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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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USS Boxer to Deploy in
Support of Global War on Terrorism
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DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2004 (NNS) — More than 200 Marines
and 900 sailors embarked aboard USS Boxer will deploy Jan.
14 from San Diego to the Central Command area of responsibility
in support of the global war on terrorism.
Boxer is providing amphibious lift for a portion
of the equipment and personnel from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force stationed
at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Marine Corps
Air Station Miramar, Calif. More |
Florida National Guard Signal
Company Mobilizes for Iraqi Freedom
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CRESTVIEW,
Fla., Jan. 8, 2004 — In a scene that has been played out
not only in Florida communities but across the nation,
National Guard soldiers put aside their civilian jobs and
laced up combat boots for their turn at keeping America
safe. The nearly 100 soldiers from the 653rd Signal Company
were busy preparing their vehicles and equipment for the
long journey ahead.
They left Jan. 2 for Fort Stewart, Ga., with a
police escort out of town and nearly 100 friends, family and town members waving
goodbye. The 653rd will remain at Fort Stewart until they leave for Southwest
Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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Army's 67th Signal Departs for Desert Rotation
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GORDON, Ga., Jan. 7, 2004 (Army News Service) — As choruses
of people counted down the New Year, the tears streaming
down some of their cheeks had little to do with enthusiasm
for the year to come.
Two days into the New Year, Jan. 2, more than 500
friends and family members said farewell to the soldiers of the 67th Signal Battalion
during a departure ceremony at Fort Gordon, as the unit prepared to deploy to
the Central Command Area for one year as part of America’s continued support
of the war on terrorism. Story |
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Air Force C-17 Crew
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McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., Jan. 7, 2004 (AFPN) — Teamwork,
training and the durability of the C-17 Globemaster III are
what got a McChord aircraft safely on the ground after it was
attacked by hostile forces over Baghdad International Airport,
Iraq, according to the aircrew.
The five crewmembers recently recounted what happened
during the 10-minutes from when their No. 2 engine exploded shortly
after take-off, to when they safely landed the C-17 back at
BaghdadBaghdad International Airport. More |
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U.S. Army
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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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SALERNO,
Afghanistan, Jan. 8,
2004 —The soldiers
of Task Force 1-501st
Parachute Infantry
Regiment know they
can sleep, eat and
go about their daily
routines in relative
safety thanks to their
brethren who are standing
guard 24/7.
Companies within the task force take turns manning
the gates and guard towers that surround Forward Operating Base Salerno. More |
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Signal
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MOSUL,
Iraq, Jan. 8, 2004 — On a remote mountaintop
in northern Iraq, 10
miles east of the town
of Tallafar, soldiers
are getting ready to
leave their outpost
and join fellow soldiers
here, and they're doing
it the way soldiers
in the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault)
have been doing it
for years: by air.
Soldiers from the division's
501st Signal Battalion
set up a retransmission
site eight months ago
on a mountain close
to Highway 1 to boost
communications between
convoys and units'
headquarters, said
Sgt. Lyle Follmer,
radio team chief. More |
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Air
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KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq,
Jan. 7, 2004 (AFPN) — Adopting the slogan “Not
without us,” airmen
of the 506th Expeditionary
Services Squadron
routinely take on
the daily challenge
of keeping the people
assigned here fed,
fit and entertained.
“You
can’t
sustain a long-term
forward presence
and world-class combat
capability … without
bringing services
professionals to
the fight,” said
Maj. Bob Marasco,
506th squadron
commander. More |
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