Freedom Watch Update

Customs searches are done at Forward Operating Base Shank instead of Manas in the event of Manas being shut down. Includes sound bites from Sgt. 1st Class Logan McKenzie, Brigade Customs Agent. Story by Spc. Alisha Grezlik. Service members at Bagram Air Field mark the 67th Anniversary of Republic of Korea Armed Forces Day, the day South Korean Forces pushed through the 38th Parallel. Includes sound bites from Sgt. Chris Bonebrake, 115th MPAD. Story by Staff Sgt. Anna Rutherford. Hosted by Senior Airman Monique Benedict. Also available in high definition.

An infantry unit investigates a hilltop at a nearby undisclosed forward operating base. There, they discover that a settlement was once an observation point for the Taliban. Includes sound bites from Spc. Dakota Sherry and Pfc. Carlos Rivera, Infantryman. Story by Airman Jimmy Moreland, hosted by SrA Monique Benedict. Also available in high definition.

How the meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) of today are vital for the modern warfighter in the field. Soundbite includes SGT. Jaclyn Ward - NKC Battalion Aid Station. Produced by SrA Cameron Currie and hosted by Cpl Michael Lopez. Also available in High Definition.

Marines deployed to Afghanistan find many ways to unwind from a days work. Capt. Johannah Thyden enjoys volunteering her free time by singing and playing the piano for the chapel worship team. Story by Cpl Ed Galo, hosted by Senior Airman Monique Benedict. Also available in high definition.

A company of Marines assigned to clear a road of IEDs get ambushed but overcame the odds and completed their mission. Story by Cpl Michael Lopez, Hosted by SSgt Nathan Parry. Includes sound bites from Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Walker, Platoon Sergeant and Cpl. Joshua Hall, Buffalo Arm Operator. Also available in high definition.

(Story 1) Guardsmen conduct blacksmith training for Afghans at FOB Finley Shields in Nangahar Province. Story by SSG Alexis Ramos. (Story 2) Soldiers and civilians at FOB Fenty enjoy a performance from AWOL, an Army rock band. Story by SPC Tianna Waite. Hosted by PO1 Jason Heavner. Includes sound bites from CW2 Richard Coplin, Combat Engineer and Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Ressler, Audience Member. Also available in high definition.

TSgt Dominique Dickens reports from Kabul, Afghanistan about the latest handover of programs between the coalition forces and Afghan forces. Soundbites include Col. Abdul Sabor - Commandant, Infantry Branch School and Brigadier General Richard Dennis - Deputy Commander/Army, NTM-A. Hosted by SGT Jacob Connor and produced by TSgt. Dominigue Dickens. Also available in High Definition.

One Soldier gains support from his chain of command and sets personal goals to gain an Associate's degree while being deployed in Afghanistan. Soundbites include SPC. Ricky Flores - College Graduate. Hosted by SSgt Nathan Parry and Produced by SGT Jacob Connor. Also available in High Definition.

NBC's Lester Holt visits troops in Kabul, Afghanistan. Story by Sgt. 1st Class E. L. Craig, hosted by SSgt Nathan Parry. Includes sound bites from Lester Holt, NBC Anchor and Lt. Col. Francis Piccoli, ISAF Joint Command. Also available in high definition.

Corporal Michael Lopez reports from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, about members of 1st Combat Engineering Battalion preparing service members on how to deal with IEDs and how to detect IED threats. Includes interview with Lt. Col. Andrew Niebel, 1st CEB Commanding Officer, Sgt. Joshua Del Bosque, MMV Instructor and Gunnery Sgt. James Paul, SNCOIC Counter IED Lanes. Hosted by Senior Airman Evan Mills. Also available in high definition.