Wrapping up Fire Prevention Week, Bagram Airfield's Fire Department and Medevac Dustoff unit set up information safety displays. The challenge was a demonstration on how much work it takes to be a firefighter. The male and female winners of the challenge were awarded gift certificates for their hard work and the support of fire prevention week. Interviews by James Crawford, Fire Prevention Specialist and Spc. Aaron King, Dustoff Charlie Company, 382.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
New job creation is not only a concern for Americans, Afghans are trying to develop more skilled workers to advance the economy. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Usher highlights a program that's good for jobs and survival. Interviews with Mohammed Wajafah, Solar Dryer Carpentry Instructor and Capt. Carla Getchell, U.S. Army, Women's Empowerment
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
Senior leaders from the Army made the trip to Afghanistan this week to inform the troops. Sergeant Major Michael Schultz, Command Sgt. Maj. of the Reserves and Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Raymond Chandler III talked about tough issues like combat stress.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how coalition forces continue developing various methods to strengthen Afghanistan's economy. Petty Officer Erick Holmes was with a specially assembled team who is grooming the country's agriculture. The 4-19th ADT works alongside Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost of FOB Salerno. and how Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment mentored the Afghan National Army as they rock the desert with their first Artillery shoot. Soundbites include PO2 Erick Ho...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how security is a serious concern for Afghan villages and more villages are taking steps towards protecting themselves. Special Operations Teams have helped train and shift security over to local Afghan communities in Afghanistan and a story about how Marines in Helmand Province, Afghanistan are helping Afghans with alternative and more efficient types of energy technology. Soundbite includes Rahis Abdul - Shura Leader, Mohammad Ibrahum Grafftar - Morghab Dist...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about five Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB 4), Detachment 4 (Det 4) building a BHUT outside of Camp McClowskey, FOB Shank, Afghanistan and BMX riders visiting service members.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories about a deployed Marine that passes his time playing guitar and Operation Rising Star visiting Kandahar Airfield.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how Afghan Border Police discover a truck with five thousand pounds of bags filled with Ammonium Nitrate and about how U.S. Marines under Task Force Leatherneck are involved in an operation against Taliban lead insurgents in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Soundbite includes Lt. Col. John Golden - Deputy Operations Officer 2nd Mar Div. Produced by SSgt. Jeremy Ross and hosted by SSgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories on Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker visiting Camp Nathan Smith to honor soldiers for defending the camp during a recent insurgent attack and a recovered wounded warrior conducting a fundraising walk for the Wounded Warrior program that helped him. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a stories about service members celebrating Halloween with a block party and the "" event. Produced by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in high definition
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how Afghan Airmen and Soldiers secure a local area in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan and a story about how Marine Corps General John R. Allen Commander of NATO and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan sent 20 runners in Kabul on there way for the Marine Corps Marathon or MCM Forward by blowing the start whistle. The 26.2 mile run allows runners that participate in the run to test their endurance in unfriendly terrain. Soundbites include Benj...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how MRAP's have been fitted for the Under Body Improvement Kit and a story on the AFCENT Band "Top Cover". Soundbite includes MC2 Erick Holmes. Produced by SSgt. Melissa Hay. Produced by Tech Sgt. Zachary Melin, Afghanistan. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories on 368th Engineer Battalion and 1st Stryker Brigade helping build and support Route Aggah and Combat Outpost Lion and technicians and engineers of RDECOM working to make improvements to equipment used by service members in the field. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Produced by Tech. Sgt. Shane Cronin and Spc. Nigel Robinson. Includes soundbites from Staff Sgt. Dyron Merriweather of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Sgt. Maj. Matthew DeLay, NCOIC, RFAST-C,...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about a weapon system that's making it's way into infantry units that can change the fight. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Usher was with the gunners taking it out for a demonstration. Sound bites from Spc. Nicholas Feaster, U.S. Army, Carl Gustov Assistant Gunner and Sgt. Grant Smith, U.S. Army, Carl Gustov Gunner. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories on the first newly trained female pilots in the Afghan air force and a group of coalition forces on Bagram Airfield conducting counter-insurgency against terrorist networks using non-traditional weapons. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
Soldiers battle Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) in Afghanistan. EOD is spreading their knowledge to other units to battle these deadly weapons. Sound bites from Capt John Kennedy, Blow in Place OIC, EOD, Kayvee Weinkle-Gaston, Blow in Place Instructor and Spc. Levi McCauley, Blow in Place Student. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story on Contracting Officer COIN. There is a sound bite from Gen. John Allen, ISAF Commanding Officer. produced by SSgt. Melissa Hay, AFN Afghanistan. Also available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how Marines celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday in Kabul, Afghanistan and another story about how many Air National Guard units deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Soundbites include Maj. Gen. James Laster - Deputy Chief of Staff ISAF Joint Command and SMSgt. Steven Willis - 455th Production Superintendent. Produced by SSgt. Dana Morgan and hosted by SSgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
Resupplying troops in a forward deployed location in Afghanistan could be easier with alternative methods. Petty Officer Erick Holmes tells us what the Rapid Equipping Force is studying. Sound bites from Hon. Katherine Hammack, Assistant Security of the Army for Installations, Energy, Environment. Sgt. Maj. Matt DeLay, NCOIC RFAS-C and Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Wetzold, Personal Security Detachment Commander, 1/6.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about Osprey Maintenance and Afghan Medical Training. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories about a combined, Afghan and coalition force finding a weapons cache and the U.S. military introducing Female Treatment Teams, who's missions are to engage, support and improve the lives of Afghan women. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is working with Coalition Special Operations Forces to re-introduce a radio literacy program throughout Afghanistan and a story about how American soldiers and contractors trained Afghan National Army troops how to work on vehicles and welds. Soundbite includes CSM James Vickers - Guest Speaker. Hosted by SSgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about a combined Afghan and coalition security force finding drugs and a weapons cache, and the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz, visiting with Airmen in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about American FET women and Afghan women handing out school supplies to Afghan women and children in the Korean Hospital on BAF. Anchor: Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features stories on Afghan children spending time with Italian soldiers and Task Force Valiant Soldiers training Afghan soldiers on route clearance and Improvised Explosive Device detection. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about a soldier getting his toenail removed. Medical care at FOB Connolly. Medics at Forward Operating Base Connolly, Afghanistan, keep the soldiers in the fight. One soldier has had his own fight with his foot and another story about how the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Michael Barrett visited service members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soundbite includes SSG. Joshua Carrasco - U.S. Army...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how service members and civilians celebrated Thanksgiving on Bagram Airfield with some Thanksgiving day activities. Soundbites include Paul Doherty - Turkey Shoot Organizer. Hosted by SSgt. Melissa Hay and produced by SSgt. Chad Usher. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 2-2 Infantry, conducted a 36-hour patrol in villages in Khudza'i province and Marmurwal, Andar District, Ghazni province. Sound bites from 1st Lt. Louis Christ, Platoon Leader, Delta Company, 2-2 Infantry. Hometown; Eldora, N.J.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about a religious conference, held to discuss the importance of religious engagement. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
This edition features a story about how a Taliban leader was captured by a combined Afghan and Coalition Security Force during an operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan and another story about how U.S. Air Force and Army are training the Afghan Air Force Airmen for the transition of authority. Soundbite includes 1LT. Louis Christ - Platoon Leader. Produced by PO2 Erick Holmes and Hosted by SSgt. Melissa Hay. Also available in High Definition.
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
