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TAKING INVENTORY — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Regina Sewart takes inventory at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. Sewart is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in support of the war on terror. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Demetrius Lester

GEN. RICHARD B. MYERS

Insurgents in Iraq Going 'to
Any Lengths' to Stop Progress

By Rudi Williams / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2004 — Former regime elements and radical elements in Iraq will "clearly go to any lengths" to halt progress toward democracy, said Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard Myers on CNN's "Late Edition" today.
Myers, just back April 17 from a weeklong trip that included Iraq and Afghanistan, provided firsthand observation into the current situation in Iraq. More

Rice: Violence Won't Stop Iraqi Power Turnover

Situation in Fallujah Unchanged; Delegation Seeks Resolution

By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2004 — A week after coalition forces unilaterally suspended offensive military operations in Fallujah, the overall situation in and around the city remains unchanged, a coalition spokesman said today at a Baghdad news conference.
"Provocative attacks are expected to continue in Fallujah despite the observance of a unilateral suspension of offensive operations," said Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7. More

Standoff Continues; Coalition Aims for 'Peaceful Resolution'

U.S., British Leaders Pledge
Support for Democratic Iraq

By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2004 — The top U.S. and British leaders today pledged their nations' continued support for a free and democratic Iraq despite all obstacles.
President George Bush, accompanied by British Prime Minister Tony Blair at a White House press conference, told reporters he and Blair are resolved to stand fast with Iraqis and will not "abandon them in their hour of need." More Remarks

Defense Official Explains U.S.
Strategy to Fight War on Terror

By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2004 — The U.S. strategy in the global war on terror boils down to changing the way terrorists live, rather than changing the way U.S. citizens live, the undersecretary of defense for policy said in an April 14 speech in Chicago. Douglas J. Feith spoke at the University of Chicago's student-run political union. More

Joint U.S.-Pakistani Efforts Put
Pressure on Taliban, al Qaeda

By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 16, 2004 — The Pakistani offensive on their side of the Afghan border is having a "disruptive effect" on terrorist operations in Afghanistan, said the commander of the Combined Forces Command, Afghanistan, today.
The combination of Pakistani and American operations on their respective sides of the border is literally putting terrorists between a rock and a hard place, officials said. More

Marines Not Hindered by Rules
Of Engagement, General Says

By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2004 — Marines surrounding the volatile Iraqi town of Fallujah may be in an offensive operational pause, but that doesn't affect their ability to defend themselves, a top U.S. Central Command officer said today in Doha, Qatar.
Marines moved into the city west of Baghdad in force after four U.S. contractors were killed and their bodies mutilated there March 31. More

Iraqi Forces Capture
Anti-Coalition Leader

TIKRIT, Iraq, April 19, 2004 — Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers captured a suspected anti-coalition leader near Tikrit at about 2:30 a.m. April 18, according to Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials. The individual, Hakeem Badour Khalaf, has been implicated in the deaths or injuries of at least three people, including two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter. He was detained and transported to a nearby coalition base for questioning.

Tiger Woods Trains, Hosts
Golf Clinic at Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG, N.C., April 16, 2004 — Golf superstar Tiger Woods traded in his green jacket for an Army battle dress uniform and his golf spikes for combat boots this week to follow in his father's footsteps and train with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. More

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Horn of Africa Intel
Impedes Terror Operations

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2004 — Intelligence successes in U.S. Central Command have led to the capture of suspected terrorists and interdictions of drug shipments off the Horn of Africa, a senior CENTCOM official said today. More Briefing

Honoring the Fallen

REMEMBERING A MARINE — Fellow Marines gathered at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 16, 2004, to remember Lance Cpl. Levi T. Angell, a 20-year-old truck driver with Combat Service Support Company 111, who was killed in action April 8, 2004, while delivering supplies in support of Operation Vigilant Resolve. Angell was a native of St. Louis, Minn. "He made you feel like (you're) part of a family. That feeling is important because we're all so far away from our own families," said friend Lance Cpl. Nolan H. Peterson. U.S Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Guard Mourns Wisconsin
Soldier Killed in Action

ARLINGTON, Va., April 15, 2004 (Army News Service) — The National Guard is mourning its first female soldier ever to be killed in action. Spc. Michelle Witmer, a military police specialist from the Wisconsin Army National Guard, died in Iraq April 9. More

Portsmouth Naval Medical Team Takes Command in Kuwait

KUWAIT, April 16, 2004 (NNS) — Sailors from Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility Portsmouth, Va., relieved the Army's 801st Combat Support Hospital April 1, 2004. This is the first time a Naval Medicine unit has taken on this type of assignment, which is part of the largest troop rotation since World War II. More

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Lance Cpl. Richard A. Maria, a truck driver with Combat Service Support Company 113, guards his cargo - ammunition being rushed to support Operation Vigilant Resolve in Fallujah, Iraq. More Photos

Ambushes Hamper Road to Peace

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 15, 2004— Small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosives pummeled a convoy racing critical cargo to Marines in Fallujah April 6, 2004, halting it in dark, unknown territory. For close to 14 hours, the Marines, sailors and soldiers on the convoy were forced to wait until help arrived to bring the convoy home to the Marine base here. Story

Members of Bravo Surgical Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group , tend wounded. More Photos

