Category: Blog – Leadership
A Change of Command – not a Change of Focus
by Lt. Gen. Ken Tovo, U.S. Army On April 2, I assumed command of NTM-A/CSTC-A from Lt. Gen. Dan Bolger, who is heading home after 17 successful months of directing the effort to train, advise, and assist the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). This issue contains his last article for this publication, which provides [...]
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Lt. Gen. Tovo assumes command of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW/IDW) Sean Weir KABUL –Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Tovo assumed command of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) from LT. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger at a ceremony at Camp Eggers today. Lt. Gen. Tovo is a 1983 graduate of the United States Military Academy. [...]
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Afghanistan in 2012
We are seeing great strides on the battlefield and those who continue to fight against the Afghan Government and the people have a choice, end your violent, extremist ways and work alongside all Afghans for a peaceful and more prosperous 2012…
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Professionalizing the ANP
Extending Basic Patrolmen Training By Major General Walter M. Golden, Jr. On October 1, all basic patrolmen training for the Afghan National Police was extended from six weeks to eight weeks. This is an important next step for the Ministry of Interior and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan Deputy Commander Police (DCOM-P) and our international partners to [...]
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Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of 9-11
By Major General Walter M. Golden, Jr. Ten years have passed since September 11, 2001. Today I pause to honor the memories of the fallen and reflect on the tragic events of that day from my current posting at Kabul, Afghanistan. I was assigned to the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 as the Chief of [...]
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SAO-A Trains and Equips the ANSF
There is an Afghan proverb that says “drops make a river.” We are trying to generate as many drops as possible. One of the sources of these drops is within our Security Assistance Office-Afghanistan (SAO-A). The staff of this office have an enormous job of managing the multitude of defense articles and services that the [...]
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Making Mistakes into Trainable Moments
By Maj. Gen. Peter N. Fuller U.S. Army Deputy Commander for Programs NATO Training Mission Afghanistan Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan My Combined Joint Surgeon directorate runs the Afghan National Security Forces nursing program which teaches Afghan nurses. It is taught over three semester timeframes for a total of 61 weeks and teaches student [...]
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Combined Joint Engineering Directorate Builds ANSF Facilities
By Maj. Gen. Peter N. Fuller U.S. Army Deputy Commander for Programs NATO Training Mission Afghanistan Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan In this post, I’d like to highlight the efforts of my Combined Joint Engineering directorate (CJ ENG), but first, it is worth noting that there are other engineering offices here in Afghanistan. ISAF [...]
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Maj. Gen. Golden, “A Day in the Life Of”
I invite you to follow our new weekly series, “A Day in the Life of an ANCOP Trainees,” as it takes you through all 14 weeks of ANCOP training.
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An Introduction by Maj. Gen. Peter N. Fuller
“We mentor the ANSF to improve their ability to provide good stewardship and accountability…”
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