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| SELF-DEFENSE — Marines
from G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, practice self-defense
techniques during a training session at Bagram Air Base,
Afgahanistan. Marines are in Afghanistan in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st
Class Sandra WatkinKeough |
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Transfer of Afghan, Pakistani
Detainees from Gitmo Complete |
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2004
— Defense Department officials announced today the transfer of
23 Afghan and three Pakistani detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
for release.
The decision to transfer or release
a detainee is based on many factors, including whether the detainee
is of further intelligence value to the United States and whether
he is believed to pose a threat to the United States. There is a process to review the status of detainees. More |
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| U.S. Troops May Have Clashed With Iranian Guards at Border |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2004 — U.S. troops may have traded shots with Iranian guards during a March 14 incident near the Iraq border, a senior U.S. official said at a Baghdad news conference today.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, told reporters the U.S. 4th Infantry Division reported that one of its border patrols in the northeastern part of Iraq "was, in fact, shot and fired upon by what is believed to be personnel wearing uniforms resembling those worn by Iranian border guards."
The American soldiers "took self-defense measures (and) returned fire" against their assailants, Kimmitt reported, noting the exchange soon ended. More |
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| War In Iraq Was 'The Right Thing
to Do,' Secretary Says |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
March 14, 2004 — As the one-year anniversary of the war
in Iraq approaches, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told
television viewers today he stands behind the president's decision
to go to war, although weapons of mass destruction, one of the
justifications for the invasion, have not been found.
Rumsfeld, appearing on the CBS program "Face
The Nation" with Bob Schieffer, said that he still believes the war with
Iraq was "the right thing to do," and that he's glad "it is done." More |
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Force Protection Gear
Saves Army Lives |
| WASHINGTON, Army News Service, March 12, 2004 — The Army continues to meet its Operation Iraqi Freedom force protection equipment requirements in a timely manner and Congress is helping to do that, the Army’s top leadership recently told some of the nation’s top lawmakers. More |
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Six Soldiers
Killed in
Roadside Bomb Attacks |
| Editor's Note: This article corrects factual errors contained in a March 14 AFPS article. |
| WASHINGTON,
March 15, 2004 — Deadly
roadside bomb attacks in Iraq this weekend left six U.S.
soldiers dead, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials
said in news releases. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2004 — The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. John F. Kurth, 31, of Wis., and Spc. Jason C. Ford, 21, of Bowie, Md., died March 13 in Tikrit, Iraq, when their patrol
encountered an improvised explosive device, officials reported. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. The incident is under investigation. |
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ANACONDA, Iraq — The driving winds whipped sand
and dust limiting visibility to less than 100 meters.
Above the howling winds, the sound of the alarm siren
rang out. The alarm was just a drill. Because of the
advance warning we received there was no anxiousness,
we simply donned our helmets and body armor vests and
continued with our mission. 
WEST PALM BEACH, March 15, 2004 — Air defense artillerymen always train and deploy with their eyes to the sky, so when the soldiers of the Florida National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery were informed they were being deployed to Afghanistan as military policemen, many were surprised.
BUTLER
RANGE, Iraq — Butler Range near Baghdad had several loud
visitors this week as the 1st Armored Division’s “King
of Battle” flexed some of its biggest muscles during a
three-day live-fire exercise. 
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Tennessee Army National Guard Spc. Michael Parson speaks with authority about two things that matter most to National Guard troops involved in the war against terrorism these days: serving in the Army's total force and the extent to which some civilian employers are supporting the troops. 
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ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq, March
12, 2004 — A crew of
Marines from Marine Heavy
Helicopter Squadron 465 toils
during the warm, Iraqi winter
days and another works through
the chilly winter nights
for one particular purpose
– to get the squadron's eight
CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters
fully operational and in
the air as soon as possible. 