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Electricity for Sab Al Bour

November 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Only a year ago, reliable electricity in Sab al Bour was just a dream. The city, just north of Baghdad along the Grand Canal, was practically deserted, with only diehard residents and pockets of insurgents sticking around in the dark. As of Nov. 8, 2008, residents in this small agricultural city are literally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, according to sheik Nadeem Hatem al Tamimi, an influential leader in the area. Outside the city’s new electrical substation, the sheik spoke literally and metaphorically about the town’s emergence from darkness. “We had evil forces trying to kill Iraqis … and they destroyed all essential services,” he said, describing insurgent attempts to control the city and population. “Today, we are calling for unity between all people of Iraq.” The top coalition forces … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

SW Baghdad electricity substation adds stability

May 30th, 2008 | Comments Off

Businesses and residences of southwest Baghdad will soon benefit from the recent completion of electricity transmission lines and the energizing of a major substation today. The al-Rasheed 400kV substation was energized May 28, 2008 on the 400kV electrical grid only a few days after the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity completed the hook up of a new 11 kilometer 400kV transmission line to the station. “While this is not a generation station, it will however increase reliability of power for all people in southwest Baghdad,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Johnson, Gulf Region Division government lead for electricity transmission and distribution projects in Iraq. “It will connect them directly to the 400kV grid and it is a much more reliable, much more stable source of power than what they are used … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Third Surge Brigade Coming Home

May 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

Have you read this in your paper? Nope. The third of five surge brigades will be coming home in the next several weeks. Umm… misson accomplished! Approximately, 3,500 Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division are redeploying to Fort Benning, Georgia, in the next several weeks. The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team deployed in March 2007 to secure the Mada’in Qada in Baghdad Province east of the Diyala River. The brigade was one of five units deployed in support of the surge. The 3rd HBCT’s operations in Mada’in Qada helped improve the safety and quality of life for approximately 120,000 people living there. Its contributions over the last 14 months have led to improvements in security and the capture of more than 600 criminals, numerous cache finds, and a remarkably lower number of … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Surge 2007, War on Terror

School Opening Sign of Progress

February 29th, 2008 | Comments Off

School Opening Sign of Progress

DVIDS By Spc. Nathaniel Smith 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Since 2003, people all over Iraq have been looking for signs of improvement in the establishment of essential services and the security necessary to return to a normal life. On Feb. 25, they didn’t need to look any further than in Doura, known as the “Heart of Darkness,” where the Bilat primary school opened – thus paving the way for a better future for the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Joining Together to Improve Agur Quf Electricity

February 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

DVIDS By 1st Lt. Tiffany Bilderback, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, MND-B Iraqi Ministry of Electricity representatives, local Public Works Battalion electrical specialists, United States Army Corps of Engineer representatives and coalition forces conducted a joint assessment of the regional to local electrical power network Jan. 22 to improve power distribution in the eastern and central Agur Quf area north of Baghdad. The Ministry of Electricity representatives have begun several local repairs to lines running from the Sa’ad sub-station, which is located north of Baghdad, with the help of locally hired Public Works Battalion workers from the village of Fira Shia. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror