Good News from the Horse's Mouth

Are you subscribing to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Newsletter? If not you should be! Here are some of the things you would know about if you were receiving it.

Coalition forces turned over
Camp

Zulu
in As Suwayrah,
Iraq
, to the Iraqi Army on Aug. 21. The division’s 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade will be permanently housed there. This is the twenty-fourth base to be turned over to the Iraqis, returning the land to the government elected by the people.

· Approximately 25,000 Iraqis in the Dahuk,
Babylon
and
Wassit

Provinces
will get treated potable water, thanks to three million dollars released for local projects. The projects will upgrade 15 systems, each including water wells, compact potable water treatment plants and pumps. Completion dates for the 15 projects vary, but are all scheduled to be finished by January of 2006.

· Construction has restarted on
Sadr

City
’s $902,000 Al Sadr Fire Station project, after a recent construction collapse while concrete was being placed. The project is scheduled for completion in March of 2006. This three-story structure is almost 10,000 square feet and features five bays; three for ladder trucks and two for SUVs. It includes a dormitory area for 20 firefighters, dining room for 30, commercial-grade kitchenette to feed 40 people, a training room for 20, a locker room, a control room and a chief’s office.

· Phase III of the $10 million Najaf Teaching Hospital project began this week with a symbolic “ground-breaking” ceremony on the second floor of the hospital. This phase of the project includes civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing rehabilitation throughout the facility. The contract also includes a physicians’ residence building, sewer treatment plant, a morgue, storage and garages, and remodeling of the main entrance to the hospital.

·
International Flight Lands in
Basra
- The first international flight to land in
Basra
,
Iraq
in 15 years arrived Monday, receiving a warm welcome from local officials.

And much, much more. So go to www.centcom.mil to sign up. Then enlighten those around you about the progress we are making in Iraq. Our troops cannot count on the mainstream media so it is up to us...unless you want code pink, moveon.org and the rest of that cabal set the agenda and undermine our troops and national security.

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