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Catchpenny wows Balad
For a moment, service members put their jobs on hold and enjoyed a free Catchpenny rock concert Sept. 23 at Morale, Welfare and Recreation east on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Catchpenny was the 2009 Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year – the highest honor associated with touring for Armed Forces Entertainment. “My hope is always that people have fun for a couple (of) hours and I don’t know if we’re going to change their week, but if … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Music and Performers
Iraqis assisted in environmentally friendly programs
Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable was with Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas N. Williams, Jr. Ph.D., P.E., Chief of Planning, Engineering Directorate, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq. Williams is part of the ministerial level assistance being provided the Iraqi government. In a recent news story for the Department of Defense, Lt. Col. Williams highlighted three projects as examples of the work being done by the Iraqis to become more environmentally friendly. Many parts of the Middle East are notorious for their attitude towards equipment maintenance. “Run it until it breaks” is often the only way operators know to handle even the most critical equipment in their nation’s infrastructure. One of the initiatives that is being put forward in Iraq to counter this attitude trains the Iraqi military to operate and maintain their own equipment. Lt. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Medicine, Original writing, Rebuilding, Reporting, War on Terror
Removing Barriers to Progress
Imagine a city about the size of San Francisco with large barriers blocking off busy roads and market areas, and no working stop lights. In Kirkuk city, Iraq, that was the case until recently, when security gains have allowed for city-wide projects to begin removing barriers from around police stations and market areas, as well as repairs to traffic lights. The barriers, which had been in place for several years, were used throughout the city to help … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Center for Women Veterans Hosts ‘Lioness’ Screening
In April 2004, at the height of the insurgency in Iraq, five female soldiers unwittingly found themselves fighting alongside Marines in the battle for Ramadi and Fallujah. Their story is told in a documentary film bearing their unit name, “Team Lioness,†which has been shown in private and public screenings throughout the United States and Europe in the past year. The Center for Women Veterans hosted the film at the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters here … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Call Sign – Killer Chick update
First profiled here. Captain Kim N. Campbell is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism while participating in aerial flight as an A/OA-10 fighter pilot, 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 332d Expeditionary Operations Group, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait on 7 April 2003. On that date, at North Baghdad Bridge, Iraq, flying as Yard 06, Captain Campbell’s professional skill and airmanship directly contributed to the successful close air support of ground … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Military, Our Best: Military Women, WOT Heroes
Dept of Defense confirms Iranian Drone Shoot Down
Coalition jet fighters shot down an Iranian drone that was hovering over Iraq late last month, Multinational Force Iraq officials confirmed today. The incident occurred Feb. 25, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, officials said in a statement. Two coalition aircraft were directed to visually identify the unmanned aerial vehicle after it was detected hovering inside the Iraqi border. The pilots confirmed that it wasn’t a coalition aircraft and that no collateral damage would result from a shoot-down. Coalition air forces tracked the UAV for more than an hour before the pilots engaged it, officials said. “This was not an accident on the part of the Iranians,†officials said. “The UAV was in Iraqi airspace for nearly one hour and 10 minutes and well inside Iraqi territory before it was engaged.†Officials said they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iran, Iraq, War on Terror
Firefight in Tal Afar
Read the true story of a firefight in Iraq, from one of the heroes involved. Ed Malone remembers they had gone out for a “knock and greet” patrol that day in June. About half the platoon went, to meet up with Iraqi security forces advised by an Army National Guard team. They were going to patrol the Sarai District in the city of Tal Afar, Iraq. June 25, 2005 was just another day for the 3rd ACR. They were taking over responsibility for the region from a departing Army unit and they had already learned that patrolling Tal Afar mean a fight every time. Malone was the first sergeant of Grim Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. This was his second tour in Iraq. More here … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Original writing, Reporting, War on Terror
Kurdish Community Opens New Clinic
Approximately 30 people gathered for the grand opening of the Tovo Medical Clinic Feb. 12 in the Kani Karweshkan foothills, located in Halabja, Iraq. The clinic opened in honor of Brig. Gen. Kenneth Tovo, in recognition of his past service in Iraq The facility will be equipped with more than $25,000 of medical equipment and will help significantly improve the region’s medical care and provide essential services throughout the Kurdish autonomous region, said a Coalition forces advisor. The clinic provides nearly 500 residents from six surrounding village’s access to a medical facility and the medical services of a staff of three full-time doctors. The location of the clinic also increases the chances of survivability by providing people in a community, where vehicular transportation is scarce, access because of the clinic’s central location. Access … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
New Schools Helps Kurdish Children Learn
Kurdish Regional Government leaders and Coalition forces inaugurated the first, permanent educational facility Feb. 12 in the mountainous region of Kani Mayor Village, Iraq. The new school supports growing educational needs and serves as a platform for the future economic stability of the Kani Mayor Village and surrounding communities of Panjwin, Iraq. “When decent schools are not available for their children, parents have traditionally packed up and moved from their villages to the city. After awhile, due … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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