http://www.dvidshub.net/ DVIDS RSS : ACCURATE, RELIABLE ACCESS Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:03:08 -0500 Airmen of the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Detachment 6 are not only in the business of pushing dirt, but also in pushing the U.S. military closer to drawdown in Iraq. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41227 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41227 From basic training, military servicemembers are taught the importance of attention to detail. When cleaning and inspecting weapons, servicemembers ensure they are free from carbon and in good working order. If the optics on a weapon is dirty, scratched or otherwise in disrepair, the problem is immediately corrected to ensure the weapon can be zeroed in on target. It is often said that the body is also a weapon system and keeping it clean and in good working order is essential in keeping servicemembers in the fight. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41229 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41229 As Iraqis continue to rely more on Iraqi Security Forces to arrest insurgents and wanted criminals, U.S. forces are increasingly sharing its intelligence and evidence to assist them. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41230 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41230 Before he was deployed to Southwest Asia as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Director of Staff, Col. Timothy Nelson received an assignment, and opportunity, few Airmen are provided. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41231 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41231 Afghan-international security forces killed an enemy militant and detained a few suspected militants in Zabul Province, one of which was a Taliban IED facilitator operating out of Qalat City. This facilitator was responsible for financial support of militant activities and the transport of IED materials and weapons into the area. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41233 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41233 With the help of local contractors and school officials, service members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines, are in the final stages of building classrooms at the Lanao Agricultural College. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41232 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41232 More than a dozen Iraqi security forces airmen gathered to learn base security procedures at Iraqi air force Squadron 3 Oct. 28. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41234 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41234 The Marine Corps added a new major general to the ranks Nov. 3, 2009, as the deputy commanding general of Multi National Force - West pinned on his second star aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41235 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41235 A medical logistician's conference was held Nov.3 through Nov. 5 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq with representatives coming from many Contingency operating locations across Iraq. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41236 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41236 When he learned in April about his upcoming deployment, then Lt. Col. Rudy Arruda, a Yreka native, started preparing, like most people, by informing his family, friends and co-workers about his news. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41238 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=41238