Donate $25 for two DVDs of the Cryptome collection of files from 1996 to the present Natsios Young Architects

16 June 2010

Also:

af-war-arch-10-06.htm Afghanistan Wartime Architecture June 2010 Pt 1     June 9, 2010

Afghanistan Wartime Architecture Series: http://cryptome.org/info/af-war-arch/af-war-arch.htm

Afghanistan Wartime Architecture June 2010 Part 2
Austin Douglas (R), Officer Commanding Bravo Company, Royal Canadian Regiment and Captain Thomas J. Lehman from Kitchener, Ontario keep watch during a patrol in the village of Nakhonay in Panjwai district, southern Afghanistan, June 11, 2010. Reuters	An Afghan elder speaks with soldiers with BRAVO Company, 1st battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment during a patrol outside the village of Nakhonay in Panjwai district, southern Afghanistan, June 11, 2010. Reuters
US and Canadian soldiers play hockey at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City on June 11, 2010. NATO has touted 'measured progress' in Afghanistan as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pleaded for patience with the war effort, saying a new strategy needed time to take root. Getty	US and Canadian soldiers watch a movie at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City on June 11, 2010. NATO has touted 'measured progress' in Afghanistan as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates pleaded for patience with the war effort, saying a new strategy needed time to take root. Getty
Pashtun villagers stand outside their mud-brick home June 11, 2010 in Dand District, just south of Kandahar, Afghanistan. U.S. soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast area south of Kandahar, part of a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at protecting Afghan civilians and legitimizing the government of Afghanistan in the minds of the local populace. Getty	US soldiers of the 82nd Airborne division jam with their instruments at Camp Nathan Smith following a day of patrols in Kandahar City on June 10, 2010. The music room on the base allows a number of groups and musicians from US and Canadian forces stationed there to conduct music lessons or rehearse with their bands. The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said on June 10 a make-or-break operation in the south will move at a slower pace than initially planned, amid a shortage of Afghan security forces and a wary local population. Getty
British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul June 10, 2010. Cameron arrived in Afghanistan for talks with Karzai on Thursday, his first visit as prime minister to a country that his new coalition government has set as its top foreign policy priority. Reuters	Afghan President Hamid Karzai waits for the arrival of British Prime Minister David Cameron before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul June 10, 2010. Cameron arrived in Afghanistan for talks with Karzai on Thursday, his first visit as prime minister to a country that his new coalition government has set as its top foreign policy priority. Reuters
An Afghan National Police (APA) member rests as Canadian soldiers with 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment search an abandoned house during a patrol outside Nakhonay in Panjwai district, southern Afghanistan, June 9, 2010.	A soldier with the 1-71 Cavalry stretches before exercising at the Dand District government center where he is based June 10, 2010 in Dand District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. U.S. soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast hinterlands south of Kandahar, part of a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at protecting Afghan civilians and legitimizing the government of Afghanistan in the minds of the rural local populace. Getty
Soldiers with BRAVO Company, 1st battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment secure the area while sappers work with an improvised explosive device (IED) discovered inside an abandoned house during a patrol outside the village of Nakhonay in Panjwai district, southern Afghanistan, June 9, 2010 Reuters	Afghans take out a rally to protest against recent reports of Christian foreign aid groups proselytizing in the strictly Islamic nation, at Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Afghan authorities recently suspended two Christian foreign aid groups, U.S.-based Church World Service and Norwegian Church Aid, on suspicions of trying to convert people into Christianity. AP
Soldiers in the 1-71st Cavalry of the 10th Mountain Division approach a memorial stand for slain comrade Lt. Joseph Theinert of Sag Harbor, New York during a memorial service for him on June 8, 2010 at their patrol base in Belanday, south of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Theinert was killed on June 4th by an insurgent attack during a routine mission nearby; it was the first death in the company since they arrived in Afghanistan three months ago as part of President Obama's surge. Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast hinterlands south of Kandahar, part of a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at protecting Afghan civilians and legitimizing the government of Afghanistan in the minds of the rural local populace. Getty	A helicopter arrives bringing high-ranking officers in the American, Canadian and British armies for the memorial service of Lt. Joseph Theinert of Sag Harbor, New York on June 8, 2010 at the patrol base in Belanday, south of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Theinert was killed on June 4th by an insurgent attack during a routine mission nearby; it was the first death in the company since they arrived in Afghanistan three months ago as part of President Obama's surge. Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast hinterlands south of Kandahar, part of a counterinsurgency strategy aimed at protecting Afghan civilians and legitimizing the government of Afghanistan in the minds of the rural local populace. Getty

