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Athletes of Iraq's Olympic team walk out to
their flight at Baghdad International Airport,
Iraq, to depart for the 2004 Summer Games
in Athens, Greece, Aug. 8, 2004. U.S. Air
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| ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,
Aug. 9, 2004 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
has beg un a visit with U.S. allies in the Middle East with
a stop in the United Arab Emirates. Air Force Gen. Richard
B. Myers also will meet with U.S. servicemembers in the region. Story |
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| Exercise Tests Panama
Canal Security |
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| VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA, Panama, Aug.
10, 2004 — Naval forces from eight countries begin PANAMAX 2004
this month. The maritime exercise tests a multinational forces
plan and coordinates a coalition response to a security threat
against the Panama Canal. Story |
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Kennel
Opens for Deployed Pooches |
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 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq — Few service
members have to worry about taking their roommates on walks
or bathroom breaks. Now dog handlers here can rest easy knowing
their four-legged coworkers have a new kennel to call home,
with the only bright, green grass on the base. Story |
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| Army
Helps Boost Power Grid |
| BAGHDAD,
Aug. 10, 2004
— Engineers from Iraq and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers have breathed new
life into a generator near Kirkuk, bringing
an additional 17 megawatts of electricity
to the country’s
power grid. Story |
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| Soldiers
Deliver Seeds to Iraqi Farmers |
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Baghdad, Aug. 10, 2004 — As the 5th
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,
plan to improve agriculture in Al Rashid,
members of the 1st Battalion, 8 th Cavalry
Regiment civil affairs team, presented farmers
of Al Boetha with more than 68 tons of seed,
fertilizer and other supplies at the Al Ahar
School Aug. 4. Story |
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| Marines
Remove Remnants of Past Regime |
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OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004
— For the past 15 months, a local family
has had to live with the constant reminder
of the former Iraqi Army that used their
land to fight coalition forces. Since Iraqi
soldiers abandoned their post, his children
have been playing near the howitzer left
behind. Story |
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Reconstruction Archive |
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| Coalition
Comes Together in Ops Center |
 TALLIL
AIR BASE, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 — Despite cultural
and language differences between Korean,
Dutch, Italian and American forces, controllers
in the Combined Defense Operations Center
here are one force guarding against a common
enemy. The center brings together security
forces from the nations based here to gather
information and determine the best response
to events threatening the safety and security
of people and resources. Story |
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Soldiers
Use Robots to Keep Streets Safe |
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 — Soldiers
from the 1st Cavalry Division are using technology to their
advantage. They have been using robots from the Rapid Equipping
Force to help them on their patrols. Story |
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| State
Colors Welcome Soldier Home |
| FORT LEE,
Virginia, Aug. 9 2004 — Michael and
Margie Kamauff of Frostburg, Md., anxiously
awaited the arrival of the 372nd Military
Police Company at Fort Lee, Va. Their son,
Sgt. Donovan Kamauff, was returning with
his unit after an 18-month deployment. Story |
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USO Distributes 300,000th
Care Package to Troops |
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2004 — United Service Organizations has distributed more than 300,000 Operation USO Care Packages to troops since the program began in September 2002, USO officials announced. Story |
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Pro
Football Honors
Purple Heart Recipients |
| CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2004 —
After visiting troops in Iraq and at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, pro football
hall-of-famer David "Deacon" Jones helped
bolster the servicemembers' morale with a trip
here for the 2004 Hall of Fame weekend and game
to honor four Purple Heart recipients. Story |
| Retired Marine Delivers Game Ball |
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| Defense Officials
Identify Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2004 — The Department
of Defense announced the identity of two soldiers who died supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom and a Marine and a soldier who died supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| Honoring
the Fallen |
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| IN REMEMBRANCE — Soldiers
of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, pay
their last respects to fallen brothers in arms,
Spc. Justin Onwordi and Pfc. Harry Shondee, during
their memorial service in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 5,
2004. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marie Whitney |
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| Transformation |
| Combat Drop Makes History |
| AL ASAD, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 —
Six Marines recently jumped into the night sky and
history with a high altitude high opening jump in
western Iraq, July 23. Story |
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| Colombia Honors Marines |
| BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 10, 2004 — Two
U.S. Marines assigned to the Military Group of the American Embassy
in Bogota, Colombia, recently received Colombia’s highest
award that can be bestowed upon foreign nationals for their role
in the global war on terror. Story |
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Coalition Troops
Receive Purple Hearts |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 — Three
Office of Security Transition / Multinational Security Transition
Command - Iraq servicemen were awarded Purple Hearts Aug. 8 for
wounds received Aug. 7 in action at the Al Kasik Military Training
Base, roughly 30 miles northwest of Mosul in northern Iraq. Release |
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| Airmen
in Iraq
Pull Security Duty
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| TALLIL
AIR BASE, Iraq, Aug.
10, 2004 — With
a motto of "Eyes
on, Watch Your Back," about
50 force protection
Airmen from a wide
variety of Air Force
specialties are on
the front lines of
force protection
issues everyday. Story |
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| Marines
Drive On
in Face of Danger
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| FORWARD
OPERATING BASE KALSU,
Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 — The dual threats
of improvised explosive
devices and ambushes
make conducting a
convoy one of the
most dangerous missions
in Iraq. Story |
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CAMP
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2004 - Navy Cmdr. Stephen Pike, chaplain for Regimental
Combat Team 1, said it was nothing less than divine intervention when a 107-mm
rocket soared in from about three miles away and buried itself underneath
the trailer where he slept.