Freedom File

This edition features a story about how today, the taliban continue to intimidate, threaten and murder Afghan women who try to have a voice of their own. Spc. Crystal Madriz introduces you to Coalition Forces who are trying to put an end to the cruelty. Soundbite includes 1st Lt. Sara Casper - 238th Cavalry Squadron, Female Engagement Team Member. Produced by Spc. Crystal Madriz. Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

A profile of the team at Bagram Air Field's Joint Theater Trauma System and the research and data analysis they conduct that improves care that medics give to the Soldiers on the battlefield. Includes sound bites from Maj. Ryan Curtis and Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, Joint Theater Trauma System. Also available in high definition.

The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron/ Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System has flown 90,000 safe flight hours over the CENTCOM area of responsibility, including Afghanistan; a major milestone in 13 years of service.

C Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines conducts a TOW Missile range at Tactical Base Dwyer. Lance Corporal Zachary Marquard, Missile Specialist, C Co., 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, explains how vital the TOW Missiles are to their mission and what it’s like to fire those high powered missiles.

Marines with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines conduct a 24-hour patrol near Tactical Base Dwyer in Southwest Afghanistan. They conduct missions like this three to four times a week.