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| Help Fight Terror |
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| COALITION PARTNERS — Estonian Army Staff Sgt. Mait Pokkinen spots U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gene VanWormer from the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Air Tactical Operations Center, as he loads a pallet for transport out of Tallil Air Base, Iraq, April 26, 2004. Staff from the Air Tactical Operations Center are responsible for loading, unloading and preparing aircraft for flight at the air base. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Rumsey
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| Nominee for Iraq Ambassador
Meets with Senate Committee |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 – The nominee for U.S. ambassador to Iraq today singled out the challenge facing the United States in Iraq: Establish the conditions by which the Iraqi people can pursue their interests and celebrate their differences through legitimate political channels, rather than through violence and retribution.
John D. Negroponte, nominated by President Bush on April 19, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing. He has been the U.S. representative to the United Nations since September 2001. More |
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Defense Leaders Say Fallujan
Negotiations 'Worth a Try' |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 — Negotiating with Fallujans to try to defuse the situation in the Iraqi city is "worth a try," defense leaders said during a press conference today.
American Marines supported by Iraqi Civil Defense Corps personnel ring Fallujah. The Marines declared a unilateral cease-fire April 9 and representatives of the Iraqi Governing Council negotiated with Fallujan leaders to try to establish coalition control without fighting. More Briefing |
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| Coalition Defends Attack on Minaret
Used By Insurgents |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 — Coalition officials in Baghdad today
defended the U.S. Marines' decision to call in a strike on a minaret
in Fallujah April 26 after determining that insurgents were using
it to launch attacks with small- arms fire and rocket-propelled
grenades.
"We very reluctantly go after holy sites, but when those holy
sites are used to store and fire weapons, we must take action if
our Marines are pinned down," Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt,
deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, told
reporters at a news conference. More Briefing |
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Anti-Coalition Forces Fire on Marines From Fallujah Mosque
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Commission Formed to Help
Compensate Saddam’s Victims |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
April 27, 2004 — Coalition officials announced today the formation
of a commission to compensate Iraqis who were fired, wrongfully
imprisoned or otherwise persecuted by deposed dictator Saddam
Hussein. More
Briefing |
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Coalition Responds
To Attack in Fallujah |
| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 — A U.S. military AC-130 Spectre gunship fired on suspected insurgent positions in Fallujah today, attacking weapons storage sites used by anti-coalition forces. News reports said the coalition launched the attack after anti-coalition forces fired on Marine defensive positions. More |
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Surviving Guard Sisters
Won't Return to Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 — The surviving Witmer sisters today decided to complete their active military duty elsewhere than Iraq. Their sister, Spc. Michelle Witmer, 20, a military policewoman with the 32nd Military Police Company, was killed April 9 in Baghdad. All three sisters were serving in Iraq. More |
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First
Air Force
Provides
Top Cover for America |
| TYNDALL
AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., April 26, 2004 (AFPN) -— While
much of the Air Force is engaged overseas, one organization
has remained behind to fulfill a mission equally important — Operation
Noble Eagle, the air-defense mission aimed at preventing
terrorist attacks in the United States. More |
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U.S.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt
Deputy Director, Coalition Operations |
| "We
very reluctantly go after holy sites,
but when those holy sites are used
to store weapons, to fire weapons,
we must take action if our Marines
are pinned down." |
Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing,
April 27, 2004 |
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Defense
Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2004 — Defense
Department officials announced today the death of four
soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died
on April 24, in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit their
camp. The four Soldiers were assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Killed were: Capt. Arthur L. Felder, 36, of Louisville,
Ark.; Chief Warrant Patrick W. Kordsmeier, 49, of North
Little Rock, Ark.; Staff Sgt. Billy J. Orton, 41, of
Humnoke, Ark. and Staff Sgt. Stacey C. Brandon, 35, of
Hazen, Ark. |
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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. More |
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CAMP
BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, April 24, 2004 — Representatives
from the Coalition Provisional Authority, I
Marine Expeditionary Force and the government
of the Al Anbar Province met here April 24
to discuss future infrastructure reconstruction
projects in the region.
FORT
BENNING, Ga., April 27, 2004 - He was only one
of 89 to graduate from Officer Candidate School
April 8, but as 2nd Lt. Ryan Schloesser crossed
the stage, he represented a third generation
of OCS graduates. 
RECRUITING
SUBSTATION BRADENTON, Fla., April 27, 2004 -
The United States has been called “the
Great Melting Pot,” referring to the vast
wealth of cultures and people that have been
called to America by its promises of freedom
and liberty. For one Recruiting Station Orlando
Marine, his family answered the call and escaped
from a hostile country to settle in the land
of the free. 
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, April 27, 2004 — Perhaps
it contains photos of a baby
enjoying his first birthday party,
or a crayon drawing of flowers
from your six-year old. Whatever
it is, if it’s important
to a 1st Armored Division Soldier,
it’s important to the soldiers
of 1st Armored Division’s
55th Personnel Support Battalion
who
run the division’s
postal system. 