Nov 1, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - There are many "going green" cost-saving initiatives in the U.S., from reusable bags at the grocery store to recycling, to hybrid vehicles to get someone where they need to go on a day-to-day basis. Fort Riley has taken advantage of many of these initiatives including the operation and use of 16 hybrid vehicles - one being a pickup.

Oct 31, 2010

After several months of planning and coordination between the Department of Border Enforcement, Iraqi Army, and U.S. Division-South, the Iraqi Security Forces accomplished another milestone in their development when 12 DBE personnel began training as medics by Iraqi Army instructors at Shaiba Training Center.

Oct 31, 2010

To ensure the readiness of the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar system, or C-RAM, radar technicians and U.S. Navy weapon system maintainers with Battery A, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted a test of the complex system's firing capabilities in Basra in the early morning of Oct. 22.

Oct 31, 2010

The Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team and Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment recently visited two Basra universities to increase students' awareness of various educational opportunities.

Oct 31, 2010

Controlled Detonation, a modern rock group from the 1st Infantry Division Band, recently toured U.S. bases in Iraq, performing for troops deployed with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. The band is the last Army band of its type in Iraq, and constantly tours to play popular music for deployed service members. Controlled Detonation and the eCAB, 1st Inf. Div. are both from Fort Riley, Kan., and are deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. The band's final stop on the tour was the aviation brigade's headquarters on Camp Taji, Oct. 30, where they played over three hours of hit songs for Soldiers there.

Oct 31, 2010

Shortly after identical twins Pfc. Lane Higson and Pfc. Casey Higson arrived at Fort Riley, Kan., this spring, they went to war.

Oct 30, 2010

Approximately 400 Iraqi soldiers with the 52nd Brigade, 14th Iraqi Army Division participated in a live fire exercise at Tea Leaf Island in Basra Oct. 25, in what some commanders say was the first complex combined arms exercise of its kind since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime.

Oct 28, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 27, 2010) - U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Family Readiness Group leaders attended the third and final Family Forum session Oct. 27 at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army National Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Representing FORSCOM units nationwide, the 470 FRG leaders heard U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Carver speak about spiritual resiliency and Strong Bonds. Resiliency was the topic Carver first brought to their attention, explaining that the outcomes of spiritual resilience could range from greater emotional health, happiness, martial stability, social support, less alcohol use and less delinquency.

Oct 26, 2010

After several months of planning and coordination between the Department of Border Enforcement, Iraqi Army, U.S. Division-South, and 3rd Brigade-4th ID, the Iraqi Security Forces accomplished another milestone in their development when 12 DBE personnel began training as medics by Iraqi Army instructors at Shaiba Training Center.

Oct 26, 2010

For the Basra Special Weapons and Tactics team, the graduation ceremony held at the Basra Operations Center Oct. 18 is just the beginning...

Oct 26, 2010

Combat engineers with the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division recently worked with a specialized engineer reconnaissance team to ensure the safety Rumaylah Bridge in Basra Province.

Oct 26, 2010

Minister of Health, Dr. Salih Mahdi opened the doors to the Basra Children's Hospital, the largest and first specialty care facility in Basra, Iraq, Oct. 21.

Oct 24, 2010

Soldiers serving on Camp Taji, Iraq, with an aviation brigade faced off Oct. 23, during a unit competition testing their technical expertise in areas ranging from vehicle operations to equipment maintenance.

Oct 22, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Fort Riley's Army flag football team protected its house with a 13-6 victory over McConnell Air Force Base in the second annual Army vs. Air Force Flag Football Game Oct. 16 at Sacco Softball Complex. There was a little trash talking before the game about McConnell taking the trophy back to Wichita, Kan.

Oct 22, 2010

SALINA, Kan. - Left and right turns, backing and parking are just some of the exercises that more than 60 Fort Riley civilian and military police officers went through during a training event at the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy Oct. 4 to 14 in Salina. This is the first time Kansas Highway Patrol has provided this training to Fort Riley police officers as their annual in-service.

