise when picking someone to investigate Joint Special Operations Command.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 18, 2010 18:25:26 EDT
Last November, President Obama announced that 30,000 additional U.S. troops, including 8,500 Marines, would deploy to Afghanistan. The troops would push the Corps’ footprint in hostile Helmand province to more than 20,000.
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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-corps-afghanistan-marjah-ieds-marines-100310/
By Mike LaBella
The Eagle Tribune
Mon Oct 18, 2010, 02:30 AM EDT
HAVERHILL — Ron Powell, a three-time Purple Heart decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, has had many sleepless nights since his three sons followed in his footsteps.
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http://www.eagletribune.com/haverhill/x693281602/Dad-Ive-been-hit
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 18, 2010 5:43:24 EDT
SAN DIEGO — The Navy has a new tool to help hospital corpsmen grapple with the realities and stresses of war and combat deployments.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/navy-graphic-novel-aims-to-ease-combat-stress-101710w/
18 Oct 2010 08:37:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0830 GMT on Monday:
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, alongside Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army, took part in a joint school supply distribution and school registration at the local school house in Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 11.
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the leaders of a Kabul-based kidnapped ring were detained by Afghan National Security Forces and ISAF, Saturday.
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani Network facilitator who coordinated improvised explosive device supplies and conducted IED attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, during an operation in Khost province overnight.
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted precision air strikes in Baghlan province Sunday targeting the senior Taliban military leader for Dahanah-ye Ghori and Pul-e Khumri districts.
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Date 10.18.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force targeted the Taliban deputy leader for Nawah-ye Barakzai district who coordinates the activities of Taliban fighters in the district, detaining two suspected insurgents during an operation in Helmand province overnight.
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By Hattie Brown Garrow
The Virginian-Pilot
© October 18, 2010
CHESAPEAKE
Signs of Cody are everywhere. American and Marine Corps flags wave in the front yard. Smaller flags line the sidewalk. // Inside, Wendy Childers opens a triangular wooden box at the foot of the fireplace. Tucked inside is the flag that draped her son's coffin.
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http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/chesapeake-moms-gifts-keep-memory-marine-son-alive#rfq
By Rod Nordland
New York Times
Updated: 10/18/2010 11:40:45 PM CDT
ROME — For the first time, Iran has sent a representative to a meeting of an international group that convenes regularly to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan, a move welcomed Monday by both U.S. and international officials.
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WTKR-TV3
8:52 PM EDT, October 18, 2010
CHESAPEAKE - The mother of a local Marine killed in Afghanistan is taking action, helping other Marines serving overseas know they are loved and getting a taste of home.
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http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-tsr-marine-mom,0,1370396.story
17 Oct 2010 17:45:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Sunday it had a 120-member team prepared to review a massive leak of as many as 500,000 Iraq war documents, which are expected to be released by the WikiLeaks website sometime this month.
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition force conducting a dismounted patrol discovered a large stockpile of insurgent weapons, drugs and explosives in southern Afghanistan Oct. 17.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58272/combined-force-discovers-weapons-stockpile
By the CNN Wire Staff
October 17, 2010 1:44 p.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Afghan government on Sunday clarified the exceptions to a ban on private security contractors, stating that those firms offering protection to embassies and foreign diplomats will be allowed to continue to operate.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/afghanistan.security.firms/index.html?section=cnn_latest
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 10.17.2010
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), is down to the last 30 days of their deployment while still maintaining and upholding the standards with which they arrived.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58266/red-devils-clear-path-werewolves
1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Daniel Blatter
Date 10.16.2010
Date Posted:10.17.2010 11:32
SANGIN, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, in Sangin, paused to honor Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks. Sparks, 23, a machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines was killed in action, Oct. 8.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58267/3rd-battalion-5th-marine-regiment-memorializes-fallen-marine
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Oct 17, 2010 10:13:36 EDT
A new Senate committee report reveals why U.S. military commanders are so concerned that private security contractors working in Afghanistan may pose a threat to U.S. troops and to the success of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/army-contractors-101610w/
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs
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Date 10.17.2010
From USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
MANAMA, Bahrain - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrived in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Oct. 17 after completing a transit through the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol freed a kidnapped child and detained several suspected kidnappers in Kabul, Saturday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58261/kidnapped-child-freed-captors-detained
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs
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Date 10.17.2010
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan Gragg
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea - Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 have trained rigorously over the past year, preparing for their turn to support Operation Enduring Freedom.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58275/carrier-air-wing-2-pilots-train-operation-enduring-freedom
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Date10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces discovered a large improvised explosive device cache during a patrol Saturday in the Zharay District of Kandahar province.
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained numerous suspected insurgents in three overnight operations in northern and eastern Afghanistan aimed at capturing Taliban and Haqqani Network leadership.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58259/several-suspected-insurgents-detained-afghanistan-overnight
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces conducted precision air strikes in Paktiya province Saturday targeting a Haqqani Network senior leader who facilitates weapons and conducts attacks against Afghan and coalition forces operating in neighboring Musa Khel district of Khost province.
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader who led improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks, in Paktika province, Saturday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58254/taliban-leader-captured-afghan-led-force-paktika-overnight
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator who led an improvised explosive device attack cell in Qalat and Shah Joy Districts, during an operation in Zabul province overnight.
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Date 10.17.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force targeted a Taliban improvised explosive device and narcotics facilitator for Maiwand and Lashkar Gah Districts, detaining two suspected insurgents in Helmand province overnight.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58253/taliban-narcotics-ied-facilitator-targeted-helmand
Regional Command Southwest
Story by Cpl. Megan Sindelar
Date 10.17.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Sgt. Jeremy Furtney heads home with a Navy Achievement Medal after spending five months in Afghanistan successfully implementing the Host Base Security System to all sites in the Regional Command Southwest area of responsibility.
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Date 10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban senior leader who leads up to 20 fighters in the Sistani area of Marjah district, along with two of his associates, during an overnight operation in Helmand province.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57931/taliban-senior-leader-captured-afghan-led-force-marjah
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Date 10.18.2010
Date Posted: 10.17.2010 23:34
KABUL, Afghanistan – A detainee in International Security Assistance Force custody was found dead in his holding cell in southern Afghanistan Sunday.
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Camp Pendleton-based Marines said it could take years, even decades, to achieve long-term stability in the impoverished and insurgent-filled country
By Gretel C. Kovach
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 10:21 p.m.
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN — Halfway around the world on U.S. bases planted in the lush river valleys and barren deserts of southern Afghanistan, there is no escaping the headlines.
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Published October 16, 2010
FoxNews.com
WikiLeaks is believed to be preparing to release around 400,000 classified Pentagon documents on the Iraq war this week, the Associated Foreign Press reported Friday.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/16/wikileaks-set-release-secret-iraq-war-docs/
Cain killed serving in Afghanistan
By Charlie Mathews • Gannett Wisconsin Media • October 16, 2010
MANITOWOC — The devastating news spread Friday among friends and former Lincoln High School classmates that U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin J. Cain had been killed in Afghanistan.
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October 16, 2010 3:51 PM
DESERT WARRIOR STAFF
In a rare training opportunity, a visiting Marine squadron specializing in electronic warfare launched 14 radar-seeking missiles Oct. 7-8 at targets in the Pacific Ocean after launching its planes from the station flight line.
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http://www.yumasun.com/news/training-64716-electronic-missiles.html
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Date 10.16.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban facilitator for weapons, ammunition and suicide bombers in Kandahar City during an overnight operation in the city.
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The latest casualty, Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, from Oceanside, died Friday
By MICHELLE WAYLAND and ALICIA DEAN
Updated 1:56 PM PDT, Sat, Oct 16, 2010
Nine Camp Pendleton-based Marines have been killed in Afghanistan in one week. All were members of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.
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Date 10.16.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol located and destroyed an improvised explosive facilitation and storage compound during an operation in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Saturday.
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Published : Saturday, 16 Oct 2010, 11:10 PM CDT
By Joanie Lum, Fox Chicago News
Naperville, Ill. - Four marines were welcomed home from Afghanistan today.
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By Sophie T. Bearman
Oct 16
9:54 PM
Before Joe Kristol '09 was recently deployed to Afghanistan as a Platoon Commander in the Marine Corps, he sent an e-mail to family and friends requesting donations of items such as sunflower seeds, toothbrushes, and protein bars—all of which his Marines could use while serving in the war.
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http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/10/16/palmer-kristol-harvard-items/
Hands badly wounded by bomb
By Tanner Kent Free Press Staff Writer The Mankato Free Press Sat Oct 16, 2010, 11:42 PM CDT
MANKATO — In war-torn Iraq, Neil Schalk’s hands protected the lives of the Marine Corps’s top commanding generals.
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http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x693281106/Marine-to-carry-flag-in-marathon
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Date 10.16.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban weapons facilitator who played a key role in the facilitation of weapons and improvised explosive devices in Now Zad District of Helmand province, during an overnight operation in the province.
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Date 10.16.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani Network leader who maintained weapons caches and planned attacks, during an overnight operation in Paktika province.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58225/haqqani-network-leader-capture-paktika
16 Oct 2010 10:43:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1030 GMT on Saturday:
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
October 16, 2010 (NAPERVILLE) (WLS) -- Four marines who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan were welcomed home as heroes in Naperville Saturday night.
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Members of the Naperville community welcomed a trio of U.S. Marines home Saturday evening.
By Jeff Cagle | October 16, 2010
A local Marine and his buddies were welcomed home with a police, fire and Warriors' Watch Riders escort through Naperville to a reception at the Judd Kendall VFW Saturday evening.
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http://naperville.patch.com/articles/naperville-marine-escorted-home-in-style#video-2397747
Afghanistan | 16.10.2010
US Marines and local businessmen are laying down the foundations for reconstruction in one of the Taliban's biggest strongholds in Afghanistan. But Helmand is likely to remain a place where many die and a few get rich.
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By Robert Kennedy
The Associated Press
Posted: 10/16/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT
KABUL — An outbreak of a tropical disease caused by sand-fly bites that leaves disfiguring skin sores has hit Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of people infected, health officials said Friday.
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By Bilal Sarwary
16 October 2010 Last updated at 07:17 ET
BBC News, Kabul
A woman accused of murdering her mother-in-law has been killed by Taliban in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, local officials say.
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Pakistani Officials Say Suspected US Missile Attacks Kills 9 In Region Bordering Afghanistan
Oct. 16, 2010
(AP) MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft launched two missile strikes in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, killing nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/15/ap/asia/main6963335.shtml
Saturday, 16 Oct, 2010
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has freed the supreme commander of Taliban in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, to enable him to play a pivotal role in back-channel talks with the US, through the Pakistani army, Asia Times Online reported on Friday.
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By CARLOTTA GALL, The New York Times
Published: October 16, 2010
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Afghan and American troops on Saturday made an air assault into the horn of Panjwai, a wide area that has served as the main base for the Taliban threatening Kandahar city, Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, the commander of coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, said.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/world/asia/17kandahar.html
By DEXTER FILKINS
Published: October 16, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — After nine years of war, the endgame here has finally begun.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/weekinreview/17filkins.html?_r=1
15 Oct 2010 20:34:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Christine Stebbins
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct 15 (Reuters) - As the United States struggles to end the longest war in its history in Afghanistan, agriculture is becoming a crucial part of its long-term strategy.
