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| Senior Airman Andrea Carrothers, a food services technician with the Minnesota Air Guard's 148th Services Squadron, picks out goodies to put in the flight meals she is preparing for pilots and aircrew members of KC-135 Stratotankers currently at Royal Air Force Station Fairford backfilling for active duty airmen in support of the war on terror. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin J. Perkins Photo Essay Archive |
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BAMBERG,
Germany, May 6, 2004 — The 1st Infantry Division Detachment (Rear
Operations Center), a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Bamberg,
Germany, recently deployed with the 1st Infantry Division to
Iraq and is currently on mission at Forward Operating Base Speicher,
near Tikrit.
The unit was mobilized on January
13 and deployed to Kuwait on February 14, just eight months after
returning from an eight-month deployment to Kosovo. More |
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Vital to Fighting War on Terror |
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ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2004 — Army National
Guard soldiers are making an invaluable contribution to the global
war against terrorism and are in no way being considered as second-class
troops, the Army’s highest ranking civilian and enlisted
leaders said during April, one of the toughest months that citizen-soldiers
have endured since World War II.
Fifteen Guard soldiers died in Iraq
while engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and another Guard soldier,
from Alabama, collapsed and died at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station
in Cuba while taking part in Operation Enduring Freedom. More |
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Marines
Pump Up Security Forces,
Civil Affairs Throughout Al Anbar Province |
FALLUJAH,
Iraq, May 6, 2004 — Marines received weapons,
15 trucks and radio equipment designated for
the Fallujah Brigade May 5, according to U.S.
Central Command officials.
"We anticipate
that Iraqi operations in Fallujah will show that
various security force organizations can work
together, with the support of coalition forces,
to address the security needs of the Iraqi people," said
Lt. Col. Rick Jackson, Iraqi Security Forces
coordinator for the 1st Marine Division. More |
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First
Iraqi Coastal
Defense Forces Ships Delivered |
 MANAMA,
Bahrain, May 5, 2004 (NNS) — Two patrol craft
departed Bahrain April 30 en route to Umm Qasr,
Iraq, where coalition forces will begin training
the newly created Iraqi Coastal Defense Force.
Patrol Craft 102 and 103 are two of five patrol crafts provided by the United
States, and will be the first vessels belonging
to the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force. More |
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Marines,
Soldiers Propose
Infrastructure Upgrades to Sheiks |
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RAMADI, Iraq, May 5, 2004 — Marines and
soldiers with the 1st Marine Division met with
Iraqi sheiks May 4
to propose several projects to improve
water distribution, roads, and school and building
repairs, according to U.S. Central Command officials. More |
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1st Air Force Looks
Inward
To Keep America Safe |
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ANTONIO (AFPN), May 5, 2004 — It was the day the screens
went black. Sept. 11, 2001, was the day that breathed life into
what some considered a “sunset mission.” It was the
day when everything changed. More |
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Seabee Ingenuity
Creates New Vehicle Armor |
| CAMP MOREELL,
Kuwait, May 4, 2004 (NNS) — Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 74 used ingenuity and initiative to fabricate vehicle
protection for convoys heading into harm’s way during Operation
Iraqi Freedom in April. More |
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| Transformation |
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Md.,
Pa. Guard
Units to Fly Tactical UAV |
 ARLINGTON,
Va., May 5, 2004 — Ask commanders
on the ground either in Iraq or Afghanistan
what the absolute “must have” item
is this year, and more than anything else,
most will tell you they want a small, tactical,
unmanned aerial vehicle called the Shadow,
along with the trained soldiers to operate
it. More |
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U.S.
Marine Corps
Staff Sgt. Philip J. Kulczewski |
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 MARINE
CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2004
— Marine Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Philip
J. Kulczewski uses humor as a tool to achieve
success in life and on the drill field.
He feels it has helped him reach many goals. More |
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Rapid Runway
Repairmen Pave the Way |
 AL TAQQADUM, Iraq, May 5, 2004 — With an assortment of air operations being conducted on a non-stop basis here, the ability to take off and land 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing planes and helicopters is paramount. More |
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Cavalry
Soldiers Find
Ways to Fill Downtime |
 BAGHDAD,
Iraq, May 5, 2004 — Free time
is possibly the most valuable
and sacred commodity soldiers
have. After more than a year
in a combat zone, the troops
of Task Force 1st Armored Division
are unearthing new ways, as well
as pulling out the old tricks,
to keep from getting bored. More |
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Services
Squadron:
Entertainment is Their Business |
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ASIA, May 4, 2004 (ACCNS) — If
you’re bored here, it’s
your own fault. At least, that’s
what Master Sgt. John Perry says.
He knows a little bit about staying
entertained, too. He’s
the superintendent for the 380th
Expeditionary Services Squadron,
and keeping airmen deployed here
busy is exactly what he and the
rest of the squadron are all
about. More |
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