Face of Defense: Artistic Soldier Brightens Afghan Outpost

Face of Defense: Artistic Soldier Brightens Afghan Outpost

By Army Sgt. Matt Young
117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MASUM GHAR, Afghanistan , May 25, 2012 – An Army chaplain’s assistant is using her talent with a paint brush to brighten up this austere outpost set amid the desert and mountains of southern Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Cassandra Butkos paints the 2nd Infantry Division’s “Indianhead” patch insignia onto the Combined Task Force Arrowhead crest outside the tactical operations center at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar, in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matt Young Related Entries Face of Defense: Soldier Focuses on Helping Afghan Women Face of Defense: Soldier Serves to Honor Family Face of Defense: Soldier-songwriter Serves in Afghanistan Face of Defense: Soldier Integrates Afghan Operations Recent Entries Necl-4/SynCAM-4 Is Expressed in Myelinating Oligodendrocytes but Not Required for Axonal Myelination Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors-Alpha and Gamma Are Targets to Treat Offspring from Maternal Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice A Herpes Simplex Virus-Derived Replicative Vector Expressing LIF Limits Experimental Demyelinating Disease and Modulates Autoimmunity Ecological Factors Associated with European Bat Lyssavirus Seroprevalence in Spanish Bats Women in CSR: Julie Urlaub, Taiga Company Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve