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Advise-and-assist Paratroopers A... - (11-03-2010)
Army 1st Lt. Patton a platoon leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regimen... (3 images)
U.S. Forces Advise, Assist Iraqi... - (03-13-2010)
Second Lt. Andrew Berreth, platoon leader of 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Brigade Special Troops B... (1 images)
Paratroopers Escort Global Team ... - (03-07-2010)
A resident of Ramadi smiles while looking at his dyed purple finger, the hallmark of a successful... (5 images)
Anbar Security Chief: March 4 Vo... - (03-04-2010)
Staff Lt. Gen. Abd Al-Aziz Muhammad Jasim Ahmad Al-Mufriji, commanding general of the Anbar Opera... (4 images)
Intimate Look at a Truck Driver ... - (03-02-2010)
Boots, weapon and helmet stand as a tribute to the memory of Cpl. Daniel T. O'Leary, a truck driv... (5 images)


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News Stories

U.S. forces advise, assist Iraqi Highway Patrol in Anbar
U.S. forces in Ramadi are partnering with Iraqi Highway Patrol to conduct nightly route clearance patrols in the highest-threat zone in Al Anbar province.
(03/13/10)

Intimate look at a truck driver who left a legacy with sustainment unit
There are few John Wayne heroes left in Iraq.
(03/11/10)

Paratroopers escort global team to polling sites to observe local vote
In the truck was the self-described "last John Denver fan," a mountaineering Frenchman working for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq as a polling center monitor, his colleague from Yemen who normally works with displaced persons, a 36-year veteran rifleman of the Fijian army, his UN security colleague, Rob, from Nashville, and five Paratroopers from across the United States.
(03/8/10)

Anbar security chief: March 4 voting success a community effort
Not a drop of blood was spilled in Al Anbar province during the special elections, March 4, said the head of Iraqi security forces in Anbar at a security conference the following day.
(03/4/10)

U.S., Iraqi security officials visit western Iraq polling sites
U.S. and Iraqi security officials visited polling sites in a small town on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, Feb. 25, to take a local pulse on the national elections just a week away.
(02/25/10)



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Paratrooper Makes His First Jump in Iraq - Package

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Recent Video

Paratrooper Makes His First Jump in Iraq
B-roll of the 82nd Airborne's first advise and assist brigade in Iraq who assist Iraqi counterparts in para- trooping. Scenes include various paratroopers in the plane awaiting their jump and then one by one jumping out of the plane. Also see "Paratrooper Makes His First Jump in Iraq " in the package section. Produced by Pfc. Jessica Cooke. (03/4/10)

Paratroopers Jump Into Iraq - Package
Package made from the B-Roll "Paratroopers Jump Into Iraq" about U.S. Paratroopers who are training Iraqi Forces in combat, maintenance, medical and parachuting. Produced by Pfc. Jessica Cooke. (02/17/10)

Paratroopers Jump Into Iraq
B-Roll of U.S. Paratroopers who are training Iraqi Forces in combat, maintenance, medical and parachuting. Scenes include the Paratroopers preparing for a jump and then parachuting out of the airplane. Produced by Pfc. Jessica Cooke. (02/17/10)

Static Load Training
B-roll of U.S. service members teaching Iraqi soldiers to identify chalk positions, move to assembly areas, depart an aircraft, and insert and extract from landing zones. Produced by Sgt. William Brown. (02/8/10)

Iraqi Soldiers and Paratroopers Fire Mortars
B-Roll of U.S. Soldiers who training Iraqis on how to fire mortars. Produced by Private 1st Class Jessica Smith. See also "Iraqi Soldiers and Paratroopers Fire Mortars" in the package section. (02/3/10)



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Recent Audio

Spc. Lyle
Talks to a Fox Sports Radio show host in Los Angeles, Calif., about playing sports in high school, why she joined the military, leaving college and sports for deployment, her daily duties and how she keeps up with sports while in Iraq.

Pfc. Utterback
Talks to a Fox Sports Game Time React show host in Los Angeles, Calif., about his daily duties, the performance of his favorite sports teams, when he will return home and sends greetings to his family.

82nd Airborne paratroopers jump in Iraq
First Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers are known around the world for their strategic response force capabilities. The brigade's legacy unit - the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment - has conducted partnered airborne exercises and operations with numerous countries over the past 60 years. Army Pfc. Jessica Cooke tells us how American paratroopers are preparing for future partnership opportunities by conducting Airborne operations at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The 1st/82nd is the first Advise-And-Assist Brigade in Iraq's Al Anbar province. The paratroopers have conducted extensive training with their Iraqi security force counterparts in combat skills, maintenance, medical, communications and numerous other areas since they arrived last August. The brigade is expected to redeploy to Fort Bragg, N.C., later this summer.

Sgt. Philbin
Talks to a Fox Sports Game Time React show host in Los Angeles, Calif., about why he joined the military, the New York Yankees, his daily duties and sends greetings to his family.

Sgt. Tellez
Talks to a Fox Sports Game Time React show host in Los Angeles, Calif., about the San Antonio Spurs, why he joined the Army, his daily duties in Iraq, the Dallas Cowboys, communicating with his wife and daughter and sends greetings to his family.



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