Monthly Archives: August 2010

ANP Receives Local Help with Road Repair in Deh Chopan

Heave Ho: Red Tank Soldiers stack rocks to make a new shoulder of the road.
By Sgt. Gerald Wilson Click on photos to enlarge.
ZABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police officers and Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment from Hohenfels, Germany (attached to 2SCR), recently took time from their patrols to help [...]

Dragoons Help Afghan Air Force

Story and photos by Sgt. Gerald Wilson. Click on photos to enlarge.
ZABUL – After some intensive training in air mobility operations from their Air Force counterparts, Dragoons from FIRES Squadron of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment had the chance to show what they had learned Thursday, Aug. 26 during a joint air drop exercise with [...]

Dragoon Diversity

Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez (right) stops for a photo with Staff Sgt. Karla Gonzalez.
Story and photos by Sgt. Gerald Wilson. Click on photos to enlarge.
ZABUL – During a recent visit to Forward Operating Base Lagman Lieutenant General David Rodriguez, Commander of , International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commander of the United States [...]

ANSF, Coalition Forces Give the Gift of Good Health

Mission Accomplished: The Medical Engagement Team poses for a photo with some of the children they treated during their recent clinic in Masruf.
Story and photos by Sgt. Jerry Wilson
CTZ Public Affairs: NCOIC
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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Zabul, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces with support from their Coalition counterparts recently brought the gift [...]

SPC. Justin B. Shoecraft

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
SPC Justin B. Shoecraft, 28, of Elkhart, Ind., died Aug. 24 at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device at Kakarak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st [...]

Governor Inspects Damage in Shin Kay

TAKING STOCK: Governor of Zabul Province Al-Haj Mohammed Ashraf Naseri inspects the damage done to the Shinkay Bazaar during the recent rain storms. Click photo to enlarge
Story by Spc. Audrey Glynn and Sgt. Gerald Wilson
ZABUL, Afghanistan- Governor of the Zabul province, Al-Haj Mohammed Ashraf Naseri, stood alongside representatives from 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, [...]

Dragoons Save Local Businessman’s Cargo

On Three Pull: Stryker vehicle from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment recovers a truck of a local businessman after it rolled over near a bridge in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
Story & Photos by Sgt. Jerry Wilson
2SCR Public Affairs
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ZABUL, Afghanistan – It was shaping up to be a routine Tuesday morning, August 10th, for [...]

Medics Lead a Dog’s Life

Story by Sgt. Gerald Wilson
ZABUL, Afghanistan- Medics from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment received some paws on training Thursday, Aug. 8 at Forward Operating Base Lagman from some very unusual instruction. The troopers received a class on how to administer basic first aid to the working dogs that help provide security for soldiers around the [...]