Today’s local links begin with more coverage of the two 1st Special Forces Group soldiers killed in the Philippines:

1st Special Forces Group
Slain US soldiers in Sulu were Special Forces, not Seabees [Mindanao Examiner]
Soldier with ties to Iowa dies in Philippines attack [Des Moines Register]
Bethany grad killed by roadside bomb [The Oklahoman]

McChord Air Force Base
Airmen ship first M-ATVs to Afghanistan [Air Force Times]
Local efforts to aid Samoan disaster zone [KIRO-TV]

4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis Based Soldiers Take Over …

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The Army is tweaking the areas of responsibility for its Special Forces groups, the Fayetteville Observer reports, but the folks at 1st SF Group at Fort Lewis will maintain their focus on the Pacific region:

1st Special Forces Group:
3rd Special Forces Group to focus on Afghanistan, Pakistan [Fayetteville Observer]

McChord Air Force Base:
Moving Cargo at the 386th Logisitics Readiness Squadron [DVIDS]

17th Fires Brigade:
Community Leaders Discuss Key Issues at Basra Forum [DVIDS]