Clean Socks a Boon to Infantry

FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 14, 2004 — After days of gunfire, sweat and grime, there's something to be said for the luxury of changing into clean socks, shirts and skivvies. Simple pleasures in life, such as sleeping bags and toothpaste caught up to the Marines who fought against enemy forces in the city for more than a week. Story

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, fire against terrorists operating in Fallujah, Iraq April 7, 2004. Marines suspended offensive operations after isolating and systematically clearing portions of the city. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew J. Apprendi

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, fire against terrorists operating in Fallujah, Iraq April 7, 2004. More Photos

Marines Root Out Terrorists

FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 13, 2004 — Their faces are sunburned and grimy from gun battles throughout the week. Their eyes, though, are bright. "We're here to remove all of the thugs operating in the city," said Capt. Phil Treglia, Company A's commanding officer, of Elida, Ohio. "We're making an even playing field for the Iraqi locals, so they can continue to set up their new government." Story

Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, watch the sunset over the Euprates River April 5, 2004, just outside of Fallujah. Iraq. The Marines assaulted the city April 6, 2004, to combat terrorists who attacked Coalition Forces.

U.S. Marines assaulted the city April 6, 2004, to combat terrorists who attacked Coalition Forces. More Photos

Marines Face Constant Movement

FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 13, 2004 — There's hardly been a moment of rest for the 1st Marine Division units surrounding Fallujah. Marines rushed the city, systematically isolating and rooting out terrorists holed up inside until a unilateral suspension of offensive operations was called days ago. Story

Members of 1st Marine Division discuss their route of movement prior to convoy outside Forward Operating Base Fallujah, Iraq, April 7, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Buzz Farrell

Members of 1st Marine Division discuss their route of movement prior to convoy outside Forward Operating Base Fallujah, Iraq, April 7, 2004. More Photos

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Marines Uncover Weapons
Cache, Engage Enemy

CAMP FULLUJAH, Iraq, April 16, 2004 — Marines in Fallujah April 16 discovered a significant weapons cache and engaged enemy forces after coming under fire, according to U.S. Central Command officials. More

Defense Leaders Speak

President George W. Bush

"Many Iraqi leaders are showing great personal courage in helping to build a free Iraq. And we stand with them and we appreciate their courage. And troops from our countries and other coalition friends are showing great personal courage as they help Iraq move toward democracy. And we appreciate their sacrifice and courage, as well."

Remarks at the White House, April 16, 2004

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Quotes by U.S. defense leaders

Chairman Mulls Fallujah Options

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2004 — Further military action may be necessary in the city of Fallujah, where despite a cease-fire and strained negotiations, insurgents still are shooting at Marines, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during an April 15 news conference in Baghdad.
Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, in Baghdad to meet with coalition military commanders, told reporters that although discussions in Fallujah are ongoing, "I think we have to be prepared and prepare ourselves that there may be further military action." More

Chairman Finds Poignant
Reminder of Mission in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 16, 2004 — The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) has left a reminder to the Americans working here why what they do is so important. On a plaque is written: "In honor of the victims of 11 September 2001 The men and women who have given their lives in the War against Terrorism, and, The Enduring Freedom that will survive." More

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Profile

U.S. Army
Spc. Beatriz Cruz

Army Spc. Beatriz Cruz acts as tour guide for Guatemalan President Oscar Berger during his visit to Base Camp Quetzal March 27 for the opening ceremony for Exercise New Horizons 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nick Minecci

JUTIAPA, Guatemala, April 16, 2004 — March 27, 2004, will hold a special place in the mind of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Spc. Beatriz Cruz for a long time. The event in question was the approach of Guatemalan President Oscar Berger, for whom Cruz acted as a tour guide during his visit to Base Camp Quetzal, following the Exercise New Horizons 2004 opening ceremony. More

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In Iraq

Guard Nurses Keep Up
Heartbeat of Expeditionary Unit

Maj. Lori Menke sets up an IV for a patient here. Major Menke is the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group nurses inpatient element chief, and she is deployed from the South Dakota Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Lloyd

SOUTHWEST ASIA, April 16, 2004 (AFPN) — In stark contrast to the white sheets of the hospital bed and a patient in a light blue paper gown, a nurse in a brown and tan desert camouflage uniform checks the patient’s vital signs on the nurse’s ward. More

'Devil-Docs' Provide
First Aid Refresher Course

AL ASAD, Iraq, April 16, 2004 — Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 personnel received a combat refresher course in emergency first aid from corpsmen here April 9, learning everything from how to recognize the symptoms of a person suffering from a heat injury, to the proper way to apply a splint and how to treat the victim of a severe puncture wound or head injury. More

Lance Cpl. Steven B. Crawford, 20, of Caldwell, Idaho with Weapons Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance, 1st Marine Division, gives the arm and signal to halt while Lance Cpl. Dale T. Conley, 20, of Yuma, Arizona,connects the tow-bar to another light armored vehicle.

Maintenance Crews
Keep Light Armor Rolling

CAMP AL QAIM, Iraq , April 12, 2004 — They cover the western borders of Iraq, catching and destroying terrorist forces from foreign countries and the surrounding communities, and they do it faster than any others could. Camp Pendleton's 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion's Maintenance Company works day and night keeping the eight-wheeled vehicles combat ready. More

In Djibouti

Marine Reservists Fly in
Support of Enduring Freedom

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, April 10, 2004 — The Reserve Marines of Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 234, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, are continuing to redefine the aviation community by taking over a portion of the Combat Search and Rescue missions from the United States Air Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More

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