Category Archives: News from the ARMY

A new age in troop protection

November 1, 2007 – 8:00 am

By Sgt. Mark B. Matthews
27th Public Affairs Detachment
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Towering high overhead and aligned one after the other in a seemingly endless row, the next generation of combat vehicles roll into Iraq.
The new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is currently being fielded here for the first time anywhere, and Soldiers are getting their [...]

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New Remote Weapon Systems for Stryker

September 1, 2007 – 5:15 pm

photos by Master Sgt. Michele R. Hammonds, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Public Affairs
Pfc. Michael Burgner is fit to fight as he rolls along in the Stryker equipped with the new Remote Weapon System and the anti-RPG Slat Armor. Burgner, 21, is a native of Oswego, Ill., and assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based [...]

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Officials: New live-fire training doesn’t pose increased risk

July 14, 2007 – 11:08 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, July 14, 2007
GRAFENWOHR, Germany - New training techniques that allow soldiers to shoot at targets that can pop up anywhere around, not just in front of, their vehicles have not increased the risk for troops, according to Joint Multinational Training Command officials.

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2d Cav Alerted for Iraq Deployment

May 9, 2007 – 9:07 pm

From the New York Times - Electronic Edition
WASHINGTON, May 8 - The Pentagon said Tuesday that it had informed an additional 35,000 soldiers that they were likely to be heading to Iraq by December, a move that would allow the Army to maintain heightened American troop levels into next year.

Posted By Isaac Golding Also posted in Iraq War, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

Today’s Service

December 23, 2000 – 5:53 pm

by Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — “How’s it going?” Bernard Rostker recently
asked a soldier during a room inspection at Fort Carson, Colo.
“I’m really ticked off,” the soldier candidly told the
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. “They dragged me
back from Bosnia to go to school. I could’ve gone to school later.

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