11/30/2005
Iraq Security Successes Critical to Victory in Iraq, Bush Says
WASHINGTON - As Iraq's security forces gain capability and take on more and tougher missions, they're winning the confidence of the Iraqi people and setting the stage for coalition forces to stand down, President Bush said today in Annapolis, Md.
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11/30/2005
Bush to Troops: 'The American People Stand Behind You'
WASHINGTON - Victory in Iraq will require the strength and courage of U.S. servicemembers, who by fighting terrorists in Iraq are defeating a direct threat to the American people, President Bush said today at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
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11/30/2005
Gaming is More Than Just Play for Military Services
ORLANDO, Fla. - A team of eight U.S. soldiers is engaged by a larger enemy force. The team is hit by three rocket-propelled grenades and three improvised explosive devices, yet they still fight, killing several enemies.
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11/30/2005
Rumsfeld: Iraq's Terrorists Not Worthy of 'Insurgent' Label
WASHINGTON - "Insurgents" just seems like too positive a word to describe terrorists in Iraq and implies a level of legitimacy they don't have and don't deserve, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Pentagon reporters Nov. 29.
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11/30/2005
Bush: Clear Strategy Will Ensure Victory in Iraq
WASHINGTON - A clear, comprehensive U.S. strategy is showing solid progress in Iraq and will ultimately defeat terrorists there and ensure a free Iraq that inspires democratic reformers throughout the Middle East, President Bush said today in Annapolis, Md.
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11/30/2005
Army's Ongoing Transformation Was Decades in the Making
WASHINGTON - Although the Army only began its transformation in 2002, the process has been ongoing and decades in the making, the military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology said here Nov. 29.
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11/30/2005
Rumsfeld: U.S. Obliged to Train Iraqis to Prevent Abuse
WASHINGTON - Though Iraq is responsible for dealing with prisoner abuse or mistreatment by Iraqi security forces, the United States has an obligation to ensure Iraqis are properly trained and are aware of the damage such abuses can cause, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here Nov. 29.
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11/30/2005
Chairman Calls White Phosphorous Legitimate Military Tool
WASHINGTON - White phosphorous is a legitimate military tool, but U.S. forces have been highly judicious about using it to avoid harming civilians, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Pentagon reporters Nov. 29.
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11/30/2005
Huge Weapons Cache Yields Thousands of Buried Rounds
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and U.S. forces have removed more than 4,200 mortar rounds from a major weapons cache found Nov. 27 outside of an abandoned military base near Kirkuk, Iraq, military officials reported.
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11/30/2005
Today's Operations Build Future Military
ORLANDO, Fla. - The military of the future is evolving today, military and defense industry officials said at the opening of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference here Nov. 29.
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11/29/2005
Rumsfeld: Quitting No Exit Strategy for Iraq
WASHINGTON - "Quitting is not an exit strategy" for Iraq and would open a Pandora's box of risks to the American people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Pentagon reporters today.
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11/29/2005
Officials Decry Use of Outdated Images to Portray Gitmo
U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Leaders at the U.S. detention facility for enemy combatants here wonder why media outlets continue to use outdated images of defunct facilities to accompany news reports about the base.
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11/29/2005
Americans Open Their Hearts to Servicemembers
WASHINGTON - As the traditional gift-giving season gets under way, American people, corporations and service groups are showing their gratitude to American servicemembers, especially those who are deployed, in combat zones, or have been wounded.
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11/29/2005
Troops Find Car Bombs, Detain Suspects
WASHINGTON - Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, discovered three car bombs and detained nine possible terrorists west of Rawah today after their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber, military officials reported.
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11/29/2005
Terror War Strategy Goes Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The threat that led to the global war on terror began festering long before Sept. 11, 2001, and will continue to rage as long as al Qaeda and other like organizations keep spreading their ideology, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, from U.S. Central Command, said.
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11/29/2005
U.S. Helping Colombian Military Cope With Drug War's Legacy
MIAMI - While U.S. servicemembers are in the Middle East fighting the war on terrorism, Colombia is fighting its own war against terrorists -- narco-traffickers and violent militias that support them in the country's mountainous rural areas.
