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| INAUGURATION — President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney wave to the crowd of people gathered at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., after both were sworn in for their second terms of office, Jan. 20, 2005. In his inaugural remarks, the president said his No. 1 duty as president is "to protect this nation and its people against further attacks and emerging threats." Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald High Res Photo | Story |
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| Bush Pledge: Protect Nation from Threats |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2005 — His No. 1 duty as president is "to protect this nation and its people against further attacks and emerging threats," and the best way to do so is to help expand freedom and democracy worldwide, President Bush said during his second inaugural address here today. Story |
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| 'Roughriders' Nab Latifiyah Bombmaking Cell |
| LATIFIYAH, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2005 — Continuing operations in the Latifiyah area of north Babil, the U.S. Army's 3rd Platoon ‘Roughriders’ of Company A, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment conducted a search in a farming village Jan. 16, which resulted in the detainment of an improvised explosive device manufacturing cell. Story |
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| Iraqi Soldiers Graduate from Signal School |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2005 — Eleven Iraqi soldiers graduated from the first Iraqi military signal school course here on Jan. 19, according to Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq officials. 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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| 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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| 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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