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FORT POLK, La., Oct. 30, 2006 – Members of the Afghan National Army have conducted training on American military equipment to prepare for upcoming missions at the Joint Readiness Training Center here. Forty-two Afghan soldiers and police officers arrived here Oct. 23 to train with 82nd Airborne Division soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. “We’ve been working to familiarize (the Afghan soldiers) with our .50 caliber (machine gun), M107 sniper rifle and night vision goggles,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Colin Cleek, a member of the scout and sniper platoon of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment....

Paratroopers patrol a village in Paktia Province in eastern Afghanistan, where they recently captured a group of anti-Coalition fighters. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Johnnie French U Paratroopers Capture Enemy Suspects in Afghanistan Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a rapid, stealthy raid ineastern Afghanistan to capture suspected anti-Coalition fighters. U By U.S. Army Spc. J.H. French / 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Office PATKIA, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2004 — Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division depend on speed and stealth to accomplish...

82nd Airborne sending battalion to Afghanistan Updated: 9/17/2004 6:23 PM By: Stacy Neumann & Web Staff More Fort Bragg troops get the call to move to Afghanistan. This time there's been very little advance notice for the soldiers. They'll start leaving within the next few days. The troops are doing what the 82nd does best, leaving on short notice to fulfill a mission. Col. Mike Ferriter said, “One-Panther will deploy to Afghanistan to support the emerging democratic process taking place there by identifying, locating, and holding accountable those terrorists who would interdict the free election process." Between 700 and 1,100...

  Maj. Gen Charles Swannack, Jr.Special Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 10 March, 2004 Presenter:  Maj. Gen Charles H. Swannack, Jr., Commander, 82nd Airborne Division STAFF: Good afternoon. Welcome to this evening's, or this afternoon's, press briefing, where Major General Swannack will update you on operations within the 82nd Airborne Division's zone of operation. He will make a longer statement and then take your questions. This is a live broadcast to the Pentagon press and they will be given an opportunity to ask questions every third question. If you have a cell phone -- like this one -- and it's...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 March 5, 2004Release Number: 04-03-08 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC conducts patrols, TF All American captures terrorists Baghdad, Iraq -- Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces conducted 18 independent patrols in the Al Anbar province, and Task Force All American conducted 222 patrols -- including 11 joint patrols with Iraqi security forces-- and cleared four small caches Tuesday and Wednesday. Task Force All American had nine contacts with the enemy Wednesday -- three direct-fire engagements, two improvised explosive device attacks, one indirect-fire...

Task Force 1st Armored Division Raid Nets Insurgents, Weapons BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 250 paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division went on a midnight raid Feb. 21 and got exactly what they were looking for - bad guys with things they weren't suppose to have. "Operation Devil Clinch" netted rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, mortar sights, improvised-explosive-device materials and more than $23,000 in U.S. and Iraqi currency were seized Assigned to the 1st Armored Division Artillery Combat Team in southern Baghdad's Al Rashid District, the paratroopers simultaneously raided six targets and caught the suspected insurgents....

     Operation Devil Clinch Nets Insurgents, Weapons By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Bell 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2004 — During a midnight raid Feb. 21, more than 250 paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, went out and got exactly what they came for - bad guys and things that bad guys have that they aren’t suppose to have.Rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar sights, improvised explosive device making materials and more than $23,000 in U.S. and Iraqi currency were seized during Operation Devil Clinch.Assigned to the 1st Armored Division...

Sgt. Jimmy Hacker, 3rd Platoon, 82nd Airborne Division Military Police Company, and Jamal, translator, attach a winch cable to a 127mm rocket launcher system to pull it out of a marsh Feb. 9 in a farming area approximately 25 miles west of Baghdad International Airport. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. Carden Soldiers Employ Detective Know-HowIn Finding Anti-Coalition Weapons By U.S. Army Spc. Michael J. Carden / 82nd Airborne Division AL KARMA, Iraq - For several weeks, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team has been searching to confiscate the many improvised rockets used to attack Coalition...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 17, 2004Release Number: 04-02-35 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC, TF ALL AMERICAN SECURE THE AL ANBAR REGION AR RAMADI, Iraq - During the last 24 hours, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces conducted 15 independent patrols. Task Force All American conducted 207 patrols (including 10 joint patrols), cleared two small caches, and executed three offensive operations - cordon and searches in Fallujah, Ar Ramadi, and Husaybah. Task Force All American had five contacts with the enemy since Feb. 15. Soldiers discovered...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 16, 2004Release Number: 04-02-29 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC, TF ALL AMERICAN WORK TOWARD A SAFER AL ANBAR RAMADI, Iraq -- During operations on Saturday and Sunday, Task Force All American conducted 281 patrols (including 18 joint patrols), cleared three small caches, and executed two offensive operations - cordon and searches in Iskandariyah and Ar Ramadi. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted 15 independent patrols. Soldiers discovered and disarmed two improvised explosive devices before they could be detonated against...

