R.I.P. - Petty Officer 1st Class Chad R. Regelin

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 1st Class Chad R. Regelin, 24, of Cottonwood, Calif., died Jan. 2 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Regelin was assigned as an explosive ordnance disposal technician to Marine Special...

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Jan. 04., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 4) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered an improvised explosive device making facility while conducting a routine patrol in Musa Qal’ ah district, Helmand province, yesterday. The facility housed approximately 250 pounds (115 kilograms) of ammonium nitrate, 220 feet (70 meters) of detonation cord, 36 main charges,...

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8 insurgents killed, 16 detained: MoD

KABUL (PAN): Eight insurgents were killed, and 16 others detained during joint operations in different provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday. The operations were conducted by Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) troops in Paktia, Kunar, Baghlan, Khost, Zabul, Helmand, Laghman and Kandahar provinces. In...

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