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SHIFT — From left to right, Senior Airman Dawn Brown, Senior Master Sgt. Kathryn Rohde and Tech. Sgt. Nathan Perry work the Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, terminal during the night shift. C-130s fly into Kirkuk at all hours , bringing in new troops and suppl ies as well as flying out troops whose tours have ended. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith
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Iraq Troop Rotation Continues;
Arriving Units Assume Control |
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| By Jim Garamone /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2004 — The largest rotation of U.S. forces
since World War II continues in Iraq, Defense Department officials
said today.
In all more than 250,000 U.S. service members are affected.
Planning for the rotation began months ago. New units worked
with units in Iraq to learn their new missions and to plan the
movement. In December, new units began flowing into the region,
and in January, they began the relief-in-place process. More |
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Nine Deaths in Iraq Won’t Deter
Coalition Efforts, Officials Say |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2004 — Five U.S. soldiers and four civilians were killed in separate attacks today in Iraq, coalition officials reported during a Baghdad news briefing.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy
operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, said the U.S.
soldiers were patrolling northwest of Habbaniyah when their vehicle
hit an improvised explosive device. More |
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Guard, Reserve Program Looks
At Mobilizations, Civilian Jobs |
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| By U.S.Army Master Sgt. Bob Haskell / National Guard Bureau |
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WASHINGTON,
March 31, 2004 — A new Defense Department reporting
system has begun so members of all seven reserve components can
register their employers.
DoD decision-makers need to know the civilian employers and government
agencies of the department's approximately 1.2 million National
Guardsmen and reservists, officials explained. The database will
give officials a better idea of who should,
and should not, be mobilized for national emergencies. More |
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| President Bush Lauds First Responders, Military Members |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, March 30, 2004 — The United States is at war and needs to be "ready on all fronts," President Bush told first responders in Appleton, Wis., today.
"The first-responder effort and the strategy with the local, state and federal government is really an important part of making sure that we do everything we can to do our solemn duty, which is to protect our fellow citizens from harm," Bush said during a brief stop in the Wisconsin city of about 70,000 people.
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Logistics Chief
Details Supply Process |
| WASHINGTON,
March 31, 2004 — The Defense Department's logistics
organization has procured myriad vital supplies for service
members deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Navy Vice
Adm. Keith W. Lippert told the House Readiness Subcommittee
March 30. Lippert, director of the Defense Logistics Agency,
said service members rely on the agency "to provide
food, fuel, medical supplies, clothing, construction and
barrier material, and more than 90 percent of their weapons
systems supply parts, both in times of peace and war." More |
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| President
George W. Bush |
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The 9/11 "commission has been charged with a crucial task. To prevent future attacks, we must understand the methods of our enemies. The terrorist threat being examined by the commission is still present, still urgent and still demands our full attention...
"Our nation must never forget the loss or the lessons of September the 11th, and we must not assume that the danger has passed. The United States will confront gathering dangers to our freedom and security. The commission knows its responsibility: to collect vital information and to present it to the American people." |
| Statement March 30, 2004 |
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| Defense Views |
| Quotes by U.S. defense leaders |
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Defense Officials
Identify Casualties |
WASHINGTON,
March 31, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced
today the death of two soldiers.
Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, of Janesville, Wis., died
March 29 as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad.
Pfc. Schneider was assigned to the 115th Forward Support
Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr., 49, of Fayetteville,
N.C., died due to a non-combat cause on March 28, in
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He
was medically evacuated from Afghanistan to Washington,
D.C. via Landstuhl on Feb. 16. Jallah was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th
Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),
Fort Drum, N.Y.
These incidents are under investigation. |
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ABU GHRAIB, Iraq, March 31, 2004 - Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Armored Division, the 425th and 478th Civil Affairs Battalions, and members of the Abu Ghraib Municipal Council celebrated the reopening of the Al Anef primary school in Abu Ghraib, March 25, 2004.
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff
Sgt. Armando Figueroa kissed and hugged his wife goodbye — again — in
February. This was the second time the drill instructor's wife,
Staff Sgt. Angelica M. Figueroa, had left for Iraq. 
CAMP
AL-MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, March 21,
2004 — Gone are the long hot
nights sweltering in the open
air. No more dinners straight
out of tan plastic wrapper of
a Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Living
conditions this time around for
Marines in Iraq is proving to
be a pleasant surprise. 