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| WORKOUT — U.S. Navy chief
petty officer selectees work out during morning
physical fitness training on the bow of USS George
Washington. The Washington battlegroup is deployed
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo
by Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Joseph Dorey,
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U.S. Forces Conduct Search
Operation; 3 Suspects Held |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces conducted a "cordon and search" operation in Afghanistan and forces detained three suspected Al Qaeda fighters, U.S. Defense Department officials said Monday.
Over the weekend, U.S special operations forces and members of the 82nd Airborne Division's Task Force Panther conducted the cordon and search operation in Paktika province. The province, on the border with Pakistan, was a stronghold of the Taliban. U.S. forces have conducted a number of operations in the region.
Beginning Saturday morning, personnel cordoned off the area in the vicinity of Malaksay, north of the town of Shkin. U.S. forces then searched the area for Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters, intelligence about the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and arms caches.
U.S. forces discovered a cache of 50 rocket-propelled grenades. U.S. officials in Afghanistan said there was no fighting during the operation nor was anyone detained.
On Saturday, U.S. special operations forces personnel detained three suspected Al Qaeda fighters near the border town of Khowst. The special operators took the three to U.S. facilities at Bagram air base, where they are being questioned. U.S. forces also discovered a cache of arms in this area. The cache includes 200 feet of detonation cord, 10 high-explosive charges and 82 mortar rounds.
U.S. Defense officials announced Monday that Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher James Speer died Aug. 7 of wounds he received in Afghanistan July 27. More |
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| A U.S. soldier rides an all-terrain vehicle into a cave to check for munitions |
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Power Production Farm
Keeps Base Humming |
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| Generators at the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer power production farm run full-time to make sure that Al Udeid Air Base's needs are met. Cranking out nearly 5,000 kilowatts an hour, they generate enough electricity to power 6,200 houses. "Knowing that we are doing our part to ensure our nation's freedom gives me energy to wake up and tackle another day," says a deployed worker. Story |
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TRANSCOM Moves
Cargo,
People Around the World |
By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T. Rhem,
USA
American Force Press Service |
WASHINGTON — Since
the beginning of Operation Enduring freedom, the U.S.
military has sent more than 158,000 people and 228,500
tons of cargo into and out of the Central Command area
of operations. The men and women of the U.S. Transportation
Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., made it all happen.
TRANSCOM's mission is "to move
everything that moves in the defense transportation system
anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
365 days a year," said the organization's commander,
Air Force Gen. John W. Handy. TRANSCOM is a unified command
with components in the services — the Army Military
Traffic Management Command, Navy Military Sealift Command
and Air Force Air Mobility Command. More
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| Karen J. Wagner |
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner, 40, was the medical personnel officer in the office of the Army surgeon general and deputy chief of staff for personnel.
She graduated from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and earned a master’s degree from Webster University. During 17 years of service, her postings included adjutant for the 85th Medical Evacuation Hospital in Virginia.; executive officer and company commander in the 187th Medical Battalion in Texas and chief of personnel for the 57th Evacuation Hospital in Germany. She also headed the personnel services branch at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
She enjoyed cooking and running.
We will not forget her.
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