4th Brigade News from 1st Cav DivNews from 4th Brigade of the 1st Cavalry DivisionIraqi troops graduate from advanced training- September 18, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq An Iraqi Army training center in southern Iraq graduated almost 200 new Soldiers Sept. 4. The new troops are set to fill positions in the 10th and 14th IA Divisions.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep30.htm Long Knives celebrate First Teams 87th birthday- September 18, 2008 COB ADDER, Iraq Surely, its nothing more than a coincidence, but the Long Knife Brigade is performing the same mission along the Iraq-Iran border that the 1st Cavalry Division was performing along the U.S.-Mexican border when it was first activated many years ago: Stop border smuggling.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep26.htm Long Knives observe Patriot Day with Remembrance for fallen Americans, Romanians- September 12, 2008 A Long Knife Brigade Soldier wears his cavalry hat with sorrow on the seven-year anniversary of the events of Sept. 11 during a memorial service at Contingency Operating Base Adder. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub, 4th BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep21.htm Hip-hop rapper visits Long Knife Soldiers- September 10, 2008 Rapper Baby Bash visited Contingency Operating Base Adder Sept. 9. He performed some of his hit songs, then signed autographs and took pictures with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers. Baby Bash and his group are touring southern Iraq as part of their United Service Organizations tour.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. First Class Damian Steptore)http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep14.htm Long Knife Soldiers understand importance of buddy aid- September 10, 2008 AMARAH, Iraq Three junior leaders of the Long Knife Brigade have several lessons they want to teach the next generation of Soldiers.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep13.htm Married couples find deployment easier as Long Knives- September 10, 2008 CONTIGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq The first time Staff Sgt. Tonga Rose and her husband, Sgt. First Class Marcus Rose, deployed to Iraq in 2003, they were separated by approximately 80 miles. Tonga was stationed at Camp Taji; Marcus was near Tikrit.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep12.htm Long Knives build FOB Hunter- September 8, 2008 FORWARD OPERATING BASE HUNTER, Iraq The Long Knife Brigade is building its second forward operating base in the first few months of its deployment to Iraq.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep8.htm Iraqi Army goes back to the basics- September 8, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq Approximately 20 Iraqi Army Soldiers looked like a well-oiled machine, as the trainer-candidates formed up in five-man stack teams at Camp Dhi-Qars basic training site Aug. 25.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep9.htm Matt Roloff visits Long Knife Soldiers- September 8, 2008 Matt Roloff, star of The Learning Channels show Little People, Big World talks with Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Adder Sep 6.Roloff and his family have a condition called dwarfism and the show portrays how they live with this condition. (U.S. Army Photo By Pfc. Rebekah Lampman, 4th BCT, 1st Cav. Div. PAO )http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep10.htm IA, U.S. conduct air assault, apprehend criminals in Maysan- September 3, 2008 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq Iraqi Army Soldiers conducted an air assault Aug. 30 to apprehend four criminals connected to attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces in the Dhi Qar and Maysan provinces.http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/sep/sep6.htm |