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Monday, October 22, 2007
MUSE Techs Bring More Power to Camp Lemonier
(10.22.2007) Seabees of Mobile Utilities Support Equipment out of Port Hueneme, Calif., and those deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Camp Lemonier, were a part of history, Oct. 18, when the technicians put...
Soldiers Fight on Despite Fears
(10.22.2007) He paces back and forth, cigarette smoke curling above him. The ritual pace and smoke helps reduce his anxiety, allowing him to focus on the mission at hand.
CJTF-HOA VETCAP Brings Training, Education and ...
(10.22.2007) Service members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and the 350th Civil Affairs Command out of Pensacola, Fla., kicked off Operation Honest Dart, Sept. 22, as CJTF-HOA re-engaged Djiboutian herdsmen for...
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U.S., French Firefighters Foster Strong Working...
(10.22.2007) Thirty-three firefighters from the French airbase, BA 188, made the trip across the flight line of Djibouti International Airport to work with their counterparts at Camp Lemonier Oct. 16.
Coffee Connoisseur Fuels 15th BSB Soldiers
(10.22.2007) “Anybody can take grounds and put them in a coffee pot and make a pot of coffee,” explained Chief Warrant Officer Tilden Morgan, as he prepares a shot of espresso at his office at Forward Operating Base Prosperit...
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Flight to Mecca: Iraqis and U.S. Army Corps of ...
(10.22.2007) During the last month of the Islamic year, more than a million Muslims make the pilgrimage, or Hajj, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This year, local Iraqis can make the pilgrimage more easily for the first time in almos...
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203rd BSB Travels to Re-supply FOB Hammer
(10.22.2007) Logistics leaders are constantly facing the challenge of a combat logistics patrol by trying to figure out how to properly combine diverse units and get them to their destination safely and efficiently.
Gates Arrives in Ukraine to Begin Five-Day Euro...
(10.22.2007) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived , Oct. 21, to meet with Ukrainian leaders as their new government begins to take shape.
HMH-464 Conducts Dual-point Sling-load Externals
(10.22.2007) A Humvee being transported through the air by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-464 Horn of Africa Detachment B’s CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter is not a normal occurrence over the skies of Camp Lemoni...
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A Day in the Life of a Route Clearance Soldier
(10.22.2007) Every Soldier’s job in Task Force Lightning is important, but many people would agree that the job of 2nd Platoon, 41st Mobility Augmentation Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas, is one of the mos...
Concerned Citizens Help Soldiers to Decrease IE...
(10.22.2007) Improvised explosive devices posed a daily threat to U.S. Soldiers along Route Wild until one Sheik stepped forward, rallying concerned citizens to retake their community.
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Seeds of Progress Spread in Hawr Rajab
(10.22.2007) After weeding out insurgents in their community, residents of Hawr Rajab are coming home and joining together to rebuild.
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Paratroopers Aid Volunteers Wounded Fighting In...
(10.22.2007) In the battle against insurgents, Iraqi security volunteers receive relatively little attention compared to coalition and Iraqi security forces.
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Bushmasters Prowl Kamiliyah’s Streets
(10.22.2007) The morning started like any summer day at a beach town in southern California – warm and overcast. It wouldn’t be until afternoon when the heat of the sun would scorch the clouds away.
Down and Dirty: the Life of One Airborne Ranger
(10.22.2007) Army Sgt. Jim McKinzie has always made a living out of getting dirty.
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(10.22.2007) Seabees of Mobile Utilities Support Equipment out of Port Hueneme, Calif., and those deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Camp Lemonier, were a part of history, Oct. 18, when the technicians put...
Soldiers Fight on Despite Fears
(10.22.2007) He paces back and forth, cigarette smoke curling above him. The ritual pace and smoke helps reduce his anxiety, allowing him to focus on the mission at hand.
CJTF-HOA VETCAP Brings Training, Education and ...
(10.22.2007) Service members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and the 350th Civil Affairs Command out of Pensacola, Fla., kicked off Operation Honest Dart, Sept. 22, as CJTF-HOA re-engaged Djiboutian herdsmen for...
2 images
U.S., French Firefighters Foster Strong Working...
(10.22.2007) Thirty-three firefighters from the French airbase, BA 188, made the trip across the flight line of Djibouti International Airport to work with their counterparts at Camp Lemonier Oct. 16.
Coffee Connoisseur Fuels 15th BSB Soldiers
(10.22.2007) “Anybody can take grounds and put them in a coffee pot and make a pot of coffee,” explained Chief Warrant Officer Tilden Morgan, as he prepares a shot of espresso at his office at Forward Operating Base Prosperit...
2 images
Flight to Mecca: Iraqis and U.S. Army Corps of ...
(10.22.2007) During the last month of the Islamic year, more than a million Muslims make the pilgrimage, or Hajj, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This year, local Iraqis can make the pilgrimage more easily for the first time in almos...
4 images
203rd BSB Travels to Re-supply FOB Hammer
(10.22.2007) Logistics leaders are constantly facing the challenge of a combat logistics patrol by trying to figure out how to properly combine diverse units and get them to their destination safely and efficiently.
Gates Arrives in Ukraine to Begin Five-Day Euro...
(10.22.2007) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived , Oct. 21, to meet with Ukrainian leaders as their new government begins to take shape.
HMH-464 Conducts Dual-point Sling-load Externals
(10.22.2007) A Humvee being transported through the air by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-464 Horn of Africa Detachment B’s CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter is not a normal occurrence over the skies of Camp Lemoni...
3 images
A Day in the Life of a Route Clearance Soldier
(10.22.2007) Every Soldier’s job in Task Force Lightning is important, but many people would agree that the job of 2nd Platoon, 41st Mobility Augmentation Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas, is one of the mos...
Concerned Citizens Help Soldiers to Decrease IE...
(10.22.2007) Improvised explosive devices posed a daily threat to U.S. Soldiers along Route Wild until one Sheik stepped forward, rallying concerned citizens to retake their community.
1 images
Seeds of Progress Spread in Hawr Rajab
(10.22.2007) After weeding out insurgents in their community, residents of Hawr Rajab are coming home and joining together to rebuild.
3 images
Paratroopers Aid Volunteers Wounded Fighting In...
(10.22.2007) In the battle against insurgents, Iraqi security volunteers receive relatively little attention compared to coalition and Iraqi security forces.
1 images
Bushmasters Prowl Kamiliyah’s Streets
(10.22.2007) The morning started like any summer day at a beach town in southern California – warm and overcast. It wouldn’t be until afternoon when the heat of the sun would scorch the clouds away.
Down and Dirty: the Life of One Airborne Ranger
(10.22.2007) Army Sgt. Jim McKinzie has always made a living out of getting dirty.
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