26 Nov 2008

Thanksgiving leave begins after work today – the end is near! And the LT’s here couldn’t possibly be happier.

The last two weeks have more than tried our patience. Most of us feel more like privates than lieutenants. Because our course has two 4-day weekends, we’ve had to cram the same amount of training into less time. This meant that last Saturday we had to do training instead of having a weekend off. Well besides training on a Saturday, the First Sergeant decided our barracks weren’t clean enough during …

A “grenade” camera, that would enable soldiers to look into hazardous areas, is being developed for UK troops.
Dubbed the I-Ball the wireless device is robust enough to survive being thrown onto a battlefield.
The I-Ball’s internal camera gives a 360 degree view, with images being sent from the instant it is launched.
It is thought the new technology would enable soldiers to see into potential danger spots without putting themselves at risk of ambush.
The ball can be fired from a grenade launcher – or thrown into a room – giving …

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2nd Brigade had been scheduled to stay in Iraq until February
By Lolita C. Baldor – The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Nov 7, 2008 6:19:27 EST
WASHINGTON — Spurred on by a continued decline in violence, the U.S. military will reduce its presence in Iraq to 14 combat brigades this month — at least two months earlier than originally planned.
Military officials say two brigades from the 101st Airborne Division will leave Iraq this month and only one will be replaced. A brigade is roughly 3,500 soldiers. Initially the 3rd Brigade, 101st Division, …