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| Explosions rock Al Fathah Air Field in Iraq, as Army engineers and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal personnel detonate a weapons cache, Feb. 5, 2004. An estimated 2 million pounds of explosives were left at the air field by the former Saddam Hussein regime, making the weapons cache at Al Fathah the largest uncovered by the coalition. The cache is being destroyed at an average of 100,000 pounds per day. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe Photo
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| U.S. Troops Work Closely with
Iraqi Police and Security Forces |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 11, 2004 — Iraqi police and other security forces
are assuming more responsibility for security in their country
every day, the U.S. general in charge of forces in western
Iraq said in Baghdad today.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack, commander
of the 82nd Airborne Division, said his troops are working closely with Iraqi
police and Civil Defense Corps members. More |
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| DoD Won't Seek More Funding For
Terror War Until January |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 11, 2004 — The Defense Department has a number of
good reasons to delay asking for a wartime supplemental funding
request for fiscal 2005, said DoD Comptroller Dov Zakheim,
the biggest one being, "We don't know how much to ask
for."
Zakheim said the department doesn't plan on submitting
a supplemental request to Congress until around Jan. 1, one quarter into fiscal
2005. More Briefing |
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West
Virginia Reservists, Dutch Marines
Train to Combat Narco-Terrorism |
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By U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mike Dougherty
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 CURACAO,
Netherlands Antilles, Feb. 12, 2004 -- The many facets
of the war on terror has carried Marines to various
parts of the planet, from Afghanistan to the Philippines
to the Horn of Africa. This year, it took a group of
reservists to the Caribbean island of Curacao, where
they trained to combat the gathering threat of Narco-Terrorism.
Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th
Marine Regiment left their Marine Corps Reserve
Center in Moundsville, W.Va. to travel to Curacao
to train alongside their Royal Dutch Marine counterparts. More |
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New York Reservists, Abu Ghraib
Residents Celebrate Rebuilding Efforts
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 BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Feb. 12, 2004 — In the western region of Abu Ghraib, the community has plenty to celebrate. In less than two months, their water is safer to drink, the condition of the mosque is better, and residents now have a medical clinic close at hand.
During a ribbon cutting ceremony the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserves unit based in Utica, N.Y., gathered with the residents of a small community within the Abu Ghraib neighborhood district to celebrate the completion of a medical clinic, the restoration of a mosque and a new water system. More |
| First Iraqi Platoon Leaders Graduate |
 MOSUL, Iraq (Army News Service, Feb. 9, 2004) – The next step in building a stronger Iraqi army began as the first officers graduated from the Northern Iraq Regional Training Center Platoon Leader’s Basic Course in Al Qayyarah Feb. 9.
The ceremony marked the completion of two weeks of training designed to provide the Iraqi military with strong leaders. Eleven officers of various ranks received their graduation diploma as dignitaries looked on. More |
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Defense
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Air Force Casualty |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2004
--— Defense Department officials announced today the death of
an airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano,
39, of Vallejo, Calif., died Feb. 10 in Doha, Qatar. He died
from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mariano
was assigned to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron,
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Marine Team Responds to
Ricin Scare on Capitol Hill
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HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON-- For the first time
since the 2001 anthrax attacks, a team of the Marine Corps'
Chemical Biological Incident Response Force was called into
action earlier this month.
A 161-member team, headquartered at Indian Head,
Md., responded to a call from the capitol police, after a postal worker
at the Dirksen Senate Office Building found ricin in a mail
sorter Feb. 2. More |
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Hawaii-Based Soldiers
Stage in Kuwait |
CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait — Halfway around the world from their duty stations in Hawaii, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and 45th Corps Support Group (Forward) are preparing to cross the border into Iraq.
But before they begin their Operation Iraqi Freedom II rotation, they come here to Camp Virginia to inprocess and train up for the long convoy into Iraq. The camp is the point where coalition troops stage and train for forthcoming operations inside Iraq or for redeployment from Operation Iraqi Freedom. More |
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Pvt. Dwayne Turner |
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., Feb. 11, 2004 - A 101st Airborne
Division soldier who, despite being critically
wounded himself, repeatedly exposed himself to
enemy fire to treat wounded comrades in Iraq received
the Silver Star here Feb. 5.
Pvt. Dwayne Turner,
a combat medic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment,
provided life-saving medical care to 16 fellow
soldiers April 13 when his unit came under a grenade
and small-arms attack 30 miles south of Baghdad.
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Military Officials in Kuwait
Promote Water Conservation |
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| CAMP DOHA, Kuwait — "In Kuwait, water is more valuable than oil," says a sign posted in front of a restroom. It's a friendly reminder that on Camp Doha, everyone must practice water conservation techniques to ensure water is available to everyone. More |
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Cavalry Team Registers
Mortars in Baghdad |
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| CAMP STEEL FALCON, Iraq — Similar in concept to the M-16
"zeroing" process, but very different results when a 1st
Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
mortar section registered, or "zeroed" their weapons system
Feb. 6 in southern Baghdad. More |
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MARINE
CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C., Feb. 11,
2004 — Pilots at Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron-263 recognized the need to extend
their mission range during Operation Iraqi
Freedom. 
