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News Archives For January 2008
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U.S. Commander Examines Tour Lengths
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 WASHINGTON (AFPS, Jan. 31, 2008) - The U.S. commander in South Korea wants to re-examine the tour length for personnel assigned to the peninsula. Army Gen. B.B. Bell said in an interview that he will speak with defense leaders this week about making more assignments to Korea accompanied tours.
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Army Team Responds to Flooding in Bolivia
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 FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Army News Service, Jan. 30 2008) - U.S. Army South sent a Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team to Bolivia this week to survey the damage caused by recent flooding there.
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Infantry Scout Represents Army at Address
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 29, 2008) -- Two weeks ago, Staff Sgt. Craig Charloux was on post-deployment leave with his wife, Bobbi Jo and 9-year old son Stephen in Maine. The last thing the 1st Cavalry Division infantry scout expected was a phone call from his rear detachment commander, notifying him that he had been invited to attend the president's final State of the Union Address.
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3ID Completes Operation Browning
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 FOB KALSU, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 28, 2008) - For three days, Coalition Forces weathered harsh cold and deadly pressure-plate improvised explosive devices to secure a foothold in southern Arab Jabour, beginning with an air assault Jan. 20.
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Army and Air Force Discuss Interoperability
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 25, 2008) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, along with other senior leaders from both Services, met Jan. 23 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss issues of mutual interest regarding interdependency and interoperability.
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'The Sarge' Readies for NHRA Top Fuel Season
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 24, 2008) - With the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series campaign less than a month away, Army Top Fuel driver Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher is already figuring on another edge-of-your-seat type of season.
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Army to Retire BDUs
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 23, 2008) - The Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for G-1 (Personnel) announced this month that the final wear-out date for the Army Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Battle Dress Uniform will be April 30 for both active-duty and reserve-component Soldiers.
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Warrior Transition Leaders Meet
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 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Army News Service, Jan. 22, 2008) - Getting Soldiers healed from physical, psychological or emotional wounds is an Army mission of highest priority, second only to combat, a senior official said during the Warrior Transition Leadership and Training Conference Jan.13-18.
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Sailor Pursues Music Ministry Career
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 Alexandria, Va. (Army News Service, Jan. 21, 2008) Joining the military opens a variety of options for servicemembers. For one Sailor, it meant having the opportunity to fulfill his dream of being a worship minister. Navy Yeoman 3rd Class Joe Smith, C3 Operations administration clerk, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, said he enlisted because it was a good way to pay for his education.
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Course Welcomes First Class of Iraqi NCOs
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 FOB KALSU, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 18, 2008) - As the midday sun warmed the ground at FOB Kalsu Jan. 15, 56 Iraqi soldiers stood beside 18 U.S. noncommissioned officers, in front of two countries' flags, with one common purpose and made history.
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Army's Largest Solar Array
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 FORT CARSON, Col. (Army News Service, Jan. 17, 2008) - Officials cut the ribbon Monday on the Army's largest solar array, a 2-megawatt system at Fort Carson that should produce enough power for 540 homes.
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Fallen Soldier Gives Back
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 CASERMA EDERLE, Italy (Army News Service, Jan. 16, 2008) - All Soldiers, especially those who are deploying, want to take care of their families in the event something happens to them, but one NCO took this a step further.
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Law Restricts Political Involvement of Military
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 FORT JACKSON, S.C. (Army News Service, Jan. 15, 2008) - As the election year kicks off, there are many questions concerning Army policies that restrict both political activities by Soldiers and Department of Defense Civilians, and candidates' use of DOD facilities for political events.
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Israeli MOUT Facility Model for Nat'l Guard
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 BALADIA CITY, Israel (Army News Service, Jan. 14, 2008) - National Guard Soldiers could one day train at a state-of-the-art urban warfare training center in Israel, or one modeled after it, according to Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum.
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Program Helping Army Meet Recruiting Goals
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 11, 2008) – During a press conference Thursday at the Pentagon, the Army’s senior leader said the National Guard's "Active First" program has contributed to the Army staying on-target to reach recruitment goals.
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U.S. Offensive Targets al Qaeda in Iraq
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 WASHINGTON (AFPS Jan. 10, 2008) - American military forces in northern Iraq launched an offensive this week targeting al Qaeda elements operating in the region.
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Sheiks Provide Information on al Qaeda
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 8, 2008) - In a vital and encouraging boost to the efforts against al Qaeda in Iraq, local sheiks met with Coalition Forces to discuss cooperation and future Concerned Local Citizen programs Jan. 4.
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TF Marne NCOs Team Up
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 7, 2008) -- “No one is more professional than I,” states the U.S. Army’s NCO Creed, and noncommissioned officers at Forward Operating Base Kalsu are gearing up to instill the same pride and professionalism in their Iraqi Army counterparts.
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Bush Urges Congress for Full Pay Raise
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 WASHINGTON, January 4, 2008 – Military members will receive a 3 percent pay raise effective tomorrow, as President Bush urges Congress to revise some provisions regarding Iraq contained in the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Operation Patriot Strike Nets AQI Suspects
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 UBAYDI, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 2, 2008) -- Going after al-Qaeda cell leaders in the Ubaydi farmland 20 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a three-pronged assault on the area which netted dozens of detainees, Dec. 29.
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New Engineers Drilling Wells in Djibouti
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 CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Army News Service, Jan. 2, 2008) - For the past year, the mission of the 1132nd Engineering Detachment Well Drilling Team has been to provide potable water to the people of Djibouti, but now their mission is to train their replacements to do the same.
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