FRONTLINE Serving the For t Stewa rt and Hunter Ar my Airfi eld comm unit ies (w ww.stewart.army.mil)Jun e 21, 2007 PRS RT S TD U.S. Postag e Pa id Permit no. 43, Hines vill e, Ga . 31314 V ol . 41, Issue 23 Join 3rd BCT on a birthday run, See Page 1C THE Pat Young Frontline StaffThe United States Army turned 232 years old, J une 14. The event was com- memorated with ceremonies at home and abroad by Soldiers of the 3rd InfantryDivision, Fort Stewart - Hunter ArmyAirfield. Hundreds of Soldiers and communitymembers gathered at Club Stewart in recognition of the event. During the ceremony, Maj. General Rick Lynch, 3rd Infantry Division com- manding general, addressed those in attendance via video. He wished the Army a happy birthday, thanked Soldiers for their efforts, and asked for a moment of reflection regard- ing the Army’s contributions. “Dog Face Soldiers all around the world are protecting our freedoms and our wayof life,” L ynch said. “We have Dog F ace Soldiers on freedom’s frontier, makingsure that the freedoms we enjoyed grow- ing up, our children and their children will enjoy.” Lynch asked those in attendance to pause and reflect on the 232 years of ser- vice the Army provided to the nation. ‘Army Strong’ for 232 years B-day celebrated at home, abroad Spc. Ricard o Branch The oldest Sold ier , Sgt. Maj. Ray Curtis , 3rd Batta lion, 69th Armor ed Regimen t operatio nsserg eant major , and th e you ngest Soldi er , Pfc. Jessi ca Her nand ez, Head quarte rs an dHeadquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, cut the Army Birthday cake followingthe ceremony h onoring the 232nd Army Birthday in Iraq. See story on 3A See BDAY Page 3A Marne Torch blazes, 3rd Inf Div brings smoke Special to the Frontline FOB Kals u, Iraq – Fixed-wing aircraft dropped four precision-guided bombs on targeted sites preventing insurgents from entering southern Baghdad, June 16. This was the beginning of a major offensive operation dubbed Marne Torch. The aircraft supported approximately1,200 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers who are focused on the security belts surround- ing Baghdad. 2nd Brigade Soldiers have the mission of defeating insurgent activity, denyingthe enemy sanctuary and preventing ter- rorist elements from moving accelerants from the Arab Jabour area into Baghdad. The brigade’ s efforts in Arab Jabour are part of the larger operation recentlyannounced by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National-Force com- mander. “Our Soldiers are well trained, and I am extremely proud of the work they have accomplished over the past several weeks in preparation for this operation,” said Col. James Adams, 2nd BCT deputycommanding officer. Marne Torch is named for the histori- cal British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II that tookplace in 1942. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division fought alongside its British comrades, and at a modest cost, gave the allies substantial beachheads in North Africa. See re lated stories on 5A. 26th BSB FRG makes hurricane prep plans Sgt. Jason Stadel 2nd BCT Public AffairsAs more Soldiers arrive at Fort Stewart, more are trained, readied and deployed. The bulk of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division deployed in early May; but for the next several months, 2nd BCT units will be receiving individual Soldiers to augment their strength. The new Soldiers will in- process at their unit’s home detachment, complete individual readiness training and then join their unit which is already in a com- bat zone. Approximatley 20 new or late deploying “Spartan” Soldiers said their good- byes as they left to join the fight, June 14. 2nd BCT continuesdeployment to IraqSee DEPLOY Page 11A Soldiers help Iraq recover
