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TAKE COVER — Iraqi soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, Iraqi Intervention Force, find cover in some tall grass after crossing a dirt road while performing a field patrol in an area suspected of being a mortar launch site, outside of Al Taji, Iraq, July 19, 2004. U.S. Army Reserves supported the Iraqi Intervention Force during the patrol. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Brokop

Congress Eyes Special Ops Retention

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2004 — Retaining special operations personnel is crucial to the global war on terrorism, according to special operations senior enlisted advisers, who testified today before the House Armed Services Committee's Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. Story

Terror War Puts Demands on Special Ops

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2004 — Special operations forces are deployed worldwide, but changes have made the operations tempo for those forces "difficult, but manageable," officials said before Congress today. Story

Afghan National Army Marks Graduation

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, July 20, 2004 — Sixty Afghan National Army officers from the ranks of captain to colonel graduated from the second Command and General Staff College July 19 in Macroriyan, Kabul, according to Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan officials. Story

Rumsfeld: Progress Evident in Terror War

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2004 — The United States and its coalition partner nations are making progress in the war against global terrorism, according to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. Story

Security Mission Shifts to Iraqi Forces

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2004 — U.S. and coalition military officials are working with Iraq's interim government to fashion a military chain of command for the Iraqi forces, according to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. Story

Defense Leaders Speak

Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld

"A lot of people said when the attack came on Sept. 11 that there goes the transformation process and I said quite the contrary. The attacks on Sept. 11 prove the urgent need to transform the department so that we’re arranged for the challenges and the threats and the difficulties of the 21st century. And in fact, that’s proven to be the case. It’s given an impetus to everything we’re doing."

Interview on WDUN Radio, July 16, 2004

Soldier Awarded
Silver Star With Valor

FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq, July 20, 2004 — The 1st Infantry Division Commander, Maj. Gen. John R.S. Batiste, awarded the Silver Star medal with Valor, one of the highest military decorations, to Staff Sgt. Raymond Bittinger for valorous actions leading to the defeat of enemy forces and saving the lives of friendly forces on April 9, 2004, in Buhritz and Baqubah. Story

Marines Recognized for Role in Terror War

Task Force Lancer
Helps Iraqi Babies

AL THAWRA, Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2004 — As part of a plan to improve healthcare services in the Al Thawra district of Baghdad, Company B of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment (Task Force Lancer) delivered two large truckloads of medical equipment totaling $170,000 to the Habi Bija Obstetrics-Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital. Story

Iraq Stock Exchange Boosts Private Sector

Iraqi Reconstruction Archive

Military Photographers on the Frontlines Flash Slide Show

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

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Night Shift (5 more photos)

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 More Photo Essays

PX Serves Marines Keeping Eye on Fallujah

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

Air Force Communications Vital to Army in Iraq

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

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

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

Capital Region Guard Units Sign Aid Agreement

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

War on Terrorism

• Up-Armored Vehicles Protect Marine Convoys

• Guantanamo Detainees Notified of Rights

• Defense Dept. Creates Office of Detainee Affairs

Iraq

• Mongolia Signs On for Third Iraq Rotation

• Philippines Withdraws Troops from Iraq

. Marines, Soldier Killed; First Iraqi National Guard Class Graduates

Military News

• Privatization Improves Military Housing

• 'We Do Not Need a Draft,' Rumsfeld Says

• Call-Up Allows Army to Deploy Cohesive Teams

. National Guard, Reserve Update

More Afghanistan News

Iraqi Freedom Soldiers Enjoy
Potomac Fishing Tournament

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

Country Trio SheDaisy Helps
Support Disabled Soldiers

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

U.S. Army
Sgt. Daisy Bueno

Army National Guard Sgt. Daisy Bueno. Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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

In Afghanistan

Task Force Thunder Ready to
Continue ‘Legacy of Excellence’

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

‘USA Express’
Pulls into Salerno

FORWARD 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

In Iraq

Balad First Sergeants
Bare Veins for IV Training

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

'On The Ground' Archive