82nd's 1st Brigade

This gut-wrenching video shows the 101st Airborne Medivac team rushing into action to save the lives of wounded American soldiers in Afghanistan. TURN UP YOUR SOUND WATCH VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/v/dSbaOgrHZ0g&hl=en_US&fs=1 CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY THIS VIDEO Read Full Story

Photos by Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt All photos are high resolution and can be clicked twice to maximize size. Fox Sports NFL Sunday’s commentators Jay Glazer, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, and Curt Menefee, give their final thanks at the conclusion of the NFL pre-game show at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8. Fox Sports visited BAF from Nov. 5-8 to tape and produce the pre-game show and to thank service men and women who are currently deployed. During their trip the NFL personalities visited various locations on BAF to try tasks that service members deployed perform daily. Fox Sports NFL Sunday’s ... Read Full Story

Photos by Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt All photos are high resolution and can be clicked twice to maximize size. Fox Sports NFL Sunday’s commentators Jay Glazer, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, and Curt Menefee, give their final thanks at the conclusion of the NFL pre-game show at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 8. Fox Sports visited BAF from Nov. 5-8 to tape and produce the pre-game show and to thank service men and women who are currently deployed. During their trip the NFL personalities visited various locations on BAF to try tasks that service members deployed perform daily. Fox Sports NFL Sunday’s ... Read Full Story

82nd Airborne Assumes Command in Eastern Afghanistan American Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, June 3, 2009 – Fifteen months after transferring authority of Regional Command East in Afghanistan to the 101st Airborne Division, the 82nd Airborne Division reassumed command during a ceremony here today. U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stand in formation saluting with their Afghan and coalition counterparts during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 3, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael Greenberger The ceremony marks the official transition from Combined Joint Task Force 101 to Combined Joint Task Force 82, with the new unit assuming responsibility for ... Read Full Story

Video from the Sabzek Pass in Herat, Western Afghanistan, where US and Afghan forces are working together to protect the area. Scenes include Sabzek Pass, U.S. Soldiers talking to Afghan soldiers, U.S. and Afghan soldiers around a campfire and soundbites in English and Dari. Units Involved: • Task Force Fury, 82nd Airborne Division (Fort Bragg, US) Interviewees: • Staff Sgt. Jerry Potts (US), Task Force Fury, 82nd Airborne Division • Staff Sgt. Hector Lopez (US), Task Force Fury, 82nd Airborne Division • Spc. Matt Higgins (US), Task Force Fury, 82nd Airborne Division • Sgt. Travis Mills (US), Task Force Fury, 82nd Airborne Division • ... Read Full Story