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Bush, Blair Pledge Solidarity
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2003 — The leaders of the United States and Great Britain today pledged to stand fast in Iraq and continue their unified fight against world terrorism as yet another apparent terrorist bombing rocked Istanbul, Turkey.
Meeting with reporters in London, President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair both offered condolences to the estimated 25 killed and near-400 injured in separate Istanbul bombings that targeted a London-based bank and the British consulate.
The latest attacks, which occurred just hours before the Bush-Blair press conference, followed a Nov. 15 bombing of a synagogue in Istanbul that reportedly killed 20 people and wounded 300. Both days' bombings have been attributed to al Qaeda. More
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| U.S. and Australian Defense Leaders Discuss Way Ahead |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2003 — U.S. and Australian officials conferred on the global war of terrorism during a meeting at the Pentagon today.
After the meetings, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Defense Minister Sen. Robert Hill discussed U.S.- Australian cooperation and the way ahead in the war on terror with Pentagon reporters. More
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| U.S., Iraqis Capture Suspects, Continue Offensive Operations |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2003 — U.S. soldiers and Iraqi security forces continue to capture or kill coalition enemies, seize their weapons and destroy their hiding places as Operations Iron Hammer and Ivy Cyclone II roll on in Iraq, a senior coalition officer said in a Baghdad news conference today.
Brig. Gen. Mark T. Kimmitt, deputy director of operations for Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Iraq, told reporters that 101 anti-coalition suspects had been captured in the previous 24 hours, as coalition forces conducted 1,588 patrols and 19 raids. More |
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| Coalition Provisional Authority Puts
$10M Bounty on al-Douri |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press
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 WASHINGTON,
Nov. 19, 2003 — A key member of Saddam Hussein's deposed
regime now has a $10 million price on his head, Coalition Provisional
Authority officials said at a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq,
today.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former vice president of Saddam's
revolutionary council and No. 6 on the coalition's most-wanted list, is believed
to be behind some recent attacks against coalition forces and Iraqis, said senior
coalition spokesman Dan Senor. In the Defense Department's 55-card deck depicting
wanted former regime officials, al-Douri's picture appears on the king of clubs. More |
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Strike on Al Hawijah, Iraq
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchell Yang and Senior
Airman Josh Gianni, Tactical Air Control Party,
4th Air Support Group, Detachment 1, scout
a strategic target in Al Hawijah hours before
it will be leveled by an air strike as part
of Operation Ivy Cyclone, a combined-arms operation
designed to root out and crush insurgents in
Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Nov.
18, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.
Jeffrey A. Wolfe
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| 28th Combat Support Hospital
Soldier Invents Life-Saving Device |
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| By Sgt. Mark Bell / 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment |
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — What do cardboard, plastic pipe, tape and a hair dryer have in common? Probably nothing, but add Staff Sgt. Adam R. Irby into the equation and you get an effective life-saving device proven in combat situations.
As the 25-year-old ward master, from
Yorktown, Va., for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) of the 28th Combat
Support Hospital, from Fort Bragg, N.C., which is currently deployed in support
of Operation Iraq Freedom, Irby said they needed something to warm patients who
have lost a large amount of blood. More |
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| 416th Engineer Group Introduces
'Task Force Gryphon' to Afghanistan |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny A. Thompson / 4th Public
Affairs Detachment |
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BAGRAM,
Afghanistan — In a transfer of authority ceremony Nov. 16 at
the Army Engineer's compound, Bagram was introduced to a Gryphon.
The Gryphon is Task Force Gryphon, the 416th Engineer Group,
a National Guard unit from Walbridge, Ohio. The new headquarters
has command responsiblity for the engineering mission for CJTF-180.
"Our mission is to provide command and
control for the engineering groups within the CJTF-180 Combine Joint Operations
Area," said Col. Allan Rogers, commander of the 416th Eng. Group. "That encompasses
management projects for the CJOA and assisting the commander's mission of defending
and deterring further hostile actions in Afghanistan and set up a stable and
secure Afghanistan." More
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Units Mourn Loss of Soldiers
Killed in Black Hawk Crashes |
By U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Swart and Spc. Joshua Hutcheson
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs Office |
MOSUL, Iraq (Nov. 20, 2003) – More than 1,000 soldiers from units across the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) spent nearly two days honoring the 17 soldiers who died Nov. 15 in a two-helicopter crash over Mosul.
