March 11, 2008

Paratroopers inspect hydro project

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (March 10, 2008) — Third Platoon, Able Company, 2-503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment conducted a reconnaissance mission at the Dag micro-hydro project near the Dag Village.After inspecting the micro-hydro project, the Paratroopers went into the Dag village to discuss future projects. During the meeting with village elders, some

March 10, 2008

Spanish PRT opens orphanage in Qala-e-Naw

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 10, 2008) — The Spanish-led Qala-e-Naw Provincial Reconstruction Team opened a new orphanage in Qala-e-Naw

March 10, 2008

East Rashid goes to voting booth

BAGHDAD, Iraq (March 08, 2008) — The people of East Rashid held elections this week to determine who will represent them to the Government of Iraq

March 10, 2008

Coalition Forces build ties in Hamiya

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (March 07, 2008) — Soldiers gear up with pockets full of toys and candy for children as they meet with village representatives

March 10, 2008

Citizens turn in large weapons cache

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (March 07, 2008) — Citizens in Arab Jabour unearthed a large weapons cache and turned it over to Soldiers at Patrol Base Red

March 10, 2008

Haditha girl home after heart surgery in U.S.

HADITHA, Iraq (March 09, 2008) — A two-year-old Iraqi girl returned to Haditha after undergoing open-heart surgery at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University

March 8, 2008

Taji rails open for first time since 2003

Soldiers open a railroad gate at Camp Taji as an Iraqi train approaches. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerome Bishop)CAMP TAJI (March 7, 2008) — The railroad lines of the Taji Qada, north of Baghdad, have laid dormant since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, but as a result of the efforts of Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, the

March 8, 2008

Girls study physics in Oruzgan Province

Fiftenn girls learn physics at a girls’ school in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (CJTF-82 photo)KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (March 6, 2008) — Afghan National Army and Coalition forces visited a village in Oruzgan Province and found 15 Afghan girls studying physics in Feb. 23.  The ANA and Coalition forces went to the village to assess the people’s needs

March 8, 2008

260 returning Iraqi families receive aid

FOB KALSU, Iraq (March 18, 2008) — Coalition forces and the Iraqi Army helped 260 families get back on their feet through a humanitarian aid mission outside Patrol Base Copper

March 7, 2008

New hope for Baghdad shop owners

An Iraqi businessman waits as local officials, Iraqi security forces and Coalition Soldiers check his paperwork, Feb. 20, before providing a ,500 grant to help kick-start his business in Saydiyah. (U.S.Army photo by Capt. Mark Miller)BAGHDAD (March 6, 2008) — Money is always a concern for those running a business. Start-up capital is one of the