Feb 28, 2009

According to the safety director here, 17 Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade reported sports-related injuries in January, making it the number one safety issue here.

Feb 28, 2009

The 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is scheduled to host a Sustainer Challenge here March 18-19.

Feb 28, 2009

Soldiers and Sailors of Alpha Battery 2nd Battalion, Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Joint Intercept Battery, Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar have undertaken a special construction project aimed at boosting joint morale.

Feb 28, 2009

The supply sergeant from the 259th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion ensures Soldiers are protected from the hot Iraqi sun by having a supply of sun block for every Soldier in the unit since arriving at here in August 2008.

Feb 28, 2009

Army-issued back support systems for Soldiers riding in tactical vehicles may soon be field-tested by several 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) units across theater.

Feb 28, 2009

The M2 .50 cal machine gun is used by many 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers during convoy operations in Iraq today.

Feb 28, 2009

Three Soldiers may complain about the traffic back home, but while pulling convoy security and driving down the dusty roads of Iraq during their year-long deployment traffic doesn't seem to faze them.

Feb 24, 2009

Feb 24, 2009

During his visit of the 287th Sustainment Brigade (SB) at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Feb. 20, Lt. Gen. Mitchell H. Stevenson, U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff G4, promoted Maj. Nathaniel Shropshire, Jr., 157th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB) Executive Officer, to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Feb 24, 2009

Maj. Gen. William H. Wade II, California Adjutant General, visited Soldiers of the 1-185th Armor Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, Feb. 18-19.

Feb 24, 2009

Kansas National Guardsmen are partnering with a local Iraqi trucking company to help build the Iraqi economy here over the next two years.

Feb 23, 2009

Feb 22, 2009

A team of Soldiers, civilians and contractors gathered Feb. 20 at the Victory Base Complex to celebrate fielding the 10,000th Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle.

Feb 20, 2009

Iraqi Soldiers clean up a storage yard in the Taji Wheel Level Three Maintenance facility on the Iraqi operated side of Camp Taji, Iraq on Feb. 12.

Feb 20, 2009

While on his deployment to northern Iraq, a Calif. National Guard Soldier hopes to gain his naturalized citizenship.

Feb 19, 2009

Chaplain (Col.) Jerry Stone goes over course material with Sgt. Justin Buttars, DeWitt Health Care Network, during a break from the suicide prevention stand down seminar Wednesday at Wood Theater. The prevention theme is 'Shoulder to Shoulder, No Soldier Stands Alone,' and was implemented by the vice chief of staff of the Army in response to the rising suicide rates the Army experienced from 2007 to 2008.

Feb 18, 2009

As some 20,000 runners hit the streets for the 2009 Hawaii Telcom Great Aloha Run here at sunrise Monday, more than 2,500 troops, running as the "Sounds of Freedom," demonstrated their cadences and esprit de corps.

Feb 14, 2009

Kansas National Guardsmen are partnering with a local Iraqi trucking company to help build the Iraqi economy here over the next two years.

Feb 13, 2009

The Texas Army National Guard 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment from El Paso, Texas received the Operation Iraq Freedom campaign streamer during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Adder on Jan. 17.

Feb 12, 2009

Col. Mohammed Saleh Mahdy, Kirkush Regional Maintenance Company commander met at Kirkush Military Training Base with Lt. Col. Norman B. Green, the 304th Sustainment Brigade commander out of Riverside, Calif., and Lt. Col. Brent D. Bush, 100th Brigade Support Battalion commander out of Houston, Texas, to discuss the proposed authorized stockage list for the M1114 humvee Jan. 27.

Feb 12, 2009

Iraqi national distribution capability took a big step forward Tuesday as the Iraqi Railroad successfully picked up cargo from Iraqi Transportation Network trucks at Camp Taji and moved it to the Port of Umm Qasr.

Feb 10, 2009

Soldiers and Airmen participated in the first joint unit victim advocate class on Joint Base Balad to teach UVAs sexual assault response policies; victim's reporting options; critical advocacy skills; healthcare management of sexual assault; investigative and criminal justice processes and victimology Jan. 31.

Feb 10, 2009

Iraq- Within 24 hours, several units from the 16th Sustainment Brigade delivered 36,000 meters of concertina wire, or the length of about 394 football fields, to Iraqi Security Forces at Forward Operating Base Marez on Jan. 25.

Feb 10, 2009

Medical emergencies can occur to service members anytime, anywhere on a battlefield because of acts of violence, accidents or illness. As a result, service members are transported to any medical center located throughout Iraq for medical attention. While service members are receiving medical care, someone has to be responsible for making sure that they receive whatever they may need. For the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), that someone is its hospital liaisons officers (LNO).