Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Lt. Col. Kirk Fernitz, the deputy chief of the Mosul reconstruction operations center and C Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division paid a visit to the Alsalam hospital in southeastern Mosul.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Coalition and Iraqi forces arrested two suspected terrorists, seized weapons and destroyed thousands of pounds of explosives in operations in Iraq in the past five days, military officials reported
Thu, Apr 02, 2009
Last spring's Iraqi-planned and Iraqi-led military campaign that successfully subdued insurgents in and around Iraq's southern city of Basra was a turning point in the conflict, a senior U.S. officer posted in Iraq said.
Thu, Apr 09, 2009
New B-roll packages video from Afghanistan are available for media use via the Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System website, www.dvidshub.net
Tue, Apr 28, 2009
"By pooling our resources, we can highlight sexual violence as a major issue through activities like the 4-miler. Drawing attention to the problem will reinforce the need for preventive measures and efforts," said Sgt. 1st Class Cadonna Odom, the Greywolf Equal Opportunity Advisor
Imagine standing in 100 degree heat in the middle of an Iraq summer, with a ballistic vest and helmet on, and checking every vehicle and pedestrian as they pass through a checkpoint
Sat, Aug 22, 2009
Col. James Meersman (left) awards the Purple Heart to Capt. Clint Townsend (right), the Laghman PRT senior engineer, for being wounded in combat, Aug. 17. Townsend, a native of Alaska, is deployed from Spangdahlem, Germany, and graduated from Wash...
Sat, Sep 19, 2009
An International Security Assistance Force service member was killed Sept. 17 when the vehicle he was travelling in struck an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
An Afghan and international security force detained six suspected militants today, after searching a complex of small structures in Khowst province known to be used by a Haqqani Network facilitator and a small group of Haqqani militants.
Mon, Aug 02, 2010
PHOTOS: CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Lance Cpl. Frank Martin had only been in Afghanistan a few days when a 60-pound improvised explosive device detonated while he and his squad were on their first foot patrol in northern Marjah, hurling him into the air.
Fri, May 27, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — “The worst thing you can do to a warrior is take him out of his warrior tribe,” said Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of Dallas, Texas, a leg amputee and former Special Forces medical sergeant - 17 Photos
Sat, May 28, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — When Gavin Sibayan won bronze in the 50-meter backstroke at the 2011 Warrior Games, Col. Jimmie Keenan placed the medal around his neck, saluted, then hugged her former soldier, holding him close for a few moments while the crowd applauded
Sat, May 28, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sgt. Christopher Helton, Company A, Warrior Transition Battalion, competed in the Warrior Games track and field events May 17 held at Garry Berry Stadium.
Sat, Jun 25, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Fort Carson’s 749th Ordnance Company deployed to Afghanistan June 17 to assist 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Wounded warriors met with several civilian employers July 20, as part of ongoing national endeavors to employ out-of-work veterans
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers from 62nd Ordnance Company returned to Fort Carson July 20, after a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
Sun, Sep 04, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Lt. Col. Dean Meinert, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion commander, uncased his battalion’s colors Aug. 24, symbolizing the unit’s return to Fort Carson after one year in Iraq
Fri, Sep 09, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — "That's a hamburger at Disney World," said Melissa Givens, while auctioning her children's toys and clothes online, a week prior to the 10th anniversary of 9/11
Tue, Sep 27, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. - Sitting in his wheelchair at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center at Fort Carson Sept. 14, Eric Edmondson scanned the room full of Soldiers mingling and eating lunch. When Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Rhone pulled out his phone to show the group pictures of his latest fishing excursion, Edmondson leaned in
Sat, Oct 29, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — More than 100 survivors of servicemembers who died by suicide visited Fort Carson Oct. 23 for an evening gathering at the Fallen Heroes Family Center.
Sat, Nov 05, 2011
Story by Dustin Senger - FORT CARSON, Colo. — An award-winning children’s author and illustrator visited the Fallen Heroes Family Center Oct. 26, to discuss the loss of a loved one
Fri, Nov 18, 2011
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. — Dozens of former and current Green Berets gathered in a Rocky Mountain community, Nov. 12, to unveil a bronze battle cross in honor of a local man’s military service. Master Sgt. Richard Ferguson served 25 years with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Bad Tölz, Germany, and Fort Carson, Colo
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
This Veterans Day, Americans honored more than 21.8 million military veterans who have served their country, many of whom continue to serve the nation in various ways. These are three of their stories
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Hundreds of soldiers from 10th Combat Support Hospital gathered for a casing ceremony, Nov. 4, launching a yearlong lifesaving mission in Afghanistan.
Sat, Jan 07, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Almost 200 soldiers from 4th Engineer Battalion redeployed in December, ending two one-year combat commitments in just four months. Capt. Mike Custer, commander, 62nd Sapper Company, reported the return of the Army’s final combat unit in Iraq Dec. 22, during a ceremony surrounded by holiday decorations and cheer. Capt. John Kubeika, executive officer, 576th Engineer Company, returned from Afghanistan Dec. 30, with almost half of that unit’s soldiers
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fifty soldiers were honored in the Fallen Heroes Family Center Jan. 13 for taking an extra, extraordinary step as soldiers
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fort Carson’s ability to ready soldiers for contingency operations expanded and improved this month with the opening of a new Training Support Center.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A company of Army Reservists stepped inside the Special Events Center at Fort Carson, Colo., after completing a one-year deployment handling detainee operations in Afghanistan
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — When soldiers attending the Fort Carson Warrior Leader Course rehearsed medevac requests Jan. 17, the Army’s latest in medical support aircraft responded
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