January |
| Jan. 1 – USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Battle Group spends its first full day off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, delivering relief supplies to victims of Indian Ocean tsunami. Story |
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| Jan. 15 – Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz arrives in Thailand to assess relief efforts and visit devastated region. Story |
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| Jan. 30 – Millions of Iraqis turn out to vote for National Assembly members in the country's first democratic elections in generations. Story | Story |
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February |
| Early Feb – U.S. forces delivered aid to remote Afghan villages cut off by heavy snowstorms. Story |
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| Feb. 10 – Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announces U.S. military aid to tsunami zone is almost complete. Story |
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| Feb. 17 – Iraq 's Independent Electoral Commission certifies results from Jan. 30 elections. Story |
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March |
| March 1 – Iraqi judicial system refers first Saddam associates for trial. Story |
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| March 3 – A new health academy opens in Iraq. Story |
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| March 11 – Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns to port with more than 2,600 pounds of cocaine interdicted at sea. Story |
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| March 16 – Iraq's new Transitional National Assembly is seated in Baghdad. Story |
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| March 17 – Afghan military academy graduates its first basic training class. Story |
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| March 18 – U.S. helicopters and crews rescue more than 200 villagers from floods in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. Story |
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April |
| April 5 – Hospital Ship Mercy called back to Indonesia after Earthquake. Story |
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| Aprl 6 – Iraqi Transitional National Assembly elects Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president. Story |
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| April 7 – Iraqi Transitional National Assembly elects Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shiia Muslim, as prime minister. Story |
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| April 12 – Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad to discuss progress and continuity. Story |
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| April 13 – Rumsfeld visits U.S. forces at a provincial reconstruction team in rural Afghanistan. Story |
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May |
| May 12 – Top U.S. engineer announces coalition has rebuilt 11 power plants, adding 2,000 megawatts to the Iraqi electrical grid. Story |
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| May 16 – Officials announce new counterterrorism initiative to focus on Saharan Africa. Story |
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| May 31 – Benchmark 1,000th reconstruction project completed in Iraq. Story |
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June |
| June 3 – Military tops public confidence list in new Gallup poll. Story |
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| June 29 – Hawk crew rescues three Afghan children near Salerno. Story |
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| June 30 – NATO commander, Afghan president discuss progress, election security. Story |
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July |
| July 4 – U.S. unit helps bring water to Iraqi farmers. Story |
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| July 13 – Military stands by to provide security, emergency response for shuttle mission. Story |
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| July 16 – U.S. contribution to Darfur airlift operation begins. Story |
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| July 19 – Joint Chiefs chairman promises transformation aid to Slovak military. Story |
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August |
| Aug. 1 – Coalition, Iraqi ministry sign historic public health charter. Story |
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| Aug. 3 – Joint Commission for Conditions-Based Transition holds its initial meeting in Baghdad Aug. 2. Story |
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| Aug. 7 – U.S. forces support international efforts to rescue crew of sunken Russian sub. Story |
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| Aug. 16 – Officials announce Afghanistan's Baghran Valley to receive more than $2 million in U.S. reconstruction funds. Story |
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| Aug. 29 – Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans; thousands of Guardsmen on duty. Story Story |
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| Aug. 31 – 10,000 More Guard troops to support military's hurricane response. Story |
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September |
| Sept. 4 – Rumsfeld, Myers visit Gulf to assess military hurricane relief effort. Story |
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| Sept. 9 – Iraqi President Talabani visits Pentagon, thanks American troops for liberating Iraq. Story |
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| Sept. 18 – Afghans successfully vote in National Assembly members. Story |
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| Sept. 24 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall near Texas, Louisiana Border. Story |
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October |
| Oct. 1 – Afghan government expands former-militia reconciliation program. Story |
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| Oct. 2 – Afghan, Coalition Doctors Treat More Than 400 in Qalat. Story |
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| Oct. 6 – Top Army engineer announces New Orleans ‘essentially dry now.’ Story |
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| Oct. 7 – Coalition, Afghans mark four years of Operation Enduring Freedom. Story |
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| Oct. 7 – European Command experts plan for possible natural disaster in Bosnia. Story |
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| Oct. 10 – First U.S. earthquake relief supplies arrive in Pakistan. Story |
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| Oct. 11 – Rumsfeld sends general to coordinate Guatemalan disaster relief. Story |
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| Oct. 15 – Millions of Iraqis cast ballots in constitutional referendum. Story |
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| Oct. 19 – Saddam Hussein's trial begins in Baghdad. Story |
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November |
| Nov. 22 – Coalition forces turn over Saddam Hussein's Tikrit palace to Iraqi government. Story |
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| Nav. 28 – All-Iraqi aircrew flies its first solo mission. Story |
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December |
| Dec. 1 – DoD helps other nations address HIV challenges. Story |
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| Dec. 9 – U.S. forces support elementary school in Kosovo. Story |
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| Dec. 11 – Poll shows nine in 10 Iraqis want to vote Dec. 15. Story |
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| Dec. 15 – Iraqis head to polls to elect National Assembly. Story |
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| Dec. 16 – Infrastructure Projects Changing Minds in East Baghdad. Story |
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| Dec. 16 – National Elections Set Milestone for Iraqi Security Forces. Story |
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| Dec. 17 – Prison Stands as Testament to Saddam's Evil. Story |
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| Dec. 18 – Cheney Visits Iraq, Officials Laud Historic Vote. Story |
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| Dec. 19 – Cheneys Attend Afghan Parliament Opening Session. Story |
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| Dec. 20 – Ambassador Says 2006 to Be 'Year of Police' for Iraq. Story |
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| Dec. 21 – Iraqi Security Forces Working Toward Self-Sufficiency. Story |
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| Dec. 21 – Projects in Mosul Point to a Better Life for Iraq. Story |
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| Dec. 21 – Cheney, Rumsfeld Praise Military Disaster Support in Pakistan. Story |
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| Dec. 22 – Security, Sunni Participation Deterred Election Violence, General Says. Story |
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| Dec. 22 – Rumsfeld Cites 2005 Successes, Challenges for New Year. Story |
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| Dec. 26 – Support Command Focuses on Training Iraqi Logisticians. Story |
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| Dec. 28 – Iraqi, Afghan Elections Signal Most Significant Progress in 2005. Story |
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| Dec. 29 – Tal Afar Sees Progress With Water Network Completed . Story |
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| Dec. 29 – Apprentice Program Teaches Construction Skills to Young Iraqis. Story |
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| Dec. 31 – Pace Says 2005 Successful Year for Iraq. Story |
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