Freedom Watch Update

This edition features a story about a petty officer training service members close quarter combat skills in knife fighting. Sound bites from Petty Officer 1st Class Snake Blocker, Apache Knife Fighting Instructor. Hosted by Senior Airman Alina Richard. Produced by Staff Sgt. Danielle Washington. Available in high definition.

This edition features a story about Afghan and coalition forces discovering and clearing a Taliban Improvised Explosive Device factory. Sound bites from Tech. Sgt. Christian McKay, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team Leader. Produced by Staff Sgt. Walter Talens. Hosted by Senior Airman Alina Richard. Available in high definition.

This edition features stories about the Women’s Center opening in Now Zad, Afghanistan and about service members on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Soundbites include Sgt. Kathryn Comfort – Female Engagement Team 2 and Brenicia Watson – Honoring MLK. Produced by Cpl. Meredith Brown and MC2. Zulema Sotelo. Hosted by SrA. Alina Richard. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features stories on Air Force National Guard and Reserve engineers providing and maintaining power for troops at Forward Operating Base Ghazni and Army combat engineers in northern Afghanistan working on projects at the Tajikistan border and working with the border police. Hosted by Senior Airman Alina Richard. Also available in high definition.

This edition features a story about Afghan Police protecting U.S. troops by locating an Improvised Explosive Device. Includes sound bites from Staff Sgt. Trident Vilanueva, Infantry Team Leader and Azizullah Azizi, Provincial ALP Commander. Hosted by Senior Airman Alina Richard.

This edition features a stories about how over the years, our military has invented numerous useful items and tools...from night vision and G.P.S to the jet pack and silly putty. Petty Officer Kyle Jackson brings us the story on one unit at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan whose creative ideas help war fighters in the field and a story about how Combat Medics prepare for the battle field in Kabul, Afghanistan. Soundbites include Jim Granitzki - RDECOM Engineer and Dr. Majib Mujib - KNMH Physician. Produced by MC3 Kyle Jackson and SSG. Danielle Washington. Hosted by SrA. Alina Richard. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features a story about Joint combat outpost Shir Khan is a new addition to the Afghanistan, Tajikistan border. The 40th Engineer Battalion built it to support Afghan border police training and to secure this vital supply route between the two countries. During the first few months of construction, the Soldiers who live and work here had to eat M-R-E's. until Cpl John smart arrived and set up his field kitchen. There are sound bites from Spc. Jerry Howard, Combat Engineer, Sgt. John Smart, Food Service Specialist, and Capt. Nicholas Barry, Company Commander, Alpha Company 40th Engineer Battalion. Produced by PO2 Brandon Shelander. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features a story about the memorial service for EOD Team 5, Trip Wire in Afghanistan. Soundbites include Maj. Devin Tomaseski - Master of Ceremony and SPC. Jonathan Quint - Phase Maintainer. Produced by Cpl. Liz Cisneros and SPC. David Innes. Hosted by SrA. Alina Richard. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features stories about UH-60 Phase Maintainers inspecting helicopters that have reached the 720 flight hours milestone., and Afghan and coalition forces discovering a Taliban drug cache. Hosted by LanceCpl. Christopher Baines. Available in high definition.

This edition features a story about a mother and daughter that got to spend some time together while deployed to Afghanistan. Includes sound bites from Spc. Samantha Kelley, Daughter and Carol Cassidy, Mother. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Melissa Hay. Available in high definition.