Oct 22, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Children of all ages searched through a patch of small, round pumpkins that dotted the field behind the Army Community Service building Oct. 16 to pick out the perfect pumpkin to take home and carve. The Exceptional Family Member Program's pumpkin patch event gave away more than 160 pumpkins and included a Family day of arts and crafts and hayrack rides.

Oct 22, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. -- Saving the installation more than $5,700 per year, the First Sergeants Barracks Program utilizes six electric vehicles to move in and around the brigade areas in support of barrack's assignments, terminations and maintenance calls.

Oct 22, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - "One of the greatest problems we have here is no one ever goes anywhere else and so their frame of reference is Fort Riley, Kansas," said Tim Livsey, director of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

Oct 22, 2010

The Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division is an aviation brigade from Fort Riley, Kan. The unit deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq, this March in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and is now the only aviation brigade flying under the banner of Operation New Dawn. While the new operation has officially ended the combat mission in Iraq, the brigade's troops are still honing their war-fighting skills. Here is a look at one Soldier's visit to a night-fire range on Camp Taji, Oct. 21.

Oct 21, 2010

ABILENE , Kan. - On a beautiful day in Abilene, during its annual Chisholm Trail Days celebration, the Soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and the citizens of Dickinson County reaffirmed their commitment to each other by renewing their partnership under the Army Community Covenant.

Oct 21, 2010

At the halfway point of their current deployment, 209 Soldiers simultaneously raised their right hands and renewed their oath to serve their country in a time of war during a mass re-enlistment ceremony at five locations across southern Iraq and Kuwait.

Oct 20, 2010

The 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, a U.S. Army aviation battalion deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn, re-enlisted 15 Soldiers in a ceremony outside their headquarters on Joint Base Balad, Oct. 19.

Oct 19, 2010

While 30,000 registrants prepare for Sunday's Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., the third largest 10-mile race in the world, more than 200 runners crossed the finish line in Basra a week earlier during a 10-Mile shadow run Oct. 16.

Oct 19, 2010

Beer, schnitzel, music... a lot of things come to mind at the mention of Oktoberfest, but a 5K run isn't typically one of them.

Oct 19, 2010

It is a new dawn in Talil, as two brigadier generals, one from Iraq and one from the U.S., sit down and discuss the future of Ali Air Base.

Oct 19, 2010

Soldiers from 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division took some time to meet and get to know their neighbors: members of Bedouin tribes that live close to Camp Adder, a sprawling hub of military activity located in southern Iraq near the city of An Nasiriyah.

Oct 17, 2010

Spc. Trevor Howard, a 38-year-old father of three, joined the Army in 2008 to provide for his Family after 14 months of unemployment. Two years later, he hopes to become a career officer.

Oct 17, 2010

The combined effort of the Iraqi Army, Department of Border Enforcement, and Iraqi Police, with U.S. Army advice and assistance, led to the successful completion of the first regional joint strategic military exercise in Basra, Iraq.

Oct 17, 2010

Members of the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment at the Basra International Airport provide MEDEVAC support to the the Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of US Division-South..

Oct 14, 2010

COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. - Leaders with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team Rear Detachment, 1st Infantry Division, and Morris County re-affirmed the commitment between the brigade and the Morris County community by signing the Army Community Covenant Oct. 9 during Council Grove's annual Grillin' in the Grove event at the Canning Creek Cove campground near Council Grove.

Oct 14, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Karina Wallace felt somewhat at home at Fort Riley's fourth annual Oktoberfest. Wallace, a military spouse, is German, so she said she appreciated the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosting the festival Oct. 7 to 9 at Rally Point Field.

Oct 14, 2010

An Army aviation brigade from Fort Riley, Kan., deployed to Iraq this March to provide mobility and security for ground forces here, but one of the unit's unofficial missions is possibly its most important: maintaining a healthy, visible relationship with Iraqi army aviators.

Oct 14, 2010

A 1st Infantry Division Soldier will receive the Silver Star for his actions while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the division's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky.

Oct 11, 2010

The 1166th CHET Company greatly assisted in the drawdown of U.S. equipment from Iraq during Operation Northern Lights. During ONL, Soldiers of the CHET Company completed 19 retrograde missions, drove more than 7000 miles and transported more than 633 loads of U.S. equipment to Kuwait from Iraq.