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Several Afghan civilians were killed in an improvised explosive device blast in the Qalat District of Zabul province Friday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58177/afghan-civilians-killed-wounded-ied-strike
Dozens Of Members Were In Afghanistan For 7 Months
POSTED: 8:36 am PDT October 15, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- Dozens of female marines based at Camp Pendleton returned from a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan Friday morning. The women, who are part of the Female Engagement Team, arrived by bus from March Air force Base in Riverside County just before 4 a.m. Hundreds of relatives from across the country were waiting to welcome them home.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 15, 2010 11:39:38 EDT
The House Armed Services Committee has quietly received a confidential briefing about the rules of engagement used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan after numerous members expressed concern that they handcuff U.S. troops in combat.
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By Cathy Ingalls, Albany Democrat-Herald democratherald.com
Posted: Friday, October 15, 2010 7:30 am
The body of Albany Lance Cpl. Marine Joe Rodewald, who was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan, is expected to arrive Friday at Dover Air Force Base in Maryland.
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http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_45b5b95e-d7de-11df-9b17-001cc4c002e0.html
Air Force Doctor Lt. Col. Eric Holt Injured By IED In Battle
POSTED: 6:28 pm PDT October 15, 2010
SAN DIEGO -- An Air Force doctor is hoping his recovery from injuries sustained in battle can encourage other wounded servicemen and women.
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By Chris Green
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Oct 15, 2010 @ 10:52 PM
BYRON — The war in Afghanistan has struck close to home.
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http://www.rrstar.com/carousel/x1389364940/Byron-Marine-19-to-be-wed-in-July-killed-in-Afghanistan
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
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Date 10.15.2010
Location:BRIDGEPORT, CA, US
MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. – Afghanistan’s rolling hills, and seasonal snowfall supply many rivers and streams throughout the country, many of which have no bridges to aid in crossing.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58211/river-crossing-skills-essential-afghanistan-strategy
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol killed an insurgent and detained another during a routine interdiction operation in Shinkai District, Zabul province, Thursday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58175/suspected-insurgent-detained-during-routine-patrol
10/15/2010 By Lance Cpl. Tyler C. Vernaza , 31st MEU
SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines — “Welcome to our home, welcome to our school” was the song the students of Gordon Heights, an elementary school near Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, sang as Marines and Sailors deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit walked through its gates. The troops were warmly welcomed with smiles and shouts from nearly 600 Filipino students, anxious to shake hands and talk to the service members.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/31stmeu/Pages/31stMEUvisitsPhilippineschool.aspx
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol secured and destroyed approximately 1,000 kilograms of homemade explosives during an operation in Ghazni province, Thursday.
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10/15/2010 By Lance Cpl. William J. Jackson
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – — As Marines traveled through Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain towns, they were constantly kept on their toes. Improvised explosive devices were a serious threat, every Afghan citizen was suspicious, every weapon at the ready. This was a small taste of the reality Marines face on the true battlefield.
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15 Oct 2010 11:37:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said on Friday NATO-led forces had facilitated the passage of a senior Taliban commander to Kabul to hold talks with the Afghan government.
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10/15/2010 By Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado , 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Troops deployed to combat zones put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis, but due to recent innovations their mission may be a bit safer.
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15 Oct 2010 09:03:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Friday it was willing to assist talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban because stability and peace in Afghanistan were in its own interests.
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October 15, 2010 4:21 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER
Among the many family members who turned out to welcome home their loved ones from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan was Alison Swarts, who had a big surprise in store for her Marine husband.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
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Date 10.15.2010
From Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs Office
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces, with support from International Security Assistance Force members, began operations today in the Pech River Valley aimed at denying safe havens for insurgents and bolstering the Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s influence in local villages.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Ned Johnson
Date 10.14.2010
Date Posted: 10.15.2010 12:16
Location:Garmsir District, AF
Cpl. Ned Johnson FORWARD OPERATING BASE DEHLI, Helmand province, Afghanistan – While most shuras, meetings with local elders, last approximately an hour, the leaders of southern Helmand province held an all-day event to discuss critical issues throughout the region.
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15 Oct 2010 16:13:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus said on Friday it was "disturbing" that the first account of the death of a British hostage in Afghanistan during a rescue attempt by American forces had turned out to be wrong.
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15 Oct 2010 20:46:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
SEATTLE, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The first of 12 soldiers accused of terrorizing unarmed civilians as part of a rogue infantry platoon in Afghanistan will face a court-martial on murder charges and other offenses, military said on Friday.
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By Robert Burns - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 15, 2010 16:46:54 EDT
WASHINGTON — No U.S. intelligence sources or practices were compromised by the posting of secret Afghan war logs by the WikiLeaks website, the Pentagon has concluded, but the military thinks the leaks could still cause significant damage to U.S. security interests.
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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2010 – The Marine Corps has deployed an experimental forward operating base to Afghanistan to assess how it stands up to rugged operational conditions while relying solely on renewable technology and energy-saving techniques.
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol located two narcotics laboratories, drugs and detained one man during an operation in southern Helmand province, Thursday.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban suicide attack facilitator who was involved in the construction of suicide vests and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, during an operation in Kandahar province Thursday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58160/taliban-suicide-attack-facilitator-captured-kandahar
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.15.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces discovered more than 3,000 pounds of homemade explosives in approximately 70 barrels hidden in an abandoned building in eastern Afghanistan Thursday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58163/homemade-explosives-destroyed-coalition-forces
15 Oct 2010 00:56:27 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States hopes any Kyrgyz government formed after Sunday's inconclusive elections will allow a U.S. air base to remain and it is ready to work with all the parties, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
By Deb Riechmann and Anne Gearan, The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Obama administration on Thursday endorsed fragile Afghan efforts to negotiate peace with the Taliban, backing off its prior stance that talks with the Taliban were premature until the war is all but won.
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North County Times staff North County Times
Posted: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:01 pm
Seven Camp Pendleton-based Marines died in Afghanistan this week, including four who were killed in a single roadside bomb blast, making it perhaps the deadliest week for locally based troops since recent increases in military operations in the 9-year-old war.
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http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/military/article_af05db6d-cd46-5af1-a4dd-7a74c6485bbd.html
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.14.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces discovered 7,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 20 improvised explosive devices during three recent operations in southern Afghanistan.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58064/afghan-coalition-forces-discover-7000kgs-ammonium-nitrate
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.14.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance forces patrol killed several insurgents and detained numerous others during an operation in Nahr-E Saraj District, Helmand province, Wednesday.
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By Gary White
THE LEDGER
Published: Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 12:01 a.m.
It's still balmy in Central Florida these days, but some local women have winter on their minds.
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By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer
Thu Oct 14, 6:31 am ET
KABUL, Afghanistan – A former Afghan president who heads a new peace council said Thursday that he's convinced the Taliban are ready to negotiate peace.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101014/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_peace_talks_3
By Teresa Woodard
FOX2now.com
9:35 p.m. CDT, October 14, 2010
ST. CHARLES, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) — There is somber news from Afghanistan. A local marine has died in combat. 19 year old Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge of St. Charles is one of four marines killed Wednesday. The Department of Defense says the four men, all stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, died in the Helmand province in Afghanistan. The Marine Times reports they were killed in an IED blast.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 14, 2010
The Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to extend for a year the United Nations’ authorization for the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan, expressing concern about the increase in terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other extremist groups. The resolution adopted by the Security Council emphasized the need for sustained efforts by the 143,000-member force, known as the International Security Assistance Force, to assist the Afghan government in improving security and confronting threats by militants.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/world/asia/14briefs-Nations.html?_r=1
14 Oct 2010 13:13:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Media reports of high-level talks between the Taliban and Afghan government may serve Western military aims by sowing confusion and undermining trust among insurgents, analysts and diplomats say.
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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 10.14.2010
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Many new Marines are thankful for their drill instructor’s guidance upon graduation from recruit training, but hope to never see them again. However, for some this just isn’t in their cards.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58170/drill-instructor-former-recruit-serve-together-red-devils
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Story by Lance Cpl. Brian Adam Jones
Date 10.13.2010
Date Posted:10.14.2010 13:33
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Marine Attack Squadron 223 underwent a change of command as Lt. Col. John K. Adams relinquished command of the squadron to Lt. Col. Thomas D. Gore during a ceremony at the squadron’s hangar Wednesday, Oct. 13.
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By HEIDI VOGT , Associated Press
Last update: October 14, 2010 - 8:57 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan - A new report from a U.S. foundation details allegations of detainee abuse as recently as this year from Afghans who say they were held at a secret jail inside the main American military base in Afghanistan.
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http://www.startribune.com/world/104936154.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiacyKUzyaP37D_ncyD_2yckUr
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Story by Lance Cpl. Kelvin Clark
Date 10.14.2010
For many of the service members aboard the Air Station, their home on base is the four walls they share with another person-someone they never knew or someone they work with. For single Marines, the barracks are somewhere they can go after a long day of work and just relax before they return the next day.
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Private First Class Victor A. Dew was one of four U.S. Marines killed Wednesday
Roseville Press Tribune
October 14, 2010
A Granite Bay man was killed Wednesday during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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Posted by Terry McCarthy
October 14, 2010 2:34 PM
As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," - CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan.
It is scary to see how easy it is to bury an IED - the improvised explosive devices that are responsible for two-thirds of U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan - and then to cover up all traces of where it is hidden. We got a demonstration on Wednesday.
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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Story by Pfc. Justin Boling
Date 10.14.2010
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. -- It is a bright morning as students step into their history class room. The teacher sits behind his desk wearing glasses and a polo shirt with a symbol of the flag raising at Iwo Jima on its front. The students shuffle to get out their binders before the teacher starts his lesson.
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October 14, 2010|By Rebecca Gannon | KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
(WICHITA, Kan.) — Eight Marines deployed for seven months arrived in Kansas just after five Thursday evening.
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10/14/2010 By Lance Cpl. John Robbart III , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marines who live in the barracks are notorious for either playing video games, or staying at the gym, but with the help of an on base program single service members can experience what Southern California has to offer.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.14.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed Mohammad Ali, a Taliban senior leader and improvised explosive device expert in Ghazni province Wednesday.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.14.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban senior facilitator, who planned and facilitated attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, along with several of his associates, during an operation in Nimroz province Wednesday.
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Posted: Oct 14, 2010 10:50 AM PDT
MIDLAND, GA (WTVM) – News Leader 9 has learned a local Marine has died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
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BY LARRY GIERER - ledger-enquirer.com
Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010
Lance Cpl. Raymon Johnson, a 22-year-old Marine from Columbus, has been killed while serving in Afghanistan. He was killed Wednesday. The family got the news the same day.
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http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/10/14/1306438/marine-raymon-johnson-former-shaw.html
Published: Thu, October 14, 2010 @ 9:28 p.m.
VIENNA — Seven area Marine reservists returned home from seven months of combat support duty in Afghanistan, their smiles lighting up the night.
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http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/oct/14/7-marines-return-home-after-afghanistan-deployment/
586th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (MTN)
Story by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes
Date 10.14.2010
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Soldiers from C Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, captured an insurgent Oct. 7 near Yazeen Village in the Zormat District of Paktya Province. According to Staff Sgt. Robert Brown of Henniker, N.H., C Co., 3rd Bn., 172 Inf. Regt., the suspect, who is known to have emplaced several Improvised Explosive Devices in the vicinity of Combat Outpost Zormat, was captured during a village search.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58053/mountain-soldier-capture-insurgent-responsible-ieds
As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," - CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan.
