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Our Best: Staff Sgt. Pamela Bleuel

Our Best: Staff Sgt. Pamela Bleuel

Why would a 34-year-old mother of three — a high school teacher with two master’s degrees — join the Army Reserve? Just ask Staff Sgt. Pamela Bleuel. Bleuel, who is assigned here with the 167th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, said she always felt she would do well in the military, but didn’t give it much thought until one day in August 2000. She was leaving the gym near her home in Frankfurt, Ky., when she … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women

Ziggurat of Ur

Ziggurat of Ur

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Filed under: Antiquities and Ruins, Military

Our Best: Teen Medic Spc. Amanda Cleveland

Our Best: Teen Medic Spc. Amanda Cleveland

Spc. Amanda Cleveland describes herself as “a simple girl who is not into drama.” As an Army medic, sometimes she can’t avoid being in dramatic situations, but it is the ability to consistently help and aid people, not the drama, that drives this native of Williamsport, Pa., to excel at her job. Cleveland graduated from Williamsport High School in 2007 and, at age 17, immediately set off for basic combat training and Combat Medical School. “I really … Read entire article »

Filed under: Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women

The Treasures of Iraq

If you are ever given the opportunity to see the beginning of civilization, the great Ziggurat, a royal palace and tombs from 2600 B.C., and the boyhood home of the prophet Abraham, you should say, “Book me on the next flight!” Tallil, Iraq, the home of Contingency Operating Base Adder, surrounds several of Iraq’s most historical treasures. Up until 2004, visits to this archeologist’s dream were limited. Now, any service member can take an hour and half tour to learn of Iraq’s vast history. UR OF THE CHALDEES “Ur of the Chaldeans, one of the capital cities of Samaria, is the oldest known civilization,” said Dhaif Muhsen Naies, the area’s curator. Naies’ maternal grandfather was one of the first to work with Sir Charles Leonard Woolley during the 1922 to 1934 excavations. The earliest excavations … Read entire article »

Filed under: Antiquities and Ruins, History, Military

Camp Dracula, Iraq Under New Management

Camp Dracula, Iraq Under New Management

Romanian Soldiers from the 151st Infantry Battalion “Black Wolves” participate in the transfer-of-authority ceremony with the 341st Inf. Bn. “White Sharks” at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Aug. 21, 2008. Romanian, Iraqi and U.S. military leaders and several local Iraqi leaders gathered for the Romanian Army’s 341st Infantry Battalion, “White Sharks,” assumption of authority from the 151st Infantry Battalion, “Black Wolves,” at Camp Dracula, Aug. 21, 2008. “The Black Wolves have set a very high standard, one we … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Our Allies, War on Terror

Keeping Water Pumping Engages Iraqis

Members of the 542nd Support Maintenance Company work with local Iraqis to help sustain the flow of water into Contingency Operating Base Adder and Camp Cedar. Serving under the 7th Sustainment Brigade, the 542nd fuels and services generators located at nearby homes off base. Locals are hired to monitor water pumps and canals that run into the Euphrates River, so the team also practices community relations. Their efforts provide a steady water supply to the thousands of service members on COB Adder and Camp Cedar. The 542nd, a unit from Ft. Lewis, Washington, travels four or five times a week to visit the three sites. They routinely check pipes for leaks, annotate if a centrifugal pump is not working correctly, and make sure no one is stealing fuel from the generators. They … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror