Audio by Staff Sgt. Joseph Woolston | AFN Afghanistan | 08.17.2010
The staff at Salerno's combat hospital sees different patients every day. Patients are triaged by severity, then treated by qualified care providers. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Woolston takes us to Khost province and introduces a crew that cares for patients after they leave the emergency room....
Audio by Senior Airman Barbara Patton | AFN Afghanistan | 08.17.2010
Package of U.S. service members from Bagram Air Field conducting an Afghan Shura, or town hall meeting of village elders, with a local village. Includes sound bites from 1st Lt. Willie Spears, Platoon Leader. Produced by Senior Airman Barbara Patton. Afghanistan...
Audio by Cpl. Mandy Castillo | AFN Afghanistan | 08.17.2010
According to Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, map reading is one of the most essential skills to know when it comes to combat operations. Marine Cpl. Mandy Castillo tells us how Afghanistan national soldiers are becoming more efficient at reading maps....
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Q. Diaz | AFN Afghanistan | 08.17.2010
High Afghan civilian casualties result from increased use of improvised explosive devices. More than 100 of the insurgents responsible for IED attacks throughout Afghanistan have been captured and killed this year. Petty Officer Dustin Diaz reports....
Audio by Master Sgt. Michael Hamill | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.16.2010
Package of the Iraqi Army arriving at Joint Base Balad to take over authority as the U.S. continues to turn over additional facilities during the drawdown of forces and transfer of authority to the Government of Iraq. Includes sound bites from Maj. Gen. Craig Franklin, Joint Base Balad Commander, and Lt. Gen. Rashid Flayah, Samarra Ops Center Commander. Also see “Iraqi Army Arrives at Joint......
Audio by Master Sgt. Michael Hamill | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.16.2010
Package about U.S. and Iraqi forces participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the arrival of the 17th Iraqi Army Brigade to Joint Base Balad as U.S. forces turn over a portion of the base to Iraqi control. Produced by Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Hamill. Includes soundbites from Maj. Gen. Craig Franklin - commander, Joint Base Balad, and Lt. Gen. Rashid Flayah - commander, Samarra Ops......
Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Liz Murray | AFN Afghanistan | 08.16.2010
This edition features a story on Afghan national security and coalition forces handing out relief supplies to flood victims outside Kabul City, Afghanistan during a humanitarian aid mission. Produced by Petty Officer 1st Class Liz Murray....
Audio by Staff Sgt. Alana Miller | AFN Afghanistan | 08.16.2010
Afghan and coalition forces are making steady progress against the insurgency, detaining more violent offenders every day. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alana Ingram reports. Audio only. Afghanistan....
