10 Aug 07By Cpl. Ryan R. Jackson2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD).
AL ASAD, Iraq – Throughout the theatre, service members are continually asking for and receiving operational gear they need to accomplish their mission.
The latest troops on Al Asad to get new mission essential equipment were the four-legged war fighters, more commonly known as military working [...]
Archive for August 19th, 2007
Four-legged war fighters dwell in new abode
Posted in CentCom, ME, animals, equip on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Predator soars to record numbers of sorties
Posted in CF, CentCom, ME, News, intel, weapons on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
9 Aug 07by Master Sgt. Steve Horton332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs.
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) – When terrorists tried shooting mortar rounds at Balad Air Base in July, they didn’t count on the tireless, unblinking eye of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle overhead, transmitting their every move to Airmen on the ground here.
Airmen [...]
Afghan children return from Poland field trip
Posted in CentCom, children, democracy, freedom on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
10 Aug 07By Spc. Micah E. Clare4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – School field trips provide critical exposure to new experiences and knowledge about the world, and for nearly 30 Afghan school children this was never more true when they recently visited Poland.
Sponsored by the Polish Minister of Defense, Afghan students [...]
Deployed Airmen dish up a helping of gratitude
Posted in CentCom, Chaplains, SE Asia, USAF, gratitude, morale on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
8 Aug 07by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Locke 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs.
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) – To show their appreciation for other’s efforts and hard work, Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing have been volunteering to serve food to the operations personnel at the base’s containerized deployable kitchen.
Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Humphrey, 380th AEW chaplain [...]
Security Detachment Provides Protection in North Persian Gulf Waters
Posted in CF, CentCom, Persia, security, training on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
8 Aug 07By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher T. Smith Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs.
NORTH PERSIAN GULF (NNS) – Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 5 Oil Platform (OPLAT) Detachment provided security for USS Chinook (PC 9) and USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams [...]
Flight Medics Take Care of Flyers
Posted in CentCom, SE Asia, USAF, medics, trust on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
7 Aug 07By Staff Sgt. Cassandra Locke379th Air Expeditionary Wing.
SOUTHWEST ASIA – The 379th Expeditionary Wing’s aerospace medicine team provides care for the flyers so they can stay in the fight. “We are the maintainers of the ‘wet ware’ that flies the hardware,” said Maj. Walter Matthews, chief of aerospace medicine for the wing.
Flight surgeons [...]
Marines walk the beat keeping enemies off the street
Posted in CentCom, IA, IP, ME, Marines, attacks, intel, justice, peace on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
8 Aug 07By Cpl. Eric C. Schwartz2nd Marine Division.
HUSAYBAH, Iraq – It was a quiet morning patrol; a standard Alpha Company mission. Donkeys, attached to carts, were unmanned while their owners were just waking up to the sound of roosters making their morning calls. The Marines were heading directly to solve a mystery. Who shot [...]
Sky Soldiers air-assault onto clouds of Nuristan
Posted in ANA, CentCom, SE Asia, Taliban, Troops, smuggle on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
8 Aug 07By Army Sgt. Brandon Aird173rd ABCT Public Affairs.
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Sailing through the clouds Soldiers from the Afghan National Army and Task Force Saber air-assaulted onto landing zone Shetland July 19 during Operation Saray Has.
The LZ was located in a large meadow near the top of a mountain in here. Local Afghans [...]
Soldier Gets to Play With Hobby on and Off Clock
Posted in CentCom, ME, hobbies, music on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
6 Aug 07By Sgt. Joshua R. Ford3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Office.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE PALIWODA, Iraq – When Soldiers deploy, so do their hobbies. Flying toy helicopters and acoustic guitars are just some of the things Soldiers see others fiddling with on their off time.
When Spc. David Colclasure, multi-systems operator with [...]
Project Starter Troops Take Interest in Iraqis’ Quality of Life
Posted in CentCom, ME, civil affairs, gratitude, recon, weapons on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
6 Aug 07By Spc. Jeffrey LedesmaHeadquarters, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Texas-based “Thunderhorse” Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, are pushing projects to improve the quality of life for the residents of northwestern Baghdad.
During a routine patrol through the streets of the Iraqi capital’s [...]