Oct 11, 2010

Army drivers endure deployment hardships without much recognition. They are often assigned to do much more than just drive, to include providing security to convoys moving in and out of Iraq.

Oct 11, 2010

Firefighters celebrated National Fire Prevention Week with a competition Oct. 7 to give Soldiers a little taste of what their job is like.

Oct 11, 2010

Until recently, trucks stuck in traffic jams outside Contingency Operating Base Adder, a U.S. base near Nasiriyah, were experiencing small arms fire and theft as they waited for their turns to enter the base until Soldiers of the 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) built a safe overflow lot to protect the incoming traffic.

Oct 11, 2010

Service members and Department of Defense civilians in Basra, Iraq, celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at the United States Division-South Resiliency Campus with music, cultural dances and dinner Sept. 30.

Oct 11, 2010

A new kind of tank made its debut at the U.S. base near the Basra International Airport recently, and it was received with raucous applause.

Oct 11, 2010

The 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division kicked off their brigade's participation in the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas with a luncheon Oct. 3.

Oct 11, 2010

United States Division-South is in the final stages of preparing Camp Bucca for its handover to the Iraqi government in December.

Oct 11, 2010

The Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division is an aviation brigade from Fort Riley, Kan. The unit deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq this March in support of Operation New Dawn, and is now the only aviation brigade in Iraq. The brigade's main mission is the support of ground forces, which involves freedom of maneuver, counter-indirect fire, route clearance, and convoy security. It is also involved in advising and assisting Iraqi aviators across the country. The unit is the first ever enhanced aviation brigade, meaning that it has absorbed other units, becoming a super brigade of sorts. If there is something flying in Iraq, it likely wears the brigade's insignia, the historic "Big Red One." The brigade's work-horse battalion, the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, is actively involved in advising and assisting an Iraqi army Huey squadron on Camp Taji. The two units have completed several missions together in the Baghdad area. Here is a look at their most recent mission.

Oct 11, 2010

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - U.S. Army aviators serving in Iraq held a conference on Camp Taji, Oct. 7, to address several topics concerning Army aviation's current and future operations in Iraq. Senior aviators from across Iraq met on Camp Taji to discuss several logistical, tactical and strategic considerations in operating the brigade's assets across the country. Attendees not only included senior leaders from all of the brigade's subordinate units, but senior aviators from U.S. Forces-Iraq, all three U.S. division headquarters, and brigade aviation officers assigned to ground units.

Oct 9, 2010

TALLIL, Iraq - "I am happy and glad it's done." That is how Kenieth Mayweather, described his promotion to the rank of captain, Oct.7, on Camp Adder, Iraq. His mother, Sgt. Maj. Rue Mayweather, was there to share the special moment. She performed the ceremonial "pinning" and the first salute to her son as a captain. "I've been to every one of his promotions," said Rue. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world."

Oct 8, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - One in four women will be the victims of domestic violence sometime in her life, Carolyn Tolliver-Lee said Oct. 1 at the Domestic Violence Proclamation signing at Riley's Conference Center. "It is real and it does occur," she said. "It occurs here in our community and outside of our gates. Can you imagine what goes on behind those doors'"

Oct 8, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - As Sgt. 1st Class Bill Flippo, his wife, Char, and the couple's three sons, Shawn, 8, Nathan, 7, and Hunter, 2, waited for Flippo's friend, Master Sgt. Kenneth Reynold's redeployment ceremony to start, Flippo reminisced about how he and Reynolds met. The two Soldiers met in 1999 when they were stationed with the 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, out of Fort Bragg, N.C. They deployed together to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

Oct 8, 2010

WAMEGO, Kan. - On Oct. 3, the Combat Aviation Brigade signed its second Army Community Covenant with Pottawatomie County in a formal ceremony headlined the final day of Wamego's OZtoberfest. The Army Community Covenant signing between the CAB and Pottawatomie County was coupled with another ceremony honoring World War II and Korean War veterans.

