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The Official U.S.ArmyMagazine

February 2003www.soldiersmagazine.com

•MAST to the Rescue•Long-Haul Truckers

N e w H o t T o p i c s

P u l l o u t

P A G E 9

UAV UniversityFacing the Media

Sail Army . . .

Faster

Soldiers Staff

Editor in Chief: LTC John E. SuttleManaging Editor:

Gil High

Production Editor:

Steve Harding

Art Director:

Helen Hall VanHoose

Associate Art Director:

Paul Henry Crank

Senior Editor:

Heike Hasenauer

Associate Editor:

SFC Lisa Gregory

Photo Editor:

SSG Alberto Betancourt

Special Products Editor:

Beth Reece

Graphic Designer:

LeRoy Jewell

Executive Secretary:

Joseph T. Marsden

The OfficialU.S. Army Magazine

Secretary of the Army: Thomas E. WhiteChief of Staff: GEN Eric K. ShinsekiChief of Public Affairs: MG Larry D. GottardiChief, Command Information: COL James M. AllenSoldiers

(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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Manuscripts of interestto Army personnel are invited. Direct communication is autho-rized to

Editor, Soldiers, 9325 Gunston Road, Suite S108,Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5581

. Phone: DSN 656-4486 or com-mercial (703) 806-4486. Or send e-mail to

soldiers@belvoir.army.mil.

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Soldiers

and the author.

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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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Use of funds for printingthis publication was approved by the Secretary of the Army onSept. 2, 1986, in accordance with the provisions of Army Regu-lation 25-30. Library of Congress call number: U1.A827.

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Printing:

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UAV University

At the U.S. ArmyIntelligence Centerand School at FortHuachuca, Ariz.,soldiers are learningto operate and main-tain a type of aircraft— the unmannedaerial vehicle —that is revolutionizingbattlefield reconnais-sance, targeting, andcommand and control.

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Serving in Turkey

Duty in this fascinating nationgives soldiers the chance toboth serve and explore.

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Facing the Media

An eye-opening workshopteaches soldiers how to “meetthe press” effectively andconfidently.

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Long-Haul Truckers

Soldiers of the Mannheim-based 28th TransportationBattalion haul vital goodsthroughout Europe.

www.soldiersmagazine.com

FEATURES

Turkey

February 2003 Volume 58, No. 2

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Front cover:

The experimentalvessel

Joint Venture

offersnew possibilitiesfor future Armylogistics opera-tions. —

Photocourtesy Incat/ Richard Bennett Photography

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Training to Save Lives

Military personnel volunteeredto “go under the knife” duringOperation Pacific Warrior.

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Sail Army —

Faster

A high-tech, high-speedcatamaran may bring about asea change in the makeup andemployment of the Army’sextensive watercraft fleet.

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MAST to the Rescue

In Hawaii, Army aviators andair ambulances are providing avital service to the community.

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