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Friday, July 25, 2008
DVIDS News - 07-25-2008
Long Nights to Provide Great Support: 168th Br...
(07.25.2008) As daybreak arrives, a Solider unfastens his protective gear in the sweltering heat of the morning. His clothes drenched of sweat, his brow beaten by the burden of his Kevlar.
Story by Capt. Marc Anthony Gomez
Why Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring Is More Criti...
(07.25.2008) Most senior non-commissioned officers in our Army had the benefit of being raised during the Cold War. The reason I say ‘benefit’ is due in large part of the opportunity they had to learn how to care for and coun...
Story by Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia
Best in Baghdad Battle to Death for Title of ‘M...
(07.25.2008) It was a battle to the death. Only one man would survive and he would be declared greatest of all the land.
Story by Sgt. Jason Thompson
3 images
Commander Maps Careful Route for Gun Crew’s Return
(07.25.2008) 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, from Carmi, Ill., has a precisel...
Story by Staff Sgt. Lesley Newport
5 images
Government of Iraq Renews Bridge of Ruins
(07.25.2008) Engineers with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, journeyed to the Grand Canal Bridge in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad July 22, 2008, to monito...
Story by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield
3 images
Soldiers Interrogate Streets of Baghdad: Route...
(07.25.2008) Every job that Soldiers do in Iraq is essentially one gear in the mammoth machine that is the U.S. Army. Those jobs, often unheralded, sometimes strenuous and possibly perilous, work in unison toward reaching the...
Story by Staff Sgt. Brock Jones
5 images
Rusafa Leaders Give People Power
(07.25.2008) Rusafa district area leaders gave power to the people when they conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to turn on micro-power generators in Muhalla 125 of eastern Baghdad, July 24.
Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Meadows
4 images
America Supports You: Organization Addresses Ve...
(07.25.2008) Veterans transitioning from war to peace may need a place to call home, whether it's for the long or short term, the executive director of a North Carolina-based program that offers them that and a good bit more ...
Story by Samantha Quigley
Sky High in the Army
(07.25.2008) When Warrant Officer Werner Menchu, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), airdrop systems technician, joined the Army as an enlisted Soldier 10 years ago, he wasn’t satisfied with th...
Story by Sgt. Matthew Cooley
2 images
Sergeant Major of the Army Visits U.S. Troops i...
(07.25.2008) Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston met and spoke with U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan this week and visited International Security Assistance Forces and Combined Joint Task Force 101 leaders to talk abou...
Story by Pfc. Christina N. Sinders
3 images
Army Chief of Staff Visits Fort Hood
(07.25.2008) The Army’s highest ranking general took the opportunity July 25 to meet with Soldiers and senior leaders here.
Story by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp
5 images
Iraqi Counterterrorism Capabilities Expanding
(07.25.2008) An Iraqi organization tasked with consolidating and coordinating that country's counterterrorism effort is now capable of conducting unilateral missions, a U.S. military official said yesterday.
Story by Seaman William Selby
(07.25.2008) As daybreak arrives, a Solider unfastens his protective gear in the sweltering heat of the morning. His clothes drenched of sweat, his brow beaten by the burden of his Kevlar.
Story by Capt. Marc Anthony Gomez
Why Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring Is More Criti...
(07.25.2008) Most senior non-commissioned officers in our Army had the benefit of being raised during the Cold War. The reason I say ‘benefit’ is due in large part of the opportunity they had to learn how to care for and coun...
Story by Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia
Best in Baghdad Battle to Death for Title of ‘M...
(07.25.2008) It was a battle to the death. Only one man would survive and he would be declared greatest of all the land.
Story by Sgt. Jason Thompson
3 images
Commander Maps Careful Route for Gun Crew’s Return
(07.25.2008) 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, from Carmi, Ill., has a precisel...
Story by Staff Sgt. Lesley Newport
5 images
Government of Iraq Renews Bridge of Ruins
(07.25.2008) Engineers with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, journeyed to the Grand Canal Bridge in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad July 22, 2008, to monito...
Story by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield
3 images
Soldiers Interrogate Streets of Baghdad: Route...
(07.25.2008) Every job that Soldiers do in Iraq is essentially one gear in the mammoth machine that is the U.S. Army. Those jobs, often unheralded, sometimes strenuous and possibly perilous, work in unison toward reaching the...
Story by Staff Sgt. Brock Jones
5 images
Rusafa Leaders Give People Power
(07.25.2008) Rusafa district area leaders gave power to the people when they conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to turn on micro-power generators in Muhalla 125 of eastern Baghdad, July 24.
Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Meadows
4 images
America Supports You: Organization Addresses Ve...
(07.25.2008) Veterans transitioning from war to peace may need a place to call home, whether it's for the long or short term, the executive director of a North Carolina-based program that offers them that and a good bit more ...
Story by Samantha Quigley
Sky High in the Army
(07.25.2008) When Warrant Officer Werner Menchu, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), airdrop systems technician, joined the Army as an enlisted Soldier 10 years ago, he wasn’t satisfied with th...
Story by Sgt. Matthew Cooley
2 images
Sergeant Major of the Army Visits U.S. Troops i...
(07.25.2008) Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston met and spoke with U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan this week and visited International Security Assistance Forces and Combined Joint Task Force 101 leaders to talk abou...
Story by Pfc. Christina N. Sinders
3 images
Army Chief of Staff Visits Fort Hood
(07.25.2008) The Army’s highest ranking general took the opportunity July 25 to meet with Soldiers and senior leaders here.
Story by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp
5 images
Iraqi Counterterrorism Capabilities Expanding
(07.25.2008) An Iraqi organization tasked with consolidating and coordinating that country's counterterrorism effort is now capable of conducting unilateral missions, a U.S. military official said yesterday.
Story by Seaman William Selby
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