Coalition forces target road side bombers in Zabul
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces killed eight armed Taliban militants and detained one suspected militant during an operation to disrupt the foreign fighter and roadside bomb network in Zabul Province, Wednesday. 

  Snowy Welcome Home on New Year's Eve
NEWBURGH, NY - Seventy New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Brigade Combat Team arrived back in New York at Stewart International Airport in time to spend New Year's Eve with their families after 10 months in Afghanistan.

  Female Marines give up locks for love
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Two Female Marines from the 2nd Marine Logistics Group came together this holiday season to donate more than 26 inches of hair to financially disadvantaged children.

  New Year's Resolutions, Army-style
CAMP ATTERBURY, IND. - Drop the fork and step away from the pie! Good. Now, very slowly, reach into your wallet, grab your credit cards and toss them into the paper shredder. Nice and easy! Finally, take that pack of cigarettes and crush them beneath your feet… no sudden moves!

  Christmas kicks off at a run for Strikers of 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE WAR EAGLE, Iraq - It wasn't the sound of a sleigh and the hoof beats from eight tiny reindeer that broke the early morning tranquility at Forward Operating Base War Eagle, in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district on Christmas Day.

  Coalition forces maintain pressure on Taliban network in Kapisa
KABUL, Afghanistan - Coalition forces killed two armed militants and detained two suspected militants during operations targeting the Taliban's terrorist network in Kapisa Province, Wednesday.



  Silver Lion NCO talks to president
SHA'AB, Iraq - Many Soldiers spend Christmas either with their Families or calling them from 5,000 miles away while they continue to answer the call for the nation.



  U.S. Marine Special Operations train Dominican Forces, Enhance Relationships
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - It's November with temperatures in the mid-eighties by eight o'clock in the morning here and soaring. However, this doesn't deter Dominican Secretary of State Counter Terrorism Armed Forces from lining up to receive training under the command and tutelage of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Special Operations Team-Eight during a recent Joint Combined Exchange Training program.

  Exciting News this week for Operation Gratitude!
WPIX 11, New York - News reporters Marvin Scott and Jill Nicolini, embedded in Iraq this week with a National Guard unit from New York, will be handing out our Operation Gratitude care packages to each Soldier.  They will be broadcasting twice a day from Al Asad Air base, northwest of Baghdad.

  Chief Warrant Officer Four Steven Moy
RHODE ISLAND - Chief Warrant Officer Four Steven Moy retired this month after over thirty-four years of exceptional military service. CW 4 Moy served his country in both peacetime and during war. He enlisted in the Army in 1967 and attended Warrant Officer training and Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

  Indiana Guard honors two fallen Soldiers
BLUFFTON, Ind. - In accordance with a new regulation allowing individual armories an opportunity to honor those who served or gave their lives for their country, members of Troops A and B, 2nd Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squad in Bluffton, Indiana gathered for the unveiling of the first Wall of Honor for two fellow Soldiers in a ceremony Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.

  Military Asbestos Exposures
In recent years, there has been a rising incidence of mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer, among current and former members of the armed forces in the United States. 

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Domröse relieved as ISAF Chief of Staff, Bertolini welcomed
KABUL, Afghanistan - German Major General Hans-Lothar Domröse bid farewell on Saturday to troops deployed to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters as the Chief of Staff during a change of command ceremony held at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul.

  Photos : Wolfhounds, ISF raise Iraqi flag over JSS Istaqlal
ISTAQLAL, Iraq - Lt. Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, of Brooklyn, N.Y., raises the Iraqi flag along with a leader from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division at Joint Security Station Istaqlal, northeast of Baghdad, symbolizing the transition in security of Iraq Jan. 1. Wilson commands the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, currently attached to 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

  Photos : 1st Bn., 319th Abn. FA Regt. assumes responsibility at FOB Rustamiyah
FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq - Paratroopers assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, render honors during a transition ceremony Dec. 31 at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah.

  Former FOB Callahan turned over to Iraqi Trade Ministry
AL SHA' AB, Iraq - Days after the Green Zone was handed over to Iraqi authorities, things continue moving forward in Baghdad.



  U.S. Turns Over Green Zone Security Responsibility to Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States formally transferred the Republican Palace back to the Iraqi government today, a concrete symbol of the continuing improvement in the country.

  419th CSSB Assumes Responsibilities of 165th CSSB
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - The Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade officially claimed authority for their mission from the headquarters element of the 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade during a ceremony held here Dec. 18.

  Task Force Muleskinner makes history in Iraq, providing support to Multi-National Division - Baghdad
Camp Taji, Iraq - The 10th Sustainment Brigade made history Dec. 6 during a transfer of authority ceremony from the 1st Sustainment Brigade, Fort Riley, Kan., marking the Muleskinner's first step into Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  Lightning Strikes Twice
TIKRIT, Iraq - The event on stage at Contingency Operating Base Speicher's main gym must have looked very familiar to many Iraqi and U.S. leaders, military members and civilians in attendance.  Only this time the team roles were reversed.


  Sustainment Brigades conduct transfer of authority
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The 1st Sustainment Brigade transferred authority to the 10th Sustainment Brigade during a ceremony at Camp Taji Dec. 6.
   
 
  Scouting program takes life again in Iraq
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - The scouting movement in Iraq was revitalized in 2004 by the Green Zone Council, a group of Coalition forces in Baghdad who saw value in having Iraqi children involved with their communities.
   
  Renovations, improvements in Sadr City brighten hopes
BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than $55 million in both U.S. and Iraqi funds have been pumped into Sadr City to improve the quality of life for residents there since the end of major combat operations this past spring.

  634th SECFOR Co. takes over Camp Eggers force protection for 436th Co.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The 634th Security Forces Company, an Army National Guard company based out of Joliet, Ill., officially took control of security operations from the 436th SECFOR Company during a transfer of authority ceremony Nov. 19 at Kabul Afghanistan International Airport.

   

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