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| MOSUL DUTY — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chris McCarthy (left) and Sgt. Bill Whittaker talk with children near a traffic control zone in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. Their unit, together with the Iraqi National Guard, man traffic control zones. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson High Res Photo |
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| Clerics Approve Election Participation |
| BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2005 — Baqubah residents heard a religious order approving of Sunni Muslims participating in Iraq's Jan. 30 national assembly election at a "Peace Day" observance here Jan. 18. Story |
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| Soldiers Train to Recognize Explosives |
| FORT HOOD, Texas, Jan. 20, 2005— Enemy forces watch and learn. When they observe a routine, they strike, often using improvised explosive devices. Members of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat Task Force recently spoke with soldiers here about the threats that await them in Iraq and Afghanistan. Story |
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| Soldiers Inducted into Sgt. Audie Murphy Club |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2005 — Sixteen noncommissioned officers from Combined Task Force Thunder Regional Command East were recently inducted into the task force chapter of a club which honors World War II hero Sgt. Audie Murphy. Story |
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| Fuelers Keep Helicopters Flying Longer |
| HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2005 — For every aircraft used in Operation Enduring Freedom, a myriad of specialists works on the ground to keep every one of them in the air. Story |
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| Reserve Troops Improve Forward Conditions |
| FIRE BASE WAZA KHWA, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2005—From sunup to sundown, the sounds of power tools and hammers pounding nails fill the air at this base in southern Paktika province. Story |
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| Army Medics Provide Aid to Afghan Village |
| SADAK, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2005 — Medics from the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team and Forward Operating Base Salerno traveled to this village in eastern Khost Province Jan. 18 to provide much-needed medical aid. 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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| Wristbands Bind Troops, Families |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2005 — Troops on the front lines of the war on terror are wearing them. Family members of deployed servicemembers are wearing them too. And so are regular American citizens who want to show support for their troops.
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| CASUALTIES |
| Officials Identify Army Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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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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