http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/civilaffairs/ en-us Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:21:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034363/posts FALLUJAH — 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, augmented by Civil Affairs teams, are continuously working with Fallujah City Council members, local tribal leaders and local citizens to carry out projects in an effort to improve the city’s infrastructure. Civil Affairs and Army Corps of Engineers leaders met with the city council’s director generals recently, to talk about projects that will provide key services throughout the city, such as improving the water distribution systems. The city is now in the planning stages of establishing a new water distribution network. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines recently approved a project to purchase needed parts for... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034363/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:21:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030270/posts Gulf Region South district A student practices his welding skills in one of the newly renovated shops at the Al Khaseeb Vocational Technical Center in Basrah. Students there can choose between a variety of classes including carpentry, electric installation, auto mechanics, air conditioning and refrigeration, masonry, painting, computer basics and plumbing installation. USACE photo by Norris Jones. BASRA — Students in Basra are now attending a newly refurbished vocational technical school as they acquire important job skills.The school’s headmaster, Mohammed Hassan Al Hassani, said he is very pleased with the $1.24 million rehabilitation of the Al Khaseeb Votech Center that... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030270/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:58:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010691/posts Displaced families and Soldiers from Company B, 415th Civil Affairs, currently attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, distribute humanitarian aid bags filled with food at the Hateen apartment complex in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Photo by Spc. Amanda Mcbride, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs. FOB KALSU — Coalition forces recently participated in a 200-bag humanitarian aid drop to more than 20 displaced families in Iskandariyah, approximately 30 miles south of Baghdad. Soldiers from Company B, 415th Civil Affairs (CA), currently attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, distributed the aid in the Hateen... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010691/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 14:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997389/posts Cannot post due to copyright issues: http://www.scsun-news.com/news/ci_8818197 The Sun City Sun-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997389/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 01:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993410/posts HABBANIYAH — One Civil Affairs Group (CAG), although only recently arriving to Iraq, is already making improvements to the quality of life of the Iraqi people. During a routine mission March 17, CAG, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, stopped by the Habbaniyah mayor’s office for a meeting. They intended to discuss the quality of the water treatment facilities in the Coolie Camp area. “Unfortunately, the mayor wasn’t available. We were supposed to pick-up some documents from him, but he was called to Ramadi by the governor,” said 2nd Lt. Matt R. Ashton, the officer in charge.... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993410/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:37:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936389/posts BAGHDAD, Dec. 7, 2007 – Troops from Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, and a civil affairs team from 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion handed out $10,000 in micro-grant funds to an Iraqi small business and a home for mentally handicapped children. A baker whisks hot bread out of an oven while troops from the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, get ready to hand $5,000 to the bakery's owner as part of a micro-grant program in Baghdad’s Qadisiyah neighborhood, Dec. 1, 2007. Photo by Spc. Alexis Harrison, USA  (Click photo for... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936389/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:26:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785047/posts HADITHA, Iraq (Feb. 14, 2007) -- “I need kerosene.” “Do you have any information about my son who was detained yesterday?” "Can you fix the damage that was done to my house when Marines were fighting ali-baba (what locals call insurgents)?” Citizens from this western Al Anbar city come to the Marines of the Virginia-based 4th Civil Affairs Group seeking answers for their many questions. Whether the CAG Marines were able to accommodate all the requests or not, they have built a strong rapport with the local population in the four months since their arrival through their tireless effort to... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785047/posts#comment Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687700/posts MOSUL, Iraq (Army News Service, Aug. 21, 2006) – Three towns west of Mosul in northern Iraq are benefiting from several newly completed projects as a result of cooperation between local leadership, and members of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion. Local contractors completed construction of a new courthouse for the citizens of Sununi on Aug. 7. The month-long project employed 35 local workers and is expected to make the adjudication of laws easier for the judges in the Sunini sub-district by providing a place for judges to meet and hear cases. When inspecting the work, coalition force personnel assessed the... ARNEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687700/posts#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:55:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574701/posts DOHUK PROVINCE, Iraq (USASOC News Service, Feb. 07, 2006) – The 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, a civil affairs unit based out of Greensboro, N.C., and the residents of Nerimerki and Tilisquif celebrated the completion of three water projects. The successful completions are three more successes that underscore the positive changes that are happening in Iraq. With help from Mr. Ziyad Abdullah, head of the Department of Water in the Dohuk Province, the 422nd was able to identify the needs of these villages. In Nerimerki, villager’s braved cold weather and strong winds to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “Really, they are very,... USASOC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574701/posts#comment Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561401/posts CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (Jan. 18, 2006) -- Marines assigned to the 6th Civil Affairs Group, 2nd Marine Division, prove there is another side of the story to tell as they continue to carry out their missions to provide guidance within Al Anbar province, the largest province in Iraq. “The stories that we don’t hear enough about – the good news stories about making lives better and a nation stronger – that’s what the civil affairs Marines do every day in Iraq,” said Col. Paul Brier, commanding officer, 6th CAG. The group arrived in September to help rebuild the infrastructure and... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561401/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:47:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1344004/posts FALLUJAH, Iraq (Feb. 14, 2005) -- The Marines of Civil Affairs Detachment 4-4, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, visited several facilities during a civil military operation in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Feb. 14, passing out Valentine's card and candy. The Marines were able to speak to several contractors to assess the damage and the necessary steps to rebuild and reopen several needed structures. The CMO is part of an ongoing operation to evaluate the progress of the city’s schools, medical clinics, fire stations and other major installations. Rahma Katheer, 8, a native of Fallujah, Iraq, gives Cpl.... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1344004/posts#comment Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:42:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1245084/posts   Michigan-based civil affairs unit transfers authority in Tikrit Lt. Col. Gregory Fischer, commander of the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a turn over of authority ceremony Oct. 10. The battalion, replaced by the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, supported the 1st Infantry Division for a little less than a year. (Photo by Spc. Ismail Turay, Jr., 196th MPAD) FORWARD OPERATING BASE DANGER, TIKRIT, Iraq – In a 30 minute ceremony held on the stairs of the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters Oct. 10, the Michigan-based 415th Civil Affairs Battalion transferred authority to... 1st Infantry Division http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1245084/posts#comment Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:04:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1239472/posts Civil Affairs Mission A villager leads Marine Chief Warrant Officer Dwight Torres, right, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment's information operations officer, and an Arabic translator to the location of a wounded girl during a civil affairs mission in a northern village of Al Majarrah, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis R. Agostiniopfopfopfopfopfopfopfo A young Iraqi girl watches as her relative receives medical treatment for a three-week-old gunshot wound to the foot during a civil affairs mission by 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, in a northern village of Al Majarrah, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2004. U.S.... Defend America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1239472/posts#comment Fri, 8 Oct 2004 22:50:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1196302/posts RELEASE NUMBER: 040819-02DATE POSTED: AUGUST 19, 2004Civil affairs teams help build relations with AfghansBy Sgt. Jennifer S. Emmons17th Public Affairs Detachment FORWARD OPERATING SITE CARLSON, Afghanistan (USASOC News Service, Aug. 19, 2004) — Building relationships with the local population is essential to the success of missions in southeastern Afghanistan. Soldiers of the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) and the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) convoyed north of Forward Operating Site Carlson Afghanistan to a small village.  It was the first time they had gone so far from the in base camp. “We pushed out a little bit north of... US Army Special Operations Command News Service via Defend America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1196302/posts#comment Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:59:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160269/posts http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/jun2004/articles/ai062504b1.jpg Sgt. Charles Bohner, a squad leader with Battery C, Task Force 2-11 Field Artillery, hands out candy to Kharabrud children at the conclusion of the health clinic and school ground breaking ceremonies, May 31, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sean Kimmons Task Force Improves Life in Iraqi Village By U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kimmons / 25th Infantry Division KHARABRUD, Iraq, June 25, 2004 — It had to be an exciting day for the people of this small village when soldiers of Task Force 2-11 Field Artillery, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps came here... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160269/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:40:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1153459/posts BAGHDAD — The ideal, soldiers say, is that no one in Iraq should have to go outside the wire in anything less than M-1114 factory up-armored Humvee. The reality is, little more than 20 percent of Humvees in Iraq are armored, and some soldiers trust their survival to a few sandbags and steel sheets. Until the ideal is attainable, Master Sgt. Dennis P. Lichtenberg is striving to create the best-protected Humvees short of an M-1114. Lichtenberg has invented a system he calls “The Lick Kit,” a play on his nickname “Lick,” pinned on by fellow reservists from the Pensacola, Fla.-based... European Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1153459/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:11:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1152237/posts <p>BAGHDAD On June 6, Lieutenant Eduardo Plascencia of Alpha Company, 2-5 1st Cavalry Division, was on an assignment to improve relations between U.S. forces and local Iraqis in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum. Though his mission was civil affairs, he wasted no time on pleasantries.