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11/28/2005
Ambassador Underscores Significance of Iraq's Upcoming Elections
WASHINGTON - Iraq's upcoming national elections will have a major impact on the country, forming a new government that "will act like a magnet and draw people in," the Defense Department's representative to Europe and adviser to the U.S. mission to NATO predicted today.
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11/28/2005
Patrol Uncovers Weapons, Bomb Materials
WASHINGTON - A routine patrol yielded significant results Nov. 27 when Task Force Baghdad soldiers discovered terrorists' weapons and bomb-making materials and detained four suspects in the Abu Ghraib district of western Baghdad, military officials reported.
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11/28/2005
Exhibition Focuses on Joint Operations, Disaster Preparation
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference opened its doors today to showcase technological developments in military training and provide a forum for industry professionals to share knowledge in the area of force preparation.
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11/27/2005
Marine Killed, Operation Tigers Continues in Iraq
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Marine engaged in combat operations against enemy forces near Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack Nov. 26, officials in Iraq announced today.
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11/27/2005
Top NCOs Inform Soldiers in Iraq of Wartime Training Changes
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - The Army is instituting significant changes in how it trains and recruits soldiers, aiming to make U.S. troops more battle ready for the challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, two of the Army's top noncommissioned officers said during recent visits to Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq.
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11/26/2005
Americans Give Special Thanks to U.S. Troops, Bush Says
WASHINGTON - On this Thanksgiving Day weekend, all Americans are reminded of the debt of gratitude they owe to the men, women and families of the United States military, President Bush said today in his weekly radio address.
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11/26/2005
Relative Confirms Oct. 14 Raid Killed Zarqawi Confidant
BAGHDAD - A family member and coalition sources have confirmed that Oct. 14 raids killed a close confidant of fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, military officials reported today.
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11/23/2005
U.S., Honduran Senior Enlisted Build Ties
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - The new senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his counterpart at U.S. Southern Command did a little international teambuilding on a visit here Nov. 22 and today.
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11/23/2005
Persistent Presence Creates Secure Environment, Spokesman Says
WASHINGTON - Operations that have been ongoing in the Iraq's Anbar province since September have had a significant impact nationwide and have limited the ability of terrorists to conduct suicide attacks, a U.S. military spokesman said today in Baghdad.
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11/22/2005
Senior Military, Civilian Leaders Discuss QDR Topics
WASHINGTON - Senior military and civilian leaders discussed a number of topics that will be addressed in the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review during a Nov. 21 Pentagon meeting, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
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11/22/2005
Central Command Welcomes Chairman's Advisor
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. Central Command headquarters here last week as part of his tour to meet the senior enlisted leaders of the combatant commands.
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11/22/2005
General Links Security at Home to U.S. Role in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The contributions U.S. servicemembers are making in Iraq are helping ensure the peace and security families across the United States will enjoy this Thanksgiving, the commander of coalition operations in Iraq told Pentagon reporters via satellite today.
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11/22/2005
Terrorists Fire Dud in Attempt to Disrupt Tikrit Ceremony
WASHINGTON - Terrorists today fired what officials called "unidentified explosive ordnance" at a ceremony where multinational forces were turning over control of the former Saddam Hussein palace complex to Iraqi government officials in Tikrit, Iraq, military officials said.
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11/22/2005
Chairman's Enlisted Advisor Heads South to Visit Troops
MIAMI - Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. "Joe" Gainey, recently appointed as the first senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. Southern Command Nov. 21 to learn the lay of the land and impart bits of his own brand of wisdom.
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11/21/2005
Iraqi Soldiers Seize Weapons, Detain Three Suspects
WASHINGTON - Iraqi army soldiers confiscated a large number of terrorists' weapons and bomb-making materials and detained three suspects today during cordon-and-search operations in the Ghazaliyah area of western Baghdad, military officials reported.
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11/21/2005
America Supports You: Business Goes to the Dogs
VIENNA, Va. - Supporting the military canine corps serving in the global terror war is for the dogs as far as one Virginia business is concerned. The furry patrons of Happy Tails Dog Spa in this Washington suburb and their owners have pitched in to help support America's military working dogs with needed items.
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11/21/2005
Saddam's Hometown Palace to Transfer to Iraqis
WASHINGTON - In what's being regarded as a highly symbolic development in Iraq, coalition forces will turn over former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's palace in Tikrit to the new Iraqi government during Nov. 22 ceremonies.