  82nd Airborne Commander: 'Iraqi-ization' Moving Forward By Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004 – Iraqi police and other security forces are assuming more responsibility for security in their country every day, the U.S. general in charge of forces in western Iraq said in Baghdad today. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, said his troops are working closely with Iraqi police and Civil Defense Corps members. In the first week of February, Iraqi security forces in the Anbar province conducted 87 joint operations with coalition forces and 109 independent operations, he...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 11, 2004Release Number: 04-02-19 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AL ANBAR REGION MAKES STEADY IMPROVEMENTS AL ANBAR, IRAQ - The newly elected Al Anbar Provincial Council in Ar Ramadi met yesterday for the first time since its inception. The delegates were elected using a process of 25 caucuses throughout the province. Also yesterday, the Al Anbar Young Businessman's Association and Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack, Jr signed the Civic Improvement Program (CIP) contract. The Civic Improvement Program will renovate public buildings,...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894   February 9, 2004Release Number: 04-02-15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC, TF “ALL AMERICAN” CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AL ANBAR AR RAMADI, Iraq - During the last 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division conducted 260 patrols (including 14 joint patrols) and executed three offensive operations – cordon and searches in Fallujah, Mahmudiyah and Habbaniyah. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces conducted 15 independent patrols. The 82nd Airborne Division captured five enemy personnel while suffering one U.S. killed in action and four U.S. wounded...

Raid in Al Fallujah Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th  Mountain  Division, provide security while soldiers with 1st  Battalion,  505th Parachute  Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, search a shop suspected of producing and selling anti-coalition compact disks and digital video disks in Al Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2004.  U.S. Army photo by Staff  Sgt. Charles B. Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to conduct the raid. U.S. Army photo by Staff  Sgt. Charles B. Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, raid the shop,...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 6, 2004Release Number: 04-02-10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FALLUJAH RESIDENTS' DRINKING WATER, HABBANIYAH HEALTH CENTER TO IMPROVE AR RAMADI, Iraq - The Al Kharma Water Department is taking steps to improve the drinking water for approximately 2,000 residents residing five kilometers north of Fallujah. The Al Kharma Water Department decided today to transport clean water to its residents and build a water pumping station for the village. Once the pumping station is operational, water transportation will cease. Presently, residents drink...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 6, 2004Release Number: 04-02-09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TF “ALL AMERICAN”, ICDC CONTINUE MISSIONS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AR RAMADI, Iraq – The 82d Airborne Division and attached units, also known as Task Force “All American,” continued operations within the Al Anbar Province to provide security and assistance to the Iraqi people. During the last 24 hours, forces conducted 259 patrols (including 16 joint patrols), cleared three small caches, and executed six offensive operations. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 4, 2004Release Number: 04-02-05 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC, TASK FORCE “ALL AMERICAN” PROTECT AL ANBAR AR RAMADI, Iraq – The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division and it’s subordinate units, also know as Task Force “All American”, continued missions over the last day to bring peace and prosperity to the residents of the Al Anbar province. During the last 24 hours, Task Force “All American” conducted 239 patrols, including eight joint patrols, and executed three offensive...

New Soccer Stadium Funding Discussed, Security And Health Issues Addressed AR RAMADI, Iraq - Civil Affairs personnel have made the final payment of $8,600 to fund the construction of a new soccer stadium in Nassir Wa Salaam. Once complete, the project will provide a first-class recreational facility and meeting place for the 153,000 residents of the area. The money distributed was provided by the 82nd Airborne Division's Commander's Emergency Relief Payment program. In an effort demonstrating the Coalition's commitment to the Iraqi Police, civil affairs personnel with 1st Brigade of the 82nd verified completion of a CERP-funded project to...

ICDC, Task Force "All-American" Create Safe Environment In Al Anbar AR RAMADI, Iraq - The 82nd Airborne and its subordinate units continued missions over the last day to bring peace and prosperity to the residents of the Al Anbar province. During the last 24 hours the 82nd conducted 248 patrols (including 10 joint patrols), and performed two offensive operations. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted 16 independent patrols. Task Force "All American" discovered and disarmed five improvised explosive devices in their area of operations, captured four enemy personnel and suffered two U.S. wounded in action. At Trebil, the...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 February 3, 2004Release Number: 04-02-04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICDC, TF “ALL AMERICAN” CREATE SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN AL ANBAR AR RAMADI, Iraq – The 82nd Airborne and its subordinate units continued missions over the last day to bring peace and prosperity to the residents of the Al Anbar province. During the last 24 hours TF "All American" conducted 248 patrols (including 10 joint patrols) and two offensive operations. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted 16 independent patrols. TF “All American”...