Brothers reunite in war zone
Blackanthem Military News FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan - Soldiers serving in the military can expect to spend a significant amount of their time away from family.
For U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Broughton and his brother U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark Baranowsky, responsibilities have prevented them from seeing each other for more than a year. However, thanks to their combat tour in Afghanistan, they will spend one month together at Forward Operating Base Shank.
"Having my brother here is kind of like having another mid-tour," said Baranowsky, a Black Hawk pilot with Company B, Task Force Brawler, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, TF Falcon. "By being in different deploying CABs throughout our careers, we have never been able to sync our leave dates. It is such a delight to finally get some family time with my big brother. I'm just not sure we'll get this chance again for some time."
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Program Announced for 5th Annual 9-11 Freedom Walk
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166th Aviation Blackhawk training goes 'hot' FORT HOOD, Texas - Hot was not only a reference to the local weather record set Aug. 20, but to the weapons mounted in the UH-60 Blackhawks belonging to the California Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, as door gunnery training started at North Fort Hood.
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As the nation marks five years after Hurrican Katrina, we update you on Army Corps of engineers levee updates. Plus, the Vice President arrives in Iraq to meet with U.S. troops.
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Army corporal gives back KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team reached out to the Khost city Children of Hope orphanage by giving them wooden chests for the children to have at the foot of their beds Aug. 22.
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Soldier serves country, pays debt to U.S. BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - With the U.S. Army deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan for several years now, it's hard for some Soldiers to focus on the reasons to stay in the army. Soldiers are sacrificing time with their families to fight wars that not all Americans agree with.
TF King Helps AUP on road to success with new Humvees WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Task Force King has led the way by training and mentoring the Afghan forces to help Afghanistan form a strong and effective police force.
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Division West recognizes challenges of reserve component Soldiers JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - While preparing them for battle, First Army Division West trainers get a chance to see some of the unique struggles reserve component Soldiers face when they deploy.
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Rawhide Brigade hands reins to Dragonslayers CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - The mission of the 36th Sustainment Brigade comes to an end as they hand over the reins to the 224th Sustainment Brigade during a transfer of authority Ceremony June 9 at Memorial Hall here.
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'Rangers' return base to Iraqi government BAYJI, Iraq - As the U.S. continues with the responsible drawdown of troops in Iraq, more U.S.-run military bases are being returned to the Iraqi government.
JSS SUJ transferred to Iraqi Security Forces
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan - Soldiers serving in the military can expect to spend a significant amount of their time away from family.
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Thirty-four local Afghan leaders from the civic, social and security fields from Logar and Wardak provinces kicked off the initial phase of the "Voices of Moderate Islam" program, the first initiative of its kind in Afghanistan.
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - After months of relentless pursuit and numerous combat operations, security forces in Ghazni Province finally tracked down and captured an elusive insurgent commander, responsible for dozens of attacks on coalition forces and local Afghans.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - After a three-month trip that began in the United States June 3, a 40-foot-long container of medical equipment, toys, pediatric equipment and clothing reached its destination.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - In the world of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Combat Cargo, trucks, containers and other military equipment become pieces to a very large puzzle. Their board: the three ships of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. 
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Soldiers from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon, worked alongside Afghan National Army Air Corps pilots during attack helicopter operations training Aug. 25 at Kabul International Airport.
FORT HOOD, Texas - Hot was not only a reference to the local weather record set Aug. 20, but to the weapons mounted in the UH-60 Blackhawks belonging to the California Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, as door gunnery training started at North Fort Hood.
FORT HOOD, Texas - First Army Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade is training the Hawaii Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment at Longhorn Airstrip for the unit's deployment to Afghanistan.
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The combination of weapons, ammunition, improvised explosive devices and enemy insurgents spell danger for any coalition forces facing them. Fortunately, a highly-skilled group of Soldiers here make it their mission to locate, capture or destroy insurgents and their weapons before they can be used against friendly forces. 
