CAMP MAIWAND, Afghanistan -- As dust swirled endlessly in the hot air and stuck to every piece of gear, a small group of U.S. Army advisors began to resettle into a no-frills compound at the heart of an Afghan National Army base.

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- At two years old, U.S. Army Capt. Vincent Garcia said he remembers helping his mother as she would go from house to house providing cleaning services.

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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erica Robedo said she learned the meaning of hard work at a very young age. Robedo, assigned to Company G, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, said she witnessed her parents tirelessly earn money by picking onions, grapefruit, and oranges in order to support the Family.

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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- When it comes to deployments, the hardest part for many Soldiers is saying goodbye to their loved ones, especially to their children. For 1st Sgt. Glenn Myers, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Montana National Guard, he did not have to bid farewell to one child, because Alex, his son, is currently deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan with him.

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CAMP DAHLKE, Afghanistan -- Over a traditional Afghan meal, U.S. and Afghan soldiers came together Saturday for a difficult meeting none of them would have wanted in the first place.

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KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As a rifleman in the U.S. Marine Corps, Travis Fitzpatrick said he felt a sense of comfort when he and his fellow Marines went out in harm's way because he trusted the skills of their medical team to help them if anything went wrong. Now a nurse anesthetist and a U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. with NATO Role III Multinational Medical Unit, Fitzpatrick is able to help Afghan infantry soldiers feel that sense of comfort for their medical team at the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital.

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COMBAT OUTPOST BAZIKHEL, Afghanistan -- Spc. Stephen Powers sat on the ramp of a combat vehicle as he studied the screen of a dusty laptop full of blue circles maneuvering along a map.

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan- Pebbles and dust flew as the black and tan German Shepard, Larry, a working dog from United States Forces-Afghanistan Mad Dog Kennels, hurtled toward his intended target, a burly man from AMK9's contract working dog team in a bite suit. In an explosion of muscle and fur, Larry launched himself at the man, clamping his jaws around a healthy portion of the suit. After a few moments, his handler, Spc. Austin Lancaster, native of Amarillo, Texas and military working dog handler for the 180th Military Working Dog Detachment at Fort Leonard Wood, gave Larry the command to release the man and Larry obliged with a few excited whines. Clipping a leash back onto Larry's collar, Lancaster and Larry proceeded to lead the "perpetrator," the man in the bite suit, toward the other end of the facility, in an exercise of escorting him off the premises. Soldiers, contractors and D.A. Civilians watching from the wooden benches on the other side of the fence cheered enthusiastically, ending Larry's run and ushering in the next working dog team in the K9 competition.

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Department of Defense Expeditionary Civilian (DOC-EC) Derek Duncan was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, NATO Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Civilian of Wartime Service Medal and a Civilian of the Month certificate for his service in Afghanistan during a brief ceremony Sept. 17.

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Department of Defense Expeditionary Civilian (DOC-EC) Richard Belanger was awarded the Commander's Award for Civilian Service, NATO Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and Civilian of Wartime Service certificate for his service in Afghanistan during a brief ceremony Sept. 17.

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