Showing posts with label Afghan National Army. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghan National Army. Show all posts

08 February 2011

The Last Farewell

I transferred my mentor and advisor duties to the Air Force major next to MGen Nooristani. The AF major wanted to talk to BGen Shoutl next to me in the red beret. BGen Shoutl had some interesting stories to tell about her life. She is very courageous to just be in the Afghan National Army as woman are severely discriminated against in this society.

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BGen Shoutl & AF Jag

BGen Shoutl (red beret) is an Afghan Commando with over 500 hundred parachute jumps. She gave MGen Nooristani some of his own medicine when he started teasing her. She must be a very tough woman.

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18 October 2010

LTC Herring and Canadian Navy LCDR

Before our departure to the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) to observe the first graduating class of Paralegal NCOs. The Canadian Navy Lieutenant Commander has been working with the Afghan National Army for many months and was our driver and convoy commander. He did a superb job getting us out there and back safely. We got back into Kabul at rush hour and he maneuvered the vehicle like a pro.