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Feb 20, 2004
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| Help Fight Terror |
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| Transcripts |
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| SUPPORTING WAR ON TERROR — The guided missile cruiser, USS Leyte Gulf , departs Norfolk Naval Base, Va., as part of the first Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group in support of the war on terror, Feb. 19. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Dave Fliesen |
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| Bomb Kills 2 Soldiers, Injures 1 As Coalition Pushes Forward |
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| American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 — Two Task Force All American soldiers were killed and one was wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near Khaldiyah, Iraq, Feb. 19. Two Iraqis, a translator and a policeman, also died in the attack.
The unit was on patrol northwest of the city when it was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire, according to a Combined Joint Task Force 7 news release. The release said the wounded soldier was taken to a military hospital, where he was in serious condition. More |
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Exercise Tests U.S. Response
To Threats Against Homeland |
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| American Forces Press Service |
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Feb. 19, 2004 — Aircraft hijackings, threats from a fictitious country testing its strategic capabilities, and attacks on maritime and port security events by domestic terrorists are among the simulated scenarios facing U.S. Northern Command forces during exercise “Unified Defense ’04.”
Some 50 local, state and federal agencies in Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Colorado, and Washington D.C., are participating in the Feb. 19-25 exercise. Story |
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| Troop Rotations in Full Swing; Patrols, Searches Continue |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 — The rotation of troops into and out of Iraq is in full swing, DoD officials said today.
More than 40,000 troops scheduled to deploy to Iraq have moved into theater, and 35,000 of those set to come home already have departed, said Army Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, a Joint Staff spokesman. More Briefing |
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| Soldiers Use Detective Know-How To Detect Anti-Coalition Weapons |
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| By U.S. Army Spc. Michael J. Carden / 82nd Airborne Division |
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AL KARMA, Iraq - For several weeks, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team has been searching to confiscate the many improvised rockets used to attack coalition forces in and around Al Karma, Al Fallujah and Baghdad.
High-technology surveillance radars and counter-fire impact areas have led the counter-mortar reconnaissance team to a number of locations where these attacks occurred. More |
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| Remembering the Fallen |
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Memorial to Honor Fallen
Task Force Ironhorse Troops |
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2004 -- A bronze statue of a soldier mourning a fallen comrade traveled from Tikrit, Iraq, to Fort Hood, Texas, this week to become the focal point of a memorial to the soldiers of Task Force Ironhorse who have died during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The statue arrived at Fort Hood's Robert Gray Army Airfield Feb. 16, along with the first 60 soldiers in the task force to redeploy from Iraq, said Capt. Charles Armstrong, secretary of the general staff for the rear detachment. More |
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New Reconstruction Team
To Serve Afghan Provinces |
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2004 - The Asadabad Provincial Reconstruction Team officially opened its doors Thursday, Feb. 19, following a ceremony at the Civil Military Operations Center in Asadabad. The team will serve the provinces of Konar and Nurestan.
U.S. Central Command officials said the opening represents another step in the Provincial Reconstruction Team expansion aimed at extending the reach of the Afghan central government by delivering security and dramatically accelerating reconstruction, development and long-term stability across Afghanistan. More |
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| Transformation |
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Army Knowledge Online "Lite"
Speeds Up Access Time |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2004 — The Army now offers a stripped-down version of its Army Knowledge Online service, in response to concerns of soldiers deloyed in support of the war on terror who said the standard system takes too long to access and use. The new version loads up to 10 times faster than the regular service. Story |
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New Palm-Held Device
To Aid Field Communication |
| MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Feb. 19, 2004 — Small-unit infantry leaders who must serve on the digital battlefield are poised to take what observers say will be a huge leap forward in battlefield communications and navigation technology when they begin using a palm-pilot-like device called the Dismounted Data Automated Communications Terminal. More |
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FORT BLISS, Texas, Feb. 18, 2004 -- Ten soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserves were naturalized at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' El Paso District Office Feb. 6, officially earning citizenship in the country they protect.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13, 2003 — Inside a movie studio, several hundred Marines from 3rd Civil Affairs Group participated in Military Operations in Urban Terrain last week to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Iraq.
OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM — With dark-brown hair pulled
back into a perfect bun, and deep-brown, thoughtful
eyes, Air Force Senior Airman Laurie Vroman demonstrates
pride and precision in her duties.
MANAS
AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan, Feb.
19, 2004 — One of the key
missions of the 376th Air
Expeditionary Wing here is
providing fuel to the fighters
and bombers supporting coalition
warfighters in Afghanistan. 
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar--With the volume of events from operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, someone has to decide what details from these operations are filed away for future leaders to draw upon years down the road.