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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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| 1st Cavalry Trains Iraqi Doctors to Save Babies |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 29, 2004 — The last of three classes in which 1st Cavalry Division and Iraqi doctors trained local practitioners in neonatal resuscitation was held July 21 at the Baghdad Convention Center. Story |
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| 'Project Homefront' Donations Help Rebuild Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, July 29, 2004 — As part of their “Project Homefront,” the Home Depot stores donated $1 million in tools and materials to help the U.S. military reconstruction in Iraq. The materials are scheduled to be shipped overseas Aug. 2. Story |
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| Soldiers Work to Improve Iraqi Neighborhood |
| AL SADIYA, Baghdad, Iraq, July 29, 2004 — There were plenty of smiles around Al Sadiya on July 26, when a new playground was opened for the neighborhood. While most civil affairs project ideas come from the neighborhood councils, bringing this place of recreation was a concept developed by the troops. Story |
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| Retired Cops, Marines Advise Mahmudiyah Policemen |
| CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 26, 2004 — Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment are getting a helping hand from the long arm of the law. Three International Police Advisors, all retired cops from the United States, recently arrived to help train and advise Mahmudiyah's fledgling police force. Story |
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Medics Provide First Response at Bagram Gate |
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| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 29, 2004 –– Patients come to Bagram Air Base from as far away as Pakistan and Uzbekistan, knowing they will receive the best medical care available. Story |
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Logistics Soldiers Improve Afghan School |
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| NEW SALO KALAY, Afghanistan, July 29, 2004 — For members of Maj. Daniel Wilson's logistics shop, serving in Afghanistan means making sure the members of Task Force Bronco have everything they need to complete their missions. Story |
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| WASHINGTON, July 28, 2004 — The car bomb explosion outside a police recruiting station in Baqubah, Iraq, today is just the latest example of terrorists trying to intimidate the Iraqi people, DoD officials said. Story |
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Defense Officials
Identify Marine Casualty |
| WASHINGTON, July 29, 2004 — Defense
Department officials announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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Guard Physician: Terrorists
Aim to Instill Fear, Terror |
| ARLINGTON, Va., July 26, 2004 — Maj. Gen. George Alexander takes weapons of mass destruction very seriously. He makes no bones about the potential dangers of radiological, nuclear, biological or chemical agents in the hands of terrorists who would do harm to others. Story |
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Afghan
Security Force Leads
U.S. Troops to Weapons |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, July 30,
2004 — Afghan security forces led U.S. soldiers
of Task Force Bronco to a weapons cache near Deh
Chopan July 27, according to Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan
officials. 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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High School Students
Welcome Home Colonel |
| LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, July 28, 2004 — It wasn’t
a tickertape parade, but it was close. The students
at Norwalk High School threw a welcome home luncheon
for Col. John Wagner, complete with marching band. Story |
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U.S.
Air Force
Airman 1st Class Shawn Brown
& Airman 1st Class Lattice Goldsby |
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 TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq, July 30, 2004 — Airman
1st Class Lattrice Goldsby and Airman 1st Class Shawn Brown, two of a set of
quadruplets, are deployed here together from their home units at Kadena Air
Base, Japan. Story |
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Airmen Provide Close Air
Support to Army Troops
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| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 29, 2004 — With
operations in Afghanistan
moving toward supporting
increased voter registration
and election security,
coalition forces regularly
travel throughout the countryside
and rely on aerial support
from A-10 Thunderbolt IIs
and other close-air support
aircraft. Story |
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Phase Maintenance
Teams Keep A-10s Flying
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| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 28, 2004 — Like
automobiles, combat
aircraft need regular
preventative maintenance
to minimize breakdowns.
Unlike combat aircraft,
though, automobiles
do not need to be
dismantled
for a 30,000-mile
checkup. Story |
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Weather Forecasters
Help Coalition Forces
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| BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan,
July 27, 2004 — No
matter what the season,
weather changes quickly
in the Afghanistan
mountains. Story |
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