Has life in Iraq improved? May 21, 2008
The sewage that leaks out of broken pipes seeps through the dirt of roads that were once paved, but now have mostly turned to dirt because the tracks of American tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles have destroyed the asphalt over five years of war. Above the roads, low-slung electric wires hang like an enormous web woven by some apocalyptic spider, strung from street generators to poles to homes, from one street to the next. (Salon)
Iraqi forces find weapons cache in Baghdad mosque May 20, 2008
The raid on the mosque began at dawn Monday as American M1 tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker vehicles from the First Battalion, 68th Armor, set up a cordon around the area. More than 400 Iraqi soldiers and police officers then moved in to conduct the search. (International Herald Tribune)
Employers get a look at reservists' 'other job' May 20, 2008
While they are training, the soldiers live in these bases, where they are subjected to periodic "attacks."The bosses also saw a typical supply convoy forming and got a range-side explanation of the training for a unit of Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Then they stopped in a field where an artillery unit had set up its massive self-propelled howitzers, among them a gun commanded by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Church, an N.C. Highway Patrol trooper. (News & Observer)
Contaminated sand set to move Idaho dump site May 2, 2008
The company disposed of uranium-contaminated Bradley fighting vehicles there in 2006. All the sand from Kuwait should be in Idaho within 40 days, Hyslop said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Iraq Imploding Apr 9, 2008
The Times article continues, After the Iraqi soldiers [in Baghdad] came under attack, American forces in Abrams tanks, Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles rumbled to the scene. . (Newsmax)
U.S. and Iraqis battle militias to end attacks Apr 7, 2008
After the Iraqi soldiers came under attack, American forces in Abrams tanks, Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles rumbled to the scene. An American helicopter fired at least two Hellfire missiles at militia fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades, and blasted one of their vehicles. (International Herald Tribune)
Measuring up a merger Mar 30, 2008
Geier 's levels can be found next to the driver in Bradley Fighting Vehicles, measuring whether they're on ground level enough to allow the targeting systems to work properly. They've been used on construction cranes, on space vehicles -- they went to the moon on Apollo 12, Oster said -- and on medical machines, antennas and firefighting equipment. (Albany Times Union)
AMY GOODMAN: 'Winter soldiers' share harrowing tales of wartime Mar 21, 2008
He described a house raid where they arrested the wrong men: "We never went on a raid where we got the right house, much less the right person. Not once. I looked at my sergeant, and I was like, 'Sergeant, these aren't the men that we're looking for.' And he told me, 'Don't worry. I'm sure they would have done something anyways.' And this mother, all the while, is crying in my face, trying to kiss my feet. And, you know, I can't speak Arabic. I can speak human. She was saying, 'Please, why are... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
General Goes Shopping to Highlight Calm Mar 18, 2008
As recently as Christmas Day, one of the U.S. Army captains accompanying Lynch last week was sitting in a ring of Bradley fighting vehicles a nearby field still smoldering from a fight with insurgents. For a visiting reporter familiar with the area's violent days, the easygoing market scene had a surreal tinge to it something would have seemed an impossibility. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
War is hell - and hellishly expensive Mar 8, 2008
7 million for Bradley fighting vehicles (10 per week). And that's only a very partial list. (Asia Times Online)
BAE Systems Net Drops 45% on Absence of Year-Earlier Gain From Stake Sale Feb 21, 2008
43 billion pounds to supply 72 Eurofighter warplanes to Saudi Arabia and contracts from the Pentagon worth least $844 million to rebuild Bradley Fighting Vehicles returning from Iraq. Earnings before interest, taxation and amortization rose 22 percent to 1. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Far from home Feb 19, 2008
That includes overseeing the repairs of tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, He also oversees more than 200 contracts for everything from ordering repair parts for those vehicles to food services. I also have to be attuned to what each unit needs and whether that requires going over equipment needs, Lanier said. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Al-Qaeda's Last Iraqi Stronghold Feb 12, 2008
On the evening of Feb. 7, U.S. soldiers rolled from FOB Marez into downtown Mosul in a convoy of five Humvees, four Bradley fighting vehicles and four tanks. Joined by a small contingent of Iraqi army troops, the Americans pushed quickly to the first target of the night, a largely abandoned warehouse on the west side of town. (Time.com)
Mosul, the next major test for the U.S. military in Iraq Feb 3, 2008
