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Recruits with the 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Brigade march in formation during basic training at Camp Ali, the brigade's training camp in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The U.S. Marine Corps's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conducts a joint training exercise for Ar Ramadi Iraqi Police Service, the 60th ICDC Brigade, and the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in preparation for future operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Brandon E. Loveless
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| Army, Marine Engineers Bridge the Gap |
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| TIKRIT, Iraq, July 16, 2004 — Building bridges may not have been what the soldiers of the 216th Engineer Battalion expected to be doing in Iraq. Story |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Women Medics Overcome Cultural Barriers |
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — Medical personnel supporting Marines are building trust and overcoming cultural barriers in the Oruzgan province -- once a major stronghold of the Taliban. Story |
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| Logistics Keeps Aircraft, Parts Flowing to Field |
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| 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 |
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Peoria Aviation Company Celebrates Return
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| 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 troops of Company F, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation home. |
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| 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 |
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Freedom Calls Offers
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WASHINGTON, July 16, 2004 — Army Spc. Joshua Strickland thought he was in trouble when his commanding officer escorted him to a facility he'd never heard of at Camp Cook in Iraq, but there, on a television screen, was Strickland's family in Valdosta, Ga., waiting for Strickland to help celebrate his daughter's first birthday. Story |
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Benefit Run Helps Families
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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 |
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Soldiers Call Home
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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 |
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U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl. Veasna Sam |
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 CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait, July 16, 2004 —- It's not every day a promotion ceremony takes place in a barren desert, on the other side of the world, in the middle of the night ... but it did for Lance Cpl. Veasna Sam. Story |
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10th Mountain Division
Joins First Team
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 16, 2004 — Approximately 2,000 soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y. recently convoyed from Kuwait to Baghdad. Story |
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Marines Train for Security,
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| 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 |
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Soldiers 'Run the
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE RIPLEY, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment departed Forward Operating Base Ripley recently to conduct combat operations north of Deh Chopan. Story |
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| Army Education
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| KABUL, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — The Kabul Army Education Center officially opened during a ceremony at Camp Phoenix in Kabul recently. Story |
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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. 
