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Powering Anbar empowers Anbar
Fans of the old Star Trek television series were constantly bombarded each episode by Capt. Kirk pleading with Scotty, the engineering officer of the star ship Enterprise, for more engine power to escape one deep space disaster after another. Iraqi residents are also reiterating that plea for more electrical power with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity as they place more demands on an aging, underpowered and overworked national power grid. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Marines Win! Anbar province peaceful
The first major indicator of the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq occurred in Ramadi Jan. 23 when II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) transferred authority of Iraq’s largest province to 1st Armored Division. Before the ceremony, 1st Armored Division’s area of operations, as U.S. Division-Center, encompassed Baghdad and its surrounded communities. The historic transfer of authority ceremony, held at Camp Ramadi, extends the division’s reach throughout Al Anbar Province; a vast western landscape spanning more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
No more mice and fleas, please!
Army medics knew they had a lot of work to do when they first visited Contingency Operating Site Ubaydi, a remote base in Al Anbar province, Iraq, in the fall of 2009. “Ubaydi had rodent infestations and problems with sand flies. Additionally, their [kitchen sanitation facility] had problems with sanitation and waste disposal,” said Sgt. Kristy Giagnocavo. Giagnocavo is a preventive medicine technician with 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Medicine, War on Terror
Human Terrain Mapping in MNF-West
Since the dawn of civilization, groups of people in the same geographical regions have formed cultures built upon generation after generation of similar religions, languages, views, and customs. Each is unique, and mutual respect for different cultures has become an important part of American society and foreign policy. Awareness is also crucial for Multi National Force – West service members deployed to Iraq’s Al Anbar province a region steeped in culture far different than their own. MNF-W … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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