Loud chatter filled the room as ten women from the Daughters of Iraq gathered at an old high school in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, June 12, to train new hires, update information in the U.S forces database and discuss present conditions with officers of 150th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Te
Six amputee combat veterans put their uniforms back on and returned to Iraq Sunday for the first time since sustaining their injuries in support of Operation Iraqi Freed
The next 18 months will be crucial in Afghanistan, the new commander of NATO and U.S. forces there said Frid
Sgt. Rodrigo A. Munguia Rivas, 27, of Germantown, Maryland, died June 21, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by indirect fire. Sgt. Munguia Rivas was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d
Sgt. Ricky D. Jones, 26, of Plantersville, Alabama, died June 21, 2009, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by indirect fire. Sgt. Jones was assigned to the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana. </d
Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey J. Garber, 43, of Hemingford, Nebraska, died of non-hostile causes June 20, 2009, aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea. Command Master Chief Petty Officer Garber was supporting maritime security operations in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. </d
1st Sgt. John D. Blair, 38, of Calhoun, Georgia, died June 20, 2009, in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. 1st Sgt. Blair was an Army National Guardsman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Lawrenceville, Georgia. </d
The identification and redistribution of mission essential equipment and materials already in theater is at the forefront of a multi-service effort to lower tax payer cost, while keeping units combat effective with the spare parts and equipment they need to remain in the fight here in Ir
A refurbished supply depot at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, will serve as the Iraqi Army's new central distribution point for everything from vehicles to clothi
Command Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey J. Gar
