Iraq
Story by Spc. Mike MacLeod
CAMP RAMADI, IRAQ – Five severely wounded veterans returned to Iraq just after the 2009 Christmas holiday as part of the third installment of an evolving program to help wounded warriors heal from traumatic combat injuries.
The group, consisting of amputees and severe burn victims, visited deployed paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division as part of Operation Proper Exit, a program designed to return the injured to the scene of their battlefield injuries to help them find psychological closure.
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By Cpl. Meg Murray
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Thirteen Iraqi policemen, all who are head investigators from Iraq's National Information and Investigation Agency, Counter Terrorism Unit, and Criminal Investigation Units in the Hit, Baghdadi and Haditha police districts, graduated from a four day advanced investigator course and received their diplomas at a dining facility aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 17.
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By Cpl. Meg Murray
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – Embarking thousands of pounds of supplies and countless Marines can often appear to be a logistical nightmare. Thankfully, when it comes to moving gear or personnel to, from and around Iraq, the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) embark office aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, makes this tricky logistical limbo look like a cake walk.
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By Pfc. Kelly LeCompte
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Spc. Yessenia Morales, of High Point, N.C., and Spc. Felicia Sloan, of Lumberton, N.C., are two military police Soldiers that serve as mine resistant ambush protected vehicle drivers in security details for the command group of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
Morales, one of two females on her protection team, looks after Col. Greg Lusk, the North Carolina Army National Guard brigade's commander, while Sloan, one of three females on hers, protects the brigade's Command Sgt. Maj. John Swart.
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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, – The commander of Multinational Forces Iraq said today he’s extremely pleased with the way Iraqi security forces have stepped to the plate following the June 30 withdrawal of American forces from the cities and towns of the country.
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By Spc. Michael Behlin
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Just seven months ago, Joint Base Balad's Iraqi-owned container repair yard consisted of 45 workers and a quota to repair a minimum of 60 containers per month.
Since then, the Miran Village Company has continued to exceed its production standard monthly since January. This accomplishment, however, pales in comparison next to what the company has grown into today through the hard work of its Iraqi owner and staff, and U.S. Forces.
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By Spc. Phillip Adam Turner
BAGHDAD, Iraq – In an effort to give a group of high school students a glimpse into the lives of Iraqis, a Dubuque, Iowa teacher assigned a service project to her students to apply 'real world problem solving solutions' that would benefit the people of the war torn country.
Brenda Foust, a world history teacher at Hemp Stead High School, and her students decided that a focus on education promoted the most, with the common belief that 'knowledge is power.'
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By Sgt. Joshua Risner
TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi policemen at the Tarmiyah Police Station here, learned some useful techniques in first aid from Soldiers of the 591st Military Police Company, 93rd MP Battalion, 8th MP Brigade, May 16.
The training focused on controlling bleeding from an arm or leg, according to Pfc. Evan Mead, from Londonderry, N.H., a medic with 591st MP Co.
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By Jared Sollars
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, MOSUL, Iraq — The U.S. Army has begun out fitting units with a new intelligence gathering and distributing system as they prepare for deployment. The 3rd Heavy Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division is spearheading the charge in this new direction of intelligence.
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IRAQ – The Iraqi army's 10th Division sent out their ground troops and air support assets to conduct the first large-scale combined-arms live-fire exercise, nicknamed Operation "Lion's Roar" in southern Iraq, April 19.
"They did outstanding," said Maj. Gen. Michael Oates, the 10th Mountain Division's commander, said about the Iraqis' efforts during the training event. "The Iraqi army is here to defend its citizens and protect their borders."
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