Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Nov 5 - Nov 11
Slides: 22, 23

Proud American Medics Provide Valuable Training to Iraqi Army

• SPC Cox explains how the Israeli Bandage works.
• SPC Cox demonstrates how to assess a casualty
• SPC Ackerman continues the medical training class

Alpha Battery Works With Local Firefighters

• 1LT Neal Rice discusses the controlled burn with the Chief Firefighter
• An Iraqi Firefighter lights the tall weeds on fire to clear the open field
• Soldiers from A/2-32 prepare for the controlled burn with local Firefighters

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Oct 29 - Nov 4
Slides: 25, 26, 27

1st Platoon, Bravo Battery Makes More Friends

• SPC Brown bandages a minor scrape for a local girl.
• SGT Hinna, 1LT Henson, SGT Christian, and SSG Olmeda enjoying their time in Yarmouk
• 1LT Henson is a favorite among local children

Bravo Battery Helps Renovate and Open Local Park

• Local children help clean up the park before the Grand Opening
• CPT Morgan looks on during the ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newly renovated park
• Children help themselves to snacks to celebrate the park opening
• SGT Levi Panting prepares to hand out soccer balls to local children

Bravo Platoon Leaders Getting the Job Done

• Lt Alex Barnett scans the area during one of his first patrols as PL
• Lt Pat Henson makes the job look easy after months of experience
• Lt Aaron Rubin and SFC Efrain Fuentes pose outside the local Iraqi Police Station

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Oct 22 - Oct 28
Slides: 26, 27, 28, 29

2LT Drewelow Promoted to 1LT

• LTC Mike Lawson promoted Nathan A Drewelow from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant. 1LT Drewelow serves as the Medical Platoon Leader for Task Force Patriot.

Alpha Battery Commander Shows Balance Daily

• CPT McCall tants the competition
• Alpha PSD on patrol
• CPT Brian McCall accepts micro-grant applications from local residents in an
  effort to spur local economic growth

Soldiers Exert All Their Energy During the Tug of War Battle

• Soldiers from Alpha Battery work hard during the Tug of War event during the Task Force Patriot Organizational Week
• SFC Allen gives everything he has to stay one step ahead

Patriot Soldiers Enjoy Downtime During Organizational Week

• LT Chris Lowry serves like a pro during the volleyball competition with
  Headquarters Battery
• Patriot 6 & 7 find time to enjoy the organizational week events
• A silhouetted soldier from Alpha Battery prepares to serve an Ace.

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Oct 15 - Oct 20
Slides: 21, 22

Alpha Battery Spends the Day Meeting Local Youths

• SSG Adam Freeman talks with a local man as Iraqi Policemen look on
• SGT Nathan Vorenkamp greets an Iraqi girl
• SGT Miguel Rodriguez talks with local children
• SPC Garth Croft provides security as curious children look on

Alpha Battery Sets Up Hasty Checkpoint With Aid of Iraqi Army

• SSG Adam Freeman and SGT Nathan Vaughn confiscate two AK-47s found during a hasty traffic inspection
• SGT Vaughn uses a metal-detecting wand to search local citizens during the traffic stop
• SGT Miguel Rodriguez and an Iraqi NCO during a break from the operation

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Oct 1 - Oct 7
Slides: 30-32

Bravo Battery Change of Responsibility Ceremony

• 1SG Robert Cooke, the outgoing 1SG, hands the ceremonial saber to the Battery Commander, CPT Jayson Morgan
• CPT Morgan hands the saber to 1SG Joseph Ballard, the incoming 1SG, charging him with the duties of the 1SG

NCO and Officer Promotions

• 1LT Danny Morrison stands ready to be promoted
• Newly promoted CPT Morrison recites the Oath of Office
• LTC Lawson Promotes Daniel Holtz to SGT and "affixes" the rank to SGT Holtz
• LTC Lawson congratulates the Army's newest NCO

06 October 2007 Promotion and Awards Ceremony

• LTC Lawson pins the Combat Action Badge on SGT Thomas Schulte
• Lawson awards the Army Achievement medal to SGT Jonathan Horowicz for being named Battalion NCO of the Quarter
• Lawson and 1LT Ryan Stidum exchange salutes after LTC Lawson awarded him the Combat Action Badge
• LTC Lawson and SGT Michael Webb exchange salutes following Webb's promotion to SGT and his receipt of the AAM

