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Jalalabad Jig : Task Force Mountain Warrior runs for St. Patrick's Day
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 NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Servicemembers and civilians serving under Task Force Mountain Warrior ran a three and a half mile race in honor of St. Patrick's Day, on Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, March 13.
Over 200 people participated in the run, including Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo.
The first three males, first three females, and first three five-man teams were awarded for their achievement.
Jackson Kamal, a civilian contractor, came in first place at 19 minutes and 25 seconds. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Noe Perez, with the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, came in second at 21 minutes and seven seconds. U.S. Army Maj. Jeffrey Thurnher, with 4th Brigade's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, was the third male to cross the finish line at 21 minutes and 37 seconds.
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36th STB remembers the Alamo
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Soldiers with the 36th Special Troops Battalion out of Temple, Texas, held a memorial to commemorate the Battle of the Alamo, March 6 at Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq.
Photos : 1st Cavalry Division rededicates Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial
 FORT HOOD, Texas - The 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard presents the Nation's Colors inside the 1st Cav. Div. Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial during the beginning of the division's Memorial Rededication Ceremony, here, at Fort Hood, Texas March 12.
Providers support movement-control operations in Diyala Province
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Soldiers with the 858th Movement Control Team are responsible for the quality control of cargo being transported through Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and its surrounding bases.
'Longhorns' provide critical support services
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq - Combat units are the key elements to fighting and winning wars; however, they must function in concurrence with their respective service support elements.
TF Diamond Head's Road Runners keep aviation 'wheels up'
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - Fuel, oxygen and heat can be a dangerous combination even in laboratory conditions.
U.S. servicemembers deliver smiles to Iraqi school children
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Servicemembers assigned to United States Forces - Iraq Deputy Commanding General, Advising and Training visited the Al Mustafa school for underprivileged children here recently. The troops met the children and teachers with more than 300 packages filled with school supplies, toys, coloring books, crayons and sweet treats.
Grill season starts for Greywolf troopers
 FORT HOOD, Texas - The outdoor grilling season got under way as Soldiers from 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team were treated to grilled-to-order steaks by members from Steak Team Mission during lunch at Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial Dining facility, here, Mar. 3.
Security paved way to successful Iraqi elections; leaders pleased
 BAGHDAD, Iraq - As Iraqi forces celebrate what their leaders are calling a resounding victory for a safe and free Iraq, U.S. Division-Center leaders are praising their Soldiers for their strategic role in assisting them.
Photo : Iraqi Policeman help senior citizen to polling site
 NASIRIYAH, Iraq - An Iraqi Policeman accompanies an elderly woman to a polling site in Nasiriyah March 7. No election day violence occurred in Nasiriyah, Iraq's fourth largest city bisected by the Euphrates River in the southern province of Dhi Qar. Iraqi security forces were responsible for all security.
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Everyman's War
 As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move saliently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig, Germany, a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war.
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DownRange
 Afghan National Army soldiers have a new identity now that they have new uniforms. Also, meet two men who travel Afghanistan to ensure troop safety.
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Top News
 Defense officals say they're working to speed up the development and production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
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Fort Hood Ceremony
 Hundred of Soldiers with the First Cavalry Divison gathered at Fort Hood Friday for a ceremony honoring those who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Around the Services
 Defense leaders warn Congress about cost overruns with the Joint Strike Fighter. Plus, a new HBO series is honoring vets from "The Greatest Generation".
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DownRange
 Military journalist, SrA Jay Hernandez, takes us to a remote location in Afghanistan to show you what life is like in a combat zone.
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Around the Services
 Two more strong earthquakes strike off Chile's coast. defense Secretary Gates promotes regional security in the Middle East.
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DownRange
 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates tours Helmand and Kandahar provinces Afghanistan. Plus, U.S. Marines respond to an unusual emergency following really bad weather.
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Top News
 A U.S. Air Force expeditionary medical team is arriving in Chile to assist with earthquake efforts. Plus, Secretary of Defnse Robert Gates met forward deployed troops in Afghanistan.
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Around the Services
 Defense Secretary Robert Gates calls operation in southern Afghanistan in "tip of the spear". Plus, USNS Comfort ends her mission in Haiti.
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Around the Services
 Iraqis head to the polls in large numbers, with significant Sunni participation. Plus, Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Afghanistan for a firsthand assessment of the U.S. troop increase.
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U.S. Soldiers, Sailors brief IA leaders on election preps
 COB BASRA, Iraq - Task Force Thunderbolt Soldiers and Sailors briefed the commanding general of the Iraqi Army's Basra-based 14th Division at the taskforce's headquarters at Contingency Operating Base Basra, March 1, on their plans to support him in ensuring a successful national election March 7.