Smith and his soldiers jumped from the back of their Bradley Fighting Vehicles and banged on the front doors of houses a block from the traffic circle. There was no electricity and little kerosene, and each home they entered was as cold as the mid-40-degree temperature outside. (Anchorage Daily News)
Inside The New Terror Capital Of Iraq Jan 29, 2008
Attack helicopters and Bradley fighting vehicles. Mosul has become "insurgent central" in Iraq - al-Qaeda's base of money and foreign fighters. (CBS News)
Raytheon wins Army contract worth $232M Jan 9, 2008
ATK makes medium-caliber cannons for Apache helicopters and Bradley fighting vehicles at its factory in Mesa. "This award establishes Raytheon as the leader in the development of affordable precision-guided projectiles," said Louise Francesconi. (AZCentral -- Business)
Wash rack operations signify redeployment for Grey Wolf Dec 7, 2007
While the word detailing normally brings to mind cleaning every nook and cranny of personal vehicles, these troopers have gained a whole new meaning of the word as they work 24-hour shifts to vigorously detail combat equipment Humvees, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, tanks, trailers and more, that have endured 14-months of use in Iraq. Their mission, which began Nov. 21 at Kuwait Naval Base, consists of a very meticulous process averaging 24 to 48 hours of cleaning per vehicle. (KWTX.com, TX)
harmon snow: Wasting America's Wetlands Dec 7, 2007
After decades of injusticeborn out of American slaverythe victims of the storm fell prey to an all-out military invasion involving aircraft carriers, Boeing Chinook and Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopters, M-1 Abrams battle tanks, M-2 Bradley fighting vehicles, amphibious assault ships, state-of-the-art weaponry, Blackwater mercenaries, U.S. Special Forces, and the special Bollinger SWIFTthe U.S. Navys interim Mine Warfare Command and Support catamaran. High-tech military command... (Zmag.org)
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Instead Eastern Oregon s citizen-soldier outfit trains to fight in tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. A typical tank company in the battalion musters between 60 and 70 people. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Read Brit's Political Grapevine Dec 4, 2007
Army Private Scott Thomas Beauchamp wrote that soldiers used Bradley fighting vehicles to run down dogs wore skull fragments as hats and mocked a disfigured woman. The accuracy of the allegations was immediately challenged by other media and disputed by the Pentagon. (Fox News)
Will the Shi'a Militia Truce Last? Dec 1, 2007
Sprang's men deployed by the dozens to conduct raids; in retaliation, local militiamen salted the roads with powerful bombs that crippled the heavily armored Bradley Fighting Vehicles used by the Americans. The result was the opposite of what the American troop surge was supposed to accomplish: instead of reassuring residents and improving their security, the neighborhood turned into a battlefield. (Time.com)
A broken vow, a soldier's torment Nov 11, 2007
Stephens' platoon of Bradley fighting vehicles is somewhere in Iraq, pinned down by the enemy. Grenades fly at them. (News & Observer)
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In addition, SMC has supplied spall liner protection for Bradley Fighting Vehicles since the 80s. Spall liners line the inside of military vehicles to protect soldiers from metal fragments. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Army site expansion angers ranchers Nov 5, 2007
The open spaces provide rambling room for 67-ton tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles to practice maneuvers within a few hours of Fort Carson, home to a dozen Army units. According to the Army, the training ground needs to grow for two reasons. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Armory to leave Fort Missoula Nov 1, 2007
That's where it keeps its Bradley Fighting Vehicles and its test track on which the Bradleys are taken for maneuvers. Reporter Kim Briggeman can be reached at 523-5266 or at. (Missoulian, MT)
A Depressing Lack of Bad News Oct 20, 2007
Residents walk beside U.S. army Bradley fighting vehicles on a search mission in the Sunni neighbourhood of Arab Jabour in south Baghdad October 19, 2007. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (IRAQ). (Townhall.com)
U.S. Army eyes longer weapons contracts Oct 9, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army's top arms buyer said on Monday he would like to acquire new helicopters and Bradley fighting vehicles with contracts that lock in prices for three years, rather than the standard one year, a move generally cheered by industry ... Bolton said congressional staffers rejected an Army effort this year to buy Bradley Fighting Vehicles with a contract covering more than a single year because the savings would have totaled only about 7 percent. (ABC News -- Wire)
Engelhardt: We Count Oct 4, 2007
(Keep in mind, however, that, when the Bush administration rumbled into Baghdad on their tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles in April 2003, it was the they had in mind -- though they werent calling it that at the time. . (Zmag.org)
America in Iraq: The 10-Year Plan Oct 3, 2007
