US CENTCOM Press Releases

Female soldiers work with women of Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:40 AM PDT

DEH DADI, Afghanistan (August 30, 2011) — The U.S. Army has teams that specialize in different tasks, such as training Soldiers during simulated war or teaching Soldiers how to parachute from an airplane. When it comes to helping the women of Afghanistan, the Army has teams for that too.

Marines train Afghan police to handle special tactics missions

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:40 AM PDT

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (August 29, 2011) — Marine Corps instructors at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, are in the process of training an elite group of Afghan Uniformed Police in a first-of-its-kind training program.