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	<title>Line of Sight &#187; Zabul</title>
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		<title>Zabul Redux: Window Seat</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/21/zabul-redux-window-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A door gunner in a Chinook in Afghanistan last June &#8211; and Sean and I are on our way back to Zabul, via Kabul first.]]></description>
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		<title>Zabul Redux: The Hills Are Alive</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/20/921/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[5/20/09: A young shepherd in the mountains near FOB Baylough in remote, central Zabul Province, Afghanistan &#8211; if you want, check out his tunes.]]></description>
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		<title>Zabul Redux: Call It In</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/15/zabul-redux-call-it-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5/19/09: Sgt. Trent Barnes from Bravo Company, 1-4 Infantry, calls in a 120mm mortar attack on hills nearby where insurgents are gathering to attack near FOB Baylough, Zabul province.]]></description>
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		<title>Zabul Redux: Aftermath</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/14/zabul-redux-aftermath/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[6/6/09: The end of result of this mission &#8211; another angle of the new ANP recruit, Atam, who is helping search the remains of a Taliban KIA from the night before. A planned assault by PMT Viper on village occupied by the Taliban had been called off due to rough terrain &#8211; but the helicopter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zabul Redux: Entering the Village</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/13/zabu-redux-2/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/13/zabu-redux-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[05/25/09: Police Mentoring Team Viper&#8217;s XO, Staff Sgt. Sean Tremblay, from Williamsburg, Va., prepares to search a building in Kadu, in Afghanistan&#8217;s southern Zabul province. It&#8217;s remote even by Afghan standards, where villagers have mistaken U.S. forces for being Russian. Right after Afghan National Police have swept through the village, Tremblay follows close behind. &#8220;It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zabul Redux</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/10/12/zabul-redux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean Naylor and I will will be reporting again from Afghanistan in about a week, so I&#8217;ll be posting some pictures this week from our last trip that didn&#8217;t get posted last time. We&#8217;ll be retracing our steps in Zabul province, and perhaps some other districts &#8211; we&#8217;ll see as our embed develops&#8230;. ___________________________________ June [...]]]></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>A Hand, Please</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/11/a-hand-please/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/11/a-hand-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 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=518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghans on their way to wedding &#8211; more than 15 people packed in and on a small minivan &#8211; are randomly stopped and checked for explosive traces near Qalat. The Army uses special equipment to read chemical signatures off of their hands.]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Time in Qalat</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/10/tea-time-in-qalat/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/10/tea-time-in-qalat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A local standard &#8211; nuts, raisins, and no almonds left during a copious tea time with some Afghans in Qalat.]]></description>
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		<title>Illumination</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/09/illumination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<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>Dab Pass</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/07/dog-pass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tricky section of road in Shinkay district &#8211; a mountain pass that is a recent convoy ambush spot.]]></description>
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		<title>Search Party</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/05/search-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunrise over the mountains in SW Zabul, as the Afghan National Police, escorted by PMT Viper, look for Taliban KIA from a helicopter gunship called in by them the night before.]]></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>
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		<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>IED &#8211; Gone</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/03/ied-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<title>IED &#8211; Found</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/06/02/ied-found/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An EOD team member wires up a IED (right) found a road off Highway One, near Qalat, to be detonated &#8211; this one was a five gallon bucket made with fertilizer.]]></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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		<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>It&#8217;s 4:40am, Still No Sleep</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/30/its-440am-still-no-sleep/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/30/its-440am-still-no-sleep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 11:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PMT Viper Staff Sgt. Milo Wurth, from McClean, Ill., gets ready to leave his overwatch position on a night patrol in SW Zabul. It&#8217;s shortly after dawn and he still hasn&#8217;t slept from the day before.]]></description>
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		<title>In the Village of Kadu</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/29/in-the-village-of-kadu/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/29/in-the-village-of-kadu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 11:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The village of Kadu, at the end of the patrol. As we took up positions overlooking the village, some men took off running. So, the Aghan police spoke with the men of the village &#8211; who didn&#8217;t explain much. However, they agreed to send some of their men down to the police HQ in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headed South, спасибо!</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/28/headed-south-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b1%d0%be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PMT Viper (Police Mentoring Team) heads out on a patrol with ANP trucks in southwest Zabul province &#8211; going the deepest south they&#8217;ve ever been. The trucks have to do some serious off-roading to go a few clicks, often in dried riverbeds &#8211; and the some of villages out this way are so remote that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shura</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/27/the-shura/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/27/the-shura/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Local elders and members of the ANP attend a shura &#8211; a weekly meeting of village leadership &#8211; at Shari Safa, where the new governor of Zabul province made an appearance for the first time. Let&#8217;s just say these sort of things don&#8217;t wrap up quickly.]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[282nd]]></category>
