Audio by Cpl. A.J. Lugo | AFN Afghanistan | 07.05.2010
According to U.S. government's counter-insurgency strategy the improvement of Afghan lives and livelihoods is an important step to long-term Afghan-led development. Marine Cpl. A. J. Lugo takes us to the streets of Shah Joy, Afghanistan, where the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team meets with locals to check on their projects. Includes a soundbite from Capt. Maxwell Pappas - officer in......
Audio by Cpl. Bradley Hanson | AFN Afghanistan | 07.05.2010
Kandahar Airfield is the largest NATO military base in southern Afghanistan. The Navy Seabees are busy building new structures to support an increasing number of troops. Marine Cpl. Bradley Hanson found out how this construction will benefit coalition and Afghan forces...
Audio by Cpl. Bryan G. Lett | AFN Afghanistan | 07.05.2010
Package about a meeting in Kunar Province, Afghanistan to discuss security along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Includes a sound bite from Sgt. Stanley Piecuch, Elwood,City, Pa., Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team member. Produced by Cpl. Bryan Lett. Also see "Kunar Shura" in the b-roll and package section....
Courtesy Audio | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 | 07.04.2010
BOSTON - The Coast Guard receives Mayday calls from the passenger vessel Massachusetts that ran hard aground about a mile and a half off Deer Island, Mass., Saturday, July 3, 2010. The Massachusetts refloated at high tide and was towed to Fitzgerald Shipyard at 11 p.m. Saturday....
Audio by Tech. Sgt. Danielle Dull | AFN Afghanistan | 07.04.2010
Literacy is a serious problem in Afghanistan and the Afghan National Army is no exception. Only about 11 percent of the enlisted force is able to read and write. Tech. Sgt. Danielle Dull tells us how one Marine battalion is helping to combat this problem...with a pencil....
Audio by Cpl. A.J. Lugo | AFN Afghanistan | 07.04.2010
NATO Provincial Reconstruction Teams work to create a stable environment in Afghanistan, in order to enable Afghan-led development and governance. Marine Cpl. A.J. Lugo takes us to Zabul Province, where one team was training to keep the area secure...
Audio by Maj. Alan Mingledorff | 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard | 07.04.2010
Sgt. Buckingham talks to a WIVK-FM reporter in Knoxville, Tenn., about the weather in Iraq, handling the heat in Iraq, his responsibilities overseas, spending the 4th of July in Iraq and answers questions from call in listeners....
Audio by Chief Petty Officer Mark Schultz | AFN Afghanistan | 07.03.2010
Package about how two projects in Afghanistan's Northern Region are doing more than providing security. Includes a sound bite from Kendrick Lawrence, Project Manager, Army Corps of Engineers. Produced by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Schultz. Also see "Building Border Patrol Headquarters" in the package and b-roll sections....
