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| State, Defense Departments Cooperating on Iraq Transition |
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| By Phillip Kurata / Washington File Staff Writer |
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WASHINGTON, May 19, 2004 — A senior State Department official, Frank Ricciardone, and a senior Defense Department official, Mick Kicklighter, say the State and Defense Departments are cooperating closely to prepare for the transition of sovereignty in Iraq June 30.
At a briefing at the U.S Institute of Peace in Washington May 19, the two officials spoke about converting the Coalition Provisional Authority into a U.S. diplomatic mission. Ricciardone said the size of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq will be smaller than has been reported in the press. More |
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| Destroying a Baath Party House |
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hoglune, left, and Sgt. Erickson, both of the 141st Engineering Battalion tape C-4 plastic explosive to the columns of the Ramadan 14 building near Ad Dujayl, Iraq, May 6, 2004. The Ramadan 14 building is a former Baath party house being demolished by the 748th Explosive Ordinance Detachment and the 141st Engineers Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Elizabeth Erste Photo Essay Archive |
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| ‘KatMannDo’ Hits Virginia Base |
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| By U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. A.C. Mink |
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 FORT A.P. HILL, Va., May 19, 2004 — An exercise called "KatMannDo" challenged participants at the end of April by presenting realistic threats through the use of role players, simulations and specialized technology.
Civilian law enforcement, fire and emergency service organizations, and military personnel participated. The exercise also gave local civilian agencies an opportunity to share institutional knowledge and test their communications interoperability and situational awareness. More |
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U.S.
Military Brings Iraqi
Children Gifts from America |
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AIR BASE, Iraq, May 19, 2004 — More than
300 Iraqi children from a small village near
here thanked the airmen and soldiers who delivered
a large number school supplies and toys from
American children.
About 30 airmen
and soldiers traveled May 17 to the village
to hand out school supplies and toys to the
children. The items were collected and sent
by school children from the communities of
Niceville and Valparaiso in Florida. More |
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| Marines
Prepare Towns for Iraqi Control |
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GHRAIB, Iraq, May 17, 2004 — Marines in the
shadow of the city housing the prison by the
same name are carrying out a quiet and essential
mission to turn over Iraq's responsibility
back to Iraqis.
Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment recently shifted their focus
from destroying enemy holdouts to training
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers for joint
missions in presence patrols and locating
enemy holdouts. More |
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Robot
Soccer: Real
Kick
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 WASHINGTON,
May 19, 2004 — Yang Gu dribbles the soccer
ball across the grassy field. His opponent,
a robot named "Brain," turns and
moves toward the action.
The technology gleaned from playing soccer
with robots may one day help save the lives
of those in combat. Story |
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| TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY — Col. Richard Pedersen
(left), 3rd “Bronco” Brigade Combat Team
commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Dickie uncase
the brigade’s colors during a transfer-of-authority
ceremony at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan.
Soldiers of the 3rd BCT officially took charge of
one of the roughest areas in southern Afghanistan
May 6. The 3rd BCT, hailing from the 25th Infantry
Division (Light), at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii,
will be the lead element of Coalition Task Force
Bronco. U.S. Army photo |
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U.S.
Marine Corps
Cpl. Michael Alwardt |
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CAMP
AL QAIM, Iraq, May 20, 2004 — Cpl. Michael
Alwardt swapped chalky blackboards in the
classroom for greasy guns in the vast desert
expanses of western Iraq.
Alwardt is an armory custodian for Company
K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. More |
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U.S.
Air Force
Col. Michael Sumida |
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MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan, May 20,
2004 — It was Thanksgiving weekend in
1979 when then-Capt. Michael Sumida received
an unusual call on a day off summoning
him to the squadron. More |
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| Marines
Rest on 'Sunday-Funday' |
 CAMP
FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 17, 2004 —
Marines and sailors finally took
a load off their shoulders and
let off some steam May 16, the
first time since their arrival
in Iraq.
Marines from Regimental Combat
Team 1, 1st Marine Division,
enjoyed the day's event — dubbed
Sunday-Funday — with sports
events such as three-on-three
basketball tournaments and volleyball
matches. More |
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Army
Medics Teach
First Aid to Students, Teachers |
HERAT, Afghanistan, May 20,
2004 — With the help of soldiers
from the Herat Provincial Reconstruction
Team, students and teachers of
a few Herat schools are learning
first aid.
The soldiers, from the 401st
Civil Affairs Battalion, a U.S.
Army Reserve unit out of Webster,
N.Y., go to the schools and teach
the students and their teachers
the proper way to perform first
aid, said Cpl. Shannon Kelley,
401st CA Bn. Story |
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2004 — Helping Iraq
become a free nation was a topic of discussion between President
Bush and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi when they met
at the White House May 19.
BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan. May 20, 2004 -- They
weren't typical concerts, but a step
outside the norm, for coalition forces
participating in Operation Enduring
Freedom, as the Baltimore-based rock/alternative
band Brickfoot performed throughout
the theater of operations. 
