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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Iraqi Village Holds Luncheon for Coalition Forces
(12.20.2007) Concerned local citizens from Arab Jabour held a luncheon for coalition forces, Dec. 17, to mark the security progress being made in the village of Abd-Al Salmon.
Courtesy Story
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Center for Excellence Under Construction in Rur...
(12.20.2007) A $1.2 million Center for Excellence is currently under construction on the southwest edge of the village of Nan Gab in Farah province.
Courtesy Story
A Life Saved . . . Unexpectedly
(12.20.2007) As he sat eating breakfast, Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard had no idea that he was just hours away from a struggle to save the life of the Airman sitting next to him.
Story by Capt. Michael Meridith
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Turkey Gave 'Ample Notification' of PKK Strikes...
(12.20.2007) The Turkish government provided "ample notification" of plans to conduct air strikes against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq over the weekend, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters, Dec. ...
Story by Donna Miles
3rd LAAD Provides Essential Resources to Close ...
(12.20.2007) Marines of the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., dedicated a water reservoir they helped build in Nagad, Dec. 15.
Story by Sgt. Charles Siler
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Qatar Dining Facility Is Best in Army
(12.20.2007) Area Support Group Qatar earned the Phillip A. Connelly Award, announcing it as the best large garrison dining facility in the Army, officials declared, on Dec. 20. ASG-QA is providing the U.S. Central Command re...
Story by Dustin Senger
150,000th R&R Soldier in Qatar
(12.20.2007) After leaving military commitments in Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Paul Harris, from Valdosta, Ga., arrived in Qatar, on Dec. 18, to participate in the U.S. Central Command Rest and Recuperation Pass Program at Camp As S...
Story by Dustin Senger
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Transfers Aut...
(12.20.2007) Control of Multi-National Division – Baghdad changed hands during a ceremony yesterday.
Courtesy Story
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Building Air Power for Afghanistan
(12.20.2007) The Afghan national army air corps is entering a new era. Decades of war have reduced a force of several hundred aircraft to less than two dozen flyable aircraft and a ruined infrastructure. The lack of ...
Courtesy Story
Legal Woes Laid to Rest for Deploying Soldiers
(12.20.2007) As the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team continues its upward momentum of mobilizing for Iraq, more than 3,400 Soldiers must take every step in preparing to leave home.
Courtesy Story
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ANSF Deliver Tons of Aid to Villagers in Nangar...
(12.20.2007) Afghan national security forces, assisted by coalition forces, delivered tons of much-needed humanitarian assistance to hundreds of villagers in Sra Kala, Achin District and Shabl, Deh Bala District, Dec. 16 and ...
Courtesy Story
2 images
Medics Put Training to Test at New Kalsu Aid St...
(12.20.2007) Even when Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Kalsu aren’t enjoying the best of health, they can enjoy the services provided by a new aid station there.
Story by Capt. Constance Quinlan
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Troops Capture 'Special Groups' Leader, Release...
(12.20.2007) Coalition forces captured a suspected "special groups" leader during operations yesterday in the northern Baghdad area, military officials reported.
Courtesy Story
Vanguard Brigade Holds Tree Lighting Ceremony
(12.20.2007) Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., welcomed in the holiday season with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 17.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
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Fort Bragg Set to Get More Soldiers
(12.20.2007) Fort Bragg will receive about 1,400 more soldiers as part of the Army's "Grow the Army" stationing plan, base officials announced yesterday.
Courtesy Story
(12.20.2007) Concerned local citizens from Arab Jabour held a luncheon for coalition forces, Dec. 17, to mark the security progress being made in the village of Abd-Al Salmon.
Courtesy Story
4 images
Center for Excellence Under Construction in Rur...
(12.20.2007) A $1.2 million Center for Excellence is currently under construction on the southwest edge of the village of Nan Gab in Farah province.
Courtesy Story
A Life Saved . . . Unexpectedly
(12.20.2007) As he sat eating breakfast, Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard had no idea that he was just hours away from a struggle to save the life of the Airman sitting next to him.
Story by Capt. Michael Meridith
1 images
Turkey Gave 'Ample Notification' of PKK Strikes...
(12.20.2007) The Turkish government provided "ample notification" of plans to conduct air strikes against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq over the weekend, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters, Dec. ...
Story by Donna Miles
3rd LAAD Provides Essential Resources to Close ...
(12.20.2007) Marines of the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., dedicated a water reservoir they helped build in Nagad, Dec. 15.
Story by Sgt. Charles Siler
4 images
Qatar Dining Facility Is Best in Army
(12.20.2007) Area Support Group Qatar earned the Phillip A. Connelly Award, announcing it as the best large garrison dining facility in the Army, officials declared, on Dec. 20. ASG-QA is providing the U.S. Central Command re...
Story by Dustin Senger
150,000th R&R Soldier in Qatar
(12.20.2007) After leaving military commitments in Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Paul Harris, from Valdosta, Ga., arrived in Qatar, on Dec. 18, to participate in the U.S. Central Command Rest and Recuperation Pass Program at Camp As S...
Story by Dustin Senger
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Transfers Aut...
(12.20.2007) Control of Multi-National Division – Baghdad changed hands during a ceremony yesterday.
Courtesy Story
1 images
Building Air Power for Afghanistan
(12.20.2007) The Afghan national army air corps is entering a new era. Decades of war have reduced a force of several hundred aircraft to less than two dozen flyable aircraft and a ruined infrastructure. The lack of ...
Courtesy Story
Legal Woes Laid to Rest for Deploying Soldiers
(12.20.2007) As the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team continues its upward momentum of mobilizing for Iraq, more than 3,400 Soldiers must take every step in preparing to leave home.
Courtesy Story
1 images
ANSF Deliver Tons of Aid to Villagers in Nangar...
(12.20.2007) Afghan national security forces, assisted by coalition forces, delivered tons of much-needed humanitarian assistance to hundreds of villagers in Sra Kala, Achin District and Shabl, Deh Bala District, Dec. 16 and ...
Courtesy Story
2 images
Medics Put Training to Test at New Kalsu Aid St...
(12.20.2007) Even when Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Kalsu aren’t enjoying the best of health, they can enjoy the services provided by a new aid station there.
Story by Capt. Constance Quinlan
1 images
Troops Capture 'Special Groups' Leader, Release...
(12.20.2007) Coalition forces captured a suspected "special groups" leader during operations yesterday in the northern Baghdad area, military officials reported.
Courtesy Story
Vanguard Brigade Holds Tree Lighting Ceremony
(12.20.2007) Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., welcomed in the holiday season with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 17.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
2 images
Fort Bragg Set to Get More Soldiers
(12.20.2007) Fort Bragg will receive about 1,400 more soldiers as part of the Army's "Grow the Army" stationing plan, base officials announced yesterday.
Courtesy Story
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