October 13, 2010 1:59 AM
SAFAR BAZAAR, Afghanistan.
The Marines captured Safar Bazaar (at left) in southern Helmand from the Taliban in two days at the beginning of August. Then began the long process of clearing the area of IEDs (improvised explosive devices.) It was a painstaking process that involved many weeks of probing in the dirt on roads and pathways, under trees and in the walls and doorways of buildings. The majority of the locals were delighted the Taliban had been driven out, as they ruled the population by fear, restricting their movements severely. But they were unable to help the Marines to find many of the IEDs in the market area - even if many would have liked to help.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik
Date 10.13.2010
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – When a Marine flight lands in Kandahar, landing support Marines from Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), are responsible for making sure all personnel and equipment get to their final destination.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58014/landing-support-detachment-kandahar
Regimental Combat Team 1
Story by Sgt. Jesse Stence
Date 10.13.2010
MARJAH, Afghanistan - If only Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch and Sgt. Matthew D. Matteoni could have heard what their brothers said. Or maybe Lynch, the clever rifleman, and Matteoni, the gregarious machine gunner, were gazing down on their memorial ceremony -- possibly saying a prayer for their brothers in 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
For more on the 2/6 Memorial for Fallen Heroes, Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch and Sgt. Matthew D. Matteoni:
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58156/2nd-battalion-6th-marines-honors-marines-hardens-resolve
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 13, 2010 5:25:49 EDT
The Marine Corps Marksmanship Program is a disorganized “hodgepodge” plagued by inadequate oversight, decrepit ranges and insufficient live-fire training, according to a controversial study that includes months of interviews with Marines across the fleet.
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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-corps-marksmanship-program-problems-101310w/
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban senior leader, who used suicide bombers and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices to conduct attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, during an overnight operation in Wardak province Monday.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in two overnight operations in southern Afghanistan aimed at capturing Taliban leadership.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed Shirin Agha, a Taliban senior military leader, was killed in a coalition force precision air strike in Kunduz province Monday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57991/update-isaf-confirms-taliban-leader-killed-precision-air-strike
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces conducted a deliberate clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Taliban’s freedom of movement outside Kandahar City, Tuesday.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition force captured a Taliban improvised explosive device senior leader operating in Kandahar City Tuesday, along with one of his associates, during an operation in the city.
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ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Taliban senior leader for Qal’ah-ye Now, Murghab and Muqor districts of Badghis province yesterday, killing several insurgents in a joint operation in western Herat province.
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed Ansari Khan, a Haqqani Network leader who coordinated and conducted attacks against coalition forces operating in Sabari district, during an overnight operation in Khost province.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57995/force-kills-haqqani-network-leader-khost-overnight
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – A large number of explosive devices were discovered by International Security Assistance Forces in Kandahar province Wednesday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58003/weapons-turned-found-kandahar
ISAF Joint Command
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Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance force patrol seized 600 kilograms of wet opium and discovered two drug labs in Maiwand district, Helmand province, Tuesday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58011/drug-labs-narcotics-discovered-helmand
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Denise Alford
Date 10.13.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan- Members of the Afghan Border Police and the Ministry of Interior have begun a partnership allowing critical movement of materials all over Afghanistan. MOI has a Transportation Security Brigade but until recently, they have been unable to move the people and equipment that they needed.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58008/afghan-forces-build-bridges-along-dangerous-roads
Defense Logistics Agency
Story by Sara Moore
Date 10.13.2010
BAGRAM, Afghanistan - As another example of the Northern Distribution Network’s value as an efficient, effective route for supplies into Central Asia, U.S. European Command has successfully tested a truck route from Germany to Afghanistan.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58004/northern-distribution-network-european-route-proves-successful
6:57am By Hamid Shalizi
KABUL | Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:39am EDT
KABUL (Reuters) - Cash from the U.S. military and international donors destined for construction and welfare projects in restive parts of Afghanistan is ending up in the hands of insurgents, a contractor and village elders said.
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Says readiness for transition varies
By Slobodan Lekic - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 13, 2010
BRUSSELS — NATO's top commander in Afghanistan offered a cautiously optimistic assessment of the transition of security duties to Afghan forces during a briefing with alliance representatives on Wednesday, a U.S. official said.
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http://www3.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/13/petraeus-briefs-nato-on-afghan-war/
Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team
Story by 2nd Lt. Christine Darius
Date 10.13.2010
Location:Forward Operating Base Farah, AF
Sailors assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah celebrated the United States Navy’s 235th birthday by cooking and serving a feast to their fellow service members on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Oct. 13.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58035/forward-operating-base-farah-celebrates-navy-birthday
13 Oct 2010 23:14:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Phil Stewart
BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan are facilitating contacts between senior Taliban officials and the Afghan government, including allowing them safe passage for talks in Kabul, a senior NATO official said on Wednesday.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Cpl. Shannon McMillan
Date 10.13.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – In honor of the United States Navy’s 235th birthday, more than two hundred service members from Regional Command – Southwest gathered to celebrate the rich Navy history during a ceremony held on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 13.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58015/happy-birthday-navy-leatherneck
13 Oct 2010 10:55:46 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Patrick Markey KABUL, Oct 13
(Reuters) - Attempts to bring Afghanistan's Taliban to the negotiating table will struggle if parties stick to tough prior terms, including Western sanctions and blacklists imposed on insurgent commanders, a former Taliban envoy said.
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By ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press Writer
Tue Oct 12, 7:48 am ET
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's prime minister said Tuesday that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban cannot succeed without Islamabad's help, a reminder of the leverage the country has because of its historical ties with the group.
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Twenty-three-year old Marine Sergeant Frank Zaehringer III, born and raised in Reno, was killed in action early Monday while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Posted: 3:00 PM Oct 12, 2010
Reporter: Scott Howard
RENO - Twenty-three-year old Marine Sergeant Frank Zaehringer III, born and raised in Reno, was killed in action early Monday while on patrol in Afghanistan.
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LAURA W. BUSH | former first lady
madison.com
Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:30 am
The haunting portrait of a young, disfigured Afghan woman on Time magazine’s cover this summer issued a stark reminder that the stakes in Afghanistan are high -- and that the consequences of failure are brutal, especially for women.
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http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_08a28034-cd8b-55e1-99a1-b5a49e49b372.html
By Lance Cpl. Clayton L. VonDerAhe, 2nd Marine Division
10/12/2010
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Death is an inevitable part of life. Some reach ripe old ages and blink out of existence while others may be gone well before their time. It is never a joyous occasion when life is plucked prematurely, but either old or young, the actions performed and memories left behind will, in a sense, make them immortal.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/2ndmarreg/1stbat/Pages/12Marinesreflectonfallencomrades.aspx
10/12/2010 By Lance Cpl. Jeff Drew , 2nd Marine Division
FORT A.P.HILL, Va. — “My name is 1st Sgt. LaFountain and I am absolutely humbled to be in your presence. I know of all the great things that you have done in the past, the legacy of the (Marine rifleman). I know that they are the backbone of the Marine Corps; they inspire me. I am so proud to serve with them,” said 1st Sgt. Philip Joseph LaFountain, company first sergeant, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
For more about Bronze Star recipient, 1st Sgt. Philip J. LaFountain, valor, and the 2/8:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/2ndmardiv/8thmarreg/2ndbat/Pages/UncommonValorwasaCommonVirtue.aspx
10/12/2010
By Lance Cpl. Justin M. Boling,
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
MCAS BEAUFORT, SC — Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 returned to their families early in the morning Oct. 2 after a seven month deployment.
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Date 10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and International Security Assistance Force service members are conducting a search and rescue mission on an airplane that crashed in the mountains near Kabul Oct. 12.
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10.12.10, In News, By Daniel Goldfarb.
A good deal has been written about the military’s recent efforts to “go green,” but Fred Kaplan’s piece for Slate last week is unique in its exploration of the potential civilian benefits of such an initiative. Kaplan does well to delineate the military’s history as a robust market for innovative technologies, driving up demand and down costs
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By Rick Hampson - USA Today
Posted : Tuesday Oct 12, 2010
EPSOM, N.H. — An hour before dawn, in a drizzle, with five hours sleep, Dave Cummings steps out onto his driveway. He turns on his video camera, picks up a basketball, steps to the foul line in front of the family hoop and shoots. Swish.
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By ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan -- As an American military patrol walked through a rural, Taliban-dominated district of Kandahar Province recently, a man wearing local clothes came toward them shouting, "Don't shoot, I am an American!"
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By AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press Writer
Tue Oct 12, 8:11 am ET
SAN'A, Yemen – Al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen warned Tuesday it is setting up a "new army" to overthrow the country's president in response to his U.S.-backed counterterrorism campaign and said it would fill its ranks with snipers and bomb makers.
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Associated Press • October 12, 2010
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff statewide for a Marine from southwestern Michigan who died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Eight people were wounded and one killed after a rocket-propelled-grenade was fired at an International Security Assistance Force helicopter in Kunar province, Oct. 12.
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Date 10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A weapons cache and explosive material were taken out of enemy hands after locals reported and turned in the items in eastern and southern Afghanistan in the last two days.
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Location:KABUL, AF
KABUL, Afghanistan – Five recent graduates from the first Afghan National Army female officer candidate school reported to the Afghan Air Force for further training, Oct. 12.
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12 Oct 2010 09:48:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported on Tuesday.
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Awarded Purple Heart and other honors
By Duaa Eldeib, Tribune reporter
7:37 p.m. CDT, October 12, 2010
A Chicago Marine on his first combat deployment was killed in Afghanistan on Friday.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-marine-killed-20101012,0,2987114.story
By Claire Bates
Last updated at 4:14 PM on 12th October 2010
An Afghan teenager who was horribly mutilated by her husband under Taliban rule was all smiles as she unveiled her new prosthetic nose for the first time.
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Date 10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban facilitator who planned and facilitated attacks against Afghan and coalition forces during an overnight operation in Nimroz province Sunday.
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Date 10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained several insurgents in five overnight operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan targeting Taliban and Haqqani Network leadership.
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Date10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted a precision airstrike in Kunduz province Monday targeting a Taliban senior leader in the Gor Tappa area of Kunduz.
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12 Oct 2010 10:53:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Govt under pressure after four deaths
* Italy eyes equipping aircraft with bombs
* Public funeral for dead soldiers
(Adds details from funeral)
By Deepa Babington
ROME, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Italy could begin pulling out troops from Afghanistan next summer, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, as the nation mourned four soldiers killed in an insurgent ambush at the weekend.
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By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is backing away from his preconditions for peace talks with the Taliban by giving full autonomy to a newly formed council tasked with opening negotiations, one of its members said.
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Date10.12.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of an Uruzgan-based Taliban senior leader during an Afghan and coalition force operation in Kandahar province Friday.
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by Dawn Kurry Richmond County Daily Journal
October 12, 2010
Some canine friends are being trained to save lives in the field, instead of win ribbons.
K2 Solutions was formed in Moore County six and a half years ago. It has since served the military in the areas of K9 training, logistical support, intelligence and research and development.
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Overturning of Hutchins’ conviction could be in jeopardy
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Oct 12, 2010 5:44:23 EDT
The military’s highest court will hear arguments Wednesday in the government’s appeal of a decision that overturned the 2007 conviction of a Marine on charges of conspiracy and in the death of an Iraqi man.
