Freedom Watch Update

This edition features stories about new Afghan troops graduating into full-fledged soldiers, and about how U.S. forces are helping Afghan National Army doctors. Hosted by Senior Airman Jarid Watson. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on Soldiers being reminded to look for signs of stress while serving in Afghanistan over the holidays and an Air Force embedded training team teaching the Afghanistan army and police in medical care. Hosted by Senior Airman Jarid Watson

This edition features stories on International Security Assistance Force troops stopping during a convoy to provide medical care to Afghans involved in a car accident and the Lt. Dan Band performing for troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan as part of the 2009 Fall USO Tour. Hosted by Senior Airman Jarid Watson.

This edition features stories on an approximately $15,000 in donated winter clothing and school supplies being distributed to Afghanistan children and a Soldier preparing for a Thanksgiving dinner in Afghanistan. Senior Airman Amanda Wowk

This edition features stories on Afghan and International security forces detaining suspected militants in Kandahar province, Afghanistan and a suicide bomb facilitator and the Bagram Airfield 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Dining Facility serving Thanksgiving dinner to the troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Hosted by Senior Airman Jonathan Porter.

This edition features a stories about Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James Roy, visiting the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team, and U.S. Soldiers instructing Afghan National Police in weapons fundamentals. Hosted by Senior Airman Jarid Watson. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz visiting service members stationed in Afghanistan and a Provincial Reconstruction Team teaching local Afghanistan workers building techniques as they build a library. Hosted by Senior Airman Amanda Wowk

This edition features stories on Gen. McChrystal's reaction to President Obama sending in 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and the training of Afghan national police on Humvee driving and maneuvering training. Hosted by Senior Airman Jarid Watson.

This edition features stories on Gen. Stanley McChrystal speaking with members of ISAF to discuss moving forward in Afghanistan after President Obama's decision to send more troops and Soldiers competing in a boxing competition. Hosted by Senior Airman Jonathan Porter

This edition features stories on Gen. Stanley McChrystal addressing service members on the direction ISAF is taking on Afghanistan and expansion construction projects going on at Camp Leatherneck. Hosted by Senior Airman Jonathan Porter.

This edition features stories on coalition forces and Afghan security forces killing and wounding insurgent forces and Soldiers training Afghanistan security forces on foot patrol tactics. Hosted by Senior Airman Amanda Wowk.

This edition features a stories about Operation Reward, a program that provides Afghan nationals protection for providing information about improvised explosive device attacks, and Operation Care, a program that provides humanitarian aid to Afghan nationals. Hosted by Senior Airman Amanda Wowk. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on militants near a taliban training facility targeted by International Security Assistance Force during an air strike and Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers working together to fight taliban and gain the trust of local civilians in rural Afghanistan Hosted by Senior Airman Jonathan Porter.

This edition features stories on members of Task Force Mountain Warrior working with Afghan contractors to replace a bridge across the Saracha River in Nangahar province, Afghanistan and an agricultural development team providing seed spreaders to Afghan farmers in the Khost province of Afghanistan as a way to boost their economy and combat taliban influence. Hosted by Senior Airman Jonathan Porter.

This edition features stories on the Afghan national police establishing the first exclusive women's police corps training center and service members stationed in Afghanistan celebrating the Army vs. Navy football game. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features a story about International Security Assistance Forces killing four militants placing Improvised Explosive Devices, and a counter indirect fire patrol, searching for insurgents and rockets. Hosted by Cpl. Dane Knapik-Christensen. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on the Kunar Reconstruction Team and civilians in the area promoting peace through a cricket tournament and United Service Organizations (USO) holiday tour through Afghanistan. Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen.

This edition features stories about Gen. George Casey visiting service members stationed in Afghanistan and Gen. Casey discussing what needs to be known about the troop increase in Afghanistan. Produced by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen.

This edition features a story on an international security force air strike that killed militants in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan and service members attending a graduation ceremony for Afghan construction workers. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez.

This edition features stories on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, meeting with the commander of the Afghan National Army to discuss security in the region at Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan and CROWS II, common remotely operated weapons station, which replaces the gunner on the outside of armored vehicles, allowing the gun to be controlled from inside the vehicle. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on the Kunar provincial government and reconstruction team working together to build four new schools and postal employees working overtime to distribute the high volume of holiday mail they are receiving. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories about U.S. Soldiers vaccinating farm animals, and visiting a local orphanage, Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on the 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron being reactivated as an intelligence and surveillance unit deployed to Afghanistan and a Soldier in Afghanistan creating a holiday-themed environment with large scale decorations, including ice sculptures, for service members stationed in Afghanistan. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins.

