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Sunrise offers a brilliant orange sky to soldiers in the 277th's Quarry Platoon from San Antonio, Texas. The section works from 4 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the unit's rock-crushing plant at Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, to avoid the high temperatures of Iraq 's summer months. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Jack Gordon
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| LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — The sun won’t break the edge of the horizon for another few hours, but soldiers from the 277th Engineer Company’s Quarry Platoon are already on the job. Story |
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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
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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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| Soldiers Restore Baghdad Park |
| ABU NUWAS, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — At one time the Abu Nuwas area was a special place for Iraqis, a well-frequented site where families could dine and relax. Restoring the park and street to an earlier pre-war state is a significant objective for the 1st Cavalry Division, with help from Iraqi workers. 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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| 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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Every Marine a Rifleman in Iraq |
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — At midday here during the hottest month of the year, it's an unseasonably cool 100 degrees, and a light breeze is filtering the effects of the scorching sun. A squad of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is nevertheless inside an uncooled tent, receiving a patrol order. Story |
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Marines Keep 'Thunder Chickens' Flying |
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| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — The thundering rhythm of a helicopter's rotor blades reveals little about the effort it takes to get such a complicated machine off the ground. Yet, behind every modern marvel in the inventory of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element, there is a Marine mechanic ensuring the aircraft will be capable of accomplishing its missions. 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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| DADDY'S HOME — Air Force Tech. Sgt. Montgomery DeCarlo with the 79th Rescue Squadron is reunited with his son, Ethan, after returning to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 6 from a long deployment to Southwest Asia supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christina D. Kinsey |
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| Transformation |
Air Defense Cell Offers
Glimpse Into Future |
| CAMP VICTORY, Baghdad, Aug. 11, 2004 — They are the poster children of the new brigade unit of action. Constantly learning and evolving, they are putting a new concept to the test in the most serious of environments. Story |
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| Digital Assistant Hits Battlefield |
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2004 — Technology that has been available on Soldiers’ vehicles since the early ‘90s is now being designed into a portable device to help track soldiers, map the battlefield and send digital messages. Story |
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Reserve Dentists Battle
Tooth Decay in Iraq
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 LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — Waging war in the frontline against cavities, Army Reserve dentists, dental specialists and dental support staff soldiers are on the go here, treating tooth decay and more. Story |
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| Camp Chapel
Gets Dash of Color
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 CAMP MAHUDIYAH, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2004 — Navy Seaman Robert J. Sterling is making life at the camp's chapel here a little more colorful by painting a mural depicting St. Michael, a patron saint of warriors. Story |
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Deployed Team Helps
Airmen Communicate |
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| BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2004 — Deployed units rely on a steady flow of communication to accomplish the mission, so computers and phones provide a vital link around the Air Force. Story |
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