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11/21/2005
Bush Thanks Mongolia for Terror War Support
WASHINGTON - President Bush today thanked the people of Mongolia for helping bring about "a stunning transformation" in Iraq that he said is introducing freedom and democracy to people who had lived under tyranny and terror.
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11/21/2005
Combined Patrol Engages Enemy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - A combined security patrol of Afghan National Army and coalition soldiers located and attacked enemy forces Nov. 20 northwest of Deh Rawood, military officials reported.
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11/21/2005
More Military Funds Committed for Pakistan Quake Relief
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is nearly doubling its funding for earthquake relief operations in Pakistan - to $110 million - following the country's devastating Oct. 8 earthquake that left an estimated 73,000 people dead, State Department officials announced Nov. 19.
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11/20/2005
U.S Troops Recognized for, and Die in, Combat Action
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops in Iraq continue to perform heroically in combat against terrorist insurgents; and some are making the ultimate sacrifice in the country that President Bush has called "the central front in the war on terror."
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11/20/2005
Iraqi Police Class Graduates to Join Officers on Patrol
WASHINGTON - As part of the Iraqi government's ongoing effort to train its security forces, officials announced today that the Iraqi Police Service graduated 217 police officers from advanced and specialty courses at the Baghdad Police College on Nov.17.
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11/20/2005
Rumsfeld Calls for Substantive, Mindful Iraq Debate
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld acknowledged that a spirited debate about the Iraq War is justified; however, he urged that this debate be substantive, factually based and mindful of its real-world consequences.
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11/19/2005
Bush Vows America to Fight in Iraq Until Victory Secured
WASHINGTON - President Bush today dismissed political and media speculation about withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and instead gave an impassioned and historically rich defense of the American war effort there during a rousing visit to U.S. troops at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
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11/18/2005
'Bosslift' Inspires Troop Support From Employers
FORT KNOX, Ky. - After a three-day tour of Fort Knox and its training operations, a group of employers who have employees in the National Guard or Reserves showed their support for the troops by signing statements of support for the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve program here Nov. 17.
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11/18/2005
Some Protective Vests Recalled, But Wearers Never at Risk
WASHINGTON - The Army and Marine Corps are recalling about 18,000 protective vests, but officials emphasize that troops wearing them aren't at risk and that the recall has nothing to do with ballistic plate protection.
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11/18/2005
Team Builds Border Post to Enhance Iraq's Security
BAGHDAD - The Iraq/Syria border is a seemingly arbitrary line scratched into the sand, punctuated occasionally by cone-shaped stone marker piles, which are often the highest points around.
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11/18/2005
NSPS Implementation Date Moves to Feb. 1
WASHINGTON - DoD will delay implementing the new National Security Personnel System until Feb. 1, acting Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England said.
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11/18/2005
Task Force Soldiers Respond to Khanaqin Bombings
TIKRIT, Iraq - More than 150 Iraqi civilians were reported killed or wounded in terrorist attacks that destroyed two Shiite mosques in Khanaqin, Iraq, during prayer services today, military officials here said.
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11/18/2005
Weapons Cache Grows as Soldiers Keep Digging
BAGHDAD - After receiving a tip from a local resident, soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uncovered what turned out to be a large weapons cache west of Baghdad.
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11/18/2005
One Soldier Killed, Two Injured in Vehicle Accident
WASHINGTON - A 101st Sustainment Brigade soldier was killed and two others were injured Nov. 17 in a vehicle accident during a combat logistical patrol north of Tal Afar, Iraq, military officials reported.
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11/17/2005
VA, Olympic Agreement Benefits Disabled Veteran Athletes
WASHINGTON - Athletes participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Wheelchair Games and National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic are now eligible to qualify for U.S. Paralympic teams thanks to an agreement signed today.
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11/17/2005
'America Supports You' Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON - One year ago this week, the Defense Department launched "America Supports You," a program to showcase the nation's support for its men and women in uniform and the many ways citizens are expressing that support.
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11/17/2005
Celebrities Honor Troops on 'America Supports You' Videos
WASHINGTON - They read like a "Who's Who" of music, sports, TV and movie icons, all pulling together to lend their time, talents and voices to supporting America's men and women in uniform as part of the "America Supports You" program.
