COMBINED FORCES COMMAND – AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
By Army Sgt. Michael J. Taylor
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Ten Afghan nationals were the first to graduate from the Army Materiel Command’s Afghan First Apprenticeship Program here Jan. 15.
The program started on July 15, 2006, to support the Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan commander, Army Lt. Gen Karl Eikenberry’s vision to help build a better economy and help make a brighter future for the Afghan people.
“By finishing this six month training, the workers are able to get skilled positions with more authority with the AMC, ultimately teaching them useful traits that can help them find better jobs or start their own businesses within Afghanistan,” said Don E. Stagg, the program’s project manager, from Birmingham, Ala.
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(Photo: Army Materiel Command Afghan First program manager, Don E. Stagg, presents Aziz Gul with a 155 piece tool box as a complimentary gift after finishing the AMC’s first Afghan First program here Jan. 15. The program was established to assist Afghans in building up their country by teaching them skill such in areas such as supply, light wheel mechanics, add-on armor, welding, carpentry, power generation and billeting. (Photo by Sgt. Michael J. Taylor))
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
By Army Sgt. Michael J. Taylor
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Ten Afghan nationals were the first to graduate from the Army Materiel Command’s Afghan First Apprenticeship Program here Jan. 15.
The program started on July 15, 2006, to support the Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan commander, Army Lt. Gen Karl Eikenberry’s vision to help build a better economy and help make a brighter future for the Afghan people.
“By finishing this six month training, the workers are able to get skilled positions with more authority with the AMC, ultimately teaching them useful traits that can help them find better jobs or start their own businesses within Afghanistan,” said Don E. Stagg, the program’s project manager, from Birmingham, Ala.
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(Photo: Army Materiel Command Afghan First program manager, Don E. Stagg, presents Aziz Gul with a 155 piece tool box as a complimentary gift after finishing the AMC’s first Afghan First program here Jan. 15. The program was established to assist Afghans in building up their country by teaching them skill such in areas such as supply, light wheel mechanics, add-on armor, welding, carpentry, power generation and billeting. (Photo by Sgt. Michael J. Taylor))
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