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

March 7, 2008

PRT eases link between Ab Kamari villages, Qala-e-Naw

Authorities walk on the newly-opened bridge in Ab Kamari District, Badghis province Feb. 26, after a ceremony to celebrate the event. (ISAF photo)KABUL, Afghanistan (March 7, 2008) – ISAF’s Qala-e-Naw Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) soldiers inaugurated a road stretch and bridge in Ab Kamari District, Badghis Province, Feb. 26.Twenty

March 7, 2008

Afghan police distribute supplies in Nangarhar

NANGAHAR, Afghanistan (March 6, 2008) — In late February, Afghan National Police provided humanitarian assistance to the Barinah Village, Surkh Rud District, Nangahar Province.

March 6, 2008

Windmills to bring clean water to villages

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq (March 05, 2008) — Leaders from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team and Multi-National Corps – Iraq visited two villages to assess the water production of two windmill-powered ground water pumps