Another 3,400 or so troops live at As-Sayliyah, a massive storage facility where the United States keeps things like tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles ready for use in the Middle East, ostensibly in case of conflict with the remaining U.S. rival in the region, Iran. How long do such bilateral agreements last. (Time.com)
Lawmakers' minds made up before Gen. Petraeus' testimony? Sep 11, 2007
Pajamas Media quotes Major John Cross as saying he also did not interview anyone who corroborated the stories written by Private Scott Beauchamp, who said soldiers wore the skulls of murdered Iraqis, mocked a burn victim and used Bradley Fighting Vehicles to run down animals. Beauchamp later recanted. (Fox News)
Weapon maker in Mesa sees promise in cannon Sep 7, 2007
But many of those programs have yet to be fully funded, so Alliant Techsystems Inc.'s Medium-Caliber Systems unit in Mesa has kept busy selling weapons to foreign countries and refurbishing guns on the U.S. military's Apaches and Bradley fighting vehicles ... The LW25 system is a lightweight version of the 25mm automatic cannon found on the U.S. Army's Bradley fighting vehicles and other combat vehicles. (AZCentral -- Business)
WWII soldiers pass battalion colors onto today's soldiers Aug 31, 2007
Other events will include M2 Bradley fighting vehicles, M1A1 Abrams battle tanks, 120 mm mortars, and dismounted troops. As many as 500 soldiers from the current 1-163rd Infantry Battalion will stand in formation. (Helena Independent Record)
Has Bush Boxed Himself In? Aug 28, 2007
The EFPs are roadside bombs that penetrate Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks ... The EFPs are roadside bombs that penetrate Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks. (Townhall.com)
General Dynamics to manage production of vehicle armor Aug 21, 2007
The company will produce armor for Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Officials say no new jobs will be created. (WCAX.com, VT)
New Republic Scandal Further Damages 'Mainstream' Media Credibility Aug 14, 2007
In the third, he wrote about soldiers using Bradley Fighting Vehicles to run over stray dogs. Conservative analysts and bloggers have questioned the accuracy of his accounts, and a military investigation found no evidence to support many of his claims. (CNSnews.com)
Arizona soldier killed in training accident in Texas Aug 10, 2007
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- An Army soldier from Arizona was killed at Fort Hood after becoming pinned between two Bradley fighting vehicles, an official said Thursday. Staff Sgt. Jon Locascio, 34, died Wednesday morning after the accident that happened while soldiers were trying to move the vehicles onto railroad cars, said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a 4th Infantry Division spokesman. (FOX 11, AZ)
BAE First-Half Profit Rises 27 Percent on Bradley Contracts, Fighter Jets Aug 9, 2007
Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- BAE Systems Plc, Europe's biggest defense company, said first-half profit rose 27 percent, beating analysts' estimates, on upgrades of Bradley fighting vehicles for the U.S. army in Iraq and production of fighter jet parts. Net income rose to 515 million pounds ($1. (Bloomberg -- UK)
A Statement on Scott Thomas Beauchamp Aug 3, 2007
The last section of the Diarist described soldiers using Bradley Fighting Vehicles to kill dogs. On this topic, one soldier who witnessed the incident described by Beauchamp, wrote in an e-mail: "How you do this (I've seen it done more than once) is, when you approach the dog in question, suddenly lurch the Bradley on the opposite side of the road the dog is on. The rear-end of the vehicle will then swing TOWARD the animal, scaring it into running out into the road. If it works, the dog is... (New Republic)
How one journalist defines a ‘staunch Republican’ Jul 25, 2007
"I know another private who really only enjoyed Bradley Fighting Vehicles because it gave him the opportunity to run things over. His favorite target dogs. A dog that was lying in the street and bathing in the sun did not have enough time to get up and run away from the speeding Bradley. It's front half was completely severed from its rear, which was twitching wildly, and its head was still raised and smiling at the sun as if nothing had happened at all.". Pretty florid stuff, pretty dramatic,... (Fox News)
U.S. troops face Mahdi Army in Baghdad Jul 16, 2007
Headlights snapped off, night vision lenses lowered into place, they maneuvered their and Bradley Fighting Vehicles down narrow streets, angling for surprise. As they approached the suspected homes of the militia leaders they were hunting, their cover of darkness disappeared, fluorescent bulbs on the houses and street lights casting a glow on their vehicles. (MSNBC -- International)
11 Iraqis dead after US troops clash with militiamen in Baghdad Jul 13, 2007
The intensive six-hour operation began at 6 a.m., when 240 US soldiers in 65 Humvees, several Bradley fighting vehicles, and two Apache attack helicopters descended on the Amin neighborhood, along with a dozen Iraqi troops, in response to increasing attacks on American soldiers by members of the Mahdi Army, the Shi'ite militia loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. During the fighting, an Apache helicopter fired bursts of 30-millimeter rounds toward several people who had been shooting machine guns... (Boston Globe -- World)
