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American service members go the distance with Iraqi Olympians

Story by Sgt. A.M. LaVey | U.S. Forces Iraq | Date: 10.23.2011

Members of the Iraqi men's mid-to-long distance Olympic running team met with United States Forces - Iraq service members for a running clinic and five kilometer run here, Oct. 23. Read More

JOAX offers Reserve and Active Duty Soldiers a rare chance to train as one airborne Army

Story by Spc. Kathryn Summerhill | U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) | Date: 09.11.2011

Filling the midnight sky, 2,500 paratroopers floated across the full moon over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C. Read More

US paratroopers and Iraqi soldiers christen new rifle range

Story by Staff Sgt. Nancy Lugo | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs | Date: 09.10.2011

On the morning of Sept. 10, paratroopers set up a table on a small rise over looking the Anbar Operations Center’s new 25-meter firing range in Ramadi, Iraq. They were loading rounds into magazines and... Read More

Paratroopers refine warfighting skills at JRTC

Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Winstead | United States Army Alaska | Date: 08.15.2011

Paratroopers from all six battalions of 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, traveled to the hot and humid Joint Readiness Training Center in... Read More

Panthers’ Janney, Gavin competitions get hot

Story by Sgt. Christopher Harper | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Date: 07.25.2011

Rivalries got hot last week as the mercury climbed and the heat index pushed category five by 10 a.m. most days, at the 82nd Airborne’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team Janney and Gavin competitions, which ran July... Read More