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Deployed father renders first salute to newly commissioned son

Father provides first salute to son from Afghanistan

Master Sgt. Marshall Rader rendered the first salute to his son, Gregory Rader, following his officer commissioning ceremony at North Georgia University, May 10, through a video teleconference at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan.

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War dog and man’s best friend

Sgt. Justin Haggerty, a military policeman, adopts the dog he deployed with after their return.  The bomb-sniffing dog was medically retired after he was diagnosed with PTSD.

Retrograde

A Closer Look: Moving Out

The retrograde of goods and equipment from Afghanistan is underway. Join Gail McCabe for a “Closer Look” at what it means to logisticians, when the U.S. Military says it’s “Moving Out.”

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Ready for Warrior Games

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Maj. John Arbino became active in adaptive sports and eventually was accepted to the Army Team for the 2013 Warrior Games.

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Remembering the fallen

Spc. Miguel Lopez, who was wounded in Afghanistan, talks about his fallen friend and works to keep his memory alive while recovering from his injuries.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick Pence, a pathfinder member assigned to the 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Atlanta, Ga., assists a Cameroon Defense Forces member with using a compass to determine proper aircraft heading and aerial delivery drop zone marker placement prior to a Cameroon Air Force C-130 low cost low altitude bundle air drop during Central Accord 2013, at the Cameroon Defense Forces Engineer Base, Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 27, 2013. Pence is participating in Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while and increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Master Sgt. Stan Parker, 621st CRW Public Affairs)

Pathfinders support Operation Central Accord

Pathfinders from the 560th Battlefield Surveillence Brigade, Georgia National Guard, teach African military members how to set up a dropzone during Operation Central Accord. More than 170 Soldiers supported the U.S. Army Africa exercise in Cameroon.