An Iraqi soldier stands guard while a colleague checks a motorist on an empty street during a four-hour vehicle curfew for Friday prayers in Baghdad September 1, 2006. (REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber) (IRAQ)
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By Steve Mraz - Stars and Stripes European edition
Saturday, September 2, 2006
LANDSTUHL, Germany — No matter how painful it is, Ken Nacke wants America to keep fresh the story of his brother and the 39 others who died on Flight 93.
“There is a group of people out there who want to hurt us,” Nacke said. “They are patient. It is our job to be diligent and wait out their patience because they want to hurt us again.”
With the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, approaching, Americans will be reminded of what Nacke’s brother, Louis, and other Flight 93 passengers were able to do on that fateful day.
Ken Nacke, a nearly 19-year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department, visited Kaiserslautern military community installations Thursday to thank troops for their role in the global war on terror.
“The men and women of our military are continuing the fight my brother and the other people on that flight started,” said Ken Nacke while visiting hospital staff and wounded troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Nacke’s brother and other passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 perished Sept. 11, 2001, when the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa., after passengers revolted against terrorists who hijacked the aircraft. It is believed that the terrorists intended to fly the plane into either the White House or the Capitol.
Nacke, who serves on the Flight 93 Advisory Commission, also collected three Flight 93 memorial flags that were signed by about 1,200 people in recent weeks while on display around Ramstein Air Base.
“The folks that are signing the flags are actually signing into a piece of history,” said Staff Sgt. Ryan McGettigan with Ramstein’s 435th Communications Squadron. McGettigan and his father are friends of Nacke’s.
Members of the Ramstein Air Base Honor Guard formally presented Nacke with a Flight 93 memorial flag during a solemn ceremony Thursday afternoon at Kapaun Air Station.
The experience was overwhelming and humbling, Nacke said.
“They’re thanking me for coming over, when surely it should be me thanking them,” he said.
The three flags will be flown Sept. 9 over the temporary Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, and then become part of the permanent Flight 93 memorial when it is completed in roughly five years.
“When the visitors’ center for the memorial is opened, I hope all three flags are displayed for everyone to see for generations to come,” Nacke said.
The plan is to have more troops sign additional flags to be included in the permanent memorial.
“My goal is to send some of these flags downrange to Iraq and Afghanistan, if it doesn’t interfere with the mission and their safety,” Nacke said. “I think it’s important that their voices are heard.”
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ubaldo Barrios with the Ramstein Air Base Honor Guard presents Ken Nacke with a Flight 93 memorial flag Thursday afternoon at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. (Steve Mraz / S&S)
Ken Nacke holds a Flight 93 memorial flag Thursday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Nacke’s brother, Louis Nacke, was a passenger on Flight 93 when it crashed in a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001, after passengers attacked terrorist hijackers. (Steve Mraz / S&S)
Stars and Stripes - Mideast edition
t; Saturday, September 2, 2006
Nearly 300 Iraqi men from Anbar province were signed up as army recruits during a week of recruiting in Fallujah and Habbaniyah, U.S. military officials said Friday.
The effort is part of a continuing program to recruit men from the province, which is often called the “heart” of the Iraqi insurgency. In addition to bolstering the new Iraqi forces in the region, recruiting in the areas often takes jobless men off the streets and away from the lure of conducting attacks in return for money.
“They looked enthusiastic about doing this, and that’s a good sign,” Marine Corps Maj. William Gerst, a Regimental Combat Team 5 assistant operations officer, was quoted as saying in a news release. “It’s a sign that they notice we’re here to help them and they are taking control of their own destiny.”
The recruits were screened with literacy tests, medical exams, physical fitness tests and a background security check, officials said. They will spend the next month in an Iraqi-run boot camp in Habbaniyah. The soldiers will then have a choice of which Iraqi division they will be assigned to, officials said.
By Monte Morin - Stars and Stripes Mideast edition
Saturday, September 2, 2006
RAMADI, Iraq — Call it urban renewal Ramadi style.
As part of a new campaign to rid this violent city of insurgents, U.S. Army and Marine engineers have begun leveling a quarter-mile stretch of low-rise buildings that stand directly opposite Ramadi’s long-embattled government center.
The abandoned buildings have been used repeatedly by insurgents to launch attacks on Marines quartered at the government center and other outposts along the city’s main thoroughfare.
By razing the buildings, soldiers with the Giessen, Germany-based 16th Engineer Battalion and Marines with the Camp Lejune, N.C.-based 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion hope to deny the enemy cover for their attacks as well as open up fields of fire for Marines defending the government center.
