Gunner's Military News Gathering Blog

School Cleanup, Reconstruction Finished
(08.16.2008) Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers, Iraqi security forces members and Sadr City government officials are continuously working to improve the lives of residents of the Thawra 1 and 2 neighborhoods.
Story by Sgt. Philip Klein
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Battalion Cuscatlán: Ten Paves Way for E...
(08.16.2008) Nearing the end of their six-month tour in Iraq, soldiers of El Salvador’s Battalion Cuscatlán have begun to wrap up some projects in Wasit province, and prepare others for transfer to the next rotation. <...
Story by Sgt. Daniel West
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Soldier Uses Experience to Help Mold Minds
(08.16.2008) He earned a Combat Action Badge during his previous deployment and is the only Soldier in the platoon to have returned fire to counter enemy fire during this deployment.
Story by Pfc. Christopher McKenna
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Civil-Military Conference Unites Provinces in C...
(08.16.2008) Coalition, provincial and Iraqi leaders from Multi-National Division – Center met with U.S. Embassy and Department of Defense representatives for the first ever Civil-Military Coordination Conference Aug. 11-13, ...
Story by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret
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Iraqi Army Participate in Vanguard Route Cleara...
(08.16.2008) Iraqi army soldiers are participating in the first Vanguard Brigade route clearance course in an effort to improve security in the Babil province.
Story by Spc. Amanda Mcbride
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Iraqi Army Takes Vital Security Role in Wasit
(08.16.2008) The 32nd Iraqi Army Brigade immediately offered their help to maintain security in Wasit province when word broke of the 1st Georgian Brigade’s redeployment.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson
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UN Officials Visit Election Sites in Najaf
(08.16.2008) Representatives of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq visited election sites and met with members of the provincial government in Najaf Aug. 11-12, 2008.
Story by Sgt. David Turner
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4th Inf. Div. Leaders, Career Counselors Accomp...
(08.16.2008) As the 4th Infantry Division passed the halfway point of its third deployment in five years to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Ironhorse Division’s Soldiers, leaders and career counselors once aga...
Courtesy Story
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MND-B EPTT Assists, Develops IP Systems
(08.16.2008) In January 2008, Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 18th Military Police Brigade developed a new method to further improve the surging Iraqi police force by implementing the enhanced Police Transition Teams to c...
Story by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
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PRT Supports Agriculture in Konar Province
(08.16.2008) According to Afghanistan's own statistics, 13 percent of the Konar province is suitable for farming. Wheat, rice and corn are the primary crops, all of which are reliant on irrigation systems fed primarily by sn...
Story by Lt. Neil Myers
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Anaba Is Named Panjshir’s First 'peaceful Distr...
(08.16.2008) Government and military leaders, international representatives, and villagers packed into the common area of the new Anaba District Center in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2008, to celebrate the naming...
Story by Capt. Jillian Torango
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CMC Visits Camp Fallujah, Speaks About Progress
(08.16.2008) Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, visited service members and toured the local battlefield shared by Marine units of Regimental Combat Team 1 on Aug. 16, 2008.
Story by Cpl. Chris Mann

Marine Corps’ Top Enlisted Visits Marines on Ca...
(08.16.2008) With the hot Iraq weather sweltering down on an assembly of Marines gathered on Camp Baharia, Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent delivered a riveting speech about subjects ranging from progress Marines are making in Iraq ...
Story by Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Murphy

New Bidding Process Creates Standards Afghanist...
(08.16.2008) The Kapisa and Parwan provincial reconstruction team, located on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, introduced a new bidding process which has been used as a basis by the U.N.’s Assistance Mission Afghanistan in prop...
Story by Pvt. Tamara Gabbard
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