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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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Air, Ground
Raid in Qayyarah, Iraq
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of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion,
327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), conduct a mass air assault and raid
on a village in search of weapons and smugglers
near Qayyarah West, Iraqi, Nov. 19, 2003. U.S.
Army Photo by Sgt Justin Harris |
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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. 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. 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. More
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| Profile |
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U.S.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Justin S. Bailey |
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LEJEUNE, N.C.(Nov. 17, 2003) — Going to Iraq
wasn't as strange an experience for Lance Cpl. Justin
S. Bailey as it was for his fellow Marines of 2nd
Amphibious Assault Battalion. By the time he turned
21, he had been all over the world.
With both of his parents in the Marine Corps, he'd
lived in a few different countries by the time he finished high school. Nothing
he experienced as a Marine Corps family member prepared him for what he would
face on the streets of An Nasiriyah during Operation Iraqi Freedom. More |
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| One 82nd Airborne
Div. Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Attack |
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Nov. 21, 2003 — A 82nd Airborne Division soldier was killed
and two wounded, when their convoy was attacked with two improvised
explosive devices east of Ar Ramadi at approximately 2:40 p.m.
Nov. 20, according to U.S. Central Command offiicials.
The wounded
soldiers were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital for
treatment. They are in stable condition.
The names of the soldiers
are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
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| 4th Infantry Div.
Soldier Killed |
TIKRIT,
Iraq — One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed during
a combat patrol when the soldier’s vehicle struck an improvised
explosive device near Al Ghalibiyah, 15 km west of Baqubah, at
approximately 10 p.m. Nov. 20.
The soldier’s name is being withheld
pending next-of-kin notification.
The incident is under investigation. |
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| Honoring
the Fallen |
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Field Artillery Pay Final Tribute |
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq — A family of more than 400 soldiers gathered
Nov. 17 to say a final farewell to one
of their brothers, Spc. Irving Medina, who was
killed Nov. 14 in Baghdad, when an improvised explosive
device (IED) exploded near the convoy in which
he was traveling.
He was a member of
the ammunition platoon of Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field
Artillery
Regiment, which is part of the 1st Armored Division’s
3rd Brigade Combat Team. The battalion, 4-1 FA,
is nicknamed the Gunner Battalion. More |
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| Transformation |
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New
Protection Ahead
In Helmets, Body Armor |
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WASHINGTON,
Nov. 20, 2003 — New, reinforced helmets and body
armor being fielded to the military today represent
just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's on the
drawing board for protecting warfighters of the future.
Tomorrow's fighting force will have far superior
protective systems that provide enhanced capabilities while imposing less weight
on the user, according to officials at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center http://www.natick.army.mil/ at
Natick, Mass. The center conducts research and product development for all the
military services. 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 Nov.
19 into a special delivery
for three local villages. 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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