Rugged Terrain No Challenge for Riggers |
| FORT LEE, Va., Jan. 31, 2007 — Parachute riggers are making outstanding contributions to America's war on terrorism in Afghanistan. That's the word from Sgt. Maj. Mary Brown, the top enlisted soldier at Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department, Quartermaster Center and School. Story |
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'Instincts Over Feelings' Neutralize Enemy |
| CAMP ADDER, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007 — Thirty seconds. Within a short sliver of time, a dozen U.S. soldiers, conducting a routine convoy operation, endured an engagement with the enemy under the Baghdad twilight, quickly and safely quashed the threat with a textbook reaction, and came away with a war story they will be able to take home and tell to their grandkids one day. Story |
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Army Destroys Insurgent Stronghold in Diyala |
| BALAD RUZ, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007 — The U.S. Army concluded a massive, nine-day assault Jan. 13, centered on a series of small villages in the Diyala province that for the past 18 months had been used as a safe haven for insurgents. Story |
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Iraqi, Coalition Soldiers Destroy Training Site |
| TIKRIT, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007 — In a roar of rotor blades and a blast of small rocks and dust, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters dropped a group of Iraqi and Coalition soldiers in a damp field in Northern Iraq. Story |
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Iraqi Village Builds Women’s Center |
| BAGHDAD, Jan. 30, 2007 — A small town in north Baghdad Province provides a positive glimpse of Iraq’s future. Assriya Village, located outside Camp Taji, has about 4,600 residents representing all sects. Story |
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