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July 18, 2004 — In a large warehouse outside of Kuwait
City, civilian contractors from more than 25 countries
work to ensure
U.S. Marines are protected from improvised explosive devices
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16, 2004 — Maintaining security and preventing insurgent
attacks on Multinational Forces and the Interim Iraqi Government
is now the job of the Troopers of the 4th Battalion, 5th Air
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Infantry Regiment, provide security for members
of the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team,
July 18, 2004.
The team conducted an assessment
to restore the Taqe Zafar monument in the
Pagman District of Afghanistan. The monument
was dedicated to the Afghans by
King Amanullah
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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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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 16,
2004 — Mud huts and bomb-broken buildings
dot the sandy barren horizon near Mosul, Iraq.
Like much of the country, decades of war left
a wake of rubble and looted buildings at the
former Al Kasik Iraqi Army Base here. Story |
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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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| 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
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Treatment for Afghan Soldiers |
BAGRAM,
Afghanistan, July 19, 2004 — Coalition
medical forces at Bagram Airfield are treating
two Afghan National Army soldiers who were wounded
in a car accident July 16 near Gardez. 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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| 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. |
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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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Marines Pitch In to
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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
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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. 
