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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL — On their first day back to school in Fallujah, Iraq, after Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Iraqi children enjoy school supplies given to them by the U.S. Marines of the 4th Civil Affairs Group, Feb. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas D. Hudzinski Hi-Res Photo | Story |
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| Afghans Not Ready for U.S. Troops to Leave |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2005 — Though U.S. and coalition troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly four years, the Afghan people do not see them as occupiers, according to the coalition's director of operations there. Story |
| . Civil-Military Operations Make Strides in Afghanistan |
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| Rumsfeld to Seek Larger NATO Role |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2005 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will ask NATO defense ministers at an informal meeting this week in Nice, France, to take on a larger role in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior defense official said here today. Story |
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| 'America's Battalion' Takes Fight to Enemy |
| KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2005 — “America’s Battalion,” 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, completed Operation Spurs this week as part of a combined Coalition and government of Afghanistan offensive against terrorist threats in Afghanistan during the winter months. Story |
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| Marines Mark Reopening of Fallujah Schools |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE PALIWODA, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2005 — Task Force Danger soldiers over the past year have helped the city council members of Balad build a solid infrastructure. Story |
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| U.S. Troops Help Balad Council Organize, Plan |
| FALLUJAH, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2005 —U.S. Marines from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, marked the reopening of schools Feb. 5 in Fallujah by delivering school supplies to children, who returned to class for the first time since Operation Al Fajr was launched last November. Story |
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| IN IRAQ |
| • Troops See Election as Culmination of Effort |
| • 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Begins Return Home |
| • Operation Big Dig Takes Bite Out of the Desert |
| • Cleanup Effort Underway in Neighborhood |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Airman Joins Forces with Marines in Iraq |
 SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany, Feb. 4, 2005 — Being one of four military working dog handlers at a Marine camp in Iraq can make any Air Force member stick out like a sore thumb. Staff Sgt. Cleophus Gallon, 52nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his German shepherd partner, Alan, recently returned from a six-month deployment with the Marines. Story |
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' The Country Cares' |
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| TOP NEWS |
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| IN IRAQ |
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| Iraqi Security Forces Update |
There are a total of 136,065 Iraqi security forces trained and equipped, senior defense officials said Feb. 4, 2005. About 79,000 serve in the Ministry of Interior Forces — police, civil intervention, emergency response, border enforcement, highway patrol, dignitary protection. Another 57,000 serve in the Ministry
of Defense Forces — Army, National Guard, Intervention Force, Special Operations, Air Force and Coastal Defense Force. |
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| • Iraqi Army Recruits Graduate |
| • Iraqis Likely to Strike Balance |
| • Rumsfeld Discusses Iraq |
| • Iraqi Air Force Receives Helicopters |
| • Security Forces Make Strides |
| . Iraq Daily Update |
| . Year in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf) |
| . Iraq Reconstruction . Maps |
| . Weekly Progress Report (pdf) |
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| CASUALTIES |
Officials Identify Marine Casualties
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| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced the identities of two Marines who were killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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