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Back to School in Kirkuk
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| A member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade tours a school with an Iraqi boy in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2004. The school will be reopening soon thanks to the efforts of the coalition and local contractors. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe |
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New Police
Officers Join
Ranks
of Iraqis
Protecting
Iraq
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Jan. 30, 2004 — Ambassador
L. Paul Bremer III today offered his congratulations
to the nearly 500 new police officers who
will soon be on the streets of Iraq, protecting
the Iraqi people as part of the Iraqi Police
Service, according Coalition Provision
Authority officials.
Following an eight-week training program at the
Jordan International Police Training Center, 466 newly-hired officers graduated,
becoming the first class to graduate from the training center. More |
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‘Ready
First’ Combat Team Delivers
Supplies to Mustansyria School
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Jan. 29, 2004 — As on any day
in Baghdad, the sun rose on the students
of the Al-Jasmine primary school located
in the neighborhood of Mustansyria. But
on this bright day, the students were in
for a big surprise.
As the children were standing quietly in the back
yard of the school preparing for the last day of examinations, the U.S. Army
arrived with loads of school supplies for the children of Al-Jasmine. More |
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Labor
Secretary Chao Inaugurates Baghdad Career
Center
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Incirlik Squadron
Prepares
To Support Troop Rotations
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 INCIRLIK
AIR BASE, Turkey, Jan. 30, 2004 — People
from the 728th Air Mobility Squadron aerial
port flight have a hand in just about every
aircraft that transits Incirlik Air Base, whether
it's supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
or carrying passengers home after a holiday
in the states. More
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Commands Prepare
for 'Daunting' Logistics Feat
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ALEXANDRIA,
Va., Jan. 29, 2004 — In the next three
months, the Surface Deployment and Distribution
Command will work in concert with the U.S.
Transportation Command, planning and implementing
the historic logistical feat of rotating American
forces. More |
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Transportation Command
To Move 300,000 Troops
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SCOTT
AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., Jan. 27, 2004 — The
U.S. Transportation Command's basic mission
is moving our nation's military might wherever
and whenever required. By early summer, U.S.
Transportation Command will complete the movement
of more than 300,000 troops and 1 million tons
of cargo. Story |
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New
Precision Approach Radar Guides Pilots into Incirlik
Air Base
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Experience Shows Anthrax,
Smallpox Immunizations Safe |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2004 — The military's anthrax and smallpox immunizations are safe to administer to service members, a senior military medical officer told 2004 Tricare conference attendees here Jan. 28.
"The vaccination programs we operate are designed to keep troops healthy, to help troops get back home safely," said Army Col. John D. Grabenstein, deputy director of clinical operations for the Military Vaccine Agency. More |
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| Deploying Marine Reservists Hone
Combat Skills |
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| By Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Bard Valliere
/ 1st Force Service Support Group |
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CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Jan. 29, 2004 — Last Monday
morning, they may have been hanging around the office sipping
on Starbucks. Now, a week later, a group of Iraq-bound Marine
reservists are sucking air and sniffing tear gas in hopes that
a little sweat now will save blood later. Before joining the
1st Force Service Support Group on their way to Iraq, about 120
Marine reservists kicked off a weeklong training regimen Jan.
26, 2004, designed to bolster their combat skills. Story |
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| Marines Train to Recognize, Survive
Booby Traps |
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| By Marine Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes |
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| MARINE
CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Jan. 28, 2004 — With thousands
of Marines preparing to deploy to Iraq, training to meet the
challenges of a hostile environment is a high priority. To
combat this threat, Marines from The II Marine Expeditionary
Force participated in a class designed to teach them how to
recognize, deal with and most importantly
– survive – an encounter with improvised explosive
devices. Story |
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| Kay Supports Coalition Actions,
Says Iraq May Have Been ‘More
Dangerous’ Than Believed |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces
Press Service |
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| WASHINGTON,
Jan. 29, 2004 — The man who spent eight months leading
the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq told senators
here Jan. 28 that although no such weapons have been found,
he believes Iraq may have been "even more dangerous than
we thought" before Saddam Hussein was removed from power.
David Kay, who stepped down last week as head of the Iraq Survey
Group, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2004 — DoD announced today the deaths of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29 west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. The seven soldiers and an additional soldier, whose status is currently being listed as "duty status whereabouts unknown," were working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Another soldier died from wounds suffered in Iraq.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Clemens, 28, of Allegany, N.Y., Spc. Robert J. Cook, 24, of Sun Prairie, Wis., Spc. Adam G. Kinser, 21, of Sacramento, Calif., Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mancini, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris, 37, of Aurora, Miss., Spc. Justin A. Scott, 22, of Bellevue, Ky., and Sgt. Danton K. Seitsinger, 29, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Conn., is listed as duty status whereabouts unknown. Gilman was assigned to the 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Pfc. Luis A. Moreno, 19, of Bronx, N.Y., died on Jan. 29 at the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, United Kingdom. Moreno was shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas station in Baghdad, Iraq. He later died of his injuries. Moreno was assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley, Kan. |
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| Profile |
U.S. Air Force
Capt. James Dykas |
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — If you ask Blake Henderson, a young boy from nearby Niceville, to tell you who Air Force Capt. James Dykas is he will most likely reply, “my pilot,” with a look of ownership and pride. But is was not until recently that the two met.
When Blake was born
four years ago, he underwent heart surgery for congenital defects. Last year,
he and his grandparents were trying to overcome Blake’s latest battle –
lung disease. More |
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Michigan,
Georgia Reservists
Help Maintain Unit Readiness |
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 KARSHI-KHANABAD,
Uzbekistan — Soldiers
of Camp Stronghold Freedom’s
Logistics Task Force 406th
Battalion, a Reserve unit
from Ann Arbor, Mich.,
and 1015th Maintenance
Company, a Reserve unit
Fort Gilliam, Ga., are
a vital part of the U.S.
and coalition forces mission
in this part of the world,
keeping things rolling
– literally.
“Our mission is to support all the units
on Camp Stronghold Freedom with general service, repair and parts ordering,” said
Sgt. 1st Class Maurice Warren. More |
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Pa.
Guard Soldiers
Wear Many Hats |
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CAMP
WOLVERINE, Kuwait, Jan.
29, 2004 — If the soldiers
of the 28th Personnel Services
Battalion wore a different
hat for every task they
manage, they would easily
have a dozen of them.
The
Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.,
unit arrived in theater
April 12 last year and
immediately went into action,
first setting up and operating
a joint military mail terminal
to process the deluge of
mail for troops recently
arrived for Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Story |
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Army Controllers Keep
Aircraft Flying Safely |
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CAMP SPEICHER, TIKRIT, Iraq — With military flights departing or landing day and night, in all kinds of weather, through all kinds of weather conditions, it falls to air traffic controllers to coordinate their movements so air collisions or accidents on the ground don't occur.
The
responsibility for controlling
traffic in the air over Task
Force Ironhorse belongs to
F Company 1st Battalion 58
th Aviation, which is based
at Fort Bragg, N.C. More |
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