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Our Best: Spc. Kathy Hysong
Spc. Kathy Hysong, a Baker City, Ore., native, and a medic with 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division – North, manually provides oxygen to a simulated patient during an exercise conducted at the Troop Medical Clinic on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 6, 2011. Hysong serves as a healthcare specialist and is also a member of the evacuation platoon. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tiara … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Rochester NY Soldier Trains Iraqi Troops
Sgt. James Quatro enlisted in the 105th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard, to be a part of something greater than himself. Answering the call of duty, the military policeman recently deployed to Iraq, attached to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in support of Operation New Dawn. His mission involves advising and training Iraqi Security Forces in U.S. Division – North, helping to make the ISF a sustainable force … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Our Best: Spc. Angel West
Installing, maintaining and troubleshooting signal support systems and terminal devices are primary tasks for all U.S. Army signal support soldiers. Spc. Angel West, a signal support specialist assigned to Company B, 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recently earned recognition as “Long Knife Strong” Soldier of the Week for doing an outstanding job accomplishing these tasks. “West is a great soldier. She comes to work every day and gives it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Right place, right time – soldier aids traffic accident victim
Twenty-year-old Army Spc. Eric Brubaker doesn’t want to hear the word hero used in conjunction with his name, he doesn’t want to feel a pat on his back or a hand shake followed by the words “good job;” truth be told Brubaker probably doesn’t want to see his name in print either. However, when the tanker from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division saved the life of a civilian driver Sept. 20 on … Read entire article »
Women working in Army helicopters
Females are becoming more and more prevalent in military flight crews. Being a woman in a male-dominated field can be an intimidating obstacle for many to overcome. However, Staff Sgt. Katie Replogle and Spc. Bernice Garcia have managed to find a way to to fit in with their comrades on the flight line. “I never thought I could do something like this, and I proved myself wrong,” said Garcia, a Houston native and Chinook door-gunner with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
American women help educate Iraqi women
Education is essential for a child growing up in the world today. That is no less true in Iraq, where schools are a building block for a child’s future. Three schools were officially re-opened here, Nov. 5, thanks to Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers. The Shab Female School, Yassamin School and Monte Tenaybo Schools were in shambles before they came to the attention of Army civil affairs Soldiers, according to Staff Sgt. Frank Halstead, from Brooklyn, N.Y. “All three … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Military delivers seasonal flu shots
Filed under: Influenza, Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Mulla Abdulah Power Plant supplying Kirkuk province
Improvement of essential services is just one of many areas that U.S. Forces focus on to bring stability to the Kirkuk province of Iraq. Lt. Col. Hugh R. McNeely, deputy commander of the 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, recently visited the Mulla Abdulah Power Plant to see how the plant would be affected by one of its suppliers of natural gas cutting back for a month to perform maintenance. The visit was also … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Iraqi trash pickup adds jobs and beautifies cities
Citizens of the Hawd and Ijimissa villages here recently began a month-long cleanup effort to remove trash that has been accumulating in the streets for some time. U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are assisting in the effort. The project was conceived by the Mayor of Qayyarah, Mayor Saleh, as part of a larger urban renewal effort by the district to improve the quality of life for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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