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Aviators Celebrate Christmas in Iraq
An aviation brigade from Fort Riley, Kan., hosted a holiday party in Iraq, Dec. 19, giving deployed service members a chance to celebrate the season despite being away from home. The party, held on Camp Taji by the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, included live music, food and sporting events. Service members from several Army and Air Force units on the camp attended the party. “Being away from home, especially during the holiday season, we … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Camp Bucca closes
Previous material here As the last detainee boarded a plane destined for another theater detention center today – September 17 2009, the detainee operations mission at Camp Bucca, Iraq, officially ended. An Air Force C-17 carrying the last group of 180 detainees lifted off from the Basra airport headed to Camp Cropper at 3:22 a.m., officials said. “As a result of the great working relationship between the government of Iraq and Task Force 134, I’m pleased to say the Camp Bucca detention facility is now closed,” said Army Brig. Gen. David Quantock, Joint Task Force 134′s commanding general. “We’ve been working hand in hand with the government of Iraq to coordinate our detainee releases and transfers in accordance with the [U.S.-Iraq] security agreement, and that teamwork has allowed us to close the Bucca … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Iraq, War on Terror
Camp Bucca to close in September
The number of detainees in Task Force 134 custody dropped below 9,000 during a detainee transfer between Coalition forces and the Government of Iraq here, Aug. 27. As a result of the 107-person transfer, the detainee population in Iraq stands at 8,947 – the lowest number in U.S. custody since March 2005. In accordance with the Security Agreement, detainee transfers between CF and the GoI must be conducted with arrest warrants or detention orders. If detainees do not have arrest warrants or detention orders, they must be released. “We work very closely with the Iraqi government to ensure releases and transfers are conducted in a safe and orderly manner,†said Capt. Brad Kimberly, Task Force 134 spokesman. “In compliance with the Security Agreement, we transferred these detainees to the GoI after receiving … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Building a Bridge in Baghdad
On the banks of a rushing river in northeast Baghdad, clouds of dust hang in the air and hulking machines transform the landscape in preparation for a new bridge being built by Army Reserve Soldiers of the 277th Engineer Company, July 30. Though a suspension bridge already spans the fast-flowing river, it won’t support most coalition forces vehicles, explained Spc. Shane Brassell, a heavy equipment operator from Whitney, Texas, assigned to the 277th Eng. Co., 46th … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Iraqi Railroad Rolls Back into Taji
Iraqi national distribution capability took a big step forward Tuesday as the Iraqi Railroad successfully picked up cargo from Iraqi Transportation Network trucks at Camp Taji and moved it to the Port of Umm Qasr. The rail spur at Taji opened for cargo movement for the first time since 2004. A 20-car IRR train owned and operated by the Government of Iraq picked up 40 empty containers for movement to the port of Umm Qasr. The operation was an important step in an effort to linking Iraqi trucking, Iraqi rail, and Iraqi port operations. One Iraqi with a critical role in the day’s event stated the operation was a sign of Iraq’s rebuilding effort. “It’s our country and we want to serve our country. Whatever it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Our Best: Hollywood Medic
Elizabeth Chacon is a Northridge, Calif. native, and medical specialist attached to the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade; and the last time she was at home with her family was in February 2007. Back home, her job as a medical attendant with a private ambulance company out of Hollywood was filled with excitement. She would often ride in the back of the ambulance with patients as they were transported … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Ugandan Soldiers On Duty in Iraq
Sgt. Todd Jones (center) a Washington native, along with Ugandan corporals Joseph Kayemba, Amagu Alfred and Asiimwe Dickens, prepare to search a vehicle entering Camp Taji’s Lobo Gate. Seven months ago, the Soldiers of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assumed responsibility of Lobo Gate force protection from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, at Camp Taji. The gate separates the Multi-National Division – Baghdad portion of Camp Taji from the Iraqi … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Our Allies, War on Terror
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