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Army fit is Army strong
The Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Special Troops Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, completed a gym in the company area here in mid-Oct. specifically for CrossFit. CrossFit is a high intensity physical training program the Army uses created by Greg Glassman, a former gymnast, that combines strength and cardio exercises in a circuit training format. Master Sgt. Marcus Woody, a Moody, Texas, native and maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, along with Sgt. Mike Martin, a Las Vegas native … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
The Mall of Q-West
In the largest Iraqi investment so far here, two Iraqi brothers opened a $500,000 retail mall at this remote logistics base in northern Iraq, July 28. The Al Rwad Mall is not the first of its kind here — there are several Turkish-owned shopping centers on the base — but it is the first Iraqi-owned and operated mall on the base. “Through a coordinated effort, the Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone retail section, along with brothers Nibras and Mustafa Khudir, were able to accomplish opening a large Iraqi-owned shopping center that will surely provide services for American Soldiers and Iraqi forces into the future,” said Capt. Allen Legere, officer in charge, IBIZ retail section, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 16th Sustainment Brigade. The mall, located at the corner of 8th Street and Indiana Avenue on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
I Was a Rock Band Roadie in Iraq
As part of the events and communications team here, I am called upon to be part of base Morale, Welfare and Recreation events. Sometimes these missions are a chore, sometimes they are exciting, but they are always a learning experience. The road crews (or roadies) are the technicians who travel with a band on tour, usually in sleeper buses, and handle every part of the concert except for actually performing the music with the musician. Sgt. Nollette recounts his experience as a roadie during a performance of the rock band Quietdrive at Q-West Feb. 23. I have escorted Indy racecar drivers to the PX (post exchange), watched over Comedy Central comedians as they slept, set up garbage cans and fire extinguishers at a flea market, and provided warming beverages at an early … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
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