Gunner's Blog

Good Eats in Our Backyard
(10.04.2007) Sizzling steaks greeted the first diners at the newly opened Striker Café, Oct. 1, as the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) celebrated the special occasion with the ever-popular ‘surf and turf” meal.
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Ironhorse Brigade Honors Memory of Fallen Soldi...
(10.04.2007) Soldiers from the 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division took time out to remember a fallen Ironhorse Soldier, Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Mulhair, Sr, a platoon sergeant for Troop A, 1st Squadron, 7t...
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U.S. Leaders Join Iraqis for Ramadan Tradition
(10.04.2007) Soldiers are not typically allowed into Shi'a or Sunni religious buildings, especially not during the holiest month of the year for Muslims – Ramadan. Lately though, leaders from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ...
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Security Detachment Rides With Latin Flavor
(10.04.2007) The sense of brotherhood Soldiers have with each other, whether they served together, with separate units, or even in separate wars, comes from shared experiences that only fellow Soldiers would understand.
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Residents Join Volunteer Security Program
(10.04.2007) Inside a stuffy conference room in a makeshift recruiting station, a dozen men from eastern Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood stood with their right hands raised. The men were all different sizes and shapes, some in ...
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Top NCOs Top Her List With Family and Soldiers
(10.04.2007) Many Soldiers think of the Army as their family, but one Soldier at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait believes this with all her heart.
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Guardsman’s Home Taken Care of by the In-Laws
(10.04.2007) When he deployed to Iraq in October 2006, one South Carolina National Guardsman knew that there was still a lot of work to be done around his house over the next year.
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Airpower Summary for October 3
(10.04.2007) Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations, Oct. 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operation...
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Chaplain Goes the Distance to Take Care of Flock
(10.04.2007) Wooden church pews are not an easy commodity to come by in eastern Baghdad.
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Maintenance Troops Keep FOB Running
(10.04.2007) Even though the fighting is done by combat-arms Soldiers, those inside the wire ensure vehicles stay running and that guard towers and gates stay functional.
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Labels: 3rd Brigage BCT, Airpower, Camp Arifjan, Chaplain FOB, Ramadan Awareness, SC National Guard, Sizzling Steaks, SSG Mulhair, Striker Cafe

"Project on Taji Brings Donated Medical Books to Iraq..."
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"Airpower Summary for September 15 "
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"BAF MAC Finds Mines to Keep Afghans, Service Members..."
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"Congressional Delegates Visit Combat Outpost"
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"Black Jack Brigade Meets, Exceeds Retention Goals fo..."
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"Soldier's Training Put to the Test, Saves Life as Re..."
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"Daily 'run' Makes Life at Joint Security Stations Po..."
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"Commitment Pays Off for Paratroopers in Adhamiyah"
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"Extreme Makeover: Maintenance Bay Edition"
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""Run to Remember" Held in Kandahar"
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"Chief Selects Serve Community as Rite of Passage"
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"3-1 Cavalry Soldiers Welcome New Troop Commander"
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"Black Jack Brings Power to the People"
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"Airpower Summary for September 14 "
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"TF Raven Crew Chief Saves a Life in the Desert"
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Labels: 3-1 Cav, Adhamiyah, Airpower, BAF MAC, Black Dragon, Black Jack, IP, Kandahar, Medical Books, TF Raven, Tropic at Taji

"Soldiers Should Protect Themselves Against Crawling,..."Can be viewed at...
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"JAF Community Bonds Through 'Easter' Fun Run"Can be viewed at...
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"Aviation Task Force Hosts GWOT Trot"Can be viewed at...
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" Warrior Brigade Chaplain Keeps Vigil With Soldiers ..."Can be viewed at...
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"Medical Assistance Provided for Afghans in Once Viol..."Can be viewed at...
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"Respected Leader Honored With Ceremony"Can be viewed at...
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"Long Knife Edge Band Strikes a Chord With Audience"Can be viewed at...
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"U.S. Symposium in Pakistan Offers a New Dialogue in ..."Can be viewed at...
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"Cavalry Soldiers Continue to See Improvements in Diw..."Can be viewed at...
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"Insurgent Mortar Team Run to Ground by Paratroopers ..."Can be viewed at...
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""Stagecoach" Troops Provide Center of Gravity for Su..."Can be viewed at...
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"Airpower Summary for April 16 "Can be viewed at...
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Labels: Afghans, Airpower, Aviation, Band, Calvary, Chaplain, Insurgent Mortar, JAF, Soldiers, Stagecoach

"Okinawa Marines First to Receive New Body Armor"
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"Stryker Troops Move From Baghdad to Lead Initial Pus..."
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"Vietnam Vet Brings Experience to New War"
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"ISF, MND-B Drop School Supplies"
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"EOD: Sometimes You Defuse the Bear"
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"'Chaos' Rolls Down on Lake Thar-Thar"
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"USMC Commandant Visits 26th MEU, USS Bataan "
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"Have Easter, Will Travel: Spartan Chaplains Deliver ..."
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"Chaplain Invents Portable Chapel Kit"
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"Airmen, Soldiers Mentor Afghan Medical Instructors"
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"'Commo' Team Wires Spartan Brigade for Success"
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"Airpower Summary for April 9 "
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Labels: Airmen, Airpower, Baghdad, Body Armor, Chaplain, Commandant, Commo, Easter, EOD, fewer benefits for soldiers, Medical, Mentor, MND-B, Okinawa, OSF, Portable Chapel Kit, Spartan, Stryker, Vietnam Vet