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Gen. Myers: Top U.S. Focus
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2004 — Stopping terrorist networks from acquiring weapons of mass destruction is at the top of U.S. goals for 2004, Joint Chiefs Chairman Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said today.
Myers spoke with Arab Radio and Television Network during an interview at the Pentagon with correspondent Paula Yaacoubian. More |
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Coalition 'On a Glide Path
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2004 — Coalition forces have "turned the corner" in western Iraq, said Army Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., 82nd Airborne Division commander, during a Baghdad press conference today.
The general also said the coalition is "on a glide path to success" in the region. He said attacks against Task Force All-American forces have decreased almost 60 percent in the past month. More Briefing |
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Cordon, Searches Lead to
Capture of Arms Dealers
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| RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2004 – During the last 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units conducted 203 patrols, 12 of which were joint patrols with Iraqis, and carried out four offensive operations, according to U.S. Central Command officials. During these operations one enemy was wounded and 18 captured. More |
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Afghan Constitution Paves
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Jan. 5, 2004 —Delegates to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga agreed
on a new, democratic constitution for the nation Jan. 4.
The agreement came after more than three weeks
of "robust" debate that "thoroughly considered all aspects of
the draft" and led to a "genuine political process," said a State
Department spokesman. More Statement |
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Expanded Army Stop-Loss To
Affect 7,000 Deployed Troops |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Jan. 5, 2004 — The Army's expansion of the stop loss/stop
movement program is expected to affect about 7,000 active-duty
soldiers deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and
Iraqi Freedom.
Col. Elton M. Manske, chief of the Army's Enlisted
Division, said the expansion, to be announced "within days," will affect
only soldiers already in theater who have upcoming service expiration dates or
approved or scheduled retirement dates. More |
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Tournament of Roses Parade
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| Riding on the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve float in the Jan. 1 Tournament of Roses Parade are, from left, Dan Weidmann, president of Weidmann Remodeling-Renovation; Capt. Kris Marshall, an Army National Guardsman deployed to Afghanistan and Weidmann's employee; and Jennie Marshall. The three won all-expense-paid trips to the parade after Marshall's mother won the "Heroes Among Us" essay contest, sponsored by the National Military Family Association and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Photo courtesy of Dan Weidmann |
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Injured Iraqi Merchant Seaman
Treated Aboard USS Enterprise
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 ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea, Jan. 6, 2004 (NNS) — USS
Enterprise medical personnel treated an Iraqi merchant seaman
who was medevaced to the aircraft carrier Jan. 2, after he
was seriously injured in an accident aboard his freighter
in the Arabian Gulf.
Atif Youssif, a 36-year-old native of Basrah, Iraq, was treated for a fractured
arm and chest bruises sustained when
a cable parted while his ship was towing another vessel.
USS Gettysburg answered his ship’s distress call and
transported him via helicopter to Enterprise. Story |
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 INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFPN), Dec. 30, 2003 — In the military, servicemembers pull double duty as worker bees in their daily jobs and, on a more far-reaching level, U.S. ambassadors in their communities and around the world.
One noncommissioned officer here pulls triple duty. He is also an ambassador for his religion -- Islam. More |
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Coalition
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Condemning Attack in Kandahar |
| Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2004
— Coalition forces strongly condemn those criminals
responsible for the explosive devices detonated in
Kandahar today. More |
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‘Gang
of Gunners’ Takes
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Jan. 5, 2004
— After approximately
eight months in Baghdad,
soldiers of Task Force
1st Armored Division
have realized that
there is more to their
role in Operation Iraqi
Freedom than their
military occupational
specialties.
Most soldiers have taken
on additional duties
to support the overall
mission in Iraq - from
providing driver and
gunner support on convoys
to pulling guard duty
at their forward operating
bases. More |
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2003 — The global
war on terrorism will remain the Defense Department's top priority
in the new year,
as DoD continues to focus on improving and modernizing its programs,
systems and forces to make them more responsive to 21st century
requirements. 
TIKRIT, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2004 (Army News Service) — When he was forced to fashion statues of Saddam Hussein on horseback, the Iraqi sculptor, Kalat, had no idea that someday he would melt them down to create a memorial for American Soldiers.
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 1, 2004 — When Cpl. David Hixon heard the Marine Corps was asking him to deploy again, he started thinking of sun, sand and revisiting a place he had been before; and he was right on all counts…they sent him to his hometown of Tampa, FL. Hixon, along with Lance Cpl. Curney Russell and Marine Captains Jaden Kim and Vernice Armour, were recognized at the 2004 Outback Bowl for their service to the country during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
