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COLTs Receive New Systems to Assist the Fight
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 FORT POLK, La - The Combat Observation Lasing Teams of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division utilized new equipment during their first mission at the Joint Readiness Training Center Jan. 15 at Fort Polk, La.
The mission required them to escort three pick-up trucks, or jingle trucks, carrying produce to mock villages allowing them to test their Fire Support Sensory System, Forward Observer System, and many others.
"It's good to know the capabilities of our vehicles before we deploy, and it will show us what we can and can't do with them," said Sgt. Joseph Dawson.
The Fire Support Sensory System, or FS3, is one of many systems that the COLTs use to scan the battlefield enhancing their mission capabilities.
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CGIS requests public assistance to identify a suspected hoax caller
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service is requesting assistance from the public to identify a suspected hoax caller who contacted U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste Marie on VHF-FM Channel 16 between Sept. 12-27, 2009.
Beware Of Fraud!" State And Federal Officials Warn
ALBANY, N.Y. - Fraud can be a big problem in areas struck by disasters, according to officials from the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Burr Statement on President Obama's Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.
Homeowners And Renters Need To Return SBA Application To Speed Disaster Assistance
FRANKFORT, Ky. - If you were affected by the Aug. 4 storms and floods in Jefferson County and receive a U.S. Small Business Administration home loan application, you should fill it out and submit it - even if you don't want a loan.
Swine Flu : What to do
FORT HOOD, Texas - The United States activated an emergency plan Sunday after the number of laboratory-confirmed human cases of swine influenza reached a total of 103 cases in Mexico and the United States.
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Photos : Navy trains Army Reserve aviators
 U.S. Navy National Aviation Survival Training Center at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. - U.S. Navy instructors dunk Army Reserve aviators from 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment at the National Aviation Survival Training Center at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., Jan. 28, 2010.
PA Guardsman fires for effect
 HARRISBURG, PA - Today's Pennsylvania National Guard is possibly best portrayed as a revolving door - with soldiers and airmen mobilizing to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning home, and within several years doing it all again.
Operations company maintains presence at Basra during transition
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION BASRA, Iraq - The 159th Seaport Operations Company, an inland cargo transfer company, is directly responsible for the Central Receiving and Shipping Point at Contingency Operating Location Basra, Iraq.
Use of US dollar to be eliminated in Iraq
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION BASRA, Iraq - United States currency may soon become difficult to find in Iraq as part of an effort to protect Soldiers and increase the value of the Iraqi dinar.
Robins supporting U-2, other Haiti Relief Missions
 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - A U-2S surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft will be flying missions from Robins in support of Operation Unified Response, the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.
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TF Wings' runs OIF GAR, inspires Aloha spirit in Iraq
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - The Aloha spirit was on display as the Soldiers of Task Force Wings, joined by other members of TF Marne, participated in the Operation Iraqi Freedom Great Aloha Run (GAR), in two locations in United States Division-North, Feb. 1.
Friday night fights
 COB ADDER, Iraq - Music blares as gladiators walk down the aisles. Teeth grip a mouth guard and eyes turn steely as their protective equipment is checked before entering the ring.
New York Army National Guard and the Bodine Challenge
 LAKE PLACID , NY - "As a son of a WWII veteran and a former Army National Guardsmen, I thought we needed some brave people to ride with these drivers and there's no braver folks than our men and women in the U.S. military," Geoff Bodine said during the 2009 race.
Diligent Challenge
 TIKRIT, Iraq - Soldiers of 701st Brigade Support Battalion and 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., pushed themselves to the limit during the 701st BSB's Diligent Challenge, Nov. 24.
Bringing the Army 10-miler to Afghanistan troops
 NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The sun had not yet risen over Forward Operating Base Kalagush in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, Oct. 4, but there were Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force troops on the track, preparing themselves for a long journey, a 10-mile run.
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Photos : "Pizza for Patriots"
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iron Oasis dining facility staff prepare donated pizzas as part of the "Pizza for Patriots" program. The pizza was served Feb. 8 during Super Bowl XLIV which aired at 2:25 a.m. local time.
Medics compete in three-day skills test
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Four-man teams road marched and carried litters through an obstacle course Jan. 25 for the Brave Mercy Medic Stakes competition at the Jameson Combat Medic Training Center at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
Get "Down & Durty" for the Troops
Run through the mud, mud and more mud in this military style 5K and 10K obstacle course!
Operation Gratitude Twin 500,000th Packages Delivered
 BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Two deployed 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers got a nice surprise when they opened up boxes from Operation Gratitude and each found a set of keys to a new motorcycle in his care package.
The 620th CSSB promotes its last privates
 CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - On Dec. 22, the last privates under the Headquarters and Headquarters Co. of the 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 96th Sustainment Brigade were promoted to specialist inside the unit’s dining facility. Spc. Charles Powell, from Arlington, Ind., and Spc. Robert Francis III, from Eldon, Mo., were promoted.
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