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11/17/2005
Guard, Reserve Employers See Cutting-Edge Simulator
FORT KNOX, Ky. - Civilian employers of National Guard and military Reserve personnel got to see and experience a new simulator here Nov. 16 that put them in one of the most common, and possibly dangerous, situations deployed servicemembers face -- a convoy through Baghdad.
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11/17/2005
Personal Tragedy Inspires Spirit of Generosity in Sept. 11 Survivor
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - When American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Army Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell was just 20 feet away from the impact point. Birdwell traveled here Nov. 9 and 10 to offer encouragement to patients recovering in the amputee-care center and burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center here.
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11/17/2005
Detainee Abuse Charges in Afghanistan Referred to Court-Martial
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Charges of detainee abuse against two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan were referred to a court-martial today after their commander reviewed the investigating officer's report and considered his recommendations, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials reported.
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11/16/2005
Five Marines Killed in Steel Curtain Firefight
WASHINGTON - Five Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed today during a firefight while conducting Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, military officials reported.
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11/16/2005
Retiree Quits Smoking After Nearly 50 Years
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Tom Sammons picked up his first cigarette when he was 14 years old. Young and swayed by peer pressure, he had no idea at the time that it would take him 48 years to put his last one down.
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11/15/2005
Iraq Intelligence Mistakes Were Honest, Rumsfeld Says
WASHINGTON - The decision to send troops into Iraq was made in good faith based on shared intelligence, and the servicemembers risking their lives in the war on terror need to know that, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
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11/15/2005
Judge Orders Military Trial at Guantanamo Bay Halted
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered a halt Nov. 14 to the military trial of an Australian detainee captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a Supreme Court ruling in a related case.
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11/15/2005
Two Marines Killed in Steel Curtain Operations
WASHINGTON - Two Marines died from wounds suffered while participating in Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, on Nov. 14. Both were assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
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11/14/2005
Bush: America Will Not Back Down in War on Terror
WASHINGTON - America faces a dangerous enemy in the radical terrorists who are fighting democracy in the Middle East, and the only strategy to win is to remain on the offensive and to accept nothing less than total victory, President Bush said today at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
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11/14/2005
Rice Cites Democracy as Cause to Hope for Peace
WASHINGTON - People's growing preference for democratic processes and a corresponding opposition to terrorism are increasing the opportunity for peace, America's top diplomat said in Jerusalem Nov. 13.
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11/14/2005
U.S. Remains Committed to Iraqi Democracy, Rice Says
WASHINGTON - Although the road ahead is not easy, the United States remains determined to help Iraqis replace former dictator Saddam Hussein's autocratic rule with a democratic government, the top U.S. diplomat said in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 13.
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11/14/2005
Steel Curtain Troops Move Into Ubaydi
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 began a new phase of Operation Steel Curtain today by entering the town of Ubaydi.
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11/12/2005
Command Sergeant Major Praises Women's Service
ARLINGTON, Va. - Women -- daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, wives, friends and even grandmothers -- are serving in every state, U.S. territory and in more than 100 countries worldwide, the Army Reserve's first woman command sergeant major told the audience at a special Veterans Day observance at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Nov.11.
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11/12/2005
U.S., Coalition Forces Kill, Capture Terrorists in Iraq
WASHINGTON - U.S. and coalition forces today took down a suspected al Qaeda safe house and put an enemy mortar team out of commission during two separate raids in Iraq, according to U.S. military press releases.
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11/12/2005
Women Veterans Tell What Veterans Day Means to Them
ARLINGTON, Va. - Five women, one from each service, including the Coast Guard, told an overflow audience here at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial's theater what being a veteran means to them during a special Veterans Day observance.
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11/12/2005
Rice Chides Syria Over Lebanon, Iraq Policies
WASHINGTON - Syrian leaders aren't helping matters by criticizing the U.N. investigation into the assassination of a former Lebanese leader, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in Bahrain today.
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11/11/2005
Operation Steel Curtain Continues in Iraq
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - An estimated 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and 2,500 U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors with Regimental Combat Team 2 continue to clear the town of Karabilah of terrorists and weapons one week into Operation Steel Curtain, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported today.
