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BAGHDAD OPERATION — U.S. soldiers take up a defensive posture after being engaged by the enemy during a large-scale operation in Talaa Square and Haifa Street in the Sadamia area of Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2004. Approximately 1,200 Iraqi security forces, 150 Iraqi National Guard and U.S. soldiers with 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division conducted the operation aimed at the criminal and terrorist stronghold in the area. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Johancharles Van Boers
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MESSAGE TO THE TROOPS
Why We Fight in Iraq
By Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld

     More than 15 months ago, a global coalition ended the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein and liberated the people of Iraq.
     As in all conflicts, this has come at a cost in lives. Some of your comrades made the ultimate sacrifice. For your sacrifices, our country and the president are deeply grateful.  More

Services Provide Convention Support
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard representatives are on the ground in Boston or on alert, ready to respond if called on for support at the Democratic National Convention. The Defense Department will provide a similar level of support for the Republican National Convention in New York next month.  Story
Congress Sends Budget to President
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — A 3.5 percent pay raise, elimination of out-of-pocket housing expenses and continued funding for military transformation are all parts of the Defense Appropriations Act that Congress has sent to President Bush. The act calls for $416.2 billion in spending in fiscal 2005. Story
Terror War Fuels Army Transformation
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — The pressure of war is giving the Army the necessity, the means and the focus needed to transform, said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker said today at a Pentagon press conference. Story
Bomb Kills Iraqis, Injures Coalition Troops
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — A pickup truck exploded early today near the Iraqi city of Mosul, killing three Iraqi civilians and wounding six coalition troops. Story
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Defense Leaders Speak
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
"Your fight – and ultimate victory – against the forces of terror and extremism in Iraq and the Middle East will have made America safer and more secure. You are accomplishing something noble and historic – and future generations of Americans will remember and thank you for it."
Message to the Troops, July 26, 2004
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The New Iraq: Feature Section
Iraqi Police Engage
Insurgents, Find Explosives
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 26, 2004 — The Iraqi Police Service and Iraqi National Guard, supported by a small contingent of coalition forces, conducted raids of terrorist safe houses and, in separate operations, discovered vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices in the Northern Iraq province of Ninevah earlier this month. Story
Iraqi Guardsmen Perform First Patrol
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 26, 2004 — Just over six weeks after joining the newly constituted Iraqi National Guard, a squad of fresh recruits from the 302nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion took to the streets of Baghdad for its first patrol.  Story
Iraqi Soldiers’ Sacrifice
Saves 250 Lives
IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD COMPOUND MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 20, 2004 — The quick reaction of two Iraqi National Guard soldiers cost them their own lives, but saved those of 250 recently. Story
Iraqi Reconstruction Archive
The New Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Daily Update
Time Line of Events in Iraq: 2003-2004
Time Line of Events in Iraq: 2003-2004
Time Line of Events in Iraq: 2003-2004
Legacy of Terror: Mass Graves
A Year in Iraq: The Mission (Flash photo slideshow)
On the Ground in Iraq Iraq's 55 Most Wanted Maps of Iraq
Weekly Progress Report (Adobe PDF slides)
Reserve, Guard Can Seek
Claims Reimbursement
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — National Guard and reserve members who paid their medical and dental bills and saved their receipts may now seek reimbursement from Tricare, officials of the military health care system announced July 23. Story
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Sailors of the USS Vella Gulf stand proudly under the American flag displayed below the ship's bridge as the ship pulls pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after completing a six-month deployment in the Arabian Gulf, July 26, 2004. Vella Gulf was assigned to USS George Washington battle group in support of the war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby R. McRill 4  More Photos
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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
Iraqi Reconstruction Archive
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Marine Expeditionary Unit Arrives in Iraq
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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
Iraqi Freedom Widow Remembers
Husband’s Commitment

FORT 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
Care Team Helps Family Face Loss

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

Marine Battalion Defeats 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
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. More
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War on Terrorism
• Bush Hails 9/11 Commission Report
. Marine Commandant: Corps Adapts for Terror War
. DoD Ushers in New Missile Defense Capability
. Multinational Diving Exercise Kicks Off
Iraq
. El Salvador to Continue Iraq Deployment
. Bad Troops, Poor Leaders Led to Abuse
. Powell Praises Iraqis' Efforts to Re-establish Security
Military News
. Army Deployments to Become More Predictable
. Coalition Forces Continue Search For Sunken Dhow
. Deputy Secretary Visits McChord
. National Guard, Reserve Update
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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
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
Afghanistan Update
4 Injured in Apparent
Explosive Device Incident
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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
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
Maj. Brian Kissinger
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Kissinger. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gerald Sonnenberg 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
Commando Soldiers Convoy North
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