Gunner's Blog

"A Slice of Home, a Welcome Sight for Soldiers in Diyala"
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12336

"'Dragoons' Unfurl Colors in Baghdad"
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12339

"Support for Soldiers Doesn't Go Unnoticed, Unappreci..."
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12341

"Army Inducts Newly Promoted Soldiers Into NCO Corps"
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12342

"Airmen in Afghanistan Pay Tribute to Air Force Anniv..."
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12347

"Refuelers Keep Southwest Border Aviation in the Sky"
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http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12349

Labels: Afghanistan, Airmen, Baghdad, Dargoons, Diyala, New NCO's, Refuelers, Support for Soldiers

"Mechanics Keep Vehicles in the Fight" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=11000

"Engineers Meet to Discuss Reconstruction of Afghanistan" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=11003

"Airpower Summary for June 26 " Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=11006

"3-1 Cav. Leaders Meet With Local Sheiks" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=11007

Labels: 27th Engineers, 3-1 Cav., Afghanistan, Airpower Summary, Mechanics, Sheiks

How can we best support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
How best can we support the military as they risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan? Is it simply a question of spending more money? ...
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Gates Makes Surprise Trip To Iraq
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
En route to the war zone, Gates said it "remains to be seen where we'll be in September" when he is to make an assessment of whether the Iraqi government is ...
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Pace Pledges His Best Through End of Term
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
But Pace also told the secretary to do what he thought was best for the institution. "Whatever he and the president decided was going to be best for the ...
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Idaho National Guard Is Better Prepared For A Disaster
KIFI - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
After more than four years in Iraq, the majority of National Guard units around the country have less than sixty percent of the necessary equipment to ...
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Army Plans for Improved Health Care
Military.com - USA
Ritchie said long and repeat deployments caused by extended wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are causing more mental strain on troops. ...
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06/17/07 LEFT/RIGHT: More is better
Sunday Paper - Atlanta,GA,USA
By Stephanie Ramage Last week, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, writing about a May 24 Muslim funeral procession in Iraq that was attacked by a ...
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All the fun of the fair - it must be Iraq
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Geoff Hahn of Hinterland Travel, who has been organising Iraq tours for the best part of 30 years, took a group to Rowanduz, Yezidi villages, ...
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Better Feral Beasts than Ignoble Lackeys
Washington Post - United States
Someone should remind Tony Blair that it was not the media but his government that "sexed up" intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction ...
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War in Iraq may not be the best way to fight against al-Qaeda
The Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
Improved ties between al-Qaeda and the fundamentalist group Jaish-e-Muhammad in Kashmir opened the door to a series of bombing attacks in India last year, ...
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Improved care proposed for veterans
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA
BY DAVID WHITNEY
Legislation to ensure quality care for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan was unveiled in the Senate Thursday, ...
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Labels: Afghanistan, Gates, Idaho National Guard, Iraq, Pace, WCSH-TV

"Toby Keith Supports Soldiers in Afghanistan" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10455

"Engineering Department Keeps Shreveport Running" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10456

"'Red Dragon' Artillery Troops Demonstrate Versatilit..." Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10459

"First Sergeant Uses Drill Sergeant Skills to Lead So..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10465

"Former DS Deploys to Iraq With Previous Trainee by H..." Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10466

"Paratroopers Take Part in Combat Athlete Competition" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10467

"Giving Back to the Future" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10468

"Air Cavalry Pilot Selected as Experimental Test Pilot" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10469

"The Kurdish Region of Northern Iraq Is Open for Busi..." Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10470

"Three Months Into the Surge, Paratroopers in Sha'ab ..." Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10471

"Parwan Province Breaks Ground on Road Reconstruction..." Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10472

"Troopers Go From Green to Red, White and Blue: " Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10473

"Apache Crews Keep Eyes on Mission;" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10474

"Task Force Grizzly Donates Tractor to Kandahar Farmers" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10476

Labels: Afghanistan, Apache, Artillery, Cavalry, Dragon, DS, Grizzly, Keith, Kurdish, Paratroopers, Parwan, Sergeant, Shreveport, Tractor, Troopers

"Hard Work Creates Progress in Border Provinces" Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10407

"Afghanistan Takes Government to Its People"Can be viewed at... http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10421

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I am sorry, but DVIDS didn't produce any alerts from 05/11 until 05/16. Also,
I was out of town from 05/12 until -5/19. So, I will be posting several days of
alerts today.

~G

Labels: Afghanistan, Border Provinces

"Personnel Assistance Point Keeps Eye on R and R Soldiers"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10190

"Airpower Summary for April 29 "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10191

"Action Never Stops for Paratroopers at COP Ford"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10192

"Civic Leaders Train With Third Army Soldiers in Kuwa..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10193

"Bayji a Safer Place With New Station"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10194

"Troop Commander Delivers Aid, Mentorship in Naray"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10195

"Combat Medics Proven Under Pressure"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10197

"Central Air Forces Commander Visits Afghanistan"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10198

"Small Macedonian Contingent; Big Strike Against Terr..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10199

Labels: 3rd Army, Afghanistan, Airpower Summary, Bayji Safer, Civic Leaders, Combat Medics, Macedonian, Paratroopers, R and R

"Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held at Contingency Operatin..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10039

"Transition Teams Embed With ISF Throughout Baghdad"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10042

"Friends From Space Support the IAG "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10043

"Ironhorse Troopers Hold 'refresher' Training on Camp..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10046

"Strike Group Commanders Visit Oil Terminals"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10047

"Airpower Summary for April 21"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10050

"Connecticut Guard Soldiers Reflect on Year in Afghan..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10053

"Samarra Police Beginning to Assert Themselves"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10055

"Karkh Doctors Hold Medical Mission in Haifa St. Clinic"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10056

"Northeastern Militant Killed in Coalition Air Strike "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10058

"Lieutenant Takes on Role of Brigade Commander for a Day"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10062

"JCS and CDG Exchange Officers and Experiences "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10063

"Snipers in Afghanistan Receive New Weapon"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10066

"Qalat PRT Commander: Afghans Jump on the Waves of Pr..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10068

"'Purrfect Angels' Perform for Troops"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10069

"Aviation Recovery Team Keeps Valuable Aerial Assets ..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10070

"370th Group and Squadron Stand Up"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10073

"Red Lion Battalion Assists With Re-opening of Second..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10074

"Kentucky Army National Guardsmen Making Difference a..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10076

"Airpower Summary for April 22 "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10078

"Shadow Heroes Behind Curtain Making It Work"Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10079

"Airmen Assist Iraqi Air Force to Take Flight "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10082

"Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group Completes Maritime ..."Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10083

"Iraqi Air Force Celebrates 76th Anniversary "Can be viewed at...
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=10084

Labels: 370th, Afghanistan, Airpower Summary, Boxer, CDG, Connecticut, IAF, IAG, Ironhorse Troopers, ISF, JCS, Karkh, Purrfect Angels, Qalat, Red Lion, Ribbon Cutting, Samarra, Shadow Heroes