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Col. Peter Lupo recounts training Afghan public-affairs teams during 2018–19 deployment
Summary
In the Veterans Corner segment, U.S. Army Col. Peter Lupo described his progression from enlisted soldier to officer and his work training Afghan public-affairs personnel during a 2018–19 NATO deployment; he recounted meeting then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis and noted family impacts of deployment.
U.S. Army Colonel Peter Lupo described his military path and the mission he carried out in Afghanistan, telling Monmouth County hosts that his role focused on training, advising and assisting Afghan public-affairs personnel as part of a NATO Resolute Support mission in 2018–19.
"When I deployed, I was at 2018 to 2019. I was a lieutenant colonel at the time," Lupo said, describing a year spent in Kabul and in northern Afghanistan at Mazar‑e‑Sharif. He said his work involved teaching Afghan soldiers to be public-affairs officers and helping them become self-sufficient in counterinsurgency communication tasks.
Lupo recounted difficult and memorable moments from deployment, including meeting the then‑Secretary of Defense: "I got to meet, the then secretary of defense, Mattis." He also spoke about the family toll of long deployments — missing his children's early school years and working to reestablish trust at home after returning.
The segment focused on personal history, training work and service sacrifice rather than policy or defense analysis; no follow-up hearings or county actions were announced.
