Tag Archives: Kuwait

Photo: A soldier assigned to 111th Quartermaster Company hugs his daughter during a redeployment ceremony at Fort Lee, Va. Jan. 18, 2013. The company deployed for six months to Kuwait and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Susan Garling

Worth A Thousand Words: Daddy, I Missed You!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by bniegel

A soldier assigned to 111th Quartermaster Company hugs his daughter during a redeployment ceremony at Fort Lee, Va. Jan. 18, 2013.
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Posted in Family Focus Friday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 111th Quartermaster Company, Afghanistan, Army, ceremony, daughter, deployed, Family Focus Friday, Fort Lee, hugs daughter, Kuwait, redeployment, redeployment ceremony, U.S.. Army, VA | Leave a comment

Female soldiers assigned to the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion conduct pre-mobilization training Aug. 10, 2012. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in October 2012. (New York Army National Guard Courtesy photo)

New York Army National Guard to Begin Moving Women Into Combat Battalions

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Women will be able to fill 350 positions in the New York Army National Guard’s four combat battalions.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 101st Cavalry, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 108th Infantry, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Squadron, 69th Infantry, adjutant general, Afghanistan, armor, Army National Guard, Baghdad, combat, commissioned officers, Defense Department, female soldiers, infantry, Iraq, Iraqi Army, Kuwait, Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, military, N.Y., National Guard, New York Army National Guard, New York City, New York National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, non-commissioned officers, service members, soldiers, Special Forces, Syracuse, tank and reconnaissance units, troops, U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. National Guard, U.S. Soldiers, United States Army National Guard, United States National Guard, United States Soldiers, Utica, Women in Combat | Leave a comment

“Inside the DoD”: Dec. 21, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by glenn.selby

In our news roundup for Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.
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Posted in DoD News, Inside the DoD, Podcast | Tagged Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Davao International Airport, Exercise Steel Knight, Gen. John Allen, Gen. Martin Dempsey, III Marine Expeditionary Force, ISAF commander, Kuwait, Leon Panetta, Manila, Marine Corps Station Futenma, Marines, Michelle Obama, Okinawa, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense, Turkey, Typhoon Bopha, Typhoon Pablo | Leave a comment

Lancer Soldier Runs Extra Mile

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jtozer

Story by Sgt. John Couffer From 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – It is early dawn as the sun has yet risen and the morning wind whips the awaiting marathon runners as they attempt to keep …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, 2-5 CAV, Defense, Exercise, health, Ironhorse, Kuwait, Lancers, marathon, miles, military, overseas, running, wellness | 1 Comment

Operation Virginia – Security From Start to Finish

Posted on December 23, 2011 by jtozer

Video by Third Army/U.S. Army Central PAO Operations continue. The Third Army/ARCENT provides security from start to finish as soldiers draw down out of Iraq. They are part of an escort team. A typical mission entails getting prepared at Camp Virginia …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged assistance, convoys, Defense, final troops, goodbye, Iraq, Kuwait, leaving iraq, military, Minnesota National Guard, oif, Operation New Dawn, security, soldiers | Leave a comment