Phoenix Rising

SGT Jennings receives CAB

December 17, 2010

Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Jennings receives a Combat Action Badge from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, Combined Joint Task Force 101 commanding general, at Bagram Airfield Dec. 14, for combat action during a mission he flew in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  Jennings is a Soldier in A Company, Task Force Phoenix, Task Force Falcon, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, and is a native of Yelm, Wash.

 

Care packages create smiles

December 16, 2010

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.


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Soldier prepares for layout

December 16, 2010

Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Michael Fagan, a native of Milwakee, prepares items from his UH-60 Blackhawk toolroom for a layout Dec. 9. Fagan had to be ready for a regular inventory for D Company, Task Force Phoenix.


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SSG Kaledo Reenlists

December 16, 2010

Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Staff Sgt. Dana Kaledo, Task Force Phoenix operations noncomissioned officer, was reenlisted Dec. 9 by Capt. Andrew Russ. Kaledo is a native of Saginaw, Mich.


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1SG Snyder affixes Soldiers' patch

December 16, 2010

Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - First Sgt. Daniel Snyder places the 10th Mountain Division combat patch on the right shoulder of Pvt. Meagan Hernandez. during a ceremony at Bagram Airfield Dec. 11.


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About Me


Spec. AJ Brown 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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