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Tennessee National Guard Training in Central Europe

August 7th, 2009 | Comments Off

About 350 Tennessee National Guard Soldiers from units across the state arrived Aug. 4 and Aug. 5 to train with Romanian and Bulgarian land forces in the 2009 rotation of the U.S.-Romanian and U.S.-Bulgarian combined military exercise that will be held this summer and fall in those two countries. An opening ceremony was held Aug. 6 at Mihail Kogaliceanu Airfield, Romania, and another is scheduled for Aug. 7 in Sliven, Bulgaria as the kick-off event of this year’s training rotation. Tennessee units participating in Romania include the 176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion headquartered out of Johnson City, Tenn. and the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment headquartered out of Chattanooga, Tenn. “It is important for our Soldiers to have a chance to interact with our allies and become familiar with the way they … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Allies

Camp Dracula, Iraq Under New Management

September 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Camp Dracula, Iraq Under New Management

Romanian Soldiers from the 151st Infantry Battalion “Black Wolves” participate in the transfer-of-authority ceremony with the 341st Inf. Bn. “White Sharks” at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Aug. 21, 2008. Romanian, Iraqi and U.S. military leaders and several local Iraqi leaders gathered for the Romanian Army’s 341st Infantry Battalion, “White Sharks,” assumption of authority from the 151st Infantry Battalion, “Black Wolves,” at Camp Dracula, Aug. 21, 2008. “The Black Wolves have set a very high standard, one we … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Our Allies, War on Terror