Flying on Patrol in Afghanistan
04/25/2013
04/25/2013: Service members flying in a M-117 V-1 helicopter near Kabul, Afghanistan Feb. 4 Flying on Patrol in Afghanistan from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Credit:NATO Training Mission Afghanistan:2/4/13
It is Not All High Tech: Army Aviation Unit Prepares After Afghan Snow Storm
03/22/2013
03/22/2013: One of the essential facts of life in Afghanistan, is not only is a long way away, but the weather is as tough as it gets. In this slideshow, a US Army aviation unit prepares the field for operations after an Afghan snowstorm. Snow flies off the rotor blades…
We Are Logistics: Engineers Improve Local Infrastructure
02/28/2013
02/28/2013: This is part two of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features combat engineers with Bridge Company Bravo, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, fixing a bridge during a cold Afghan winter night in the Shir Ghazay Bazaar…
We Are Logistics: Supplying Marines on the Frontlines
02/25/2013
02/25/2013: This is part one of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supplying Marines and Coalition Forces on the frontlines in Afghanistan with much needed supplies and equipment. …
Tanks Provide Overwatch for Engineers in Afghanistan
12/27/2012
12/27/2012: Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, recently provided security for engineers constructing a new combat outpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Marines:11/1/12
USMC Cargo UAV Being Tested in Afghanistan
12/08/2012
12/08/2012: A Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (CRUAS) with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) lands and takes off on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2012. VMU-3 deployed to Afghanistan to support and conduct counter-insurgency operations. Credit:…
The Afghan Transition: The View From Tashkent
10/12/2012
2012-10-12 By Richard Weitz Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Uzbekistan meeting with government officials, think tank researchers, university faculty and students, and other members of the country’s national security community. Much of our discussion focused on Afghanistan, which I would like to summarize for the…
Transitioning in Afghanistan: The Role of Airpower and Special Forces
10/12/2012
2012-10-12 by Robbin Laird Airpower is crucial to every aspect of operations in the Afghan Area of Operations, and crucial to hot pursuit of the Taliban who do not respect lines on a geographical map. Interviews we have conducted with American and French military operators in Afghanistan have hit hard…