Dispatches From the Front, Wed 20 Sep. 2006

U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, scan an open field before crossing it during a cordon and search mission in Ur, Iraq. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin.

NEWSBYTES
AFGHAN, COALITION DOCTORS TREAT ANDAR PATIENTS
ANDAR DISTRICT, Afghanistan (CENTCOM) -- A team of Army and Navy doctors, nurses and medics treated more than 850 Afghans on Sept. 20 at the clinic here.

ALLIES RESTORE GOVERNMENT, HOPE IN ANDAR
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan (CENTCOM) -- Allied forces delivered a forceful blow to extremists operating in southeastern Afghanistan with the establishment of a district center Sept. 17 in the Andar District of Ghazni Province.

4TH IRAQI ARMY ASSUMES SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SALAH AD DIN PROVINCE
Baghdad, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- On September 18th, the 4th Iraqi Army Division became the second Iraqi Army division to fall under operational control of the Iraqi Ground Force Command (IGFC). In doing so, the 4th Iraqi Army Division assumed responsibility for security of the Salah ad Din province from the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division.

IRAQI ARMY AND COALITION SOLDIERS DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE
9/19/2006
TIKRIT, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- Soldiers and Paratroopers from the 1st Company, 4th Iraqi Army Division and Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, discovered a weapons cache during Operation Delta Snag on Sept. 14 in Salah ad Din province, northwest of Samarra.

Dhi Qar: Rich past, hopeful future
By Staff Sgt. James Sherrill
Monday, 18 September 2006
BAGHDAD (CENTCOM) -- With all its history in tow, Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq is looking toward the future. It’s scheduled later this month to become the second of Iraq’s 18 provinces to be transferred to provincial Iraqi control.

CNN Transcript - The Situation Room
Wolf Blitzer interviews Gen. John Abizaid, US CENTCOM Commander, on operations in the Middle East
Monday, 18 September 2006

Operation Together Forward Brings Life to Ameriyah
Spc. Joshua Ramey
Monday, 18 September 2006
BAGHDAD, (CENTCOM) -- Since the beginning of Operation Together Forward, Baghdad’s Ameriyah neighborhood has seen several social and economic improvements as the Iraqi army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad (MND-B) forces work to rid the area of terrorist violence.

Passing the baton to support the Iraqi security forces
Sunday, 17 September 2006
By Gen. George W. Casey, Jr.
(CENTCOM) -- On September 13, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force Band of Brothers, transferred responsibility to the 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Lightning. The 101st Airborne Division’s list of accomplishments during its tour in Iraq is remarkable and representative of what other Coalition units are achieving alongside their Iraqi partners. Moving forward together, Task Force Band of Brothers and the Iraqi security forces made tremendous strides in securing an area the size of the state of Pennsylvania, transitioning security responsibility to Iraqi control and establishing conditions for Iraqi security self-reliance in the near future.

Video: Freedom Watch Afghanistan Sept 19
This edition features a story on Airmen performing routine Phase inspections on A-10 aircraft. Hosted by Senior Airman Joel Fry.

Video: OIF Today 480
This edition features headlines on Operation Together Forward and terrorists suspects being detained. Hosted by Senior Airman Richard Gonzales.

Video: Humvee Prep.wmv

Video: Operation Together Forward.wmv

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