GERMANY: U.S. SOLDIERS OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION PROCESSED AT WUERZBURG BEFORE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO THE GULF.

Record ID: 648641

  • Title: GERMANY: U.S. SOLDIERS OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION PROCESSED AT WUERZBURG BEFORE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO THE GULF.
  • Date: 31st January 2003
  • Summary: (U3) WUERZBURG, GERMANY (JANUARY 31, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WS/PAN: OF UNITED STATES TROOPS IN SPORTS HALL. 0.04 2. WS: OF UNITED STATES SOLDIERS LINING UP FOR PROCESSING STATIONS. 0.11 3. MV: OF TROOPS BEING REGISTERED. (2 SHOTS) 0.21 4. CU: CHAPLAIN. 0.21 5. SCU: TROOPS BEING REGISTERED. 0.33 6. CU: FILES. 0.37 7. MLV: OF U.S. SOLDIERS SORTING DOCUMENTS 0.43 8. VARIOUS: OF U.S. SOLDIERS BEING VACCINATED. (4 SHOTS) 1.12 9. VARIOUS: OF U.S. SOLDIER TRYING ON GAS MASK. (6 SHOTS) 1.53 10. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAJOR MIKE BALLESTEROS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OF 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SAYING: "This is what we call personnel deployment processing. Basically that is an opportunity for soldiers to get their personal lives in order. They have their medical records checked, dental records checked and make sure the information in their military records is correct." 2.16 11. MV: U.S. SOLDIERS IN LINE 2.20 12. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAJOR MIKE BALLESTEROS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OF 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SAYING: "The morale of the 1st Infantry Division is good, its high. This is what soldiers do - we deploy. This is nothing new for us. We did this in Kosovo in 1999, we did it last year in 2002. So we're very experienced and we know how to do it and we know how to do it well." 2.42 13. VARIOUS: OF SOLDIERS RECEIVING VACCINATIONS. (6 SHOTS) 3.27 14. WS: OF SOLDIERS STANDING IN LINE. 3.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th February 2003 12:00
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  • Location: WUERZBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA6Q84BWYKNILDIL78TNN155FE7
  • Story Text: Soldiers of the U.S. Army in Germany are preparing for
    a pending deployment to the Gulf region.



    Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division based in
    Wuerzburg underwent personal processing on Friday (January 31)
    before their possible deployment to the Gulf.

    The processing included vaccinations, fitting of gas masks
    and various other stations ensuring that all legal, medical
    and bureaucratic measures were in order before the troops are
    deployed.

    "It is an opportunity for soldiers to get their their
    personal lives in order. They have their medical records
    checked, dental records checked and make sure the information
    in their military records is correct," Major Mike Ballesteros,
    Public Affairs Officer for the 1st Infantry Division, told
    Reuters in an interview.

    Elements of the 1st Infantry have received deployment
    orders for the Gulf region. Some units of the division based
    in Wuerzburg will be deployed in the near future.





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