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Sunday, August 31, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-31-2008
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2) "Louisiana National Guard at Full Operational Status:..."
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3) "Top Guns Continue to Work With SOI, Ready Them for I..."
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4) "Warrior Soldiers Build Camaraderie Through Stress Re..."
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5) "1st Marine Logistics Group Hosts Dental Engagement"
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-30-2008
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2) "Raider Base Defense Operations Center Serves As Firs..."
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3) "'Operation Sapper Torch' Denies Terrorist Concealment "
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4) "AFPC Commander Discusses Personnel Support for Deplo..."
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5) "Iraqi Forces Struggle to Find Physicians for Medical..."
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6) "America Supports You: Group Offers Military Spouses ..."
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7) "Falafel King Provides Soldiers Taste of Iraq at COP..."
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8) "Florida Guard Prepares for Potential Hurricane Relie..."
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9) "States Supporting States: National Guard Gears Up fo..."
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10) "U.S. Troops in Middle East Must Understand Ramadan, ..."
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11) "Security Gains Set Stage for Economic Progress in Iraq "
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12) "Suze Orman Shares Wealth Plans, Thanks Service Members "
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13) "Service Members Employ Recession Buffers, Still Seek..."
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14) "Infantry Battalion Adds to Lineage and Honors"
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15) "Deployed CAB Pilot Watches Mother Retire After 33 Ye..."
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16) "Bravo Company STB Soldiers Watch the Skies"
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17) "4th Inf. Div. Town Hall Focuses on Families, Back to..."
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18) "From 'grunt' to Civil Affairs, Marine Shows Commitment"
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Friday, August 29, 2008
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08-29-2008
* US gears up to detect nuclear material at sea
* Coast Guard units prepare for Gustav
* Coast Guard cutter delivers aid to Georgia
* Coast Guard rescues three teenagers off Barnstable
* Coast Guard helps four people aboard sailboat
* Coast Guard, Navy Show Off Underwater Bomb Snooper
* Drill in Winyah Bay gives Coast Guard spill practice
* Coast Guard Gets Heart Healthy
* Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
* Towboat sinks at Port of Brownsville
* Coast Guard searches for missing boater near Fox Island
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DVIDS News - 08-29-2008
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2) "Engineers Earn Combat Patch - Army Rite of Passage C..."
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3) "Cycling Event Turns Up the Heat, Offers Challenge"
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4) "Veterinarians Unite in Yusifiyah"
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5) "Soldier Sings His Way Through Deployment"
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6) "Chief of the National Guard Bureau Visits New York A..."
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7) "Marines Look for Breakthroughs While Developing New ..."
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8) "Iraqis Put Proud Face on Budding Businesses at Joint..."
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9) "Colonel Credits Predecessor, Iraqi Forces for Improv..."
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10) "Abraham Lincoln Hosts Chairman, CENTCOM "
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11) "Rotation X Salvadorans Give Demo for XI"
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12) "Trackers Shift Gears, Serve As Heliborne Reaction Force"
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08-27-2008
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* Admiral Allen's Blue Tsunami
US Coast Guard Vessels Expected in Batumi
US warship due to arrive in disputed Georgian port
US cancels plan to send military ship to Poti
US Coast Guard Vessels Expected in Batumi
US aid ship avoids Poti
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Coast Guard captain allegedly used cocaine
Coast Guard releases new strategy
Coast Guard sets Dec. 30 date for high-tech ID cards
Coast Guard Learns What It Takes to Operate in Arctic
Sunken boats clog waterways, harm industry
Boaters face drug, alcohol charges
Cruise Ship Rescues 44 Haitians At Sea
Olive oil spill into Baltimore harbor probed
Man sentenced for smuggling illegal immigrants
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08-26-2008
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* US to deliver aid to tense Georgian port
Military continues to ship supplies
Russian general criticizes US Black Sea presence
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* 33 Migrants Arrive On Soldier Key
* Coast Guard pair's quick action leads to massive search, rescue of ...
* Navy, Coast Guard conducting port exercise
* Coast Guard to boaters: Don't beach your boat here
* Man dies after fall from container ship
* Coast Guard crew honored for work on boatyard fire
* Job Spotlight: US Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Squadron
* Smugglers Blamed In Theft Of 5 Go-Fast Boats In Pinellas
* Police Arrest 2 In Stolen Boat
* Toronto men who fell off jet skis now in hot water with the feds
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-24-2008
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2) "Show Them the Money"
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3) "Steadfast and Strong"
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4) "Marines to See Improvements in Rawah"
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5) "Iraqi Leaders, MND-B Soldiers Welcome 250 Families B..."
