(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
DART team trains for worst, hopes for best with fire fighting scenarios
Fire fighters from Fire Station 1, Camp Taji, Iraq, set barrels surrounding a truck ablaze to simulate an aircaft fire for the Sodliers of 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, in order to train on a new fire suppression system, June 26 at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad. The Soldiers are part of a downed aircraft recovery team for the 1st ACB. - (Full Story) |
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB PAO, 1st Cav. Div., MND-B)
UAVs help protect ground forces through camera technology
Going 0-60 knots in less than a second, a UAV from the Pennsylvania National guard, attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, clears the launch ramp on its way to conduct a June 25 aerial reconaissance mission around the greater Baghdad area, at Camp Taji, Iraq, which is north of Iraq’s capital city. - (Full Story) |
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Dragons’ public work projects flourish in Diyala
Diyala Province, Iraq – Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lien, a native of Whitewater, Wis., a Civil Affairs Team noncommissioned officer for the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, attached to 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airbone Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, finalizes a contract with Abdel Hamid who runs the public works project in Jisr Diyala, north of Baghdad, that employs 69 local residents.
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Air Cav Medevac: On call and ready
A crew chief, medic and two aviators run up a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, June 22, from C Company “Medevac,” 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Cavarly Brigade, 1st Cavarly Division, to ensure every thing is working properly before assuming duty for the day.
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Ironhorse returns JSS Sadr City to Iraqi Army
Harker Heights, Texas native, Lt. Col. Timothy Karcher, commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division presents Sameer al Haddad, a representative from the Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, a symbolic key signifying the transfer of responsibility of Joint Security Station Sadr City in northeast Baghdad during the official ceremony.
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Army, Air Force team up to train Iraqi Air Force
Non-destructive inspections are tedious, but that doesn’t stop the Iraqi air force from learning the in-depth aspects of their trade from Army and Air Force instructors.
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Memorial service mourns fallen Cavalry Soldier
Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Soto Bonilla, the Command Sgt. Major for 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, mourns the loss of one of his Soldiers, Sgt. Christopher Kurth, during his memorial service on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, June 10. Kurth died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank hand grenade in Kirkuk city, Iraq June 4.
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Iraqi students are trained to build
090524-A-5482S-152 – A gift for his exceptional work on the project and during training is presented to one of the distinguished students, during the graduation ceremony held Sunday May 24. The students’ training started in Dec. and lasted until the ceremony. While receiving this training they at the same time were building the Tal Abtha Road.
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Small Iraqi villages targets for terrorist recruiting
1st Lt. Christopher Minter (left), from New Kent, Va., and platoon leader in C Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speak with Mukhtar Mohammad Muslih Shhab (center) of Zalla Al Sabaee village in Kirkuk province during a combined U.S. and Iraqi Police visit to the village to conduct an assessment of essential services May 31.
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Rough Riders demonstrate new-found combat skills
Spc. Gary Bush, a Soldier assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, holds another Soldier in a rear-naked choke during the battalion’s Modern Army Combatives Tournament held in Memorial Hall on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq recently.
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