2009 Focus archive

December 17, 2009
• U.S.-Iraqi partnership halts smuggling across Syrian border
• ‘Private’ retires after 55 years of service
• Marksmanship badge sets Soldiers apart
• Local, top officials visit Fort Bragg training site

December 10, 2009
• Paratroopers earn wings, help community during Operation Toy Drop
• Fort Bragg husband, wife become new drill sergeants
• Paratroopers, Airmen train together
• Nominations sought for honorary regimental leadership

December 3, 2009
• Training together
• Medical action project provides free care
• Soldiers prepare for deployment to Afghanistan

November 25, 2009
• Special Operations successes found through lineage
• Military intelligence Soldiers train for deployment
• Soldiers work together for Iraqi future
• Army Force Generation: Army works stabilize deployment cycle, training

November 19, 2009
• Special Operations memorials: Past, present and future
• Realistic training teaches Soldiers lifesaving skills
• Army tests ‘smart’ high-explosive weapon for Soldiers

November 12, 2009
• Statues, symbols pay tribute to Army special operations heritage
• Fort Bragg dining facilities compete for best in Army
• Soldiers receive hazardous materials training
• New tracking technology tested

November 5, 2009
• U.S. Army Special Operations Command: ‘The Quiet Professionals’
• Falcons conduct humanitarian assistance exercise
• ‘Sounds of Freedom’: 3rd Special Forces Group rides for safety
• NCOs learn skills online

October 29, 2009
• U.S., German paratroopers team up for joint airborne operation
• Noncommissioned officer mentors, guides junior leaders
• Deployed civilian scholar honored at university
• Soldiers complete crucial training

October 22, 2009
• The bridges of Saqlawiya: Paratroopers, dive team assist Iraqi security forces
• Fort Bragg’s noncommissioned officers teach junior leaders at NCO Academy
• Puerto Rican by birth, Soldier at heart
• Fort Bragg Soldier, brother reunite

October 15, 2009
• Fort Bragg’s noncommissioned officers teach junior leaders at NCO Academy
• MSE director explains support to corps, garrison
• Public affairs provides training, unlimited professional opportunities

October 8, 2009
• 3 Soldiers overcome injuries, adversity
• Fort Bragg hosts joint, multi-national training exercise
• Paratroopers hone trademark skills
• Fort Bragg military transition team focus on crucial training

October 1, 2009
• Hispanic-American medic assists fellow paratroopers, citizens of Iraq
• Paratrooper in perspective: Children hatch plans to keep paratrooper dad home
• Moroccan-born Soldier serves as interpreter

September 24, 2009
• Motorcycle safety course gets an upgrade
• Wounded paratrooper returns to fight
• U.S., Iraqi forces spread goodwill at elementary schools

September 17, 2009
• Tobyhanna assists XVIII Airborne Corps in training, testing
• Fort Bragg support brigade sustains Army readiness
• Paratrooper medics, Navy corpsmen have much in common

September 10, 2009
• Marine aviators help artillerymen get their howitzers into battle
• Special unit has unique mission training foreign military
• Solar-powered filtration system provides drinking water to remote areas
• Soldiers deliver school supplies to Afghan children

September 3, 2009
• Soldiers try out new rifle
• Four-legged ‘Soldiers’ serve alongside handlers
• American medics help keep Afghans healthy

August 27, 2009
• Army parachute rigger teams compete at Fort Bragg
• PSYOP Soldiers try out for team to serve alongside Army Rangers
• Airborne artillerymen get back to basics
• Soldier mechanic shares knowledge, expertise during vast career

August 20, 2009
• Community celebrates paratroopers
• Classes at Bragg save time
• Downrange: All-Americans pass on tools in Cold Steel Academy

August 13, 2009
• Fort Bragg police prepare for new motorcycles
• 108th Military Police Company train with AT-4s for downrange patrols
• Fury Leaders’ Conference gives leaders a break

August 6, 2009
• 108th Military Police Company train with AT-4s for downrange patrols
• 82nd Sustainment Brigade field kitchen cooks up excellence
• Soldiers sharpen civil affairs skills
• Soldier rejoins service after losing pool game

July 30, 2009
• Improvised explosive device training conducted on post
• Airborne medics train Iraqi counterparts on basic combat medic skills
• Aspiring pilot uses Army to accomplish lifelong dream
• Iraqi air force rides with 82nd Airborne Division on joint air assault

July 23, 2009
• Two Fort Bragg DFACs compete for Connelly Cup
• Paratroopers test abilities in extreme conditions
• Paratrooper, NCO relishes life in service

July 16, 2009
• Unexploded ordnance safety important around installation, construction sites
• 1st BCT hosts security force assistance symposium
• Paratrooper earns Sapper tab as honor graduate

July 9, 2009
• Devil Brigade first to field new grenade launcher
• Aviation assists Scots return from Helmand province
• Backyard history: Fayetteville declared independence in 1775
• Game designers, actors, directors develop interactive training for Soldiers

July 2, 2009
• Fine tuning combat skills, training academy prepares ISF personnel to maintain security gains
• Familes ruck with signal Soldiers
• 5th Engineer Battalion transfers authority to 37th Engineer Battalion

June 25, 2009
• Learning the language, course teaches paratroopers how to communicate with Afghan forces abroad
• 'Sex Signals Tour' teaches paratroopers the importance of sexual assault
• Improved batteries available for Soldiers

June 18, 2009
• Hurricane Soldiers, counterparts train for quick response
• 82nd Airborne paratroopers participate in 65th D-Day anniversary in France
• FEMA exercise at Fort Bragg
• Paratroopers secure enemy weapons cache

June 11, 2009
• Winning hearts and minds around the world
• Gathering evidence: Soldiers collect fingerprints for Army biometric intelligence project
• Thunderbolts host 1st Brigade Combat Team cavalry spur ride
• Soldiers hone skills during Combatives Level 1 course

June 4, 2009
• Driving big wheels, soldiers compete in annual truck rodeo
• Sky dragons jump for first time in 16 months
• Cavalrymen earn spurs
• Medic shows courage in combat

May 28, 2009
• Medical Soldiers stay afloat
• Advise-and-assist paratroopers taste the future
• Chemical corps vital in history