IED factory, materials destroyed in Southern Helmand 10/11/2010 - A coalition airstrike destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory, along with 4,500 lbs of explosive material in Baram Chah, Helmand province on September 19th, 2010. The compound was a known explosive factory associated with a high-level insurgent group in the…
As foot soldiers are in increased demand in the harsh terrain of Afghanistan while IEDs have created new types of vulnerabilities, individual protective gear for the infantryman keeps evolving and improving to address new kinds of challenges. SLD's Murielle Delaporte sat down with USMC Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur J. Pasagian, Program manager,…
U.S. Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division of the National Joint Patrol with the Afghan Army trying to find out what they can from the locals about the enemy. Scenes include the Soldiers on foot patrol, moving through neighborhoods and up mountain sides, occupying an observation post, locating improvised explosive…
