Posted by AJ Brown on Wednesday, March 16, 2011,
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 Photo by US Army Sgt. Amanda Jo Brown
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Sgt. Thomas Richards, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade/Task Force Falcon, holds up his colorful letter March 10 that a child sent from the states. Richards is a native of Moreno Valley, Calif. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Friday, February 18, 2011,
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 Photo by US Army Sgt. Amanda Jo Brown
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A CH-47F Chinook helicopter trails another Chinook and performs aerial movements over a snow laden Afghanistan for embedded media personnel on the lead aircraft Feb. 16. The aircraft were piloted by Company B, Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade/TF Falcon. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Friday, January 28, 2011,
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 Photo by Capt. Crystal Moore
The S-1 shop takes a few minutes out of the day to pose for a fun photo to send out to friends and Families. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Thursday, December 23, 2010,
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 Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spec. Lloyd Timmons holds Pfc. Bryon Martinek for an amusing photo on Dec. 22. Both Soldiers are in Armament Platoon, D Company, Task Force Phoenix. Timmons is a native of Arlington, Texas and Martinek is a native of Albany, N.Y. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Tuesday, December 21, 2010,
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 Photo by U.S. Army Ryan Ingham
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Task Force Phoenix’s S-1 shop gets into the holiday spirit by donning festive headgear and posing with an inflatable penguin outside the tactical operations center Dec. 18. Back: Capt. Crystal Moore, Spc. Monika Kotelniki, Spc. Nadine Gonzalez, Staff Sgt. Daniel Gerhardt Front: Spc. Amanda Brown, Spc. Amalia Zuluaga Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Thursday, December 16, 2010,
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 Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Pfc. Michael Cline, a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic in D Company, Task Force Phoenix, enjoys opening a package Dec. 9 from an organization called Soldiers' Angels. The organization sent all the Soldiers in TF Phoenix a care package leaving no Soldier forgotten this holiday season. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
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 Photo by Beate Haemmerlein FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Families at Fort Drum created a Task Force Phoenix holiday sign for the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Christmas party Dec. 4. TF Phoenix Soldiers are currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XI. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
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 Photo by Beate Haemmerlein FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Capt. Thomas Simpson, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, rear detachment commander, dressed up as an elf for some of Task Force Phoenix's children during the 10th CAB Christmas party at Monti Gym Dec. 4. Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
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 Photo by Beate Haemmerlein
FORT DRUM, N.Y - Capt. Thomas Simpson, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, rear detachment commander, dressed up as an elf for some of Task Force Phoenix's children during the 10th CAB Christmas party at Monti Gym Dec. 4. Lt. Col. Dennis McKernan, Task Force Phoenix commander in Afghanistan, comments on the photo, “If you ever thought for once that you had it harder in combat, think again." Continue reading ...
Posted by AJ Brown on Thursday, September 30, 2010,
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Spec. Amanda Smith, wears a
motivated smile even as the pace picks up for the up-
coming deployment to Afghanistan. Smith is a crew
chief for A Company Task Force Phoenix.
Continue reading ...
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About Me
| Spec. AJ Brown |
| Born: Montana |
Telling the TF Phoenix story has been very rewarding. While it is out of my Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) it is not out of my realm of knowledge. I am an English Literature major who has been writing and submitting pieces for publication for as long as I can remember. I took part in the school newspaper first as a photographer, then to a reporter/photographer, and finally to an editor in less than a year.
This job is a fantastic learning experience and has allowed me to get my writing into the post newspaper - which has been a dream come true in many aspects. My first publication happened on the day of my birthday this year. It was the best present ever! Photography is also one of my great passions as well. Ever since I could hold a camera I was taking photographs. I started with a Mickey Mouse 110 film format camera (don't laugh!) and ran around everywhere capturing life on film. It was liberating at the age of 5 to 6 to have such power at my fingertips!!! Over the years I upgraded, finally getting my first Single Lens Reflex (SLR - i.e. maual) camera when I was in sixth grade. Then, I started playing with a Minolta rangefinder 35mm camera. As the years went on, I continued upgrading until I got into the latest and greatest digital Canon SLR with all the bells and whistles I could have ever dreamed for in a camera. Put a camera in my hand and it feels like it has always been a part of me....
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