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Joint forces combine for Red Flag-Alaska exercise |
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Saturday, 02 June 2007 |
6/1/2007 - EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- More
than 1,400 military members from the United States, Singapore and
Australia have converged on Alaska to sharpen their collective
warfighting edge in Red Flag-Alaska 07-2, which runs from May 31 to
June 15.
Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed
field training exercises for U.S. forces and allies, provides joint
offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large-force
employment training in a simulated combat environment.
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Army's Newest Modular Combat Team Makes Mark in Iraq |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 02 June 2007 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 31, 2007) - In its first deployment
to Iraq, one of the Army's newest modular light infantry brigade combat
teams is making its mark under the president's troop plus-up plan, the
brigade's top officer said in a May 25 briefing to Pentagon reporters.
The 1st Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team from Fort Riley,
Kan., is deployed as part of the troop plus-up to the east and west
Rashid security districts in the Multinational Division Baghdad area.
It is partnered with the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade
from Fort Lewis, Wash., and three Iraqi security force brigades.
Together, the troops are clearing an area about 58 square miles,
roughly the size of San Francisco, home to about 700,000 Iraqis.
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Army Tests Latest Chinook, Lakota Helicopters |
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Written by davidtkl
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Sunday, 27 May 2007 |
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FORT HOOD, Texas (Army News Service, May 25, 2007) - Two teams from
the Army Operational Test Command here traveled to Fort Campbell, Ky.,
and Barstow, Calif., to test two new helicopters.
At Fort Campbell, a test team of Soldiers, Army Civilians and
Contractors linked up with local Army pilots to perform more than 60
hours of flight tests on the Army's CH-47F Chinook, a cargo helicopter
recognizable by its long fuselage and twin tandem rotors.
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Army Ranger Named One of 'Time' Magazine's Most Influential People |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 19 May 2007 |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 18, 2007) - Among the ranks of Oprah
Winfrey, Brad Pitt, the Pope and even Osama bin Laden stands Army
ranger and combat veteran Capt. Timothy Gittins.
"Time" magazine has put Capt. Gittins on its annual list of the world's
most influential people this month. Appearing in the May 14 issue,
Capt. Gittins is described as "an apt symbol of the heroism that the
U.S.'s pair of lengthening wars have demanded of the roughly 1 million
men and women who have fought them."
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Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years |
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Written by davidtkl
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Saturday, 05 May 2007 |
5/4/2007 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNEWS) -- Air
Force Special Operations Command Airmen joined personnel from U.S.
Special Operations Command to celebrate USSOCOM's 20th anniversary held
April 23-27 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
USSOCOM, made up of about 48,000 Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps
special operators, specializes in counterterrorism and unconventional
warfare missions. The command leads America's war on terrorism.
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