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Iraqi Freedom Widow Remembers
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HOOD, Texas, July 26, 2004 — On June 27, Denise Utt’s
world came crashing down. Wearing the headdress and
robes of an Iraqi national, she was in a field at Fort
Hood, role playing with soldiers preparing to deploy
to Operation Iraqi Freedom II. More |
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Iraqi Intervention Force
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| Iraqi soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, Iraqi Intervention Force, find cover in 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 |
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| Marines,
Iraqis Bring Water to Parched Village |
| AL KABANI, Iraq, July
26, 2004 — For the first time in almost
10 years, the citizens here have clean water
and constant electricity flowing into their
homes, thanks to their local government,
the Marines and their own hard work. Story |
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Marine
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE DUKE, Iraq,
July 26, 2004 — Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary
Unit (Special Operations Capable) arrived here and in other
forward operating bases recently to conduct Security and Stability
Operations in the An Najaf and Al Qadasiyah provinces. Story |
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Soldiers Work to Maintain Stability in Tikrit |
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| TIKRIT, Iraq, July 23, 2004 — In an ironic twist of fate, what once was a vacation spot for the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein now could be a model for Iraqis in the development of life in the post-Saddam era. Story |
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| SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 23, 2004 — A
milestone in America's war against terrorism quietly passed earlier
this month, as July 3 marked the 1,000th day since the start
of Operation Enduring Freedom and the global war on terrorism. Story |
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Marine
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Attackers in Ar Ramadi |
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| CAMP HURRICANE
POINT, Iraq, July 23, 2004 — Marines with 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment – along with elements of the Army's
1st Brigade Combat Team – battled back anti-Iraqi
fighters in Ar Ramadi July 21. Story |
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USS George Washington Returns to Norfolk
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| USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — After traveling more than 51,000 nautical miles and spending six months at sea, USS George Washington completed its sixth Mediterranean and Persian Gulf deployment and returned home to Norfolk, Va., July 26. |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — The Department
of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Release |
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| Transformation |
'City
in a Box' to Improve
Life for Deployed Troops |
| WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — Hot
meals, hot showers and a comfortable place to sleep
are some everyday things that Force Provider, the
Army's premier base camp, strives to offer troops
in the field. Story |
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Robots
Put Distance
Between Troops, Danger |
| WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — U.S.
troops are using remote-controlled assistants to
find and disable improvised explosive devices in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Story |
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USS Kitty Hawk
Tests
Threat Responses |
| YOKOSUKA, Japan, July 23, 2004 —
With Summer Pulse 2004 in motion, the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier
Strike Group continued to maintain security with a force protection
exercise recently, testing the ability to go through all levels
of force protection conditions and activate responses to various
terrorist threats. Story |
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| BAGRAM, Afghanistan,
July 26, 2004 — Three U.S. soldiers and one
civilian interpreter were injured in an apparent
improvised explosive device incident in Zabul
Province, July 26, according to Combined
Forces Command-Afghanistan officials. Story |
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School Renovations Continue;
Voting Agreement Reached
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| KABUL, Afghanistan, July 24, 2004 — As part of the coalition’s efforts to improve the educational system in Afghanistan, the National Provincial Reconstruction Team, in conjunction with the Ministry of Higher Education, is nearing completion of two projects, according to Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan officials. Story |
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U.S. Air Force
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 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., July 26, 2004 — As the heat radiated from the tennis court where the two men were competing, one of the men fell to the court’s hard surface. What was first thought to be a case of heat exhaustion soon became a fight for life. Story |
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Cavalry
Greets
10th Mountain Div.
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| COMBAT
SUPPORT CENTER SCANIA, Iraq,
July 26 , 2004 — When
troops from the 10th Mountain
Division stopped at Scania
on their journey to Baghdad,
they were greeted by an envoy
from the 2nd Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Regiment of the 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division. Story |
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