The first of eight blocks-worth of doomed buildings fell a week ago, after engineers detonated hundreds of pounds of C-4 explosives tamped into walls, pillars and other supporting structures, leaving a vast pile of shattered concrete and twisted rebar.
“You know the opening scene of ‘The Terminator,’ where all you can see is rubble? That’s what it looks like,” said Capt. Damon Knarr, commander of the 16th Engineer’s Company B.
The demolition work, which is done at night to mitigate the risk of enemy attack, was greeted with whoops and cheers by Marines at the government center and other observation towers along the way. As the dust cleared, laser sights swept over the area as Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment explored their new fields of fire.
“This is what we live for,” said Cpl. Kevin Booth, 27, an engineer attached to the 3-8 Marines. “We learn to do demolitions in school and mine clearing. This is the enjoyable part of the job.”
Plans call for the construction of a soccer field and a narrow, grassy mall complete with water fountain in the space where the buildings once stood. Removal of the buildings and the cultivation of a public space is intended to lend credibility and security to the municipal center, which is the seat of government for all of Anbar province.
Before that can happen though, engineers must remove more than a half-million tons of rubble from the scene — a task that is likely to take months to complete.
Ramadi is a densely populated city of roughly 400,000, and one of the goals of the engineers has been to destroy the buildings without causing significant damage to surrounding homes and businesses, including the government center.
“It’s like doing heart surgery with a 36-inch chain saw,” said Army 1st Lt. John Morrow, 28, of Pomeroy, Wash.
The task is complicated by the fact that some of the structures have been booby trapped by insurgents. Other hazards include unexploded ordnance from past battles and deep pools of raw sewage.
Knarr said that during one late night visit, he waded through a pond of sewage and accidentally kicked an unexploded mortar round that had been launched at the government center but had fallen short.
While engineers are well versed in demolitions, they are not generally taught how to destroy entire buildings.
“We’re used to taking down walls, doors and windows, but eight city blocks is something new to us,” said Marine 1st Lt. Ben Klay, 24, of New York City. “In our manuals there are hundreds of pages on taking down bridges, walls and pillars, but nothing on how to take down an entire building. We’ve had a bit of a learning curve, but we’ve hit our stride now. This is something we look forward to sharing with the rest of the Marine Corps.”
The ground battle for Ramadi has involved the Iraqi army and troops attached to the 3-8 Marines, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Armored Division, the 1st Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment and the Navy SEALs.
Stars and Stripes - Mideast edition
Saturday, September 2, 2006
Between Aug. 18-24, 25 people were convicted of various crimes, including illegal border crossing, weapons possession and joining armed groups, by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. Two were sentenced to life imprisonment.
American troops often testify at the hearings, held in Baghdad.
Although one man was sentenced to a single year in prison for entering Iraq illegally, the majority of the offenders received at least a 10-year sentence, according to a Multi-National Force-Iraq press release.
A laundry list of small arms, rockets and do-it-yourself bomb material was found in the possession of many of the guilty men, as were anti-coalition propaganda, artillery shells and timers frequently used in the making of roadside bombs, the release said.
Several of the convicted were captured while fleeing the scenes of roadside bomb or small-arms attacks. One man’s mobile phone rang during his arrest. The voice on the other end asked, “Did you blow up the bomb and record it?”
To date, the CCCI has held 1,414 trials, resulting in 1,214 individual convictions, officials said.
American Forces Press Service
BAGHDAD, Sep. 1, 2006 – The Iraqi Ground Forces Command assumed command and control here today of one of its Iraqi army divisions from the Multinational Corps Iraq, marking what officials here said is the first step toward Iraqi sovereignty over the country’s armed forces.
The 8th Iraqi Army Division, commanded by Maj. Gen Othman Ali Salih Farhood, which had been a subordinate unit of Multinational Division Baghdad, will now report directly to the IGFC as an adjacent unit to MND-B. When the division took the lead for operations in its sector on Jan. 27, it was the first to reach that milestone.
In a gradual sequence over the following months, the IGFC will assume control of the remaining nine Iraqi Army divisions, officials said.
The IGFC was established May 15, 2005, as the corps-level command for providing command, control and guidance to the 10 Iraqi Army divisions. Over the past year, MNC-I worked closely with the IGFC in a partnership to develop procedures, training and infrastructure that enables the IGFC to effectively command and control maneuver units to provide for Iraq’s security, officials said.
