Central Command News, 5/25/07
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C-17 employs 'screamer' in combat airdrop.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 06:45 AM CDT
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL (AFPN) - A C-17 Globemaster III deployed to Southwest Asia conducted the first C-17 combat airdrop May 24 using the Joint Precision Airdrop System with a screamer. Screamers are steerable GPS-guided container delivery system bundles.
Iraqis taking the lead at Al Suleikh.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 06:29 AM CDT
BAGHDAD - Captain James Peay was starting to feel like a third wheel. Peay, a battery commander with the 82nd Airborne Division from Nashville, Tenn., was accompanying Iraqi police chief Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmed Abdullah on a combined engagement patrol through the east Baghdad neighborhood of Suleikh.
Al Qaim detachment plays role in Iraq transition.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 05:46 AM CDT
AL QAIM, Iraq - The Marines of Detachment 2, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), are working to provide for the stabilization of an increasingly self-sufficient Iraq.
Soldiers help legitimize Iraq’s legal system.aspx
Posted: 24 May 2007 08:33 AM CDT
KIRKUK - He downloaded chickens as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America club. Growing up, he worked the sun-drenched oil fields of southern Arkansas. He's no stranger to rolling up his shirt sleeves to get a job done, a quality that is serving him well during his mission as a soldier in northern Iraq.
German Navy Detachment Donates Vehicles,.aspx
Posted: 24 May 2007 07:59 AM CDT
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - Though their unit may be low in numbers, the men and women of the German Naval Logistics Detachment are large in impact.
Paratroopers Take Stock of Success in Sha'ab.aspx
Posted: 23 May 2007 11:52 AM CDT
BAGHDAD (Army News Service, ) - In the first days after his battalion began operating in east Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood, Captain Will Canda said he often saw the beds of Iraqi police trucks stained red with dried blood.
School Receives Supplies, Toys and Medical Attention.aspx
Posted: 23 May 2007 11:27 AM CDT
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq - A hero's welcome was given by the students of Al Toma Elementary School in eastern Baghdad to the soldiers of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 1st Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division and their Military Training Team. These soldiers, combined with troops from 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, partnered up to give back to the community.
US CENTCOM Press Releases
COALITION FORCES FIND EXPLOSIVES CACHE, DETAIN 15
Posted: 24 May 2007 09:12 AM CDT
C-17 employs 'screamer' in combat airdrop.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 06:45 AM CDT
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL (AFPN) - A C-17 Globemaster III deployed to Southwest Asia conducted the first C-17 combat airdrop May 24 using the Joint Precision Airdrop System with a screamer. Screamers are steerable GPS-guided container delivery system bundles.
Iraqis taking the lead at Al Suleikh.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 06:29 AM CDT
BAGHDAD - Captain James Peay was starting to feel like a third wheel. Peay, a battery commander with the 82nd Airborne Division from Nashville, Tenn., was accompanying Iraqi police chief Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmed Abdullah on a combined engagement patrol through the east Baghdad neighborhood of Suleikh.
Al Qaim detachment plays role in Iraq transition.aspx
Posted: 25 May 2007 05:46 AM CDT
AL QAIM, Iraq - The Marines of Detachment 2, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), are working to provide for the stabilization of an increasingly self-sufficient Iraq.
Soldiers help legitimize Iraq’s legal system.aspx
Posted: 24 May 2007 08:33 AM CDT
KIRKUK - He downloaded chickens as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America club. Growing up, he worked the sun-drenched oil fields of southern Arkansas. He's no stranger to rolling up his shirt sleeves to get a job done, a quality that is serving him well during his mission as a soldier in northern Iraq.
German Navy Detachment Donates Vehicles,.aspx
Posted: 24 May 2007 07:59 AM CDT
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - Though their unit may be low in numbers, the men and women of the German Naval Logistics Detachment are large in impact.
Paratroopers Take Stock of Success in Sha'ab.aspx
Posted: 23 May 2007 11:52 AM CDT
BAGHDAD (Army News Service, ) - In the first days after his battalion began operating in east Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood, Captain Will Canda said he often saw the beds of Iraqi police trucks stained red with dried blood.
School Receives Supplies, Toys and Medical Attention.aspx
Posted: 23 May 2007 11:27 AM CDT
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq - A hero's welcome was given by the students of Al Toma Elementary School in eastern Baghdad to the soldiers of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 1st Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division and their Military Training Team. These soldiers, combined with troops from 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, partnered up to give back to the community.
US CENTCOM Press Releases
COALITION FORCES FIND EXPLOSIVES CACHE, DETAIN 15
Posted: 24 May 2007 09:12 AM CDT
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