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Paras take the plunge to survive
A company of Paratroopers at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, learned to keep themselves alive during an emergency water submersion through water survival training, Nov. 28, at the airbase’s indoor swimming center. Advise and assist paratroopers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), successfully completed all requirements for basic swimmer certification as taught by fellow paratrooper, Sgt. David Westfall. “While no one wants them to have to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
Big Changes at a Small Base
You can tell by his hands the sergeant is not a gym rat. His hands are workingman hands, not compact, muscular barbell clamps, but rather, hands that strip, ply and twist; hands that smooth, hands that hammer. Informally known by a few as “Uncle Andy,” Sgt. 1st Class Mark Anderson is the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of supply for Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), stationed at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Bringing Hope to Afghan Valley
Army 1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, a N.Y. resident and 2nd Platoon leader in Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks on the radio while village elders and an Afghan national police officer walk down a mountain during a patrol to Omar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2008. (Photo/Sgt. Brandon Aird) DVIDS By Sgt. Brandon Aird, USA, Special to American Forces Press Service The sound of water dripping through the roof was a constant reminder … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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