Courtesy Audio | AFN Afghanistan | 03.30.2010
In 2009 a service member at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan was tragically struck by a car. The service member’s death fueled the effort to make the streets safe on the airfield. A person who was close to the young man, Spc. Aspen Kukulka explains how his death brought about a safer base...
Audio by Staff Sgt. Tiffany Gordon | AFN Afghanistan | 03.30.2010
Package about a Provincial Reconstruction Team trying to facilitate reconstruction
and help to improve security and relations in Kapisa Province by walking through the local bazaar and interacting with the population....
Courtesy Audio | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 03.29.2010
Talks to a WTKS-AM reporter in Savannah, Ga. about his duties as Commander of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, the progress of his mission....
Audio by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Boyd | AFN Afghanistan | 03.29.2010
The president of the United States, Barack Obama, made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Sunday night. The trip marks his first visit to the country since his presidency. Petty Officer Cody Boyd takes us to Afghanistan and tells us about a very important stop he made....
Audio by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper | 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 03.29.2010
Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit continued their first unit-wide training exercise at Fort Picket, Va., this week. The Camp Lejeune, N.C.,-based unit traveled more than 230 miles with all their gear to conduct block one and two training for their six-month pre-deployment workup. While at Fort Picket, the Marines and Sailors will fire nearly every weapon in their inventory......
Courtesy Audio | AFN Afghanistan | 03.29.2010
Forward Operating Base Shindand in western Afghanistan is expanding, resulting in an increased volume of aircraft traveling on and off of its ramps and runways. Lance Cpl. Marc Morgenstern brings us to the air traffic control tower where personnel keep air traffic flowing smoothly....
Audio by Maj. Alan Mingledorff | 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard | 03.28.2010
Talks to a WIVK-FM reporter in Knoxville, Tenn., about how his current deployment compares to his previous service in Iraq and the living conditions for the service members. He then talks to people calling into the radio station and other Soldiers talk to the reporter and answer questions....
Courtesy Audio | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.27.2010
Talks to a Leatherneck Magazine reporter in Quantico, Va., about civil affairs operations in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, how the operation affected the local people and their expectations, challenges that arose due to the large scale of the operation and how they were solved, planning the best steps to rebuilding the schools and industry in the area following the operation. Marines...