</p> international herald tribunal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1152237/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jun 2004 05:22:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126995/posts Civil Affairs Mission Continues to Grow in Iraq, Afghanistan By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 29, 2004 — Winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi and Afghan people is much more than just a slogan for the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne). Army Maj. Don Sculli, executive officer for the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion's C Company, passes sodium chloride to a hospital worker at the Pediatrics and Labor Hospital in Najaf, Iraq, April 22, 2003. Photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, USA(Click photo for screen-resolution image); high-resolution image available. The Army's only active-duty civil affairs battalion,... DoD-AFPS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126995/posts#comment Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:19:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1093030/posts 354th Civil Affairs Brigade Wraps Up its Baghdad Mission BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The 354th Civil Affairs Brigade officially concluded its role in rebuilding Iraq during transfer-of-authority ceremonies Feb. 28. The 354th, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Riverdale, Md., provided civil affairs command and control in the Baghdad area of operations for the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division. The brigade is comprised of the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion and the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion. The brigade worked with the divisions' maneuver brigades, the Government Support Team, the Coalition Provisional Authority, international... CJTF 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1093030/posts#comment Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:56:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1078895/posts Last modified Thursday, February 12, 2004 11:06 PM PST Civil affairs Marines to be out front in Iraq By: DARRIN MORTENSON - Staff Writer CAMP PENDLETON ---- Of the 25,000 Marines slated to take over for the Army in western Iraq next month, one tightknit group of about 150 reservists has a particularly heavy burden to bear. Members of Camp Pendleton's 3rd Civil Affairs group say they will spread out among Marine units to act as a buffer between Iraqi civilians and the regular troops doing the dirty work of killing and capturing guerrillas. Their main job will be... North County Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1078895/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2004 03:55:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064842/posts CERP Funds, Civil Affairs Prove Vital In Rebuilding, Securing Iraq RAMADI, Iraq--The Commanders Emergency Relief Program (CERP) has distributed funds throughout all of Iraq. In the Al Anbar province, these funds from Task Force "All American" have proven to be vital in the reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq. In Habbaniyah, civil affairs personnel with 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, paid $23,400 in CERP funds to renovate six schools. They dispensed $3,200 in CERP funds for initiation of a grounds maintenance and janitorial contract for the 85 schools and 15 government buildings in the area. These projects will employ over... CJTF7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064842/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:21:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1057920/posts Millions of dollars dispensed through a U.S. civil affairs fund have fueled myriad reconstruction projects across Iraq, improving the lives of Iraqis in the post-Saddam Hussein era, according to a senior U.S. military civil affairs officer. Army Brig. Gen. David Blackledge, commander of the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, noted today in a Baghdad briefing that U.S. civil affairs troops in Iraq are playing a vital role in operations "to improve the lives of Iraqis across the country." The Commander's Emergency Response Fund was established in May, the general explained, "to allow commanders to make an immediate impact and address local... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1057920/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1054896/posts For Jamshid, a scholarly Afghan 7th grade student, Jan. 6 was a big day – Americans were coming along with the provincial police chief and other government officials. To the adolescent fell the imposing task of addressing the visitors on behalf of his school and orphanage located in the mountain town of Gulbahar in Kapisa Province. "I am really thankful for you guys coming," said Jamshid, thankful for the humanitarian aid delivered by the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team delivered boxes of school supplies, clothes, candy and toys collected from donations from the United States to the two orphanages.... Special to American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1054896/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jan 2004 20:24:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050777/posts <p>BAGHDAD — Call him Alan of Arabia.</p> <p>The British empire had T.E. Lawrence, and the American Army has Alan King, a Koran-toting colonel who woos Iraqi sheiks with verses from the Muslim holy book.</p> <p>Like Sura (chapter) 29, Aya (verse) 46: " 'If you're dealing with a believer, you should work to resolve your conflicts peacefully,' " recites Lt. Col. King, a 40-year-old Lutheran from Arlington, Va., with a blond crew cut and a sura for every occasion.</p> Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050777/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2004 08:24:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050029/posts BAGHDAD, Iraq (Dec. 30) -- A couple of years ago, Corbin Sawyer never thought he would spend a Christmas in Baghdad, plan a Christmas party for 300 excited Iraqi boys and girls or play a role in rebuilding an Iraqi neighborhood. He’s infantry. But, as his unit’s civil affairs officer, 2nd Lt. Sawyer has done all of this and much more along with other Guardsmen from the 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard. The 3rd Battalion is headquartered in Panama City, Fla., and has companies in Tallahassee, Pensacola and Chipley. "The local Iraqi people are grateful to... Florida Guardsmen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050029/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:40:42 GMT