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| TRAINING — U.S. Navy sailors, an enlisted landing signalman in-training (left) and an enlisted landing signalman, stand by as an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7, the "Dusty Dogs," refuels on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 11, 2005. The Truman Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 3 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Gregory A. Pierot High Res Photo |
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| No Illusions: Insurgents Are Not Heroes |
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jan. 14, 2005 — Any idea that the insurgency is a spontaneous rising of the Iraqi people is "hogwash," said a senior Multinational Force Iraq official here. "There are no illusions about the insurgents," he said. "The people know they are immoral, vicious animals who want only their own power."
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| Babil Police Recruiting Effort Draws 1,100 |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2005 — Nearly 1,100 Iraqis converged on a police recruiting center south of Baghdad Jan. 13 to compete for 100 jobs at police stations throughout northern Babil Province, according to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit officials. Story |
| • 300 Iraqis Line Up to Join Police Ranks |
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| ON THE GROUND |
| 'Little Things Make All the Difference' |
TALLIL, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2005 — When Joe Faustina, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hired several local engineers to work on projects for the Corps, he heard some horrible stories about the former regime and what had happened to some of the local people. Faustina was determined to help those still suffering.
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| Airmen Arrive for Duty in Afghanistan |
| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2005 — A new team of approximately 700 airmen is scheduled to arrive at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, within the next three weeks for a 120-day mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Story |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Marine Puts Accounting Degree to Work |
 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Jan. 14, 2004 — When U.S. Marine Cpl. John R. Glynn was in school, math was his favorite subject. He never could have known that his love for numbers would someday put him in control of $5 million and the lives of nearly 2,000 Marines. Story |
| HOMECOMING |
| Military Intel Soldiers Return to Fort Gordon |
FORT GORDON, Ga., Jan. 13, 2005 — U.S. soldiers assigned to the 202d Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Fort Gordon recently after a 12-month deployment in Iraq. Story
• Photo Essay: 821st Transportation Co. Returns to N.H. |
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| Spouse Helps Troops, Families |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2005 — A bit over a year ago, Joan DeFalco heard the Army's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany needed help getting personal items for servicemembers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. She said she wanted to do something. Story |
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| TIKRIT DUTY — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Raymond Harris, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, hands out candy and coloring books to local Iraqi children in the town of Tikrit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jan. 10, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Algernon E. Crawley Jr. 9 More Photos | More Photo Essays |
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