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Monday, January 21, 2008
Iraqi Detainees Offered Educational, Vocational...
(01.21.2008) Multi-National Forces-Iraq provides multiple opportunities for more than 24,000 detainees in their care and custody to participate in educational, vocational and religious programs while detained in Theater Inter...
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Shia Pilgrims Gather for Ashura, ISF Work to En...
(01.21.2008) On Jan. 19, tens of thousands of religious pilgrims who have converged on Karbala over the last ten days will celebrate Ashura, one of Shia Islam’s holiest days. This year they will be protected by the Iraqi secu...
Courtesy Story
Making Education a Priority
(01.21.2008) During deployment Soldiers can lose the discipline to do things they need to do, putting it off or on hold. However, Soldiers in 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment have found the discipline and resources to mak...
Story by Pfc. Monica Smith
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ISAF Airdrops Food, Supplies to Isolated Villages
(01.21.2008) International Security Assistance Force airdropped humanitarian aid items into isolated villages in Ghoryan District recently.
Courtesy Story
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Virginia National Guard Trains Kuwait National ...
(01.21.2008) Training is not anything new to Soldiers. It’s something they do almost everyday, but when you are training a whole other army, that’s totally different than your average grenade throwing, rifle marksmanship, dri...
Courtesy Story
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Hawr Rajab Council Meets With District Chairman
(01.21.2008) Hawr Rajab council members met with the Rasheed District chairman, Jan. 16, at the Hawr Rajab Concerned Local Citizen headquarters in a step towards governmental recognition.
Story by Sgt. Jason Stadel
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Coalition, Council Come Together to Rebuild
(01.21.2008) Soldiers and local council members came together at a town council meeting Jan. 14 in Seddah, near Iskandariyah.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
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Taji Area Changes Hands
(01.21.2008) The past week marked a significant change around the Taji area just north of Baghdad.
Courtesy Story
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Military Leader Makes Personal Visit to Local L...
(01.21.2008) In a continuing effort to reach out and build stronger relationships with local leaders, Hudson, Ohio, native, Col. Todd B. McCaffrey, commander of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, mad...
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Service Support Troops Create Weapons Platform
(01.21.2008) The Soldiers from Company B, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) create weapons platforms for use in joint security stations throughout northwest Baghdad.
Courtesy Story
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‘Atlas’ Carries Weight of Rashid
(01.21.2008) “For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost. For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. And a...
Story by Pfc. Nathaniel Smith
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Locals, Coalition Working to Improve Town
(01.21.2008) Coalition forces and local contractors inspected two buildings under construction in Jurf as Sakhr, Jan. 15.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
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Maj. Gen. Lynch Discusses Progress With Mahmudi...
(01.21.2008) Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multi-National Division – Center, and Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), met with the mayor of Mahmudiyah, ...
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Army G6 Visits MND-C Brigades
(01.21.2008) Army chief information officer, G6 Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson paid a visit to three of Multi-National Division – Center’s brigade- and company-level communication operations sections, Jan. 19, to get a feel for...
Courtesy Story
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The Professionals: As “Surge” Deployment Winds ...
(01.21.2008) Most of Sha’ab was still sleeping as a Humvee weaved its way through the neighborhood’s maze-like streets early one frigid, January morning.
Story by Sgt. Michael Pryor
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(01.21.2008) Multi-National Forces-Iraq provides multiple opportunities for more than 24,000 detainees in their care and custody to participate in educational, vocational and religious programs while detained in Theater Inter...
Courtesy Story
4 images
Shia Pilgrims Gather for Ashura, ISF Work to En...
(01.21.2008) On Jan. 19, tens of thousands of religious pilgrims who have converged on Karbala over the last ten days will celebrate Ashura, one of Shia Islam’s holiest days. This year they will be protected by the Iraqi secu...
Courtesy Story
Making Education a Priority
(01.21.2008) During deployment Soldiers can lose the discipline to do things they need to do, putting it off or on hold. However, Soldiers in 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment have found the discipline and resources to mak...
Story by Pfc. Monica Smith
4 images
ISAF Airdrops Food, Supplies to Isolated Villages
(01.21.2008) International Security Assistance Force airdropped humanitarian aid items into isolated villages in Ghoryan District recently.
Courtesy Story
3 images
Virginia National Guard Trains Kuwait National ...
(01.21.2008) Training is not anything new to Soldiers. It’s something they do almost everyday, but when you are training a whole other army, that’s totally different than your average grenade throwing, rifle marksmanship, dri...
Courtesy Story
1 images
Hawr Rajab Council Meets With District Chairman
(01.21.2008) Hawr Rajab council members met with the Rasheed District chairman, Jan. 16, at the Hawr Rajab Concerned Local Citizen headquarters in a step towards governmental recognition.
Story by Sgt. Jason Stadel
2 images
Coalition, Council Come Together to Rebuild
(01.21.2008) Soldiers and local council members came together at a town council meeting Jan. 14 in Seddah, near Iskandariyah.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
1 images
Taji Area Changes Hands
(01.21.2008) The past week marked a significant change around the Taji area just north of Baghdad.
Courtesy Story
2 images
Military Leader Makes Personal Visit to Local L...
(01.21.2008) In a continuing effort to reach out and build stronger relationships with local leaders, Hudson, Ohio, native, Col. Todd B. McCaffrey, commander of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, mad...
Courtesy Story
3 images
Service Support Troops Create Weapons Platform
(01.21.2008) The Soldiers from Company B, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) create weapons platforms for use in joint security stations throughout northwest Baghdad.
Courtesy Story
2 images
‘Atlas’ Carries Weight of Rashid
(01.21.2008) “For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost. For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. And a...
Story by Pfc. Nathaniel Smith
1 images
Locals, Coalition Working to Improve Town
(01.21.2008) Coalition forces and local contractors inspected two buildings under construction in Jurf as Sakhr, Jan. 15.
Story by Pfc. Amanda Mcbride
1 images
Maj. Gen. Lynch Discusses Progress With Mahmudi...
(01.21.2008) Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of Multi-National Division – Center, and Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), met with the mayor of Mahmudiyah, ...
Courtesy Story
Army G6 Visits MND-C Brigades
(01.21.2008) Army chief information officer, G6 Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson paid a visit to three of Multi-National Division – Center’s brigade- and company-level communication operations sections, Jan. 19, to get a feel for...
Courtesy Story
3 images
The Professionals: As “Surge” Deployment Winds ...
(01.21.2008) Most of Sha’ab was still sleeping as a Humvee weaved its way through the neighborhood’s maze-like streets early one frigid, January morning.
Story by Sgt. Michael Pryor
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