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By the CNN Wire Staff
October 12, 2010 7:01 a.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- War casualties in a Kandahar hospital are "hitting record highs," figures that illustrate the "deteriorating security situation" in southern Afghanistan, the International Committee for the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader involved in ambush operations against coalition force convoys and checkpoints, along with two of his associates, during an overnight operation in Paktiya province.
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Jim Steinberg, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/11/2010 09:56:01 PM PDT
CAMP PENDLETON - A Marine opens a door at an abandoned police station in a mock Afghan village. That's when the explosion comes.
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US operations in Afghanistan undermined by corrupt warlords and their militias
By Joshua Philipp
Epoch Times Staff
Oct 11, 2010
A similar study found that networks of corruption involving warlords, strongmen, commanders, and Afghan officials, “appears to risk undermining the U.S. strategy for achieving its goals in Afghanistan,” says a June report from the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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By: Sara A. Carter
National Security Correspondent
October 11, 2010
HELMAND, AFGHANISTAN -- Jason Armas, a U.S. Marine Corps captain, scrolled through the photographs of four bearded Afghan men believed to be responsible for the assassination of Marine 1st Lt. Scott J. Fleming.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 11, 2010 at 4:25 PM PDT
With 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Echo Company
MARJAH, Afghanistan - As the Marines run across a main road, there are no men on mopeds or children hanging out in crowds.
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Date10.11.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces made three large weapons cache and drug finds in Laghman and Kandahar provinces Oct. 11.
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By Heidi Vogt and Robert Kennedy - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Oct 11, 2010 11:08 PM
KABUL, Afghanistan — At first, NATO blamed a Taliban bomb for the death of a captive British aid worker during an American rescue attempt in eastern Afghanistan.
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http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/11/2301485/us-rescuers-may-have-killed-afghanistan.html
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Date10.11.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An insurgent-placed improvised explosive device killed three Afghan civilians and seriously wounded a child in Zabul province Monday, Oct. 11.
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WEBWIRE – Monday, October 11, 2010
ST. LOUIS, -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is preparing to offer a solution based on the world record-setting A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in response to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cargo Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Services. The RFP calls for government-owned, contractor-operated UAS services for the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan.
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Story by Spc. Tracy Weeden
Date10.11.2010
FORWARD OPERATING BASE WOLVERINE, Afghanistan –Two Task Force Eagle Assault UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots made a vital submission to the Army Suggestion Program while deployed to Iraq in 2006, which was worth a $10,000 reward.
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Date10.11.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, has requested an investigation into the circumstances which led to the death of U.K. aid worker Linda Norgrove. The investigation was requested immediately following additional information developed by the military commander in charge of the rescue operation conducted by U.S. forces in consultation with the British government.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57873/gen-petraeus-requests-investigation-into-death-linda-norgrove
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Date10.11.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent and wounded another in southern Afghanistan, Sunday, after their patrol came under insurgent fire.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - An insurgent-placed improvised explosive device killed one Afghan civilian when the vehicle he was traveling in struck the device in Khost province, Monday.
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11 Oct 2010
11:06:43 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A British hostage who died in Afghanistan on Friday during a rescue mission may have been accidentally killed by coalition forces trying to save her, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.
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By Philip Ewing - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 11, 2010 6:20:04 EDT
Marines pride themselves on being expeditionary, but a new career path could keep some of them at home, in front of a computer, for their entire time in the Corps.
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http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/marine-cyber-101010w/
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Date10.11.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents and killed two in overnight operations in Ghazni and Nimroz provinces Sunday.
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Some officials urge military action on Pakistani soil to curb the flow of fighters and bomb-making materials into southern Afghanistan.
By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times
October 11, 2010|7:21 p.m.
Reporting from Washington — U.S. military officials racing to make progress in Afghanistan are pressing new tactics to choke off the flow of Taliban fighters and bomb-making materials from Pakistan into key battlefields of the south, with some even advocating cross-border attacks, according to several U.S. civilian and military officials.
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Taliban demoralized and changing sides, military says
By Rowan Scarborough
The Washington Times
8:32 p.m., Monday, October 11, 2010
The U.S. military is starting to see signs that the troop surge in Afghanistan is working on a timetable similar to the Iraq reinforcement campaign in 2007, according to an outside adviser and military sources.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/11/payoff-seen-in-afghan-surge/
By Cathy Salter
Monday, October 11, 2010
It is barely October, and already there’s talk of possible frost on the pumpkins. Fields of soybeans have been reduced from mounds of leafy green to brown beanstalks drying in the sun. Field corn and soybeans will soon be deemed ready for the fall harvest. A world away in Marjah, Afghanistan, a profoundly different scene takes place in a farmer’s field.
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http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/oct/11/cornfields-tie-county-to-afghanistan/#
Posted by Terry McCarthy
October 11, 2010 3:32 PM
As part of our continuing coverage of "Afghanistan: the Road Ahead," - CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy follows the Third Battalion, First Marines at home, and abroad in Afghanistan.
The last time we were in Safar Bazaar in southern Helmand province in August, the main street with its stores was strewn with improvised explosive devices - IEDs - and deserted. The 3/1 Marines had just attacked the town from the desert and driven the Taliban out, but the locals were scared to come back until all the bombs had been cleared.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Skyler Tooker
Date10.10.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan— Marines of 1st Marine Division (Forward) paid tribute to the lives and service of their fallen brothers during a Colors and Memorial ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Oct. 10.
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By the CNN Wire Staff
October 10, 2010
4:06 p.m. EDT
(CNN) -- Attempting to advance his nation's peace progress with insurgents, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said unofficial negotiations with the Taliban have been taking place and hopes the formation of a peace council will further those efforts.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/afghanistan.karzai.lkl/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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By Fred Tasker, The Miami Herald
6:22 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2010
U.S. Navy sailor Edwin Gonzalez's friends called him Superman. He liked the idea so much he had a 5-inch "S'' tattooed on his chest.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-north-miami-sailor-dies-20101010,0,4859993.story
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan national security and International Security Assistance Forces came under fire by insurgents while conducting a dismounted patrol in Sangin district of Helmand province Oct. 10.
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10 Oct 2010 16:41:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Washington's push on Pakistan to get tough on militants on its territory is prompted by worries about an attack on U.S. soil, a concern the United States will press in talks with Islamabad later this month.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik
Date10.10.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – When the wear and tear from driving through southwestern Afghanistan or a blast from an improvised explosive device damages a tactical vehicle, it could mean the end of the line. However, the Maintenance Company Marines of Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), are able to restore it to it’s operational capability.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57869/maintenance-marines-keep-vehicles-fight
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Published: Sunday, October 10, 2010
By PAULA ANN MITCHELL
Freeman staff
ABOUT 70 friends and relatives gathered Friday afternoon at the Orange County Choppers headquarters in Newburgh as a modified and customized hand cycle designed for former Marine Sgt. Eddie Ryan was unveiled.
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10 Oct 2010 08:56:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's former President, Burhanuddin Rabbani, was chosen on Sunday to lead a council tasked with starting peace talks with Taliban-led insurgents, officials said.
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near an International Security Assistance Force mounted patrol in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in one Afghan child killed and two wounded, Sunday.
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10 Oct 2010 11:58:26 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Ibrahim Shinwari
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities on Sunday reopened a border crossing with Afghanistan, allowing NATO supplies to be trucked to coalition troops, a Pakistani government official said.
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance forces raided a suspected Taliban headquarters compound in Maiwand District, Helmand province, Saturday.
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 200 Afghan soldiers from various Afghan Security Force elements in Kandahar joined forces with soldiers of Special Operations Task Force - South to clear portions of the Arghandab River Valley Friday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57843/afghan-coalition-forces-destroy-more-than-50-ieds
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed Mullah Jamaluddin Saturday, reportedly one of the possible candidates to become the new shadow governor for Badghis province after the former, Mullah Ismail, was killed Wednesday in a joint operation.
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed Ajmal Agha Jan, a Taliban senior leader highly skilled in the construction of improvised explosive devices and who was responsible for the emplacement of IEDs throughout Helmand province, during an overnight operation in the province.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57834/taliban-senior-leader-killed-another-captured-helmand
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in overnight operations in Kunduz and Khost provinces, targeting Haqqani and Taliban leaders Saturday.
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Date 10.10.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban mid-level leader, who conducted improvised explosive device attacks and facilitated IED materials, during an operation in Paktiya province Saturday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57831/taliban-ied-operative-captured-paktiya
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Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 10.06.2010
Date Posted: 10.09.2010 07:48
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets provide constant support to Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces on the ground over the Regional Command (Southwest) battle space.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57809/raiders-keep-aerial-fighters-airborne-longer
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) Public Affairs
Story by Cpl. Derek Carlson
Date10.05.2010
Date Posted:10.09.2010 07:21
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Two U.S. Marines were recognized by a senior U.K. official Oct. 5 for accomplishments they achieved while working at the Air Traffic Control tower here.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57805/marines-uk-forces-partner-atc-afghanistan
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By Jay Black
October 9, 2010 3:19 AM
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.
(AP) Military officials say a Marine based at Camp Lejeune has been killed in Afghanistan.
To continue reading about Fallen Hero, Cpl. Stephen C. Sockalosky, of the 2/9:
http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2010/10/marine-cpl-from-ga-killed-in-a.html
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Date 10.09.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces made three large weapons cache finds in the Paktika and Khost provinces of eastern Afghanistan Friday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57811/coalition-forces-make-weapons-cache-finds-eastern-afghanistan
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Date 10.09.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 3,000 kilograms of narcotics were seized when Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces conducted a series of vehicle stops in southern Afghanistan Friday.
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09 Oct 2010 10:53:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Jonathon Burch and Catherine Hornby
KABUL/ROME, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Four Italian soldiers were killed and one seriously wounded in an insurgent attack in western Afghanistan on Saturday, Italy's Foreign Ministry said, the latest foreign casualties in a war now in its 10th year.
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09 Oct 2010 11:09:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A British aid worker abducted by gunmen in Afghanistan last month was killed by her captors during a rescue attempt, Britain's foreign minister said on Saturday.
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Date 10.09.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in overnight operations in Zabul and Kandahar provinces targeting Taliban leaders.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Skyler Tooker
Date 10.08.2010
Date Posted: 10.09.2010 14:02
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan— Marines with 1st Marine Division (Forward) Afghan National Security Force cell organized a convoy training course, Oct. 8, at Camp Leatherneck.
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By Lance Cpl. Joshua Hines, Regimental Combat Team 2
10/9/2010
Musa Qal'eh, Afghanistan, Afghan National Police received tactical training supported by Marines and sailors with the Police Mentor Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, alongside contracted police advisors during a training session aboard an ANP compound in Musa Qal’eh, Oct. 7.
