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Service Members Enjoy Super Bowl in Haiti

The Super Bowl is an American institution, right next to Uncle Sam and Mom's apple pie. Many people watch the annual game in the comfort of their homes or at sports bars. For service members deployed to more austere parts of the world - it is a much anticipated treat.

Embracing Change – HB, 2-3 FA Welcomes Capt. Dahl

On Feb. 3, Headquarters Battery of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, "Hellraisers", conducted a Change of Command ceremony.

Stryker Brigade Soldier Receives Soldier's Medal for Heroism

On Jan. 25, in Mosul, Spc. Jeff Newberry and his fellow Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) searched for a terrorist suspected of launching mortars from an island on the Tigris River. In a boat with Iraqi police, several Company A Soldiers quietly floated the murky waters, determined to capture their target. Then, as they moved closer to the objective, the boat capsized in the middle of the river.

Iron Soldiers Earn Mettle: Best of the Best Competition Held at Camp Victory

Heat, dust and the constant potential of hostile fire are not easy conditions under which to conduct an Army Physical Training test.

Troops Overseas to Get Live Super Bowl Feed

When millions of Americans gather around their TV sets this weekend for Super Bowl XLIV, they'll have lots of company from U.S. forces around the world and at sea, thanks to the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

Provider Leaders Meet, Discuss Movement of Troops, Equipment in Iraq

The 49th Transportation Battalion out of Fort Hood, Texas, and 19 subordinate units throughout Iraq participated in a quarterly Green Tab Huddle Jan. 25-27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Local Nationals Work to Keep JBB Clean

Soldiers with the 547th Transportation Company, 49th Transportation Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) escort the local nationals who work to beautify Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and keep it clean.

ISF Uses U.S. Dog Team for Foot Patrol in Baghdad

The 'Dog Faced Soldiers' of Apache Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, added a dog face among their ranks, Feb. 1, when they conducted a joint patrol with Iraqi Security Forces.

Face of Defense: Wounded Soldier Continues Service

A chance meeting with Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell in June led to a dream job for Iraqi war veteran and Purple Heart recipient Army Sgt. Sophia Malone.

Renovated Schools Improve Learning Atmosphere

When children in this town return to school in the fall, they'll be learning in newly refurbished surroundings, courtesy of the 264th Engineer Group.

Two Bands Rock Warhorse Soldiers

Two bands, Sasquatch and The Four Horsemen of the Arockalypse, part of the 3rd Infantry Division Band, visited Forward Operating Base Warhorse for a rockin' show, Feb. 3.

Combat Stress Company Provides Front Line Defense for Soldiers on the Battlefield

Before PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) ever gets a chance to set in after the fact, a group of soldiers assigned to the Army Reserve's 785th Combat Stress Company, from Minneapolis, Minnesota here are doing their best to help soldiers solve their stress problems as they occur, and so far so good.

Army Reserve Engineers Bringing Civilian-acquired Skills to Help Develop Iraq's Infrastructure

One of the greatest challenges facing coalition forces is providing tangible evidence that they came not only to remove Saddam Hussein from power, but to restore Iraq in a manner that benefits the people who have suffered so long under a cruel dictatorship. A large portion of those visible results includes not only restoring and renovating the power grid, water and sewer systems, but developing housing and commerce.

A Day in the Life

"I have no doubt that this country is going to stand up and do fine," said Maj. Danny Hassig. "I see it in the neighborhoods and the leaders there rising to the top. There are children here now who won't have to grow up in a nation at war. From this taste of freedom, these children are going to grow up strong. That's my take on it."

Colonel Sees Bright Future for Baghdad

As a health care administrator in the United States, William Ettinger never considered rebuilding Baghdad, but after being mobilized and deployed here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 350th Civil Affairs Command from Pensacola, Fla., he is considering such a task since it's his job.

Soldier Attends Virtual 1st BD

A 13th COSCOM soldier deployed to Iraq attended his daughters first birthday by video teleconference from a Coalition base near Taji Wednesday.

New Clinic in Local Village

13th COSCOM soldiers joined local sheiks and other village leaders to open a medical clinic Thursday in a village near here.

Combat Airman Awarded Combat Patch

More than 200 Airmen attached to the Army's 13th Corps Support Command were awarded the shoulder-sleeve insignia for former wartime service during a ceremony here Wednesday.

Blackhorse Roaming in Middle East Desert

Black Beauty. Perhaps that best describes the Soldiers of the 58th Engineer Company, part of the Regimental Support Squadron, Fort Irwin, Calif.

Soldier Gain Closure Through Operation Proper Exit

The last time they were here, they lost a piece of themselves. Years, and numerous surgeries later, they've returned to get a small piece back.

Keeping Streets Safe Through Partnership

Shi'a Muslims begin their pilgrimage to religious shrines during the observance of Arba'een; in efforts to make their passage a more safe one, U.S. forces partner with the Iraqi army to engage locals and clear the streets of hazards, Feb. 2.

Schroeder Relinquishes Responsibility of Strike Brigade

For the last six years, Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder served within the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

US Continues to Hand Over Camps to Iraq

U.S. military leaders returned four camps to the government of Iraq in the country's southern region, Jan. 30.

ENCAP Projects Provide Infrastructure, Training

In a village too small to recognize on a map, the principal of the Wadnakhunsan School in the Ratchaburi Province in Central Thailand, observes progress on a multipurpose room currently under construction in front of the main school building.

Electricity 101 for 9th IA

The odds seemed stacked against them from the start.

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