398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion: Takes Control
October 3, 2008 at 01:47
by US Military News
Lt. Col. William Arther, commander of the 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Merritt, command sergeant major for the 398th CSSB, uncase their unit’s colors at a transfer of authority ceremony, Sept. 21, 2008. The 398th CSSB will now be in charge of the bulk fuel farm, class I yard, central receiving and shipping point yard, nine shower laundry and clothing renovation teams and the liberty ammunition supply point.
Date Taken: September 21st, 2008
Location: CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq
Photographer: Spc. Andrea Merritt
1st Sustainment Brigade
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4th Tank Marine Extends to Deploy
October 3, 2008 at 02:36
by US Military News
Sgt. Jonathan J. Gray, right, 28, acting platoon sergeant and tank commander with 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, talks with his head mechanic, Sgt. Joshua D. Barder, 26, also with 4th Tank Bn., at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2008. Gray is a reservist who opted to extend to deploy to Iraq because he found out his unit was going to be shorthanded.
Date Taken: September 26th, 2008
Location: AL ASAD AIR BASE, IQ
Photographer: Lance Cpl. Paul M. Torres
Regimental Combat Team-5, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs
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Pfc. Serena Norman- Enjoys Being ‘One of the Guys’
October 2, 2008 at 10:21
by US Military News
Los Alamos, N.M., native Pfc. Serena Norman, medic, Company C, 589th Brigade Support Battalion, 41st Fires Brigade, tends to Iraqi children during a mission in al Kut Sept. 19, 2008.
Date Taken: September 19th, 2008
Location: Al Kut, IQ
Photographer: Staff Sgt. Daniel Bishop
Multi-National Division-Central
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Coast Guard Connects with Power of Social Media
September 25, 2008 at 09:50
by US Military News
About the video: USCG Imagery wrote: U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen introduces his social media initiative.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Telfair H. Brown, Sr. TRT: 3:14
For clarification, this video was shot raw without a script or teleprompter and is the unedited, first take.
Very Respectfully, LCDR Tony Russell
"This is an official United States Coast Guard posting for the public's information. Our posting does not endorse this site or anything on it, including links to other sites, and we disclaim responsibility and liability for the site and its content."
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Insurgents Fail to Observe UN Day of Peace
September 22, 2008 at 09:45
by US Military News
KABUL, Afghanistan — Following their declarations of commitment to observe a Day of Peace, Sept. 21, 2008, in support of the United Nations, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and International Security Assistance Force both honored their commitment to the people of Afghanistan in full.
Throughout the 24-hour period from midnight on Sept. 20, 2008 until midnight, Sept. 21, 2008, the Afghan national security forces and ISAF forces ceased all offensive operations against the insurgents but remained ready to act if forced to do so as they had stated they would.
Regrettably, but not unsurprisingly, the criminal insurgents did not honor their own declaration of support for the Day of Peace, given in a statement on Sept. 19, 2008, and instead chose to show their contempt for peace by attacking and killing Afghan national police and Afghan national army members and kidnapping innocent Afghan civilians. From shortly after midnight Sept. 20, 2008, there were 28 recorded incidents across the country during the Peace Day, to many of which the ANSF and ISAF were forced to respond to maintain the safety of the civilian population.
In Dahana-I-Ghuri, Baghlan, a police officer was killed by small-arms fire and in Sangin, Helmand province, a soldier of the ANA was also shot dead. In Bala Buluk, Farah province, there was an as yet unconfirmed report that as many as 131 innocent civilians had been kidnapped.
Once again, the insurgents have demonstrated their contempt for the democratically elected government rule of law and stability in Afghanistan and their total distain for the safety and fundamental right of the Afghan people to live in peace.
By International Security Assistance Force
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Three Fallen Heroes Remembered for Their Lives and Service
September 21, 2008 at 06:09
by US Military News
The tree-covered mountains looked peaceful surrounding the service locations like they could be a part of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado or the Cascade Mountains in Washington, but the calm scene can be deceiving and the Soldiers who live, fight and bleed in those mountains know of a hidden violence that can take their fellow Soldiers’ lives.
Spc. Marques Knight, infantryman with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and Pvt. Michael Dinterman, infantryman with 1-26, from Littlestown, Pa., were honored at Korengal Outpost and Pvt. Michael Murdock, fire direction specialist with 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, from Chocowinity, N.C., was honored at Combat Outpost Lybert. They were all remembered for their sacrifices and for the lives they lived.
