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| Help Fight Terror |
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| BATTLE
DRILL — Soldiers
from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment,
1st Armored Division, prepare to enter a building during
a close quarters battle drill at Butler Range, Baghdad,
Iraq, Jan. 25, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darryl T.
Magby |
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Special Operations Troops
Relate Iraqi Freedom Missions |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 5, 2004 –- Multi-service special operations troops
have led the way to victory in overseas campaigns during the
war against terrorism, a senior U.S. military officer said
here today.
Special operators' expertise was a factor
in driving the Taliban out of Afghanistan, noted Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul V. Hester,
commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, as well as in the ouster of
former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. More |
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Coast Guard Tackles Security
Challenges in Post 9-11 World |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample
/ American Forces Press Service |
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 WASHINGTON,
Feb. 5, 2004 –- Like every governmental agency and military
service, the Coast Guard had to do some re-evaluation after
the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and is working hard to close
gaps in the nation's waterway security.
Vice Adm. Terry Cross, commander of the Coast Guard's
Pacific Area, said that while the Coast Guard was not necessarily any better
prepared to meet the terrorist challenge than any of the other services or agencies
from a force structure or capabilities perspective, the service did have two
big advantages after the attacks. More |
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| Defense Ministers to Discuss Iraq, Future of NATO Forces |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
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MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 6, 2004 — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived here late Feb. 5 on the first leg of a five-day European trip that will also include stops in Zagreb, Croatia, and London.
Top topics at the conference
are likely to include Afghanistan, Iraq and the future of NATO forces in Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Rumsfeld explained to reporters traveling with him during the trans-Atlantic
flight. Story |
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Continental
U.S. Armies
Mobilize 200,000 Soldiers |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 5, 2004 - The two continental U.S. armies have mobilized,
trained and deployed more than 200,000 Army Reserve and
National Guard troops in support of the War on Terror,
since Sept. 11, 2001.
First Army, headquartered at Fort Gillem, Ga.,
has mobilized more than 144,000 Army Reserve and National Guard troops in the
past 29 months. Fifth Army, headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has mobilized
more than 104,000 reserve-component troops. Story |
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Fisher House Explains Rules
For Free Airline Tickets |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2004 — Although the Defense Department provides a travel entitlement for service members and their families in serious medical emergencies, the Fisher House Foundation is hoping to help those service members and families not covered under the rule.
Through a program the foundation joined called Operation Hero Miles, the Fisher House hopes to give away hundreds of free airline tickets to help reunite wounded service members and their families. Story |
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Singer
Dedicates Song
To Front-Line Troops |
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NASHVILLE,
Tenn., Feb. 4, 2004 — Like
many Americans, country songwriter
Dave Gibson was glued to
the television and the Internet
the Sunday morning when the
world learned of Saddam Hussein’s
capture.
“I thought to myself, ‘Somebody
ought to write a song about
this,’” said
Gibson, a former front
man for the famed country
act, the Gibson/Miller
Band. So he picked up his guitar and started playing it. The song was done in two hours. More |
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Send
your 'Best Wishes' to the
troops waging the global war on terror. |
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 250 students and teachers welcomed soldiers at the grand opening of the Kalid Al-Walid elementary school in Al-Yarmuk district of Baghdad Jan 26. 
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2004 - In a transfer of authority ceremony at the Warrior Palace, the 18th Military Police Brigade handed over the responsibility for the Military Police mission in Baghdad to the 89th Military Police Brigade Jan 31. Brig. Gen. Martin Dempsey, 1st Armored Division commanding general, spoke on the success of the 18th Military Police, saying the brigade set Iraq on a course for freedom, while providing area support for a military movement “such as the world has never known.” 
ALEXANDRIA,
Va. — U.S. Army Spc. Al Heppner was on quite
a race walk roll during January.
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 4, 2004 — Every day, team members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here are seen doing a multitude of tasks, from digging trenches for electrical wiring to working multiple 12-hour and longer days to set up Cadillac restroom facilities. 
KARSHI-KHANABAD AIRFIELD, Uzbekistan (AFPN) — For 25 members of the aerial port flight here, every day would be "Groundhog Day" if they focused only on the day-to-day task of moving passengers and cargo. But for this team from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing, the mission is not just loading and unloading aircraft, it is providing precise, efficient and innovative support to combat forces who are fighting the war on terrorism.