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HOOK UP — An infantryman connects a humvee to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an operation in the Argandab Valley of south central Afghanistan, July 19, 2004. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, and the helicopters are operated by Company F, 131st Aviation Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy A. Clawson

Reports Indicate Sense of Hope in Iraq

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — Reports from Iraq indicate there is a sense of a hopeful future in Iraq, just 24 days after the return of sovereignty, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. Story

DoD Doesn't Plan on Extending Reserve Soldiers

Bush Signs $5.6B BioShield Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — President Bush today signed bipartisan legislation designed to make America safer in the face of a biological attack. Project BioShield grew out of the desire to protect Americans from the threat that terrorists armed with biological weapons pose to the United States. Story

Officials Stress Troops' Re-Employment Rights

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — National Guard troops, reservists and active-duty military can rest easy that their jobs will be waiting for them when they return from deployment. Passed in October 1994, the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act is the tool the Office of Special Counsel wields to back up that statement. Story

One U.S. Soldier Killed, Six Wounded

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — A 1st Infantry Division soldier was killed and six others were wounded today when an improvised explosive device struck their vehicle during a patrol near Duluiyah, Iraq. Story

Lessons Learned Guide Army Transformation

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — Lessons learned during the war on terror are helping guide the Army's transformation into a force that's agile and flexible enough to confront the threats facing the United States, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker told Congress today. Story

Defense Leaders Speak

President George W. Bush

Project BioShield "sends a message about our direction in the war on terror. We refuse to remain idle while modern technology might be turned against us."

White House signing ceremony, July 21, 2004

U.S. Military Academy to Help
Build Afghanistan's 'West Point'

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 21, 2004 — Teams of officers from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and officers from the Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan are working with their Afghan counterparts to establish the National Military Academy of Afghanistan and model it after West Point. Story

More Afghanistan News

Task Force Lancer
Helps Iraqi Babies

AL THAWRA, Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2004 — As part of a plan to improve health care services in the Al Thawra district of Baghdad, soldiers delivered two large truckloads of medical equipment totaling $170,000 to the Habi Bija Hospital. Story

Iraq Stock Exchange Boosts Private Sector

Iraqi Reconstruction Archive

Defense Officials
Identify Marine Casualty

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — The Defense Department announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Todd J. Godwin, 21, of Muskingum County, Ohio, died July 20 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Military Photographers on the Frontlines Flash Slide Show

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

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Iraq Stock Exchange (8 more photos)

Iraq Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Taha Abdulsalam, signals the trades to begin while ISX Chairman, Dr. Talib Tabatabie, rings the opening bell in Baghdad, Iraq, July 18, 2004. The bell, a miniature replica of the ‘Liberty Bell,’ was a gift from the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen More Photo Essays

Naval Medics Volunteer for Iraq Duty

NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON, Wash., July 21, 2004 — Five hospital corpsmen, two doctors and a registered nurse departed July 18 for six-month assignments with Marine Corps combat units ready to deploy to Iraq. Story

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

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

Iraqi Reconstruction Archive

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

Marines, Navy Doctors Help Injured Iraqi Boy

CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, July 18, 2004 – Quick reactions from Iraqi Border Police and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion helped a local teenager receive medical treatment for serious burns recently. Story

War on Terrorism

. Aircraft Destroy Two Enemy Positions

. Troops Detain Two After Convoy Attack

. Soldiers Capture Suspects in Rocket Attacks

. Congress Eyes Special Ops Retention

. Terror War Puts Demands on Special Ops

Iraq

• Security Mission Shifts to Iraqi Forces

• Mongolia Signs On for Third Iraq Rotation

• Philippines Withdraws Troops from Iraq

Military News

• Marines Recognized for Role in Terror War

• Soldier Awarded Silver Star With Valor

• Privatization Improves Military Housing

. National Guard, Reserve Update

Defense Officials Stress
Troops' Re-Employment Rights

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 – National Guard troops, reservists and active duty military people can rest easy that their jobs will be waiting for them when they return from deployment. Story

Honoring the Fallen

Marines Remember
Fallen Engineer

CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 19, 2004 — Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., came together July 19 to remember Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly, who was killed in action July 16. Story

Student Makes Quilts for Families

ARLINGTON, Va., July 20, 2004 — College student Jessica Porter was quilting and watching the news on the war with a friend in May 2003. Story

Duo Makes Mail Call Meaningful

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — It began when Amy Oxford and her mother, Kathy Williams, saw no outward show of support for deployed troops in their hometown of Harrisburg, Ill.
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U.S. Air Force Majs.
Shawna O'Brien & Dawn Keasley

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., July 20, 2004 — Twin sisters, Majs. Shawna O'Brien and Dawn Keasley, assumed command of two Air Mobility Command mission support squadrons on the same day recently. Story More Profiles

In Southwest Asia

Airman-Soldiers Set
To Move Into Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 20, 2004 — More than 150 Airmen completed the final stages of live-fire convoy training here July 16 before deploying north to Mosul. Story

In Iraq

Troops Compete in
`Iron Soldier’ Contest

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, July 20, 2004 — Some of the most physically fit soldiers deployed throughout Iraq ignored heat, dust and the constant potential of hostile fire to compete July 17 in the “Iron Soldier” contest. Story

'On The Ground' Archive