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News From The Front Lines The Leftinistra Ignore
News From The Front Lines The Leftinistra Ignore
Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:44 AM
reid Says To Abandon These People…what a MORON!!
Operation Iraqi School Supplies is a program where school supplies are donated to local Iraqi students who wouldn’t otherwise have what’s needed for a good education. Airmen made solicitations to organizations in the U.S. to send the most basic, and much needed, items students need for education.
“The supplies come from all over the U.S.,” said Senior Airman Misty Edwards, a 506th AEG chaplain assistant. “(Items came) mostly from schools, church groups, companies and individuals. We even received supplies from a biker organization.”
In all, Airman Edwards said they received 4,000 pounds of supplies during the Air Expeditionary Force 5 and 6 cycle. She expects that number to be about 5,000 pounds by the end of her tour next month.
Volunteers are crucial to the operation, Airman Edwards said. They are needed to collect and sort donations, bag and inventory the supplies, and coordinate the deliveries.
Once the supplies arrive at Kirkuk Air Base, organizing them and getting everything ready for delivery is a top priority for volunteers throughout the base.
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY Bahrain – More than 800 U.S. service members and Department of Defense personnel along with hundreds of personnel from the Government of Bahrain Ministries of Interior, Health, and Defense, will be participating today in what is being called the largest and most comprehensive combined exercise ever staged here.
Exercise Desert Sailor 07, primarily driven by Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain and Commander, Navy Region Southwest Asia (CNRSWA) assets, will involve the combined efforts of NSA Bahrain and Government of Bahrain crisis and consequence management response entities. The exercise will test the capabilities of all participants to effectively manage the integration of critical command and control, security, and consequence management resources.
According to Lead Exercise Controller and NSA Emergency Management Office Director of Emergency Services Robert Massie, participants in the exercise include components from the installation Naval Security Force, Marine Corps Security Forces, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Emergency Response Team, Naval Branch Health Clinic, and numerous other infrastructure support entities.
Massie also said Bahraini participation in the planning phases leading up to the execution of the exercise were spearhead by the Ministry of Interior, Special Security Forces Command and that the level of professionalism, cooperation and dedication were indicative of the close coordination NSA/CNRSWA and the Bahraini community have shared for many years.
According to Massie, Desert Sailor 07 is designed to bring host nation and NSA/CNRSWA response elements together to function as a single crisis management team that will work together to solve any potential issues brought about through a mass casualty scenario.
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