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A playground for Taba
U.S. Soldiers joined local government and police officials near here recently in the village of Taba to officially open a new playground for local children. The $49,000 playground, which took less than a month to complete, is made up of three slides, a large play tower, monkey bars, a field for soccer and multiple picnic tables for the more than 100 families who live in the area. The idea for the playground originated from multiple meetings between … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Turkmen Shi’a Visit Sultan Saqi Shrine
I had to use the original title. Just look at the alliteration! The 506th Air Expeditionary Group and the Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq assisted approximately 30 members of the predominantly Turkmen Shi’a community of the Tiseen neighborhood of Kirkuk city to visit the Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine and its surrounding cemetery, which are historically and religiously important to the Turkmen Shi’a community, April 17. Traditionally, the people of the Tiseen community … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Islam, Rebuilding, Religion, War on Terror
Adding improvised self-defense skills for female soldiers
A group of petite female Soldiers laugh as their instructors, four much larger non-commissioned officers wince in pain from self-defense techniques they just taught these female Soldiers that could ultimately save their lives. These Soldiers, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, were the first to participate in a trail program that focuses on teaching the Soldiers self-defense so they can better defend themselves against an … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Military
Kirkuk base sewer project trains Iraqi workers
Earning and learning are two concepts used to help the Iraqi people rebuild their nation with pride and dignity. A joint project involving 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Readiness Management Support Engineers and a local contractor are making those basic livelihood necessities a reality. The various civil engineers are all involved in upgrading the base sanitary sewer system with new or upgraded wastewater lift stations. “The existing concrete tank was set up in an expeditionary manner,” said Master … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Humanitarian mission to Kirkuk
Three hundred Iraqi schoolchildren in the village of Faylaq, near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, Iraq, were treated to a surprise donation of school necessities Dec. 22. In an effort to improve education in Kirkuk, Iraqi police and members of the Al-Atyah Women’s Organization, assisted by Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, donated school supplies for children. This humanitarian mission was a part of a larger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Aid to the lost city of Huzzeran
In the small, impoverished neighborhood of Huzzeran, near Kirkuk, Iraq, jobs are few and far between. Drinkable water is not readily available, and the school in the area doesn’t have running water. A week after a clearing operation led by an Iraqi emergency service unit and Iraqi Police in the neighborhood, Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment delivered essential supplies, Oct. 3, in this area, which is often referred to by local residents as the “Lost City.†“Things are bad here – people here don’t have work or anything really,†said Mohammed Sadek, a teacher at the neighborhood’s school. “It’s very good that [U.S. Forces] are helping the people here who are without jobs.†One of the goals of this mission was to assess the civil issues of the area and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Kirkuk adds parks with U.S. help
President Herbert Hoover once said, “Children are our most valuable resource.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with city officials here to cultivate that valuable resource through the construction of six new city parks. The parks are a part of the Kirkuk Reconciliation Initiative and are situated and designed to provide a safe, clean recreational area for Kirkuk’s more than 40,000 residents. The Gulf Region District’s Kirkuk Resident Office is managing the $850,000 project. Army Lt. Col. Edgar Montalvo, an engineer at the office, said the key to the project has been the cooperation with the local government. “The governor of Kirkuk was extremely pleased with the project,” Montalvo said. “This project allows the city to look to the future with optimism and helps provide the people of Kirkuk, from all ethnic … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Kirkuk Amusement Park hosts Iraqi police families
The high-pitched sound of children laughing and a rollercoaster’s rumble were heard at the Kirkuk Amusement Park on the outskirts of Kirkuk City, Aug. 18. Iraqi Police (IP), their children, and U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, traveled in groups, wandering the park looking for the best rides. Weeks of planning went into this event and many local IP enjoyed the opportunity to bring their families to the park and introduce them to the U.S. Soldiers they work with on a regular basis. “This is the first chance I have had to bring my family to the amusement park,” said Capt. Louay Wahad Ali, an IP from the local area who brought his nephews along with him. “They really like it because they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Kirkuk cleanup aided by U.S. forces
Kirkuk City, Iraq, has been considered by residents here to be one of the most beautiful and cleanest cities in Iraq. But, due to budget constraints, waste removal services around the city have been lacking and waste has been accumulating. Thanks to efforts of the Kirkuk government and assistance from 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, a new project to remove waste in the city and help educate its residents on properly disposing of trash was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony involving Iraqi children, singers, and a cake, Aug. 9. The ceremony was attended by Kirkuk Gov. Abdul Rahman Mustafa and Lt. Col. Terry Cook, commander of 3rd Bn., 82nd FA, and other government officials. According to Capt. Juan Cantu, a Houston native and civil … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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