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FLIGHT DECK DUTIES — A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned to air department duties aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, tightens the wheel of a cart used to test the arresting gear on the flight deck of the carrier in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2005. The Truman Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Ricardo J. Reyes Hi-Res Photo |
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| Rumsfeld Discusses NATO Participation |
| NICE, France, Feb. 10, 2005 — The breadth of contributions NATO's 26 members make to the alliance's various military operations benefits the member nations and means "everyone does not have to do everything," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today. The secretary noted that various NATO nations are participating in operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo.
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| U.S. Military Advisers 'Embed' in Iraqi Units |
ARABIAN GULF REGION, Feb. 10, 2005 — U.S. forces will use an "advisory, assistance and embedding" strategy to help prepare Iraqi forces to provide security and ensure stability within their own borders, according to a senior military officer in the region.
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| Successful Elections Deal Blow to Terrorists |
| ARABIAN GULF REGION, Feb. 10, 2005 — Terrorists operating in Iraq have received a blow to their credibility, based on successful Iraqi elections and coupled with an inability to interject their agenda into U.S. elections, according to a senior military officer in the region today. Story |
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| New Trauma Registry Captures Wartime Data |
| FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10, 2005 — A new registry being established here is helping track casualty information from Iraq and Afghanistan to give senior leaders the concrete information they need as they make decisions about everything from what protective gear troops will use to how to better deliver combat casualty care.
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| Soldiers Foil Hand Grenade Handoff to Child |
| CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2005 — U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, foiled an attempt by a terrorist to coerce a child into accepting a hand grenade in Ramadi today. Story |
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| Marine Expeditionary Unit Ends Ops in Iraq |
CAMP RIPPER, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2005 — The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit relinquished the responsibility of providing security and stability in Iraq's western Al Anbar province to Regimental Combat Team 7 of the 1st Marine Division Feb. 7.
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| Team Helps Afghan Police Train for Future |
| JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2005 — In Jalalabad, Afghanistan, a three-man team from the 58th Military Police Company out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, has the daunting task of training 3,382 police officers from 31 districts spread throughout three provinces.
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| Task Force Troops Help Rebuild Balad Schools |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE PALIWODA, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2005 — In the past year, the Iraqi people in Balad have been able to refurnish and even rebuild their schools here with the help of Task Force Danger soldiers.
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| Soldiers Secure Iraqi Police Station |
| CAMP LIBERTY, Baghdad, Feb. 10, 2005 — Combat support soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Commandos), 10th Mountain Division, earned their combat patches the "hooah" way as they provided security for 10 days at an Iraqi police station in support of the democratic elections. Story |
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| IN IRAQ |
| • Predators Protect Troops in Iraq |
| • Battalion's Heroism Honored |
| • Infantry Division Troops Reach Out and Touch |
| • Operation Trailblazer Makes Iraqi Roads Safer |
| • Marine Motor Transport Keeps Battalion Mobile |
| • Marines Win Hearts, Minds Across Southwestern Iraq |
| • Troops Assist with Joint Coordination Center |
| • Military Historian: 'Every Soldier Has a Story' |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Contracting Officer Experiences Frontline Action in Iraq |
| SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Feb. 10, 2005 — U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ed Ruckwardt was in his office in Iraq when the quietness of the day was interrupted by a loud explosion that made the ground rumble under his feet and the trailer he worked in shake.
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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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| • Troops Help Injured Iraqi Police |
| • Iraqi Pilots Get C-130 Training |
| • Highway Patrolmen Graduate |
| • Al Kasik Base Rebuilding Continues |
| . Iraq Daily Update |
| . Year in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf) |
| . Iraq Reconstruction . Maps |
| . Weekly Progress Report (pdf) |
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| FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL — Iraqi children wait in line to receive school supplies from U.S. Marines of 4th Civil Affairs Group on their first day back to school in Al Fallujah, Iraq, after Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Feb. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas D. Hudzinski
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