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		<title>Surgery By Flashlight</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/06/15/4166/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Capt. Dawn Russell treats an injured Afghan boy while Provincial Reconstruction Team personnel hold flashlights at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, June 9, 2011. Russell is a physicians assistant assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. The patient was transported to FOB Smart from Zabul after an improvised explosive device detonated, injuring two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting For The Call</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2010/09/03/waiting-for-the-call/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=2873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ping-pong table, just yards from the flight-line, of Charlie Co., 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade&#8217;s medievac unit &#8211; which is on standby 24-hours a day for any dust-offs calls that may come through for the area. And it&#8217;s a rare day that isn&#8217;t busy.]]></description>
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		<title>Going Back to Kandy</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2010/08/25/going-back-to-kandy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=2815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kelly Kennedy and I will be reporting from Kandahar and RC South all next month &#8211; more posts to follow&#8230;. For more from my last trip there, featuring scenic FOB Ramrod pictured above &#8211; start here.]]></description>
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		<title>Beachfront Property</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2010/02/24/beachfront-property/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne at FOB White, near the pier at Port-au-Prince, eat their meals (all MREs, all the time &#8211; this isn&#8217;t Afghanistan, y&#8217;know) on the beach &#8211; it keeps the rats away from tents.]]></description>
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		<title>Make the most of what you&#8217;ve got</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2010/01/29/make-the-most-of-what-youve-got/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1391</guid>
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		<title>Undercover Work</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/07/while-you-were-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A dog sleeps in a soldier&#8217;s cot after he left during the night for a patrol. A brief note about dogs &#8211; although command may often try to clamp down on having said mascots on bases, many soldiers sing the praises of having one around. Aside from morale issues, I have heard several accounts from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fine Cookie Mist</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/05/a-fine-cookie-mist/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/05/a-fine-cookie-mist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers clutch a newly arrived mail shipment as a helicopter takes off for its return leg to Kandahar airfield. Those cookies mom sent? That&#8217;s why they ended up like that.]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Her About The Coffee</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/03/tell-her-about-the-coffee/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/03/tell-her-about-the-coffee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Staff Sgt. Jason Hughes, Squad Leader, 1st Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry, writes a letter home to his grandmother at the Baba Saheb district center in Kandahar. He often takes up to three days to write a letter, taking his time to figure out what he wants to say. I&#8217;d suggest he could let her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New FOB #2</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/02/new-fob-2/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/02/new-fob-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After scouting some new desolate hills about 1000 yards away from the last compound, Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry, takes in his newly assigned patrol base, an empty hilltop outside of town. Who needed walls or buildings anyway for the winter? C-wire is just as good.]]></description>
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		<title>That Was Fast, Yet Again</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/12/01/that-was-fast-yet-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So that new FOB that 4th platoon just secured, and built up guard defenses, a proper bathroom with a door (minus some walls), dug up an entrance path for the Strykers, and whatnot for two days? Four hours after he visits the FOB with no official name, the battalion commander decides the site is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Vacancies</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/30/no-vacancies/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/30/no-vacancies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[4th Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry&#8217;s sleeping arrangements &#8211; and the sole building on the compound? Those warm spots are reserved for a few cows that the landlord owns, part of the rental agreement. Now I know where we stand, cheers.]]></description>
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		<title>That Was Fast</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/28/that-was-fast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After about an hour and half break from building the FOB, it&#8217;s back to work for 4th Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry. Their Thanksgiving meal is quickly worked off by digging out an entrance for the Strykers, filling sandbags, and building guard towers on the compound.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of 4th Platoon, Charlie Co., 1-17 Infantry, eat their Thanksgiving meal after taking over a compound for a brand new FOB near the Argandab valley in Kandahar. Most of the troops said the dinner was decent enough &#8211; although there was one loud dissent, &#8220;the mashed potatoes taste like shit! And that&#8217;s the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About That Time With The Hot Sauce&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/25/about-that-time-with-the-hot-sauce/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/25/about-that-time-with-the-hot-sauce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sgt. Ryan Sharp, 21, from Brookfield, Wi. (C), shows the rest of 1st Platoon, Bravo Co., 1-17 Infantry, his share of videos and pictures of the unit before turning in for the night &#8211; ranging from their training almost 3 years ago in Ft. Lewis, to their current deployment in the Argandab valley in Kandahar, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruck Up, Gentlemen</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/24/ruck-up-gentlemen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spc. Brandon Trentham, Bravo Co., 1-17 Infantry, prepares to leave COB Outlaw in the Argandab valley in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The company generally rotates out to another FOB a kilometer away every five days, always on foot. He estimates that his bag weighs around 50 lbs. &#8211; and with his 240 and body armor, he&#8217;s probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The, Uhhh, Jolly Roger</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/17/the-uhhh-jolly-roger/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/17/the-uhhh-jolly-roger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of 3rd platoon, Bravo Co., 4-23 Infantry have decorated their Stryker with a favorite deployment theme &#8211; and as they told me, &#8220;because they like pirates.