Later this week, the IFGC will join the Iraqi air force and the navy in a formal ceremony marking the transition of operational control of Iraqi armed forces from the coalition to the Iraqi government.
Four months ago, the IGFC officially opened its Joint Operations Center, a modern command center in which all elements of the headquarters staff are represented, to monitor and process data from throughout Iraq in real time.
Today’s assumption of control by the IGFC demonstrates the increased capability of the Iraqi Army to assume control of security tasks and is another significant step toward Iraqi security self-reliance, Multinational Corps Iraq officials said today in a written statement.
(From a Multinational Corps Iraq news release.)
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Two battalions of the Iraqi Army assume responsibility of security for the majority of Kirkuk Province.
U.S. Army Col. David R. Gray, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, and Maj. Gen. Anwar, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army commander, present arms at a ceremony at an Iraqi Army compound outside Kirkuk, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mike Alberts)
By U.S. Army Spc. Michael Alberts - 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault)
KIRKUK, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2006 — Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division transferred responsibility of security for the majority of the Kirkuk Province to two battalions of the Iraqi Army during a ceremony at an Iraqi military compound just outside of Kirkuk, Aug. 31.
“With this ceremony, we complete the transfer of security responsibilities from our friends, the Coalition Forces, to our Brigade,” said Maj. Gen. Anwar, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division. Two battalions in the multi-ethnic (Arab, Kurdish, Turkomen) 2nd Brigade had previously assumed security responsibilities in other sectors of the Kirkuk Province. This ceremony, with the final two battalions assuming responsibility, demonstrates the readiness of Iraqi Army forces in the province.
“Thank you my dear friend Colonel Gray and his deputy Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin who helped us make history,” said Anwar.
“The 1st Brigade Task Force under (your) command brought our brigade to a high degree of training which allowed us to execute duties at the brigade level,” he said. “We worked as a team with the same goals to achieve security and neutralize terrorism.”
Recently, coalition forces and soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Brigade’s 1st Battalion and 18th Strategic Infrastructure Battalion participated in Operations Brave Sword and Gaugamela. Their joint effort resulted in the capture of more than 150 terrorists.
“These fighting men have taken the battle to the enemy, and the enemy is shaken,” said Col. David R. Gray, commander, 1st BCT, who has been deployed to Kirkuk since last October. In the past 12 months, the Iraqi Army conducted four brigade-level operations in and around the city of Kirkuk in addition to countless smaller operations and daily patrols.
“This ceremony is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of each and every one of our Iraqi brothers in arms,” said Gray. “It is a sign to the world that Iraq is a sovereign country, a country whose people have shed the shackles of tyranny and have embraced freedom and democracy, and a country with soldiers ready, willing and able to protect their fellow citizens,” he said.
The event marks the third time this year that Coalition Forces have transferred responsibility to Iraqi Security Forces in the 1st BCT’s area of operations in and around the Kirkuk Province. The ceremony now places the majority of the province in Iraqi control. The city of Kirkuk and the village of Hawijah remain under the control of coalition forces.
A truck full of Iraqi soldiers leads U.S. Army soldiers in Stryker vehicles from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team into the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers are conducting a joint cordon and search mission to help clear homes and buildings in Baghdad from contraband items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)
Friday, September 1, 2006
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Oliver Grant U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Craighead
U.S. Marines Cpl. Justin Craighead and Col. Oliver (Ollie) Grant, stepson and father, are currently serving in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo)
By Tom Clarkson - Gulf Region Division - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
GULF REGION, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2006 — “When Debra — the love of my life - and I met, she didn’t know Semper Fi from apple pie,” jokes the brawny bear of a Marine colonel, “and now both her husband and son are ‘jarheads’ and to top it off, we’re now both here in Iraq!”
The big and burly officer, Oliver (Ollie) Grant, is the quintessential Marine – he looks one firmly in the eye and barks with authority. He brooks no nonsense with those who equivocate, waffle or make excuses. And, he is unabashedly outspoken in his utter disregard for what he considers to be “all too often time wasting political correctness in lieu of common Marine sense.”
At first blush, his more demure, lean, stepson Cpl. Justin Craighead may seem almost callow by comparison. Nothing could be further from the truth as this young man is a resolute, focused and mature Marine.
The senior is soon to wrap up seven months as the deputy director and chief of staff of the project and contracting office logistics operation. He is an integral part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division/Project and Contracting Office tasked with the immense chore of Iraq reconstruction.