'Instead of a wedding, it turned into a funeral' Jul 7, 2007
Instead of a wedding, it turned into a funeral' / 18 well-wishers slain in car blast as couple has pictures taken (San Francisco Chronicle)
Car bomb kills 18 in wedding party as Baghdad bridal photos are taken Jul 6, 2007
The U.S. military identified the bomb as an explosive-formed projectile, or EFP, which can puncture the armored plating on Humvees and Bradley fighting vehicles. American commanders and diplomats have accused Iran of providing these lethal weapons for use by Iraqi Shiite militants against U.S. soldiers. (AZCentral -- News)
Five U.S. soldiers killed in explosion Jun 30, 2007
Such "deep-buried bombs" have been especially effective against U.S. vehicles, including Humvees, Bradley fighting vehicles and Strykers, prompting commanders in some areas to shift to foot patrols to avoid losing so many soldiers in a single blast. U.S. casualties have been rising since President Bush ordered nearly 30,000 more troops to Iraq in a major push to pacify Baghdad and surrounding areas. (SunSpot.net)
Latin America: // Jun 24, 2007
It involves 10,000 troops, with "a full complement of attack helicopters, close-air support, Strykers and Bradley fighting vehicles.". Using unusually blunt language, Army Brig. (Investors Business Daily)
Island troops help root out militants in new assault Jun 21, 2007
The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade from Schofield Barracks was taking part in the offensive, dubbed Arrowhead Ripper, which U.S. officials said involves 10,000 soldiers, attack helicopters, close-air support, Strykers and Bradley fighting vehicles. The attacks also involved the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team from Fort Hood, Texas, and two brigades of the 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Police: Sunni mosques targeted in reprisals Jun 21, 2007
U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi security forces killed at least 30 insurgents in the first full day of Operation Arrowhead Ripper, a joint push in Diyala province employing thousands of ground troops and police, attack choppers and Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles, the U.S. military said Wednesday. ( ). (CNN -- World)
Updates on world's top stories Jun 20, 2007
"Operation Arrowhead Ripper will ultimately involve about 10,000 soldiers and "a full complement of attack helicopters, close air support, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. "The operation is in its opening stages, according to the military. (Posted 2:35 a.m.) Tools: | | | | The numbers of people driven from their homes by violence, natural disasters and poverty across the world is almost certain to rise in the future, the U.N. ... (1:41) (3:09) (2:41) (3:27) (2:11) lect> ? 2007 Cable News... (CNN -- International)
Blast Kills 87 at Baghdad Mosque Jun 20, 2007
Northeast of the capital, a force of 10,000 U.S. soldiers firing artillery and using heavily armored Stryker and Bradley Fighting Vehicles fought their way through western Baqouba and other sanctuaries in Diyala province. U.S. helicopters and jet fighters flew cover. (Fox News)
Huge U.S. force attacks; bomb kills 78 Jun 20, 2007
June 20, 2007 BAGHDAD - Ten thousand U.S. soldiers firing artillery and using heavily armored Stryker and Bradley Fighting Vehicles fought their way through western Baqouba and other al-Qaida sanctuaries in Diyala province yesterday, killing at least 22 militants. In the capital, meanwhile, a truck bomb hit a Shia shrine, killing at least 78 people and wounding more than 200. (Newsday -- World)
US forces launch major assault on Diyala Jun 20, 2007
The massive ground offensive, which also encompassed parts of western Anbar province, was mounted before dawn with Bradley fighting vehicles and air support, coinciding with intensifying US-led operations in southern Iraq. The primary coalition target in the south appeared to be Shia militia strongholds and forces loyal to the radical cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time foe who returned from hiding recently to demand an end to western occupation. (Yahoo News -- Iraq)
* US troops launch Iraq offensive Jun 20, 2007
The US soldiers were accompanied by attack helicopters, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the statement said. Shortly after the raids were launched, a truck bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in central Baghdad, killing at least 75 people and wounding 200 others, Iraqi security and hospital officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
US troops attack al-Qaida Iraq base Jun 20, 2007
The huge ground offensive, which also encompassed parts of western Anbar province and was mounted before dawn with Bradley fighting vehicles and air support, coincided with intensifying US-led operations in southern Iraq. The primary coalition target in the south appeared to be Shia militia strongholds and forces loyal to the radical cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time foe who returned from hiding recently to demand an end to western occupation. (Guardian Unlimited)
Baghdad Mosque Bombing Kills 78 Jun 20, 2007
