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TRAINING — Correctional emergency response team trainees at the Mosul Regional Confinement Facility engage a riot participant during a final demonstration before their graduation in Mosul, Iraq on July 15, 2004. The 416th Civil Affairs Battalion Public Safety Team soldiers helped put together and train the correctional emergency response team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson

Army, Marine Recruiting, Retention Strong

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2004 — The increased demands of the war on terrorism aren't hurting recruiting and retention for America's combat forces, Army and Marine leaders said here today. Story

Joint Operations Vital to Fighting Terror War

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2004 — The degree of multiservice cooperation in Operation Iraqi Freedom is taking the concept of jointness to what the Army's new vice chief called "the graduate level." Story

Committee Chairman Commends Cooperation

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2004 – Sen. John Warner of Virginia, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today commended the Defense Department for its cooperation regarding the Iraq prisoner abuse. Story Transcript

Old Guard Prepares to Leave Horn of Africa

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, July 15, 2004 — The Army’s oldest active infantry unit prepared to depart here this week, marking the beginning of the end for the unit’s first deployment since the Vietnam War. Story

'Lightning Resolve' to Protect Afghan Elections

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2004 — Coalition forces have launched Operation Lightning Resolve in Afghanistan to protect the country's electoral process, Army Brig. Gen. David Rodriquez announced at a Pentagon news conference today. Rodriquez also briefed reporters on events in Iraq. Story

Tongan Marines Join U.S. Marines in Iraq

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, July 13, 2004 — U.S. Marines here with 1st Marine Division recently welcomed 45 Tongan Royal Marines who traveled from their tiny South Pacific island in order to support the division's security and stabilization mission in Iraq.
Story

Navy Video Series
Examines Combat Stress

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2004 - A new Navy video series examines combat stress, a problem that can affect troops serving in combat zones as well as those in supporting roles. The five-part series looks at reactions and recovery, impact on families and available resources for assistance. The series can be viewed on the Navy Lifelines Web site. Videos
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Treatment Available
For Combat Stress

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2004 — The military member who goes to combat and the one who comes back are never the same person, the Defense Department's director of mental health policy said today. Story Combat Stress Videos

Task Force Investigates
Alleged Assault

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — Task Force Phoenix initiated an investigation into an alleged assault of an Afghan National Army soldier by a coalition soldier. Story

Coalition Supports Voting
Efforts, Assists Injured Boy

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 14, 2004 — The coalition continues its efforts to support voter registration and to ensure equal and fair representation. Story

U.S. Support for Afghan Women

Women have made great progress in post-Taliban Afghanistan — their lives are better, they have more opportunities, and they are helping to shape their government, according to a new report from the U.S. State Department.



Iraqi Reconstruction Archive

Military Photographers on the Frontlines Flash Slide Show

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

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Baghdad Explosion (5 photos)

Iraqi Police, supported by U.S. troops, respond to the scene of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device explosion outside gate three to the Baghdad Green Zone, July 14, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Brokop More Photo Essays

Marines Prepare Police Recruits, Visit Clinic Site

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 15, 2004 — Marines screened and escorted more than 50 Iraqi police recruits from Mahmudiyah region to the Baghdad Academy July 13, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials. Story

Iraqi Children Learn American Pastime

MOSUL, Iraq, July 14, 2004 — Soldiers from the 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit from Norristown, Pa., are teaching a group of Iraqi children from Al Kush, Iraq, to play baseball. Story

Women Medics Overcome Cultural Barriers

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — Medical personnel supporting the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are building trust and overcoming cultural barriers between the Coalition Forces and people in the Oruzgan province -- once a major stronghold of the Taliban. Story

Seabees Receive Purple Heart Medal

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 14, 2004 — Sixteen service members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in attacks April 30 and May 2, while mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story

Logistics Keeps Aircraft, Parts Flowing to Field

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 14, 2004 — In the war on terrorism, Air Force fighter, tanker and cargo aircraft are flying 200 to 250 sorties per day average, which is tasking mechanical functions to the extreme. Story

Peoria Aviation Company Celebrates Return

PEORIA, Ill., July 14, 2004 — “We just got word they’re outside of Champaign.” The announcement went out over the loudspeakers and cheers and applause radiated throughout the crowd in reaction to the update provided by the local radio station on the progress of the buses bringing the men and women of Company F, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation home. Story

Computers and the Waiting Spouse

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 15, 2004 — Well, here we are a good four months into this little exercise called deployment! My lawnmower and other yard tools have come to an agreement: basically, I don't use them and they don't frustrate me. But I have yet to get the same cooperation from my computer and printer. Story

War on Terrorism

• Bush Cites Success Against WMD, Terror

. Patience Key to Success in War on Terror

Iraq

. Four Marines, One Soldier Die in Iraq

. Tongans Join Marines in Al Anbar Province

Military News

• VA Outlines Guard, Reserve Loan Options

• Army Seeks Departing Airmen, Sailors

. National Guard, Reserve Update

Honoring the Fallen

Solemn Reminder
Marks Homecoming

PEORIA, Ill., July 14, 2004 — On a black-draped table, three memorial wreaths and candles stood as a memorial to 1st Lt. Brian Slavenas, Chief Warrant Officer Bruce Smith and Sgt. Paul Fisher, Illinois and Iowa Guardsmen who died in Iraq in November 2003 when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down. Story

Benefit Run Helps Families
Of Wounded Troops

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — More than 1,200 coalition troops recently showed their generosity and support to wounded veterans who fought here and in Iraq by raising money to assist their families while they are hospitalized. Story

Soldiers Call Home
'On the House'

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 14, 2004 — Iron Soldiers of Task Force 1st Armored Division and other service members at the U.S. military base on Baghdad International Airport who have helped give the gift of freedom to Iraqis received a gift from telecommunications company MCI: free telephone calls home. Story

Sign an On-line Thank You Note

Profile

U.S. Air Force
Maj. Eric Obergfell

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, July 15, 2004 — Maj. Eric Obergfell knows the meaning of sacrifice as he rises daily before sunrise to ride his sleek, precision engineered bicycle to work. His days often end after dark with the return ride home as he chases his dream of being one of the best military cyclists. Story

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In Kuwait

Marines Train for Security,
Stability Operations

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait, July 15, 2004 — The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) hit the ground running when they arrived here July 7. They began training for Security and Stability Operations the next day. Story

In Afghanistan

Army Education Center Opens

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — The Kabul Army Education Center officially opened during a ceremony at Camp Phoenix in Kabul recently. Story

Marine Tech Assist Team
Gets the Job Done

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif., July 15, 2004 — A MarineTechnical Assistance team returned recently from deployment, having completed their assigned mission to fasten armor plates to vehicles used for battling terrorists in Operation Enduring Freedom. Story

A-10 Pilots Guard Ground Forces

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 14, 2004 — As ground forces travel throughout Afghanistan, they can rest assured there is somebody available to watch over their shoulders. Story

'On The Ground' Archive