Soldiers return from Iraq

Soldiers assigned to a Fort Stewart-based unit are back home after serving a year in Iraq. 139 Members of the 416th Transportation Co. were honored by families and friends last night at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. The 416th deployed in July 2007 to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Army said the unit was responsible for moving and transporting heavy equipment.

3rd ID soldiers trickle home

About 550 Georgia-based soldiers are back home. They are Army helicopter crews who deployed to Iraq last year with the 3rd Infantry Division. About 1,150 more troops are scheduled to return to Hunter Army Airfield at Savannah between tomorrow and Saturday. It's the third time the Fort Stewart-based 3rd ID has deployed to Iraq since its troops helped lead the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Georgia troops land in Baghdad

About 3,000 troops from Savannah’s Hunter Army Airfield have arrived in Baghdad. SavannahNow.com reports they arrive in time to help in a new effort against Shiite extremists. The Combat Aviation Bridage has helicopters based at Baghdad International Airport. Soldiers from Fort Stewart near Savannah and Fort Benning in Columbus are also participating in the new offensive in southern Baghdad.

Georgia-based soldiers arrive in Baghdad

Soldiers from the Georgia-based Third Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade have arrived in Baghdad. The brigade is based at Hunter Army Airfied in Savannah. The unit will support the Third Infantry Division. The brigade’s commander says Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters with advanced optics and sensors will give the cavalry Soldiers the ability to better see the enemy in support of the brigade's operations.