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WWII and D-Day veteran, John Perozzi, 82nd Airborne Division, talks with active duty 82nd Abn. Div. Soldiers after a ceremony that commemorated the La Fiere, Ste. Mere Eglise, WWII and D-Day events, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from the U.S., Germany, France, Holland and the United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise to the sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
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Spc. Josh Jenkins, a medic of the 82nd Airborne Division, is inspecting this Afghani child for symptoms of pink eye, on Sept. 30, 2002, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Jenkins is part of the Psychological Operations (PSYOP) teams, humanitarian aid package that goes out on daily patrols to local villages to help build a positive rapport with the local communities and U.S. Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marshall Emerson) (Released)
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The Morning Calm Weekly command information newspaper is available online at imcom.korea.army.mil
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A U.S. Army Soldier from 1-68 Field Artillery Regiment provides security while visiting a neighborhood in Basra, Iraq, June 7, 2010. U.S. Soldiers are in the area speaking with local residents to discourage them from harassing U.S. and Iraqi military forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Wellner)
Pfc. Justin Arrington gets his feet ready to compete in a 10k road march during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior competition at Fort Bragg on May 11, 2011. Arrington is a Civil Affairs Soldier with the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion in Riverdale, Md. USACAPOC(A) will select one Soldier and one Non-Commissioned Officer to represent the command at Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Felix R. Fimbres)
The 415th CA Bn., redeployed, July 2011, after a year deployment to Afghanistan. In a Welcome Home Warrior ceremony, March 25, the Soldiers were formally recognized by local government officials and Family members.
The Welcome Home Warrior ceremony was developed by the Chief of the Army Reserve to ensure that every Soldier and Family was recognized for their deployment service and properly welcomed home in front of both fellow Soldiers and the community. During each ceremony, Soldiers who deployed for the first time receive an encased American flag, a Welcome Home Warrior Citizen flag, a lapel pin set and a U.S. Army Reserve Commander’s coin for excellence. The 415th Civil Affairs Battalion is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne). U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO
Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Taken in 1973 or 1974. This compound was near the DMZ. I had a peace symbol painted on the back of my Nissan Bluebird, which didn't win me much favor with some of the senior officers and enlisted.
Spc. Amanda Albright competes in a 10k road march during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior competition at Fort Bragg on May 11, 2011. Albright is a PSYOP Soldier with the 2nd PSYOP Group in Twinsburg, Ohio. USACAPOC(A) will select one Soldier and one Non-Commissioned Officer to represent the command at Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Felix R. Fimbres)
Col. Kenneth Moore, center, listens to Col. R. Christion Brewer, commanding officer of the 350th Civil Affairs Command during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 7. Moore relinquished the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie during the ceremony held in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from the U.S., Germany, France, Holland and the United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise to the sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
A French re-enactor dressed in WWII garb participates in a D-Day celebration at Ste. Mere Eglise, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from the U.S., Germany, France, Holland and the United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise to the sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Morelli)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's UH-60 airborne operation on Luzon Drop Zone, July 18. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
WWII and D-Day veteran, John Perozzi, 82nd Airborne Division, is honored during a ceremony that commemorated the La Fiere, Ste. Mere Eglise, WWII and D-Day events, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise tothe sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th annivesary of D-Day. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Spc. Thi Le, bench presses the required weight during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) German Armed Forces Badge qualification at Callahan Gym, Dec. 7. The first day included track and field events like a 100 meter sprint, shot put, long and high jump, bench press, and others. The qualification event is part of USACAPOC(A)'s 14th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, in which participants donated a new, unwrapped toy for the chance at earning the badge. Participants will be challenged over a three day period in physical fitness and marksmanship in hopes of being badged either gold, silver, or bronze. The type of medal is determined by how well the Soldier shoots and how far he or she ruck-maches the alloted distance required by their age group. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
British Paratroopers practice modern army combatives (MACP) with the 82nd Airborne’s MACP team while at Fort Bragg on July 21, 2011. The training is part of an intensive two-week training program hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) for the U.K's 4th Parachute Regiment who will leaving for Helmand Province, Afghanistan this summer. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Felix R. Fimbres)
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick McLaughin of St. Paul, Minn., a psychological operations specialist with 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, Task Force Stingray, listens as an Afghan National Army officer speaks about providing security for the people of the Mangow Village Jan. 21. McLaughin visited the village to conduct a key leader engagement with elders and malik to discuss the security within the village. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Kristina L. Gupton, Task Force Red Bulls Public Affairs)
Sgt. Leah Serrano, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, performs a malfunctions check during the mystery event at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, May 10. USACAPOC(A) Soldiers continued on with Day 2 events with the mystery event, May 10. The mystery event included a half-mile run in full battle equipment, reassembling a M4 and M9, weapon's functions check, and accuracy shooting.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Soldiers from the 4th Para locate, stabilize and move a simulated wounded comrade from a hostile environment during realistic medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Spc. Rawan Abudahrieh, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion out of Fort Dix, N.J., jumps over a wall during in the obstacle course portion of the competition. Each Soldier was given the chance to shoot using the engagement skills trainer, simulating shooting an M4 or M16 on the range, Apr. 10. Soldiers from the 353rd Civil Affairs Command came together at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., for a combined Best Warrior Competition with the 350th Civil Affairs Command, Apr. 8 to 12. The winners of this competition will represent the 353rd and 350th at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)'s Best Warrior competition held at Fort Bragg, N.C in May. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Soldiers from the 319th Psychological Operations Company out of Arden Hills, Minn., participated in military information support operations during a training event June 8, 2014. Sgt. Kyle Andersen (center) responds back to the PSYOP Soldiers calling for direct fire during their training mission.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
SSG Kevin Clough, HQ ARRC PSYOPs participated in soldiers eating egg soldiers competition in support of Winston’s Wish, the leading charity for bereaved children. They enjoyed a hearty breakfast whilst attempting to break a Guinness World Record for the most people dipping egg soldiers simultaneously January 22.
