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SHOUT-OUT – U.S. Navy Capt. Martin J. Erdossy (center), Commanding Officer, USS George Washington, joins crew members in a "shout-out" on the flight deck, June 19, 2004. Crew members assembled to video tape a greeting to be sent home to family and friends. The Norfolk, Va.- based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U. S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael D Blackwell Additional Photo

Bremer Details Progress in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 21, 2004 — As he prepares to leave Iraq after the handover of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III told Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz changes in the political and economic structures and the "psychological approach to the government" account for the possibility of a stable future for Iraq. Story

Iraqis to Conduct Most Military Training

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2004 — From now on, Iraqis will be conducting most of the training for Iraq's new armed forces, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations for Multinational Force Iraq, told reporters at a Baghdad news briefing today. Kimmitt said 843 Iraqi army officers graduated this week from a military course in Jordan. Story

Iraqis to Manage All National Ministries

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2004 — Iraqis will assume management of all national government ministries before the June 30 transfer of sovereignty, the Coalition Provisional Authority's chief spokesman said today. "Nearly 60 percent of the Iraqi government is already transitioned to sovereignty," Dan Senor said. More

Iraq Reshapes Forces for Security

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2004 — The prime minister of Iraq's interim government announced organizational changes for the country's security forces, along with a plan for taking on Iraq's enemies, at a June 20 Baghdad news conference. More

Troops, Locals Work to Rebuild Tikrit

TIKRIT, Iraq, June 21, 2004 – First Infantry Division officials in Saddam Hussein's hometown are working through a program management office to maximize reconstruction funds within the area, U.S. Army officials told Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, June 18. Story

R&R Flights Resume
From CENTCOM

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2004 (Army News Service) — About 540 soldiers were welcomed back to the states by family, friends and media in Atlanta and Dallas-Ft. Worth June 16 as the Army resumed contract rest and recuperation flights. More

Army Sends Iraq Media
Imagery at Push of Button

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2004 – No longer will the media in small towns nationwide need to wait for CNN or FOX to get news from Iraq. They can now do it themselves, and the service is free. More

Defense Leaders Speak

Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz

"What you're doing here is fighting another kind of evil. It's not fascism; it's not communism; but it's every bit as evil. And I think it's every bit as dangerous to our country."

Remarks to Troops in Fallujah, Iraq, June 19, 2004

Transformation

Smaller Budget to Modernize
Means Aircraft Must Last Longer

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 21, 2004 (AFPN) — Future Air Force budgets with fewer modernization dollars are requiring Air Force people to change processes to make current aircraft last longer. More

Program Manager-Stryker Gets Award

More Transformation News

Defense Officials
Identify Casualties

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced the death of a Marine and two soldiers. More

Military Photographers on the Frontlines Flash Slide Show

Saddam's Capture - A Video from Golf Troops' Perspective

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Rebuilding Afghanistan (9 More Photos)

Afghan locals and members of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team test a new footbridge in the Shenwary District of Afghanistan, June 15, 2004. The team coordinated building of the bridge as part of coalition efforts to rebuild Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Watkins Keough
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Guard Mom Finds ‘Home’ Thanks
To Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man

Tammy Wise (second from right) poses with soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment at the Panama City

PANAMA CITY, Fla., June 21, 2004 — Spc. Robert Allen Wise was killed by an improvised explosive device Nov. 12, 2003 while serving in Iraq. Although his mother, Tammy Wise of Tallahassee, Fla., still grieves, her burden is made somewhat easier to bear due to a few unlikely heroes: personal friends of Spc. Wise who served in his unit. More

Iraqis Grateful for U.S. Presence

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2004 — After touring Iraq June 16-19, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said he was more impressed than ever with the caliber of American troops defending freedom's front lines. "Wherever you go people are grateful for the men and women in uniform," he said. More

Iraqi Official Asks for More Balanced News

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 20, 2004 — Iraq's deputy prime minister implored the American press traveling in Iraq with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to provide more balanced coverage of operations in Iraq. More

Seabee Corpsman Aids Injured Iraqi Children

AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq, June 20, 2004 — A Navy chief hospital corpsman, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Seabee Engineering Reconnaissance Team, provided the only emergency medical help possible for two burned Iraqi children in early June. More

Marines Restock Ar Ramadi Hospital

AR RAMADI, Iraq, June 14, 2004 — The Ar Ramadi General Hospital has X-ray machines but no film. That's just one of the many problems plaguing the doctors working here. To better equip the city's primary medical facility, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment recently donated nearly $50,000 worth of basic medical supplies to the hospital. More

Airmen Donate Toys, Supplies to Iraqi Children

SPANGDAGLEM AIR BASE, Germany, June 18, 2004 — In a three-week- long donation drive, the Team Eifel community donated more than 645 school supplies, toys and other goodies for the children of Kirkuk. Story

Group Helps Iraqi Widows Improve Lives

War on Terrorism

• U.S. Working With Saudis to End Terrorist Financing

. Bush Says Contractor's Murder Shows Enemy's 'Evil Nature'

Iraq

. Iraqi President Calls Saddam 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'

• Powell Predicts Smooth Turnover of Sovereignty to Iraqi Government

. America Will 'Finish the Job' in Iraq, President Tells Troops

Military News

. 4th Infantry Division Changes Command

. National Guard, Reserve Update

Team, Fans Appreciate Military

Cpl. Dwayne Frost, 547th Transportation Company, D.C. National Guard, receives a D.C. United autographed soccer ball and a plaque from the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Frost and two of his fellow soldiers were wounded in Iraq. The soldiers received the gifts during Armed Forces Appreciation Day halftime ceremonies at RFK Stadium in Washington June 19. AFPS photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2004 — As military jets flew overhead and a D.C. National
Guard helicopter circled above RFK stadium here June 19, spectator Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Briscoe said it for everyone present: "There's definitely no place like America." More

'Five for Fighting' Entertains
Walter Reed Patients

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Janice M. Frauendorfer poses with John Ondrasik, the one-man band called Five for Fighting, after a special performance for patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center June 18. Photo by Rudi Williams

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2004 — John Ondrasik, the one-man band known as "Five for Fighting," entertained U.S. service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center June 18, 2004. He sang his hit pop smash, "Superman (It's Not Easy)," that became an anthem of survival after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Story

Sign an On-line Thank You Note

More Afghanistan News

Profile

U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. (Dr.) John Torres

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq, June 22, 2004 (AFPN) - Keeping in touch with family and friends at home is a high priority for many deployed airmen, but Lt. Col. (Dr.) John Torres, or "Dr. John" as he is known back home, goes a step further. More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Monday

USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, June 22, 2004 — A Marine from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 received the “Give ‘Em Hell Hero Award” June 13 for discovering a potentially deadly problem with one of the squadron’s F/A-18 Hornets. More

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In Iraq

Soldiers Watch the President
Address Troops at Home Station

MOSUL, Iraq, June 21, 2004 (Army News Service) — Soldiers from Task Force Olympia were just settling in for a briefing June 18 in Mosul when a shout proclaimed, “turn on the T.V.” President George W. Bush was addressing soldiers back home at Fort Lewis, Wash. More

Lejeune Battalion Celebrates
Deployment's Halfway Mark

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, June 15, 2004 — It was more than 100 degrees outside June 15. The wind blowing in didn't do anything but move the heat from one place to another. Still, conditions were perfect for Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment to do a little celebrating. More

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