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31 Jan 2012
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction on a new 28-bed hospital in Shindand, Herat province, Jan. 28. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South designed the $4.8 million hospital and is overseeing construction.

30 Jan 2012
CAMP LEATHERNECK,Afghanistan— Local leaders and representatives of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan are working toward a brighter future in Sangin district and have made considerable progress in the past year. They have effectively transformed the once teeming insurgent hotbed into a relatively secure area where residents feel safe.

30 Jan 2012
On 27th January, DSACEUR General Sir Richard Shirreff, Northwood Commander Admiral George Zambellas and Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Commodore Bruce Belliveau visited NATO's Counter Piracy Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun on board his flagship TCG GIRESUN while it was in Djibouti.

27 Jan 2012
Combat engineers assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) recently completed two major route construction and improvement projects in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

27 Jan 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan – A team of U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircrew and support personnel snapped into action 24 Jan. to provide life-saving support to 31 Afghan victims of an avalanche. The team also supported a previous Afghan aircrew that downed their aircraft in an effort to support the victims of the avalanche in Northern Afghanistan near the city of Fayzabad.

26 Jan 2012
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan— Proudly, each of the 30 men held up their certificate and proclaimed, "I will serve for Afghanistan,” during a graduation from advanced training for an elite Afghan police unit.

26 Jan 2012
ZHARAY DISTRICT, KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Four former detainees were released back to their village, Jan. 11, after the village's tribal leader assured Afghan and coalition security forces that the four men would only be productive, positive influences in the community.

25 Jan 2012
TALUKAN, AFGHANISTAN- In a combined effort to restore stability and security in southern Kandahar, Afghan National Security Forces seized approximately 50 pounds of processed marijuana and detained a person of interest in the village of Talukan during a recent patrol.

24 Jan 2012
Monday, 23 January, Italy Rear Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi (ITA N) handed over Command of the Standing NATO Maritime Group One to Commodore Ben Bekkering (NLD N) in Taranto Naval Base.

24 Jan 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan ― Advisors and mentors from the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command conducted an exercise Jan. 14 – 18 to help train their Afghan Ground Forces Command partners in security operations.

24 Jan 2012
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan— Musa Qal'eh, once terrorized by insurgents, now shines as a symbol of progress in the province, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials, Afghan security forces, Marines and sailors of the 2nd Marine Division (Forward), and other coalition partners.

23 Jan 2012
Nisida, Naples 23 Jan 2012 – Standing NATO Mine-Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) flagship TCG C.G.HASANPASA handed over command to TCG S.MEHMETPASA on 19th January 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Force units reassembled in Piraeus, Greece, on 21st January 2012.

 

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