March 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 March 2010 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Forces Kill Suspected Terrorist Leader AFPS 23 Mar 2010 -- A suspected al-Qaida in Iraq explosives cell leader was killed and a suspected terrorist was arrested in operations in Iraq in recent days, military officials reported.
Convoy escorts benefit from donated off-road lights Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- U.S. paratroopers here recently installed newly-donated off-road lights on their convoy escort vehicles.
General offers insight into progress, challenges in Iraq Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, talked with media representatives March 16 about the successes and challenges of the unit's recent deployment to Iraq.
6th IA Div., 4-2 SBCT open new operations center Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- After months of planning and construction, the 6th Iraqi Army Division and the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division held a ribbon cutting for the recently completed Joint Operations Center on Forward Operating Base Constitution March 15.
Quartermasters train to stay fresh during deployment Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- The 263rd Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bliss, Texas, 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) continues to train their Soldiers on the technical and tactical skills of their laundry-service mission at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq.

Tennessee Guardsmen take a right seat ride with the unit they are replacing Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- As of March 1, the 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, headquartered in Henderson, Tenn., has officially descended upon Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Iraq, where they will reside for the next year with a mission to provide force protection, but not before being trained up by the departing unit.
Mississippi Guardsmen hand off mission to Tennessee Guard Army News 23 Mar 2010 -- Mississippi Guardsmen handed off base defense and convoy security operations to Tennessee Guardsmen during a transfer of authority ceremony at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation complex here, March 10.

Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 23 Mar 2010 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell

UN supports Iraqi efforts to rehabilitate State-owned businesses UN News Centre 23 Mar 2010 -- The United Nations is working with Iraqi officials to make State-owned businesses more market-oriented and less reliant on the Government.