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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>Intro to Acronyms 101</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/intro-to-acronyms-101/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/intro-to-acronyms-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 00:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spc. Benjamin Miller, from Delta Co., 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, a National Guard unit from Salem, Illinois &#8211; attached for security detail for PRT Zabul &#8211; leaves the bunk room to clean truck parts in the late afternoon in Qalat, Afghanistan. PRT stands Provincial Reconstruction Team, which is sort of an umbrella organization system for [...]]]></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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		<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>This Is How You Win Horse</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/this-is-how-you-win-horse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spc. Justin McEwen, from Yadkinville, NC, watches Sgt. Quinton Flegel, from The Dalles, Or. &#8211; both part of the 1-4 PSD here at FOB Lagman &#8211; sink a shot during a game of Horse while while waiting during a USAID meeting at PRT Zabul.]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Over Zabul</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/flying-over-zabul/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/22/flying-over-zabul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 07:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[View from Blackhawk heading south towards FOB Lagman.]]></description>
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		<title>Incoming Mortars</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/21/incoming-mortars/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/21/incoming-mortars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=341</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/21/this-is-what-i-mean/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/20/we-have-a-turtle-now-too/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<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>Too Many To Count</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/too-many-to-count/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/19/too-many-to-count/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most ubiquitous sights on patrols when you get near a village is children &#8211; first quiet, then unruly, they literally start appearing and mulitplying exponentially. And won&#8217;t leave you alone until you give them pens, or as our interpreter did, made them line up for candy. They don&#8217;t like lines.]]></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>Howabout here?</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/16/howabout-here/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/16/howabout-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 17:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maj. Greg Cannata, the senior U.S. officer in Task Force Zabul, examines a potential site for a new base in the Shajoy district of Zabul.]]></description>
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		<title>Checkpost 5</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/16/checkpost-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 10:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghan National Army soldiers return to their station &#8211; Checkpost #5 &#8211; after a patrol along Highway One. We&#8217;ve been training them longer than the Iraqis &#8211; and if you use that as a yard stick &#8211; how are the Iraqis doing?]]></description>
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		<title>Four Red Bull Run</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/15/four-red-bull-run/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/15/four-red-bull-run/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 04:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spc. Justin McEwen, 22, from Yadkinville, NC, takes a break at FOB Bullard after a three off-road run &#8211; running parallel to Highway One &#8211; as a .50 gunner on a Cougar MRAP. He said, &#8220;Today was a special day &#8211; I normally have a Red Bull or two, but today I had four.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Overturned Truck Along Highway One</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/15/overturned-truck-along-highway-one/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/15/overturned-truck-along-highway-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Local truckers wait for U.S. Army engineers to lift an overturned tractor trailer on a bypass below a bridge that was recently blown up by an insurgent IED along Afghanistan&#8217;s Highway One in Zabul. The insurgents often like to blow up bridges with bypasses &#8211; because they still have move material around too, y&#8217;know &#8211; [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/dont-forget-the-bottle-of-water-to-brush-your-teeth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=212</guid>
		<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>Patrolling Outside of Qalat</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/patrolling-outside-of-qalat/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/14/patrolling-outside-of-qalat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sgt. Joshua Schniers, from Delta Co., 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, a National Guard unit from Salem, Illinois &#8211; a security escort with PRT Zabul &#8211; keeps an eye on a patrol at a village outside of Qalat, Afghanistan. The squad are investigating who set off an IED close to their base &#8211; and pass out [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/13/90-degrees-and-climbing/#comments</comments>
		<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>Old Russian BTR Troop Carriers</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2009/05/11/old-russian-btr-troop-carriers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Maddaloni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old Russian troop carriers formerly used by Romanian soldiers to do patrols on Highway One in Zabul province, now in the backlot. They&#8217;ve since been upgraded to uparmored Humvees.]]></description>
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