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BAGHDAD, Iraq — “I need to train about 4,000 soldiers and officers and with only about 400 graduating each year it will take me 10 years to teach just the basic course at the school,” Maj. Gen Ahmed Sa’ad Abdul Mohsin said. His blunt remarks about the Iraqi Signal School summarized one of the many challenges he faces. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sa’ad Abdul Mohsin, Iraqi M6, a top official in the Iraqi Ministry of Defense visited Camp Victory, Iraq, March 11. Maj. Gen. Sa’ad currently has oversight of the Iraqi Signal School in Taji, Iraq. His visit with his staff...

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — In the beginning, they would only see one or two people a week. As the weeks waned on, they steadily had an influx of customers. Two people became four, and four people became eight. Soon the time they would have spent doing general maintenance turned into a repetition nightmare, one which they may never escape, but this repetition would serve for the greater good of the operation. The 11th Signal Brigade PSDR (Personnel Services Delivery Redesign) Brigade S-1, Human Resources Office has taken on a responsibility it never saw coming. The office has the capability of...

FORT HUACHUCA — The shadows of snow clouds steadily built and enveloped the Huachucas, but never quite managed to engulf hangar No. 3 at Libby Army Airfield late Monday afternoon. There was already enough precipitation flowing as the families, friends, a few pets, and comrades-in-arms gathered for two all-too-brief hours to say a goodbye with a kiss, hug or gentle touch that must last 15 months. “I gave him a present on his birthday,” said Chief Warrant Officer Ramona Hill, indicating little Wilson Hill, born on Oct. 25, held by his daddy with whom he will always share a birthday,...

Tories send a 'clear signal' about marriage By George Jones, Political Editor Last Updated: 1:33pm BST 10/07/2007 It is time to stand up for marriage and send out a signal that it is good for society, a Tory policy group said today. Iain Duncan Smith wants the party to send a 'clear and unambiguous signal' about marriage The group called for a "reinstatement and full public use" of the term martial status and associated terms "husband, wife, spouse and marriage" in government forms and statements. This would send a "clear and unambiguous signal" about marriage, said the report drawn up...

Cpl. Victor M. Langarica of Company B, 86th Signal Battalion, was remembered Tuesday during services held on Fort Huachuca at the Main Post Chapel. He was killed in northeast Baghdad when the helicopter he was aboard was shot down. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review) Herald/Review FORT HUACHUCA — Army Cpl. Victor M. Langarica was remembered as an old school soldier, one who was dedicated to serving his nation even knowing he may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice. On Tuesday, the Main Post Chapel was full, with more than 400 people who came to honor Langarica for what Lincoln once...

Helicopter crash claims life of first 11th Signal Brigade soldier BY BILL HESSSpecialist Charlie Harris speaks Wednesday on Fort Huachuca about his friend Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review) Herald/Review FORT HUACHUCA — The 11th Signal Brigade lost its first soldier in Iraq when an Army helicopter crashed on Saturday. To the Army buddies of Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with Bravo Company of the 86th Signal Battalion, the loss was akin to the death of a family member. Of those who knew the soldier, he was more...

FORT HUACHUCA — A deployed soldier from the 11th Signal Brigade was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Saturday, according to the Department of Defense on Wednesday. Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, 29, of Decatur, Ga., was Identified as one of 12 soldiers killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down in Iraq. The incident is still under investigation. He was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, where he was a wheeled vehicle mechanic. Members of the 86th deployed last August to provide communications support in Iraq. Langarica is the first brigade soldier to die in any of...

FORT HUACHUCA — The Thunderbirds were treated to more than a turkey dinner Wednesday as part of a Thanksgiving event. The Thunderbird Dining Facility was deck out with the sounds, smells and sights of the holiday. Solider cooks of the 11th Signal Brigade, the unit usually referred to as the Thunderbirds, went all out in preparing food for the feast. The rations noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the military eatery listed the amount of meat, fowl and seafood the cooks prepared for the meal. The list from Sgt. Brisher McGrath included 330 pounds of prime rib, 150 pounds of turkey, 108 pounds of...

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FORT HUACHUCA — Another 50 soldiers from this southeastern Arizona post are heading for Iraq. Friday morning, members of the 504th Signal Battalion wished fellow Signal Corps soldiers of the 518th Tactical Installation Networking Platoon good luck as they prepare to leave this weekend. Noting the battalion formation was to say “farewell within the family to the 518th Platoon,” Command Sergeant Maj. Raymond Thompson remarked he knows the group will do well in facing the challenges ahead of them. “We (the 504th) always treated them (the platoon) as family,” he said. The 504th is the host unit of the platoon,...