100614-A-8335T-098. An UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter begins to land, at Forward Operating Base Baylough, while Afghan Security Gaurds keep watch on their tower, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/ Released)

100612-F-4473M-052. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd Wilson, 707th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, EOD team member, stands behind cover as he transmits an all-clear message over his radio while looking for improvised explosive devices June 12, 2010, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Army Security Forces members from the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team provided additional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.T. May III/Released)

100611-M-3860M-022. U.S. Marines attend a memorial for Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez, a military policeman assigned to Military Police Support Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 11, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Marionne T. Mangrum/Released)

100610-A-3603J-027. Afghan residents rest after working to build a school near Jalalabad city in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, June 10, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David A. Jackson/Released)

100610-A-3603J-042. U.S. Army Sgt. Martin, a member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team from Forward Operating Base Finley Shield, walks through a construction site to make sure building is on schedule near Jalalabad city in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, June 10, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David A. Jackson/Released)

100609-N-4614W-038. A cook makes naan bread for medical seminar students June 9, 2010, in the Nat Kheyl section of Naw Bahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeremy L. Wood/Released)

100609-A-1619C-044. An Afghan boy sits while a U.S. Soldier from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe pulls security in the village of Luy Tanah, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 9, 2010. Delta Company was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Cabral/Released)

100608-A-8335T-161. A view of the road through the town of Lamar, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 8, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/Released)

100608-N-0475R-113. U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Constructionman Gayland Andrews, a Seabee attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, connects sheathed electrical wire during a project at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 8, 2010. NMCB-5 was deployed to Afghanistan to perform general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)

100608-A-8335T-190. An apache helicopter passes, as members of Red Tank, 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment patrol, in Lamar, at Zabul province, June 8, 2010. U.S. Soldiers, of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/Released)

100608-A-1619C-157. An Afghan soldier scans the mountains for threats at Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, June 8, 2010. The Afghan National Army worked with U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Cabral/Released)

100608-A-8335T-211. Afghan National Police pull security, with U.S. Soldiers, of Red Tank, 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment, in Baylough Bizzare, in Zabul province, June 8, 2010. U.S. Soldiers, of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/Released)

100608-A-8335T-212. An Afghan National Police officer pulls security, on top of a building, at Baylough Bizzare, in Zabul province, June 8, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/ Released)

100608-A-8335T-195. U.S. Soldiers, of Red Tank, 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment patrol to Baylough Bizzare, in Zabul province, June 8, 2010. U.S. Soldiers, of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay/Released)

100607-A-1839I-017. U.S. Soldiers from Task Force Wolverine speak with Afghan elders and address any concerns June 7, 2010, in the Bagram Bazaar in the Parwan province of Afghanistan. The Soldiers were passing through the area to speak with vendors and children. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Corey Idleburg/Released)

100607-F-5281B-001. Metal workers in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, watch as the civil affairs team with Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar walks through the city, June 7, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. John Barton/Released)

100606-A-6285M-062. U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 401st Military Police Company walk through the village of Mirsaleh, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 6, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. De'Yonte Mosley/Released)

100605-M-9746B-035. Afghan National Army soldiers and villagers from Musa Qal'eh, Afghanistan, participate in a soccer game June 5, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Baldwin/Released)

100605-A-6225G-057. Yawar Mohammud, left, an information operations interpreter/linguist, and Sgt. 1st Class Sohail Shaikh, right, a brigade psychological operations planner for the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, speak to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank shop owners about vendors' responsibilities June 5, 2010, during a force protection meeting at FOB Shank in the Logar province of Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest/Released)