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Boots on the Ground...
(Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)
EAGLES RULE --
Col. Timothy Edens and Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Kennedy, command team for the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, roll-up the brigade colors at a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Taji, July 15. The 12th CAB transferred authority for aviation support for the Multi-National Division - Baghdad area of operations to the CAB, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B.
(Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas, 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
HEADING OUT --
Cavalry scouts from Troop B, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cav. Div., after completing their mission as part of an air assault training operation dubbed “Operation Dark Horse Lightning” at the St. Elijah Company Military Operations in Urban Terrain Site on Fort Hood recently.
(Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas, 2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
HOUSE CALL --
Cavalry Scouts from Troop B, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dismount a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cav. Div., during an air assault training operation dubbed “Operation Dark Horse Lightning” at the St. Elijah Company Military Operations in Urban Terrain Site on Fort Hood recently.
ON GUARD
Command Sgt. Major James Martin, prepares to accompany Lt. Col. Robert Burke and Brig. Gen Michael Lally, 3rd Sustainment Command commanding general, up one of the guard towers under their control during Lally’s visit to Camp Taji recently. Burke and Martin are the command team for the Indiana National Guard unit, 1st Sustainment Brigade.
(Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schweizer, 1st Sustainment Brigade)
(Army photo courtesy of 4th Spt. Bn., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)
QUALITY CHECK --
Chief Warrant Officer Raymond Smith, a native of Philadelphia and the electronics maintenance facility officer-in-charge assigned to Company B, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, checks a pair of PVS-7B night vision goggles ensuring the special electronics device is properly adjusted.
(Army photo by Pfc. John Ahn, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)
SALUTE --
Guards from the 4th Mechanized Battalion, 36th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, salute dignitaries and high ranking officials at the celebration of the activation of a new IA battalion, at Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad recently. Multi-National Division Soldiers with the Military Transition Team from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, were instrumental in training the Iraqi brigade leading to the activation.
 
Paralegal succeeds in Army
By Spc. Allison Churchill, 41st Fires Bde. PAO
FOB DELTA, Iraq – Specialist Matthew Duras decided to join the Army because he wanted to serve his country.
Since becoming a Soldier, he balances helping his fellow Soldiers and reaching out to the community.
Before entering the military, Duras earned an associate’s degree in paralegal studies from Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., in 1994 and a bachelor’s in the same field from Widener University, Wilmington, Del., in 2001.
He worked as a paralegal for DuPont and the Division of Youth and Family Services for New Jersey, but he didn’t initially consider the legal field for his Army career.
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