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6) "Officials Reopen Refurbished Jadriya Lake Park in Ka..."
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7) "Iraqis Step Up for Themselves/Members of Successful ..."
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8) "Iraqi Army Soldiers Learn Lifesaving Skills Through ..."
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9) "The Soldier That Keeps on Giving: Deployed 44th Expe..."
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10) "Army Father, Air Force Son Reunite in Iraq"
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11) "National Police Gives Humanitarian Aid to Needy Citi..."
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12) "Water Flows Again in Lahib"
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Friday, August 22, 2008
DVIDS News - 08/22/2008
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2) "Vanguard Brigade Continues Developing Iraqi Women's ..."
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3) "Anticipation Key to Homeland Security, NorthCom Comm..."
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4) "U.S., Iraq Make Progress on Status of Forces Agreement "
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5) "Tongans Ready for Third Rotation"
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6) "Iraqi Army Takes Lead to Support Sadr City Clinic - ..."
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7) "Tongans Ready for Third Tour in Iraq"
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8) "Professionalizing the ISF Through Partnership"
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9) "Soldiers Exemplify Valor "
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10) "CNO Visits JBB Sailors, Acknowledges Successes"
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08/21/2008
* Coast Guard drug fighter faces cocaine charge
*Coast Guard rescues 4 off San Diego coast
*USS Intrepid adds Coast Guard rescue helicopter
*Coast Guard's vision of the future: Good news
*NTSB To Coast Guard: Follow Alcohol Testing Rules
*The Coast Guard Adventurers
*Coast Guard Service Member Accused of Beating Neighbor
*Barge Hits Casco Bay Bridge
*Tall Ships sail into port this morning
*Coast Guard Rescuing Boaters Stuck In Fay's Fury
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08-20-2008
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*There's more coast to guard in Alaska
*California Maritime Academy training ship rescues two sailors
*Coast Guard Pushes Boat Safety as Tropical Storm Fay Moves North
*Coast Guard rescues 9 Nature Coast boaters
*Coast Guard to return 2 patrol boats to Navy
*Coast Guard calls off search for deputy commissioner, son
*Man thought he would die in Lake Michigan
*Meeting on Gulfport harbor with Coast Guard draws fire from Warr
*Straight AIM: TC Central student enjoys Coast Guard camp
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
DVIDS News - 08/19/2008
(08.19.2008) One Florida neighborhood's younger residents recently turned a simple lemonade stand, the ages-old financial bastion of kids looking to make some pocket change, into a fundraiser to help out an area troop-support...
Story by Samantha Quigley
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A Day in the Life: Signal Soldier Puts Family F...
(08.19.2008) Working as a plumber in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., just wasn’t providing enough money and benefits to provide for five children.
Story by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
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Medical Readiness Takes the Lead
(08.19.2008) If the mass of Soldiers gathered around the entrance to the Riva Ridge Troop Medical Clinic doesn’t give it away, then maybe it’s the Soldiers rubbing their upper arms amidst a few mildly anxious faces that did. ...
Story by 2nd Lt. Michelle Lawrence
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IA Takes Lead in Security for Shabaniyah Pilgri...
(08.19.2008) Iraqi army soldiers and coalition forces provided security, food and water to Iraqis on a pilgrimage to Karbala, Aug. 11-18, 2008.
Story by Pfc. Christopher McKenna
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Quick Strike Battalion Relieves Gunslingers in ...
(08.19.2008) The Soldiers of the 3rd “Quick Strike” Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment officially assumed the Attack Reconnaissance mission for Multi-National Corps – Iraq from their sister unit, 2nd “Gunslinger” Battalion, 1...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Chris seaton
Dairy Factory Sees Better Days Ahead
(08.19.2008) Ahmed Adnan Hashim is passionate about yogurt. He’s passionate about cheese and cream and the other products produced at the Nu-Nu factory in Bada, a small town in northern Babil province.
Story by Sgt. David Turner
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Return to Normalcy – Relationship Between the C...
(08.19.2008) In the southern Rishad valley in the Kirkuk province, lies the remote village of Gaydah; located several miles off the nearest main road and even further from the nearest substantial city or district. Already acc...
Story by Spc. Jason Jordan
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Ironhorse Reignites Army Female Development Pro...
(08.19.2008) Female leadership from 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division reignited The Army Female Development Program by holding a brigade-wide female-specific meeting.
Story by Spc. Shejal Pulivarti
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Black Smiths Hope for Speedy Recovery
(08.19.2008) A dead-lined vehicle is not a good thing for most units, but there’s a group of Soldiers in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team’s Service and Recovery shop who make sure every vehicle is expeditiously recovered so it can...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kap Kim
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Asad Abad Celebrates the 89th Anniversary of Af...
