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CONVOY SECURITY TRAINING — During the Basic Combat Convoy Course at Camp Bullis, Texas, U.S. Air Force personnel train in the combat-type skills they will need during convoy operations in Iraq. The Air Force took on the nontraditional mission last year to help ease the burden on the Army and Marine Corps convoy operations in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell Story | Hi-Res Photo |
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| NATO Topics to Include Iraq, Afghanistan |
| NICE, France, Feb. 9, 2005 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived here this morning to take part in a meeting of NATO defense ministers. In the wake of successful elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, the secretary is expected to ask NATO allies to take on greater roles in both countries. 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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| New Polish Commander Heads Division in Iraq |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2005 — Polish Maj. Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak took command of the Multinational Division Central South at Camp Echo in Diwanyiha Feb. 7. The division is responsible for the security and stabilization of southern portion of Iraq between Baghdad and Basra, including the provinces of Babil, Wasit, Karbala, Quadisiyah and Najaf. Story |
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| Military Historian: 'Every Soldier Has a Story' |
| BALAD, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2005 — It’s been said that everyone has a story to tell; the soldiers of Logistics Support Area Anaconda are no different, and the responsibility of preserving these stories for posterity falls in the hands of the 46th Military Historical Detachment. Story |
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| U.S. Soldiers Relate Iraq Election Day Events |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE PALIWODA, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2005 — Despite the dangers and threats of terrorists and insurgent activity, more than 30,000 Balad, Yethrib and Ishaki voters hit the polls and the Iraqis who voted thanked Coalition Forces for helping them vote, a Task Force Danger soldier said. 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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| IN IRAQ |
| • Marines Mark Reopening of Fallujah Schools |
| • U.S. Troops Help Balad Council Organize, Plan |
| • Iraqi Refugees Teach Fort Benning Soldiers |
| • Troops See Election as Culmination of Effort |
| • 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Begins Return Home |
| • Operation Big Dig Takes Bite Out of the Desert |
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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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| HOMECOMING |
| 1st Cav Soldiers Return from Iraq |
| FORT HOOD, Texas, Feb. 9, 2005 — Nearly 150 1st Cavalry Division soldiers recently returned from a one year deployment Iraq recently to a cheering crowd of family and friends. Story | Photos |
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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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| • Soldiers Stop Attack, Kill Terrorist |
| . 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 Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2005 — Defense Department officials today identified two soldiers who were killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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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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