4th Brigade News from 1st Cav DivNews from 4th Brigade of the 1st Cavalry DivisionAirmen earn cavalry combat spurs- August 25, 2008 AMARAH, Iraq Building an Army base from scratch is a difficult task. Just ask the Airmen who completed major construction at Forward Operating Base Garry Owen, the closest American base to the Iraq-Iran border.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug23.htm Artilleryman re-enlists for t-shirt- August 19, 2008 AMARAH, Iraq Forget money. Forget choice of duty station. Forget everything but the t-shirt. Believe it or not, the t-shirt for reenlisting on the front lines was the only incentive Pfc. Jacob McHenry wanted prior to signing up for an additional three years in the U.S. Army.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug18.htm Long Knife troops receive Combat Patches- August 18, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq Most generations in American history experienced a major war; one which produced combat veterans. Operation Iraqi Freedom is producing the next generation and some of the best combat veterans America has ever seen.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug17.htm Iraqi journalists participate in media training- August 15, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq Twenty-one Iraqi journalists gathered at Combat Outpost Six near Samawah to participate in a media training developed and executed by the Muthana Provincial Reconstruction Team Aug. 7.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug14.htm IA, Long Knife medics conduct joint training- August 15, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq A group of Iraqi Army medics completed combat medical training at Camp Mittica, near Tallil, with medics of the Long Knife Brigade July 30.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug15.htm Amarah police gain officers, confidence- August 15, 2008 Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III, Multi-National Corps-Iraq commander, reenlists 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Long Knife Brigade Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Garry Owen, near Amarah July 30. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub)http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug13.htm Long Knives enjoy championship soccer game- August 15, 2008 BALAD, Iraq Several hundred Iraqis gathered in western Shomali at the Euphrates High School soccer field to watch a championship match between two neighborhood favorites.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug16.htm MNC-I commander reenlists Long Knives- August 8, 2008 Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III, Multi-National Corps-Iraq commander, reenlists 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Long Knife Brigade Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Garry Owen, near Amarah July 30. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub)http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug7.htm Cooks work long hours to feed troops- August 8, 2008 FOB GARRY OWEN, Iraq A small band of cooks start working before the crack of dawn and work until long after the sun sets. Their mission is to make sure all 1,000 Soldiers attached to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavarly Division, Long Knife Brigade receive three meals a day.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug6.htm Long Knives help open new dining facility- August 5, 2008 Attendees at the grand opening of Camp Adders newest dining facility, Heroes D-FAC, unveil its new sign during a ceremony July 29. Linda Logan, a KBR employee, won a contest to name the facility. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Terence Ewings)http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/aug/aug3.htm |