(08.19.2008) Government officials, security forces and local citizens gathered in downtown Asad Abad in celebration of the 89th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Great Britain.
Story by Lt. Neil Myers
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Scientists, Battlefield Medics Share Ideas
(08.19.2008) Scientists and battlefield medical clinicians shared their knowledge and experiences to advance medicine during the military's premier trauma care conference.
Story by Sarah Maxwell
USCG Headquarters NewsBreak - 08-19-2008
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* Helicopter helps rescue 4 in bay
*Ballooning costs, delays put Coast Guard's widely praised Rescue 21 in peril
* Port Canaveral to close, Coast Guard orders big ships away
* Meeting with Coast Guard draws fire
* DHS answers to many, pleases few
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Monday, August 18, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-18-2008
(08.18.2008) Insurgents detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside a U.S. base in Khowst province Aug. 18, 2008, killing nine Afghan local nationals and wounding another 13, according to initial reports.
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Task Force Raider Remembers Fallen Soldier
(08.18.2008) A lone rifle sits on a wooden platform as Soldiers trickle in to find seats. Music softly resonates in the air, and not a word is spoken above a whisper. The sun glints off identification tags hanging on the rifl...
Story by Jessica Dahlberg
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Comanche Troop’s Hard Work = Improvements in Ab...
(08.18.2008) When he looks at a map of Baghdad and sees the muhallahs that form a little block in the south known as Abu T’shir, he realizes how tenuous a position his platoon and fellow Soldiers are in.
Story by Staff Sgt. Brent Williams
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Admin to Grunt: Battalion Commander’s Eyes and ...
(08.18.2008) A Marine underwent an immense transition from monitoring pay to becoming the eyes and ears of the battalion commander.
Story by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson
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Secretary Rice Offers 'Deep Gratitude' to Resig...
(08.18.2008) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today offered
Story by John Kruzel
Small Maintenance Crew Performs Critical Missio...
(08.18.2008) In Iraq there are moving vehicles everywhere similar to a giant truck stop in the desert.
Story by Spc. Michele Meadows
Golden Knights Help Celebrate 50th Chicago Air ...
(08.18.2008) The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team headlined the 2008 Chicago Air and Water Show along the city’s spectacular lakefront, Aug. 15-17, 2008, and kicked off the 3-day event with a tandem jump by Chicago nat...
Story by Courtney Wittman
Small Rewards Program Reduces Munitions
(08.18.2008) Colorful flyers are passed out to the Afghanistan population to give them tips such as staying hydrated, warnings to avoid touching landmines and what to do if one might happen to come across munitions that could...
Story by Jessica Dahlberg
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Congressmen Get First-hand View/Representatives...
(08.18.2008) Congressional representatives toured the revitalized Baghdad District of Sadr City with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, Aug. 17, 2008.
Story by Sgt. Philip Klein
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-16-2008
(08.16.2008) Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers, Iraqi security forces members and Sadr City government officials are continuously working to improve the lives of residents of the Thawra 1 and 2 neighborhoods.
Story by Sgt. Philip Klein
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Battalion Cuscatlán: Ten Paves Way for E...
(08.16.2008) Nearing the end of their six-month tour in Iraq, soldiers of El Salvador’s Battalion Cuscatlán have begun to wrap up some projects in Wasit province, and prepare others for transfer to the next rotation. <...
Story by Sgt. Daniel West
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Soldier Uses Experience to Help Mold Minds
(08.16.2008) He earned a Combat Action Badge during his previous deployment and is the only Soldier in the platoon to have returned fire to counter enemy fire during this deployment.
Story by Pfc. Christopher McKenna
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Civil-Military Conference Unites Provinces in C...
(08.16.2008) Coalition, provincial and Iraqi leaders from Multi-National Division – Center met with U.S. Embassy and Department of Defense representatives for the first ever Civil-Military Coordination Conference Aug. 11-13, ...
Story by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret
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Iraqi Army Participate in Vanguard Route Cleara...
(08.16.2008) Iraqi army soldiers are participating in the first Vanguard Brigade route clearance course in an effort to improve security in the Babil province.
Story by Spc. Amanda Mcbride
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Iraqi Army Takes Vital Security Role in Wasit
(08.16.2008) The 32nd Iraqi Army Brigade immediately offered their help to maintain security in Wasit province when word broke of the 1st Georgian Brigade’s redeployment.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson
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UN Officials Visit Election Sites in Najaf
(08.16.2008) Representatives of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq visited election sites and met with members of the provincial government in Najaf Aug. 11-12, 2008.