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Sept 24 - Sept 30
Slides: 25-28

Alpha Battery Spends the Day Meeting Local Youths

• SSG ADam Freeman talks with a local man as Iraqi Policement look on
• SGT Nathan Vorenkamp greets an Iraqi girl
• SGT Miguel Rodriguez talks with local children
• SPC Garth Croft provides security as curious children look on

2LT Drewelow Promoted to 1LT

• LTC Mike Lawson promoted Nathan A Drewelow from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant on Wednesday. 1LT Drewelow serves as the Medical Platoon Leader for Task Force Patriot

Alpha Battery Sets Up Hasty Checkpoint with Aid of Iraqi Army

• SSG Adam Freeman and SGT Nathan Vaughn confiscate two AK-47s found during a hasty traffic inspection.
• SGT Vaughn uses a metal-detecting wand during the traffic stop
  
• SGT Miguel Rodriguez and an Iraqi NCO take a brake during the operation

Task Force Patriot Promotes Five Non-Commissioned Officers

• LTC Lawson promotes David Francis and Daniel Thompson to SSG
• LTC Lawson promotes Jiberto Herra to MSG
• LTC Lawson promotes Omar Rosado and Travis Ueke to CPL
  

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Sept 17 - Sept 23
Slides: 26, 27

Bravo Battery Finds Cache With Aid of Local Boy

• The cache contained dozens of explosives and IED-making materials.
• SGT Brice Tucker shakes the hand of the boy who led Coalition Forces to the cache
• PFC Waldo Reich breaks into the location of the cache

1st Platoon, Golf Company Renders Aid to Local Woman

• SPC Brandon Villavisencio, medic for 1st Platoon, Golf Company, treats a victim of domestic vioence in Hateen. The woman suffered stab wounds to her head and arm, but SPC Villavisencio stabilized her in time to be rushed to the hospital.

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Sept 10 - Sept 16
Slides: 33, 34

Golf Company Medic Treats Children Following Mortar Strike

• SPC Brandon Villavisencio, medic for 1st Platoon, Golf Company, treats local children in Hateen after a mortar round impacted near their house. The children sufered minor shrapnel wounds, but will not have to worry about infection or scarring because of SPC Villavisencio's timely medical care.

Bravo Battery Medic Treats Yarmouk Children

• SPC John Hutson, medic for 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, treats local children in Yarmouk for assorted bumps and bruises.

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: Sept 3 - Sept 9
Slides: 33, 34

Alpha Battery Spends a Day With Local Businessmen

• 1SG Frederick Johnson receives the royal treatment from a local barber
• 1SG Johnson pumps money into the local economy
• 1SG Johnson and SSG Ahmad Brunson assist a local baker as he makes his daily batch of samone bread

Bravo Battery Re-Opens Yarmouk Neighborhood Advisory Council Hall, Conducts Medical Program

• CPT Morgan joins community leaders for the ribbon cutting ceremony
• SPC Defreest evaluates an infant
• PFC Sabo checks an Iraqi child's vital signs
• SPC Defreest and CPT Foster set up vitamins and medicine to distribute to local citizens

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: August 27 - Sept 2
Slides: 32, 33, 34

Task Force Patriot Awards Ceremony

• LTC Lawson pins on 1SG Johnson's Army Commendation Medal.
• SGT Theodore stands ready to be recognized as the Brigade NCO of the Quarter
• The Task Force assembles around the Battalion Commander for a review of its first six months in Iraq

Alpha Batter leads checkpoint improvement operation

• Operating under the cover of darkness, 2nd platoon, Alpha battery conducted a checkpoint improvement operation in conjunction with elements from 299th Forward Support Battalion and 2/5/6 Iraqi Army. The operation was part of a larger effort to standardize all Iraqi Army checkpoints in Yarmouk and Hateen.