Though a Reservist, he has been on almost continuous active duty since 1998. In addition to this tour in Iraq, he also served in Operations Iraq Freedom I and II. Presently - along with retired Marine Col. Jack Holly, one of the foremost military logistical experts in the world - he is part of a 14 military member team.
This group - in typical Marine manner lovingly called the “Log Dogs” - directs hundreds of civilians and local nationals throughout Iraq with all aspects of logistics afforded to the various Iraqi ministries in order that the country may, increasingly, take charge of its own fate.
The younger, soon to be completing four years in-service, is a platoon sergeant with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion of the 7th Marines. Nearing his 10th month, this is his third tour in-country as well and has been a mainstay of the battalion throughout this period.
The future for both is somewhat undecided. Grant anticipates hanging up his well-worn fatigue uniform in retirement within the year. Craighead a certified paramedic – is considering possible pursuit of a career in law enforcement or fire fighting.
Of his father figure, mentor and military senior, Craighead said, “From the outset I realized – figuratively and literally – I had big boots to fill in following ‘My Colonel’s’ lead. But he has always counseled me to be my own man, guidance for which I am deeply appreciative.”
By - Okinawa Marine Staff, MCB Camp Butler
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 1, 2006) -- Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, recently added practical application weapons and urban warfare training to their Corporals Course curriculum.
Corporals Course is a professional military education program for Marine corporals that places emphasis on basic leadership skills and knowledge of general military subjects.
"Every Marine is a rifleman, and a rifleman is a basic infantryman," said Gunnery Sgt. Najee Jordan, H&S Bn. operations chief. "That is why we need to have the base level of our leadership positions out here learning about weapons, combat and urban warfare."
Corporals Course 03-06 was the first class to experience the enhanced training schedule. The course began Aug. 4 and concluded Aug. 18.
The weapons training emphasized improving basic marksmanship skills and taught service members how to properly use other weapons, Jordan said. Students fired the M-16A2 service rifle, M-9 pistol and the M-1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun.
"Learning to use these weapons is a great tool for us to have," said Cpl. Joseph Acejas, a motor transportation dispatcher with Garrison Mobile Equipment on Camp Foster. "Now I can pass this information onto my younger Marines."
The students were also taught room clearing techniques and other aspects of urban warfare. They rehearsed multiple scenarios and the most effective ways each should be conducted.
"This course has helped me learn the significance of being an NCO," Acejas said. Jordan said Corporals Course creates more responsible leaders by challenging students to look at things from a leadership point of view.
"We are warriors, and corporal is the first rank where you can be put in charge of Marines in combat," he said. "This additional training will benefit and save Marines' lives."
Corporals Course students fire M-1014 Joint Service Combat Shotguns at the Central Training Area. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. Kevin Knallay)
Cpl. Joseph Acejas rushes into a room while practicing room clearing techniques. Acejas is a motor transportation dispatcher with Garrison Mobile Equipment on Camp Foster. (Photo by: Lance Cpl. Kevin Knallay)
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WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 – Extremists severely damaged a co-ed school in Afghanistan’s Paktika province today with a makeshift bomb, U.S. military officials reported.
The munition caused major damage to the roof and most of the inside of the Malekshay School, whose grand-opening ceremony was scheduled for next week. No one was in the school at the time of the explosion.
Afghan National Police secured the area and are investigating the incident. A coalition explosive ordnance disposal team was sent to investigate the site.
“This is one more extremist attack on the education system in Afghanistan,” said Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, Combined Joint Task Force 76 spokesman. “They recognize that knowledge is power and would prefer the general public remain ignorant so they can't challenge their oppressive ways. We will continue to support and strengthen educational opportunities for all Afghans so that they may be empowered to improve their own lives and the future of their country.”
In other news from Afghanistan, a chain of four makeshift bombs was discovered and destroyed by coalition forces in Paktika province yesterday.
The first bomb was discovered on the side of a road, and a U.S. explosive ordnance disposal team examined the device and detonated it in place, revealing three more bombs, which had been placed 10 to 15 feet apart in the middle of the road. Those bombs were also destroyed in place.
“Coalition forces have once again neutralized the threat of roadside bombs in Afghanistan,” Fitzpatrick said. “An increasing number of improvised explosive devices are being discovered by coalition forces or turned in to Afghan security forces before they can be used to harm others.”
No injuries to civilians or coalition forces were reported.
“Taliban extremists went to great lengths attempting to entrap Afghan and coalition forces with multiple improvised explosive devices but it didn't work,’ Fitzpatrick said. “Both military forces and the Afghan people are safe today thanks to the outstanding, training, valor and professionalism of Afghan and coalition forces.”