Story by Sgt. David Turner
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4th Inf. Div. Leaders, Career Counselors Accomp...
(08.16.2008) As the 4th Infantry Division passed the halfway point of its third deployment in five years to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Ironhorse Division’s Soldiers, leaders and career counselors once aga...
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MND-B EPTT Assists, Develops IP Systems
(08.16.2008) In January 2008, Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 18th Military Police Brigade developed a new method to further improve the surging Iraqi police force by implementing the enhanced Police Transition Teams to c...
Story by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
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PRT Supports Agriculture in Konar Province
(08.16.2008) According to Afghanistan's own statistics, 13 percent of the Konar province is suitable for farming. Wheat, rice and corn are the primary crops, all of which are reliant on irrigation systems fed primarily by sn...
Story by Lt. Neil Myers
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Anaba Is Named Panjshir’s First 'peaceful Distr...
(08.16.2008) Government and military leaders, international representatives, and villagers packed into the common area of the new Anaba District Center in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2008, to celebrate the naming...
Story by Capt. Jillian Torango
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CMC Visits Camp Fallujah, Speaks About Progress
(08.16.2008) Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, visited service members and toured the local battlefield shared by Marine units of Regimental Combat Team 1 on Aug. 16, 2008.
Story by Cpl. Chris Mann
Marine Corps’ Top Enlisted Visits Marines on Ca...
(08.16.2008) With the hot Iraq weather sweltering down on an assembly of Marines gathered on Camp Baharia, Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent delivered a riveting speech about subjects ranging from progress Marines are making in Iraq ...
Story by Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Murphy
New Bidding Process Creates Standards Afghanist...
(08.16.2008) The Kapisa and Parwan provincial reconstruction team, located on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, introduced a new bidding process which has been used as a basis by the U.N.’s Assistance Mission Afghanistan in prop...
Story by Pvt. Tamara Gabbard
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Friday, August 15, 2008
DVIDS News - 08-15-2008
(08.15.2008) Since the dawn of aviation more than 100 years ago, militaries throughout the world have continuously pursued the development of unmanned aerial vehicles to give them an edge over the enemy when conducting combat...
Story by Sgt. Jason Dangel
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Rapid Refuel Returns HMM-262 to the Air in Okinawa
(08.15.2008) Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, joined airmen from 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, on Kadena Air Base, for a rapid ground refueling exercise here Aug. 8, 2008.
Story by Lance Cpl. Stefanie Pupkiewicz
Congressmen Visit Baghdad, Give Soldiers ‘vote’...
(08.15.2008) During an election year, politicians from all parties travel across the countryside, reaching out to constituents in urban areas and rural towns, seeking input and spreading their messages.
Story by Spc. Douglas York
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CLB-31 Establishes Evacuation Control Center on...
(08.15.2008) At any given time the U.S. State Department may call for the evacuation of U.S. citizens from a foreign country due to a natural disaster or political unrest.
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Amarah Police Gain Officers, Confidence
(08.15.2008) Iraqi men waited in line outside Amarah’s Iraqi police station anxious to join the ranks of the IP. A look of pride and determination on their faces, the candidates clutched their applications like lottery ticket...
Story by Pfc. Terence Ewings
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Iraqi Army, Long Knife Medics Conduct Joint Tra...
(08.15.2008) A group of Iraqi army medics completed combat medical training at Camp Mittica, near Tallil, with medics of the Long Knife Brigade July 30, 2008.
Story by 2nd Lt. Melanie Kwan
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Civil-Military Conference Unites Provincial Rec...
(08.15.2008) Coalition, provincial and Iraqi leaders from Multi-National Division – Center met Department of Defense representatives for the first ever Civil-Military Coordination Conference Aug. 11-13, 2008.
Story by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret
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Iraqi Forces Conduct Georgians’ Missions in Wasit
(08.15.2008) Iraqi security forces will partner with the 41st Fires Brigade and occupy the different checkpoints and patrol bases that the 1st Georgian Brigade manned before they redeployed home.
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson
Navy Leaders Visit Camp Eggers
(08.15.2008) The Navy’s top officer and enlisted leader visited the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Aug 15, 2008. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead ...
Story by Shawn Graham
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Sailor to Pursue Gold Medals in Beijing 2008 Pa...
(08.15.2008) Four years after he became the first active-duty service member to compete for the United States at the Paralympic Games, a Sailor assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego will compete again next month for gold...
Story by Lt. Jennifer Cragg
Son of Pueblo West Couple Helps Iraqis Power Ke...
