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RADWANIYAH, Iraq — Mohamad, an Iraqi farmer, found it difficult enough to survive on what produce he could eke out of his small desert farm. But when some of the carefully constructed irrigation channels were destroyed, he had no way to provide for his family. Mohamad’s land was partially destroyed when the U.S. Army closed roads for military purposes. While the roads were closed a vehicle drove across his land, caving in the canal and stopping the water flow to his crops. Mohamad had nowhere to turn – except to the U.S. Army’s Brigade Operational Law Team for help. The...

Soldiers Get Lessons as New Commandos By U.S. Army Pfc. Brian Schroeder / 10th Mountain Division   CAMP VICTORY NORTH, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2004 — Soldiers spend countless hours packing, planning and preparing before deploying to a combat zone. Once they arrive, the learning continues. More information is given to the soldiers to keep them informed of their unit’s current situation. For new soldiers attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team Commandos, this information is given to them as soon as they arrive in Baghdad through the School of the Commando.“The School of the Commando is an orientation...

A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle launches from its catapult just prior to an intelligence-gathering mission for 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Baqubah, Iraq. At the end of the catapult the aircraft, its Moto Guzzi engine and camera package have accelerated to over 70 knots. U.S.Army photo by Sgt. Troy Chatwin Eye in the Sky Provides Real-time Intel By U.S.Army Sgt. Troy Chatwin / 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, BAQUBAH, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2004 - From the times when Civil War commanders sent intelligence collectors hundreds of feet up and over enemy troops in...

2nd BCT convoys through Iraq  Two Soldiers from 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Rgt. provide security atop a HMMWV during a convoy stop north of Baghdad Feb. 5.Photo by Spc. Sean KimmonsStory by Spc. Sean Kimmons, 25th ID (L) Public Affairsfor Hawaii Army WeeklyKIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light) convoyed more than 500 miles in a four-day period before arriving at their command posts in Northern Iraq.The convoys, dubbed Operation Koa -- the Hawaiian word for "Warrior," which is the 2nd Brigade motto -- were successfully completed by Saturday. About...