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11/11/2005
'America Supports You' Rolls Down 5th Avenue
NEW YORK - Active supporters of U.S. servicemembers rolled down historic 5th Avenue here today in the city's Veterans Day parade, riding on a float for the Defense Department's "America Supports You" program.
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11/11/2005
Rice Gives Troops in Iraq Veterans Day Thank You
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a Veterans Day visit to troops in Iraq today to honor their service and joined them and Iraqi leaders in inaugurating the Nineveh Provincial Reconstruction Team, headquartered in Mosul.
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11/11/2005
President Urges Continued Support for Terror War
WASHINGTON - President Bush today used Veterans Day, a day originally designated to commemorate victory in World War I, as an opportunity to reaffirm the United States' commitment to seeing the war on terror through to victory.
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11/11/2005
Cheney: Recent Veterans Follow in Predecessors' Footsteps
WASHINGTON - Americans owe their freedom and liberty to military veterans, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said today during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. He added that the current generation of servicemembers will continue in their predecessors footsteps.
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11/11/2005
Pace Discusses War on Terror on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON - If Americans demonstrate patience and the will to continue, "there is no way we can lose" the war on terror, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
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11/10/2005
Kentucky Communities Support Hometown Troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON - When the Kentucky Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, was activated to deploy to Iraq in November 2004, citizens in the soldier's communities banded together to shower them with support.
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11/10/2005
Times Posted for Armed Forces Marathon Event
WASHINGTON - The Army won the armed forces title with and overall time of 10:59:01 at the 2005 Armed Forces Marathon Championship, conducted as a part of the 2005 Marine Corps Marathon, on Oct. 30 here.
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11/10/2005
Labor Department Launches Veterans Employment Program
WASHINGTON - About 300,000 wallet-sized cards and key fobs with critical employment and job-training information will be distributed to military personnel and veterans over the next six months, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today at its annual pre-Veterans Day salute.
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11/10/2005
Oxygen Carriers Coursing Through Clinical Trials
FORT DETRICK, Md. - When warfighters are bleeding severely on a battlefield, getting blood to them is tricky at best, because blood requires refrigeration and has a short shelf life. With this in mind, researchers for decades have been working on fluids, called hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, that do blood's job of carrying oxygen.
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11/10/2005
Innovative Program Helps Troubled Veterans Turn Lives Around
WASHINGTON - A unique center here is helping troubled veterans turn their lives around by providing a military-style program designed to help them beat addictions, develop career skills, land jobs, find homes, and become productive citizens.
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11/10/2005
Then and Now Americans Support Their Troops
WASHINGTON - The two of us were born more than 50 years and nearly 160 miles apart. But we are connected to each other -- and to so many of our fellow Americans -- in ways that easily surpass both age and geography.
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11/10/2005
U.S. Forces Race Winter to Aid Pakistani Refugees
WASHINGTON - With winter setting in, American troops in Pakistan are racing against time to get tents, blankets, heaters and medical care to victims of the October earthquake, U.S. officials in the country said today.
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11/10/2005
DoD Leaders Report on Hurricane Response
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department response to Hurricane Katrina was the largest, fastest deployment of military forces for a civil-support mission in U.S. history, defense officials said here Nov. 9.
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11/10/2005
Rumsfeld Cites Progress Toward Iraqis Providing Their Own Security
WASHINGTON - People who wonder why it's taking so long for Iraqi security forces to become capable of providing for their nation's security need to look at what's happened since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a Nov. 8 radio interview.
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11/10/2005
Veterans Day Has Fresh Meaning for Iraqi Freedom Vets
WASHINGTON - Retired Navy Rear Adm. Greg Slavonic was visiting wounded coalition soldiers in Baghdad's International Zone hospital last year when he started a conversation with a badly wounded soldier. That day, the soldier was being prepared for evacuation to Germany to receive critical medical care.
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11/10/2005
U.S., Yemeni Leaders Condemn Jordan Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON - President Bush condemned the terrorist attacks that left more than 50 people dead in Jordan Nov. 9, vowing to continue working with other countries around the world "to make sure that al Qaeda and people affiliated with al Qaeda are brought to justice."
