Marines Patrol Base Georgetown attack (+video HD)

in this unclassified/released video by Lance Cpl. Jacob M. Lagoze show us the attack of the Marines Patrol Base Georgetown attack in Kajaki Sofla, Helmand, Afghanistan - on November 22, 2011. 1st Battalion 6th Marines Combat Camera (First Battalion, 6th Marines is currently assigned to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division (Forward)/Task Force Leatherneck. Task force...

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All I Want For Christmas - HMS OCEAN (+video)

  British HMS OCean will return from deployment for Christmas... After lots of time away last year (214 days) -- planned for 7 week deployment exercise with other nations Diverted to Libya and further operations Back 9 Dec after 7½ months away - 225 days with 176 at sea 400 people onboard (at peak during the amphibious exercises just under 900 onboard but approx...

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Drawdown Through Kuwait (+video HD)

As Soldiers leave Iraq, they stop through Kuwait to process home. Third Army ARCENTs Redistribution Property Assistance Team Yard on Camp Virginia is the first stop. Here they hand over equipment, material and vehicles, This is the largest logistical movement since WWII. Third Army/ARCENT executes this mission and still maintains operations in Afghanistan as well as taking...

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Iran Says Downed Drone Was Deep in Its Airspace

TEHRAN, Iran -- The unmanned U.S. spy plane was deep inside Iran's airspace, flying over an eastern town famous for Persian carpets and saffron when it was downed by Iranian armed forces, state radio reported Wednesday. The report said the stealth-version of the RQ-170 drone was detected by Iranian forces over the eastern town of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225 kilometers)...

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Bonn conference conclusions

Conference Conclusions: International Conference on Afghanistan, December 2011 Published December 5, 2011 These conclusions were presented after the International Conference on Afghanistan held in Bonn, Germany on December 5, 2011. Afghanistan and the International Community: From Transition to the Transformation Decade CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS 1. We, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the International Community, met today in Bonn to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 Bonn Conference, which...

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Soldiers Conduct 36 Hour Patrol (+video HD)

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 2-2 Infantry, conducted a 36-hour patrol in villages in Khudza'i Province, Marmurwal, Andar District and Ghazni Province. Coalition forces often use patrols to secure villages and in some cases, entire districts. In this report, Petty Officer Erick Holmes takes us on a unique patrol that pushed a group of soldiers to the limit....

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Bomb Kills 19 Civilians in Helmand

At least 19 Afghan civilians died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Helmand province on Wednesday morning, local officials said. A minibus struck a roadside bomb while driving in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, triggering an explosion that killed 19 Afghan civilians, officials said. The vehicle was driving on a road in Helmand province's volatile Sangin district...

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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi claims Kabul suicide attack

A Pakistan-based terror group known as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi, an offshoot of the anti-Shia Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, claimed it executed today's suicide attack in Kabul that killed more than 50 Shia worshippers. From The Guardian, which has a partial backgrounder on the group: By Bill Roggio - December 6, 2011 6:14 PM from LWJ  A Pakistan-based terror group...

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Spanish Troops to Start Afghan Withdrawal in January

Spain's Defence Minister, Carme Chacon, said on Tuesday that his nation's troops will start withdrawing from Afghanistan in January 2012. Spain has about 1,500 troops in Afghanistan, most of them based in western Badghis province. It has lost 32 soldiers in Afghanistan since 2002. Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently announced that Afghan forces will take responsibility...

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24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 8 conduct training off Florida coast

USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA-Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct rifle movement drills during sustainment training aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Dec. 6, 2011. Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim, 12/6/2011 4:33 AM 12/6/2011  By ...

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Pearl Harbor: Lest We Forget

December 6th, 2011 The following blog post is written by MC2 Xander Gamble, of Defense Media Activity in Ft. Meade, Md., who is on assignment in Pearl Harbor to capture events commemorating the 70th Anniversary of America’s acknowledged entrance into World War II. While in Pearl Harbor for the 70th Anniversary of the unfortunate events that occurred on Dec. 7, 1941,...

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Dec 7,1941: A Day that Lives in Infamy

On this day, in 1941, December 7th, 353 planes from 6 Japanese Aircraft Carriers launched a surprise attack on the United States Military, particularly the US Navy Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack came in the middle of diplomatic negotiations between the US and Japan in Washington DC, and killed 2,402 Americans and 64 Japanese, forcing the United States...

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US hopes Pak officers will return to Afghan border liaison centers soon

Captain John F Kirby, the Acting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, has expressed hoped that Pakistan's officers would return to border coordination centers soon. "We are aware that Pakistan has decided to remove some of their liaison officers from some of the border coordination centers. This is certainly Pakistan's right. We hope those liaison officers can resume...

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3 militants killed 27 detained in Afghan army operations

Wednesday, December 07, 2011 – Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan following a statement said, at least three militants were killed and 27 other suspects were detained by Afghan security forces following military operations across the country during the past 24 hours. The source further added, the operations were conducted in southern Kandahar and Helmand...

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Dec. 07., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 7) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Qalat district, Zabul province, today. The facilitator was responsible for making and employing roadside bombs.  Additionally, he armed and moved insurgents through the province and provided information on Afghan government officials...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Ryan D. Sharp

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Ryan D. Sharp, 28, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Dec. 3, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered Nov. 21 at Kandahar province, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat...

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