Monthly Archives: September 2007

Eagle-eyed on Security

photos by Maj. Kirk Luedeke, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Capt. Aaron Brown, foreground, a native of Red Oak, Texas, and commander of Eagle Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, recently deployed to Iraq from Vilseck, Germany, keeps a close eye out for potential targets. Spc. James Lynch, background, a member of the [...]

Cougars Raise Their Colors in FOB Falcon

2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Cougars uncase their colors at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Southern Baghdad, September 16, 2007. Interview with Lt. Col. Myron Reineke, Spring Valley, MN, Commander.
Produced by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. May take several minutes to open.
COUGARS RAISE COLORS

One Down, 14 to Go – Comrades Tackle First Month of Combat

By Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma
1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
BAGHDAD -Two comrades with Company G, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, experienced the first of 15 months in their unit’s deployment as the Iraqi capital’s quick-reaction force.
Pfc. Reuben Gonzales and Spc. Daniel Liles’ first month on the ground was not exactly what [...]

Knocks and Questions at Muhalla Apartments, Baghdad

photos by Spc. LaRayne Hurd, Joint Combat Camera Center
U.S. Army Spc. Westly Childress of 1st Armored Division, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 4th Squadron Iron Troop, adjusts his advanced combat helmet enroute to the Muhalla apartments in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 25, 2007. Iron Troop conducted a patrol through the neighborhood ending with a knock and [...]

Interview with Spc. Kenneth Armstrong

Spc. Kenneth Armstrong talks to KTRH/KPRC reporters in Houston, Texas, about being twice injured by IEDs, what he enjoys about his work, receiving support and care packages from the American people and his future military career plans.
Audio file by 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
SPC. KENNETH ARMSTRONG mp3 file – 4.04 mb – 2:56 min

Taking Aim

Spc. James French of New Waverly, Texas, an infantryman with Company G, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, pulls overwatch on the second floor of an abandoned church in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Sept. 21. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Sgt. Eric Burzinski, a [...]

Mission in the Rashid District of Baghdad

photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Quillen, Joint Combat Camera Center
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 2nd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment provide security for fellow U.S. Army Soldiers with Detachment 1080, Tactical Psychological Operations, 318 Company, as they assessed the market in the Abu Shiar Region of the Rashid District of Baghdad, Iraq, and [...]

Mechanics Keep Soldier on Streets

Spc. James Stewart of Springfield, Mo., a mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based out of Vilseck, Germany, makes repairs to a vehicle at Camp Striker in western Baghdad Sept. 22. His unit replaced the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division as the quick-reaction force for the [...]