April 27, 2008

Construction improves Sayafiyah

The Sayafiyah Community Center will be complete by the end of April. An Iraqi construction worker carries materials to the roof of the center.FOB KALSU, Iraq (April 28, 2008) – Construction on numerous community buildings in Sayafiyah is nearing completion. A health clinic, middle school, elementary school and community center will be completed by

April 27, 2008

ISF improve security in Tarmiyah

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (April 28, 2008) – The citizens of Tarmiyah have seen a substantial reduction in violence lately.

April 23, 2008

Reward program leads to more insurgent weapons finds

Afghan and Coalition troops uncovered 109 Chinese and Russian 82mm mortars and 150 107mm rockets. The Small Rewards Program monetarily compensates Afghans for giving Coalition forces information that leads to the location or destruction of weapons caches. (U.S. Army photo)BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (April 20, 2008) – An Afghan man assisted

April 23, 2008

School renovation under way in Mahmudiyah

First Lt. Jason Potter, a civil military operations officer with Battery A, 3-320th FA, 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT), goes over plans for the Omah al-Mukhtar Girls’ School in the Qadasiyah Apartments with the project contractor April 17. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Christopher McKenna)FOB MAHMUDIYAH (April 20, 2008) — In conjunction with Operation

April 23, 2008

Microgrants keep Arab Jabour clinic open

FOB KALSU, Iraq (April 22, 2008) – Coalition forces are helping an Arab Jabour physician’s assistant care for the people of his village.

April 23, 2008

Soldiers create 'Daughters of Iraq' program

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2008) — Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are working with Iraqi army troops to help create a Daughters of Iraq program to complement the work done by the Sons of Iraq.

April 23, 2008

White House nominates Petraeus for top CENTCOM job

Gen. David Petraeus speaks to reporters in Sab al Bor, Iraq, in March. Petraeus has been nominated to lead United States Central Command. (U.S. Army photo)WASHINGTON (April 23, 2008) – The White House will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense

April 23, 2008

Warij residents become Sons of Iraq

Sons of Iraq in Warij stand guard at a checkpoint on April 22. The Warij SoI program is composed of both Sunni and Shia residents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Stadel)FOB KALSU, Iraq (April 23, 2008) – One hundred and fifty residents of Warij volunteered to become Sons of Iraq on April 12.On April 20, the new SoI began guarding a stretch of the

April 23, 2008

Calm descends on Bayji during medical engagement

A long line of Bayji citizens extends out of the hospital where medical care was given to those in need. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Rzepka)BAYJI, Iraq (April 23, 2008) – More than 550 people were provided with much needed medical care at the Bayji hospital in the Hai al Asry neighborhood of the restive city of Bayji Apr. 15.A lengthy line of

April 23, 2008

PRT, military leaders brief Wasit council on progress

Wade Weems, the former Wasit PRT team leader, greets members of the Wasit Provincial Council. Weems and Col. Peter Baker, the 214th FB commander, briefed the Wasit Provincial Council on projects Coalition forces and the PRT have completed in the province. (Photo by James O’Gara)FOB DELTA (April 23, 2008) — The Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team