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  • Rafiqullah, the senior enlisted man in the battalion's headquarters company, radioed back to brigade headquarters to report the unit had no commander.

    Afghan Base Tests U.S. Exit Plans Michael M. Phillips 2011

  • The Afghan soldiers explained they had been told by the battalion's executive officer they would be leaving along with the Americans, so they destroyed what they could to prevent the base falling into Taliban hands.

    Afghan Base Tests U.S. Exit Plans Michael M. Phillips 2011

  • That's not a chaplain delivering that Christian sermon beginning at 3:36 in the video; that was the battalion's sergeant major, Jeffrey D. Moses, and the Marine speaking right before him was the battalion commander, Lt. Col.

    Chris Rodda: The Camp Pendleton Cross: The Facts vs. What the "Persecuted" Christians Are Saying Chris Rodda 2011

  • The battalion's work began with an aggressive clearing operation against Taliban strongholds.

    A Counterinsurgency Success in Afghanistan Anne Jolis 2011

  • A Plattsburgh, N.Y., native who's serving here with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, part of the 10th Mountain Division, 1st Lt. Monty goes on to tell Mr. Jan that if he attends an upcoming meeting at the battalion's outpost and presents his damage claims, he will be reimbursed.

    Bastiat in Kandahar Anne Jolis 2011

  • George Flynn, commander of the battalion's Echo Co., an infantry unit, was something of a neutral party, neither sniper nor tanker.

    A Marine's Death by Friendly Fire Haunts Afghanistan Outpost Michael M. Phillips 2011

  • The paratrooper's latest Army commendation medal was awarded for his service in Afghanistan, where he was section chief for an airborne field artillery battalion's radar system that tracked incoming enemy fire.

    Soldier Finds Minefield on Road to Citizenship Miriam Jordan 2011

  • The battalion's work began with an aggressive clearing operation against Taliban strongholds.

    A Counterinsurgency Success in Kandahar Anne Jolis 2011

  • Marines from the battalion's Company C fought a series of small engagements Sunday as they crossed muddy fields green with young opium poppies and low alfalfa.

    U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah Michael M. Phillips 2010

  • Marines from the battalion's Company C fought a series of small engagements Sunday as they crossed muddy fields green with young opium poppies and low alfalfa.

    U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah Michael M. Phillips 2010

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