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HORNET MAINTENANCE— U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rodger Lagrange, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, cleans the canopy of an F/A-18A+ Hornet on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 14, 2005. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Philip V. Morrill Hi-Res Photo |
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| Promoting Freedom Protect America |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — President Bush's policy of promoting democracy not only squares with a respect for sovereignty, it supports the national security strategy. That was the message Douglas J. Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy, delivered to the members of the Council on Foreign Relations here Feb. 17. Story
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| Rice Outlines State's Supplemental Budget |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — The State Department's $5.6-billion budget supplemental request now before Congress "is absolutely critical to our national security," America's top diplomat noted at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Feb. 17. Story
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| Coast Guard Protects 'Gitmo' Waterways |
U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Feb. 18, 2005 — U.S. Coast Guardsmen are helping their Defense Department brethren by working to protect the coasts and waterways of this American military outpost in the Caribbean. Story
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| U.S., Coalition Troops Support Kabul School |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2005 — Children at a local school will have it a little easier carrying books and supplies to and from school thanks to U.S. and coalition military personnel efforts supporting Operation School House and Operation Educate. Story |
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| Korean Hospital Treats 130,000th Patient |
| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2005 — For almost two years, the soldiers of the Korean Hospital here have been providing medical support to Afghans and members of the coalition and after many months of hard work and dedication, they reached the achievement of treating 130,000 patients. Story |
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| Morale, Welfare, Recreation Program a Hit |
| CAMP PATRIOT, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005 — Soldiers with some free time at Camp Patriot have no excuse to be “barracks rats,” thanks to people like Tony Aguilar, a native of Dallas who is also known as “Big Tony” and “Tony the Tiger.” Story |
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| Future Military Doctors Hone Field Skills |
| CAMP BULLIS, Texas, Feb. 17, 2005 — Fourth-year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences were called in to treat patients during a 72-hour training exercise. Story |
| • Camp Provides Example in Joint, Cooperative Training |
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| Post Flips Switch on New Power Milestone |
| BALAD, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2005 — Logistics Support Area Anaconda slid into the second phase of the power production project with the opening of the roughly 24 megawatt power plant Feb. 12. Story |
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| IN IRAQ |
| • Marines Visit Farming Village, Harvest Goodwill |
| • Battalion Marines Open Doors in Fallujah |
| • Marines' KC-130J Joins Mission in Iraq |
| • Bavarian Chancellery Hosts Soldiers' Families |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| Soldier Extends to Stay in Iraq With New Unit |
| ASAD, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2005 — What's a police officer from Marietta, Ga., doing in the dusty desert regions of the Middle East? Extending her tour. "I wanted to be in the thick of it," said Army Sgt. Beth A. Bedore, a native of Saginaw, Mich. Story |
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| Bed Bath & Beyond, USO Team Up |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2005 — Bed Bath & Beyond has teamed with United Service Organizations to show that it, too, supports U.S. troops. Story |
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| Officials Identify Army Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2005 — Defense Department officials announced the identities of three soldiers who were killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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WEAPONS SWEEP — A U.S. soldier, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, inspects a Winchester 12-guage shotgun found during a weapons sweep in Baghdad, Feb. 15, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho
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