“You should be certain and proud at the times of their death that their thoughts were solely to keep each of you alive,” Lt. Col. Brett Jenkinson, 1-26 commander, said. “So what was the value of their lives? The value of their lives was exactly that: a demonstration of values, both moral and physical courage, to do the right thing in truly desperate times. They saved the day when the day was almost lost.”
Knight and Dinterman died on Sept. 6, from wounds received in two separate attacks, while out on patrols in the Korengal valley. The two Soldiers were very different, coming from opposite sides of the country and having varied combat experience, but both men fought for a cause and for their brothers in arms.
“One had been to Iraq for more than a year,” Jenkinson said. “He had some experience and a reputation. The other was a brand new private. What they both had in common on the day of their deaths is they both took a dive for you all, not for themselves. They both gave everything for your protection. That quality is what separates a Soldier from a warrior.”
Knight stood out amongst his fellow Soldiers, not because of his towering height, but because he used his experience to be a roll model.
“Spc. Knight was one of those people who everyone knew,” Capt. Jimmy Howell, Viper company commander, said. “It was impossible for him to blend in, largely because he towered over everyone, but also because he was such a role model for so many young Soldiers.”
Dinterman was a much more recent addition to the unit, but he was no less a part of the unit he fought with.
“Pfc. Dinterman had only been in the company for three weeks, and many outside of 1st platoon did not know him well, some not at all,” Howell said. “His death, however, is still tragic, and his loss is still great. Even though he was not with us long, he was still family, and we loved him as a brother.”
Friends and fellow Soldiers of fallen hero, Pvt. Michael Murdock, gathered in a small hut amongst the mud and stone huts on a mountain slope at Combat Outpost Lybert to remember a Soldier with “an infectious smile.”
Murdock died on the on the anniversary of the event that started the war in which he fought and died, Sept. 11. Seven years after the attack on the World Trade Center buildings and Pentagon, a hero gave his life so these events will never happen again. Murdock will be remembered for his sacrifice.
“I wonder if Murdock knew he was a hero. Did we tell him enough times that we appreciated him? Did he know that whatever happened to him he made a difference to the world? I can’t say for sure that Murdock new all these things, but I’m pretty sure he did. I think his crooked, quirky smile was an indicator that he knew all these things and now he can rest in peace,” Lt. Col. Salvatore Petrovia, 1-6 commander, said.
Howell spoke of the brotherhood and fighting spirit of the Soldier that live in the memory of Knight and Dinterman, but the same can be said of Murdock and all fallen heroes.
“While we fight everyday to protect those who cannot protect themselves in this country we sacrifice day to day for our brothers on our right and on our left,” Howell said. “Spc. Knight and Pfc. Dinterman answered that call and sadly made the ultimate sacrifice while serving side by side with their brothers. Their deaths are a tragedy, but their spirits live among us as an example for all of us to follow.”
By Staff Sgt. David Hopkins
Posted on 09.21.2008 at 05:43PM
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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ISAF to Support GIRoA on UNAMA Peace Day
September 21, 2008 at 05:24
by US Military News
KABUL, Afghanistan - Following President Karzai’s announcement that in honor of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Peace day, he has ordered the Afghan national army to refrain from offensive operations against insurgents, General David McKiernan, Commander International Security Assistance Force, has also instructed all ISAF forces in Afghanistan to do the same.
ISAF is working in support of the government of Afghanistan under a United Nations mandate to help bring peace and stability to Afghanistan and the Afghan people. In support of the UNAMA Peace day ISAF forces will not engage in offensive operations from midnight on, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, until midnight on, Sept. 21, 2008.
In order to meet the intent of the mandate granting body, the United Nations, ISAF Commanders and units will maintain appropriate force protection to safeguard personnel and installations. The constraint on offensive operations in no way effects force protection measures. Commanders are approved to conduct normal framework operation patrolling to maintain security presence and key leader engagement throughout their areas of operation.
The insurgents must be in no doubt that ISAF will defend itself and the people of Afghanistan from offensive action by the enemies of Afghanistan. This has been agreed by the government of Afghanistan and ISAF as a show of their mutual intent to bring peace to Afghanistan and an end to the insurgency that threatens to undermine the future peace and prosperity of the Afghan nation.
By the International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan Public Affairs Office
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