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...these. The Fates predetermine the semester in which you take Expos 20 and then determine which of your preferences you’ll be assigned to. Escape is impossible and transferring sections is difficult, so your initial choice is important and you have precious little information on which to base it. Enjoy! Expos is a methods class; its aim is not to impart a corpus of knowledge to you. Different sections nevertheless vary in amounts of reading and requirements. Some classes emphasize image interpretation; predictably, those will entail less reading and consequently less work. Others are half-methods, half-material...
...become a little smarter of an operation," he says. Just a few days ago, the Taliban fired mortars at the base. No one was hurt, but it certainly was a wake-up call. Now that the usual "presence patrols" are limited, the Taliban have become bolder...
Forward Operating Base Maizan in southern Afghanistan's Zabul Province feels like the end of the world. It's a good three hours by Humvee from the regional base in Qalat - that's if there are no IEDs along the road. By helicopter it's only 20 minutes, but flights tend to come only once a week. When they do, it feels like Christmas - mail from home is the only thing that keeps the soldiers at Maizan going. Today's haul saw troops whooping over new Sony Playstations, games, Oreos, cigarettes, Cheese Whiz and even a flea collar for Beebe...
...small base, made up of soldiers from the Tenth Mountain 2-4 Infantry, Charlie Company 1-4 Infantry Regiment and Romanian troops from Task Force Calugareni, which took control of Zabul on 31 July when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took command of southern Afghanistan from the U.S. The mission of the troops at the base is to provide security to the district. Until a few weeks ago that meant daily patrols, visiting villages, checking up on reports of Taliban activity, and generally making their presence known. But these days FOB Maizan has had to limit those...
...more dangerous - IEDs have been placed on roads and mortar attacks are becoming more common - and essential support resources, such as helicopters, have been monopolized by Operation Medusa, NATO's main thrust against the Taliban in nearby Kandahar. That leaves troops at Maizan spending more time confined to base...