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| RIVERINE SKILLS TRAINING — Marines from Small Craft Company inspect their boats before conducting exercises at Hadithah Dam in Iraq, May 20, 2004. The Marines participated in invasion from water-to-land drills to keep their riverine skills current. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jose L. Garcia Related Story
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| AFGHANISTAN |
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| U.S. General Tasked to Review
Detention, Holding Operations |
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| By Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan |
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KABUL, Afghanistan, May 22, 2004 — Lt. Gen. David Barno, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan commander, has appointed Brig. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., Deputy Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force-76, to lead the “top to bottom” review of all coalition detention and holding operations in Afghanistan, according to Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials.
Jacoby, a highly decorated West Point graduate, has been in theater since April 2004, and has a wide range of command experience spanning almost 26 years. More |
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| Spokesman: No Wedding Party Found at
Desert Attack Site |
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| By Rudi Williams / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2004 — There are
no indications a wedding party took place at a remote desert
site in western Iraq near the Syrian border where U.S. forces
are accused of killing about 20 people May 19, including women
and children, a senior military spokesman said today.
"Contrary to media reports, there was no wedding tent and no
nuptial tent in the area," Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy
operations director for Multinational Force Iraq said during
a Baghdad news conference. More |
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Suicide
Car Bomb Injures Iraqi Official
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| Words, Photos Relate 'Truths of War,' News Anchor Tells Class |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz
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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., May 21, 2004 — Using words and pictures to tell the truths of war, even the difficult ones, is essential work both inside and outside the military, CBS News anchor Dan Rather said at the Defense Information School.
Rather was keynote speaker at a ceremony honoring the military services' top visual information specialists and print and broadcast journalists for 2003. DINFOS, as the school is known, is the U.S. military's training institution for those specialties.
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Coalition Captures, Detains
Four Suspects in Berg Murder |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press
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WASHINGTON, May 21, 2004 — Coalition
forces captured four individuals suspected of involvement in the
murder of American contractor Nicholas Berg during a May 19 raid
in Baghdad, a senior U.S. military spokesman noted today.
Two detainees have been released, while the others remain in coalition
custody, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director
for Multinational Force Iraq, told reporters at a Baghdad press
conference. More |
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Soldiers Detain Sniper
Suspect, Confiscate Weapons |
| TIKRIT, Iraq, May 24, 2004 — 1st Infantry Division soldiers from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment conducted a raid to capture a suspected sniper near Samarra about May 23, according to Multi-National Corps-Iraq/Multi-National Force-Iraq officials. More |
| 2 Troops Killed in Attack |
| Troops Wounded in Baghdad Action |
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| Informants Hand
Over Munitions |
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 23, 2004 — Informants turned in 100 cases of anti-aircraft rounds and numerous other assorted munitions to coalition forces on May 23, according to Multi-National Corps-Iraq/Multi-National Force-Iraq officials.
The other munitions included over 139 rocket fuses, 61 anti-tank mines, 50 hand grenades, 31 sticks of explosives, 26 recoilless rifle rounds, six rocket-propelled grenades, five RPG launchers, five rifle grenades, four mortars, four rockets, and one .50 caliber machinegun. |
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| "All of us are truly grateful for your sacrifice and service. May God richly bless and protect you." Karl Duff and family, Canton, GA |
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Air
Force Gen. Richard B. Myers
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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trend is going in the right direction.
We need to know when to use force,
when to back off and when to let the
Iraqis help with the solution." |
| House Armed Services Committee, May 21, 2004 |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualty |
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Carneys Point, Penn., died May 21, 2004 in near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded. Horton was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. |
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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 22, 2004 — Marines arrived in Kharma to a sea of smiles and waving hands from Iraqi schoolchildren May 22, a sign of the distinct difference Marines of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are making here.
KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq, May 21, 2004 (AFPN) — An ages-old mystery is being unearthed here thanks to some amateur archeologists serving with the 506th Air Expeditionary Group.
CAMP
TAQADDUM, Iraq, May 21, 2004 — Marines with
3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment visited
a local village recently in an effort to develop
a positive relationship with the neighboring
community and help its citizens obtain the
tools they need to escape poverty.
CAMP
BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, May 21, 2004 — Leaders
of the 1st Marine Division, the Fallujah Brigade
and Fallujah's mayor said May 20 that the city
is ready for rebuilding. "I've got my
plan and by God, come hell or high water, I'm
just going to execute that plan no matter what," said
Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of the
1st Marine Division. 
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, May 24, 2004 — The revelation he was to be installed as a bishop changed everything and nothing for Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph W. Estabrook, command chaplain here. 
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany, May 21, 2004 - Work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Run
three to four miles. Do push-ups, sit-ups and punching drills. Go home, eat,
iron uniform and go to bed. 
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq, May 23, 2004 -- Far removed from the everyday comforts of home, the Marines and sailors serving at distant outposts here were treated to the ultimate delight recently when a variety of ice cream was delivered to their collective doorsteps.
FORWARD
OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Afghanistan,
May 21, 2004 — In a region
as arid as Afghanistan, water is
the most precious commodity of
all. To help the people of Afghanistan
with this life-threatening situation,
the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
(Special Operations Capable) is
integrating well-digging projects
with its hunt for Taliban and anti-coalition
militia.