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The BigRed One

Victory Strike 2000Remembering theWhirlwind War

February 2001The Official U.S. Army Magazine

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Soldiers Staff

Managing Editor:

Lou Walker

Production Editor:

Steve Harding

Art Director:

Helen Hall VanHoose

Senior Editor:

Gil High

Associate Editor:

SFC Lisa Beth Snyder

Photo Editor:

SSG John Valceanu

Photojournalist:

Heike Hasenauer

Associate Art Director:

Paul Henry Crank

Special Products Editor:

Beth Reece

Executive Secretary:

Joseph T. Marsden

The OfficialU.S. Army Magazine

Chief of Staff: GEN Eric K. ShinsekiChief of Public Affairs: MG Larry D. GottardiChief, Information Strategy: William R. DrobnickSoldiers

(ISSN 0093-8440) is published monthly under super-vision of the Army Chief of Public Affairs to provide the TotalArmy with information on people, policies, operations, technicaldevelopments, trends and ideas of and about the Department ofthe Army. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarilythose of the Department of the Army.

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Allphotographs by U.S. Army except as otherwise credited.

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TheSecretary of the Army has determined that the publication of thisperiodical is necessary in the transaction of the public businessas required by law of the department.

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On Duty in the Netherlands

The Army maintains fewer than2,000 soldiers in the Nether-lands, but there is nothing smallabout their contribution to U.S.military readiness.

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Equipment on Call

Soldiers at key sites ensurethat vital prepositionedsupplies — everything fromtoolboxes to tanks — areready when needed.

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MTMC Netherlands:Supplying the Force

Getting supplies and equip-ment to where they’re neededis the mission of these U.S.Army Military Traffic Man-agement Command soldiers.

Feburary 2001 Volume 56, No. 2

FEATURESFOCUS ON THENETHERLANDS

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The Big Red One

As the Army enters the 21stcentury, the famed 1stInfantry Division continuesto build on its legacy as alethal, battle-tested power-house in America’s arsenal.

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Army Selects IAV

Here’s our look at the familyof wheeled armored vehiclesthat will equip the new brigadecombat teams.

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Front cover:

PFC BenjaminMoon of Co. B,1st Bn., 26th Inf.,typifies theprofessionalsoldiers of the BigRed One. —

Photo by MSG Larry Lane

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DEPARTMENTS

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2001 Pay Charts

Want to know just how muchextra you should be getting inyour paycheck? Check out thenew pay levels that becameeffective Jan. 1.

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Remembering theWhirlwind War

Ten years ago this month abroad coalition of nations joined the United States inliberating Iraqi-occupiedKuwait.

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Respecting Soldiers

Nearly 500 equal opportunityadvisors from throughout theArmy recently gathered inOrlando, Fla., for their third-annual worldwide conference.

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Victory Strike 2000

U.S. and Polish soldiers met inOctober for the first-ever jointand combined field exercisebetween their two nations.

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