paktika province

This edition features stories on a combined patrol between an Afghan National Security force and an International Security Assistance Force in which a narcotics drug network in Kandahar province, Afghanistan was overcome and large quantities of opium were seized cutting off a source of money for the Taliban and Afghan students graduating from an Afghan-led contractors course in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Hosted by Senior Airman Barbara Patton. Includes soundbites from Lt. Col. Paul Stephens, commander of the 1092nd Engineer Battalion, and Mohammad Sawab, workshop technical director.

This edition features stories on how Afghan and Coalition Forces captured and killed several insurgents in Paktika and Khost Provinces, Afghanistan and how secure access is key to protecting a Forward Military Base and its residents. Senior Airman Barbara Patton takes us to Forward Operating Joyce in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, and show us how the service members guard their base. Sound bites include Pfc. Thomas Dale, Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, Infantryman. Hosted by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Diaz.

This edition features a stories on how Coalition Forces teamed with Afghans to make Southern Afghanistan a safer place and Soldiers and Airmen of Task Force Currahee have spent their tour in Afghanistan clearing out Insurgents in Paktika Province. Air Force Staff Sgt. Will Bracy embedded with their fourth Brigade Combat Team, and reports on one of the missions. Sound bite includes Sgt. 1st Class Randy Shorter from Clarksville, Tenn., HHC 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Platoon Sgt. Hosted by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Diaz.

This edition features a stories on how Afghan and French Forces work together to take out the enemy in Paktika Province, Afghanistan late last month and U.S. and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan put their lives on the line everyday in Afghanistan. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Zannetti takes us to Ghazi Province where E.O.D. (Explosive Ordnance Technicians) are working hard to serve and secure the population. Sound bites include Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Lewis from Phoenix, Ariz., - Explosive Ordnance Technician, 755th Alpha, Explosive Ordnance Flight. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jessica King.

Development in Afghanistan means getting workers and supplies to their destinations. Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris tells us how Afghans and U.S. service members are working together in Paktika province to make transportation a little easier. Includes sound bites from Lt. j.g. Jason Buswell, Inspector, Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika, hometown; Carroll, Iowa.

A Sar Hawza school in Paktika province gets much needed attention courtesy of Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika. Petty Officer Huante Santos has more. Sound bites from Lt. Jason Buswell, PRT Paktika Project Manager. Available in high definition

Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, visited Task Force Currahee at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province to honor troops during a D-Day remembrance. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class Santos Huante. Includes soundbits from Sgt. 1st Class Randy Shorter - First Sergeant, Headquarters, Headquarters Company 1-506. Also available in high definition.

This edition features stories about how proper evidence is needed to prove someone's innocence or guilt. AF Staff Sgt. Chad Usher went to Torkham Gate on the Afghanistan Pakistan border where Soldiers are logging biometrics of people crossing the border to acquire the evidence and local Afghans in the Paktika Province will begin to see some new faces. Marine Cpl. Kevin Beebe takes us to a ceremony that bids farewell to one task force and welcomes another. Soundbites include 1st Lt. Brad Rigg - Biometrics Collection Specialist - TF Biometrics, FOB Torkham and Col. Edward Bohnemann - Commander, 172nd Seperate Infantry Brigade. Stories produced by Staff Sgt. Chad Usher and Cpl. Kevin Beebe. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Marshall Hunsaker.