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FINAL EDIT — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reviews and makes changes to his speech just minutes before the start of the 41st Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 12, 2005. Rumsfeld spoke about the continued relevance of the NATO alliance to threats facing the U.S. in the 21st century. Before attending the conference, Rumsfeld visited U.S. troops in Iraq and got a firsthand look at Iraqi forces. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Iraq Situation Defies Vietnam Analogy |
| DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 13, 2005 — U.S. involvement in Iraq now is a very different situation from U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict more than 30 years ago, Gen. John Abizaid said today in Baghdad, Iraq, on the final leg of a three-day tour of the country. Story |
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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 | Remarks |
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| Iraqi Pilots Fly Prime Minister on C-130 Mission |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2005 — Two days after their first training flight on a C-130 cargo plane, a crew from an Iraqi Air Force squadron were back in the cockpit Feb. 12 for their first mission: flying Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi round trip from Baghdad to As Sulaymaniwah West. Story |
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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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| 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 |
| • Battalion's Heroism Honored |
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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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| 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
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| • Incidents Claim Four Soldiers |
| • 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 Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced the identities of three 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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