Afghan soldiers rescue villagers from flash flood

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Grateful Afghan villagers are rescued from flash floods by Afghan National Army Soldiers July 28. The ANA Soldiers rescued over 200 villagers from flash flooding (click for more)

330th MPC build rapport

KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A young boy sits on a table at a convenience store while members of the 330th Military Police Company, Police Combined Action Team, buy juice and (click for more)

ANP Search for illegal weapons

KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Policemen and members of the 330th Military Police Company, Police Combined Action Team, search a goat herder’s house for illegal weapons and evidence of (click for more)

Patrols help keep peace in Pech Valley area

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Children from Kandigal village in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province follow U.S. Army Pfc. Richard J. Sandoval of Fresno, Calif., radio operator for 3rd Platoon, Company B, (click for more)

Convoy fights off insurgent ambush

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Pfc. Aaron R. Will of Tampa, Fla., a gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, reloads his (click for more)

Mississippi’s bomb hunters: Army National Guardsmen fight roadside bombs

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Soldiers of 1st Plt., 287th Engineer Co. pray before leaving on a route clearance mission in southeastern Afghanistan July 18. Since their arrival in theater in (click for more)

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DoD Rewards Program making a difference in Cyclone’s AO

Written by U.S. Army Spc. Charles J. Thompson, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:58

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The Department of Defense Awards Program is designed to pay individuals for information that leads to the capture of illegal weapons or high value targets.

After the illegal weapons or the high value target has been taken into custody by Coalition forces, the individual who provided the information will receive the payment.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brent Nelson, from Indianapolis, In., assigned to Task Force Cyclone has been working with the DOD Rewards Program since he arrived in Afghanistan in August 2009.

“The program has been very successful in our area, especially around Bagram Airfield,” said Nelson. This program rewards the citizens of Afghanistan for taking part in their own safety and security, and it shows that they care about our safety, said Nelson.

In one instance, one Colonel visited a local village where the elder said he knew the location of a weapons cache. As a result the explosive ordinance team was called to recover the cache and the village elder was paid for his efforts. It benefited the village and coalition forces by assisting in security around the village.

More than $100,000 has been awarded during Task Force Cyclones deployment here.

This program allows Afghan civilians to work side-by-side with Coalition forces to help defeat threats to the citizens of Afghanistan and Coalition forces.