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| By Air Force Sgt. Jeff Szczechowski / 455th
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BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 26, 2004 — Besides their more traditional
role of providing installation security, airmen here assigned
to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron have taken
on two other important combat-related responsibilities in support
of the global war on terrorism.
Security forces airmen are providing security for
convoy operations that maneuver over the rugged, and potentially hostile, Afghanistan
landscape outside Bagram Air Base. More |
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| Preparing for Deployment |
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| Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit load a simulated casualty onto a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter while conducting convoy operations training at Camp Dawson, W.Va., May 13, 2004. This training was part of the unit's training in an urban evironment exercise, which gives the Marines experience in dealing with urban combat situations they may face on their upcoming deployment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary A. Bathon Photo Essay Archive |
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Walter Reed Pioneers
Pain-Management Program
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Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
May 26, 2004 — Regional anesthesia, a technique that delivers
local pain relief through a catheter, is gaining momentum
as a pain-management technique for people wounded in battle.
"We're eventually going to
move that concept out to the battlefield, where the anesthesiologist
will be the pain management physician for the battlefield," noted
Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Chester C. Buckenmaier III, chief of the
regional anesthesia section at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "Pain
is our brass ring, and we're already doing a better job on the
battlefield. But with this training, doctors will be able to
give each soldier a more comprehensive pain management picture." Story |
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Bremer
Announces Creation Of Compensation
Task Force For Victims of Former Regime |
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, May 26, 2004 — Citing the countless
Iraqi families who suffered under the regime
of Saddam Hussein, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer
announced the creation of a special task force
to compensate victims of the former regime.
Malek Dohan Al Hassan, president of the Iraqi
Bar Association, has accepted Bremer’s
invitation to head the task force.
“No government or any other institution can
erase these past abuses or remove the scars they have left behind. However, compensation
can provide an element of justice to those who suffered under Saddam’s
brutally oppressive regime,” said Bremer. More |
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| 30,000 Medical Books Distributed Throughout Iraq |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 26, 2004 — On
May 24, the distribution of over 30,000 medical
books and reference material to 46 medical
hospitals, clinics and universities throughout
Iraq began, according to Coalition Provisional
Authority officials. The Iraqi Ministry of
Health, the Coalition Provisional Authority,
Elsevier Foundation, American Medical Association
and Life for Relief and Development worked
together to make this distribution possible. More |
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Iraqi
Postal Service Center Opens;
New Postal Code System Introduced |
| BAGHDAD,
Iraq, May 25, 2004 — Haider Al Abadi,
Iraq’s
minister of communication, and Ibraheem Hussien
Ali, Iraq’s postmaster general, announced
the opening of the International Service Center
and the introduction of Iraq’s new Postal
Code system in a ceremony at the Baghdad International
Airport air cargo terminal, according to Coalitional
Provisional Authority officials. More |
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Coast Guard
Cutter Tampa Returns Home
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PORTSMOUTH,
Va., May 25, 2004 — U.S. Coast Guard
Cutter Tampa is scheduled to pull into
its home port of Portsmouth May 26 following
a patrol spanning European ports.
Tampa departed
Portsmouth March 27 and headed overseas
to assist in efforts to combat terrorism
and the terrorists that threaten peaceful
nations around the world, as well as conduct
training with their foreign counterparts.
While in the Mediterranean and Black seas,
Tampa also served alongside naval ships
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Coalition
Troops Clash
With Anti-Coalition Militia |
| KABUL,
Afghanistan, May 26, 2004 — Coalition forces
on patrol south of Qalat in the Zabul Province encountered
anti-coalition militia and a firefight ensued, May
25, 2004. Ground forces first called in air support
for a show of force but when the enemy continued
to engage, they upgraded their request to precision
ordnance. More |
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Afghanistan
Gets International
Support in Election Preparations |
| WASHINGTON,
May 25, 2004 — The United States and the international
community are working to facilitate Afghan national
elections in September, demilitarize Afghan militias,
and eradicate opium poppies as part of their commitment
to the country's post-Taliban success. More |
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| Bush,
Karzai to Meet June 15 |
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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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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON — Defense
Department officials announced the death of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen, 23, of Paris, Ill., died May 23 in East
Fallujah, Iraq, from small arms fire after a dump truck on the
side of the road was detonated while his military convoy passed
by. Ridlen was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1544
Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Pfc. Owen D. Witt, 20, of Sand
Springs, Mont., died May 24 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, when his armored
Humvee rolled over. Witt was assigned to the 1st Squadron,
4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. |
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U.S. Navy
Lt. Raul Barrientos |
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 YOKOSUKA, Japan, May 26, 2004 — Lt. Raul Barrientos, a Navy dentist, took an unusual spring “vacation” - a two-week humanitarian mission to El Salvador treating patients, teaching dentists and building bridges. More |
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U.S.
Marine Corps
Pvt. Miguel Gamas |
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MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 25, 2004 — The door to opportunity
was wide open for two young men about to embark on a journey together as United
States Marines — until the door was fatally shut on one of them in the streets
of South Central Los Angeles for wearing the wrong color shirt. More |
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Airmen Destroy
Grenade Launchers |
 TALLIL
AIR BASE, Iraq, May 25, 2004
(AFPN) — More than
600 rocket-propelled grenade
launchers collected by coalition
forces throughout southern
Iraq were recently destroyed
by airmen of the 407th Expeditionary
Civil Engineer Squadron here. More |
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Air Support Center Keeps
Marines Ready to Strike |
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, May 26, 2004 — When Marines on the ground need air support in central Afghanistan, there are a few good men and women who came a long way to make it happen. More |
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