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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Miranda, a Predator crew chief, communicates with the pilot of a MQ-1L Predator prior to a night-time aerial mission, June 10, 2004. Miranda is assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Balad Air Base, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed Photo Essay Archive |
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| Iraqis Visit Balad, Applaud U.S. Military Efforts |
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| BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq, June 28, 2004 — Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi minister of foreign affairs, and other members of the Iraqi governing council visited here June 27. He thanked the United States for helping Iraq form a new government. More |
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| FORT HOOD, Texas — As Americans prepare to celebrate their independence and freedom this weekend, four soldiers from Fort Hood will celebrate their first weeks as U.S. citizens, serving their new country as interpreters in Operation Iraqi Freedom II. More |
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| WASHINGTON, June 29, 2004 — In
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| SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., June 29,
2004 — The streets of Iraq cannot be traveled lightly.
The challenge of moving a convoy is not only dangerous, it can
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| HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS — Marine Capt. Nathanael J. Doring, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-369, receives the Air Medal from Marine Brig. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen, commander of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, for service in a combat zone in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty-seven others were honored in the ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan on June 21. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Martin R. Harris |
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 OCALA, Fla. , June 29 , 2004 — It was a tough mission in a tough country. And for more than 100 Special Forces soldiers from the Florida National Guard, serving in Afghanistan on the "frontlines" in the global war on terrorism was not a cliché, but a grim, dangerous reality . Story |
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| NATO to Expand Role in Afghanistan |
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| ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 28, 2004 - NATO nations have agreed to expand the alliance's responsibility in Afghanistan to include more provincial reconstruction teams north and west of the capital city of Kabul, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters here June 27. Story |
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| Army Helps Renovate Iraq Universities |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 30, 2004 – Completed renovations on Baghdad University and al-Nahrain University were celebrated during ribbon-cutting ceremonies June 24 by the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment. More |
| Mosul Area Policemen Receive 2,000 Body Armor Vests |
| MOSUL, Iraq, June 29, 2004 – Iraqi police from the Mosul area received 2,000 vests with protective plates June 25.
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| FREEDOM — After the official announcement declaring Iraq's sovereignty June 28, Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment put up the Iraqi flag signifying America's continuing support to a free and democratic Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald |
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| WASHINGTON, June 30, 2004 – Mapmakers at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have detected errors in topographic line maps of Afghanistan and are working to correct these mistakes, officials said today. More |
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, June 29, 2004 — Army infantrymen recently joined the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in its continuing combat operations in central Afghanistan. More |
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| Marines Honored During NASCAR Season |
| MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, Quantico, Va., June 29, 2004 — In support of the troops overseas and in the United States Marine Corps, Coors Brewing Company will display a special Marine Corps paint scheme on their Nextel Cup Series No. 40 Coors Light Dodge in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Fla., July 3, 2004. More |
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| Airmen Deliver 35,000 Helmets Donated to the Afghan Army
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| MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania, June 29, 2004 — Airmen flew more than 35,000 Romanian military helmets to Afghanistan from here June 24 in a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The helmets are for the Afghan army. More |
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CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Iraq, June 28, 2004 —Things haven't changed much for Lance Cpl. Michael A. McKissick since Iraq was declared a sovereign nation June 28th. He still wakes up at the same time, eats two hot meals a day and performs the same duties he's done since arriving here a few months ago.