rapidfire N E W S Y O U C A N U S E
Lessons
Learned
Have you learned a
lesson you’d like to
share with your fellow
MOAA members? Did
a mentor, a leader, a
subordinate — or even
a significant event —
shape your thinking or
leadership style?
Share your vignettes
with MOAA. In the July
issue of Military Of-
Afghan Games
ficer, MOAA will debut
Bring Goodwill
a new column featuring
true, personal vignettes
of leadership or lessons
learned. Submit your
A
s U.S. leaders and their NATO Civil affairs coordinated the setup stories (no more than
counterparts in Kabul, Afghani- of the games and provided funding 425 words) by e-mail to
stan, contemplated ways to win for prizes and refreshments. Villagers
profseries@moaa.org or
the trust of local people in their fi ght created the fi eld, and Afghan forces by mail to MOAA Pro-
against radical insurgents, village elders provided security. fessional Series, 201 N.
suggested a way to come together in com- “Four teams from different villages Washington St., Alexan-
mon interest: a sporting event. took part in today’s tournament,” said dria, VA 22314.
Thus began the Feb. 20 “do-rah” games Deh Rawood Police Chief Omar Kahn Submissions may
in the Deh Rawood district of Afghani- Ankalm. “The people are having a good be edited for length
stan’s Oruzgan province, once one of the time. They are happy to be playing.” and grammar and will
most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. With the successful turnout and en- become the property
Some 1,500 people participated in or came thusiasm, coalition and Afghan forces are of MOAA to be repro-
out to watch the fi ve-hour event, hosted considering more community events, ac- duced in print and
by coalition civil affairs soldiers in part- cording to a civil affairs team leader. electronic media.
nership with Afghan soldiers and police. — Courtesy AFPS
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