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| WASHINGTON, July 16, 2004 — The Defense Department is taking a hard look at the way it trains service members to avoid capture and, if they do fall into enemy hands, how to handle themselves. Story |
| Code of Conduct Guided U.S. POWs in Iraq |
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| Call-Up Allows Army to Deploy Cohesive Teams |
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| WASHINGTON, July 16, 2004 — The Army's call-up of Individual Ready Reserve soldiers will allow that service to keep cohesive teams in the National Guard and Army Reserve together, the service's No. 2 general said July 15. Story |
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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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| Soldiers Provide Wheelchairs to Disabled Iraqis |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 18, 2004 — Fulfilling a request by the Al Jihad Neighborhood Council, civil affairs troops in the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division recently improved the lives of the disabled residents in the area by providing them wheelchairs. Story |
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| Jobs Help Local Iraqis, Improve Marine Base |
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| CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 16, 2004 — Local Iraqis working on the camp here are not just keeping up with the daily chores, but also earning a consistent wage that's a scarcity to most. Story |
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| Working Dogs Fight Heat to Fight Terrorism |
| CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq, July 16, 2004 — The hanging, drooling tongues of Santo and Rek, two military working dogs, is all the proof needed to show that the dog days of summer are here in Iraq. Story |
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| Coalition Seizes 2 Weapons Caches |
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 19, 2004 — Coalition forces seized two weapons caches 39 kilometers southeast of Qalat, July 17, according to Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan. Story |
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'Operation Independence' Airdrop
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SOUTHWESTERN, Afghanistan, July 15, 2004 — In what was dubbed Operation Independence, coalition special operations forces dropped humanitarian assistance supplies July 4, from a special operations airplane in the area where special operations forces captured enemy leaders six days earlier. Story |
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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. |
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 BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq, July 19, 2004 — When Peter Doby was 5 years old, Soviet tanks patroled his neighborhood. It was late 1956, and the Soviet Union had just started its brutal counteroffensive against insurgents of the Hungarian Revolution. Story More Profiles |
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| CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, July 14, 2004 — Fitting Marines for a fight is a challenge enough, but supply Marines at Regimental Combat Team 7 are working overtime to replace gear the Marines lost in a fire here July 7. Story |
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Special Inspection Team
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| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 17, 2004 — All combat aircraft go through extreme stresses during missions, stresses which can cause metal fatigue -- tiny cracks in the joints and welds of the frame or invisible fractures in the metal. Finding those cracks is the mission for three airmen here. 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 and 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. 