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Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 10.05.2010
Date Posted: 10.08.2010 09:07
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DWYER, Afghanistan – Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), teamed up with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), to hone their aerial insertion skills here Oct. 5.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57740/vmgr-352-1st-recon-reunite-aerial-insert
10/8/2010 By Cpl. Rebecca Lamont , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — In a small jungle in Africa, a 10-year-old boy was on an adventure with a few of his friends. As they were crossing the river, he stepped on what he thought was a rock, but the rock was a crocodile. It swung its tail, causing him to lose balance and find himself in a life-threatening situation. The crocodile had the boy’s legs in its mouth and was twisting and dragging him in the water.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/tecom/mcrdsandiego/Pages/KenyanfindsopportunityinMarineCorps.aspx
10/8/2010 By Cpl. Matthew Brown , Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — There are many reasons well-rounded Marines make the Corps what it is today. However, all the traits that make effective warriors are useless unless they can be tied together to transform a bunch of well trained “guys with guns” into a nearly unstoppable force.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens led Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces to target an insurgent safe house in Helmand province Friday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57745/force-clears-insurgent-safe-house-destroys-weapons-cache
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force recovered and destroyed almost 1,000 kilograms of narcotics during two operations Thursday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57748/almost-1000kg-narcotics-destroyed-southern-afghanistan
10/8/2010 By Pfc. Evan Santy , 1st Marine Division
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — While sitting on the porch waiting for a home cooked meal in Long Beach, Calif. Oct. 6, Pfc. Anthony Rolden and his two friends and brothers in arms, Pfcs. Ryan Shuey and Christopher Smith, hear a gun fire in the distance. Without hesitation the three Marines spring into action, with nothing but raw instincts and Marine Corps training leading them. They race down an alley behind the house where they find a police officer fighting for his weapon and his life.
For more on the heroic action of these three Marines with the 1st CEB:
http://www.marines.mil/unit/1stmardiv/Pages/Valorhasnoboundaries;.aspx
By Sarah Reed, Yuma Sun
Posted : Friday Oct 8, 2010
YUMA, Ariz. — Teacher-to-student ratios have been extremely high due to recent class size growth, which in turn decreases the amount of one-on-one time that instructors can spend with each child in their classroom.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/states/arizona/2010-10-08-3510563765_x.htm
By Guy Clifton • [email protected] •
October 8, 2010
For the past five years, Reno's Tom Jones has been involved in the "Adopt-A-Marine" program, sending care packages and correspondence to a Marine deployed to the Afghanistan.
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08 Oct 2010 11:05:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Ties between the United States and Pakistan are under renewed strain following a series of cross-border strikes by NATO helicopters, prompting Islamabad to close down a vital supply line for the troops in Afghanistan.
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08 Oct 2010 11:32:59 GMT
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By Fraidoon Elham
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A bomb attack inside a mosque killed the governor of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province and 15 others as they attended Friday prayers, the local police chief said.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in overnight operations in Zabul and Khost provinces targeting Taliban and Haqqani leaders.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An International Security Assistance Force air weapons team engaged and killed five men armed with weapons Friday.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces targeted the deputy Taliban district leader for Chak-e Wardak of Wardak province overnight, detaining one suspected insurgent and killing four.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban senior leader based in Dand District during an operation Tuesday in Kandahar province.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban improvised explosive device facilitator operating in Marjah District, during an overnight operation in Helmand province Tuesday.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces captured the Taliban military and civil commissioner for Nahr-e Saraj District, who was responsible for providing finances and weapons to Taliban fighters, in Helmand province Thursday.
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Date 10.08.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban weapons facilitator for Kandahar City and Dand District, and a Taliban senior leader who may be linked to the assassination of the deputy mayor of Kandahar City this week, during an overnight operation in the city.
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Date 10.08.2010
WASHINGTON - The International Security Assistance Force condemned the Oct. 8 brutal attack by insurgents at a mosque in Afghanistan that killed 12, including the governor of Kunduz, and wounded 18 others, military officials reported.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Skyler Tooker
Date 10.08.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan—Boyd Lewis has spent nearly 26 years in the military. The Petty Officer 1st Class has joined the 1st Marine Division (Forward) for one last deployment before retirement.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Ned Johnson
Date 10.06.2010
Date Posted: 10.08.2010 06:20
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – A pillar of counterinsurgency operations is protecting local civilians and one specialized artillery battery is proving their weapon system does just that.
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Published: October 7, 2010, 1:46 am ET
By Jimmy Young Collegian Staff
Captivated by the first of many radiant sunrises he would see during his nearly ten-week stay near Kenjak-e Olya, Afghanistan last summer, journalism professor Robert Hodierne said that the evening sunsets were probably just as spectacular.
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10/7/2010 By Lance Cpl. Michelle S. Mattei , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — With more than four thousand hours dedicated to sewing, almost six thousand fallen heroes’ names are now recognized in eight beautifully-woven quilts displayed in their honor.
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10/7/2010 By Lance Cpl. Lisa M. Tourtelot , Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — More than 850,000 eager spectators came to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, themed “uncommon valor,” to honor the 65th anniversary of the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi.
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10/7/2010 By Lance Cpl. Lisa M. Tourtelot , Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — Thunder lit up the sky and rain poured down all morning, but nothing could dampen the mood of Make-A-Wish Day participants at the flight line here Sept. 30.
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10/7/2010 By Cpl. Kentavist P. Brackin , Marine Corps Bases Japan
CAMP FUJI, Japan — Staff Sgt. Rodrigo B. AriasHernandez recently received the Bronze Star Award with Combat V for his actions during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Aug. 19-20, 2009.
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October 7, 2010
7:16 pm
The top Marine in Afghanistan, speaking at Camp Pendleton on Thursday, gave an upbeat assessment of the Marines' progress in Helmand province, long a Taliban stronghold.
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By Noah Shachtman
October 7, 2010 | 1:59 pm
U.S. troops first started driving Humvees in the 1980s. At the rate things are going, they may keep on driving ‘em forever. In recent days, the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Army officials have complained that the Hummer successors are too heavy and too expensive. Which may put a decade-long effort to restock the military’s light tactical vehicle fleet in the ditch. Again.
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HOPE HODGE
October 07, 2010 12:01 AM
One journalist is out to defeat American ignorance about the war in Afghanistan. His weapon of choice is Facebook and his project is timely. Today marks the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, following the events of Sept. 11, 2001
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October 07, 2010 6:02 PM
DAILY NEWS STAFF
A Camp Lejeune-based Marine died this week in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
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Marine Corps Bases Japan
10/7/2010
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan — Marines from 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, send rounds down range on Camp Hansen Sept. 27-30 in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM PDT
With the 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon of Alpha Company of the 6th Engineer Support Battalion based out of Springfield, Ore.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ZEEBRUGGE, Kajaki, Afghanistan - After a lunch of Meals Ready to Eat, the Marines argue over whether football or soccer is the more difficult sport.
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By Charley Keyes, CNN Senior Producer
October 7, 2010 5:10 p.m. EDT
Washington (CNN) -- A Senate report released Thursday rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan, a failure that places both the mission and U.S. troops at grave risk.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com with KVAL.com staff
Story Published: Oct 7, 2010
Multimedia reporter Cali Bagby caught up with the 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon of Alpha Company of the 6th Engineer Support Battalion based out of Springfield, Ore., in Afghanistan.
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07 Oct 2010 19:13:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Top U.S. defense officials are concerned some elements of Pakistan's spy agency may be interacting improperly with the Taliban and other insurgent groups, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday.
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8 Months After Clearing Operation, Marines In Marjah Face Full-blown Insurgency
Oct. 07, 2010
(AP) MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) - The young Marine had a simple question for the farmer with the white beard: Have you seen any Taliban today?
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/07/ap/asia/main6936508.shtml
07 Oct 2010 15:21:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - NATO must ensure it can conduct future operations like that in Afghanistan, the alliance's chief will say on Friday, while warning that Washington will look for other allies if Europe fails to pull its weight on security.
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07 Oct 2010 12:14:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Michael Georgy
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Escalated drone attacks in northwest Pakistan, where a suspected al Qaeda plot to attack European targets may have originated, could hurt the U.S. war on militancy by alienating residents and hardline army officers.
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By Michel Moutot
(AFP) – Oct. 7, 2010
RED BANK, New Jersey — On an open field in this suburb of New York City, scores of men in military fatigues are put through their combat paces, hurling fake grenades and dodging imaginary bullets.
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Date 10.07.2010
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- Two Afghan males were treated, Oct. 6, after approaching a Bagram Air Field gate with injuries sustained from a detonated landmine.
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Story by Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken
Date 10.07.2010
MARINE CORP AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Family and friends crowded the gymnasium at the Cherry Point Tree House Saturday to welcome back more than 240 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Posted: Oct 07, 2010 6:11 AM PDT
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - An investigating officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has recommended a court martial for one of the soldiers accused of killing three civilians in Afghanistan.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
12:00 AM CDT on
By JIM LANDERS / The Dallas Morning News
The U.S. military's mission in Afghanistan is more often about helping farmers and teachers than firefights with the Taliban. That gives people at home, like Royse City plastics maker John Stettler, a way to support the war by helping the military help the Afghans.
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Date 10.07.2010
ORUZGAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The 8th Commando Kandak partnered with coalition forces recovered a large weapons cache Oct. 3 in Oruzgan province.
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Date 10.07.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Paktika province Thursday.
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October 7, 2010
By CATHRYN GRAN [email protected]
Two Elmwood Park Marines are home for good.
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http://www.pioneerlocal.com/elmwoodpark/news/2772126,elmwood-park-szepi-100710-s1.article
From Ivan Watson, CNN
October 7, 2010 6:34 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday launched a council to help negotiate with the Taliban and find a way for peace.
Karzai told the group, made up of about 68 Afghan clerics and elders, that it can help establish peace in Afghanistan.
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07 Oct 2010 05:49:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
Oct 7 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0545 GMT on Thursday:
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07 Oct 2010 07:28:43 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Emma Graham-Harrison
KABUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Pakistan's closure of a key supply line for NATO troops in Afghanistan, and militant attacks on tankers plying second route have "not impeded" the military effort in Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said on Thursday.
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Date 10.07.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed three suspected insurgents and detained several more in southern Afghanistan Wednesday.
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Date 10.07.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed Mullah Ismail, the Taliban shadow governor of Badghis province, and Abdul Hakim, a Taliban senior leader in Badghis, during an operation in the province Wednesday.
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Date 10.07.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted a precision airstrike and follow-on operation in Takhar Wednesday, killing Maulawi Jawadullah, the Taliban district leader for Yangi Qalah of Takhar, along with seven of his associates.
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Donations sought to aid Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Pascik in recovery after IED explosion
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer
October 7, 2010
Members of the VFW Monroe Central Post 262 had a simple mission on Monday night: To publicize the plight of a hometown son who lost both his legs in Afghanistan.
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Date 10.07.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces conducted precision strikes on known homemade explosives factories and followed with a joint-force deliberate clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Taliban's freedom of movement in Kandahar province Wednesday.
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Jason's Death in Iraq Left Room for a Marine at the Dunhams' House; Gunner Fit the Bill
By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS
OCTOBER 6, 2010
SCIO, N.Y.—Gunner, a bomb-sniffing dog mustered out of the Marines for canine post-traumatic stress disorder, has found a new home with Deb and Dan Dunham, whose Marine son died in Iraq protecting the men beside him.
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Recommended Mailing Dates for APO/FPO Destinations
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Oct. 6, 2010
Media Contact: Dave Lewin
Release No. 10-092
WASHINGTON — Ensuring care packages arrive in time for the holiday season is a priority for friends and family members of military personnel serving around the world. To help get packages on their way, the U.S. Postal Service offers a discount on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box.
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Border town business booms, especially as dispute stalls NATO supply trucks
By CHRIS BRUMMITT
The Associated Press
updated 10/6/2010 7:15:31 PM ET
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In a rundown market here along the road to Afghanistan, you can buy U.S. Army gear stamped with soldiers' names, booklets marked "for official use only," even a manual that illustrates how "jammers" can stop remote-controlled bombs.
