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Provided below are links to, and descriptions of, recent video clips from the Task Force Olympia Public Affairs Office. Some of the videos are quite long and may take a while to download. You will also need Windows Media Player to play them.
Olympia Newsline is a news magazine that tells the story of coalition forces supporting Task Force Olympia in Iraq. Edition 17 includes stories on battle planners, a Vietnam attack helicopter pilot in Iraq, an engineer battalion building schools and health clinics, and a vehicle maintenance shop. Also includes hometown holiday greetings from several Soldiers. Produced by 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
133rd Engineers End of Deployment Video
Video compilation of a tour in northern Iraq for the 133rd Engineer Battalion, a Maine Army National Guard unit. Includes photo segments on four companies, unit history and lists many accomplishments. Video of engineers at work on various construction projects, and a memorial section for fallen comrades.
The final edition of Olympia Newsline (#18), a news magazine that tells the story of coalition forces supporting Task Force Olympia in Mosul. Features stories on trauma care training, a bombed-out palace converted into living quarters for Soldiers, Pennsylvania National Guard troops forming a personal security detail, and using DVIDS satellite technology to tell the coalition story and link service members with audiences back home. Also includes hometown holiday greetings from several Soldiers. Produced by 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
B-roll shows the daily duties of Major Scott Whitman and 1st Lieutenant Shadrach Keene, two Task Force Olympia soldiers serving in Mosul. Video from 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Soldiers gather in Mosul to watch National Football League games on Christmas Day.
Display of weapons cache found in Mosul by 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. Video shows several types of weapons including mortars, mines and ammunition. Video from 366th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
TF Olympia End of Operations Video
Video highlights of the Task Force Olympia mission in Mosul. Produced by Specialist Mary Flynn, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Military personnel enjoy a Christmas meal in a large dinning facility in Mosul. Video from 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Captain Kevin Gilangorst (Walcott, IA), Commander of the 73rd Engineer Company in Mosul, talks to a reporter at KWQC TV in Davenport, Iowa.
Major Pressley, Operations Officer for the 115th Signal Battalion in Mosul, talks to a reporter at WHNT in Huntsville, Alabama.
Private First Class Ronnie Gutierrez talks from Mosul, in Spanish, with reporter at Univision.
Interview with CPT Allen & SPC Powers
Captain Andy Allen and Specialist Howard Powers from Mosul talk with a reporter at KINGTV in Seattle on Christmas Day.
Interview with SSG & SGT Ramirez
Husband and wife, Staff Sergeant Gustavo Ramirez and Sergeant Melissa Ramirez, talk with MSNBC from Mosul on Christmas Day.
Captain Alfred Boone from Mosul talks with a reporter at WWOR in New York.
(via DVIDS)