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  Iron Eagle Express delivers everything but kitchen sinks BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, June 22, 2004) -- Medical supplies, Meals-Ready-to-Eat and mail are now easier to get a hold of thanks to a transportation program that uses helicopters to rapidly re-supply forward-based troops. Dubbed the “Iron Eagle Express,” Division Support Command, Task Force 1st Armored Division, has arranged for a pair of 4th Brigade UH-60s to make daily re-supply runs. The choppers deliver a variety supply to the outlying camps and Forward Operating Bases located south of Baghdad. “As of May 7th, IEX has completed 16 missions, carrying...

LSA Dogwood: Legacy of Support to 1 AD, Iraqby Capt. Patricia Weinstein and Maj. William McCoy, DISCOM staff BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi guards with AK 47 assault rifles stood by watching the 1st Armored Division Support Command Soldiers as they mounted their vehicles for one last combat convoy along the supply routes that led from Logistics Support Area Dogwood to Baghdad International Airport. LSA Dogwood’s mission ended in December 2003. It was the rugged home to the division’s support base for eight months. DISCOM deployed into Iraq in May and co-located at the LSA with the 3rd Infantry Division...