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| Secretary
of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a
reporter's question during a joint press conference
in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2003. Rumsfeld
and President Hamid Karzai (right) briefed
reporters on the progress of Operation Enduring
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Rumsfeld Visits Afghanistan,
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press
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MAZAR-E-SHARIF,
Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2003 — The British Provisional Reconstruction
Team here is helping to bring the influence of the provisional
national government beyond the national capital of Kabul, Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today during a visit.
"It is a way of having the efforts of the
transitional government and the Karzai administration felt and reflected outside
of the capital city, and that's a good thing," he said. More |
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| Troops See President Usher in Christmas
at the White House |
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| By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA / American
Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Dec. 5, 2003 - The countdown began with "5," and four seconds
later the 40-foot blue spruce burst forth in with red, white
and green – Christmas at the White House had officially begun.
President Bush and wife, Laura,
greeted hundreds of children, their families and special guests on the White
House lawn in
chilly temperatures to watch the national Christmas tree-lighting
ceremony Dec. 4. The annual event first began in 1923 with the
nation's 30th president,
Calvin Coolidge.
Several service members from Operations Iraqi
Freedom and
Enduring Freedom were among those assembled. Many came from
nearby Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where they are
recovering from injuries suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan. More |
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| Myers: Transformation Vital to Fighting
Global War On Terror |
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WASHINGTON,
Dec. 3, 2003 — Transforming the U.S. armed forces while
still fighting a global war on terrorism is the biggest challenge
facing military leaders today, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers
said today.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke at the
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis and U.S. Navy-sponsored Fletcher Conference
here. Myers said the war on terrorism is unlike any war the United States has
fought before, and this demands new thinking, new tactics and new capabilities. More |
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Rumsfeld in Azerbaijan; Talks
Include NATO, War on Terror |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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BAKU, Azerbaijan,
Dec. 3, 2003 — Conveying President Bush's gratitude for Azerbaijan's
help in the global war on terror, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
arrived here today for meetings with the president and defense
minister of this former Soviet republic on the western shore of
the Caspian Sea.
Rumsfeld met with Defense Minister Col. Gen. Safar Abiyev and the two defense leaders then met with new Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Apparat here. More |
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77th Maintenance
Company
Returns from Operation Iraqi Freedom
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 BABENHAUSEN,
Germany — More than 100 soldiers from 77th Maintenance
Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, were welcomed
home here Nov. 26 after being deployed for eight
months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Excited wives and children carrying signs, flowers
and American flags gathered on the sidewalk outside the Army Community Service
center on Babenhausen Kaserne to greet their loved ones.
With a military police escort, the soldiers marched
from their motor pool through the base to ACS. With the first glimpse of the
unit, family members broke out
in cheers and tears flowed. |
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Paratroopers Celebrate Holiday
With Community’s Orphans
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2003 — The Iraqi children were shy, staring at the festive decorations adorning the walls of the dining room where the paratroopers awaited their arrival. Hesitant at first, the children’s timid faces began to smile.
The children, orphans from the southern village of Al Jebachy, came to Camp Falcon to celebrate the Islamic holiday Ramadan’s Feast of Eid Al-Fitr Nov. 26. More |
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U.S. Troops Invade Iraqi Town Armed
With Soccer Balls, Candy, Clothes
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CAMP NAVISTAR, Kuwait, Dec. 3, 2003 — It was not a mission soldiers under the Montana National Guard’s 495th Transportation Battalion were used to doing; but in the end, all agreed they got quite a “kick” out of it.
In an effort to alleviate acts of mischief in the Iraqi border town of Safwan-located just a few miles from the 495th’s base at Camp Navistar in Kuwait-members of the unit passed out soccer balls, candy and clothes to youngsters in the community. More |
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U.S. Soldiers Establish Tashree
Community Center, Clinic, Playground
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2003 - Every day, as soldiers in Baghdad travel down the city streets, through neighborhoods and markets, they travel with weapons loaded, watching people, buildings and vehicles for the source of the next possible threat.
The job that many of these soldiers have taken on, however, is not simply defending themselves against insurgents, or even to find and apprehend those who pose a threat to Coalition forces. These soldiers have also made it their mission to improve life for the Iraqi people. More |
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'Howard Huge' Calendars
to Be Sent to Deployed Troops
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WASHINGTON,
Dec. 5, 2003 — Local Junior ROTC cadets packed
thousands of 2004 poster-size calendars into
mailing
cylinders at the United Unions Building here
Dec. 4.
Marine
cadet Capt. Karen Bellini, of Mount Vernon,
Va.,
said participating in the project was a way
to show
appreciation to those serving overseas and
fighting the
global war on terror.
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President
George W. Bush
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"We
... honor all of our fellow Americans
serving far away from home during the
holidays. Separation from loved ones is
especially
difficult this time of year. Our people
in uniform can know that their families
miss them and love them, that millions
are praying for them, and that America
is grateful for the men and women who serve
and defend our country. " |
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of Peace, Dec. 4, 2003 |
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BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2003 — The
coalition in Afghanistan remembers what we are fighting
for; we remember the thousands of victims of terrorism,
here and abroad.
In coordination with the Islamic Transitional Government
of Afghanistan, Combined Joint Task Force 180 continues to train the Afghan National
Army, provide civil affairs support, and disrupt, deny, and destroy terrorist
and anti-ITGA forces in order to establish a stable and secure Afghanistan. More
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| Profile |
U.S.
Army
Sgt. Aaron Talley |
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 FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service,
Nov. 26, 2003) — Sgt. Aaron Talley came all the way
from Vicenza, Italy, to sing Harry Connick Jr.'s "Recipe
for Love," which won him best-of-show honors in
the U.S. Army's 2003 Margaret "Skippy" Lynn
Stars of Tomorrow Entertainment Contest Nov. 22 at
Wallace Theater here.
"This is a great
honor," said Talley, 29. "It means a lot
to compete against the best in the Army and be recognized. More |
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| Transformation |
Iraq,
Afghanistan Transform
Army Lessons Learned Center |
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 3, 2003 — Like the Army
it serves, the Center for Army Lessons Learned at
Fort Leavenworth is transforming. The director of
the center, Col. Larry Saul, notes that because of
the war in Iraq, the center has had to transform.
One way the center
is doing this is by embedding staff with units forward-deployed. More |
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College
Education
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Route to Bagram Troops |
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BAGRAM,
Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2003
— In the midst of deployment
and combat, formal college
education options are rarely
the top priority, but with
units being extended and
troops leaving school to
serve their country, Bagram
personnel are planning
to make the difficulties
of deployment a little
easier with a new education
center. More
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Personnel
Renovate School,
Improve Life in
Obock |
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 OBOCK,
Djibouti, Dec. 5, 2003
— A ribbon-cutting ceremony
was held here Dec. 4, marking
the grand opening of the
newly renovated Obock Primary
School by personnel from
the Combined Joint Task
Force-Horn of Africa. More
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| MAIL CALL — Sgt.
Lech Magnuszewski and Sgt. 1st Class Bill Lunsford
unload some of the nearly 15 tons of mail received at
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving
and Christmas season rush. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelly
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