Category: News – Afghan National Army
Why We Serve: Afghan biomed tech wants best for ANA military medicine
Story by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs Camp Shombak, Afghanistan – 2ndLt. Azizullah Kohestani, from Afghanistan’s Kapsa province, has served in the ANA for three years, and has trained for more than a year to become one of the country’s first military Bio-Medical Electronics Technicians (BMETs). “I [...]
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ANA gains first military surgery capabilities in Helmand
Story by U.S. Navy Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Sean Weir, NTM-A Public Affairs (Camp Shorbak, Afghanistan) – Coalition and Afghan National Army service members worked together to create Afghanistan’s first Air Transportable Treatment Unit (ATTU) at Camp Shorbak in Helmand Province in early May. It is the first of eight ATTUs scheduled [...]
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Afghan Air Force rises to its combat test
by Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 5/9/2013 – KABUL, Afghanistan– An Afghan National Army soldier looks up from his post near Tarin Khowt in the Uruzgan Province. He’s surrounded by rugged mountains, a flowing river, a green and vibrant valley and Taliban insurgents trying to overrun the area. The soldier, along [...]
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Coalition runners lace up to “Remember Boston” in 5K, individual runs
By Lt. Ann W. Jefferson, NTM-A Public Affairs KABUL – More than 130 runners from U.S. and coalition forces participated in a “Remember Boston” 5K run at Camp Eggers in Afghanistan, April 20, 2013, to show solidarity with the city of Boston following the events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon and the week [...]
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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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Building the ANA in RMTC Shorabak
Story and photos by Lt. Col. Dan Christiansen RSC-SW and Maj. Simon Everhard, DCOM-A The Regional Military Training Center at Shorabak, Helmand, was transferred to autonomous Afghan National Army control Dec. 26, 2012, marking the culmination of almost three years of mentoring by first British and then Danish advisers, along with the progressive development [...]
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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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NVG training increases AAF capabilities
by Capt. Anastasia Wasem 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 3/26/2013 – SHINDAND AIR BASE, Afghanistan – NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan air advisors reached an important milestone in the Combined Strategic Flight Plan with the inclusion of nighttime operational capabilities as part of flight training for the Afghan Air Force. Night vision goggle training is [...]
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Afghan women strengthen team
by Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger, U.S. Army In past battles, different civilizations were known for certain kinds of warriors. Disciplined Roman legions fielded tough, hard-marching infantry armed with a short sword for close combat. Wily Mongol tumens featured well-drilled, relentless cavalry capable of mounted archery and lightning-fast charges. Turkish janissaries had outstanding engineers, able [...]
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KMTC opens New Literacy Village
by Maj. Marc-André Langelier, Commanding Officer, Special Skills Brigade Training Advisory Team The New Literacy Village at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) at Camp Alamo officially opened Dec. 27, 2012, with representatives from four Afghan national organizations doing the honors. Maj. Gen. Mohammed Habib Hesari, commander of Afghan National Army (ANA) Training [...]
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