(08.15.2008) Iraq sits about 15 miles north of Baghdad. Twenty years ago, it was the center of military excellence for the Iraqi combat machine, the former home of “Chemical Ali”. Today the new Iraqi military has charge of th...
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Trish Freeland
Kansas Airman Helps Iraqis Power Key Military Base
(08.15.2008) Iraq sits about 15 miles north of Baghdad. Twenty years ago, it was the center of military excellence for the Iraqi combat machine, the former home of “Chemical Ali”. Today the new Iraqi military has charge of th...
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Trish Freeland
Long Knives Enjoy Championship Soccer Game
(08.15.2008) Several hundred Iraqis gathered in western Shomali at the Euphrates high school soccer field to watch a championship match between two neighborhood favorites. Story by 1st Lt. Andy Fong
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Overseas Troops, Civilians Can Vote by Absentee...
(08.15.2008) With fall general elections approaching, U.S. service members and civilians living overseas should now be thinking about obtaining absentee ballots to vote, the Defense Department's senior voting official urged t...
Story by Gerry Gilmore
Security Improvements Amplify Stability in Iraq...
(08.15.2008) Citizens of Iraq's Babil province feel secure, and overall quality of life in the area is improving due to the efforts of Iraqi and coalition forces, a U.S. commander said on Aug. 14, 2008.
Story by Seaman William Selby
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(08.14.2008) A C-17 Globemaster departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and landed at Tbilisi International Airport, Aug. 13, 2008, delivering $1 million in humanitarian aid to reduce the suffering of the people of the Republic ...
Story by Capt. Erin Dorrance
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Humanitarian Supply Flight to Help Bring Relief...
(08.14.2008) The 21st Theater Sustainment Command and the U.S. Air Force - Europe began providing emergency humanitarian assistance Aug. 12, 2008 for the people of Georgia in response to the crisis situation.
Story by Capt. Bryan Woods
Soldiers, Airmen in Europe Work to Provide Geor...
(08.14.2008) The U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe began working, Aug. 12, 2008, to begin emergency humanitarian assistance for the people of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
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Saddam Left Iraq 25 Years Behind in Technology,...
(08.14.2008) Iraq was left behind in the information-technology revolution for 25 years under Saddam Hussein's regime while the rest of the world moved on, a military official said this week.
Story by Kristen Noel
College Basketball Coaches Bring Camaraderie, A...
(08.14.2008) Five National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball head coaches made an appearance, June 7, 2008, at the Eastside Fitness Center. Jeff Bdzelik (Colorado University), Ed Conroy (The Citadel), Jim Crews (Unit...
Story by Spc. Anthony Hooker
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Georgian Humanitarian Mission Continues
(08.14.2008) The humanitarian mission under way in Georgia is intended to alleviate suffering for now and will move into longer-range help in the future, officials said at a Pentagon news conference today.
Story by Jim Garamone
Leaders of 3rd Sustainment Brigade Keep Up Neig...
(08.14.2008) Col. Darrell Williams and select members of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade leadership chain ate lunch at the home of base neighbor Dr. Muhammad Ismail Ahmad Ramah June 25, 2008.
Story by Spc. Anthony Hooker
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Staying Fit for Combat
(08.14.2008) What better place to prepare for the Marine Corps’ new combat fitness test requirements than in a combat zone?
Story by Cpl. Chris Mann
Detainees Return Home Accompanied by Their Fami...
(08.14.2008) The families of 21 detainees entered Victory Base Complex to visit their family member today –and bring him home. The detainees had been determined to no longer be security threats and were released after a brief...
Story by Spc. Brandon Hubbard
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TF XII Soldier Named Flight Surgeon of Year
(08.14.2008) A Flight Surgeon in US Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is presented the US Army Theodore Lyster Flight Surgeon of the Year award
Story by Sgt. Brandon Little
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General Reports on Security Operations in Iraqi...
(08.14.2008) Security operations in Iraq's Diyala province have achieved success, in part, because coalition and Iraqi forces are working in proximity to and with the support of Iraqi citizens, a senior U.S. Army officer in B...
Story by Gerry Gilmore
A Rockin’ Time at Korean Village
(08.14.2008) A quiet base in the western Al Anbar province was filled with sounds of electric guitars and the crash of cymbals on July 10, 2008.
Story by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson
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Byers Loses in Quarterfinals, Vows to Wrestle i...
(08.14.2008) After being eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Olympic Greco-Roman 120-kilogram wrestling tournament on Aug. 14, 2008, Army Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers vowed to continue his quest for an Olympic medal at the 2...
Story by Tim Hipps
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