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WORSHIP
SERVICE — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Drew,
a chaplain's assistant, prepares for a service at the chapel
at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The assistants prepare the chapel
for services, serve as liaisons for the chaplains and provide
force protection for them. Drew is assigned to the
332nd Air Expeditionary Wing;
he is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. U.S. Air Force photo by
Master Sgt. Jon Hanson
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| Joint Patrols to Begin in Fallujah |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 25, 2004 — City representatives in Fallujah
have agreed to allow joint patrols by Iraqi and U.S. forces
to begin in the city April 28, senior coalition officials said
during a news conference in Baghdad today.
The coalition also is concerned about a "dangerous" situation
in Najaf, as illegal militias are stockpiling weapons and ammunition
in mosques, holy sites and schools, officials said. More |
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| Fallujah Leaders Must Rescue
City From Enemy Forces' Grip |
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| By Jim Garamone /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 24, 2004 — The coalition
has fulfilled almost all aspects of the agreement in Fallujah
while anti-coalition forces there have fulfilled almost none,
coalition officials in Baghdad said today.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt went over each of the aspects on
the signed agreement during a news conference. Kimmitt is the
deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7. More |
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| Bremer Speaks to Iraqis About Security,
New Iraq, Fallujah |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The vast majority of Iraqis want
to live as a free, democratic and peaceful country, said the
top coalition official in Baghdad today, but they must work with
the coalition to make this a reality.
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III said on the Al-Iraqiyah national
television service that Iraq faces a choice between freedom and
continued tyranny. More |
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De-Baathification Policy in Iraq
'Remains Intact,' Coalition Says |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 – The policy prohibiting hardcore Baathists from gaining government, military and teaching positions in the new Iraq is a good one and hasn't changed, the Coalition Provisional Authority's chief spokesman said in Baghdad today.
However, Dan Senor noted, the de-Baathification
policy issued last May and implemented by Iraqi officials in January
is being tweaked to ensure it is being applied fairly. More Briefing |
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| Rumsfeld Asks Editors to Tell Public 'Whole Story' of War |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld appealed to American newspaper editors here today to tell the whole story about the global war on terrorism.
Rumsfeld spoke at a conference of
U.S. newspaper editors. He said their publications
are uniquely posed to help debate in America because they have
the room for detail and nuance. More Remarks |
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| Pfc.
Hammer Finds a Home |
 WASHINGTON,
April 24, 2004 - A tiger-striped Iraqi kitten that wiggled
its way into the hearts of a U.S. Army unit has made
its way to the United States, thanks to a host of volunteers
and two animal welfare groups.
Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, dubbed the tiny ball of fur that wandered into their tent early last fall "Pfc. Hammer." More |
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Former Football
Star
Killed in Afghanistan |
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2004 – He was so moved by
the events of Sept. 11, 2001,
that he turned down a $3.6 million professional football
contract to become an
Army Ranger.
Spc. Pat Tillman, 27, who
was deployed with the 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort
Benning, Ga., was killed April 22 during a firefight
in southeastern
Afghanistan. The Defense Department confirmed the soldier's
identity late April
23. More |
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Rocket Attack Hits Coalition
Base; 4 Killed, 7 Wounded |
| AL TAJI,
Iraq April 24, 2004 — Four Task
Force Baghdad soldiers were killed and seven were wounded
as a result of a rocket attack on a Coalition base near
here early April 24, according to Combined Joint
Task Force 7 officials. Previous Coalition reports
indicating that a fifth soldier had died today in the
attack were incorrect. The names of the soldiers are
being withheld pending notification of their next of
kin. |
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Pentagon Memorial
Fund
Launches Campaign |
| WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The
Pentagon Memorial Fund campaign was officially launched
here April 22 during a Capitol Hill ceremony. Almost $30
million is being solicited, according to a news release
from the Washington, D.C., public relations firm handling
fund-raising for the memorial on a pro bono basis. More |
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Combat Controllers Play
Key Role in
Terror War |
| WASHINGTON,
April 23, 2004 — The largest-ever class of
future Air Force combat controllers is training at Pope
Air Force Base, N.C., to provide critical skills required
in the war on terror. The current class will help bolster
the Air Force's cadre of 360 combat controllers — special
operations forces who deploy quickly into restricted, often
hostile territory, set up landing strips and guide in helicopters
and fixed-wing aircraft. More |
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Rear Detachments
Serve
Vital Wartime Role |
| WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — Army Lt. Col. Ed Dorman, deputy commander for the 507th Corps Support Group, admits he "broke the heart" of one of his best young officers when he told him he would be staying behind at Fort Bragg, N.C., when the unit deployed. More |
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Defense Officials Announce
Soldier's Captured Status |
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today a change in the status of a
soldier serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom from duty status - whereabouts unknown to captured.
Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, was declared captured on April 16, 2004.
On April 9, 2004 , Maupin and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C., were categorized as duty status - whereabouts unknown when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Ill.
Krause’s status remains unchanged because his whereabouts remain unknown. Efforts continue to obtain the successful and safe return of both individuals. |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualty |
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The Department of Defense announced today the death
of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman, 27 of McKeesport, Pa.,
died April 17, in Baghdad, Iraq
when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver
lost control and the tank
rolled off the bridge. Staff Sgt. Carman was assigned
to the Army’s 2nd Battalion,
12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas. |
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CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, April 23, 2004 - After six months of being Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s only helicopter squadron, the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 are ready to return home to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., April 23, 2004 — Losing part of his right leg below the knee has made Capt. David Rozelle more determined than ever to be the kind of leader that motivates soldiers by example. 
QUANTICO, Va., April 23, 2004 — Courtney Davidson, team captain for the 2003-2004 Navy women's basketball team, put one last touch on a stellar collegiate basketball career, appearing in the 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Basketball Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2. 
CAMP
FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 23, 2004
— For Marines in Iraq there
is no more waiting weeks, or
sometimes months, for their letters
or care packages, even amidst
combat operations throughout
the Al Anbar province. 
SOUTHWEST
ASIA (AFPN), April 22, 2004 — If
you were to count from one to
one billion it would take about
95 years. It took a little over
a year for U.S. Central Command’s
Combined Force Air Component
Command-controlled tanker airlift
to deliver one billion pounds
of jet fuel.