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KEEPING TRACK — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jay J. Tocts tracks surface contacts in the North Arabian Gulf from the combat information center aboard the USS Belleau Wood. The ship is currently deployed to the western Pacific and Central Command area of responsibility in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex P. Stanislawski

Rumsfeld: No Plans to Extend Reserves

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — The Defense Department does not plan on extending any reserve component service member beyond the 24-month limit, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon news conference today. Story

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

Iraqi Survivors Share Experiences
Of Torture During Saddam's Rule

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — The U.S. Agency for International Development is sponsoring a two-week tour throughout the United States of three Iraqi survivors to bear witness to the torture and mass murder perpetrated by Saddam Hussein's brutal regime. Story

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

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

Family Readiness Group Gets Needed Boost

FORT HOOD, Texas, July 21, 2004 — Whether typing up newsletters, assembling Iraq-bound care packages or simply offering a sympathetic ear, Fort Hood's family readiness group leaders have helped more than a few families weather the storms of recent deployments. Story

Defense Leaders Speak

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld

"Today a country that once shared a common cause with terrorists is now an ally in the effort to defeat the extremists. And the American people can be enormously proud of the young men and women in uniform and our coalition partners, who are contributing every day in a very difficult task but what will be a victory."

DoD News Briefing, July 21, 2004

Device Explodes Near Tarin Kowt

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 22, 2004 - An improvised explosive device exploded 600 meters from a coalition-led medical civic assistance project near Tarin Kowt, July 22, but no one was injured, according to Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan officials. Story

More Afghanistan News

Marine Commandant Visits
Troops in Iraqi Desert

AL ASAD, Iraq, July 22, 2004 — Gen. Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, visited the Marines and sailors of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing here July 20, bringing words of encouragement, as well as getting a first hand look at the work that is being done and that has been done since his last visit here. More

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

Iraqi Police Recruits
Graduate Training

CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq, July 19, 2004 — A class of 30 Iraqi recruits graduated from Camp Al Asad's first Iraqi Border and Police Academies. Story

Iraqi Reconstruction Archive

Military Photographers on the Frontlines Flash Slide Show

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

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Iraqi National Guardsmen (7 more photos)

Iraqi National Guardsmen patrol alongside their coalition counterparts in the village of Albu Hassan, July 16, 2004. Coalition troops are now performing a training and assistance role after the Iraqi National Guard took the lead for security following the June 28, 2004, turnover of sovereignty. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed More Photo Essays

Belleau Wood Strike Group Supports Coalition

USS BELLEAU WOOD, At Sea, July 21, 2004 — USS Belleau Wood Expeditionary Strike Group commenced its first missions in support of the global war on terrorism when Belleau Wood launched close-air support into Iraq July 5. Story

USS George Washington Heads Home

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea, July 21, 2004 — In the early morning hours of July 20, USS George Washington transited the Strait of Gibraltar, the last of the choke points along the route home. Story

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

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

• One U.S. Soldier Killed, Six Wounded

• 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

Transformation

Desert Hawk Provides
An Eye in the Sky

SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 21, 2004 — Airmen at one forward-deployed location who routinely work, eat, run errands and sleep may not think to look up in the sky. But if they did, they would see something looking right back at them. Story
More Transformation News

Defense Officials Identify Casualties

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of a Marine and two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. More

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.
Story

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Profile

U.S. Army Capt. Dan Browne

Oregon National Guard Capt. Dan Browne secures his second Olympic berth with a third-place finish in the 10,000 meters with a 28:07.47 clocking in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Sacramento State University. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 22, 2004 — Oregon National Guard Capt. Dan Browne has earned a berth on Team USA for the 10,000-meter race in Greece by placing third in the event at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. 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