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By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 6, 2010 18:50:39 EDT
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has given the green light to bring fast food and other concessions back to Afghanistan.
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10/6/2010 By Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski , 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Teary eyes, burning skin and hacking coughs can all result after a brush with chlorobenzal malononitrile – an experience Marines know all too well.
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Oct. 6, 2010
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices expressed empathy Wednesday for a father whose Marine Corps son was killed in Iraq and whose funeral was protested by fundamentalist pastor Fred Phelps and his anti-gay followers.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-10-06-supreme-court-snyder-phelps_N.htm
Story by DIANE KENNEDY
Published: Oct. 6, 2010 11:55 a.m.
FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Mission Hills Christian School in Rancho Santa Margarita has pledged its support to the 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan for seven months. Nine Marines and sailors from the battalion, including the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Matt Reid, recently spoke to students and faculty during three chapels held at the school.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 6, 2010 at 12:12 PM PDT
COMBAT OUTPOST NAREA, Marjah, Afghanistan - Shots fire off in the near distance as 1st Squad of Weapons Company and the Afghan National Army gather to discuss the day’s patrol.
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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer – October 6, 2010
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices, in a rare public display of sympathy, strongly suggested Wednesday they would like to rule for a dead Marine's father against fundamentalist church members who picketed his son's funeral — but aren't sure they can.
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Regional Command Southwest
Story by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Fasci
Date 10.06.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Police recruits graduated the basic training course today increasing the already growing security posture in rural Helmand province.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces to the location of an insurgent courier vehicle in Kandahar province Tuesday.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from citizens led Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces to the location of an insurgent in Muhammad Aghah District, Logar province, Tuesday.
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By Cpl. M. Foster, 2nd Marine Logistics Group
10/6/2010
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — For Combat Logistics Regiment 2 Marines, receiving the Bronze Star medal is a rare accomplishment. One Marine in particular- 1st Sgt. Christopher Combs, the Headquarters Company first sergeant, CLR-2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, distinguished himself during the regiment’s recent deployment to Afghanistan and was awarded the medal on Oct, 4, 2010 aboard Camp Lejeune.
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Wed Oct 6, 3:15 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Taliban leader Mullah Omar has, for the first time, backed secret high-level talks with the Afghan government to negotiate an end to the nine-year war, the Washington Post said Wednesday.
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By Chris Brummitt - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Oct 6, 2010 17:15:35 EDT
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In this town along the road to the Afghan border, you can buy U.S. Army gear, computers and manuals instructing soldiers how to avoid roadside bombs. Traders are coy about where their stock comes from, but much is stolen from trucks carrying military supplies into Afghanistan.
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10/6/2010 Pfc. David Flynn, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.
“Serving your country is a great endeavor,” said Lt. Col. Rex Sappenfield, the assistant chief of staff G-1, Marine Corps Recruiting Command. “It’s an endeavor that if undertaken ought to be done in the best service, which is the Marine Corps.“
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – A joint Pakistan military-International Security Assistance Force team has completed their initial assessment into a border incident in which two Pakistan border forces were killed and four were wounded Oct. 6.
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Posted: 10.06.2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The father of a Marine killed in Iraq is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a $5 million verdict against members of a fundamentalist church who picketed his son's funeral.
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06 Oct 2010 10:08:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Emma Graham-Harrison
KABUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Behind a razor wire fence, in the shadow of ruined balustrades, a few goats graze while children from around 500 families mob a police truck arriving with the day's second and last handout of rice and beans.
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06 Oct 2010 11:36:17 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Gul Yusufzai
QUETTA, Pakistan, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Gunmen in Pakistan set fire to 20 trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a series of assaults on the logistical backbone of the war in Afghanistan.
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Regional Command Southwest
Story by Cpl. Brian Gabriel Jr.
Date 10.05.2010
Date Posted: 10.06.2010 06:52
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Afghan Border Patrol officers added a new tool to their repertoire of life-saving skills with the help of Navy corpsmen.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57588/afghan-border-policemen-practice-cpr-jsas
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed Sainullah, a Haqqani Network facilitator who supplied weapons used for attacks throughout Musa Khel district, was killed during a joint security force operation in Khost province Monday.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces targeted a Taliban senior leader operating who facilitates weapons, conducts attacks and leads an improvised explosive device cell in Jaghato district of Wardak province, during an overnight operation in neighboring Ghazni province.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Faryab province Tuesday, killing Qari Ziauddin, the Taliban shadow governor in Faryab province.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents and killed two during a deliberate clearing operation in Kunar overnight.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - The International Security Assistance Force confirmed claims that a man discovered shackled and locked in a room during an Afghan and coalition force operation Monday was being held by the Taliban.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Haqqani Network facilitator who endangered the Afghan population by supplying weapons, ammunition and reportedly suicide bombers for attacks throughout Sabari district, during an overnight operation in Khost province.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan-led security forces targeted a Taliban senior leader based in Dand district, who coordinates improvised explosive device attacks and commands a kidnapping cell targeting Afghan government officials and local nationals supportive of coalition forces, in Kandahar province last night.
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Date 10.06.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban improvised explosive device operative, who also facilitated and conducted heavy machine gun and small arms fire attacks against coalition force convoys, Tuesday.
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As NATO steps up its operation around Kandahar city, vowing that the Taliban will have nowhere to hide, residents remain fearful, saying militants simply bide their time and return.
Laura King
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 5, 2010
Reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan — On a recent bell-clear autumn afternoon a few miles outside Afghanistan's second-largest city, villagers listened courteously as a U.S. military officer, speaking through an interpreter whose grasp of the local language seemed shaky, exhorted them to let Afghan police or American soldiers know if the Taliban came to town.
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By Mirwais Khan
Associated Press
2:33 p.m., Tuesday, October 5, 2010
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Two explosions rocked Kandahar on Tuesday, the second day of deadly blasts in the southern Afghan city where Taliban insurgents are fighting back against U.S. and Afghan forces pushing into areas long held by the insurgents.
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By Karen DeYoung, Peter Finn and Craig Whitlock
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, October 5, 2010; 9:34 PM
Taliban representatives and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai have begun secret, high-level talks over a negotiated end to the war, according to Afghan and Arab sources.
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By James Risen
The New York Times
Published: October 5, 2010
WASHINGTON — Until recently, Taj Ayubi’s specialty was retail. Mr. Ayubi, an Afghan immigrant, ran a furniture store in Leesburg, Va., and before that, a thrift shop in Washington.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/world/asia/06karzai.html?_r=1&hp;
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition and Afghan forces apprehended several insurgent leaders in Afghanistan overnight, including a Taliban district leader suspected in the kidnapping of a British news reporter last year, military officials said.
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10/5/2010 By Lance Cpl. Tammy Hineline , 26th MEU
USS KEARSARGE, At Sea —
At 8 p.m. aboard USS Kearsarge sounds of screaming and stomping carry throughout the spaces. There's no reason to worry, however. It isn't an enemy assault. It is simply an aerobic exercise regime in which exercises projected on a video screen are performed in rapid succession, increasing speed every repetition with nothing but 30 seconds rest between sets. Participants sweat, shout, and “hate life” -- but more and more show up for class each night. It's just one of many opportunities Marines of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit seize to push themselves in their physical training aboard ship.
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By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Oct 5, 2010 9:33:22 EDT
To combat the danger of rollovers, the joint program office that provides Mine resistant vehicles for the Marine Corps and Army is working to field a new detection device that will alert drivers when an MRAP rollover is likely. The aim is to avoid potentially fatal accidents or, in worst-case scenarios, alert passengers that a rollover is imminent so they have time to brace for it.
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Published: Oct. 5, 2010 at 8:22 AM
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. soldier who told the Army about soldiers linked to killings of Afghan citizens has been moved to solitary confinement for his safety, officials said.
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CNN October 5, 2010 7:54 a.m. EDT
Hamburg, Germany (CNN) -- Ahmed Sidiqi, the man allegedly at the heart of an al Qaeda plot to target European cities, was detained by a group of unidentified men in Afghanistan three months ago, his family has told CNN.
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(AFP) – Oct. 05, 2010
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama and his war cabinet held a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, focusing on the drive to put Afghan forces in charge of security by 2014.
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Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center
Story by Sgt. Brian Kester
Date 10.05.2010
Location:AF
Fur and teeth are the first things a bad guy might see when encountering a Military Working Dog; the other side of that coin is a loyal, eager to please and hard working animal that can identify and locate drugs and explosives.
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From Matiullah Mati
CNN
October 5, 2010 4:31 a.m. EDT
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A deputy mayor of Kandahar died Tuesday after he was shot a day earlier, a provincial spokesman said.
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05 Oct 2010 04:19:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has no plans for any major changes in his Afghanistan war strategy for now, a letter released by the White House showed on Monday.
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Date 09.30.2010
Date Posted: 10.05.2010 01:29
Story by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte
FOB WALTON, Afghanistan - In the still of the helicopter landing zone at Forward Operating Base Walton a convoy of military policemen prepare to depart to a police substation in Kandahar City, Sept. 30. Leading them is Sgt. Skye Ortiz from Dos Palos, Calif., on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured the Taliban district leader for Chahar Darah district of Kunduz province during an overnight operation in neighboring Takhar province.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban leader who facilitated improvised explosive devices and provided guidance to his subordinates conducting attacks in Yosuf Khel district.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the capture of a Taliban facilitator for an improvised explosive device attack network operating in Qalat district, during an overnight operation in Zabul province Sunday.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban senior leader operating in northern Sayed Abad district who worked directly for leadership in Pakistan, during an overnight operation in Wardak.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Taliban leader operating in Dand district, who conducts and coordinates attacks and arms Taliban fighters, during an overnight operation in Kandahar
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces targeted a Haqqani Network facilitator who supplies weapons used for attacks throughout Musa Khel district during an overnight operation in Khost province.
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Date 10.05.2010
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Elements of the 4th Afghan Commando Kandak, along with Soldiers from Special Operations Task Force – South, killed seven insurgents and destroyed an improvised-explosive-device-making factory Oct. 4 in the Zharay district of Kandahar province.
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Date 10.05.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces detained several suspected Taliban insurgents in Helmand province Monday while in pursuit of a Taliban leader who commands up to 20 fighters in the Sistani area of Marjah district.
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By MELISSA EDDY,
Oct. 4, 2010
BERLIN – An American missile strike killed five German militants Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the U.S. terror alert for Europe — a plot U.S. officials link to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.
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Regimental Combat Team 1
Story by 1st Lt. Alex Lim
Date 10.03.2010
Date Posted: 10.04.2010 11:21
MARJAH, Afghanistan - The deputy governor of Helmand province tackled the region’s problem of narcotics during a shura, including more than 100 local elders, at the district center here, Oct. 3.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Spc. Albert Kelley
Date 10.04.2010
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – It can spot the enemy and record their activity from more than 500 feet away with video or photography.
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Oct 04 2010
Video
2nd MAW Band filming at Fort Macon for a Marine Corps promotional
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October 04, 2010 8:53 AM
UNION CITY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3)
A West Michigan Marine killed in Afghanistan returns home Monday.
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By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: October 4, 2010
With insurgents increasingly attacking the American fuel supply convoys that lumber across the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop, test and deploy renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fossil fuels.