(BAGHDAD) A truck bomb struck a Shiite mosque Tuesday in central Baghdad, killing 78 people and wounding more than 200, even as about 10,000 U.S. soldiers northeast of the capital used heavily armored Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles to battle their way into an al-Qaida sanctuary. The troops, under cover of attack helicopters, killed at least 22 insurgents in the offensive, the U.S. military said. (Time.com)
10,000 U.S. troops launch Iraq offensive Jun 19, 2007
About 10,000 U.S. soldiers using heavily armored Stryker and Bradley fighting vehicles fought their way into the city, killing at least 22 insurgents, the military said. . (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Massive Diyala offensive kills 22 insurgents Jun 19, 2007
Ten thousand U.S. soldiers were accompanied by attack helicopters, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the statement said. The operation was part of new U.S. and Iraqi attacks on Baghdad's northern and southern flanks, aimed at clearing out Sunni insurgents, al-Qaeda fighters and Shiite militiamen who had fled the capital and Anbar during a four-month-old security operation, military officials said. (USA Today)
10000 troops launch assault on al-Qaeda Jun 19, 2007
"Approximately 10,000 soldiers, with a full complement of attack helicopters, close air support, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, are taking part in Arrowhead Ripper, which is still in its opening stages.". Meanwhile, two days of fierce fighting between gunmen loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi police have killed 23 people and wounded 110 in the southern city of Nasiriyah, a hospital doctor said today. (NEWS.com.au)
US-led troops launch massive assault on Qaeda in Iraq Jun 19, 2007
"Approximately 10,000 soldiers, with a full complement of attack helicopters, close air support, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, are taking part in Arrowhead Ripper, which is still in its opening stages.". The military said the assault was launched with a rapid night-time air assault and that by daybreak 22 militants had been killed. (Yahoo! Asia News)
U.S. investigating BAE payoff allegations Jun 15, 2007
By Josh Meyer, Times Staff Writer June 15, 2007 WASHINGTON The Justice Department is investigating whether British defense giant BAE Systems, which supplies Bradley fighting vehicles to the U.S. military and is becoming a major player in the U.S. defense industry, paid bribes to win contracts in Saudi Arabia, Chile and elsewhere, federal officials confirmed Thursday. The Justice Department's fraud section, with the FBI's help, has begun a preliminary investigation to review allegations that the... (Los Angeles Times)
Raytheon wins Army training contract worth up to $11.2b Jun 6, 2007
At combat training centers in California, Louisiana, and Germany, for example, Raytheon equips soldiers, tanks, Humvees, and Bradley fighting vehicles with networked laser tags before war games, and then compiles and analyzes data collected in the exercises for detailed reviews. The value of Raytheon's live training contract was initially estimated at $400 million over seven years. (Boston Globe)
Army Sgt. Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, 25, Sun Valley; killed in mortar attack Jun 3, 2007
During ceremonies in Baghdad and Germany, and on Internet sites dedicated to fallen troops, Gonzalez-Iraheta was remembered as an expert on Bradley fighting vehicles and Humvees, particularly skilled at fixing the gun turrets that shield the troops and protect the weapons they are firing. "He was the go-to guy for any turret problems that came up on the Bradleys," Sgt. 1st Class Eddie Battles wrote in a post from Taji, Iraq, on the website Legacy. (Los Angeles Times)
Hot War Seen From Cool 'Crow's Nest' -AP Jun 2, 2007
Task Force Lightning had dispatched a QRF - quick reaction force - of six Bradley fighting vehicles and Humvees, 24 soldiers. Unconfirmed word came that the OH-58 apparently was brought down by enemy fire. (Guardian Unlimited)
DRS Technologies Reports Record Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year Results Jun 1, 2007
$53 million to provide electronic manufacturing services, the most significant orders associated with production of the U.S. Navys AN/UYQ-70 Advanced Display Systems installed on U.S. Navy ships, submarines and aircraft and with cable assembly and production of U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles. $33 million to provide data collection, communications and processing equipment, including receivers, tuners, antennae, radios, signal processing systems and recorders supporting U.S. intelligence... (Investors Business Daily)
UK to seek Iran's help over hostages Jun 1, 2007
In Baghdad yesterday, US Humvees and Bradley fighting vehicles, backed up by helicopters, took up positions around the Shia stronghold of Sadr City as US soldiers and Iraqi commandos pushed deeper into the district on the second day of operations aimed at finding the hostages. The US military said they had arrested two members of a "secret cell terrorist network", but it was unclear whether they were connected to the abduction. (Guardian Unlimited)
Terror suspects detained in Sadr City May 31, 2007
A U.S. military official said the strike on the helicopter and Bradley fighting vehicles in Diyala province appears to have been a "complex attack.". Brig. (CNN -- World)
