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Eddie W. Holt, 31, a carpentry and masonry
specialist with the 120th Engineer Battalion,
guides a bomb onto a truck at Camp Taqaddum,
Iraq, July 8, 2004. The battalion has been
hauling explosives, which are littered throughout
an area of the base, to a remote site where
they are destroyed by military and civilian
ordnance disposal experts. To date, 891 tons
of explosives have been removed from the base.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel
Bard Valliere
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| CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq, July 28, 2004 — While most other missions to make Iraq a safer place have fallen into the lap of the country’s new interim government, one mission vital to returning stability to the country will remain a U.S. military mission for some time. Story |
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| Al
Sadiya Sewing Facility Reopens |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July
28, 2004 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony July
25 marked the opening of the Al Sadiya Sewing
Facility, which should provide 1,000 new
jobs in the local area. The renovation project,
sponsored by the 5th Brigade Combat Team
of the 1st Cavalry Division, cost nearly
$500,000, and included a makeover of plumbing,
electrical circuits and wall replacements News Photos |
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| 'Operation
Oasis' Rebuilds Al Rashid |
| CAMP FERRIN-HUGGINS,
Iraq, July 27, 2004 — Numerous projects
in the Al Rashid district put thousands of
Iraqis to work through the 5th Brigade Combat
Team’s Operation Oasis: the overall
project to improve electricity, sewers, water
and other essential services in the district. Story |
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| Marines
Deliver Jordanian-Donated Military Gear |
| CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE,
Iraq, July 25, 2004 — A convoy of U.S.
Marines and soldiers, along with other Multinational
Forces began a long journey - from Jordan
to Baghdad - to deliver a convoy of armored
vehicles to the Iraq National Guard and other
Iraqi security forces. Story |
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Reconstruction Archive |
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New System Helps Resolve Pay Problems |
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| ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2004 — In March 2004, the Army National Guard Financial Service Center began serving as the Army National Guard Pay Ombudsmen to assist in solving soldiers’ pay problems with help at a national level. Story |
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Marine
Unit Prepares to Depart Afghanistan |
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| KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan,
July 28, 2004 — After wrapping up what Army Maj. Gen. Eric
Olson called "The most successful offensive military since
Operation Enduring Freedom began," the 22nd Marine Expeditionary
Unit (Special Operations Capable) is preparing to depart from
Afghanistan. Story |
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U.S.
Troops Help Kabul Children in Need |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan, July 28, 2004 — Eleven-year-old Matera, whose favorite subject is
English, is one of 400 students who attend the Global School
of Kabul, a school partially destroyed by the Taliban. U.S.
soldiers at the Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan
are coordinating efforts to help those in need at the school. Story |
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New Afghan Soldiers
Pledge to Serve Nation |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, July 29, 2004 — The newest kandak (battalion) of the Afghan National Army graduated from the Kabul Military Training Center July 22. Story |
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Two U.N. Workers
Killed in Kabul Blast |
| WASHINGTON, July 28, 2004 — Two U.N. employees registering voters were killed by an improvised explosive device that went off inside a mosque today in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province. (Editor's note: Updates initial news story which indicated six people were killed in the Kabul blast. Latest figures indicate four people were killed.) Story |
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Hotline Offers Chance
to
Report Outside Command Chain |
| WASHINGTON, July 28, 2004 — DoD Inspector
General Joseph Schmitz wants to remind service members there
are any number of ways outside their chains of command to report
suspected incidents of wrongdoing. Story |
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Sprint
Contribution Boosts
Stars and Stripes Distribution |
| WASHINGTON, July 26, 2004 — Communications
giant Sprint is doing its part to support U.S.
troops. However, phones and minutes are not involved.
The company has donated $10,000 to Stars and Stripes
to provide 20,000 copies of the paper to service
members in Afghanistan, said Stripes publisher
Tom Kelsch. Story |
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| Profile |
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U.S.
Army
Master Sgt. Maurice Woods |
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BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 29, 2004 — When Master Sgt. Maurice Woods was selected to
serve a shift as sergeant of the guard at Task Force 1st Armored Division’s
Headquarters, it was the first time he had pulled guard duty in 35 years. Story |
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| BAGHDAD INTERVIEW — Maj.
Erik Stor, operations officer for the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers Gulf Region Division's Restore Iraqi Electricity
Directorate, talks with Armed Forces Network's Spc. Abby
Cayanan on Freedom Radio in Baghdad. Stor and a team
of soldiers and civilians continue to work on restoring
the nation's power that was plagued by decades of neglect.
In July, the national electrical capacity exceeded 5,000
megawatts for the first time since the start of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. This marks the highest level of power
seen for more than a generation in Iraqi. U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers photo by Mitch Frazier |
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