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By Jason Motlagh / Kandahar Monday, Oct. 04, 2010
It's no secret that for all its full-throated protests, the Pakistani government tolerates CIA drone attacks against Afghan insurgents and al-Qaeda targets based on its side of the border. But NATO helicopter attacks are another matter, especially when Pakistani troops die, as was the case last week when a coalition strike mistakenly killed three Pakistani soldiers.
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NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth Burke
Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan -- On Oct. 5, eight young Afghan eagles from the Afghan Air Force Thunder Lab will depart for 18 months of training in the United States. They will return as pilots.
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By: Sara A. Carter
National Security Correspondent
October 4, 2010
SHA JOY, Afghanistan - Sitting in the darkness, automatic rifles by their sides, five local tribe members have taken on the role of their forefathers to protect the shops of the local bazaar from bandits or foreigners. They sipped tea while keeping an eye out for insurgent fighters who were reportedly trying to use the shrouding darkness of a moonless night to infiltrate the town.
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Good Friends at the Naval Academy and Both Killed in Combat, Travis Manion and Brendan Looney Now Lie in Rest Together
By David Martin
Oct. 4, 2010
(CBS) Travis Manion and Brendan Looney were roommates at the Naval Academy, close as brothers. One became a Marine and went to Iraq, the other a Navy Seal in Afghanistan. On Monday they were reunited, side-by-side in Arlington National cemetery, reports CBS News correspondent David Martin.
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An aerial image shows the backup on Oct. 4 created by the closure near the Torkham crossing at the Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Sgt. Anthony D. Matteoni was 22
Updated: Monday, 04 Oct 2010, 9:53 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 04 Oct 2010, 9:49 PM EDT
UNION CITY, Mich. (AP) - A Marine from southwestern Michigan who a family friend said was expected to become a father in February has died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan, the military announced Monday.
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4 October 2010 Last updated at 02:55 ET
The Taliban have infiltrated the Afghan army and police, a recently-retired United Nations official has warned.
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04 Oct 2010 10:50:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Kamran Haider and David Brunnstrom
ISLAMABAD/BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - NATO's chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers last week and said he hoped Pakistan's border would reopen for NATO supplies to Afghanistan as soon as possible.
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October 04, 2010, 4:04 AM EDT
By Khurrum Anis and James Rupert
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Taliban guerrillas claimed responsibility for an attack near the Pakistani capital that destroyed 15 tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops and killed three people, and said more convoys will be targeted.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by Cpl. Shannon McMillan
Date 09.30.2010
Date Posted: 10.04.2010 02:17
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – For many, deployments mean being apart from loved ones, but for one brother duo it means a reunion.
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1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs
Story by 2nd Lt. Rebecca Burgess
Date 10.02.2010
Date Posted: 10.04.2010 02:21
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM, Afghanistan—A helo rapidly approached the tent where a team of medical professionals from Charlie Surgical Company, 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (FWD) waited for the controlled chaos to begin.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces captured a Haqqani Network senior leader who operated out of Pakistan, and coordinated and conducted attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Terayzai district Sunday.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces detained four suspected Taliban insurgents in Zabul province Sunday while in pursuit of a Taliban facilitator for an improvised explosive device attack network operating in Qalat district.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition security forces captured two Taliban senior leaders operating in the city of Kandahar Sunday. The Taliban leaders commanded fighters in attacks against Afghan civilians, as well as Afghan and coalition forces.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained one suspected insurgent in Faryab province yesterday while in pursuit of a senior Taliban leader operating in Ghormach district.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force pursued the Taliban deputy district leader for Musa Qal’ah district in Helmand province Sunday, detaining several suspected insurgents.
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Date 10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – The International Security Assistance force confirmed the capture of a Taliban leader in Ghazni Saturday who regularly endangered the local Afghan populace by conducting improvised explosive device and indirect fire attacks. He was also involved in a recent IED strike against two vehicles.
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Date10.04.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani Network facilitator operating in Sabari district, who conducts attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, in Khost province Sunday.
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10/3/10 | Regimental Combat Team 1
Regimental Combat Team 1
Story by Sgt. Mark Fayloga
TREK NAWA, Afghanistan - The men of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, were looking for a fight, but it wasn’t a single battle they were interested in; they were hoping to affect future conflicts by upsetting the enemy’s operations and removing weapons caches.
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The Virginian-Pilot © October 3, 2010
Photography by Hyunsoo Leo Kim
Words by Joanne Kimberlin
This country has been described as “the most beautiful ugly place.” Soldiers have seen too much of it; travelers haven’t seen enough. The Virginian-Pilot had the chance to go to Afghanistan this summer, and photographer Hyunsoo Leo Kim came home with thousands of war images. In the backdrop is a land that remains a mystery to outsiders – harsh, shrouded in secrets, frozen in time.
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By CHARLIE SAVAGE
New York Times
Posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010 7:26 pm
WASHINGTON -- Over the past nine years, as the Army has cycled hundreds of thousands of soldiers through combat duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, it has also court-martialed 34 on murder or manslaughter charges in the killings of civilians in those conflict zones. Twenty-two were convicted, and 12 acquitted.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Sunday, October 3, 2010
COMBAT OUTPOST NAREA, Marjah, Afghanistan - First Squad of Weapons Company and the Afghan National Army (ANA) based out of Combat Outpost Narea go on patrol to secure the area and check on a few projects.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Oct 3, 2010 11:07:20 EDT
Last November, President Obama announced that 30,000 additional U.S. troops, including 8,500 Marines, would deploy to Afghanistan. The troops would push the Corps’ footprint in hostile Helmand province to more than 20,000.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Two Afghan civilians were accidentally killed by coalition forces after insurgents attacked an International Security Assistance Force's base near Baraki Barak District, Logar province, eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 3.
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03 Oct 2010 15:19:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Ismail Sameem
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 3 (Reuters) - At least three Afghan civilians were killed along with 17 insurgents in a NATO air strike targeting senior Taliban commanders in southern Helmand province, the provincial police chief said on Sunday.
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By Kirk Mitchell
The Denver Post
Posted: 10/03/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT
In Afghanistan, Colorado's Bill Zalman is leading a team of U.S. corrections experts who are training wardens of that nation's 33 regional prisons how to solve ancient problems with new tools and strategies.
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October 3, 2010 - 5:29PM
AP
The bullet-riddled bodies of three men have been found at the side of a road in North Waziristan, killed by suspected Pakistani Taliban militants in apparent retaliation for recent US drone strikes in the area, officials say.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Sgt. Spencer Case
Date 10.03.2010
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Standing about six feet tall and sporting a short dark beard that makes him look older than his 31 years, Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Habiibullah Chamkani, command sergeant major of the ANA’s 203rd Thunder Corps, is a hard figure to miss.
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Islamabad, Oct 3
Taliban guerrillas set free three labourers of the six they had abducted in Pakistan a month ago after villagers, incensed over the killing of three of the men, captured relatives and supporters of the militants to avenge the murders.
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Date 10.03.2010
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces with 3rd Commando Kandak, along with coalition forces including elements of Special Operations Task Force – South, killed three enemy combatants during a clearing operation Sept. 28 in the Zharay district of Kandahar province.
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Date 10.03.2010
URUZGAN, Afghanistan - Afghan National Police identified and removed four improvised explosive devices emplaced by insurgents in the Senjed Pass in Uruzgan province Sept. 25.
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Date10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A combined Afghan and coalition patrol engaged a suspected insurgent in the Shah Wali Kot District of Kandahar province Saturday, and killed an Afghan adult male and inadvertently killed a child and wounded another adult.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed Maulawi Gul Muhammad the deputy shadow governor for Ghormach District, and Mullah Wahed, a Taliban military leader who conducted attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, during two separate operations in Badghis province Saturday.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces destroyed an insurgent compound believed to contain more than 1,200 kilograms of home-made explosives in the Arghandab District of Kandahar province Saturday.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents in Ghazni province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban leader active in improvised explosive device and indirect fire attacks, who regularly endangers the local Afghan populace. He was also involved in a recent IED strike against two vehicles.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents in Helmand province Saturday in their continued pursuit of the Taliban deputy district leader for Musa Qal'ah District.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban senior leader and improvised explosive device expert Saturday who was active throughout the city of Kandahar as well as Panjwa'i and Dand Districts.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces detained several suspected insurgents in Kandahar province Saturday while in their ongoing pursuit of a Taliban senior leader operating in Kandahar and Panjwa'i Districts. He commands fighters in their attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces killed one insurgent in Logar Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban leader who directs complex indirect fire, improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces. He also commands Hezb-E Gulbuddin fighters in Logar.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents in Logar province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban senior leader who carries out improvised explosive device, direct fire and indirect fire attacks mainly in Baraki Barak District.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspected insurgents in Zabul province Saturday while in pursuit of a Taliban senior leader involved in the production, planning and execution of improvised explosive device attacks along Highway 1.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Skyler Tooker
Date 10.03.2010
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Promotion to the next rank is a memorable event for any Marine, but for Marines of the Afghanistan National Security Forces Development Cell, 1st Marine Division (Forward), it was an especially significant event as they promoted three Marine officers to the next rank, Oct. 1.
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Date 10.03.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - International Security Assistance Force confirms the capture of a mid-level Taliban leader who was planning an attack on the Presidential Palace in Kabul and also planned and participated in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
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03 Oct 2010 10:53:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Afghanistan has begun disbanding private security companies operating in the country, shutting down eight firms and seizing over 400 weapons, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
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Some experts point to battlefield changes; others cite politics
By David Zucchino, Tribune Newspapers
4:30 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2010
President Barack Obama approved Medal of Honor awards last month for two soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, but the number of honorees from the conflicts there and in Iraq is far lower than for previous wars.
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By SCOTT CANON
The Kansas City Star
Posted on Sat, Oct. 02, 2010 10:15 PM
Through the songs and the speeches about fallen Marines and sailors, through a moment of silence filled by the sounds of flags snapping in the wind and fighter jets thundering overhead, Mary Donahue dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.
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By Logan Burruss, CNN
October 2, 2010 8:18 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- In a quiet ceremony Friday at Arlington National Cemetery, a Marine killed three years ago in Iraq was reburied to be next to his close friend, a Navy SEAL who was recently killed in Afghanistan and who will be laid to rest alongside the Marine on Monday.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/01/virginia.military.burials/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Unit was in Afghanistan for seven months
October 02, 2010 3:38 PM
Sgt. Horton Brickman’s youngest daughter Savannah was just two months old when he left for a seven month deployment to Afghanistan.
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15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs
Story by Capt. Paul Duncan
Date 10.01.2010
Date Posted: 10.02.2010 01:19
PANO AQILl, Pakistan - The Marine pilots of HMM-165 Reinforced, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and VMM-266, 26th MEU combine their unique capabilities to solve complex disaster relief issues in the southern province of Sindh, Pakistan.
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By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Published: October 2, 2010
MARJA, Afghanistan — They expected tea, not firefights.
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By Christian Davenport
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 2, 2010; 6:16 PM
The doctor begins with an apology because the questions are rudimentary, almost insultingly so. But Robert Warren, fresh off the battlefield in Afghanistan and a surgeon's table, doesn't seem to mind.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan child was killed and one wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in the Now Zad District of Helmand province today.
