Talk about a change of plans.
While preparing to return to Alaska from Iraq in August, most of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team’s personnel had packed up equipment and supplies to be shipped home or had turned them over to an incoming unit. Most of the items were en route to Kuwait or already waiting there for the brigade.
Then came word that the brigade’s tour had not only been extended for up to 120 days but also that it was being moved to Baghdad.
It was the Brigade Support Battalion that bore much of the responsibility for carrying out that move.
All equipment heading from western and northern Iraq to Kuwait had to be rerouted to Baghdad. Think of it as a family of 4,000 moving from Fairbanks to Seattle but having all the household goods and vehicles in transit somewhere in between. Read more »
Posted in News |
2 Comments »
Tags: Alaska, Baghdad, Brigade Support Battalion, Capt. Jason Shropshire, Capt. Jeff Dayton, Capt. Matthew Arbogast, contractors, equipment, extended tour, Fort Lewis, home, Iraq, Kuwait, Lt. Col. Bill Keyes, maintenance, Maj. Mary Reed, mechanics, medic, medical staff, Mosul, moving, patrols, Strykers, supplies, trucks, welders
Now that I’ve made the trip to the International or “Green Zone” in the center of Baghdad to receive my press credential, I can officially begin my time here as a reporter. Even with only two weeks, I will be making the rounds to each battalion, starting with the 4-14 Cavalry. Read more »
Posted in Blog |
9 Comments »
Tags: 4 14 Cavalry, Baghdad, Blackhawk helicopter, Green Zone, Iraq, Kuwait, palaces, Red Cross, Saddam Hussein
Trying to catch a military flight into Iraq from Kuwait is a ’round-the-clock endeavor. After arriving in Kuwait on Monday morning, I waited out the day on
an air base as I was issued a visa and tried to catch a British embassy flight to Baghdad. Read more »
Posted in Blog |
No Comments »
Tags: Baghdad, Bill Frist, British, C 130, flight, football, Iraq, Kuwait, Margaret Friedenauer, Mel Martinez, reporter, visa