Oct 8, 2010

CLAY CENTER, Kan. - Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, received a very special 'welcome home' from the community of Clay Center, Kan., during an Army Community Covenant ceremony Sept. 25. The ceremony was to reaffirm the partnership by re-signing the covenant created between the 'Raiders' Squadron, Clay County and Clay Center in August of 2008.

Oct 6, 2010

Ten SWAT team members went to the Normandy Range Complex to practice training their fellow Iraqis on close quarters combat tactics Oct. 3.The 1st Bn., 68th Arm. Regt., currently under the operational control of United States Division-South and the 1st Infantry Division, has taken up the task of teaching the SWAT team not just tactics, but how to pass on their knowledge in tactics to others.

Oct 5, 2010

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Ten Soldiers serving in Iraq with an Army aviation battalion re-enlisted Oct. 2 in a special ceremony on Camp Taji.

Oct 5, 2010

Oct 5, 2010

Michael Peterson, a country music singer with three top ten country hits, put on a show in Basra at the United States Division-South Resiliency Campus Oct. 1.

Oct 3, 2010

Army fuelers serving in Iraq pumped their millionth gallon of jet fuel on Camp Taji, Oct. 2, bringing their unit's grand total to over 5 million gallons

Oct 2, 2010

Dave Roever and his son Matthew began a tour of United States Division-South with a presentation at the USD-S Resiliency Campus Sept. 29, followed by a prayer breakfast and a visit to the RIVRON Navy river patrol unit Sept. 30.

Oct 2, 2010

The Iraqi Navy celebrated its "Navy Day" with the commissioning of P-301, the first of 15 35-meter patrol boats purchased by Iraq to protects its coast.

Oct 1, 2010

SPEICHER, Iraq - Grills sizzled and mouths watered Sept. 19 as U.S. Soldiers serving in Iraq prepared for their first ever cook-off. The competition pit personnel from several sections of an aviation company against each other in a barbecuing challenge.

Oct 1, 2010

While Operation New Dawn marked the end of combat operations in Iraq, there are still deployed Soldiers that face the challenge of handling deployment stress.

Sep 30, 2010

The Army's senior noncommissioned officer met with United States Division-South Soldiers and talked about Comprehensive Soldier Fitness at the newly opened Basra Resiliency Campus Sept. 29.

Sep 29, 2010

Sgt. Ricky, already a seasoned veteran, is a five-year-old German Shepherd and a trained patrol explosive dog is on his second deployment to Iraq.

Sep 29, 2010

Arriving in a foreign country with limited medical supplies and equipment, one nurse, no facility, and a number of unforeseen obstacles, one man pressed on to create a professional medical operation and provide health care to the hundreds of non-U.S. employees living on Basra Air Field.

Sep 29, 2010

Some people have the drive to accomplish goals in life others will never be able to. Being able to competitively swim 1.2 miles, bike for 56 miles and run 13.1 miles in a certain amount of time is one of them. For Maj. Nicholas Simontis, being a competitive tri-athlete requires more than just physical training to prepare for an event.

Sep 29, 2010

As Soldiers of the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division prepared to leave the five provinces in southern Iraq they have been responsible for, there was still one last mission to complete. In coordination with supporters at Brookstone School in Columbus, Ga., Phenix City, Ala., and Fort Benning, Ga., the Soldiers dropped off donated shoes to the children of Iraq.

Sep 28, 2010

During a ceremony at half time of Kansas State University's football game Sept. 25, Lt. Col. Eric Timmerman, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and representatives from Riley Country reaffirmed 4th IBCT's commitment to the residents and leadership of Riley County with an Army Community Covenant signing.

Sep 28, 2010

The Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division is an all-in-one aviation brigade from Fort Riley, Kan. The unit deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq this March in support of Operation New Dawn, and is now the only aviation brigade in Iraq. The brigade's main mission is the support of ground forces, which involves freedom of maneuver, counter-indirect fire, route clearance, and convoy security. It is also involved in advising and assisting Iraqi aviators across the country. The unit is the first ever enhanced aviation brigade, meaning that it has absorbed other units, becoming a super brigade of sorts. If there is something flying in Iraq, it likely wears the brigade's insignia, the historic "Big Red One." With a special mission and a strength of historic proportions for an aviation brigade, the enhanced CAB is attracting a lot of attention. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, the Army's first female four-star general, and Dr. Malcolm Ross O'Neill, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), visited the brigade's headquarters on Camp Taji, Sept. 26, and were briefed on the intent and progress of the brigade's mission. The two leaders also presented several of the brigade's junior Soldiers with coins for their achievements during the brigade's deployment.