The Purple Heart is awarded to brave individuals, harmed in combat. Spc. Ben Wise takes us to a ceremony honoring a United States Division Center Soldier and his service. Includes sound bites from Spc. Shawn Mason, Purple Heart recipient.
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As the nation marks five years after Hurrican Katrina, we update you on Army Corps of engineers levee updates. Plus, the Vice President arrives in Iraq to meet with U.S. troops.
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B-roll of 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division service members entering Kuwait after exiting Iraq on their Brigade's last patrol. Produced by Sgt. Collin Black. Includes interviews with Pfc. Clark Bryan from Hayleyville, Ala., Sgt. Randale Cole from Seattle, Wash. and Spc. Luis Salazar from Gainesville, Fla. 
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Chaplains have been an Army staple since its inception. However, times have changed since the late 17 hundreds, and the Chaplain Corps has evolved to support soldiers in the 21st century. The chaplains with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and its subordinate units throughout the region exemplify how the modern corps plays a part in making troops more resilient.
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team reached out to the Khost city Children of Hope orphanage by giving them wooden chests for the children to have at the foot of their beds Aug. 22.
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Simon Deyell stands in front of about 15 Soldiers and Airmen explaining how, while on a dismounted patrol, some Afghans brought him a young boy whose head and shoulders were covered in blood.
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In the land of beautiful contrasts, a place of rugged snow-capped mountains, barren hills, green valleys and trickling rivers, better known as the Nangarhar province, Afghan leaders and coalition forces gathered for a peaceful discussion and celebration Aug. 21.
COB ADDER, Iraq - Many Soldiers hear about the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division's legal section and the first thing that comes to mind is the Uniform Code of Military Justice, but this team of Soldiers does much more for the ‘Iron' Brigade than advise commanders on Article 15 cases.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - With the U.S. Army deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan for several years now, it's hard for some Soldiers to focus on the reasons to stay in the army. Soldiers are sacrificing time with their families to fight wars that not all Americans agree with.
WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Task Force King has led the way by training and mentoring the Afghan forces to help Afghanistan form a strong and effective police force.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - As U.S. combat troops leave Iraq, the helicopters are sticking around.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Many First Army Division West Soldiers have deployed to a combat zone more than once, and now they apply their warfighting experience to training Reserve component Soldiers to go to war.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - While preparing them for battle, First Army Division West trainers get a chance to see some of the unique struggles reserve component Soldiers face when they deploy.
PATROL BASE MAHAWIL, Iraq - U.S. forces handed over Patrol Base Mahawil to the Iraqi government in a ceremony Sunday in Babil Province, leaving only two U.S. bases in the province.
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- The 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), from Fort Hood, Texas, transferred authority to the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), from Des Moines, Iowa, in a ceremony held here July 1 at the circuit gym.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - As the Army marked its 235th birthday, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took command of Regional Command-East during a ceremony on Bagram Airfield's flight line, June 14.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - The mission of the 36th Sustainment Brigade comes to an end as they hand over the reins to the 224th Sustainment Brigade during a transfer of authority Ceremony June 9 at Memorial Hall here.
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 15th Sustainment Brigade handed over the sustainment mission for United States Divisions - North and Center to the 3rd Sustainment Brigade May 25 during a ceremony here.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Under an unusually blue Iraqi sky, the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, took control of the skies of central and western Iraq during a transfer of authority ceremony between the CAB and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division April 15.
AD DUJAYL, Iraq - Since deploying to the Salah ad-Din province, last fall, one of the biggest and most important missions for Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., is returning military bases in the province to the Iraqi government.
BAYJI, Iraq - As the U.S. continues with the responsible drawdown of troops in Iraq, more U.S.-run military bases are being returned to the Iraqi government.
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 49th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control), 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) out of Fort Hood, Texas, spent some time getting to know its replacement unit at a battalion social March 28 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE TAJI, Iraq - The 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) handed its mission over to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 13th ESC, during a transfer of authority ceremony March 12 at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq.
