News from Iraq
Not only was it their first Independence Day in a combat zone and their first spent away from their families, but most importantly, on the 233rd anniversary of the United States, their first combat patch.
18 hours ago
Rows of colorfully designed jars and plastic tubs scream 'Shock your muscles' and promise 'Get ultra-ripped fast' or 'Gain 12 pounds in 2 weeks!'
18 hours ago
First Sgt. Apollo Williams, of Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, shows off the Super Bowl ring of former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden at Camp Liberty...
32 hours ago
Ray Odierno, the commanding general for Multi-National Forces - Iraq. Odierno paid a visit to Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq while coaches for the National Football League met troops stationed there.
34 hours ago
Nestled amongst the moss-laden oaks and Kingsley Lake, just outside Jacksonville, is the perfect vacation spot to relax, unwind and refresh. But for four First Army Soldiers, it was anything but.
34 hours ago
To alleviate some of the communication problems between American forces in the tower and Iraqi pilots, a request was made by the Iraqi Air Force, to place a liaison in the control tower located on Camp Taji, Iraq, a base north of Baghdad.
34 hours ago
VVMF Observes 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War's First American Combat Casualties At July 8 Ceremony Ceremony Begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
59 hours ago
'Today we are witnessing a transition that does not divide us, but further unifies us in our combined vision to protect and serve the Iraqi people and specifically the people of Samarra,' he added.
63 hours ago
The renaming ceremony began with a memorial to 1st Lt. David Bernstein and Pfc. John Hart, who lost their lives during an insurgent attack Oct. 18, 2003, in nearby Taza.
63 hours ago
Thanks to the vastly improved security situation in the province, the new provincial government is able to shift focus from security to civil reconstruction projects that will benefit a large percentage of the population.
63 hours ago
Chaplains and chaplain's assistants from Multi-National Division-South came together for a religious support conference at Contingency Operating Base Adder's religious activities center.
63 hours ago
Warhorse Soldiers and members of the Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team met with the governor of Basra as he distributed the first trash can to a city family.
63 hours ago
'The award, that's not why we do it,' said recipient Staff Sgt. Roy Shiver, who was shot while conducting investigations on possible weapon caches around the Baghdad area. 'The award is nice and the recognition's nice, but I was just doing my job'.
66 hours ago
Nearly 130 aviation brigade Soldiers from the unit, based in Shelbyville, Ind., will depart for Fort Sill, Okla., to hone their skills critical for their time in theater.
66 hours ago
The tie forced the two first place contestants to face off for the title of Basra's Got Talent and a chance to open for country-western artist Artie Dean Harris on July 4 or for the all female band, Bandshe, July 8.
3 days ago
Several of the Iraqi civilians who were injured or who lost family members when Blackwater personnel opened fire in Nisoor Square in Baghdad in September 2007 have added claims to their lawsuit in Virginia federal court, according to their U.S.-based leg
3 days ago
The MWR center was built in time for an upcoming Independence Day celebration. Scheduled activities include pool, ping-pong, Texas hold-em, and a hot dog eating contest.
4 days ago
Practicing safety is a standard operating procedure of the 299th 'Lifeline' Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.
4 days ago
Among the 14-man team's members are military policemen, a Navy corpsman, a motor transportation operator, a communications specialist and infantrymen.
4 days ago
A spate of unprovoked civilian shootings by Xe-Blackwater personnel in Iraq between 2005 and 2008 are detailed in an amended lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Virginia federal court, according to the Washington, D.C. law firm that represents the families of
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