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War on Terror Reinforces Need
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 11, 2004 — U.S. military operations in Afghanistan confirm
the need for the dedicated close-air support for ground troops,
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper told the Senate
Armed Services Committee Feb. 10.
Jumper said the proposed fiscal year 2005 Defense
Department budget ensures that the Air Force can continue upgrading its close-air
support capabilities to maintain air superiority against threats. Story |
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Weapons Detonation
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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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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 |
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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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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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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,
Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The incident is under investigation. |
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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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| Transformation |
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Old Technology
Supports
Modern-Day Mission |
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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. Their solution
came in the form of 14 Vietnam-era internal auxiliary
fuel cells, stored away in dust and cobwebs in
a warehouse here on Camp Geiger. More |
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| Profile |
| U.S. Army
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. More |
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Kansas,
Iowa Reservists
On Call for Emergencies |
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| LOGISTICAL
SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, Iraq,
Feb. 12, 2004 ― Imagine
using the Jaws of Life to
free a comrade from mangled
vehicle wreckage or saving
the life of a fellow soldier
who is somewhere in a blazing
inferno. Imagine all this
in temperature which sometimes
climb to a blistering 130
degrees and you never know
who among the onlookers is
waiting for the chance to
shower you with bullets or
fire a rocket propelled grenade. Story |
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