This edition features stories on Georgia Air National Guardsmen serving as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) supporting the 48th Infantry Brigade by helping coordinate air support for battlefield operations in Afghanistan and Airmen of the 455th Civil Engineer Squadron beginning construction on a tent city that will accommodate the influx of troops arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on engineers from the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team finishing the last quality assurance checks on a new road in Asadabad and Soldiers interacting with Afghanistan locals and getting finger prints and photos of the local Afghans to help seperate them from insurgent suspects. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins

This edition features a story about a wedding, held over the internet, between a service member deployed to Bagram Air field and his bride and about Soldiers assisting Afghan soldiers in searching for weapons at road side check points. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins.. Afghanistan

This edition features stories about a conference designed to help government officials work together and reduce corruption, and U.S. doctors helping a local national man. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez. Afghanistan

This edition features stories about a Transfer of Responsibility ceremony and the screening process the military uses to choose contractors. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins. Afghanistan

This edition features stories about the capture of a Taliban commander in the Asadabad District of Kunar Province, and a visit to the Egyptian Hospital on Bagram Air Base. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek. Afghanistan.

This edition features stories on Afghan National Policemen in Sar Howzah, Afghanistan learning skills required to save fellow soldiers' lives and Soldiers from the 554th Military Police Company helping Afghan forces train to take control of their own security. Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen.

This edition features a story on Adm. Gary Roughead visiting service members in Afghanistan and Soldiers taking a combat lifesaver course. Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen

This edition features stories about coalition forces discovering drugs and weapons, and U.S. service members receiving training on the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle (MATV). Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins.

This edition features stories on a gathering of Mullahs (Afghan religious leaders) from the Karabal District in eastern Afghanistan and Soldiers from the 554th Military Police Squadron visiting with town elders in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to discuss the well-being of the town. Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen.

This edition features stories on members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers building a new water treatment system on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and Soldiers organizing and supervising a cash-for-work project in which Afghan villagers get paid to work on a project that directly benefits their community. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joy Meek. Afghanistan.

This edition features stories on the Kunar provincial governor and the commander of Task Force Warrior visiting three provinces in western part of Kunar province, Afghanistan in an effort to connect the provincial government with district governments and a reconnaissance mission in the Khost province of Afghanistan in which U.S. Soldiers will work alongside Afghan security forces ensuring they will be able to conduct future missions without coalition assistance. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez.

This edition features stories on Service members and civils at Bagram Airfield take time out to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his holiday. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories about a radio station that provides entertainment and information for its listeners, and U.S. military engineers surveying a site for a new operations and coordination center for the Afghan National Police and Army. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Ali Rose. Afghanistan

This edition features stories on Afghan and Coalition forces finding over 600 Kilograms of Amomium Nitrate when searching a building, and the pro-active approach that technicians are taking at Bagram Airfield on the H1N1 virus. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on coalition forces searching a compound and capturing a Taliban insurgent and a Soldier training Afghanistan border patrol police. Hosted by Senior Airman Joshua Adkins. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek.

This edition features stories on Afghan and U.S. forces delivering humanitarian aid to three villages in Paktya Province and a military working dog specially trained for tracking explosive ordinance and insurgents in Afghanistan. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Ali Rose

This edition features a stories on Craig Joint Theater hospital staff handing out donations to Afghan families and service member teaching a weapons maintenance class to Afghanistan police. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Joy Meek

This edition features a stories on service members responsible for keeping helicopters armed and fueled for missions and Soldiers on a patrol in Afghanistan to gather information on insurgents. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Ali Rose

This edition features a story on International Security Assistance Forces killing several armed insurgents in the Pech District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan and a hands-on veterinary clinic for future veterinarians being conducted at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez.

This edition features stories on the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team visiting construction sites to assess the progress of a district center and school and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Ali Rose. Afghanistan.

This edition features a stories on Soldiers helping Afghan villagers with their livestock and service members who provide maintenance and repairs on helicopters in Afghanistan. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez.

This edition features a stories on the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team visiting the Kunar prison construction site and Soldiers training on mine detection devices in Afghanistan. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Ali Rose.

This edition features stories on international security forces explaining to a local farmer the new ban on a certain type of agricultural fertilizer then trading a better, and legal, fertilizer to the farmer for his stock of banned material and the Mehtar Lam Agribusiness Development Team helping rebuild the agricultural economy of Afghanistan through the training of farmers and farming program implementation. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez.

This edition features stories on a conference held by the Independent Afghan Bar Association and the Panjshir province Ministry of Justice conducting rule-of-law training for local lawmakers and law enforcement personnel and coalition Soldiers training the Afghan Border Police to take over patrolling the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. Hosted by Air Force Staff Sgt. Ali Rose.

This edition features stories on 568 Afghan National Police lieutenants graduating from a three-year professional training program at the Kabul Police Academy and two brothers, serving in two different branches, both serving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Hosted by Spc. Jennifer Dolsen.

This edition features stories about Afghan National Security Forces killing a Taliban leader and several insurgents in an operation near the border of Pakistan, and a team of military animal experts teaching Afghan veterinary students how to do their part in restoring Afghanistan's agriculture economy. Hosted by Senior Airman Jay Hernandez. Afghanistan

This edition features a story about two Afghan Veterinary students teaching a farming improvement class to local farmers in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, and Soldiers that perform Route Clearance Packages (RCP) to keep convoys safe. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Ali Rose.