2nd Division has arrived in Iraq

Army Public Affairs ^ | May 21, 2004 | Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson

[BykrBayb]

by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson

May 21, 2004

A Soldier provides security with a 50 caliber machine gun in Mosul, Iraq. He is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division’s Company C,
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

[BykrBayb]

I didn't see this posted yet. Sorry if this is a repeat.

[swheats]

This might be a stupid question. But why don't these guys have bulletproof glass surrounding the gunners?

[Libertina]

Awesome guys.

[eastforker]

There is no such thing as bulletproof glass when the enemy has API rounds.

[BykrBayb]

by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson
May 20, 2004
Sgt. Michael Loston gives a young Iraqi girl donated supplies at a school in Mosul, Iraq. Loston is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The unit’s Soldiers are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, helping to improve quality of life for the Iraqi people. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson
May 19, 2004
Soldiers dismount a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle to conduct a patrol in Mosul, Iraq. The Soldiers are assigned to of the 2nd Infantry Division’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The Stryker Soldiers are deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash., to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

[BykrBayb]

ping

[swheats]

thanks

[Cannoneer No. 4]

This isn't exactly news. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, deployed to Kuwait in November, moved into Iraq in December, and relieved the 101st Airborne Division in the Mosul are in January.

The real news is that another brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division is coming out of Korea to go to Iraq.

[BykrBayb]

Thanks. I goofed. Sorry.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

No problem. It can get confusing. It will be more confusing when brigades turn into Units of Action. The Army is reorganizing.

[BykrBayb]

After I found the photos that say they're out of Ft Lewis, I caught on. I've asked the moderator to pull it from Breaking News and Front Page News, and either change the title or pull it altogether. I like the photos, but I'm not sure this is worth a thread of its own.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

I don't think you can build a turret of glass.

[BykrBayb]

Sure you can. It's called "The Cone Of Silence." Aren't you glad to be here with all us knowledgable folks? Stick around. We'll have you taught real good.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Thanks for the great pics :-)

[BykrBayb]

You're welcome. Our troops sure look good, don't they?

[TheSpottedOwl]

Yeah they do. Too bad I'm old enough to be their mommy ;-)

[BykrBayb]

Me too. My baby's on a submarine. I'm old enough now that when I say our soldiers look good, I don't mean it the same way I did 20 years ago.

[swheats]

I knew there was something that could protect the gunner. I had the right idea wrong material. Thanks.

[76834]

Gotta love these guys, and the big Ma Deuce.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Gotta love these guys,

The back of their HUMV looks like the back of my old Jimmy, except for the M2 and the large green tube.

...And somewhere stuffed under the spare tire and the box of binders is what looks like your anti-tank rocket. Hope they don't need that thing.