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| Help Fight Terror |
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| NIGHT MISSION — U.S. Army Sgt. Daryl Magby with the 982nd Signal Company (Combat Camera), documents Iraqi Civil Defense Force and members of Comanche Troop 1st Squadron 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment attempting to locate the home of a suspected bomb maker east of Sadar city, outside Baghdad, Feb. 9, 2004. The soldiers are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Rucker |
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| Bush Thanks Fort Polk Troops, Pledges Vigilance in Terror War |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004-President Bush credited soldiers and their families at Fort Polk, La., today with “serving with skill and bravery in the war on terror” and leaving “no doubt that that the enemy will be defeated and freedom will prevail.”
The commander in chief thanked troops at this northwest Louisiana post that has trained and deployed more than 10,000 troops in the war of terror. More |
| Coalition Continues Offensive Operations in Iraqi Freedom |
| ByJohn D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - Calling the military situation in Iraq "relatively stable," Combined Joint Task Force 7's deputy operations director detailed recent military activity during a Baghdad news conference today.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said the past week has seen an average of 17 engagements daily against coalition military forces, just over four per day against Iraqi security forces and fewer than two per day against Iraqi civilians. More |
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Fear
of Free Iraq Fuels Terror Attacks, Kimmitt Says
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U.S., Coalition Forcing Taliban
To Change Tactical Response |
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| By Kathleen
T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 17, 2004 — U.S. and coalition actions in Afghanistan
have forced terrorist groups operating there to change their
strategies. So coalition forces continue to adapt their tactical
approach in response, the top U.S. general in that country said
today.
Army Lt. Gen. David Barno, commander
of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan, explained that Taliban
forces used to attack coalition elements in large numbers, until
they realized that would get them killed in large numbers. More |
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| Outreach
Programs Point Iraqis Toward Road To Democracy |
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| By Gerry
J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - Education and understanding are
what it'll take to establish democracy across an Iraqi society
largely operated by centuries-old insular tribal customs and
mores, a U.S. military official said in Baghdad today.
Coalition Provisional Authority and U.S. State Department public
outreach policy in Iraq seeks "to engage all Iraqis by
educating them to the opportunities and responsibilities of
the new democratic era," explained Army Lt. Col. Alan
King, an authority public outreach official. More |
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| Coalition Ups Rewards Program |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz
/ American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 - An enhanced, three-tiered reward
program is the coalition's latest weapon against insurgents in
Iraq, officials announced at a Baghdad news conference today.
The program's top tier covers the 10 members of the "Top
55" most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime who remain
at large. More |
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All Soldiers To Wear
U.S. Flag Insignia |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2004 (Army News Service) — All soldiers can now wear the U.S. flag insignia on the right shoulder of their utility uniform, as a continued reminder that the Army is engaged in a war at home and abroad.
“The flag has been around for years to identify deploying troops. Now based on the Army’s joint expeditionary mindset, the flag represents our commitment to fight the war on terror for the foreseeable future,” said Sgt. Maj. Walter Morales, the uniform policy chief for G1. More |
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Commander Visits 'Old Guard'
Troops in Horn of Africa |
CAMP LEMONIER, Dijoubti, Feb. 17, 2004 — The regimental commander of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” visited the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa this week to meet with Old Guard soldiers deployed here.
Col. Chuck Taylor toured the region with the Regimental Command Sergeant Major Harry Wimbrough and regimental chaplain Maj. Raymond Robinson inspecting quality-of-life and getting a chance to view missions of Bravo Company. More |
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Marine Sgt. Maj. Visits
Georgia Train and Equip Troops |
KRTSANISI, Georgia, Feb. 16, 2004 — Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, 15th Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, visited the Marines, soldiers and sailors of Task Force Georgia Train and Equip Program recently.
Estrada toured the American and Georgian facilities at Krtsanisi 9/11 training area as well as the Kodjori training area on his one-day visit. He also dined and spoke with the task force Marines, soldiers and sailors. Estrada discussed the upcoming deployments to Iraq and various troop rotations. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 17, 2004 — Defense Department officials
announced today the department has changed the status
of 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md., from
duty status whereabouts unknown to a non-hostile casualty.
Mooney was listed as duty status unknown on Jan. 25
in Mosul, Iraq, when his helicopter went down in the
Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier.
On Feb. 14, his remains were recovered. Mooney was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort
Drum), however, in support of mission requirements,
he was attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Spc. Eric U. Ramirez, 31, of San Diego, Calif.
died Feb. 12 in Abu Gireb, Iraq, when he was attacked by small arms fire, a rocket
propelled grenade and an improvised explosive device. Ramirez was assigned to
the 670th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, National City, Calif.
Pvt. Bryan N. Spry, 19, of Chestertown, Md., died
Feb. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch.
Spry was assigned to Company A, 2-504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, of Lena, Wis., died Feb. 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy. Frye was assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Feb. 16, 2004 — For
three soldiers, having one
of the Army's smallest military
job skills, and
to some, probably the most
unknown job supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom, can be frustrating
and rewarding at the same
time. 
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2004 — Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, mortar section registered, or "zeroed," their weapons system recently in southern Baghdad, in a process designed to detect the slight variations of each weapon when aimed and fired at the target.