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NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 October 13, 2004Release Number: 04-10-36 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN 23, FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB MOSUL, IRAQ – The Iraqi National Guard and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 23 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb Tuesday in northern Iraq. Soldiers from the 109th Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and search in Tal Afar and detained 18 people wanted for planning and conducting...

   First Stryker soldiers return MICHAEL GILBERT The News Tribune It was Lt. Ricky Vittitow’s job to deliver the good news, and then the bad news. “Ladies and gentlemen, the plane has landed,” he announced to the crowd assembled late Tuesday to greet the first 130 or so soldiers to return home after a year in Iraq with the Army’s first Stryker brigade.And then a few minutes later came word that the 130 or so soldiers would have to go through a customs inspection at McChord Air Force Base, a process that could take another couple hours. But after...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 October 5, 2004Release Number: 04-10-14 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES FOIL TWO ROADSIDE BOMBS MOSUL, IRAQ – Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled two roadside bombs Monday in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment discovered a roadside bomb during a patrol southeast of Mosul that consisted of a rocket with protruding wires hidden under a cloth. Engineers from the 101st Iraqi National...

   BRUCE KELLMAN | THE NEWS TRIBUNE Some blank-faced, some smiling, soldiers with the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment leave McChord Air Force Base on Thursday for Kuwait. The 400 or so men and women will eventually see combat in Iraq. They replace soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, who start returning next week. Goodbye, ordinary world ANGIE LEVENTIS; The News Tribune Lt. Daniel Burkhart spent the last few days before his deployment to Iraq with his parents who flew in from Massachusetts to say goodbye. His mother, Sandra Burkhart, didn't break down until it was time...

Artillery Soldiers accomplish it all while in Iraq [Link to Article]By Spc. Gretel SharpeeThe United States Army and its Soldiers remain the strongest fighting force in the world due to it’s flexibility to accommodate a changing battlefield. Nowhere is this flexibility more apparent than in field artillery units that are currently deployed overseas, like the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), who is making FOB Endurance their last stop before they redeploy to the states. The 1-37th, out of Fort Lewis, Wash., has spent the last 10 months serving in Iraq...

  Iraqi National Guard and Multi-National Forces foil roadside bomb, collect weapons Mosul, Iraq – The Iraqi National Guard and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled a roadside bomb and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Sunday in northern Iraq when they noticed a 155mm artillery round in the median of the road 20 kilometers north of Qayarrah. The Iraqi Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the round with no injuries reported. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment discovered a large weapons cache in western Mosul that consisted of one 100mm...

  Weapons, ammunition seized at checkpoints Camp Babylon, Iraq – Multi-National Division Central South Soldiers found and confiscated several dozen AK-47 rifles, pistols and a large amount of ammunition at checkpoints in the Polish-led area of responsibility. Sixteen suspects were detained and are being questioned by Iraqi Police after checks of their vehicles revealed the weapons stashes. In the Multi-National Division Central South provinces of Babil, Karbala and Wasit, checkpoints are conducted every day at bridges, underpasses and supply roads. Multi-National and Iraqi Security Forces are dedicated to Iraqi citizens and will not allow criminal gangs, thugs, foreign fighters...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 20, 2004Release Number: 04-09-66 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN 16 IN MOSUL, COLLECT WEAPONS MOSUL, IRAQ – Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 16 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Sunday, Sep. 19, in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted seven cordon and searches in Mosul and detained a total of 16 people suspected of planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities....

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894   September 18, 2004Release Number: 04-09-55 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN ANTI-IRAQI FORCES IN TAL AFAR MOSUL, Iraq -- Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) conducted cordon and search operations in northern Iraq Sept. 17 in a continuing effort to halt anti-Iraqi activities. In Tal Afar, Soldiers from the Brigade's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment detained seven people wanted for planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities. During the search of a residence, intelligence...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 15, 2004Release Number: 04-09-45 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI POLICE, MNF-I THWART MORTAR ATTACK, FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi Police and Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) thwarted a mortar attack, detained three people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities, foiled a roadside bomb attack and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Tuesday in northern Iraq. Iraqi Police thwarted a possible mortar attack against Multi-National Forces when they discovered four anti-Iraqi personnel...