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POSTED: 4:37 pm EDT October 2, 2010
CORBIN, Ky. -- The Department of Defense said a Marine from southeastern Kentucky has died during combat operations in Afghanistan.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens led to the location and a subsequent airstrike targeting a senior Taliban leader in the Nad 'Ali District of Helmand province today.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - A 10-year-old Afghan boy with shrapnel wounds caused by an insurgent mortar was medically evacuated by Afghan and coalition forces in the Qadis District of Badghis province Oct. 1.
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By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Oct 2, 2010 9:26:55 EDT
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — A training initiative that has quietly grown throughout the Corps in recent years will soon be formalized in an All Marine message mapping out how troops will transition to values-based leadership throughout their careers.
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Internation Security Assistance Force Headquarters
By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. LuCelia Ball
ISAF Public Affairs
KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Ann Dunwoody, the commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command, met with her female Afghan counterparts during a women’s roundtable event hosted at the U.S. Embassy here Sept. 29.
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02 Oct 2010 14:18:47 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Dmitry Solovyov
ALMATY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan is highly volatile after June's ethnic clashes and there are widespread fears an election next weekend could trigger new violence, Europe's leading vote monitoring group has said.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - During a routine Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol in Sangin District, Helmand province, the group engaged one insurgent and detained several suspected insurgents, Friday.
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By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writer
Sat Oct 2, 8:00 am ET
KABUL, Afghanistan – Preparing for the eventual exit of international forces, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Saturday on his own police and army to get ready to take charge of protecting and defending the nation.
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02 Oct 2010 10:55:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Haji Mujtaba
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with an ally Washington needs in efforts to stabilise Afghanistan.
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Regimental Combat Team 1
Story by 1st Lt. Alex Lim
10/2/10
MARJAH, Afghanistan - As dawn approached, locals cleared the roads to the District Center, not because they were in any kind of danger, but to make way for the two leaders responsible for the reconstruction taking place here.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces conducted another multi-day deliberate clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Taliban's freedom of movement in southern Afghanistan. The operation started, Sept. 30, and ended Friday night.
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ABC NEWS
02:04 | 10/01/2010
Miguel Marquez reports on the first phase in a critical battle.
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Date 10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed Farman, a Taliban senior leader who terrorized the local population by participating in attacks, kidnappings, interrogations and executions of Afghan civilians. He was killed along with two of his associates during an overnight operation in Paktiya province.
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Date10.02.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces discovered more than 460 kilograms of ammonium nitrate in a village in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province Friday.
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Date Taken: 09.29.2010
Date Posted: 10.02.2010 12:03
Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, a motor transportation mechanic with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, leans over the edge of a compound in Kajaki to remind his fellow Marines why they are here, and what it is they are fighting for.
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10/2/2010 By Lance Cpl. Tammy Hineline , 26th MEU
USS KEARSARGE, At Sea — With Harriers and helicopters to fly, missions to organize, physical training to conduct, and numerous daily tasks aboard a Naval ship, it might seem impossible to pursue personal education in the little free time available. However, Marines and Sailors with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making the time to achieve their educational goals in the classroom.
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http://www.marines.mil/unit/26thmeu/Pages/MarinessolveforX.aspx
A military task force tries a new method against bombers in Afghanistan.
by Yochi J. Dreazen
Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010
American commanders in Afghanistan are for the first time systematically using aerial drones to kill militants planting roadside bombs, the low-tech, low-cost weapon that has emerged as the biggest threat to U.S. and coalition forces throughout the country. The shift, the details of which have not been reported previously, represents a sharp escalation in the military's ongoing fight against improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, which account for nearly 60 percent of coalition battle deaths in Afghanistan.
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Oct 1 2010, 9:18 AM ET
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David Rohde, the New York Times reporter who spent seven months in captivity with the Taliban before escaping in June 2009, said that while history will judge our approach to the Taliban unfavorably, withdrawing from the region is "not an option."
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Story by Sgt. Deanne Hurla
Date 09.30.2010
Date Posted:10.01.2010 10:48
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, the “Blue Knights,” serving under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), welcomed a new commanding officer as Lt. Col. Richard F. Fuerst relinquished his command to Lt. Col. Craig C. LeFlore during a change of command ceremony here Sept. 30.
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The Associated Press
Friday, Oct. 01, 2010
CORBIN, Ky. -- The Department of Defense says a Marine from southeastern Kentucky has died during combat operations in Afghanistan.
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http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/10/01/1728193/ky-marine-killed-during-combat.html
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces found and secured a large amount of narcotics during a combined operation in the Achin District of Nangarhar province Oct. 1.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Multiple intelligence sources and tips from local civilians led Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces to a compound associated with an insurgent leader and improvised explosive device expert during an operation in Helmand province yesterday.
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By Joe Sterling, CNN
October 1, 2010 8:53 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- Two Romanian troops were killed in southern Afghanistan Friday in a bombing, the Romanian Defense Ministry confirmed.
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Published: Oct. 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Parts of Afghanistan are ready to take responsibility for security operations, the U.S. representative to the United Nations said.
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10/1/2010
By Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego, 2nd Marine Logistics Group
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — When Marines operate in enemy controlled territory, keeping established supply lines open can quickly become impractical.
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Date09.28.2010
Date Posted:10.01.2010 04:23
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MUSA QAL’EH, Afghanistan - The Combat Life Savers course is a training program designed to bridge the gap between basic first aid taught to Marines and the advanced training a corpsman receives. In an effort to help the Afghan National Army become self-reliant, the corpsmen with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, began training ANA soldiers to become Combat Life Savers, Sep. 28, 2010.
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By Cali Bagby for KVAL.com
Story Published: Oct 1, 2010 at 4:04 PM PDT
COMBAT OUTPOST NAREA, Marjah, Afghanistan — Squad leader LCpl Gil Frazier patrols on a regular basis, interacting will locals, either helping with wells and employment or questioning them about the Taliban in the area.
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October 1, 2010 - 8:29AM
AAP
The latest advice to the government indicates that Australia's 1550-strong commitment to Afghanistan is appropriate for the job, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says.
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October 2010
By Grace V. Jean
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA-BELLOWS, HAWAII — Most of the services are embracing robots faster than companies can manufacture them.
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October 1, 2010
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Created: 10:58 am
Some great news out of Twentynine Palms. Marines and sailors from the 7th regiment will be back home on Monday.
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1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Ned Johnson
Date 10.01.2010
FIREBASE SEINZ, Afghanistan – For years, military members have been naming bases and buildings after fallen warriors.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57327/1-11-names-firebase-honors-fallen-marine
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte
Date 10.01.2010
FOB WALTON, Afghanistan - At the Afghan National Police Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Forward Operations Base Walton near Kandahar city, 122 ANP patrolmen graduated from a pilot leadership seminar Sept. 29.
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Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center
Story by Sgt. Benjamin Watson
Date 10.01.2010
Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN - Jawad Yazdani knows a thing or two about training Afghan policemen. As a sergeant and instructor to other Afghan National Civil Order Police, he is aware of the emphasis and expectations placed on leaders and trainers.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 1, 2010 10:15:24 EDT
The Marine Corps will consider altering its Physical Fitness Test and expanding barracks space for single Marines now that its top officer has agreed with recommendations made recently by senior enlisted leaders.
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01 Oct 2010 20:48:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden and top al Qaeda leadership are likely behind the latest European terror plot, U.S. officials said on Friday.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Staff Sgt. Bruce Cobbledick
Date 10.01.2010
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The People’s Development Fund, a program created to build government capacity in Wardak and Logar provinces, is providing funding for projects that benefit the citizens in the area.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57328/peoples-development-fund-helps-build-eastern-provinces
By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press Writer
Fri Oct 1, 8:40 pm ET
TUCSON, Ariz. – The U.S. and Pakistan can work through a rift that has led to the closing of a key supply route for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.
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By Ernesto Londoño
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 1, 2010; 7:32 PM
KABUL - The Taliban in recent months has developed increasingly sophisticated and nimble propaganda tactics that have alarmed U.S. officials struggling to curb the militant group's growing influence across Afghanistan.
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01 Oct 2010 17:11:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Margarita Antidze
TBILISI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The door to NATO membership remains open for Georgia despite the alliance's efforts to mend relations with its regional rival Russia, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday.
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01 Oct 2010 10:46:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Dmitry Solovyov
ALMATY, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan plans an election on Oct. 10 that would create the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia in a year that has seen the president overthrown and the worst ethnic violence in the country's modern history.
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108th Public Affairs Detachment
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Cashion
Date 10.01.2010
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Becoming a U.S. citizen is a dream for many and for approximately 90 Servicemembers serving on the battlefields of Afghanistan, that dream was realized in a naturalization ceremony here Oct. 1.
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Combined Joint Task Force 101
Story by Spc. Richard Daniels Jr.
Date 10.01.2010
Location:NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AF
“We were doing a traffic control point when a female walked up and detonated herself 10 meters from me,” said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek L. Ashman.
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By Michael Mainville (AFP) – Oct. 1, 2010
TBILISI — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday the alliance remained committed to granting membership to Georgia, as the ex-Soviet republic mourned its worst losses to date in Afghanistan.
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The Canadian Press
Date: Friday Oct. 1, 2010 12:16 PM ET
SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan — The Canadian military believes it is on the verge of boxing out the Taliban from an area of Kandahar that has long been the site of a deadly game of tug-of-war between coalition forces and insurgents.
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http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20101001/taliban-fight-101001/
Friday, October 1, 2010 at 11:16AM
By Kyle LaFleur - Talk Radio News Service
US Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Carl Levin expressed great support Friday morning to the Council on Foreign Relations for President Obama’s strategy to begin reducing US forces in Afghanistan and transfer in responsibilities to the Afghan government in July 2011.
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An artist named Kaziah Hancock paints portraits of fallen soldiers free of charge for their families as part of Project Compassion. Video by KARE 11/ Minneapolis/ St. Paul.
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Regional Command Southwest
Story by Cpl. Megan Sindelar
Date 10.01.2010
LASKAR GAH, Afghanistan – More than 170 local Afghans went back to work when the Lashkar Gah cotton factory reopened, Sept. 28. The announcement was made by Mr. Al. Haj. M. Sheerin, the manager of the factory, after receiving permission from Afghanistan president, Hamid Karzi.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces discovered more than 1,100 kilograms of ammonium nitrate in the courtyard of a compound in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province Thursday.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57289/coalition-force-finds-large-cache-ied-making-material
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed at least 15 insurgents in a firefight after insurgents attempted to set up an attack position in the Tsowkey district of Kunar province today.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Haqqani Network senior leader who supplied and coordinated attacks against Afghan civilians and Afghan and coalition forces along with six insurgents in Khost province Thursday.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces with 3rd Commando Kandak, along with coalition forces including elements of Special Operations Task Force - South, killed three enemy combatants during a clearing operation Tuesday in the Zharay district of Kandahar province.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces spent the month of September continuing to capture and kill key Taliban and Haqqani insurgent leaders, ensuring civilians were able to cast their vote in the Parliamentary election and clearing traditional insurgent strong holds.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force detained one suspected insurgent in Zabul province Thursday while in pursuit of a Taliban leader who facilitates and conducts improvised explosive device attacks along Highway 1, a heavily travelled highway used by Afghan civilians.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces captured a Taliban senior leader based in the Panjwa'i District of Kandahar province Thursday.
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Date 10.01.2010
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani Network facilitator, known to endanger the Afghan populace through his indiscriminate improvised explosive device attacks, Thursday in Khost province.
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http://www.dvidshub.net/news/57274/haqqani-network-facilitator-captured-khost-province-overnight