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NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Using a boulder as cover on a mountaintop in the Shal Valley, U.S. Army Sgt. James T. Schmidt, infantry squad leader from Decatur, Ill., assigned to (click for more)
‘Medic!’ Just another day for combat medic
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – In the middle of an eight-hour firefight against insurgents, U.S. Army Spc. Brit B. Jacobs (right), combat medic from Sarasota, Fla., guides U.S. Army Spc. Ronnie (click for more)
Bastogne Overwatch: No Slack for insurgents
U.S. Army Spc. Roy D. Cunningham, mortarman from Detroit, and U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy D. Hunt, mortarman from Las Vegas, both assigned to Task Force No Slack, fire 60mm mortar (click for more)
Soldiers special guests at Khaga school graduation
NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Capt. David Brown, of Woodstock, Conn., company commander of Troop C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, talks with students from the Computer English Education (click for more)
Nuristan PRT conducts Nurgaram KLE
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Hatcher of Frederick, Md., security force squad leader of the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, and an interpreter walk to an Afghanistan (click for more)
Kapisa PRT honors veterans
KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – French Army Brig. Gen Jean-Francois Hogard, commanding general for Task Force La Fayette, reviews French and U.S. forces during a ceremony Nov. 11 on FOB Morales-Frazier (click for more)
Agreement paves way for Sarkani demonstration farm
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl of Jackson, Minn., meets with Shah Mahmood, subgovernor of the Sarkani District in Kunar Province Nov. 10 at (click for more)
Poles celebrate Independence Day
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Polish soldiers display a state flag during an Independence Day Ceremony on FOB Ghazni Nov. 11 commemorating Poland's independent statehood in 1918 after 123 (click for more)
Operations: Afghan National Army leads the way
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members from the Afghan National Army and Task Force Bastogne meet to discuss plans for future operations in Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman provinces on Forward (click for more)
Nuristan PRT conducts dismounted patrol
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Radcliffe (center) of Columbia, Md., a Nuristan PRT security force member, conducts a dismounted patrol through the town of Nengarash here Nov. (click for more)
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan cadets graduated from the police course at the Troop Sustainment Site on Forward Operating Base Ghazni Oct. 5.
Polish, American and Afghan instructors conducted the 10-week, intensive training for 126 students. It included reading and writing, personal hygiene, drill, shooting, and introduction to law and Afghan Constitution.
The main part of the training was focused on how to conduct typical police activities, which included retaining people to control them, area patrolling, setting up checkpoints, convoy attack repulsing, acting with found, using handcuffs and truncheon, and suppressing riots.
Cadets came from all regions of Afghanistan and they will serve in Ghazni Province.
“Some of them had their baptism of fire during the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections. They secured pooling stations, but also many of them had fire contact with insurgents who were trying to disrupt voting processes,” said Polish Military Police Staff Sgt. Leszek Olejniczak, police instructor.
This course was unique compared to others – part of the course ran during Ramadan. But cadets managed to combine their religion duties with course lectures due to personal commitment and morale.
“It is clear, this group came here to learn something new, something useful and to make their work better,” said Olejniczak.
This course offers the chance for some cadets to get a promotion, and for some to later attend the officer’s school in Kabul. An Afghan student who graduated from TSS school only six months ago is now one of the current instructors.
So far, more than 450 policemen have graduated from TSS at FOB Ghazni.
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