longwarjournal.org - 2/20/2009
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The ANA. Click map to view.
The Afghan Security Force Order of Battle has been updated at the ASF OOB homepage . The significant changes and developments to the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) order of battle are summarized below.
Force Development and Training ...
longwarjournal.org - 2/26/2009
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Afghanistan Regional Commands and Provincial Reconstruction Teams. The
Afghan National Police continues to lag behind the Afghan...
National Army in its readiness to take on its duties without outside help. Most Afghan police ...
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Afghan Police Update: February 2009
nytimes.com - 2/15/2009
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The number of soldiers who committed suicide in
January could reach 24, a count that would be...
the highest monthly total since the Army began tabulating suicides in 1980. The latest Army figures, released Thursday, show seven confirmed suicides last ...
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Army Data Show Rise in Number of Suicides
mudvillegazette.com - 2/24/2009
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I had to check the date to be
sure this story found in the Dawn Patrol yesterday...
was current - it is: A Green Bay soldier told the Army today that he won’t go back to Iraq because he believes the war is immoral. Walker said he hasn’t pursued conscientious objector status because it would ...
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Pick-and-choose morality
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Bill Roggio: Afghan National Army Air Corps: February 2009 Update
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Friday, 20 February 2009 The ANAAC continues to develop its capabilities. Today, the Afghan National Army Air Corps flies 90 percent of its own missions in support of the Afghan Army. read ...
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A recent development has profound implications for the balance of power between America's armed services, and ties into a growing trend.
The trend is the growing use of Army UAV drones and precision artillery/ ...
Army Suicides Remain High in February
blogs.abcnews.com 3/5/2009 — ABC News' Luis Martinez reports: The Army has had another bad month for suicides within its ranks with 18 suspected suicides during the month of February. That is a decrease from January's record-high of 24 suspected suicides, but one Army...
Iraqi Army Movements In Kirkuk and Salahadin
longwarjournal.org 1/24/2009 —
Iraqi Army Movements in Kirkuk, Salahadin and Sulaymaniyah.
On January 23, 2009, the Kurdish Globe published an article titled "Iraqi army moves closer to Kurdistan" . The very first hand-wringing statement was: "Kurds ...
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle Update: March 2009
longwarjournal.org 3/7/2009 —
Iraqi and Coalition forces Order of Battle as of January 31, 2009.
The March 2009 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage .
The significant changes to the Order of Battle ...
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle update: February 2009
longwarjournal.org 2/5/2009 —
Iraqi and Coalition forces Order of Battle as of January 31, 2009.
The February 2009 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage .
The updates and key information from the ...
The AP Targets the Army Emergency Relief Fund
iraqnow.blogspot.com 2/24/2009 — accusing it of hoarding vast reserves of cash. Between 2003 and 2007 — as many military families dealt with long war deployments and increased numbers of home foreclosures — Army Emergency Relief grew into a $345 million behemoth. During those ...
Iraqi Field Artillery: The missing link
longwarjournal.org 1/21/2009 —
New Iraqi Howitzer.
The most significant deficiency of the Iraqi Security Forces is its missing artillery. Artillery is called the "King of the Battlefield" because it is the single largest casualty maker in conventional war. ...
Al Qaeda's paramilitary 'Shadow Army'
longwarjournal.org 2/9/2009 —
At least one squad of the joint Taliban-al Qaeda Shadow Army operating in Swat.
Al Qaeda has reorganized its notorious paramilitary formations that were devastated during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. Al ...
Afghan Army
michaelyon-online.com 3/12/2009 — 12 March 2009 There is dispute whether the testimony to the British House of Commons regarding the Afghan National Army is correct. Part of that testimony was published on my site yesterday. Colonel Bill Hix emailed to me from Afghanistan with an ...
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