By U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Natassia Cherne
Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Servicemembers on Forward Operating Base Kalagush celebrated the Christmas season with many fun events, such as a relay run, basketball tournament, gift giving and carolling, Dec. 24 and 25.
To start off the Christmas events, servicemembers and civilians ran the Icebreaker 10k relay race on Christmas Eve. The race started at 7:00 a.m., the winning team came in with a combined time of 40 minutes and 11 seconds.
On Christmas day, servicemembers had an opportunity to play in a three on three basketball tournament and watch Christmas movies like National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story and Elf.
The heart of all the Christmas events was the gift giving of about 250 gifts from Operation Care Package to all servicemembers, organized by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Mobely, radio talk operator and Morale, Welfare Recreation representative for Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, native from Valdosta, Ga.
“I organized these events to make everybody have a wonderful holiday, especially since I know it’s so hard being away from home,” said Mobely.“These events also kept me from the mindset of being alone.”
Another event that brought Christmas cheer to Kalagush was the choir of 12 servicmembers who sang during Christmas lunch and dinner. The choir director was, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Robert Dailey, corpsman for Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan, native from Rutherford, N.J.
“I wanted to see if I could bring the Christmas spirit to people and I wanted to bring a little slice of home to everyone here,” said Dailey. “I was very fortunate to have a lot of servicemembers who were willing to try and had a great deal of talent to sing for everyone.”
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Servicemembers and civilians from on Forward Operating Base Kalagush, pose for a picture after the Icebreaker 10k Relay Race, Dec. 24. Kalagush celebrated the Christmas season with many fun events, like a relay run, basketball tournament, gift giving and carolling, Dec. 24 and 25.
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brent Howard from Albany, Ga., makes the winning shot for team one during the 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Dec. 25. A total of six teams played against each other in which team one won the final game with a score of 11 to 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Hawkins)
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Christmas gifts from the organization Operation Care Packages organized by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Mobely, radio talk operator and Morale, Welfare Recreation representative for Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team, native from Valdosta, Ga. await to be handed out to servicemembers of Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Dec. 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Hawkins)
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Robert Dailey, corpsman for Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan, native from Rutherford, N.J. directs the Kalagush Christmas Choir during Christmas lunch Dec. 25. A total of 12 servicemembers from Forward Opearating Base Kalagush sang in the choir. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Hawkins)
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