Soldiers from the 4th Para locate, stabilize and move a simulated wounded comrade from a hostile environment during realistic medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
British Paratroopers practice modern army combatives (MACP) with the 82nd Airborne’s MACP team while at Fort Bragg on July 21, 2011. The training is part of an intensive two-week training program hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) for the U.K's 4th Parachute Regiment who will leaving for Helmand Province, Afghanistan this summer. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Felix R. Fimbres)
Soldiers from the 4th Para locate, stabilize and move a simulated wounded comrade from a hostile environment during realistic medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
4th Para Soldiers perform first aide on a simulated wounded comrade during medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Paratroopers exchange German jump wings at La Fiere drop zone after completing an airborne operation commemorating D-Day and WWII events, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from the U.S., Germany, France, Holland and the United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise to the sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th anniversary of D-Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick McLaughin (center) of St. Paul, Minn., and U.S. Army Sgt. Clayton Herman of Minneapolis, Minn., both psychological operations specialists with 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, Task Force Stingray, conduct a key leader engagement with village elders and malik of Mangow Jan. 21. They visited the village to speak with elders and the malik to discuss the security within the village. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Kristina L. Gupton, Task Force Red Bulls Public Affairs)
4th Para Soldiers perform first aide on a simulated wounded comrade during medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
A 4th Para Soldier ties a tighter tourniquet around a simulated wounded comrade as he and his teammates try to stabilize the casuality before movement, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Pamela Moore receives a boquet of flowers from the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade after her husband Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
The 321st CA Bde. is part of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was first constituted into the U.S. Army in 1945 as the 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group from California. After inactivation in 1949 in Korea, the unit was redesignated as the 321st Military Government Group in 1955 and allotted to the Army Reserve. It was redesignated two more times until 1959 when it was changed to the 321st Civil Affairs Bde. and relocated in San Antonio in 1963.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
A 4th Para Soldier treats a simulated wounded comrade for a sucking chest wound during medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Soldiers from the 4th Para locate, stabilize and move a simulated wounded comrade from a hostile environment during realistic medical training, July 17. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), participate in Operation Black Warrior's realistic medical training at Reservoir Training Facility, July 17. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the WWII paratroopers who made the jump 68 years ago. After the jump, the task force marched into the town of Ste. Mere Eglise tothe sounds of cheers from the locals. Task Force 68 is in Normandy, France to commemorate the 68th annivesary of D-Day. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO) 1st Lt. Laurie Hawkins, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), performs sustained airborne training on a British low level parachute harness, May 27. British and American participate in Operation Airdrop Warrior.
Operation Airdrop Warrior consisted of both American and British soldiers, equipment and aircrafts. American Soldiers were trained up on the British low-level parachutes, while British soldiers learned how to properly use the American T-10s. Prior to gearing up, each Soldier learned how the other country’s equipment was packed, how it operated, and how to use it safely and successfully. The operation is preparation for the 68th anniversary ceremonies of D-Day in Normandy, France.
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 4th Parachute Regiment, from the United Kingdom, tackle the difficult obstacles of Nasty Nick, an obstacle course made to make even the Special Forces sweat, July 18. Unfortunately, the North Carolina blue skies turned into a sudden thunderstorm and the soldiers were forced to stop the course due to safety concerns. Operation Black Warrior is a two-week combined training exercise that enhances the partnership between the UK and the US. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)
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Sgt. Kris Baker of Alpha Company 9th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina is working with Maj. David Young of the 401st Civil Affairs Battalion and a local interpreter to tell refugees that coalition forces are at the refugee camp to help, on October 29, 2002, Kandahar Afghanistan. Sgt. Baker is running the loudspeaker while Maj. Young is telling the interpreter what to say. U.S. and Romanian Forces are at the refugee camp to provide medical and humanitarian assistance to the refugees before the onset of winter. (U.S. ARMY Photo By, SPC Marshall Emerson) (RELEASED)