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B. Hussein Obama has come and gone on his visit to Jalalabad Air Field in eastern Afghanistan. He landed about 1515 local and was gone by 1800, which is more than enough time for any Democrat to check the Natioanl Defense box, and he is now just as qualified as John McCain to speak on all matters related to Operation Enduring Freedom. During his visit he toured the Task Force (TF) Bayonet 173rd Brigade (Sky Soldiers!) Headquarters and Tactical Operations Center (TOC). Well, that's the big news from the front line fellow FReepers. Keep up the fight at home and...

The villagers at first wanted the Marine Corps to pay for the weapons before they would reveal the location, but later agreed to turn in the weapons in return for medical assistance. JALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2005 — Afghans from the Sarur Village, Dari Nur District, Nangarhar Province, came forward to turn in a weapons cache, July 26, to Whiskey Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. “My job is to recover illegal weapons by any means available. Sometimes we have to use force, but sometimes, luckily, the villagers in the area...