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Bravo Troop
Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, Ky., stand in front of an American flag sent to a member of the unit ” Spc. Matthew Brustien ” from the New England Patriots. The team signed the national banner, and the unit’s soldiers will be signing an American flag to send to the team. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() At a sheik’s house 1st Lt. Wyatt Ottmar speaks with Sheik Hatim Mehowi about mutual concerns both men have in establishing a micro-grant program. Ottmar is the leader of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The Fort Campbell, Ky., unit is currently at Patrol Base Corregidor in Iraq. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() Iraqi and U.S. Army officials enjoy a repast part way through a meeting in which local concerns are expressed. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() Sheik Ahmad ‘Abuud Sharmouk Al Chedadi and 1st Lt. Joshua Suthoff look at a falcon held by Iraqi army Lt. Arkon during a meeting between Iraqi and U.S. Army officials. Suthoff is the executive officer of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) out of Fort Campbell, Ky. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Maurin, left, and 1st Lt. James Watson prepare for a night patrol on New Year’s Day. Maurin is the platoon sergeant, and Watson is the platoon leader for 2nd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, Ky. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() Local farmers and Sheik Khalid Fartham Abbud Al Jabori, seated in the middle, talk with U.S. soldiers during a casual visit to the sheik’s home on Tuesday. (Suzanne Cronn-Herald/Review) |
![]() Iraqi physician Dr. Fadil Monhoush Deub Al Zawbori, left, and an Iraqi male nurse work on removing an item from a girl’s nostril at a temporary medical clinic run by the Iraqi Army in a village south of Baghdad on Friday. The child’s father is at right. (Bill Hess-Herald/Review) It could be a hard sell with many Sunnis. They are not enamored with Shiites, who predominately make up the Iraqi Army. But Capt. Brandon Cave, commander of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), said the Iraqi battalion commander and his soldiers are well respected. Working with the Iraqi officers soldiers daily — some are part of the troop’s Patrol Base Corregidor — gives Cave a different perspective of what the Iraqi commander wants to do. “It’s not about Sunnis and Shi’ites. It’s about Iraqis,” the troop commander said. |
