One-time al-Qaida members, supporters working with coalition
While there’s still much work to be done, it seems the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans” of the 101st Airborne Division, who are under 3rd Infantry Division’s command, have made substantial progress in Baghdad.
So much so, that some former insurgents have changed their affiliations and are now a part [...]

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BAGHDAD, Jan 30 (KUNA) — Iraqi Army soldiers detained 24 individuals on January 27th during the joint air assault operation “Iron Boston”, with US Army forces in the Sayed Abdullah Corridor, a US Army statement said on Wednesday.
Iraqi Army and soldiers from Companies C and D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, [...]

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101st soldiers honored, combat badges awarded
TIKRIT, Iraq - The 101st Airborne Division leadership, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser and Command Sgt. Major Vincent Comacho, visited 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” in Salah ad Din province Jan. 28.
The Screaming Eagle leaders first visited soldiers of 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Summerall, near Bayji. [...]

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CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Soldiers from Company B, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division have been creating weapons platforms for use in joint security stations throughout northwest Baghdad.The platforms are made by the soldiers of the service section in the company. These platforms allow tower guards the flexibility to mount [...]

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Mission now ‘neighborhood watch on steroids’
What used to be called the “Triangle of Death” south of Baghdad, Iraq, has seen dramatic improvement thanks in part to the efforts of 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Battalion Commander Lt. Col. R.J. Lillibridge and 3rd Brigade Combat Team Commander Col. Dominic Caraccilo spoke Monday with The [...]

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CAMP STRIKER, Iraq - A routine gathering with local leaders resulted in the discovery of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory on Sunday near Hamid Shaban.Acting on a tip from an attendee at the meeting, Rakkasan soldiers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division acted quickly and [...]

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Coalition forces have discovered a car bomb factory in western Iraq after help from local citizens, it has been confirmed.
Soldiers in the northern division of the multi-national force located a car bomb factory, terrorist command cell and a large cache in the western desert of Salah ad Din province last week, as manoeuvres during Operation [...]

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Soldiers hope to repair rift between Iraqi Army and courts
MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq - Few things have remained constant for Iraqi citizens during the transition from Saddam’s regime to a democratic society. One thing that has been slow to transition has been the Iraqi justice system.
The Red Knight Rakkasan soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd [...]

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Once prosperous city has fallen victim to insurgents
SAMARRA, Iraq - There was a merchant in Baghdad who sent his servant to market to buy provisions, and in a little while the servant came back, white and trembling, and said, “Master, just now when I was in the marketplace I was jostled by a woman in [...]

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CAMP STRIKER, Iraq (Army News Service, Dec. 18, 2007) - Christmas came a little early this year when the Rakkasans received 18 shiny, new Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles Dec. 7.
The MRAP family of vehicles is the latest troop-carrying means of transportation introduced to Soldiers in theater. With the holiday season fast approaching, the delivery of the [...]

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