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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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| Air Force Provides Convoy Security |
| CAMP BULLIS, Texas, Feb. 8, 2005 — Air Force Master Sgt. William Chapman recently returned from Iraq and is now teaching his fellow airmen critical skills they'll need to conduct convoy security missions. It's a mission the Air Force hasn't carried out since Vietnam but took on again early in 2004 to help ease the burden on the Army and Marine Corps. Story |
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| U.S. Soldiers Rescue Two Kidnap Victims |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2005 — U.S. soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stopped a vehicle they thought was suspicious Feb. 7 and when they searched the vehicle, inside the trunk, the soldiers found two blindfolded and bound men. Story |
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| Arkansas Soldiers Attend School in Iraq |
| TAJI, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2005 — Instructors with the National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit’s Sniper School, located at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, in North Little Rock, Ark. recently traveled halfway around the world to Baghdad to coach students from, of all places…Arkansas. Story |
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| Team Leaders Bid Farewell to Kirkuk Council |
| KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2005 — Second Brigade Combat Team leaders bid farewell to members of Kirkuk’s first provincial council inside the Kirkuk government building Feb. 3, concluding a successful Election Day in the province. Story |
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| Afghan Academy Welcomes First Cadets |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2005 — On a snowy day in February, Afghanistan's first class of cadets reported for duty at the new National Military Academy Afghanistan. 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 |
| Chemist Helps Marines Survive Chemical Attacks |
| CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Feb. 8, 2005 — Playing with chemicals has always been a passion of Lance Cpl. Peter W. Duffy. He never could have imagined that his love for chemistry in high school would bring him to Iraq, where he would use his interest in science to protect more than 1,000 Marines from chemical weapons. Story |
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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 Army Casualty
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| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced today the identity of a soldier who was killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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| CLASSROOM TO COMBAT — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Ellis reaches to reload his M24 Sniper Weapon System. Ellis, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry of the Arkansas National Guard, was one of several Arkansas soldiers who attended the sniper school in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Chris Heathscott Story | 7 More Photos | More Photo Essays |
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