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6 Criminals Killed in Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers killed at least six criminals, detained three, and destroyed anti-Coalition force arms overnight and into the early morning of April 30 in separate incidents in Baghdad. At approximately 10:40 p.m., April 29, while patrolling in Istiqal Qada, MND-B soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 68th Combined Arms Battalion, were investigating the site of a reported improvised explosive device when they spotted two criminals attempting to recover an explosively formed penetrator. The 1-68 Soldiers engaged and killed the two men. An explosive ordnance team responded and disposed of the IED. At approximately 3:25 a.m., April 30, MND-B soldiers detained three men near a blast site in northwestern Baghdad, where an MND-B soldier was killed earlier by an IED. Actionable intelligence indicates the suspects detained were involved … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Our Best: Bow Flagman Edition
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2008) Bow Flagman, Yeoman Anette Carter of Navigations Department stands by as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Mann … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Soldiers Open Public Works Substation
In the United States, it is easy to overlook all it takes to keep a city’s trash and sewage system up and running. Take the trashcan out to the end of the driveway, return from work and it’s empty. Turn on the faucet and clean water flows. In Baghdad, basic services like sewage, water and trash service are tied to security. While Soldiers work to make the streets safer, their leaders work to put systems in place that will give residents a sense of normalcy. To help residents restore basic services, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, opened the first of four proposed Public Works Substations in Adil, a neighborhood in the Al Mansour District of Baghdad, April 16. Soldiers, local officials and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Desert Wolves Secure Border
Border enforcement, the foundation in building a nation’s security, is an important line of defense against threats entering Iraq. The Marines of the Border Transition Team for the Iraqi 5th Brigade, 2nd Region train, mentor and advise Iraq’s department of border enforcement on a daily basis, ensuring security of the region. The BTT members, all augments of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, work most frequently with the Desert Wolves, the headquarters of the 5th Brigade, who heads three battalions responsible for deterring all illegal cross-border activity in their area of operations. The mission of the Desert Wolves includes securing the Iraqi-Jordanian and Syrian borders, preventing terrorists and smugglers from entering the country. They work out of border forts — small cement structures located just inland of the border, to prevent any illegal … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Marines, Rebuilding, War on Terror
The Road to Peace
The small Iraqi city street clamored with singing, dancing and rejoicing. It was a time of celebration. Marines of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 and local Iraqi security forces and community officials celebrated the opening of al-Tareq Ela al-Salaam, which translates to “The Road to Peace,†here, April 14. Karma Mayor Kamal Abd Al Salam Abd Al Wahid, spoke to the crowd of people including local Iraqi security forces, Iraqi government officials, and Marines. Sheikh Mishan, the preeminent sheikh in the area, then blessed the road as the Iraqi police moved the barriers that have been there for approximately three years. “Due to the (observation post) being so close to the road, in the past there was a great threat of (vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices) and (suicide vehicle-borne … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Internet Initiative in Iraq
An initiative to connect Iraqi students and teachers with the rest of the world via Internet is underway in Wasit Province. The Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, in concert with the Wasit Director General of Education, started a yearlong initiative in March called Access to Information. The program will provide local schools and libraries with books and resources and open Internet centers to selected secondary schools, universities and municipal library headquarters in al-Hayy and al-Kut, said Vanessa Beary, the PRT public diplomacy officer. The program started with the opening of an Internet center at the al-Kut Girls Secondary School, March 10, and continued with others at Open University April 18 and a similar opening April 20 at the 14 July Boys School. All of the centers contain 10 computer stations, Internet service, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Afghanistan Roundup – 14 or More Talibs Killed
Afghan National Army Commando students captured an insurgent and thwarted an insurgent attack, in Kapisa province, April 21. Members of the newly minted 207th Commando Kandak performed a number of night-time air assault missions, resulting in the capture of one insurgent, numerous small weapons caches and IED materials. “The Company air assaulted into the target area, occupied blocking positions and cleared the objective utilizing speed, surprise and violence of action,†said the Coalition Team Leader in charge of the Commando training. Prior to their graduation, the Commandos trained for, planned and executed their own mission to demonstrate their ability to perform competently in combat. “I feel that there is continual improvement due to the growing capability of the Commando training company, the Afghan cadre, as well as the attention … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
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