European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 242007 stars and stripes Page 26th Meu arrives in Kuwait for training stars and stripes marines and sailors with the 26th Marine expeditionary unit have arrived in far two weeks of training according to a unit news release when the unit finishes its train ing in Kuwait it will remain in the Region As a strategic Reserve the news release says As a strategic Reserve Force the 26th Meu is at the disposal of the Cen com commander said Marine it col Matthew Mclaughlin a Cen com spokesman in this capacity the unit can be sent anywhere in the entire Cen com area of responsibility Mclaughlin said this is different from a Cal for Ward Force which Falls directly under the multinational Force Iraq commander Mclaughlin said in november the 15th Meu was moved from Kuwait to Iraq while serving As a Cal Forward Force the unit was replaced by a brigade with the 82nd airborne division which also was sent to Iraq the 26th Meu left North Caro Lina in january aboard the uss Bataan strike group and has been in the Cen com area of operations since february so far the unit has conducted exercises with the kenyan and Djibouti an Milit Aries and supported us Navy forces in the Region the training at the Dairi Range Complex will allow troops with the Meu to prepare for operations throughout the us Cen trial command theater of operations the news release says Iraq urged to increase efforts of reconciliation with sunnis the associated press Luxembourg the eur urged the iraqi government Mon Day to step up National reconciliation efforts and called on Iraq neighbors to support the coun try daunting stabilization drive by attending a May 4 National reconciliation conference in the egyptian red sea resort of Sharme Sheik the Appeal to neighbors officials said was aimed especially at Iraq a majority Shi Ite nation that has signalled it May Boycott the conference if five iranian diplomats held by the us in Iraq Are not released be forehand the eur foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg said in a statement Iraq neighbors have a responsibility to support and promote the difficult process of National reconciliation and stabilization in Iraq sunni led Arab governments Are wary of Iraq new shiite leadership fearing it fuels violence against sunnis and accusing it of helping Iran extend its influence in the Middle East Frankfurt Kon Kaiserslautern Heidelberg Berlin Hamburg maps of Germany and Italy showing filling Road signs explained emergency information the Roizis Dutile is available for free at vehicle registration offices cafes filing stations car care centers an shopping facilities throughout Germany pick yours up today stars stripes Matthew of the us army soldiers from task Force fury look Down the Small arms Range at Forward operating base Salerno Afghanistan while training on a new sniper weapon army snipers get new Rifle task Force fury first to train with xm110 in combat zone by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes us army snipers in Afghanistan have become the first troops in a combat zone to Field a new semiautomatic sniper weapon military officials said monday members of task Force mainly at for Ward operating base Saler no have received the xm110 Rifle and while the Rifle will not completely re place older sniper rifles such As the m24 it does have some advantages officials said if s semiautomatic so it allows for rapid re engage ment of targets staff sol Jason r Terry an army sniper school instructor said in a news release the older rifles Are Bol action meaning the shooter must manually feed another Cartridge into the firing chamber semiautomatic so it allows for rapid re engagement of targets w after each shot the a Milos Are also fitted with suppressors a tube that cuts Down on muzzle Flash and noise Terry and other instructors travelled to Afghani Stan with the new equipment then trained snipers in the country on the new Rifle they held a three Day training course with both class time and Range time snipers were also taught How to maintain and repair their weapons along with perhaps the most important thing when not to fiddle with something that1 s broken one of the instructors Kyle p Gleason of the tank automotive and a Morist command emphasized the staff sgt Jason r Terry army sniper school instructor basics heres your Rifle heres what it can do and heres How you take care of it he was quoted As saying email Joseph Giordono at from left to right do Rush in a Kademis disturbing tha Jam artist series Jones in a Fig