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WASHINGTON,
April 26, 2004 — They like to think of themselves
as the "18- wheeler trucks" that supply the
front lines in the war on terror. C-130 Hercules aircraft
crews from the 2nd and 41st Airlift Squadrons at Pope
Air Force Base, N.C., deliver food, ammunition and troops
throughout Southwest Asia.
"We can land anywhere," said Capt. Andy
McGee, assistant director of operations and a C-130 pilot for the 2nd Airlift
Squadron. More |
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$300K Targeted
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East Baghdad Neighborhoods
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AL THAWRA DISTRICT, Baghdad, Iraq, April 26,
2004 — More than $300,000 will be pumped into
eastern Baghdad neighborhoods, as a variety
of coalition civil affairs projects get under
way, according to Combined Joint Taks Force
7 officials.
"This past week, the Coalition committed
more than $300,000 to projects ranging from
trash and debris [removal] to [the] publication
of [an] English/Arabic newspaper, and renovations
of an Iraqi middle school," said Capt.
Brian Donnelly, a civil affairs advisor for
units in Eastern Baghdad. More |
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Officials
Tour Iraqi Cities to
Begin Work on Reconstruction Projects
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WASHINGTON,
April 25, 2004 — Officials from
the Coalition Provisional Authority's Program
Management Office have embarked on a seven-city
tour of central and northern Iraq to meet with
local leaders and to discuss and begin work
on the reconstruction projects slated for their
areas.
A coalition news
release said representatives of the CPA, Iraqi
ministries and the military will visit Mosul,
Tikrit, Fallujah, Baquba, Ramadi, Samarra and
Baghdad with lists of reconstruction projects
slated to begin later this year. More |
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Fallujah
Reconstruction Funds Await Restored Security
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Iraqis
Control Ministry of Science, Technology
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ASAD, Iraq, April 25, 2004 — The events occurring behind
the scenes of the "winning the hearts and minds" campaign
are now unfolding with the help of three Marine reservists with
the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. They work in what has become known
as "the mayor cell." More |
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Powell
Praises Netherlands
For Peacekeeping Role in Iraq
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| WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — Secretary of State Colin Powell
praised the 1,300 Dutch peacekeepers currently in the Iraqi
province of Al Muthanna and said the United States is "very
pleased that the Netherlands made this kind of commitment to
the cause of peace and stability in that part of the world." More |
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Powell
Lauds El Salvador's Help in Iraq
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Bulgarian Prime Minister
Visits Troops
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BABYLON,
Iraq, April 25, 2004 — The President of Bulgaria, Georgi
Purvanov, visited Bulgarian troops of the Multinational
Division Center-South April 25, according to Combined Joint
Task Force 7 officials.
During the visit, Mr. Purvanov visited two Coalition bases
and met with the Commanding General of the division, Maj.
Gen. Mieczyslaw Bieniek. He was also briefed about the
division's structure and mission and the role of the Bulgarian
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Defense Officials
Identify Casualties |
| WASHINGTON,
April 26, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced
today the death of two Marines, two sailors, one coast guardsman
and four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.. More |
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Maritime Interdiction
Exercise Concludes |
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SEA, April 23, 2004 (NNS) — The Proliferation Security Initiative
multilateral maritime interdiction training exercise, Clever
Sentinel 2004, kicked off April 19, and ended with a major operation
that simulated the interception of a ship carrying weapons of
mass destruction in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily,
April 22. More |
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Pentagon Memorial
Fund Launches Campaign |
| WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The Pentagon
Memorial Fund campaign was officially launched April 22. Almost
$30 million is being solicited, according to a news release from
the Washington, D.C., public relations firm handling fund-raising
on a pro bono basis. More |
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Military Phone Card
Donation Program Goes Public |
| WASHINGTON,
April 23, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced
today that any American can now help troops in contingency operations
call home. The “Help Our Troops Call Home” program
is designed to help servicemembers call home from Operations
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. More |
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U.S.
Marine Corps
Gunnery Sgt. Therester A. Cox |
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CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., April 26, 2004
— An extremely hardworking and motivated platoon
sergeant for B Company, 2nd Transportation Support
Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, was
meritoriously promoted to gunnery sergeant April
2. More |
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| Air Force
Staff Sgt. Jason Smith |
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AIR BASE, Iraq, April 26, 2004 — It was
his father’s greatest military experience
- flying the UH-60 Blackhawk. In the span
of less than an hour, it became his greatest
military memory as well. Staff Sgt. Jason Smith,
deployed here from Royal Air Force Mildenhall,
England, re-enlisted while flying
in the tactical transport helicopter. More |
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Going to the Dogs |
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 CAMP
AL ASAD, Iraq, April 23, 2004 — Oscar isn't what most
Marines would call a team player. "That
dog is unlike the others," said
Pfc. Theodore J. Randolph, a
provisional military policeman
for Regimental Combat Team 7. "You
think he's nice but in an instance
he'll turn on you. He's a lot
like Cpl. Harwell." More |
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| Marines
Return to Element |
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ARTA
PLAGE, Djibouti, April 26, 2004
— Dust billowed up from the
hot desert floor beneath the
shuffling of combat boots as
shots rang out across Range CT-1
here recently as Marine infantrymen
assaulted the range, bounding
over the rocky terrain to engage
their dug-in enemy targets.
The
Marines used their day off from
providing force protection aboard
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, to get
back to infantrymen basics and
train some of their younger warriors
for leadership positions they
will likely assume when the company
returns from this deployment. More |
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