One Task Force Olympia Soldier Killed, 5 wounded American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2004 – One Task Force Olympia soldier was killed and five others were injured today when their patrol was attacked with small-arms fire on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. Also today, oil pipeline security contractors reported a fire along a pipeline near Bayji. The cause of the fire is under investigation by pipeline workers from Northern Oil Company. Security guards reported hearing an explosion, officials said. The flow of oil has been shut down, and the remaining oil will be allowed to burn...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 11, 2004Release Number: 04-09-26 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN ONE, COLLECT WEAPONS MOSUL, IRAQ -- Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained one person wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Sept. 10 in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment detained the person at a checkpoint in the neighborhood of Al Rissala after they discovered suspected improvised explosive device switches hidden in the...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 10, 2004Release Number: 04-09-25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES, IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN TAL AFAR MOSUL, Iraq – Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) and the Iraqi National Guard continued operations in Tal Afar Sept. 9. In other operations in northern Iraq, Soldiers detained 15 people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb attack. Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces in Tal Afar continue to work to establish...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 9, 2004Release Number: 04-09-18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES INITIATE OPERATIONS IN TAL AFAR MOSUL, Iraq – Multi-National Forces and Iraqi Security forces initiated operations to restore control of Tal Afar to legitimate Iraqi government officials. The operation comes after MNF and Iraqi Security forces were repeatedly attacked by a large terrorist element that has displaced local Iraqi Security forces throughout the recent weeks. Numerous attacks in the past two weeks not only targeted MNF and...

      Convoy Multi-National Forces detain one, collect weapons Mosul, Iraq – Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained one person suspected of anti-Iraqi activities and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Monday in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in the Mosul neighborhood of Al Kahira and detained a suspected terrorist wanted for planning and conducting attacks against Multi-National Forces. The detainee is in custody undergoing questing. No injuries were reported during the operation. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 4, 2004Release Number: 04-09-06 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAL AFAR OPERATIONS HELP BRING STABILITY, SUPPORT TO REGION MOSUL, Iraq – Military operations to bring stability and security to the city of Tal Afar began this morning when Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) entered the city in search of Anti-Iraqi Forces. Soldiers detained one and killed two Anti-Iraqi Forces. At about 8 a.m., Stryker Brigade Soldiers initiated operations to capture or kill members of...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 4, 2004Release Number: 04-09-05 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN 13 MOSUL, Iraq -- Multi-national Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 13 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities Sept. 3 in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted operations along main roadways in Tal Afar and detained 10 suspects wanted for planning and conducting attacks against Multi-national Forces. The suspects are in custody and no Soldiers were injured during the...

Article Published: Thursday, September 02, 2004 Training center takes soldiers into high-tech scenarios By BETH IPSEN, Staff Writer It's an adolescent's dream and an enemy's nightmare. They may look like video games, but some 700 computers at the newest state-of-the-art training facility at Fort Wainwright give soldiers a taste of war long before they step onto the battlefields. "This is what you need in your living room," Dennis Jones, a engagement skills trainer, said as he walked into a large room used for target practice: Camouflage netting hangs from the ceiling, guns sit on a platform with the muzzles...

Reconstruction Projects Continue Across Iraq American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2004 -- The roadside bombs favored by insurgents in Iraq continue to be deadly, as one U.S. soldier was killed and two were injured south of Mosul on Aug. 29 as their convoy detonated an improvised explosive device. The wounded soldiers were taken to a military hospital in Mosul for treatment. One injured soldier was released after treatment and the other was reported to be in stable condition. Elsewhere, multinational forces cleared and destroyed 44 improvised explosive devices in Najaf over the past two days, and other...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 August 31, 2004Release Number: 04-08-94 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI POLICE AND MULTINATIONAL FORCES FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB ATTACKS MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi Police and Multinational Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled four roadside bomb attacks Monday in northern Iraq. Iraqi Police foiled three roadside bomb attacks, two in the neighborhood of Al Thubat and one in the neighborhood of Al Noor, when they noticed suspicious items lying near the side of roads. Two of...