http://www.dvidshub.net/ DVIDS RSS : ACCURATE, RELIABLE ACCESS Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:05:34 -0500 Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Detachment 6 are not only in the business of pushing dirt, but also in pushing the U.S. military closer to drawdown in Iraq. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41227 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41227 From basic training, military servicemembers are taught the importance of attention to detail. When cleaning and inspecting weapons, servicemembers ensure they are free from carbon and in good working order. If the optics on a weapon is dirty, scratched or otherwise in disrepair, the problem is immediately corrected to ensure the weapon can be zeroed in on target. It is often said that the body is also a weapon system and keeping it clean and in good working order is essential in keeping servicemembers in the fight. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41229 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41229 As Iraqis continue to rely more on Iraqi Security Forces to arrest insurgents and wanted criminals, U.S. forces are increasingly sharing its intelligence and evidence to assist them. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41230 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41230 Before he was deployed to Southwest Asia as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Director of Staff, Col. Timothy Nelson received an assignment, and opportunity, few Airmen are provided. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41231 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41231 Afghan-international security forces killed an enemy militant and detained a few suspected militants in Zabul Province, one of which was a Taliban IED facilitator operating out of Qalat City. This facilitator was responsible for financial support of militant activities and the transport of IED materials and weapons into the area. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41233 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41233 With the help of local contractors and school officials, service members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines, are in the final stages of building classrooms at the Lanao Agricultural College. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41232 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41232 At a swimming pool that was once part of an exclusive club for Saddam Hussein's officers, but later became a wartime oasis for U.S. servicemembers, Soldiers from the 49th Military Police Brigade, Maj. Dillon Haynes and Sgt. 1st Class Arne Eastlund from Sacramento, Calif., supervise Iraqi River Patrolmen as they practice scuba diving. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41161 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41161 Noted Minnesota anchorman Don Shelby hasn't been sleeping much lately. Ever since he embedded with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, he has been rushing from one end of Contingency Operating Base Basra to another, braving sandstorms, interviewing Soldiers and sharing their stories. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41175 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41175 The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit flew 10 MV-22B Ospreys from multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, today in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41178 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41178 For Staff Sgt. Christopher Hipsher, "Service Before Self" doesn't quite seem to cover it. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41179 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41179