Courtesy Video | 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.13.2004
Talks to a KHON reporter in Honolulu, Hawaii about the the stability of the two provinces in his area of operations, describes where he is stationed, the situation is better than when he arrived, with levels of violence decreasing in the north. Video from 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment....
Courtesy Video | 1st Cavalry Division (Rear Detachment) | 10.13.2004
KWTX interview with the Command Sergeant Major of the 1st Cavalry Division, CSM Neil Ciotola. He says Camp Stryker is a transition point that was established before their arrival by the 1st Armored Division. It has since expanded in the past year and provides comforts to soldiers enroute and returning from theater. 400 tents with environmental control units; Morale Welfare and Recreation......
Courtesy Video | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.11.2004
Talks to a KWTX reporter and his wife and father in Phoenix, Ariz. about his duties while deployed, the progress of his mission and his typical day....
Courtesy Video | Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs | 10.08.2004
Interview between Brigadier General Robert Pollmann in Baghdad and BBC. He commands the 420th Engineer Brigade (from Bryan, TX) operating in Samarra. He says the situation in Samarra is stable and reconstruction projects will begin once some health hazard issues are addressed. He says anti-Iraqi forces that held the city thwarted reconstruction and that Samarra residents are joyful now that......
Courtesy Video | Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs | 10.08.2004
Interview between Brigadier General Robert Pollmann in Baghdad and BBC2. He commands the 420th Engineer Brigade (from Bryan, TX) operating in Samarra. He says his unit is starting reconstruction projects that were put on hold after anti-Iraqi forces took hold of Samarra and stopped work for many months. Says situation is stable and basic services are 95% restored. Calls reception from Samarran......
Courtesy Video | 28th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.08.2004
Interview between siblings Air Force First Lieutenant Jimishi Lewis-Smith and Specialist Ijaffi Lewis (both from Wetumpka, AL) and WAKA in Montgomery. They talk about training before deployment and how great it is to have the other one around. They get to spend a couple hours with each other a week. They talk about the father's influence (he's retired Army) and how they feel about being in Iraq....
Courtesy Video | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.08.2004
Talks to a KOMO reporter in Seattle, Wash. about how troops from Wash. are tremendous and morale could not be better, the rotation of the Stryker Brigade Combat Teams and how continuity is maintained, the difference the Soldiers are making in Iraq, their capabilities and performance, the Soldiers are professional, competent and well-trained. Says the Stryker Brigade Combat Team has exceeded......
Courtesy Video | Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs | 10.08.2004
Talks to a KXXV reporter about how cleaning out the anti-Iraqi forces in Samarra and Mosul enabled the troops to start reconstruction projects; new schools, hospitals, etc,the main priority for the troops is to secure Iraq so that rebuilding may be accomplished; security is tight on construction sites. He explains three-tiered approach to security in Iraq: local, regional, and strategic......