FORT HUACHUCA — Dominic Inchausti was oblivious to the noise around him. The sobbing, the talking and other noises echoing in Hangar 3 at Libby Army Airfield did not bother him. Dominic was sound asleep, safe in the arms of his father, Sgt. Michael Inchausti. Dad caressed and kissed the precious bundle. It was his and his wife Sierra’s first born. Both mom and dad are from Phoenix. Throughout the hangar similar scenes could be seen as GIs — men and women — hugged their children, their spouses and other family members. As families gathered in groups, single soldiers talked...

Iraqi Signal School students salute the Iraqi flag during a graduation ceremony at the school in Taji, Iraq, May 13, 2006. Students from all Iraqi services and the Ministry of Defense attend the school to learn communications skills. Multiational Security Transition Command—Iraq photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rick Brown Iraqi Signal School Graduates Latest Class A move to a larger facility this summer will enable the school to expand its class size from 120 students at present to as many as 300 students. By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rick Brown Multiational Security Transition Command—Iraq CAMP FALLUJAH,...

Since we all work for a living, I am thinking that Saturday is a good day to stage a demonstration at the Capitol Building. 10am to 12pm, signs, people, protests. Lets show the media that it is not just a bunch of out-of-work illegals that are upset about the situation.

BOSTON --A new telescope at an observatory outside Boston will become a key tool in the search for extraterrestrials as scientists try to detect light signals from distant civilizations. An optical telescope dedicated Tuesday at the Oak Ridge Observatory, about 35 miles west of Boston, is the first to be used exclusively for a project called the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

Pushy new aides signal Hillary's run for White House By Alec Russell in Washington (Filed: 25/02/2006) Hillary Clinton has recruited two loud-mouthed consultants who masterminded her husband's "back from nowhere" presidential run in a clear hint at her own White House ambitions. James Carville, known as the "Ragin' Cajun", for his no-holds-barred approach and Louisianan roots, became the world's most sought-after election adviser after Bill Clinton's 1992 victory. Officially, he and his long-time partner, Paul Begala, have been hired by Mrs Clinton to raise funds for her campaign for re-election as a senator for New York state in November. But...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2005 – Free and fair elections in Iraq and Afghanistan represent the U.S. military's most significant accomplishment in 2005, the top U.S. enlisted servicemember said. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began 2005 in Iraq as the senior enlisted advisor for Multinational Corps Iraq. He witnessed the Jan. 30 elections there and said the event and subsequent elections in Iraq and Afghanistan are significant on many levels. "I think elections are the key focus," Gainey said in an interview. "When you can go into...

Signal Soldiers Improve Lines of Communication The 44th Signal Detachment, with some help from local Afghans, work to construct a new cable network on Forward Operating Base Salerno. By U.S. Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Matsushige Task Force Devil Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2005 — Can you hear a pin drop over the phone lines here? No, not quite, but soon you may be able to. U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 44th Signal Detachment are digging deep into the earth to improve the lines of communication on Forward Operating Base Salerno by protecting cable...

U.S. Army Col. Bryan Ellis (left), commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James R. Jordan, sergeant major, 35th Signal Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., case their brigade's colors at a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Victory, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua R. Ford Brigade Transfers Authority at Camp Victory More than 100 troops stand at attention as the 35th Signal Brigade hands over command responsibility to the 22nd Signal Brigade. By U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Clifton Multinational Corps-Iraq CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2005 — The 35th Signal Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps,...

CAMP SLAYER, Iraq — They’ve been called the forgotten few. But to Sgt. Tonja Jackson, the Headquarters Platoon exists to ensure the soldiers of the 69th Signal Company are not forgotten when it comes to promotions, leave and a number of requirements that keep an Army unit going. As the administrative noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Jackson would appear to be a person out of her element. She is a cable dog, and she admits missing the physical work of running communications lines. When the company headquarters was being set up, lines had to be installed and Jackson said, “I took off my...

CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq — If it weren’t for cable dogs from the 69th Signal Company, soldiers of a Fort Bragg unit will be staying in this Middle East nation instead of returning to North Carolina nearly a month early, the commander of the 50th Signal Battalion said Friday. Praising the small group of Signal Corps soldiers from Fort Huachuca, Lt. Col. Cedric Rice said once the 69th GIs arrived about five months ago, the communications infrastructure at this former Iraqi Air Force base went in rapidly. “The 69th came and jumped in there,” Rice said. Running cable is a critical...