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| CAMP TURAYBIL — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Troy Turnbull, a basic metal worker with Company C, Combat Service Support Battalion 7, cuts a steel bar with an acetylene blowtorch at Camp Turaybil, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005. The battalion's combat engineers have spent the past three weeks refortifying Camp Turaybil after a suicide bomber drove his truck into the U.S. military compound here early last month, killing two Marines and injuring six others. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan B. Busse Hi-Res Photo |
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| Bush Names Homeland Security Chief |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2005 — President Bush today nominated federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff, "a key leader in the war on terror" as the nation's second secretary of homeland security. Story |
| ON THE GROUND |
| ScanEagle Proves Worth in Fallujah Fight |
| FALLUJAH, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005— It's called ScanEagle, and it has already saved the lives of many Marines. ScanEagle is an unmanned aerial vehicle that the Marines used during Operation Al Fajr, the coalition operation to remove insurgents from this city. Story |
| Iraq: Construction Begins on New Schools |
| MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 — The construction of four brand-new schools for the children of Iraq’s northern-most province, Dahok, began in early January, and about 100 other Dahok schools are getting much needed renovations. Story |
| • Iraq's Future Depends on Developing Schools |
| Rutbah City Council Meets With Marine Unit |
| AL ANBAR, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 — Members of the Rutbah City Council met with Marines of Detachment 4-2 from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, on Jan. 5 in the western region of the Al Anbar Province to discuss possible future projects and to receive payments on approved projects. Story |
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| Iraqi Schoolsgirls Craft Arkansas State Flag |
 CAMP LIBERTY, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 — The Arkansas flag hangs brightly in what was one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Baghdad’s International Zone. The flag, made by girls from a local Iraqi school for the deaf, spans three stories in length and was hung by Arkansas’ 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry. The flag will return to the U.S. with the soldiers and find its new home in the Arkansas State Museum upon their return. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae Bruns. Screen-Size Image | Hi-Res Photo |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| Texas Native in Iraq 'to Save Some Soldiers' Lives' |
| CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait, Jan. 10, 2005 — San Antonio native Chuck Wentworth shut down his small business in Texas to "save some soldiers' lives" in Iraq, where he installs armor on military vehicles.
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| 'Newman's Own' Awards Competition |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2005 — Volunteer organizations are invited to compete for a share of $50,000 in grants in the 6th annual "Newman's Own" award program sponsored by Newman's Own, Fisher House, and the Military Times Media Group. Story |
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| CASUALTIES |
| Officials Identify Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced the identities of a soldier and a Marine who were killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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| FALLUJAH, IRAQ — Iraqi civilians carry packages from one of the multiple humanitarian aid checkpoints inside the city of Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2005. The checkpoint, maintained by U.S. and Iraqi Armed Forces, provides civilians with food, blankets and water and toys for the children. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Klein 8 More Photos | More Photo Essays |
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