&#8221; Then the rest of them chimed in, chuckling, to explain further, &#8220;Yeah! Ass pirates!&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>To The Bastions Of Maywand</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/16/to-the-bastions-of-maywand/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/16/to-the-bastions-of-maywand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sgt. Timothy Guichard (right) prepares to leave on a patrol, going to a nearby village to ask locals about IEDs that have been planted in the area. I think Mr. Fury would be proud.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Bet The Mortgage</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/14/dont-bet-the-mortgage/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/14/dont-bet-the-mortgage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Israel Lupercio, Pfc. Nicholas Santos, and Spc. Kain Perkins, part of the Route Clearance Patrol &#8211; the anti-IED road sweepers, with the 4th Engineers, 576th Engineer Co., play spades while relaxing before their patrol early the next day.]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Not Men?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/12/are-we-not-men/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/12/are-we-not-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=1027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The sign posted (lower left) at one of the gyms on FOB Ramrod: THE MANS GYM -Open to the public -Open 24 hrs Rules -No posing -No standing around chatting while real men lift -No whining about lack of equipment, real men make do -Profanity highly encouraged -Grunting and gutteral sounds of pain highly encouraged]]></description>
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		<title>Pack Your Bags</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/04/pack-your-bags/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/04/pack-your-bags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers move their bags in the middle of the night from storage to prepare for deployment to another FOB &#8211; as one of them put it succinctly, &#8220;They don&#8217;t tell me where! They just tell me to move.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>The Service</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/04/the-service/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/11/04/the-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry regiment pause at a memorial service at FOB Ramrod for Pfc. Brian Bates, 20, from Gretna, La. He was killed in Kandahar last week by an IED while driving a Stryker on patrol.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Sky at Night</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/12/red-sky-at-night/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/12/red-sky-at-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Late night helo flights for the LZ at FOB Lagman.]]></description>
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		<title>Illumination</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/09/illumination/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/09/illumination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The mortar team at FOB Lagman mid-launch &#8211; sending multiple 120mm illumination rounds up at timed intervals.]]></description>
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		<title>A Handful of Dust</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/08/a-handful-of-dust/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/08/a-handful-of-dust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Matthew Hoyt, 20, from Chicago, Ill., waits to move an ammo resupply from a Chinook helicopter at PMT Viper in SW Zabul province. This is a few seconds into the takeoff &#8211; it was actually a total brownout in the beginning &#8211; and there are more than a few pebbles thrown in there. Larger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The High Ground</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/04/the-high-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/04/the-high-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Romanian solider prepares to test fire the weapons on a BTR at FOB Mescall in SW Zabul province &#8211; the tires on one side are in ditches, so it can fire downhill. The new base, which overlooks Highway One, has been used in past by others &#8211; notably Gen. Dostum &#8211; to secure the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/01/the-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/01/the-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of RCP 6, 951st Engineer Co., 276th EN BN receive their combat action badge for enemy engagement this past February &#8211; they were attacked while doing their daily mission &#8211; route clearing with special MRAPs &#8211; going on along Highway One and its offshoots to detect, and more, often get hit by, IEDs.]]></description>
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		<title>The phone call home</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/31/the-phone-call-home/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/31/the-phone-call-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 13:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Staff Sgt. Levar Francois, newly stationed at Qalat, spends some time talking to wife before dinner at FOB Lagman.]]></description>
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		<title>The Refueler</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/23/the-refueler/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/23/the-refueler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 17:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Andrew Petrossian, 20, from Los Angeles, Ca., a refueler with 282nd Aviation Company at FOB Lagman, watches two medical evac Blackhawks take off at sunset. &#8220;It&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is my first month of twelve, and sometimes it&#8217;s even kinda beautiful and peaceful out here. Sure, it&#8217;s tiring to work in the sun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It&#8217;s Not Uncommon&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/its-not-uncommon/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/its-not-uncommon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 18:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Siad Alam, 9, after surgery at FOB Lagman to remove his gallbladder, repair his intestine, and fix two broken fingers after playing with unexploded ordnance this morning. His father &#8211; who brought him to FOB Baylough to get medical help &#8211; wasn&#8217;t sure about the nature of the incident. The kids found something near a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incoming Mortars</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/21/incoming-mortars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Paul Liberatore, and Spc. Nick Giovanelli, from Bravo Company, 1-4 Infantry, were in the MWR and gym, respectively, when the first mortars rounds started landing near the base &#8211; and are starting to stand down after an hour wait on the sandbagged roof. It&#8217;s been almost six months since the FOB was shelled. Only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Is What I Mean</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/21/this-is-what-i-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1st. Lt. Jason Basilides, Platoon Leader, Bravo Company, 1-4 Infantry, hops a creek headed back from a patrol doing local surveillance. I assumed Afghanistan would be completely arid and desert-like &#8211; and much of it is &#8211; but parts of it are incredibly fertile, and very green. Everywhere we walk on patrol has roaring streams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unexpected Guests</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/we-have-a-turtle-now-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 23:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A natural spring appeared on the base the other week, seeping up during construction, and the 1-4 lads were forced to dig a stream channel through the FOB to prevent their new pond from overrunning the base &#8211; the water table is rather insane here in the valley. Water gurgles all over the place. