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Feb 26, 2004
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| Help Fight Terror |
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| Transcripts |
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| REFUELING — A view from a refueling station on the USS Detroit as USS Higgins takes on fuel during replenishment at sea. USS Detroit is currently underway in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua E. Helgeson |
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| Iraq Progress: 'Tide of Change'
Now Inevitable, Sanchez Says |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2004 — Attacks on U.S., coalition and Iraqi security forces in Iraq will not stop the country's march toward self-governance and democracy, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
"Those who attempt to prevent a free and democratic state (in Iraq) will definitely fail," Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 7, told reporters at a Baghdad press conference.
"We remain undaunted," he asserted, against attacks conducted by Saddam Hussein loyalists and terrorists. He pointed out that despite anti-coalition attacks designed to intimidate Iraqis, the numbers of those volunteering for security duty continue to grow. More |
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Coalition Provides Details on
Terrorist's Death, Updates Ops |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 25, 2004 — Coalition officials this morning gave more
details about the death of Abu Mohammed Hamza, a terrorist
bomb expert for al Qaeda ally Abu Musab Zarkawi.
Hamza was killed Feb. 19 near Habbaniya, a Sunni
stronghold west of Baghdad. Officials only revealed the incident yesterday. An armored platoon chanced on Hamza's bomb-making
den during a civil affairs mission. When the soldiers knocked
on the door, someone inside opened fire, wounding a soldier. More Briefing |
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| Rumsfeld in Kazakhstan; Talks Focus
on Military Relationship |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces
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ASTANA,
Kazakhstan, Feb. 25, 2004 — Had Saddam Hussein followed Kazakhstan's
example, the war in Iraq never would have been fought, Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
Kazakhstan renounced nuclear weapons in 1993, and working with
the United States in the Threat Reduction Program, it was the
first of the former Soviet states to eliminate nuclear weapons
on its territory.
"It's interesting when one thinks about the problem of
Iraq and their unwillingness to disarm, that Kazakhstan stands
as an impressive model of how a country can do it," Rumsfeld
said. More Transcript |
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The Striped Beagle
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U.S. Army Reserve Maj. David L. Barber recently
deployed to the Persian Gulf with the 172nd Corps
Support Group. Along with his duties as the unit's
legal advisor, Barber began publishing his own newsletter
The Striped Beagle. With his permission, DefendAmerica.mil
will publish excerpts giving you another glimpse
of what daily life is like for America's troops in
the field.
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Kuwaiti Campout Provides Message from Space
UDAIRI RANGE, Kuwait -- Sleeping under the dessert sky on a clear night is an awesome experience. I spent 25-27 January 04 at the Udari Range receiving additional training in convoy operations and defensive tactics in close quarters.
The range is in the middle of nowhere with Bedouin shepherds and their camels and goats as your only neighbors. In the Udari dessert you sense that things haven’t changed much over the last 8000 years, other than some Bedouins now have an old pickup truck outside their tent. More |
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| Task Force Detains Suspects |
| MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2004 — Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) under the operational control of Task Force Olympia detained personnel suspected of anti-coalition activities in northern Iraq Wednesday, according to Combined Joint Task Force-7 officials. More |
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Homeland
Security Official
Lists Accomplishments, Goals |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 25, 2004 — "Our enemies are not
idle, and neither are we," said Homeland Security
Deputy Secretary James Loy today, echoing the words of
President Bush.
Although the president used those words to challenge terrorists,
they might also describe the flurry of activity at the
Department of Homeland Security, which has worked to achieve
better security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001,
tragedy and introduced several new security initiatives. Story |
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West Point Grad Shares
Iraq Experiences with Cadets |
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2004 (Army News Service) — As the junior class at the U.S. Military Academy marked the passing of the 500-days-to-graduation mark with a formal dinner, Lt. Col. Rock Marcone, a 1985 West Point graduate, shared tales of the hardship and bravery of his soldiers as they led the 3rd Infantry Division attack into Iraq last spring. Marcone commanded Task Force 3-69 Armor during major hostilities in Iraq. Story |
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| Transformation |
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Deployed Marines Tote Tiny
Technology to Pass Time |
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 CAMP VICTORY, Kuwait — It used to be that a deck of cards, a paperback and good conversation was all a Marine needed to enjoy the down time of deployments. Today deployed Marines and sailors have taken advantage of new smaller, more portable technology. Story |
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CAMP
LEMONIER, Djibouti - Sailors
assigned to the fleet logistics
support squadron here realize
the importance of their mission,
whether delivering supplies,
transporting troops to training
areas or carrying the Combined
Joint Task Force-Horn of
Africa commander to appointments
in the region.