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11/10/2005
U.S. Contractors Work to Destroy, Recycle Munitions in Iraq
BAGHDAD - "When U.S. troops arrived, they weren't sure how big a weapons stockpile Iraq had," said Wayne Shaw, program manager for the Army Engineering and Support Center's Coalition Munitions Clearance Program. "At the request of the U.S. military, the center sent two people in April and May 2003 to survey the situation; they ran into so much (ordnance) that active military would have been inundated."
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11/10/2005
VA Secretary Extends Veterans Day Thanks
WASHINGTON - As the nation observes Veterans Day Nov. 11, the best thanks it can offer its 25 million veterans is to ensure they receive all benefits they're entitled to and that wounded veterans have the tools they need to continue living productive, fulfilling lives, the Veterans Affairs secretary said.
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11/10/2005
Steel Curtain Operations Move Into Karabilah
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Iraqi and U.S. forces began clearing-and-holding operations in the city of Karabilah, about two kilometers east of Husaybah, as Operation Steel Curtain entered its sixth day, officials said here today.
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11/10/2005
Iraqi , U.S. Soldiers Secure Suicide-Bomb Site
WASHINGTON - Iraqi and U.S. soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad responded immediately to the deadly suicide-bomb attack in central Baghdad around 9:45 a.m. local time today.
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11/09/2005
Joint Chiefs Senior Enlisted Advisor Visits Homeland Defenders
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spent his first trip outside of the national capital region getting an up-close look at the military command's responsible for the Defense Department's homeland-defense efforts.
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11/09/2005
Bush Praises Troops Supporting Earthquake Relief
WASHINGTON - Servicemembers supporting earthquake-relief efforts in South Asia "represent the best of America (and) the generous spirit of our country," President Bush said today at the White House.
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11/09/2005
2005 Veterans Day Message From the Secretary of Defense
WASHINGTON - My father volunteered to serve in the Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At 38, he was well beyond draft age, but he wanted to serve. When he passed away some years ago, I found a letter in his personal papers that he had received from then Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, who later became our country's first Secretary of Defense.
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11/09/2005
Afghan Forces Thwart IED Attack, Detain Two Suspects
WASHINGTON - Afghan National Police forces, acting on a tip that individuals were planning attacks against Afghan and U.S. forces in the Jalalabad, Afghanistan, area, found an improvised explosive device along a well-traveled road Nov. 7, military officials reported today.
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11/09/2005
Army Has No Plans to Drop Recruiting Standards
WASHINGTON - The Army is looking for the best in its prospective recruits and won't let standards slip as it fills its ranks, the top general for Army recruiting and retention said today during an interview on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal."
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11/09/2005
The War That Didn't End All Wars
WASHINGTON - They called it "The Great War," and it was a titanic struggle that decimated Europe and killed the young men who were the brightest hope of that generation.
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11/09/2005
BRAC Deadline Expires; DoD to Begin Closures, Realignments
WASHINGTON - The Base Realignment and Closure Commission's recommendations for reshaping the Defense Department's infrastructure and force structure officially took effect at 12:01 a.m. today after Congress allowed them to pass into law at the mandated Nov. 8 deadline.
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11/09/2005
America Supports You: Group Trumpets Final Honors at Vets' Funerals
WASHINGTON - At age 99, Leonard "Rosie" Ross attends his share of funerals. But in most cases, it's not for a friend or loved one. Ross, in his American Legion uniform, trumpets "Taps" for fellow veterans he's never met, representing a nonprofit group called Bugles Across America.
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11/09/2005
Marine Killed in Iraq IED Attack; Terrorists Captured
WASHINGTON - A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), died Nov. 8 of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device near Camp Korean Village, Iraq, on Nov. 7.
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11/08/2005
Engineers Sign 5-Star Support for Guard, Reserve
WASHINGTON - The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers today signed a "5-Star" statement of support for its National Guard and Reserve employees with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at a ceremony in Philadelphia.
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11/08/2005
Americans Observe National Veterans Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12
WASHINGTON - National Veterans Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12, focuses on programs to make students in elementary and secondary schools aware of the contributions of veterans and their importance in preserving American peace and prosperity.
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11/08/2005
Steel Curtain Yields 'Substantial' Weapons Caches
WASHINGTON - Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines have found numerous weapons caches - 17 of which were "substantial in size" -- during the four days of Operation Steel Curtain in Iraq's Anbar province, military officials reported today.