The ceremonies took place at the soldiers’ respective battalion headquarters in both Mosul and Tallafar, in a total of six ceremonies over the two-day period.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crashes, both of which were UH-60 Black Hawks flying non-related missions within the city. More |
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| 2nd Brigade Combat Team
Combines Efforts to Hire New Iraqi Police Force |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Bell / 372nd Mobile
Public Affairs Detachment |
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq — Several hundred Baghdad-area residents arrived
early in the morning on Nov. 13 to begin what could be a career
as an Iraqi police officer. Sponsored by 1st Armored Division's
2nd Brigade Combat Team, residents spent hours waiting
patiently in line during an initial application process at
the Iraqi Forum.
From a brief physical examination to random security
background checks, 2nd BCT soldiers scrutinized application forms, checked for
diabetes and held several other stations to ensure the best 500 applicants are
submitted for possible selection into the police academy. More
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History Project Tells,
Preserves Veterans’ Stories |
| WASHINGTON,
Nov. 19, 2003 — Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom
and Iraqi Freedom, as well as any other combat operations, can
share accounts of their experiences for posterity through the
Veterans History Project http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/, an
effort begun by Congress two years ago to preserve the stories
and memories of America's war veterans. More |
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| PAPERWORK — Members of the local Baghdad community meet with translators while showing their proof of citizenship during the screening phase of the hiring of the new Iraqi Police Force, Nov. 18, 2003. This is one of the first steps towards turning control of Iraq back to it's citizens. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Steven Pearsall |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2003 — Defense Department officials
have announced the identities of five soldiers who were killed
while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. Nathan S. Dalley, 27, of Kaysville, Utah, died from
a non-hostile gunshot
wound on Nov. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq. Dalley was assigned to the
2nd Brigade, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot, 26, of Northome, Minn.,
was killed on Nov. 17, south of
Balad, Iraq. Panchot was on patrol when he was fatally injured
by enemy fire.
Panchot was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Carson, Colo.
Three soldiers were killed on Nov. 15 when two
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed
in Mosul, Iraq.
Pfc. Richard W. Hafer, 21, of Cross Lanes, W.Va.
Hafer was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.
Capt. Pierre E. Piche, 29, of Starksboro, Vt. Piche
was assigned to the 626th
Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, of Nebo, N.C. Whitener
was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
These incidents are under investigation.
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Officials Still Finding
Restricted Items in Military Mail |
KUWAIT, Nov. 17, 2003 — Military and civilian personnel continue to place restricted items capable of destroying life and property into packages mailed home from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan, postal officials said.
"We have a huge problem with folks trying to send expended and unexpended ordnance, bayonets, U.S. tools, unit equipment, and captured Iraqi equipment," said Col. Donald Kennedy, commander of the 3rd Personnel Command, the unit responsible for postal operations throughout the theater. More |
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| Profile |
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Nancy Fowler
A Mother's Story |
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 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2003 — It wasn't easy sending her only son off to war last February, Nancy Fowler admits. And it's no easier now that he's home, knowing that his unit, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, is preparing to return to Iraq again — this time, for a full year.
But Fowler, an administrative assistant for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration here has learned to rebound gracefully from life's curve balls. A two-time cancer survivor, she's come to terms with the fine line between sickness and health — and life and death. More |
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Deadline Nears to Send
Packages to Deployed Soldiers |
WASHINGTON, Army News Service, Nov. 14, 2003 — Christmas is a month away, but individuals only have half that time to get their packages to deployed troops in time for the holidays.
The deadline to get packages to the Central Command area in time for Christmas is Dec. 4 by First Class or Priority Mail, according to the United States Postal Service. More |
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Send Your 'Best Wishes' to the Troops
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Sports Legend Offers
Game Plan for Success |
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2003 – Then-Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs had just won his first Super Bowl when he literally cashed in on the accomplishment. The team's owner awarded him a cash bonus, but later Gibbs learned that the owner would stand to make a lot more money than the paltry $70,000 Gibbs received. More |
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Logistics
Task Force
Delivers Supplies
from the Heart |
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BAGRAM, Afghanistan — The
philanthropic nature
of Logistics Task Force
129, which began with
an ice cream delivery
to a school a few months
ago, blossomed Wednesday
into a special delivery
for three local villages.
Soldiers
from the task force
worked
with Base Operations
Civil Affairs to
deliver a Light Medium
Tactical Vehicle
full of humanitarian
rations, winter clothes,
blankets and assorted
school supplies to
the villages of Qalay
Khoja, Qur Ktana
and Khala Azara. More |
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Expeditionary
Medical
Unit
Increases Capabilities |
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LEMONIER, Djibouti — The
Navy’s first
Expeditionary Medical
Unit along with the
Forward Resuscitative
Surgical System tested
their abilities to
handle casualties in
a forward deployed
environment during
an exercise held here
recently. More |
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