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U.S. service members evaluated the effectiveness of the Central Command rest and recuperation pass program during a random poll of participants at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Feb. 9. Nine out of 10 war fighters agreed that the allotted four-day pass offers sufficient time to feel recharged.
02.09.10, Courtesy Story
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach, a Clifton Park resident, is one of five military members vying for the chance to have a NASCAR race named after them.
02.09.10, Courtesy Story
Come rain, dust storms, extreme heat or cold, flightline operations in the Air Force must go on. This is especially true in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility where troops downrange are awaiting reinforcements and supplies. Often a thankless job, it's up to the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and its tenant units to get C-130 and C-17 fleets off the ground. Three of these vital enlisted career fields include loadmasters, crew chiefs and fuels specialists. This article offers a closer look at one group of these professionals - loadmasters.
02.09.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Maurice
After receiving the order to support earthquake relief operations more than three weeks ago and immediately focusing on providing medical support and supplies, food and water ashore to those in need, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to focus relief efforts in Carrefour to relieve the 24th MEU as they fulfill their commitment to deploy in support of U.S. European and Central commands.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Fort Knox's 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) has deployed before, but never like this. The 3rd ESC completed a 15-month deployment to Iraq in August 2009. Now, the unit is in Haiti. The command's Soldiers didn't expect to be deployed again so soon, but Haiti's, Jan. 12, earthquake changed all that.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Much needed specialized and general medical treatment was provided to the people of Colombia during a Medical Training and Readiness Exercise from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3. At the invitation of the Colombian Government, Army Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the Army Reserve provided medical treatment at La Macarena and San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia.
02.08.10, Story by Arwen Consaul
Members of U.S. Army South and the Army Reserve treated more than 5,100 patients in El Salvador over a nine day period.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Iran's continuing nuclear development program only serves to put the Middle East in danger of nuclear weapons proliferation, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
02.08.10, Story by Fred Baker
Hours after the earthquake struck Haiti, members of U.S. Army South's Humanitarian Assistance Survey team were notified that they would be departing for Port-au-Prince the next day. The team, made up of Army South engineers, departed San Antonio, Jan 13, to work with governmental and non-governmental organizations to assess the damage in Haiti and to build the Deployable Joint Command and Control Center, which would later be the headquarters for Joint Task Force-Haiti.
02.08.10, Story by Arwen Consaul
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) enjoyed a little touch of home as they viewed a live broadcast of this year's Super Bowl XLIV match up between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, Feb. 8.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
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