BAGHDAD - As Iraqi forces celebrate what their leaders are calling a resounding victory for a safe and free Iraq, U.S. Division-Center leaders are praising their Soldiers for their strategic role in assisting them. Despite an early morning attempt by terrorists to disrupt the elections, the Iraqi people resolved themselves to get out and vote. Iraqi Army Soldiers direct civilians to the voting site in Mansour, Iraq, March 7, 2010, during Iraq's national elections. Iraqi Forces were in charge of election security, searching each person before allowing passage to a polling site. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly Hackbarth. American...
Story by Sgt. Andrew ReaganPAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - For the soldiers in the Religious and Cultural Advisory unit of the Afghan National Army's 203rd Thunder Corps at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya Province, Afghanistan, the more things change the more they stay the same.The RCA's most recent civil assistance mission, which took place Feb. 27 to March 2, delivered cold-weather clothing, blankets, radios, cooking stoves and school supplies to the Jani Kheyl village. The RCA Soldiers performed similar missions in the last three months to deliver supplies to local citizens in Gardez, Paktya Province, a city right outside FOB...
Story by Sgt. Andrew ReaganPAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - For the soldiers in the Religious and Cultural Advisory unit of the Afghan National Army's 203rd Thunder Corps at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Paktya Province, Afghanistan, the more things change the more they stay the same.The RCA's most recent civil assistance mission, which took place Feb. 27 to March 2, delivered cold-weather clothing, blankets, radios, cooking stoves and school supplies to the Jani Kheyl village. The RCA Soldiers performed similar missions in the last three months to deliver supplies to local citizens in Gardez, Paktya Province, a city right outside FOB...
Tiger Likes Rooster, an American who lives in Asia and regularly posts translations of posts from Korea and Japan describing events in North Korea reports that: N. Korean Army Running out of Food...Soldiers Ordered to Sleep Rather Than Do Training Sources, "Officers go AWOL for a long time to feed himself." N. Korea's recent shortage of food is reaching close to the level during the famine in 90's, aka 'March of Suffering.' In particular, discontinued food aid from international community is reportedly hurting soldiers most.
/begin my excerpts N. Korean Army Running out of Food...Soldiers Ordered to Sleep Rather Than Do Training 2010-03-04 03:00 Sources, "Officers go AWOL for a long time to feed himself." N. Korea's recent shortage of food is reaching close to the level during the famine in 90's, aka 'March of Suffering.' In particular, discontinued food aid from international community is reportedly hurting soldiers most. Sources say that food situation in N. Korean military have rapidly deteriorated since the second half of last year. Civilians learned to survive without government ration, but soldiers cannot survive unless the state provide them with...
The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that soldiers were attempting to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.The ongoing probe began two months ago, Chris Grey, a spokesman for the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, told Fox News.The Army is taking the allegations “extremely seriously,” Grey said, but so far, "there is no credible information to support the allegations."The suspects were part of a Arabic translation program called "09 Lima" and use Arabic as their first language, two sources told Fox News. Another military source said they were Muslim.Grey would not confirm or deny the sources’ information.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Thousands of National Guard soldiers who served extra-long deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts were supposed to get paid time off when they came home three years ago. Now, they may finally be about to get their money after years of frustration. An Army spokesman said Wednesday that 6,800 Army National Guard soldiers are in line to receive the tardy checks. Among those still waiting: About 2,500 of Minnesota's Red Bulls with the 34th Infantry Division, who served the longest tour of any military unit in Iraq as part of the 2007 troop surge....
Story and Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF HQ PAO FOB Altimur, Afghanistan--Afghan National Army Soldiers and Afghan National Police officers from Logar and Wardak provinces got the chance to test their fighting and life-saving skills during an integrated competition with U.S. Soldier teammates at forward operating base Altimur on Feb. 13. Hosted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade “Sky Soldiers†the half-day contest, named Operation Common Goal, highlighted the different tasks commonly used in daily joint ANA, ANP, and U.S. patrols. “Three U.S. platoons each have a squad of ANA working together,†said U.S. Army Spc. Bryan...
The Marines continued their advance into Marjah yesterday, battling through Taliban sniper fire and a blinding sandstorm, but 12 Afghan civilians were killed when rockets fired at insurgents missed their targets. Fighting alongside Afghan Army soldiers, the Marines went house to house, clearing them of hidden explosives and taking sporadically heavy fire from hidden insurgents. Two rockets fired at militants shooting at NATO troops missed and struck a house 1,000 feet from their target, where 12 civilians had taken refuge from the fighting. "We deeply regret this tragic loss of life," said Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who has emphasized avoiding civilian...
REYNOSA — At least six people were killed amid a barrage of grenade blasts and gunfire in a residential neighborhood on the city’s southwest fringe early Monday morning, officials said. The bloody confrontation between Mexican army soldiers and an unidentified criminal group broke out about midnight Sunday, local officials confirmed. Three army soldiers and three civilians involved in the attack died during the shootout. Four soldiers suffered injuries, as well. Authorities detained about 10 people after the attack. A van loaded with marijuana was also reportedly seized by authorities. Officials said the attack involved a well-armed group that sprayed gunfire...
Monday, March 8, 2010
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