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Thursday, July 24, 2008
DVIDS News - 07-24-2008
164th TAOG Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
(07.24.2008) The U.S Army Air Traffic Command and 164th Theater Airfield Operation Group conducted a transfer of authority for the Udairi Army Airfield and welcomed a new commander July 15 during a change of command ceremony ...
Story by Spc. Giancarlo Casem
2 images
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Comes to Kuwait
(07.24.2008) Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors are a rarity among the relatively few Marines at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. When the opportunity to train with one presented itself, the Marines and Airmen took notice.
Courtesy Story
2 images
Combined Effort
(07.24.2008) The Iraqi army has several functioning battalions, but its Sabbatine Battalion has worked with other Iraqi security forces and with Marines to go above and beyond since its inauguration March 15, 2007.
Story by Pfc. Jerry Murphy
3 images
Commander Maps Careful Route for Gun Crew’s Return
(07.24.2008) Capt. Mathew Haywood has an obvious disdain for idleness that may grow out of only a passing acquaintance with rest. As commander of A Battery, 163rd Field Artillery Bn., Haywood, Carmi, Ill., has a precisely def...
Story by Staff Sgt. Les Newport
5 images
Private Trucking Companies Improve Iraqi Economy
(07.24.2008) In another sign of progress in Iraq, 62 tribes and 68 sheiks have organized four private trucking companies to form the Iraqi Transportation Network.
Story by Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda
3 images
Old Tradition Begins Anew With 1-82 and the Ord...
(07.24.2008) The thermometer read 98 degrees, sweat poured from brows and the ground was as parched and unforgiving as the non-commissioned officers and officers who were yelling instructions. The officers and enlisted endure...
Story by Pvt. Kelly Welch
3 images
‘Steel Dragon’ Troops Fired Up for Training; Ne...
(07.24.2008) “When we get ready to shoot, nothing in the world matters except for what happens inside that gun,” said Spc. Joshua Twaddell, a 155mm canon crewmember with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment...
Story by Pvt. Sharla Perrin
3 images
Warrant Officer Candidate School
(07.24.2008) The warrant officer rank is rumored to be the best rank in the military. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas E. Gilbert, chief warrant officer for the state of Alabama, agrees with this statement.
Story by Staff Sgt. Katrina Timmons
4 images
America Supports You: Contest Brings Kudos to T...
(07.24.2008) The founder of a Texas-based troop-support group proved volunteer work can be glamorous when she was chosen as one of five winners of a contest to honor women involved in their communities.
Story by Samantha Quigley
1 images
'Warhorse' Takes Training to the Streets
(07.24.2008) A convoy of M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles crashed through a ramshackle barricade built on the village’s barren street. Soldiers dismount from the armored vehicles, each team of men cautiously making their way to o...
Story by Pvt. Sharla Perrin
4 images
(07.24.2008) The U.S Army Air Traffic Command and 164th Theater Airfield Operation Group conducted a transfer of authority for the Udairi Army Airfield and welcomed a new commander July 15 during a change of command ceremony ...
Story by Spc. Giancarlo Casem
2 images
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Comes to Kuwait
(07.24.2008) Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors are a rarity among the relatively few Marines at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. When the opportunity to train with one presented itself, the Marines and Airmen took notice.
Courtesy Story
2 images
Combined Effort
(07.24.2008) The Iraqi army has several functioning battalions, but its Sabbatine Battalion has worked with other Iraqi security forces and with Marines to go above and beyond since its inauguration March 15, 2007.
Story by Pfc. Jerry Murphy
3 images
Commander Maps Careful Route for Gun Crew’s Return
(07.24.2008) Capt. Mathew Haywood has an obvious disdain for idleness that may grow out of only a passing acquaintance with rest. As commander of A Battery, 163rd Field Artillery Bn., Haywood, Carmi, Ill., has a precisely def...
Story by Staff Sgt. Les Newport
5 images
Private Trucking Companies Improve Iraqi Economy
(07.24.2008) In another sign of progress in Iraq, 62 tribes and 68 sheiks have organized four private trucking companies to form the Iraqi Transportation Network.
Story by Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda
3 images
Old Tradition Begins Anew With 1-82 and the Ord...
(07.24.2008) The thermometer read 98 degrees, sweat poured from brows and the ground was as parched and unforgiving as the non-commissioned officers and officers who were yelling instructions. The officers and enlisted endure...
Story by Pvt. Kelly Welch
3 images
‘Steel Dragon’ Troops Fired Up for Training; Ne...
(07.24.2008) “When we get ready to shoot, nothing in the world matters except for what happens inside that gun,” said Spc. Joshua Twaddell, a 155mm canon crewmember with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment...
Story by Pvt. Sharla Perrin
3 images
Warrant Officer Candidate School
(07.24.2008) The warrant officer rank is rumored to be the best rank in the military. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas E. Gilbert, chief warrant officer for the state of Alabama, agrees with this statement.
Story by Staff Sgt. Katrina Timmons
4 images
America Supports You: Contest Brings Kudos to T...
(07.24.2008) The founder of a Texas-based troop-support group proved volunteer work can be glamorous when she was chosen as one of five winners of a contest to honor women involved in their communities.
Story by Samantha Quigley
1 images
'Warhorse' Takes Training to the Streets
(07.24.2008) A convoy of M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles crashed through a ramshackle barricade built on the village’s barren street. Soldiers dismount from the armored vehicles, each team of men cautiously making their way to o...
Story by Pvt. Sharla Perrin
4 images
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