Sep 28, 2010

BASRA, Iraq - Soldiers serving in Iraq faced off Sept. 8 in a quarterly competition designed to challenge Soldiers' military skills

Sep 28, 2010

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - An Army doctor serving in Iraq received approval from an Army medical review board Sept. 28 to study the effects of omega-3 fish oil capsules on deployed Soldiers' mental health.

Sep 27, 2010

Human Terrain Analysis Team-South, is small in number but plays a large role in United States Division-South's efforts to assist the Iraqi people by to providing insight into the population and its culture.

Sep 27, 2010

An Iraqi army Mi-17 helicopter takes off for a training flight from Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 26. The Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, the sole aviation brigade deployed to Iraq, routinely flies joint missions with the Iraqi aviators. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Roland Hale, eCAB, 1st Inf. Div. PAO)

Sep 24, 2010

CAMP TAJI, Iraq -An Army medical detachment hit hard by the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, last November, is now in Iraq providing mental health support to deployed Soldiers.

Sep 20, 2010

The 'Blackfoot' Troopers of Troop B, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, recently began training with Iraqi forces from the 9th Brigade Department of Border Enforcement to enhance their skills on patrolling and security operations.

Sep 19, 2010

Leaders evaluated the 10th Iraqi Army on a mass casualty scenario to see what they had learned after three months of Iraqi Army led medical training, advised by the 64th BSB.

Sep 19, 2010

Deployed since Sept. 2009 to work with Iraqi Security Forces, Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade cased its colors and transferred authority to the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade in a ceremony Sept. 15.

Sep 19, 2010

The six-piece band of Soldier-musicians known as the "Volunteers" brought its act to southern Iraq, Sept. 15, performing contemporary country, jazz and rock and roll at the Basra Resiliency Campus during their first tour to a combat zone.

Sep 18, 2010

With the push of a button, the 1st Infantry Division's Operations Center launched the newest version of the Command Post of the Future, called Battle Command 10, or CPOF BC10.

Sep 18, 2010

The new Combat Stress Clinic on the American base at Basra International Airport was named in honor of Sgt. Brandon Maggart in a ceremony Sept. 10.

Sep 17, 2010

The discipline, fitness, and fearlessness required to be an effective Soldier are being trained at Basra through Modern Army Combatives.

Sep 13, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Garrison employees enjoyed a day of games and friendly competition Sept. 2 at the annual Organization Day at Moon Lake.

Sep 13, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Fort Riley Soldiers teamed up with schools on post and in the Central Flint Hills Region Sept. 2 at Riley's Conference Center, to plan and establish partnerships in support of the 2015 campaign plan.

Sep 13, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Fort Riley leadership and Geary County Unified School District 475 officials played host Aug. 30 to the Honorable Joseph Westphal, undersecretary of the Army, to give him a firsthand look at the repairs and remodeling needed in on-post elementary and middle schools.

Sep 11, 2010

Ramadan, for more than 1.5 billion people who follow Islam, is considered a sacred month. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is said to be when the Prophet Muhammad received the revelations through the angel Gabriel. To show reverence, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset and are obliged to refrain from activities like smoking and other earthly pleasures.

Sep 11, 2010

Sgt. Brandon Maggart was sleeping when the sirens went off August 22. Seconds after the warning, a rocket struck the roof of his housing unit on Basra,. Fellow Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment rushed to his side providing medical aid. He was removed from the room and rushed to the troop medical clinic emergency room.

Sep 10, 2010

With the opening of a resiliency campus on COB Basra, Iraq, the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters is working to improve the resilience of personnel in United States Division-South while they are still operating in a combat zone.

