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MNBG-E CMDR
col. david j woods
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Command sgt. maj.
Sheryl Lyon
Executive Editor
Maj. Wencke Tate
Editor
Capt. Randy Ready
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editor at [email protected] by the 21st of each month and include details such as the who, what, when,
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sgt. Samantha Parks
COVER PHOTO: An Armenian soldier conducts the proper
technique when reacting to a molotov cocktail during training
at Camp Slim Lines Jan. 4. The training covered reacting as an
individual, in a squad and in a platoon size element. This was the
Armenian coy’s first time conducting fire phobia since arriving
in Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Parks, 4th Public
Affairs Detachment)
Contributing
Journalists
staff sgt. cody
harding
BACK COVER PHOTO: Task Force Warhorse, Kosovo Force
18, command team, U.S. Army Lt. Col. G. Leonard Barton and
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Fowden, uncase their task
force colors at a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Bondsteel Jan. 20. The uncasing of their colors signifies the official
authority change from the outgoing unit. (U.S. Army photo by
Sgt. Samantha Parks, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Sgt. Joshua
Stoffregen
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