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Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commanding general, 25th Infantry Division, greets the Iraqi Army division commanders for the first time as he takes charge of Multi-National Division - North at Contingency Operating Base Speicher. Department of Defense photo by Army Spc. Michael Pfaff, 133rd MPAD. TIKRIT --Following a year marked by noteworthy successes in growing the size and capabilities of the Iraqi security forces, rebuilding Iraq and providing security for a vast region of the country, the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division on Wednesday transferred control of Multi-National Division North to the Army’s 25th Infantry Division. “Our mission here is...

4/17/2006 - WHEELER ARMY AIR FIELD, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Tactical air controllers from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron are practicing basic close-combat skills to prepare themselves for an upcoming deployment in support of the war on terrorism. “Not only is the training fun and keeps you physically active, but it is very practical for (Tactical Air Control Party) members because of the missions that we undertake,” said Staff Sgt. George Earhart, a tactical air controller from the 25th ASOS. Although TACPs are in the Air Force, they spend a lot of time with the Army. The need to be...

Statement as of 5:00 PM AST on November 23, 2005 -Corrected time ...The 25th tropical storm of the record-breaking 2005 season develops over the central Atlantic Ocean southwest of the Azores... at 5 PM AST...2100z...the center of Tropical Storm Delta was located near latitude 25.9 north... longitude 40.5 west or about 1150 miles...1850 km... southwest of the Azores Islands. Delta is moving toward the south-southeast near 9 mph...15 km/hr. This general motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph... 95 km/hr...with higher gusts. Some strengthening is...

OAHU, Ha., (Army News Service, July 8, 2005) – When the 25th Infantry Division (Light) Division Artillery cased its colors June 15, it became the first division artillery brigade to deactivate in the Army’s transformation. Presently, there are 16 division artillery brigades, but after the transformation, only five or six will remain, said Col. Gary H. Cheek, DIVARTY commander. The headquarters elements of his DIVARTY will be consolidated and restructured within other combat brigades. Units like Battery F, 7th Field Artillery, or FA, Regiment, are inactivating, while direct support battalions like 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Battalion,...

St. Peter's Square and Basilica are framed by a statue on the Colonnade at dusk during Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II's 25th anniversary Mass at the Vatican (news - web sites), Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003. Tens of thousands of pilgrims streamed into St. Peter's Square for the Mass at 6.pm. - about the same time a quarter-century ago that white smoke from a Vatican chimney alerted the world that a Polish cardinal named Karol Wojtyla had been elected the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti) Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II...