Sgt Stryker

Bonecrusher: Where the Buffalo Roams Sgt. John W. Springs stands atop Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle, called “Bonecrusher,” at a forward operating base near the district of Delaram, Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Springs is a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. Vehicles like the Buffalo are an integral part of [...]

USS Vella Gulf: Pirate Hunter Visit, board, search and seizure team members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf close in on rigid-hulled inflatable boats to apprehend suspected pirates. Nine suspected pirates were apprehended and brought aboard Vella Gulf. This is the second group of suspected pirates apprehended in a 24-hour period by Vella Gulf; [...]

Showing Remorse: Army Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan of U.S. Forces Afghanistan offers his condolences Feb. 20, 2009, to families of those killed during an operation targeting insurgents three days earlier in Afghanistan’s Herat province. U.S. Army photo Civilian Casualties Confirmed in Afghanistan + Updates and Progress in Iraq Sgt. Stryker here. It’s sad news, [...]

20 Years Later in Afghanistan Members of the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team’s agribusiness development team and Task Force Duke listen to a speaker during a Feb. 14, 2009, ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Melinda Johnson 20 Years after Soviets Left Afghanistan [...]

Re-enlistment in Kabul Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Wire of Oglesby, Ill., stands atop Ghar Mountain at Kabul Military Training Center, Kabul, Afghanistan. Wire, a member of Delta Security Force, Based at Camp Phoenix in Kabul along with several members of his unit and other Soldiers, he made the early morning climb for the re-enlistment of [...]

Paktia provincial Deputy Governor Abdal Rahma Mangal, left, talks with tribal leaders in the Jani Khel district during a visit to a remote village Feb. 15, 2009. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III Afghanistan and Iraq: Taliban Leaders Killed, Bombs Discovered, Criminals Detained, New Leadership Steps Up Sgt. Stryker here with another military update, [...]

Taking in the Great Ziggurat of Ur A Soldier looks into the dark ruins of a royal tomb Feb. 9, near the Great Ziggurat of Ur. The tombs were built more than 4,000 years ago in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, near present-day An Nasiriyah, Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary [...]

Iraqi Police Academy Iraqi police trainees line up on a wall and prepare to cross a danger area during a training exercise at the Iraqi national police academy in Al Amarah, Iraq, on Nov. 11, 2008. Photo by Brandon Price A High Tech Military + Iraq Update Sgt. Stryker here. There’s more progress being made [...]

Iraqi Security Forces Celebrate Birthday Policemen of the Ninewa traffic police ride in formation during the celebration parade of the Iraqi army’s birthday, Jan. 6, Mosul, Iraq. Photo by Maj. Amanda Emmens-Rossi Building Bridges and Security in Iraq Sgt. Stryker here. As progress continues in Iraq, the U.S. military and coalition forces continue to change [...]

Top U.S. Commander in Iraq Patrols With Iraqi Security Forces, Paratroopers at Famed Book Market Col. Timothy McGuire (right), a native of Alamo, Calif., commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad talks with Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, during a patrol inside the Matanabi [...]