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| Wolfowitz Praises
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| OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE,
Neb., July 10, 2004 — "America is more secure and
deterrence is stronger" thanks to the efforts of the men
and women of U.S. Strategic Command, Deputy Defense Secretary
Paul Wolfowitz said here July 9. Story |
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| Australian Defense
Chief Visits Troops |
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July
12, 2004 — Australian Defence Force chief, Gen. Peter
Cosgrove, returned today from a three-day visit to Australian
personnel deployed to the Middle East serving in Operation
Catalyst, Australia's military contribution to the rehabilitation
and reconstruction of Iraq. Story |
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| United
Arab Emirates Donates Body Armor |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July
12, 2004 – The United Arab Emirates
has donated 10,000 sets of donated body armor
to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, July 9,
as part of the Coalition’s ongoing
effort to assist the Iraqi government equip
its security forces. Story |
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| Rebuilt
School Opens |
| LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA
ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, July 11, 2004 – Soldiers
from the 13th Corps Support Command joined
local sheiks and other leaders from Ad-Dujayl
near here to open a newly refurbished school
July 10. Story |
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| Tikrit
Medical School Partners With Harvard |
| TIKRIT, Iraq, July 10,
2004 - Officials from 1st Infantry Division's
Task Force Danger and the Tikrit University
Medical School met July 7 to formalize plans
for a new partnership with Harvard Medical
School. Story |
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GRADUATION
DAY — Thirty-nine Iraqi female basic
trainees celebrate being the second class
to graduate a 10-week basic training course
at the Royal Jordanian Military College
in Zarkha, Jordan on July 8, 2004.
U.S. Air Force photo by
Staff Sgt. Ashley Brokop |
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| Going
Home to War |
| ZARQA
MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Jordan, July 12, 2004 — In
the rolling, arid hills northeast of Amman,
Iraqi soldiers for the past 10 weeks have prepared
to go to war. These soldiers are different
- they are women, and unlike their brothers
and sisters in arms worldwide, they are preparing
to leave for a war, a war that will not take
them to far-flung foreign lands, but rather
a war that is being fought in their own backyard.
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| Marines Throw Kink Into Highway Crime |
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, July 10, 2004 — For years, smugglers, Taliban insurgents and anti-coalition factions have traveled Afghanistan's pot-holed and crumbling roadways with relative impunity. Story |
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| 1st Cavalry Div. Meets
Re-enlistment Goal |
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| BAGHDAD, July 8, 2004
— With three months still remaining in the fiscal year,
the 1st Cavalry Division has exceeded its retention goal. Story |
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| Navy Bomb Techs Work With French |
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| CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, July 7, 2004 — Sailors from Detachment 20 of the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 here participated in a training exercise July 1 with French Naval Assault Commandos to give both the explosive ordnance disposal technicians and commandos the opportunity to learn from each other and develop a partnership. Story |
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| Of
Lawn Movers, Laundry and Going it Alone |
| By
Heidi Home Alone |
| This vignette describes
the trials and triumphs of spouses of deployed
service members. It is one of several we
will present, authored by a group of 1st
Cavalry Division spouses who write under
the pen name “Heidi Home Alone.” |
| FORT HOOD, Texas, July
9, 2004 — Lady, you're on your own
for a year. That's what the slogan “Army
of One” really means to the spouse
of a deployed soldier. Seriously, deployment
is not meant to be bad, it's just Murphy's
Law. Story |
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| Honoring
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| TAKING CHANCE
HOME — The
casket of Marine Pfc. Chance Phelps is
taken to the cemetery in a horse-drawn
carriage driven by Robin Wiltshire on
April 17, 2004 in Dubois, Wyo. Photo
courtesy of Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper
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Marines Remember Four
Killed in Ar Ramadi |
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| CAMP COMBAT OUTPOST, Iraq, July 10, 2004 — The circumstances behind the deaths of Cpl. Tommy L. Parker and Lance Cpls. Pedro Contreras, Juan Lopez and Deshon E. Otey remain a mystery, but Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment had the opportunity to say goodbye to their fallen comrades July 9. Story |
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Battalion Honors Their
Fallen Before Leaving Iraq |
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| CAMP COMBAT OUTPOST, Iraq, July 10, 2004 — The circumstances behind the deaths of Cpl. Tommy L. Parker and Lance Cpls. Pedro Contreras, Juan Lopez and Deshon E. Otey remain a mystery, but Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment had the opportunity to say goodbye to their fallen comrades July 9. Story |
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ESGR,
NASCAR Get
Word Out to Employers |
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WASHINGTON,
July 12, 2004 — Though Ricky Craven, driving
Navy Reserve car No. 29 finished 11th in the
Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway
July 10, one of the driver's biggest fans didn't
go kicking the tires. Story |
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Care Packages Bring Best
Wishes to Deployed Marines |
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CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, July 10, 2004 — Mail call at Regimental Combat Team 7 was a little bit different recently, thanks to a women's church group back home. Story |
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Celebrity Comedian
Visits Pearl Harbor |
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 10, 2004 — Stand up comedian Jay Mohr visited sailors stationed at Naval Station Pearl Harbor July 1, saying he wanted to perform for a military audience to give back to the men and women in uniform. Story |
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| Rhode Island
Salutes Troops |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 6, 2004 — Thousands of Rhode Island residents recently honored men and women in uniform with a thank-you bash that included a downtown parade and ceremony thrown by their home state. Story |
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U.S. Marine Corps
Staff Sgt. John B. Noel |
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 MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 12, 2004 — Staff Sgt. John B. Noel, drill instructor, platoon 2079, Company H, overcame challenges and turned them into the passion that leads to winning in life. Story |
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Marines Training
Tackles Chemical Threat
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| CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 8, 2004 — Chemical threats for Marines in Iraq haven't been a leading concern since combat operations last year, but that doesn't mean anyone is letting their guard down. Story |
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Marines Prepare Vehicles
For Journey to Iraq
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| KUWAIT, July 11, 2004 — With the blazing sun overhead and temperatures in the triple digits, Marines with the 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit are working through the searing heat to ensure that equipment and vehicles are ready to cross the line of departure into Iraq. Story |
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Afghan River Crossing
Reminiscent of Earlier Era
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, July 12, 2004 — As the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) recently pushed deep into central Afghanistan's rugged mountains in pursuit of Taliban insurgents, a deep, fast-moving river presented a unique planning challenge. Story |
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