Photos : Election Day
 NASIRIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi police monitor live video of polling sites on a One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) from a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion flying over Dhi Qar province March 7. The aerial imagery provides improved situational awareness for the Iraqi Police leaders.
Photos : March 7 Iraqi national elections
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING STATION ENDEAVOR, Iraq - An Iraqi girl waits outside of a Najaf, Iraq, polling station as local residents enter to cast their vote in the 2010 national elections March 7. The 2010 elections are the second national elections since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
Providers pay final respect to fallen Soldier
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Soldiers and Airmen gathered to pay their final respects to Sgt. William C. Spencer, at a fallen Soldier ceremony March 1 at the Joint Operations Center at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
Training Empowers Engineers in IED Fight
 BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The 539th Explosive Hazards Team conducted a four-day Blow in Place-Theater Specific Training event for combat engineers assigned to route clearance platoons throughout Afghanistan, Feb. 22 through Feb. 25.
Unlikely reunion in Iraq
 TIKRIT, Iraq - An unlikely reunion occurred on Contingency Operating Base Speicher for seven Wheaton College Army Reserve Officer Training Corps alumni who discovered they were all deployed to the same location despite serving in different units.
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers conduct joint aerial recon mission
 AL SINIYAH AIRBASE, Iraq-Nine officers from the 14th Iraqi Army Brigade conducted an aerial reconnaissance of their brigade's area of responsibility with support from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
Photos : Girl Scouts Donate Cookies to Troops
 CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind - Soldiers, Girl Scouts and Buttermilk, the American Dairy Association of Indiana's mascot, help unload a truck of about 6,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies Feb. 26, at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.
Florida National Guard Soldiers ready for next step
 FORT HOOD, Texas - Last fall Soldiers in the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team like Pfc. Heather Odom had just completed the most intense realistic training they had ever experienced. Their annual training in Northern Florida brought together elements of the 53rd IBCT to experience combat situations while preparing for their deployment to Kuwait and Iraq.
Task Force 38 pilot embraces musical outlet
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Shortly after arriving at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, a 3rd Battalion, 158 Aviation Regiment UH-60 Black Hawk pilot received a mission to fly members of the United Service Organizations tour throughout Iraq. The usual mission provided an unusual experience and jump start to the pilot's Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment.
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90th Sustainment Brigade cases colors, heads home
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 90th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) held a casing ceremony Feb. 19 outside the brigade headquarters building, to retire the brigade's colors for its re-deployment from Iraq.
Rakkasans take the reins
 KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - After eight years, the Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) have returned to Afghanistan.
New Jersey Reservists take over operations at amnesty collection point
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 716th Quartermaster Company took control of the amnesty collection point, a cargo yard that supports Operation Clean Sweep, from the 910th Quartermaster Company Feb. 1 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
1ID takes command of USD-S
 COB BASRA, Iraq - The 34th Infantry Division, of Rosemount, Minn., transferred authority over United States Division-South to the incoming 1st Inf. Div., from Fort Riley, Kan., during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Feb. 2.
USF-W signs over Camp Al Taqaddum to GoI control
 CAMP AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - United States Force - West returned Camp Al Taqaddum and Contingency Operating Location Waleed to the Government of Iraq, Jan. 15, 2009.
JBB-based medevac companies transfer authority
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Two medevac companies transferred authority in a ceremony here January 5.
Joint operation nets 2 suspected AQI terrorists killed, 21 arrested
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Joint security teams killed two and arrested 21 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) terrorists today during a series of coordinated security operations conducted in Mosul to weaken the terrorist network and prevent future attacks.
Change of Command Ceremony in Gendarmerie Training Division
BAGHDAD, Iraq - All NATO Training Mission-Iraq carabinieri gathered near the Baghdad International Airport for the Gendarmerie Training Division change of command ceremony here Dec. 27.
Task Force "Rangers" reach major milestone in Iraq
 BAYJI, Iraq - It is the beginning of the end as units in Multi-National Corps - Iraq begin the responsible drawdown of troops, and start returning U.S. run facilities over to the Iraqi government.
'Storm Riders' assume aviation mission
 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - A transfer of authority ceremony occurred here December 10, as the 3rd Battalion, 158 Aviation Regiment assumed duty from the outgoing 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment.
Photos : Thankgiving in Iraq
 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Pandy, a Miami, Fla. Native assigned to 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, serves 1st Lt. Ola Odunaike, from Providence, R.I., a slice of cake during Thanksgiving lunch at the Coalition Dining Facility at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
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