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Defense Leaders Cite Recent
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2003 — Defense leaders told Pentagon reporters today that recent milestones show solid evidence the coalition is making headway in rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq and making progress in the war on terror.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the Afghanistan's Loya Jirga's Jan. 4 agreement on a new, democratic constitution for the nation "represents a truly significant milestone in that country's path to a moderate, democratic society." More |
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Gen. Myers: Top U.S. Focus
Continues To Be War on Terror |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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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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Air Force, Army Medical
Team Aids Iraqi Villagers
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 BALAD,
Iraq, Jan. 7, 2004 (AFPN) — She could not walk or
sit. The 5-year-old girl was the size of a child two years
younger. In the United States she would have had surgery
in infancy and would have likely grown and developed normally.
That is in the United States.
In Iraq, millions of Iraqis have gone without proper
medical care most of their lives. American soldiers and airmen here are trying
to change that one village and one person at a time. "The 5-year-old with
cyanotic heart disease broke my heart," said Maj. (Dr.) Brian Crownover,
of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Squadron’s Detachment 1. Story |
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Blair Lauds British Troops
During Iraq Visit
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 WASHINGTON,
Jan. 7, 2004 — British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised
the work the British armed forces are carrying out in Iraq
during a Jan. 4 visit to the region, thanking them for their
role in "a noble and a good cause."
Blair flew into Iraq by military aircraft from
the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, where he was vacationing with
his family, according to British embassy officials in Washington. More |
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Medical Assistance Visit
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| A U.S. soldier gives gifts to local children during a medical assistance visit to a small village outside Riyad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe |
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U.S. State Department
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Powell Lists Anti-Terrorism, Iraqi
Sovereignty Among Top Priorities
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| WASHINGTON,
Jan. 6, 2004 — Fighting terrorism, returning sovereignty
to the people of Iraq, establishing stability and democracy
in Afghanistan, and working toward peace in the Middle East
are among the top foreign policy priorities for the United
States in the coming year, according to Secretary of State
Colin Powell. More |
Coalition Provisional Authority
Rebuilds Iraq's State Services
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| WASHINGTON,
Jan. 6, 2004 — The Coalition Provisional Authority is working
to shore up Iraq's state service capabilities in preparation
for the handover of sovereignty to an Iraqi transitional
government in June 2004. More |
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U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Mark Olinger |
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq — It was late November of 1990 and the build-up of troops, equipment and supplies for the first Persian Gulf War had begun.
Capt. Mark Olinger, a logistics officer, was serving with the 528th Support Battalion, U.S. Army Special Operations Task Force, at the King Fahd International Airport in eastern Saudi Arabia. More |
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Provincial Reconstruction
Team Opens in Jalalabad |
| KABUTL, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2004 - The eighth Coalition-led Provincial Reconstruction Team officially opened its doors in Jalalabad today following a ceremony at the site, according to Combined Joint Task Force 180 officials. More |
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Vermont
National Guard
‘Trains the Trainer’ |
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 KABUL,
Afghanistan, Jan. 7,
2004 — National
Guard soldiers with
the 124th Regional
Training Institute
from Colchester, Vt.,
are here to train the
trainer and teach the
Afghan National Army
how to become better
soldiers.
This National Guard unit has been here since June
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, training the Afghan National Army.
Their main focus is getting the trainer to take over training the courses and
to ultimately train their own people. More |
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Airmen
Escape
Minefield Unharmed |
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BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan,
Jan. 6, 2004 (AFPN)
— Two security forces
airmen on patrol along
the base perimeter
here Jan. 5 were rescued
two hours after becoming
trapped in an unmarked
minefield.
This
National Guard unit
has been here since
June in support of
Operation Enduring
Freedom, training the
Afghan National Army. More |
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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. 
