Brothers (and girlfriends) in Iraq

[JonoBN41]

One of my brothers posed some questions and I thought greekchat would be a good place to get them answered. Maybe this isn't the best forum and there might be a better one. If so, please tell me. For now, here's what he needs to know:

Brothers:

A few days ago the word came down. My longtime girlfriend, [a 2LT], will be deployed to Iraq sometime within the next month. My
feelings on this are obvious, yet irrevalent. She has been attached to the 101st Airborne Division, unit unknown, as a movement control officer. The rumor is she will be based out of Mosul, but that won't be confirmed until she has the formal orders. As a civilian who has never had to endure a loved one being deployed, I am ignorant to all the expectations and eventualities of such a situation. Aside from the questions below, all I ask is that you add her to your list of brothers and sisters to pray for. The questions posed below are some of mine and
some of hers, being her first deployment. Thank you all in advance for any guidance you can provide.

1. Care packages - Content? Needed items? Prohibited items? Shipping
times?
2. Movement control - What the hell is that? (One of my questions,
obviously)
3. Any advice they don't tell you in OBC?
4. Length of deployment - Army says till March, when the 101st comes
home. Is this reliable?
5. Communications - Email I guess, phones?
6. Homefront - What can I / should I do?
7. Brothers in the area - Can she run across brothers out of the area?
8. Intel on Mosul - People? Places? Climates? Etc.
9. Anything else anyone feels we should know.
Again, I thank anyone who can find the time to educate me, the silly
civilian ;-)

In ZAX,
MC

---Jono