We will meeting them at Fort Hood when they arrive.
Image 1 Image 2 Image 3CAMP STRIKER, Iraq. The Army's most-deployed brigade traded seats with the brigade with the highest percentage of multiple deployers at a ceremony on Camp Striker Nov. 2.
Video of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team is here.
Iraqi army generals and prominent tribal sheiks of Southern Baghdad were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony that marked the official transfer of authority from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
Third Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch bid the Commandos adieu and welcomed the Rakkasans. [...]
[...] The Rakkasans' Civil-Military Operations Officer Maj. Robert Bertrand, said the attendance of Iraqi leaders at the ceremony demonstrated the combined works of tribal sheiks, Iraqi army division and brigade commanders, Iraqi government and Coalition Forces to create a safe, secure and growing Iraq.
The 1st brigade is also in the news. Go here for the video. It shows the "package of a transfer of authority ceremony for the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division beginning their tour of duty in Iraq."
Stay safe, MJ!
UPDATE: Here is a video of 101st Soldiers mingling with Iraqis. Go here to read about the Rakkasans helping Iraqis with legal issues. Image 1 and Image 2.
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Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Pattillo 3rd BCT
Spc. Alcock 3rd BCT
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Pfc. Fralish 3rd BCT
Cpl. Davis 3rD BCT
Joint Air Assault 1st BCT
Weapons Search 1st BCT Spc. Wesley Dobbs
SUNIYAH, Iraq - It's not hard to wrap your head around the idea. The idea that security and economic growth correlate positively, maybe even symbiotically is one in which many Iraqi workers have been trying to get across to their American counterparts for some time. [...]
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For our readers with special ties to the 101st Airborne...like myself.
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The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles is near and dear to my heart and, if any of our readers have a specific attachment to the 101st airborne, we at A Newt One, will bring everything we find out about the 101st Airborne right here. For all the data we have posted so far on the 101st, click the tag at the bottom of the post.
Video: TOA 2BCT-101 ABNB-Roll of the Transfer of authority between the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and 2nd Brigade Combat Team 101st Infantry Division. Scenes include a Soldier raising and lowering flags, speeches at the ceremony and a brief interview
101st Airborne's Strike Brigade Sends Dagger Brigade Homeward Bound
By Sgt. James P. Hunter
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Public AffairsCAMP LIBERTY, Iraq-The 2nd "Dagger" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, out of Schweinfurt, Germany, handed over responsibility of northwest Baghdad to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), from Fort Campbell, Ky., during a transfer of authority ceremony, Nov. 17, at the Camp Liberty Field House. [...] Read the rest...
Rakkasans Kick Off Operation Marne Courageous
By Sgt. 1st Class Kerensa Hardy
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)Components from the Iraqi army and Rakkasans kicked off Operation Marne Courageous when 4,000 pounds of explosives were dropped on an island in the middle of the Euphrates River at 3:50 a.m. [...] Read the rest...
Fallen Paratrooper's Family Gives School Supplies to Iraqi Girls
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By 1st Lt. Scott Marler
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne DivisionBALAD RUZ, Iraq-The note read, "The school supplies that we are giving you today are from the family of a Soldier who died in Iraq, who loved the children of Iraq. His name is Spc. Michael Rodriguez." It is Nov. 8 and the speaker is Capt. James Goethals, a civil-military affairs officer stationed in eastern Diyala province of Iraq. The audience is a crowd of almost 100 young girls at the Dur-Mandali Primary School for Girls in the city of Balad-Ruz, Iraq. [...] Read the rest...
Charlotte, N.C., native, Spc. Jeremy McRae, a medic with the 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, changes the bait on his fishing hook at a fishing tournament on Z-Lake at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad, Nov. 18. The tournament was hosted by Multi-National Division-Baghdad Morale, Welfare and Recreation.
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Roseville, Calif., native, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Garcia, senior medic with the 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, passes his day fishing on Z-Lake at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad, Nov. 18. Garcia participated in an all-day fishing tournament coordinated by Multi-National Division-Baghdad Morale, Welfare and Recreation.
The 101st Airborne, 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion, 327 Infantry Regiment, Delta Company is setting up a control point in Iraq, on Nov. 6.
U.S. Army Pfc. Rothley from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division is setting up a control point in Iraq, on Nov. 6.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, conducts a patrol in Iraq, on Nov. 6.
A U.S. Army Soldier from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, gets ready for a patrol in Iraq, on Nov. 6.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, talk to the owner of the house they took over, on Nov. 4, in Yusifiya, Iraq. The Soldiers needed the house to protect a neighborhood that was crawling with insurgent activity.