Task Force Patriot promotes five non-commissioned officers

• LTC Lawson promotes David Francis and Daniel Thompson to SSG
• Lawson promotes Omar Rosado and Travis Ueke to CPL
• LTC Lawson promotes Jilberto Herra to MSG

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: August 20 - August 26
Slides: 26, 27

Bravo Battery and Yarmouk NAC Sponsor Micro-Grants

• The Yarmouk Neighborhood Advisory Council, with assistance from Bravo Battery, 2-32 FA, helped four local entrepreneurs fill out their small business micro-grant applications. Bravo Battery and the Yarmouk NAC have helped sponsor over 50 of these micro-grants, which provide up to $2500 to the local businessmen who wish to open new businesses or improve existing ones.
• 1LT Patrick Henson pictured
  

Bravo Battery and 2/5/6 IA Clear Neighborhood

• Bravo Battery and 2/5/6 IA conducted Operation John Hancock, a combined clearing operation aimed at disrupting Al-Qaeda in Yarmouk. Together, Iraqi and American Soldiers cleared approximately 500 houses over two days. The combined forces confiscated several small arms and IED-precursor material. the operation was successful because of the cooperation and coordination between 2/5/6 IA, Yarmouk Police Station, and Coalition Forces.

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: August 13 - August 19
Slides: 28, 29, 30

Bravo Battery Finds, Disables IED

• 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, operating in conjunction with Iraqi Policement in Yarmouk, found an IED at the corner of a busy intersection. Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) destroyed the IED with the aid of a robot. Following the blast, Bravo Battery Soldiers and Iraqi Policemen conducted post-blast analysis, investigating hte site of the blast for evidence.

Alpha Battery Small Business Seminar

• 1LT Alex Barnett, Battalion Civil-Military Office, speaks about the micro-grant application process.
• CPT Brian McCall, Alpha Battery Commander, chairs the seminar.
• Dr. John Crihfield, USAID, addresses the group of twenty local entrepreneurs.

Alpha Battery Pays Rewards

• CPT Brian McCall, Alpha Battery Commander, pays rewards to Najah Hameed Mehjoob, left, and Eshmaeel Ishayri Abadi, right, for separately calling in tips about an IED in their neighborhood.

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: August 6 - August 12
Slides: 14, 15

1LT Roy Johnson on R&R

SSG Hudson of Alpha Battery Reenlists

SSG Hudson
1LT Neyland

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: July 30 - August 5
Slides: 29, 30

Promotions and Award Ceremony

LTC Lawson
SPC Brown
CSM Huffin
PFC Gilyard
SSG Brunson
SGT Garrett

Bravo Battery Small Business Seminar

1LT Alex Barnett

By all accounts, the small business seminar was a terrific success...

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: July 23 - July 29
Slides: 32, 33

CPT Wojcik Visits LTC Gadson while on leave

SFC Fuentes on Environmental Morale Leave

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: July 16- July 22
Slides: 24, 25, 26

Awards Ceremony

LTC Lawson
SGT Smith
SPC Voight
awards given: CAB, PH, ARCOM

A Little Proud American

1LT Nick, Emily, Olivia Bell, and family

Combined Security Forces Help Daklea Health Clinic

CPT Jayson Morgan
PV2 Steve Robbins

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: July 2 - July 8
Slides: 40, 41

Deployment Relationship Workshop

CH Parson
SSG Brickner
PFC St. John
SGT Cope
SGT Carroll

NCO Induction Ceremony

SGT Goodwin
SSG Woode
CSM Champagne
CSM Huffin

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: June 25 - July 1
Slides: 15, 16

2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, gives CLS Class to Iraqi Soldiers

SPC John Mazurek

Unit Ministry Team Out On The Streets

CH Parson
PFC Brown
SPC Garret
JSS Torch

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: June 18 - June 24
Slides: 19, 20, 21

Alpha Battery Soldiers Reenlist

CPT McCall
1LT Nguyen
PFC Michael Smith
SSG Magalit
SGT Michael Evans
SSG Frank Woode

Golf Company Reenlists

CPT Bandy
SSG Magalit
SGT Gary Payne
SGT Joel Starling
SGT Adrian Ray

Bravo Battery Undergoes CLS Refresher Training

PV2 Chapman
SGT Vincent
PFC Hutson
PFC Merritt
PFC Laing

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides

Dagger Brigade Weekly Slides
Dagger Brigade Combat Team Official Site
Week: June 11 - June 17
Slides: 30, 31, 32

Golf Company Soldiers Reenlist

CPT Bandy
SSG Santos
SPC Bell
1LT Lowry
PFC Day
SGT Shultze

Assumption of Command Ceremony

CSM Huffin
LTC Lawson

Golf Company Soldiers Use VTC, Talk To Families

SPC Pechin
1SG Ruiz
SSG Brickner
PFC Quick