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Thursday, May 29, 2008
DVIDS News - 05-29-2008
Eagle Scout on Okinawa Takes Initiative to Main...
(05.29.2008) A Japanese member of the Boys Scouts of America recently spearheaded a group effort with several Americans here to spruce up the gravesite memorial of the commander of Allied forces during the Battle of Okinawa.
Story by Lance Cpl. Joseph Cabrera
Conference Brings Key Iraqi Energy Leaders Toge...
(05.29.2008) Northern Iraqi leaders came together for an energy conference at Contingency Operating Base Spiecher in the province of Salahuddin yesterday.
Courtesy Story
Soldiers Get First Look at MRAP
(05.29.2008) They’re big – they’re bad – and they’re new. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle is the Army’s newest improvised-explosive device defense counter measure for Soldiers conducting logistical patrols...
Courtesy Story
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Mullen Uses Pacific Visits to Cultivate Underst...
(05.29.2008) The United States and other countries of the world have to work together to face the challenges of the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today on the first stop of a visit to Pacific nations ...
Story by Jim Garamone
VMA-513 Provide Unlikely and Vital Assistance i...
(05.29.2008) The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit had an immediate need to obtain passports as well as helicopter parts and supplies for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts to support the victims of Cyc...
Courtesy Story
1 images
Army Medics Share Life-saving Concepts in Qatar
(05.29.2008) U.S. Army medics completed the first combat lifesaver seminar in Qatar on May 29, as part of a U.S. military information exchange program offered to allied forces in the Middle East. Thirty participants from the ...
Story by Dustin Senger
7 images
America Supports You: Troop-Support Group Added...
(05.29.2008) After stringent review by one of the country's premier charity watchdogs, a Massachusetts-based troop-support group has been added to a list of top-rated charities. Courtesy Story
Iowa National Guard Troops Support Tornado-Reli...
(05.29.2008) About 175 Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen are serving on state active duty in support of tornado-relief and -recovery missions for northeastern Iowa.
Courtesy Story
Gates Begins Asia Swing Focusing on Regional Se...
(05.28.2008) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today kicked off a six-day swing through the Western Pacific that includes a keynote address at the 7th annual International Institute of Strategic Studies' Asia Security Summit ...
Story by Donna Miles
Face of Defense: Soldier Helps Iraqis Take Charge
(05.28.2008) U.S. soldiers working together with their Iraqi counterparts is an important step toward Iraqis taking charge of their nation.
Courtesy Story
3 images
VMA-513 Provide Unlikely and Vital Assistance i...
(05.28.2008) The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) had an immediate need to obtain passports as well as helicopter parts and supplies for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts to support the victims ...
Courtesy Story
1 images
Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers Aid Lo...
(05.28.2008) Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers provided micro-grants to local shop owners in the Sadr City district of Baghdad to rebuild and expand their businesses as coalition forces continue to expand humanitaria...
Courtesy Story
2 images
Iraqi Businesses Display Wares at Expo
(05.28.2008) More than 70 Iraqi business owners gathered in the Babylon hotel on the Karadah Peninsula in southeastern Baghdad for the inaugural Rebuilding - Karadah Expo and Conference, May 23-24.
Story by Sgt. Jeremy Todd
5 images
The First Leg: Bastogne Brigade Sets Conditions...
(05.28.2008) Since arriving in Iraq in September, 2007, Soldiers from the Bastogne Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, have been tasked to set the table for Iraqi success in the Salah ad Din province.
Story by Spc. Richard Rzepka
3 images
Married Army Couples Take Part in Rare Reenlist...
(05.28.2008) For proof that the Army can be a family affair, one need look no further than the Daly family. They are a married couple in Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s Task Force XII who reenlisted in a double ceremony. ...
Courtesy Story
2 images
(05.29.2008) A Japanese member of the Boys Scouts of America recently spearheaded a group effort with several Americans here to spruce up the gravesite memorial of the commander of Allied forces during the Battle of Okinawa.
Story by Lance Cpl. Joseph Cabrera
Conference Brings Key Iraqi Energy Leaders Toge...
(05.29.2008) Northern Iraqi leaders came together for an energy conference at Contingency Operating Base Spiecher in the province of Salahuddin yesterday.
Courtesy Story
Soldiers Get First Look at MRAP
(05.29.2008) They’re big – they’re bad – and they’re new. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle is the Army’s newest improvised-explosive device defense counter measure for Soldiers conducting logistical patrols...
Courtesy Story
2 images
Mullen Uses Pacific Visits to Cultivate Underst...
(05.29.2008) The United States and other countries of the world have to work together to face the challenges of the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today on the first stop of a visit to Pacific nations ...
Story by Jim Garamone
VMA-513 Provide Unlikely and Vital Assistance i...
(05.29.2008) The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit had an immediate need to obtain passports as well as helicopter parts and supplies for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts to support the victims of Cyc...
Courtesy Story
1 images
Army Medics Share Life-saving Concepts in Qatar
(05.29.2008) U.S. Army medics completed the first combat lifesaver seminar in Qatar on May 29, as part of a U.S. military information exchange program offered to allied forces in the Middle East. Thirty participants from the ...
Story by Dustin Senger
7 images
America Supports You: Troop-Support Group Added...
(05.29.2008) After stringent review by one of the country's premier charity watchdogs, a Massachusetts-based troop-support group has been added to a list of top-rated charities. Courtesy Story
Iowa National Guard Troops Support Tornado-Reli...
(05.29.2008) About 175 Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen are serving on state active duty in support of tornado-relief and -recovery missions for northeastern Iowa.
Courtesy Story
Gates Begins Asia Swing Focusing on Regional Se...
(05.28.2008) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today kicked off a six-day swing through the Western Pacific that includes a keynote address at the 7th annual International Institute of Strategic Studies' Asia Security Summit ...
Story by Donna Miles
Face of Defense: Soldier Helps Iraqis Take Charge
(05.28.2008) U.S. soldiers working together with their Iraqi counterparts is an important step toward Iraqis taking charge of their nation.
Courtesy Story
3 images
VMA-513 Provide Unlikely and Vital Assistance i...
(05.28.2008) The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) had an immediate need to obtain passports as well as helicopter parts and supplies for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts to support the victims ...
Courtesy Story
1 images
Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers Aid Lo...
(05.28.2008) Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers provided micro-grants to local shop owners in the Sadr City district of Baghdad to rebuild and expand their businesses as coalition forces continue to expand humanitaria...
Courtesy Story
2 images
Iraqi Businesses Display Wares at Expo
(05.28.2008) More than 70 Iraqi business owners gathered in the Babylon hotel on the Karadah Peninsula in southeastern Baghdad for the inaugural Rebuilding - Karadah Expo and Conference, May 23-24.
Story by Sgt. Jeremy Todd
5 images
The First Leg: Bastogne Brigade Sets Conditions...
(05.28.2008) Since arriving in Iraq in September, 2007, Soldiers from the Bastogne Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, have been tasked to set the table for Iraqi success in the Salah ad Din province.
Story by Spc. Richard Rzepka
3 images
Married Army Couples Take Part in Rare Reenlist...
(05.28.2008) For proof that the Army can be a family affair, one need look no further than the Daly family. They are a married couple in Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s Task Force XII who reenlisted in a double ceremony. ...
Courtesy Story
2 images
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