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Thursday, May 15, 2008
DVIDS News - 05-05-2008
Texas National Guardsman Trains, Deploys With I...
(05.15.2008) Unlike most National Guardsmen who train and mobilize together as a whole unit before deploying to Iraq, some guardsmen deploy individually and are attached to active duty units.
Courtesy Story
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U.S. Flights Continue to Deliver Supplies to Bu...
(05.15.2008) A total of eight Air Force C-130s have delivered supplies to Burma as part of the U.S. relief effort following Cyclone Nargis, a senior military official said yesterday.
Story by Jim Garamone
Soldier Finds Way Through Deployment
(05.15.2008) Historically, Soldiers have faced and experienced different emotions on the battlefield or while away from home at overseas locations. Changes in routines, adapting to a new environment or culture, to include mak...
Story by Spc. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo
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Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers Create...
(05.15.2008) Those who know 21-year-old Spc. Michael McCann say he’s always been a pretty smart guy. After graduating Bixby, Okla. High School with a 3.85 grade point average, he joined the Army as an AH-64 Apache crew chief....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Seaton
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Officials Extend Spouse Career Advancement Init...
(05.15.2008) Career and training opportunities for military spouses just got better, as the Defense and Labor departments' career advancement demonstration project has been expanded to include all active-duty military spouses...
Courtesy Story
Detachment Gets KFOR 10 Paid
(05.15.2008) Many Soldiers have their minds on their money and their money on their minds. Courtesy Story
EOD Essential to Safety in Kosovo
(05.15.2008) There is a job for every Soldier in Kosovo Force 10, Multi-National Task Force (East), and it can be said that there is a Soldier for every job.
Courtesy Story
'Candy Bomber' Showed Berlin Kids Affection Thr...
(05.15.2008) While members of the allied air forces delivered millions of tons of food, fuel and vital staples in the Berlin Airlift almost 60 years ago, one American pilot stood out as a favorite of the sweet-toothed childre...
Courtesy Story
Tun Tavern Up and Running: Corps’ Favorite Tave...
(05.15.2008) For the first time in more than 200 years, a Marine has extended his enlistment in front of Tun Tavern, the birthplace of the Marine Corps.
Story by Cpl. Tyler Barstow
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Falcon Brigade Flight Hours Exceed 100,000
(05.15.2008) The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division surpassed a remarkable milestone, May 13, while deployed in Baghdad, having flown more than 100,000 flight hours in less than 12 months of combat.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Medical Opticians Hit Milestone in Qatar
(05.15.2008) The 388th Medical Logistics Company reached an important milestone after completing the 1,000th pair of eyewear at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia optical fabrication lab, May 15. The Camp As...
Story by Dustin Senger
7 images
Interactions With Civilians; Major Focus During...
(05.15.2008) Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, Fort Wainwright concluded a cordon and knock field-training exercise at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, April 15.
Story by Spc. Elayseah Woodard-Hinton
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Al-Nassir School Refurbished by Iraqis
(05.15.2008) The al-Nassir elementary school in al-Buaytha, Iraq, is getting a face lift. The school, which teaches grades one through six, is being refurbished to improve the quality of life for students and teachers.
Story by Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky
3 images
Army Bands to Undergo Transformation to Modular...
(05.15.2008) The mission of the Army band is to sustain the “warrior spirit,” support recruiting, and tell the Army story to the American public. In carrying out its mission, the band helps to draw support for the Army from t...
Story by Pfc. Alicia Torbush
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(05.15.2008) Unlike most National Guardsmen who train and mobilize together as a whole unit before deploying to Iraq, some guardsmen deploy individually and are attached to active duty units.
Courtesy Story
1 images
U.S. Flights Continue to Deliver Supplies to Bu...
(05.15.2008) A total of eight Air Force C-130s have delivered supplies to Burma as part of the U.S. relief effort following Cyclone Nargis, a senior military official said yesterday.
Story by Jim Garamone
Soldier Finds Way Through Deployment
(05.15.2008) Historically, Soldiers have faced and experienced different emotions on the battlefield or while away from home at overseas locations. Changes in routines, adapting to a new environment or culture, to include mak...
Story by Spc. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo
1 images
Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers Create...
(05.15.2008) Those who know 21-year-old Spc. Michael McCann say he’s always been a pretty smart guy. After graduating Bixby, Okla. High School with a 3.85 grade point average, he joined the Army as an AH-64 Apache crew chief....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Seaton
3 images
Officials Extend Spouse Career Advancement Init...
(05.15.2008) Career and training opportunities for military spouses just got better, as the Defense and Labor departments' career advancement demonstration project has been expanded to include all active-duty military spouses...
Courtesy Story
Detachment Gets KFOR 10 Paid
(05.15.2008) Many Soldiers have their minds on their money and their money on their minds. Courtesy Story
EOD Essential to Safety in Kosovo
(05.15.2008) There is a job for every Soldier in Kosovo Force 10, Multi-National Task Force (East), and it can be said that there is a Soldier for every job.
Courtesy Story
'Candy Bomber' Showed Berlin Kids Affection Thr...
(05.15.2008) While members of the allied air forces delivered millions of tons of food, fuel and vital staples in the Berlin Airlift almost 60 years ago, one American pilot stood out as a favorite of the sweet-toothed childre...
Courtesy Story
Tun Tavern Up and Running: Corps’ Favorite Tave...
(05.15.2008) For the first time in more than 200 years, a Marine has extended his enlistment in front of Tun Tavern, the birthplace of the Marine Corps.
Story by Cpl. Tyler Barstow
4 images
Falcon Brigade Flight Hours Exceed 100,000
(05.15.2008) The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division surpassed a remarkable milestone, May 13, while deployed in Baghdad, having flown more than 100,000 flight hours in less than 12 months of combat.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
Medical Opticians Hit Milestone in Qatar
(05.15.2008) The 388th Medical Logistics Company reached an important milestone after completing the 1,000th pair of eyewear at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Southwest Asia optical fabrication lab, May 15. The Camp As...
Story by Dustin Senger
7 images
Interactions With Civilians; Major Focus During...
(05.15.2008) Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, Fort Wainwright concluded a cordon and knock field-training exercise at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, April 15.
Story by Spc. Elayseah Woodard-Hinton
3 images
Al-Nassir School Refurbished by Iraqis
(05.15.2008) The al-Nassir elementary school in al-Buaytha, Iraq, is getting a face lift. The school, which teaches grades one through six, is being refurbished to improve the quality of life for students and teachers.
Story by Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky
3 images
Army Bands to Undergo Transformation to Modular...
(05.15.2008) The mission of the Army band is to sustain the “warrior spirit,” support recruiting, and tell the Army story to the American public. In carrying out its mission, the band helps to draw support for the Army from t...
Story by Pfc. Alicia Torbush
1 images
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