Sep 8, 2010

One week after assuming command, the senior U.S. Army commander in Iraq visited United States Division-South Sept. 8. Gen. Lloyd Austin, commanding general of United States Forces-Iraq, toured Contingency Operating Base Basra's business center, the new resiliency campus, and the USD-S headquarters.

Sep 8, 2010

The 1st Infantry Division Band from Fort Riley, Kan., continues to perform their mission in southern Iraq despite their own significant reduction of forces.

Sep 8, 2010

The first brigade of Soldiers to deploy exclusively in support of Operation New Dawn has arrived in southern Iraq.

Sep 7, 2010

The Muthanna Provincial Reconstruction Team conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently completed renovation and construction of a retail and wholesale fish market located in the District of Al Rumaitha August 28. The $205,000 fish market renovation and construction project was funded by forces in United States Division-South, and was managed and developed with support from elements of 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

Sep 4, 2010

The combined efforts of U.S. Soldiers and two local national contractors at Contingency Operating Base Adder led to the early completion of the scrap metal separation and segregation mission at COB Adder.

Sep 4, 2010

During its current deployment, fitness has become contagious within TF Blackjack. Cross Fit, P90X, Insanity, and spin class have become regular workouts, along with old-fashioned weight training and long-distance running.

Sep 4, 2010

Many Soldiers hear about the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division's legal section and the first thing that comes to mind is the Uniform Code of Military Justice, but this team of Soldiers does much more for the 'Iron' Brigade than advise commanders on non-judicial punishment.

Sep 4, 2010

In a quaint wooden building on Contingency Operating Base Adder, 13 Medical Service Corps officers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division hovered in anticipation to speak to Maj. Gen. David Rubenstein, Medical Service Corps branch chief, via video teleconference.

Sep 2, 2010

Selfless service, according to the Army values, means placing the welfare of the nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own. In some cases, the commitment to selfless service goes beyond the individual and encompasses entire Families with rich military tradition.

Sep 1, 2010

For the world's Muslim population, which is estimated at more than 1.5 billion as of October 2009, Ramadan is one of the most celebrated times of year. United States Division-South expressed their respects to the Islam community in their area of operations and to the holy month by hosting an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 28.

Sep 1, 2010

Soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's transportation office received the Military Order of St. Christopher during a ceremony at the Fighting First Dining Facility on Contingency Operating Base Basra Aug. 27.

Sep 1, 2010

With the threat of the improvised explosive device in Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. and coalition forces had to adapt to a new battlefield. The electronic warfare branch, which was only recently made an official branch in the U.S. Army, answered the call to stem the threat of a major killer of American troops in Iraq.

Aug 31, 2010

On Aug. 23, Wilson headed out from Camp Victory on his last tactical ground movement by MRAP, bound for Contingency Operating Site Kalsu to visit Soldiers of the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division

Aug 29, 2010

United States Division-South hosts an Iftar celebration on Contingency Operating Base Basra in southern Iraq

Aug 27, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Soon after the sun rose over the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters building, the pops and growls of dozens of motorcycles permeated the humid air hanging over the building's parking lot. "Let's have a good ride," said Command Sgt. Maj. Darrell "Buddy" Wallace, command sergeant major for the 1st Infantry Division-Rear, before the beginning of the second 2010 Big Red One Motorcycle Safety Ride. More than 150 Soldiers, veterans and Department of Defense civilians participated in the ride.

Aug 27, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - While Dewayne Price was attending grad school in Georgia, the 26-year-old said he never thought he would be working in the civil-service sector. Price is currently working as a logistics management specialist intern for Fort Riley's Directorate of Logistics.

Aug 27, 2010

FORT RILEY, Kan. - "It is often stated that the right person in the right place at the right time can make a difference," said Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Braddock, command sergeant major, Installation Management Command - West Region. "It's quite evident when you move around this installation and see everything that goes on and then what's happening behind the scenes." Braddock visited Fort Riley Aug. 26 to spend some time with Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Ian Mann and also to recognize the awardees of the Garrison Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for IMCOM - West.

Aug 26, 2010

The Maysan Provincial Reconstruction Team and Soldiers of from 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Maysan Central Wheat Granary to unveil a newly-built truck lift.