Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Byline: Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
Date: 2009-04-22 09:46:00 Seaman Justin McKinney reads a newspaper while relaxing under the netted shading at Holy Joe's Caf at Camp Barber, Afghanistan, April 22, 2009. The small outdoor patio-style caf, located behind the Camp Barber chapel, offers service members and civilians the opportunity to relax and drink a free cup of fresh coffee or tea. The Caf is operated by the chapel's religious ministry team and has received many donations through the Adopt-a-Chaplain Program, ensuring that service members receive some of the simple pleasures of life while forward deployed through the generosity of others. McKinney is a hospital corpsman assigned to the battalion aid station, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, the logistics combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Afghanistan.
Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Byline: Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones
Date: 2009-05-03 12:57:00 An AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter flies over a mountain ridge in support of infantry Marines on the ground in Bakwa, Farah Province, Afghanistan, May 5. The Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, are operating in Bakwa to maintain security in the rural area. U.S. Marines are in Afghanistan to reinforce success and sustain the momentum of the ongoing progress by alliance forces. Company I's mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations while training and mentoring the Afghan national police.
Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Byline: Sgt. Juan D. Alfonso
Date: 2009-04-30 21:03:00 Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Garrison Hardisty speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua T. Savusa concerning construction on several buildings on Camp Leatherneck, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, May 1. Savusa visited Camps Leatherneck and Bastion to discuss construction efforts and future operations with Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan. Savusa is the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan command sergeant major. Hardisky is a project supervisor with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5.
Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Byline: Sgt. Juan D. Alfonso
Date: 2009-04-30 19:51:00 Command Sgt. Maj. Iuniasolua T. Savusa speaks to a group of crew chiefs with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, May 1, on Camp Bastion, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Savusa visited Camps Leatherneck and Bastion to discuss construction efforts and future operations with Marines and sailors assigned to SPMAGTF-A. Savusa is the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan command sergeant major.
Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Byline: Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
Date: 2009-04-20 17:36:00 Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 3, gather around a table full of barbequed hamburgers, hotdogs and quesadillas during the grand opening of Holy Joe's Caf at Camp Barber, Afghanistan, April 20, 2009. The small outdoor patio-style caf, located behind the Camp Barber chapel, offers service members and civilians the opportunity to relax and drink a free cup of fresh coffee or tea. The caf is operated by the chapel's religious ministry team and has received many donations through the Adopt-a-Chaplain Program, ensuring that service members receive some of the simple pleasures of life while forward deployed through the generosity of others. |