Posts Tagged ‘iraq-’
Air assault exercise in Iraq
http://www.youtube.com/v/AGPoZijuWUY?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: US forces take part in a combined air assault exercise planned by the Iraqi Army in Baghdad. Staff Sgt Source
In for the long haul
http://www.youtube.com/v/IuboddQnI5k?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: US Division South is inspecting combat posts in Iraq to make sure Soldiers are taken care of as the drawdown continues. Gail McCabe reports. Source
Operation Proper Exit in Iraq
http://www.youtube.com/v/iWJk1uKZHPM?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Pvt. Jessica Cooke takes us to Ramadi, Iraq, where wounded US servicemembers are returning to old battle grounds to meet with paratroopers currently stationed there. Source
Chief Cam, episode 24
http://www.youtube.com/v/Uk08DjrJg9g?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. talks with Pfc. Strzalko at a check point in Iraq. www.army.mil Source
Water purification system in Iraq
http://www.youtube.com/v/PD5HoO14J4U?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: US Soldiers help bring a fresh water purification system to a village in Iraq. Master Sgt. Tom Hovie reports. Source
Combat support in Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/v/CioPFECSo98?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: A look at supporting combat in two theaters - Iraq and Afghanistan. Gail McCabe reports. Source
Soldier Profile: Pfc. Brett Billingsley
http://www.youtube.com/v/-6vQYTzPIlE?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Meet Pfc. Brett Billingsley, a US Army Soldier deployed with 1st Armored Division in Iraq. Source
Balance of US Army logistics
http://www.youtube.com/v/hPafowk8KIg?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Gail McCabe reports on the balance of military equipment and other logistics between Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Source
Panel Urges Long-Term Planning for Vets
Looking decades ahead, the Institute of Medicine is urging the Veterans Affairs Department to begin planning now for the long-term health care needs of the estimated 1.9 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. See the original post here: Panel Urges Long-Term Planning for Vets
Rebuilding Iraq: Slow but steady progress
WASHINGTON — Seven years after the invasion, the reconstruction of Iraq has taken longer and cost more than initial estimates, but U.S. officials say money spent training Iraqi security forces has started to show results and has helped protect American investments. Although some results, such as oil production, have fallen short of early [...]