(Compiled from a Combined Forces Command Afghanistan press release.)
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V Corps commander’s successor yet to be named
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez
By Nancy Montgomery - Stars and Stripes European edition
Saturday, September 2, 2006
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez will retire from the U.S. Army on Nov. 1, a U.S. Army Europe official said Friday.
Sanchez, 55, has served in the Army for more than 33 years.
He will retire nearly two months after he relinquishes command of V Corps during a ceremony Wednesday on Heidelberg’s Campbell Barracks. During that time he will be on transitional leave, authorities said.
A successor had not been named.
“They’re going through the nomination process right now,” said a U.S. Army spokeswoman.
Lt. Gen. Pete Chiarelli, now commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, has been presumed to be the next V Corps commander.
Authorities would not comment on why Chiarelli was not being named V Corps commander.
Members of Chiarelli’s staff now in Iraq — who, like their boss, have spouses and household goods in Heidelberg — said that what the next move was remained unclear.
Chiarelli, formerly commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, took V Corps’ headquarters with him in December when he went to Baghdad. But he wasn’t named V Corps commander because Sanchez still held that position. Sanchez has been V Corps commander longer than any other in the corps’ 88-year history.
Chiarelli’s duties as Multi-National Corps-Iraq commander are expected to end in December, when Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno succeeds him with III Corps.
By Jim Garamone - American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 – The commander of coalition forces in East Baghdad is “cautiously optimistic” for the future in his area of operations.
Army Col. Thomas Vail, commander of the 506th Regimental Combat Team, told Pentagon reporters via a teleconference from Baghdad that Operation Together Forward is having an effect in his area. The 506th is the 4th Brigade of the Multinational Division Baghdad, and covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers with 5 million people.
Operation Together Forward is trhe main effort in the region. The Iraqi-planned and -run operation is cutting in to the sectarian violence in Adhamiyah – the neighborhood where efforts are concentrated, he said.
The effort is based on the strategy of “clear, protect and build,” Vail said. “Once Iraqi security forces have cleared the area, together we hold the area and protect the people,” said he explained.
The coalition forces in the area – including the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team – have increased joint patrols with the Iraqi army and national and local police. This provides security for a hard-hit area and helps re-establish normalcy in the neighborhoods. “This helps increase the trust and confidence of the Iraqi people in the Iraqi government,” Vail said. “These operations set the conditions for us to work with local governments and continue to secure Adamiyah and provide essential services.”
Providing the essential services – power, water, sewage, trash removal – is the build section of the strategy. Vail said the Iraqis have let contracts to haul trash, deliver power generators and remove abandoned vehicles in Adamiyah. Civil affairs personnel have also helped restart local businesses and provided jobs to more than 650 men in the neighborhood. “People can have a safe place to raise their children, return to work and get back to a normal life,” he said.
The colonel praised the efforts of the Iraqi security forces in the area. “In the end, an Iraqi solution is best,” he said. “The people of Baghdad must reject acts violence and assist with information on the (anti-Iraqi forces) and support their government. The government of Iraq is committed against terrorists and a better way of life for all Iraqis.”
He said he is seeing a change in attitude among the people of the area. The Iraqi security forces and coalition are receiving lots of tips on insurgents from the population. The effect has been to drop the number of murders in the area from 11 a day to four. “There is a level of animosity toward the insurgents and (the population is) taking actions to assist the Iraqi forces and coalition forces in the operations,” he said.
Vail’s area goes from the predominantly Sunni Salman Pak area to primarily Shiia in the north. “I've got an optimistic view that civil war would not occur, but I can't predict the future,” he said. “My optimism comes from the amount of forces and the amount of capability available in Baghdad right now as we intervene and we protect the people.”
More than 34 battalions of coalition and Iraqi security forces serve in East Baghdad now. Multinational Division Baghdad commanders can allocate those forces to ensure security. “Now there are Iraqi police, there are national police battalions, and there are Iraqi army battalions available,” he said. “But I think the most important thing is that as the people realize that they're being protected and as they see that the services are coming back, and the relationship between the Iraqi security forces and the people improve, I think that will have detrimental effect on each type of insurgency or a particular group that's trying to take advantage of the population.”
Vail said his soldiers have worked well with their Iraqi counterparts. They quickly gained a rapport with the units they work with habitually, they understand the population, they know the geography and they know what to look for and what the threat is. “So with all that, I think we're able to better advise and train with the Iraqi army and national police daily,” the colonel said.
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