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Sept 2009
SPC Beschler is not afraid to get down in dirty to get the job done. He enjoys his work but his true motivation comes from his family. “The support given to me by my family in the States gives me all the motivation I need.” What ever drives these soldiers to perform, Easy Company knows that they can count on them get the job done. SPC Jacob Beschler Inspects the power steering system of a M1151 HMMWV during Renegade maintenance day.

Sept 2009
Since 1/E/1-77 AR (OUTLAWS) has been in Iraq their main mission has been to conduct route clearance patrols throughout the Muthanna and Dhi’Qar provinces. PV2 Michael Martinez, left, and SPC Michael Wilhoit pound the first pickets into the ground.

Sept 2009
Recently Easy Company has set about emplacing triple strand concertina wire around the company motor pool in order to improve security of it’s vehicles and equipment. The Outlaws were tasked with emplacing part of this wire. SGT Hudson Costa supervises Soldiers as they emplace the third strand of one section of the C-wire.

Sept 2009
PFC Steven Ravenscroft and SGT Steven Dopson adding the finishing touches. They all agreed it broke up the monotony of day after day of route clearance. They were also glad to get back to a traditional combat engineer role.

Sept 2009
August 2009: 1LT Paul Greive, with the 50th MiTT, USMC, of Seattle, WA and SGT Chris Olsen, from B CO, 1-77 AR, US Army, of Cordova, NE meet at Camp Wessim in SE Iraq.

Good teachers hope that they impact their students’ lives in such a way that they eventually go on to surpass the teacher in some way. For former high school teacher Sgt Chris Olsen, that way was being outranked.

Olsen taught five years of high school in Seattle, WA and Omaha, NE before deciding to give more to his country by serving an enlistment in the Army. Originally from Cordova, NE, he now serves as Operations NCO for B Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment.

The former student, 1LT Paul Grieve of Seattle, WA was Olsen’s student during his Junior and Senior years of high school.

B company was detached from their parent battalion to support several MiTT teams in and around Basra, Iraq. Olsen discovered that his former student was a part of one of the MiTTs they were working with.

“He hated it the first time I called him, ‘Sir’,” Olsen quipped. “He threatened to call me, ‘Mr. Olsen.’”

Sept 2009
Soldiers from 3rd PLT, Baker Co, 1-77AR, workout together with the soldiers of the 50th Iraqui Army (IA) BDE.

Since 5 September, the soldiers of 3rd PLT Baker Co, 1-77AR and the Marines of the 50th BDE Military Transition Team (MiTT) have opened the doors to the MiTT House gym on Naval Base. Every day, between the hours of 0600 to 0800 in the morning, and 1800-2000 at night, the soldiers of the 50th Iraqui Army (IA) BDE are welcome to workout with CF soldiers at their gym. “It’s fun to workout with IA soldiers,” says PV2 Tyler Senior, a tanker from Coralville, Indiana. “Although there is a language barrier, working out is one of those things you can do together, but not have to say much,” Senior continues.

Sept 2009
PFC Miguel Romero, a tanker from Roswell, New Mexico, shows a soldier from the 50th IA BDE the proper technique for using a Kettlebell.

Sept 2009
PV2 Tyler Senior, a tanker from Coralville, Indiana, spots a 50th IA BDE soldier on the bench press.

Sept 2009
PV2 Tyler Senior, a tanker from Coralville, Indiana, rotates workout sets with a soldier from the 50th IA BDE.

Nov 2009
MG Nash presents a Division coin to SPC Matthew Hodges of Augusta, Ga.

Nov 2009
SGT Peter Scott of F/121 BSB shows off the main course.

Nov 2009
MG Nash serves dinner to PFC Josh Crisp of Dallas, TX.

Nov 2009
C/1-77 AR Soldiers enjoy their Thanksgiving meal.

Nov 2009
1LT Steven Gallo (right), Baker Company XO, discusses movement of supplies with 1-377 FA BN S4 NCOIC, SFC Hardwick.