Brigade Run

"There are lots of signs that things are going well here in Iraq. Signs that the violence has dropped and is continuing to get better. That’s what a big part of my job as the intelligence officer is; I track the bad guys. When things are going well and the threat is low then we do things that a normal Army unit does. Last week we had a Brigade run.

The Brigade our Squadron is assigned to is the 7th Sustainment Brigade and it is is about 5,000 soldiers strong. That’s a lot of soldiers. Here at COB Adder we were able to get a few thousand or so of us on the road at sunup and run for about 3 miles along the streets of COB Adder. That’s a big formation. If you’ve ever been near an event like this it is somewhat impressive. We bring out the guidons and unit colors (flags) and run in a long column."
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