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| An E2-C Hawkeye begins pre-flight checks on the flight deck aboard USS John F Kennedy in the Arabian Gulf, July 15, 2004. The Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 are taking part in missions supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom during the aircraft carrier's deployment supporting the Navy's new Fleet Response Plan Summer Pulse 2004. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Karsten |
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| PX
Serves Marines Keeping Eye on Fallujah |
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| CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq,
July 20, 2004 — On most days it does a booming business, even
with the air conditioner out and the overpowering smell of
camouflaged utilities drenched in sweat and baked in the relentless
desert sun. Story |
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Force Communications Vital to Army in Iraq |
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July
19, 2004 — Even though Capt. Alycia Vrosh is afraid of heights,
she climbs up a ladder to check on communication equipment
atop the Al Faw Palace here. Story |
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| Iraqi
Power Grid Increases Capacity |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July
19, 2004 – Another week, another addition
to the overall power capacity of the constantly
improving Iraqi power grid as 17 megawatts
were added due to the addition of a new generator
unit in Taiji, according the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Gulf Region Division, Restore
Iraqi Electricity Directorate. Story |
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| Soldiers
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| 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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| Capital
Region Guard Units Sign Aid Agreement |
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| WASHINGTON, July 19,
2004 — District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia National
Guard officials signed a historic mutual aid agreement recently
making it possible for their people to respond to a “critical
incident” in the National Capital Region. Story |
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Iraqi
Freedom Soldiers Enjoy
Potomac Fishing Tournament |
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ARLINGTON, Va.,
July 20, 2004 — Nearly 30 active duty soldiers
and Army National Guardsmen on medical hold at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,
D.C., were released from the hospital for a day
recently to go fishing. Story |
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Country Trio SheDaisy Helps
Support Disabled Soldiers |
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WASHINGTON, July 19, 2004 — Hit country group, SheDaisy, performed at a charity concert to benefit Homes for our Troops, to help raise money for disabled soldiers. Story |
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| Profile |
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U.S. Army
Sgt. Daisy Bueno |
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 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2004 — There's a new face at the Pentagon Channel. Army National Guard Sgt. Daisy Bueno is a full-time Army public affairs intern who's participating in Individual Personal Development training. Story More Profiles |
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Task
Force Thunder Ready to
Continue ‘Legacy
of Excellence’
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| BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan,
July 18, 2004 - Military
forces in 12 provinces
of Afghanistan’s
Regional Command
East were officially
under new leadership
when the staff of
Combined Joint Task
Force Stonewall transferred
authority to Combined
Joint Task Force
Thunder at Bagram
Air Base recently. Story |
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‘USA
Express’
Pulls into Salerno
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OPERATING BASE SALERNO,
Afghanistan, July
18, 2004 — Just a few miles
from the border of
Pakistan, coalition
members here are
almost continuously
engaged in the efforts
of Operation Enduring
Freedom. But on the
evening of July 2,
the Army’s
musical group “USA
Express” provided
a break for a few
hours. Story |
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Balad First Sergeants Bare
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| BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq, July 19, 2004 — People assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron received life-saving medical training July 15 on the arms of first sergeants here. Story |
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