Iraqi army Soldiers check their machine gun while manning a battle position, on Nov. 4, in Yusifiya, Iraq. The battle position is manned by U.S. Army Soldiers and Iraqi soldiers.
Helicopter pilots prepare to takeoff, on Nov. 4, in Yusifiya, Iraq. The Pilots are in the 101st Airborne Division and routinely fly to different locations around Baghdad.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division conducts a cordon search of Mezera, Iraq, on Nov. 5.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division conducts a cordon search of Mezera, Iraq, on Nov. 5.
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division conducts a cordon search of Mezera, Iraq, on Nov. 5.Package of Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers conducting an air assault mission. Scenes include both infil and exfil of coalition and Iraqi security forces clearing houses. Produced by Spc. Johnathan Bentley.
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3rd BCT...Operation Marne Courageous Part 1 Operation Marne Courageous Part 2
1st Lt. James Gasapo cool video here
2nd BCT...Story here Second story here
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CENTCOM:
COALITION FORCES TARGET AL-QAEDA NETWORKS; TWO TERRORISTS KILLED, 12 DETAINED
They are on the prowl folks. We present these in the hopes that if any of our readers have loved ones in the mix, they can be spotted here via the pics and vids. These stories, pics and vids are brought tom us by DVIDS.Baghdad - Operation Marne Courageous kicked off in the early morning of Nov. 16 with more than 600 coalition forces and Iraqi army soldiers moving into two villages near the border of Anbar province to drive out al-Qaida in Iraq, and lay groundwork for a sustained coalition presence.
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Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), were joined by about 150 Iraqi army soldiers in the air assault on the Sunni villages of Owesat and al Betra, west of the Euphrates River and approximately 15 miles southwest of Baghdad.
Troops were transported in four helicopter lifts across the Euphrates, utilizing two CH-47 Chinook helicopters and eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. A Marine reconnaissance platoon, as well as Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stationed in neighboring Anbar province, secured the landing zone.
Once on the ground, the U.S.-Iraqi force was supported by an air weapons team of Apache and Kiowa helicopters, while approximately 70 Iraqi Concerned Local Citizens assisted in securing the outlying perimeter.
While U.S. and Iraqi forces moved through the villages, other troops set to work constructing a bridge across the Euphrates to allow for the transport of materials and supplies to build a patrol base in the area. The base will allow for a sustained coalition presence in the area of Owesat, part of Baghdad’s southwestern "belts."
No enemy fighters were killed or captured during the assault.
Prior to the air assault, U.S. F-16 fighter jets dropped two 2000-pound bombs on an island in the Euphrates that was believed to be used by AQI as a staging ground for attacks. The bombardment was part of a "terrain denial" strategy, cutting off a potential AQI escape route and denying the enemy a location to regroup.
Marne Courageous' main strategic thrust is to clear AQI extremists from the area of Owesat, establish a coalition presence, and develop a concerned citizens program in the area as a bulwark against further enemy activity.
Army Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of the 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div., described the mission to journalists Nov. 11. "We're going to put a footprint there. We're going to establish a forward operating base," he said. [...]
Images for 1st BCT - Operation Bulldog Hammer in Support of Operation Iron Hammer
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Brought to us by DVIDs. (this outfit is near and dear)By Maj. Jason Waggoner
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - A short-notice reconciliation meeting of regional sheiks with potential for impact throughout Iraq was held on Nov. 8 in Al Bassam, an area approximately 16 kilometers west of Baghdad city center.
The conference was called by a highly influential leader, Abu Maruf, with less than 24-hours notice, to make a public declaration of unity amongst the tribes against al-Qaida and to map the way ahead for their region.
"We were notified of the meeting at about 8 p.m. the night before," said Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, commander of War Rakkasans, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). "We weren't sure why the conference was being called on such short notice. We have learned that things move fast when they are this good."
Coppersmith was invited by Abu Maruf to observe the event. [...]
Read the rest...this is GREAT news, folks. It goes hand in hand with all the other GREAT news that has been flowing in recently that the "used to be" Main Stream and their moonbat kook fringe morons try to ignore.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
War News
Good News article here in the Dallas Morning News. You will have to pick out the usual leftist taint but overall, a good piece.
Me here...proud father of a Screaming Eagle, Air Assault. He is now with the 101st in Iraq, currently situated at Camp Striker with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. If you look really hard in the pictures, you will be able to pick him out...he is the one in digital camo.
1st BCT...Pushing Insurgents video
KIRKUK AIRSPACE RETURNED to IRAQI CONTROL
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