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Archive: October, 2012

35th Combat Aviation Brigade fuels strong partnership with Kuwait
October 29, 2012
The group gathers around a refueling point to discuss safety and proper fueling techniques.
Teaching teachers: New York National Guard member leads seminar in Afghanistan
October 17, 2012
Afghan teachers attend an educators' seminar at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2012.
Dealing with unexploded ordnance part of the daily grind for these Soldiers
October 16, 2012
A pile of French munitions blows smoke, dirt and rock high above the treetops at one of the ranges on Camp Bondsteel, Oct. 10.
Georgia Army National Guard members train Burundi military
October 4, 2012
Master Sgt. Derek Gill demonstrates proper use of portable scales with the assistance of an interpreter. Gill and fellow Georgia Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Samuel Perez trained more than 30 Burundi soldiers during a two-week Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team training known as ADAPT.
Army's first cantor spreads word of Torah in Middle East
October 4, 2012
First Lt. David Frommer leads a small group of service members and civilians in the chanting of the Torah. A chaplain of four years, Frommer has conducted several celebrations of the biblical holiday Sukkot (Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles), but this was his first in the Middle East.
New York Soldiers guide Afghan National Police to the future
October 2, 2012
Lt. Col. Russell Clark with his interpreter in an opium poppy field as Afghan National Police (ANP) use sticks to hack off the plants' seed pods before they can be used to make heroin.
Kentucky Airman serves in Afghanistan for new friends and old
October 1, 2012
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling, second from left, with the Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan on March 6, 2012. Also pictured are Staff Sgt. Austin McDonald, Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris, Staff Sgt. Jeff Ward and Staff Sgt. Raphael Williams.