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| CARRIER TAKEOFF — U.S. Navy Seaman Michael Cross, a plane captain assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126, instructs the pilots of a C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, during start-up procedures aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 13, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Philip V. Morrill High Res Photo |
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| Rebuilding Projects Have Security Payoff |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — There have been security payoffs due to the reconstruction money being spent in Iraq, U.S. reconstruction officials said here today. Sadr City is a case in point, said Ambassador Bill Taylor, director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office. Story |
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| Opinion Poll Finds Iraqis Favor Elections |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — As coalition and Iraqi forces continue to kill and capture insurgents bent on disrupting or preventing Iraq's national assembly election, a new poll shows Iraqis overwhelmingly believe it's important for them to cast their ballots Jan. 30. Story |
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| Fighting Jointly Now Norm for U.S. Military |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — Servicemembers joining the military today are not joining just the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps - they are joining a truly joint force. The American military has reached unprecedented levels of joint operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom, military officials here said. Story |
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| 'Checkmate' Launched to Disrupt Insurgency |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — Operation Checkmate kicked off with a pre-dawn raid near Jabella as Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines rounded up 15 suspected insurgents south of Baghdad today, beginning a fresh offensive aimed at disrupting insurgent activity ahead of national elections later this month. Story |
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| Carpentry, Ingenuity Improve Deployment |
| LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — U.S. soldiers are finding new ways to improve their standard of living in Iraq, and their pioneering ingenuity is most evident at Taqaddum. Story |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Twins Celebrate a Half Century of Service |
 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga., Jan. 19, 2005 — Many things have changed at Robins in the past 50 years. There have been runway extensions, new buildings, new units and a string of commanders. But there has been one constant: the presence of Billy and Bobby Edwards, who are logistics management specialists. Story |
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| Ball Benefits Wounded Troops |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2005 — A host of celebrities is slated to turn out Jan. 20 to honor America's wounded servicemembers during the Red, White & Blue Inaugural Ball, a benefit event to be held at the Mellon Auditorium here. Story |
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| OPERATION CHECKMATE — U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Reconnaissance and Surveillance Platoon search for weapons and munitions outside a house in Jabella, Iraq, Jan 19, 2005. The raid kicked off Operation Checkmate, a fresh offensive aimed at disrupting insurgent activity ahead of national elections later this month. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah A. Beavers 5 More Photos | More Photo Essays |
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