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Latest Michael Yon Dispatch

Mar 13, 2010 5:04am

The Bridge is Yon's most recent dispatch from Afghanistan. Supplies shipped by sea to the port of Karachi flow through two major arteries into Afghanistan. In the north is Torkham, near the famous Khyber Pass. In the south is Spin......

Gates Visits Soldiers at Sharp End of Conflict

Mar 10, 2010 1:08pm

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan, March 9, 2010 – A white-painted blast wall standing in front of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, headquarters here bearing the names of 22 fallen soldiers was a......

Secretary Gates Visits Stryker Troops in Afghanistan

Mar 9, 2010 8:43pm

Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates - Reuters Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a "decisive phase" in the war -- an operation to impose control over......

Video: Press Conference Discussing the 2010 Iraqi Elections

Mar 9, 2010 8:38pm

Lt. Col Darren Wright briefs the media on the role the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division had in the mission to integrate Iraqi security forces with U.S. troops to ensure safe elections. Parts 1 & 2.......

TNT Outlines Stryker Role in Iraqi Elections

Mar 9, 2010 8:37pm

South Sound soldiers work behind the scenes in election - The News Tribune American troops should be out of sight from polling places today as Iraqis elect a parliament for the second time since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But......

Recent Stryker Articles on DVIDS

Mar 8, 2010 8:19pm

DVIDS has a number of recent article re: the Stryker Brigades. Signal Soldiers Provide a Different Type of Communication Small Gift Creates Hope for a Better Future Signal Soldiers Have Unique Opportunity Security paved way to successful Iraqi elections; leaders......

SPC Anthony A. Paci

Mar 7, 2010 5:06am

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Anthony A. Paci, 30, of Rockville, Md., died Mar. 4 at Gereshk, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover. He was......

Army Set to Redesign Stryker

Mar 5, 2010 8:15pm

FOB Tacoma - V-shaped hull for Strykers A change to the design of the Army's Stryker vehicle to make it more likely to withstand a blast from a roadside bomb should be coming soon, the service窶冱 chief of staff told......

Embedded Reporter Reflects on Time With Strykers

Mar 5, 2010 8:11pm

The Associated Press: Analysis: Hard part in Marjah has only just begun KABUL (AP) — The hardest fighting is over, but the battle for Marjah is just beginning. The outcome of last month's military campaign was never in doubt. With......

Avengers, ANA Take Historic Trip

Mar 5, 2010 8:05pm

Story by Sgt. Chris Florence KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Just a few short weeks ago a historic convoy traveled along two of arguably the most dangerous highways in southern Afghanistan and through several provinces to deliver a new fighting force to......

Home Is Where the Music Is

Mar 4, 2010 8:03pm

Story by Sgt. Chris Florence AFGHANISTAN -- Stryker Soldiers escape through their native tunes. For many people in many cultures, music is an important part of their way of life and music has been a way for some Stryker Soldiers......

Photos: 2nd Battalion, 12 Field Artillery Regiment 'Vikings' Change Command

Mar 4, 2010 7:58pm

View all at dvidshub.net Lt. Col. Terrence Braley, right, incoming commander, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, and other 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, commanders and command sergeants major, salute the American flag during a change......

U.S., Iraq Leaders Join Together to Provide Fresh Water to Aqur Quf

Mar 4, 2010 7:51pm

Story by Spc. Daniel Schneider CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION NASIR WA SALAM, Iraq – Civil affairs Soldiers and leaders from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, joined with the Iraqi Ministry of Water, Feb. 28, to celebrate the opening......

4-9 'Manchus' Check Polling Sites in Election Preparation

Mar 4, 2010 7:42pm

Story by Spc. Daniel Schneider CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION NASIR WA SALAM, Iraq – A week before Iraqi elections, March 7, Soldiers from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conducted a presence patrol along the Kandahri marketplace near Abu......

AP Report from Afghanistan

Mar 4, 2010 1:27pm

Afghanistan battle shows war rarely fought to plan | ajc.com Over the past week, men belonging to the 5th Stryker Brigade and Afghan forces have swept through villages and compounds once held by Taliban fighters, advancing with painstaking caution to......