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Training prepares 116th BCT soldiers for deployment
September 1, 2010
A convoy from Alpha Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion roll back from an IED training lane at Gowen Field Training Area, Idaho, Monday, Aug. 30. The convoy is practicing how to spot IED's and what measures to take when they spot one.
Combat, hardship pays remain for troops serving in Iraq
September 1, 2010
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Moldova day six: Next step on way to peacekeeping certification
September 1, 2010
A Moldovan Soldier from Company A, 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, takes a mock bandit into custody as part of an exercise designed to evaluate the unit's skills in international peacekeeping at Moldova's Bulboaca training facility, Aug. 19, 2010. For the past two weeks, North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers have helped the Moldovans sharpen their peacekeeping skills in advance of a 2012 NATO evaluation.
U.S. forces transition to Operation New Dawn
September 1, 2010
A convoy from Alpha Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion roll back from an IED training lane at Gowen Field Training Area, Idaho, Monday, Aug. 30. The convoy is practicing how to spot IED's and what measures to take when they spot one.
Maryland Airmen contribute to Iraq's recovery
August 31, 2010
Lt. Col. David Burgess and Maj. Kipp Thompson, both members of the Maryland Air National Guard's 235th Civil Engineer Flight, inspect non-functional lighted signs and eroding soils adjacent to a taxiway at Basrah International Airport, Iraq during their recent deployment.
Army Guard continues stability ops in Iraq
August 31, 2010
Army Spc. Grant Flegel moves the crane on the Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck (HEMTT) wrecker into place during training for the upcoming deployment with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team at the Gowen Field Training Area near Boise, Idaho, Aug. 28, 2010. This training helps cross-train the drivers of the HEMTT and the mechanics that service it, so the drivers will be better equipped to handle break-downs and towing procedures of this vehicle and others in a convoy.
Air Guard plans support for Polish troops
August 30, 2010
Florida Guardsmen open Ali Al Salim MWR
August 30, 2010
A Soldier with Detachment 1, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Florida National Guard, helps build the new Recreation Center for permanent party members who work at LSA.
JET Airmen MOVE to 386th AEW as part of drawdown in Iraq
August 30, 2010
A Joint Expeditionary Tasking Airman assigned to the 732nd Air Expeditionary Group serves as an advisor to Iraqi military members. JET Airmen typically work for other U.S. military services and often perform functions not usually associated with the Air Force. The 732nd AEG recently moved its headquarters staff out of Iraq to join the 386th Air Expeditionary wing here, but its JET Airmen will remain in Iraq to perform a variety of combat support missions like construction, communications and logistics.
Oregon Guard, port officials visit Bangladesh
August 30, 2010
Maj. Dan Schilling, the former director of the Oregon National Guard’s State Partnership Program, meets with Lt. Gen. Mohammed Abdul Wadud, the principle staff officer for the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh in Dhaka, Aug. 9, 2010. Schilling and officials from the Portland International Airport met with Bangladeshi transportation officials to discuss security and safety protocols, based on a collaborative work plan developed in April. The group also discussed joint training and information sharing for disaster response, humanitarian aid, and training exercises as part of an overall SPP strategic plan.