January 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 January 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Historic transfer of authority says goodbye to Marines as Army takes lead in Al Anbar Army News 23 Jan 2010 -- The first major indicator of the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq occurred in Ramadi Jan. 23 when II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) transferred authority of Iraq's largest province to 1st Armored Division.
Army unit partnership soars on Taji flight line Army News 23 Jan 2010 -- A sea of unit patches hovered around a Shadow unmanned aerial system, readying it for flight.

TF Wings' 'Clean Sweep' nets more than $40 million in supplies Army News 23 Jan 2010 -- As U.S. forces in Iraq begin preparations for a safe and responsible drawdown of forces, tons of equipment must be identified, masses of supplies tracked and accounted for, and thousands of items earmarked for turn-in or redistribution across the fighting force.
Last Marine operational command departs Iraq USMC News 23 Jan 2010 -- Over the past six years, thousands of Marines deployed to Al Anbar province, Iraq, the largest and once most volatile province in the country.
Coast Guard Port Security Unit 301 returns from a six-month deployment US Coast Guard 23 Jan 2010 -- Approximately 600 people arrived at Air Station Cape Cod, here, to welcome back Coast Guard Port Security Unit 301 crewmembers after they returned from a six-month deployment at around midnight Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.

Vice President Biden visits 4-2 SBCT Army News 23 Jan 2010 -- Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden met with members of the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, "Raiders" and other deployed service members and civilians, here Saturday as part of his visit this week to Iraq.
U.S. Vice President Calls For Fair Iraqi Election RFE/RL 23 Jan 2010 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is using a visit to Baghdad today to press Iraqi officials to end a pre-election dispute that is threatening to tarnish the country’s March 7 parliamentary vote.
Biden in Iraq says US to Appeal Blackwater Ruling VOA 23 Jan 2010 -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the United States will appeal a court decision that dropped charges against American security contractors involved in a deadly shooting in Baghdad in 2007.