Night Stalkers recognized for combat actions and garrison safety
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (USASOC News Service, Sept. 2, 2010) – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), were recognized for combat actions during the past 24 months at a rare ceremony Aug. 16. More...
One killed, seven wounded in Paktika IED attack
PAKTIKA, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Sept. 2, 2010) – One local national was killed and seven wounded when an improved explosive device detonated in a bazaar shop Aug. 28 in Shkin village, Paktika province. More...
Afghan National Police member wounded by Taliban
URUZGAN, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Sept. 2, 2010) – An Afghan National Police officer was wounded Aug. 30 in Uruzgan by a member of the Taliban while driving his motorcycle home from work. More...
Afghan force aids injured Afghan boy
URUZGAN, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Sept. 2, 2010) – An Afghan boy was medically evacuated to a Coalition forces medical facility after sustaining wounds to his chest in Uruzgan province Aug. 30. More...
Afghan Police making mark in Arghandab
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan(Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Aug. 31, 2010) – It was only a year ago that the Afghan National Civil Order Police had a 60 to 80 percent attrition rate among its policemen due to low morale, equipment issues, lack of basic resources and corruption. More...
Afghan National Police, U.S. Special Forces aid Afghans struck by IEDs
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Aug. 31, 2010) – Five Afghan civilians were brought to an emergency medical treatment unit at a Coalition base in Maiwand district, Kandahar , today when the civilians struck two separate improvised explosive devices. More...
USSF: persistent and committed
CAMP MOREHEAD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Aug. 31, 2010) – The average person would never guess the story behind the funny, easy-going guy with the missing teeth. Quick to smile and quick to joke, his laid-back attitude tends to put people at ease, so being asked what happened to his mouth is common. More...
Help, hope for quality of life in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Aug. 31, 2010) – Representatives from the Afghan Civil Service Institute (ACSI) met with the district governor and local elders of two districts in Kandahar province, Aug. 28. More...
District Governor, U.S. Special Forces react quickly to water-borne illnesses in east Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Media Center, Aug. 31, 2010)– A U.S. Special Forces team treated 200 Afghan citizens on Aug. 27 for water-borne illnesses which began affecting the community 10 days ago in Maruf district, eastern Kandahar province. More...
Civil Affairs Soldiers get practical construction, animal care training at local animal shelter
RAEFORD, N. C. (USASOC News Service, Aug. 30, 2010) – More than 50 Soldiers assigned to the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) headquarters company got some hands-on practice in construction techniques and animal care Aug. 20 at The Haven animal shelter, roughly 28 miles south of Fort Bragg. More...
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. forces to liberate Pineland during September 2010 Robin Sage exercise
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Aug. 30, 2010) — This fall, Special Forces candidates are once again on their way to help guerilla forces liberate Pineland, the fictional country overlapping 15 different North Carolina counties. More...






