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Iraqi Police Officers
Complete Management Course |
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 28, 2004 — The Civilian Police Assistance Training Team graduated 30 Iraqi police officers from the Iraqi Justice Training Center’s inaugural Mid-Level Management Course May 27, 2004, as part of an ongoing effort to mentor and train the Iraqi Police Service.
The course, conducted by Civilian Police Assistance Training Team civilian contractors in their endeavor to advance the efficiency and leadership skills of the Iraqi Police Service’s more seasoned personnel, runs officers through 12 days of training with experienced foreign former law enforcement officers. More |
Salah Ad Din Province
Receives New Police Cars |
 FORWARD OPERATING BASE DANGER, Iraq, May 28, 2004 — Iraqi police officers in the province of Salah Ad Din received a gift of 24 new police cars courtesy of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team in a ceremony May 20, 2004, at Forward Operating Base Orion, Balad, Iraq according to 1st Infantry Division officials.
The cars went to police officers in several cities, including Tikrit, Balad and Samarra. More |
Farmers' Unions in South Central
Iraq Attend Agricultural Conference |
| HILLA, BABIL PROVINCE, Iraq, May 28, 2004 — Tribal leaders, farmers, and agricultural leaders from the South Central Region of Iraq attended an agricultural conference in Hilla, according to Coalition Provisional Authority officials. The group included farmers' union representatives from five provinces — Babil, Najaf, Karbala, Wasit, and Qadisiyah. More |
| Polish, Phillipine Militaries Distribute Medicine |
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Terror Threat Means Business
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| By Merrie Schilter-Lowe / NORAD-USNORTHCOM Public Affairs |
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PETERSON AFB, Colo., May 27, 2004 – While Attorney General John Ashcroft alerted Americans to possible terrorist attacks over the next few months, U.S. Northern Command officials said the command is continuing business as usual.
“We’re not changing anything as of now,” said Col. Michael Bradley, chief of homeland defense in the command’s policy and planning division at Peterson Air Force Base. However, the colonel added, the command is ready to increase its efforts “if the threat drives us to a higher alert posture.” More |
| FBI Alert: Be on the Lookout For |
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Saddam Victims Honor U.S. Troops
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
 ARLINGTON, Va., May 27, 2004 — As the sound of "Taps" wailed from Army Sgt. Major Henry Sgrecci's bugle today, seven Iraqi citizens pressed their new prosthetic hands against their hearts at the Tomb of the Unknowns here to honor U.S. service members who have given their lives in Iraq.
The seven men, all Iraqi merchants, have been in the United States since mid- April to receive their new "bionic" hands to replace the ones amputated by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as punishment for trading in U.S. currency. More |
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Army Engineers Complete Well
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 ASSAMO, Djibouti — Residents in this isolated area near the Ethiopian border have a reliable source of water thanks to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members, who finished construction of a community well May 20.
Besides providing the only nearby source of water for an adjacent school attended by hundreds of local children, the 80-foot well will serve as an oasis to nomadic herders who pass through the village. More |
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! My son is serving in Iraq too & I just want all of our AMERICAN military to know our prayers are with you and come home soon. Proud Mom of a son in the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE! GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!
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| Deployments Show Fitness Pays Off |
| KEYSTONE, Colo., May 28, 2004 — Qatar is not as hellishly hot in November and December as it is in July and August. But the 80- to 90-degree days and the 40- degree nights in that small desert land between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf can raise havoc with people who are not physically fit. More |
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Pro Baseball Player
Spends Day as Airman |
 MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J., May 27, 2004 (AFPN) — Major League Baseball pitcher Al Leiter swapped his New York Mets uniform May 24 for an Air Force flight suit to become a boom operator here for a day. More |
| Boston Red Sox Honor Troops |
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USS John F. Kennedy
Welcomes the NFL |
| MAYPORT, Fla., May 27, 2004 (NNS) — Capping off a two-day owners’ meeting in the Jacksonville, Fla. area, 30 National Football League team owners and Commissioner Paul Tagliabue gathered aboard USS John F. Kennedy May 25. More |
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U.N. Official Urges Increased
Security for Afghan Elections |
| UNITED NATIONS, May 27, 2004 — Emphasizing the growing popular support and importance of the coming Afghan national elections, the chief U.N. representative in Afghanistan warned May 27 that "a robust international military presence in support of domestic security forces" is critical to carrying out successful elections. More |
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World War II Veteran
Lt. Michel Thomas |
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 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28, 2004 — As a lieutenant with the French Resistance, Michel Thomas battled tyranny alongside U.S. troops as an attached member of the 45th Infantry Division in World War II. More |
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U.S. Marine Corps
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 AL ASAD, Iraq, May 28, 2004 — The two Marines at the watchtower surveyed the desert expanse squinting to protect their eyes against the bright rays of the midday sun. Their gear was set up perfectly, and each Marine's M-16A2 service rifle was locked, loaded and ready for any enemy attack. More |
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Combat Engineers Vital to
Marines' Afghan Operations |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Afghanistan, May 26, 2004 — Lance Cpl. Michael Mason has a dirty, exhausting job. Carrying a rifle in one hand and an entrenching tool in the other, he trudges up and down the steep, rocky hills of south-central Afghanistan digging holes and climbing through holes and doorways far too small for his six-foot two-inch frame. More |
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Marine Truck Drivers Tackle
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, May 28, 2004 — Decades of war have left Afghanistan's civil infrastructure in shambles, and nowhere is this more evident than in the country's lack of roads and highways. More |
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FORT BRAGG, N.C., May 27, 2004 (USASOC News Service) — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command honored 20 of its fallen soldiers during a ceremony here May 27. The event memorialized Army special operations soldiers who died in combat operations during the past year while fighting in support of the global war on terrorism. 
