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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott McDaniel (background) talks to inbound aircraft, as Staff Sgt. Carl Hill uses a laser to highlight a target during a weapons interdiction mission in Iraq, May 31, 2004. McDaniel and Hill, both with the 116th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, are part of a joint team which must scout the objective area prior to a coalition attack to ensure no collateral damage will occur. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed Photo Essay Archive |
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| 1st Infantry Div. Graduates Iraqi Leadership Class |
| TIKRIT, Iraq, June 14, 2004 — Members of the 1st Infantry Division, local dignitaries and other guests were on hand June 10 for an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Primary Leadership Development Course graduation ceremony, according to 1st Infantry Division officials. More |
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| Soldiers Help Baghdad Food Production |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 13, 2004 — The 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division presented farmers in the Al Rashid region here with four brand new tractors June 9 and 10, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials. More |
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| Marines Sign Construction, Repair Contracts |
| CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, June 12, 2004 — Marines and the Fallujah Roads and Bridges Department manager are evaluating more than 100 bids for road projects in the Fallujah area, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials. More |
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| Iraqi Coastal Defense Force Assumes Port Duties |
UMM QASR, Iraq, June 12, 2004 — The rebuilding of Iraq took another step forward June 12 as the newly formed Iraqi Coastal Defense Force took control of its assets at Umm Qasr naval base, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials.
British, American, Australian and Dutch naval personnel have been training the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force since January. More |
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| 1st Cav Soldiers Provide Medical Assistance |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 12, 2004 — Soldiers and volunteer doctors from the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment reached out to a local clinic and provided medical aid to the residents of Al-Rasheed, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials. More |
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| Marines Go Door to Door in Search Of Weapons, Afghan Insurgents |
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Afghanistan, June 12, 2004 — Tucked away in the steep valleys, wadis and draws of a mountainous region in the south-central Afghanistan province of Oruzgan lay hundreds of small compounds and buildings.
In each of these is the potential for Taliban and anti-coalition militia to stash weapons and ammunition to carry out attacks against U.S., Afghan National Army, or other coalition forces. More |
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Marine, Army Teams in Afghanistan
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| By U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matt C. Preston |
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, June 11, 2004 — In support of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marines, soldiers and sailors wrapped up Operation Nightengale, a joint operation designed to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
The operation consisted of civil affairs visits to several villages in Oruzgan, a province in central Afghanistan. Part of the motivation for conducting NIightengale is supporting the new government of Afghanistan in establishing credibility with the Afghan people. More |
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Marine Meets Newborn Son
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, June 14, 2004 — On March 25, 2004, as Amelia Huff was being wheeled into a delivery room at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, her husband Johnny was preparing to go to war.
For the next ten weeks Sgt. Johnny Huff carried with him the photos of the new son he'd never held and resigned himself to not seeing or hearing his son until his return to Camp Lejeune this fall. A visit by Fox News Channel's Geraldo Rivera changed all that. Story |
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| LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Singer/songwriter Dwayne O'Brien (left) and Capt. Eric Cox discuss the inner workings of an F-16 Fighting Falcon in a hangar here. O'Brien, a private pilot, toured the base June 8 and entertained about 400 basic trainees and base airmen during a "Tribute to Heroes." His most recent musical effort is a collection of songs devoted to flight. Captain Cox is assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell |
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, June 14, 2004 — To many of his fellow Marines in Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Sgt. Anthony Viggiani is the ideal Marine. More |
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 ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England, June 14, 2004 — Working out paid off in more ways than one after an airman here turned his plan to participate in a bodybuilding event into a fundraiser for a local charity. More |
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Bagram Post Office Keeps
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 BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, June 14, 2004 — Keeping mail flowing smoothly into and out of a combat zone is no easy task - but soldiers at the Bagram Post Office are working tirelessly to make that happen. More |
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Marine Combat Engineers
Build Morale in Iraq |
 AL ASAD, Iraq, June 13, 2004 — The ability of Marine combat engineers to construct just about anything from "whatever materials they can get their hands on" was put to the test recently, when they received the authority to erect a physical fitness structure here. More |
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