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Scott Kesterson: May 2006 ArchivesKabul Military Training Academy (KMTC) is the primary training facility for the Afghan National Army (ANA). It is home to the Basic Training course, the Advanced Infantry Training course, the Non-commissioned Officer Training course, and the Officer Candidate School. The facilities of KMTC have a sordid history, dating back to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Following the Soviet withdrawal and the rise of the Taliban, the facilities at K... Afghanistan is a country of many tribes separated or unified by ethnic base, language and geographic extremes. Bringing unity to the country under a new government is a daunting task, demanding fair and balanced acknowledgment of its diversity. As part of nation building, a common ground must be found, a rally point so to speak, that brings people together allowing them to bridge past their differences and stand as a unified mass. In western n... Kabul- At 11:15 am this morning local time, a VBIED/ IED was detonated 300 meters east of Camp Phoenix. A Quick Recreation Force (QRF) was dispatched. All personnel were accounted for; there were no reported U.S. casualties. In the attack, two foreign nationals and four civilians were reported killed as a result of the explosion. At about the same time, there were reports of two additional VBIED/ IED's in and around Kabul. Again, no US casualt...
Boots on the ground; eyes on. Afghanistan. It's Tuesday, 16 May 2006. The past 96 hours are a blur, as I sit drinking my second cup of coffee here in Camp Phoenix, trying to draft my first entry from Afghanistan. It isn't... As I begin to write this evening, rain is pouring down and there is a threat of hail. While the wind pushes up on the walls of the command operations tent and the ground outside is exposed in plain view, conversations are drowned out by the storms downpour on the fabric canopy under which we are working. Just another day here in Mississippi. However, that's not where this story begins. With water streaming across the Hexadeck floor, I keep hea... Listed below is the link to the video that follows from the blog "Operation Backpack" posted on 25 April 2006. This link is also posted on the bottom of that blog. For video: Click here Other videos: Click here for video page Archived blog... Deployment challenges the bonds of family; war adds the levels of stress and fear that pull at these connections even further, pressing the will of even the strongest who dare. When we think of these soldiers, both men and women, it is the images of families separated, of individuals leaving their communities, their wives, their husbands, that special person, the children, the places they call home, that add disquiet to their acts of commitme... Title: AT WAR Trailer #3 Title: AT WAR Trailer #2 LTF. The initials stand for Logistics Task Force. Formerly known as the Support Battalion, the LTF Battalion is the backbone of the Army's operations. The 141 LTF Battalion is part of Joint Task Force Phoenix and has the mission of providing resupply, maintenance, and medical services for the task force. In addition to its unique mission, the 141 LTF stands out as being the only battalion commanded by a women, Lt. Colonel Sundquist. "I am the ... Over the past couple of weeks I have taken time to interview soldiers, listen to their perspectives and then balance all that I have taken in with my own views and positions. For the first time since college, my degree in History has become a active part of every day, as I reflect back on the many lessons of humanity that have been recorded over the centuries. As told to me by a friend before I left on this deployment... "Scott, you'll be reco... |
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