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AD DAWINYIA VISIT — U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, center, is escorted across the flightline at Camp Echo in Ad Dawinyia, Iraq, by Polish Maj. Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak, right, Feb.12, 2005. Abizaid is commander of the U.S. Central Command and Skrzypczak commands the Multinational Division Center-South in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| Rumsfeld Stresses Unity, Cooperation |
| MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 12, 2005 — Allies must cooperate, while respecting and understanding one another's points of view in the interest of their collective security, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today. Story |
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| Abizaid Visits Multinational, U.S. Troops |
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2005 — The commander of the U.S. Central Command stressed the importance of passing along knowledge from experienced troops rotating out of the country to newly arrived replacements during a visit today with multinational and U.S. Marine troops. Story
• Abizaid Underscores Importance of Mission |
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| Defense Leaders Outline Progress in Iraq |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005 — Three senior U.S. defense leaders expressed optimism today about the situation in Iraq following the nation's first free elections and also about the progress made by Iraqi security forces. Story |
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| Visit Gives Rumsfeld Look at Iraqi Forces |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told several hundred U.S. soldiers in Mosul today that he was "every bit as proud" to be there as he was during his pride-filled moments attending Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration in December. Story | Photos |
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| Marines, Iraqis Celebrate Improvement Project |
| AL MADINAH, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005 — Local residents and U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Division of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force celebrated the completion of a village improvement project here with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 10. Story |
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| Command Change Marks Year of Transition |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2005 — Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz handed off command of Multinational Corps Iraq to Army Lt. Gen. John R. Vines during a Feb. 10 ceremony at Al-Faw Palace near Baghdad. Story |
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| Operation Cracks Down on Illegal Weapons |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2005 — Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers with Task Force 1-6 Field Artillery teamed up Feb. 8, knocking on the doors of 100 homes in Mufrek, Iraq, a suburb of Baqubah, to look for unregistered weapons and other illegal items as part of efforts to discourage enemy activity in the area. Story |
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| Iraqi Police Commandos Get Connected |
| UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2005 — The Iraqi Police Commando Headquarters is now home to a nationwide command, control, communications, computer and intelligence operations center. Story |
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| Troops Bring Donations to Uzbek School |
| KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan, Feb. 11, 2005 — Visiting the nearby village of Khanabad Feb. 3, soldiers, airmen and contracted civilians stopped at the village to bring donations of school supplies to the town’s elementary school. Story |
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| Engineers Help Expand Kandahar Airfield |
| KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2005 — U.S. soldiers from Company B, 204th Engineer Battalion, are putting the final touches on Kandahar Airfield’s Rotary Wing Expansion Project. Story |
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| IN IRAQ |
| • Soldiers Foil Hand Grenade Handoff to Child |
| • Marine Expeditionary Unit Ends Ops in Iraq |
| • Task Force Troops Help Rebuild Balad Schools |
| • Soldiers Secure Iraqi Police Station |
| • Predators Protect Troops in Iraq |
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Former NFL Star Glad to Serve Soldiers |
| FORT LEWIS, Wash., Feb. 11, 2005 — It’s been a quarter-century since he traded his No. 60 Oakland Raiders jersey for civilian clothes, but Otis Sistrunk looked comfortable as he sat at his desk in the stadium he manages on post. Story |
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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
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| • Troops Uncover Explosive Devices |
| • NATO Allies to Join Training Mission |
| • School Renovation Rekindles Hope |
| . 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. 12, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced the identities of two soldiers who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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OPERATION SPURS — U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. Michael Lazzari and Thomas Rooney, riflemen with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, quickly search houses in the Korangal Valley, Afghanistan, while U.S. Navy Seaman Nathan Monteil, Lima Company hospital corpsman, keeps an eye out for enemy movement, Jan. 29, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rich Mattingly 5 More Photos
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