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Got &#8216;Em</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/if-you-got-em/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/if-you-got-em/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smokes can be hard to come by &#8211; gotta resupply when you&#8217;re off base &#8211; you know how often flights are around here? Tomorrow&#8217;s was just cancelled, and don&#8217;t ask when it is coming back. If you&#8217;re lucky, the air drop might have fresh fruit that isn&#8217;t pulped.]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are The Shoes?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/where-are-the-shoes/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/where-are-the-shoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 07:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Lucas Dispennette, from Dayton, Oh., looks in a storage shed for children&#8217;s shoes that they can pass out when on patrol. But apparently, USAID took them all last month. Couldn&#8217;t tell us that before we looked?]]></description>
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		<title>Them Thar&#8217; Hills</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/them-thar-hills/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/them-thar-hills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 01:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping watch right before 120mm mortars are called in on insurgents in the hills, near a road building patrol north of FOB Baylough. Good thing they practiced last night.]]></description>
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		<title>1000</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/1000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 21:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pfc. Walter Higbee, from Lafayette, In., exercises in FOB Baylough&#8217;s makeshift gym. He does around a 1000 situps everyday &#8211; even on days when he patrols &#8211; to prevent boredom.]]></description>
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		<title>Practice Makes Perfect</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/practice-makes-perfect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spc. Steve &#8220;Gypsy&#8221; Gillapsie, from Golden, Co., practices quick firing with 60mm mortar, nicknamed the &#8220;Boom Stick.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>All Dismount, All the Time</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/18/all-dismount-all-the-time/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/18/all-dismount-all-the-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The terrain is so rough here that almost all patrols are &#8220;dismounted&#8221; &#8211; that means no lifts from a Humvee&#8230; Humping all your ammo, water through the mountains.]]></description>
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		<title>In The Bunker</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/17/in-the-bunker/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/17/in-the-bunker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 13:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At one corner of the base is a natural hilly outcrop of rocks that has been fortified with bunkers.  Pfc. Wesley Gatewood, Pfc. Paul Liberatore, and Spc. Nick Giovanelli, from Bravo Company, 1-4 Infantry, take a quick smoke break from moving generator equipment up the hill.]]></description>
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		<title>First Things First</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/17/first-things-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 07:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we got off our much delayed bird to FOB Baylough, a remote oupost in the mountains north of Lagman, a burly sergeant immediately gathered us together and said, &#8220;First rule about Baylough is &#8211; piss before you shit. We shit in bags here, and if you pee in them, it will burst the bags [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Limited Resources</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/limited-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 02:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Helicopters are seriously needed out this way &#8211; break-downs, rerouting, and general lack of numbers complicate getting anything done, sometimes for days &#8211; which is a big problem when you factor in that not every base can be supplied from the ground, or if you are trying to get medical attention. So don&#8217;t drop the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EOD Team Prepares to Leave Base</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/eod-team-prepares-to-leave-base/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/eod-team-prepares-to-leave-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, they are playing &#8220;No More Tears&#8221; by Ozzy inside the vehicle.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget the Bottle of Water to Brush Your Teeth</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/dont-forget-the-bottle-of-water-to-brush-your-teeth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The showers are really fantastic, but don&#8217;t drink the water. Our cipro stash has already been significantly reduced on this trip.]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for the Evac</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/13/waiting-for-the-evac/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/13/waiting-for-the-evac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=181</guid>
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		<title>90 Degrees and Climbing&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/13/90-degrees-and-climbing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<title>Armed Escorts</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/13/armed-escorts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sgt. Randy Dedeugd, a crew chief on a Blackhawk helicopter, loads ammo boxes for his door gun position. They are providing an armed escort for the medical evacs here -and they&#8217;ve been rather busy in the last few days &#8211; there have many IEDs going off in Zabul recently.]]></description>
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		<title>As Long As You Don&#8217;t Mention Blue Öyster Cult</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/12/as-long-as-you-dont-mention-blue-oyster-cult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faded art on the side of billeting tent at FOB Lagman.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to FOB Lagman, Qalat</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/11/welcome-to-fob-lagnam-qalat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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