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11/08/2005
Indiana National Guard Responds to Deadly Tornado
WASHINGTON - More than 150 Indiana Army and Air National Guard troops remained on state active duty today supporting recovery operations after the devastating tornado that roared through the southwestern part of the state early Nov. 6.
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11/08/2005
New DoD Directive Sets Detainee Interrogation Policy
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has a new policy in regard to detainee interrogations. DoD Directive 3115.09, "DoD Intelligence Interrogations, Detainee Debriefings, and Tactical Questioning," takes the lessons learned in the global war on terrorism and consolidates them into one overarching document, officials said.
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11/08/2005
VA Program Promotes Employment Among New Vets
WASHINGTON - Young veterans face unemployment rates three times the national average, so a new Department of Veterans Affairs program is working to promote job opportunities for those leaving military service, the Veterans Affairs secretary said.
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11/07/2005
DoD's Pandemic Flu Web Site Goes Live
WASHINGTON - In partnership with other federal agencies, the Defense Department's Deployment Health Support Directorate went 'live' today with a Web site to help meet the objectives outlined in President Bush's national strategy for pandemic influenza.
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11/07/2005
'We Will See the Job Through,' British Official Says
WASHINGTON - The United States, Great Britain and the United Nations remain steadfast in seeing democracy established in Iraq despite continued insurgent violence, Britain's senior defense official said here today.
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11/07/2005
General Outlines Iraqi Security Forces' Progress
WASHINGTON - Iraq's security forces are in the fight defending their country and are increasingly taking the lead in operations, the U.S. military commander who oversaw Iraqi training for more than a year said here today.
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11/07/2005
Newest Vets Receive Priority for VA Medical Care
WASHINGTON - The estimated 120,000 veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan receiving medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs are getting top priority as they access some of the world's best-quality medical treatment, the secretary of Veterans Affairs said.
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11/07/2005
Decisions Made Today Will Give Edge to Tomorrow's Force
WASHINGTON - Decisions being made today about how troops are recruited, equipped, trained and stationed will have far-reaching implications during future operations, the Marine Corps commandant said here today.
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11/07/2005
Iraqi 'Desert Protectors' Prove Their Worth
WASHINGTON - Specially recruited and trained Iraqi forces are making their mark in operations against insurgents in Iraq's Anbar province, a senior U.S. military officer said Nov. 6 in Baghdad.
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11/06/2005
Steel Curtain Kills at Least 17 Terrorists
WASHINGTON - U.S Marines in Iraq today confirmed 17 terrorists killed since Operation Steel Curtain began Nov. 5. Coalition officials suspect, but haven't been able to confirm, many more killed.
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11/06/2005
Patrol Finds, Destroys Weapons Cache
WASHINGTON - A Task Force Band of Brothers patrol near Forward Operating Base Anaconda in Iraq found two weapons caches containing timers, watches and other items commonly used in constructing roadside bombs Nov. 5, officials said today.
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11/05/2005
Operation Steel Curtain Moves Into Husaybah
WASHINGTON - About 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and 2,500 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers report encountering sporadic resistance today - mostly small-arms fire and homemade bombs - as they have moved through the city of Husaybah, Iraq, near the Syrian border, officials said.
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11/04/2005
NORTHCOM Remains Focused on Homeland Defense
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Although Mother Nature has captured the headlines since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast Aug. 29, the U.S. military command coordinating the Department of Defense relief effort has not lost sight of its primary mission of defending the homeland.
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11/04/2005
DoD Health Program to Help Redeploying Troops
WASHINGTON - Servicemembers returning from deployments will now participate in a post-deployment health reassessment program that all the services are instituting, defense officials said at a Pentagon news conference today.
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11/04/2005
New York Times Joins ESGR to Support Guard, Reserve
WASHINGTON - The New York Times, one of the country's leading daily newspapers, joined thousands of employers nationwide demonstrating support for the National Guard and Reserve employees here Nov. 3.
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11/04/2005
Michigan Dad Loses 230 Pounds to Enlist in Army
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - When a recruiter stopped by to talk to his son, Roderick Evans was the one sold on the military. The Detroit home health care specialist had a passion for helping others and a desire to make a difference.
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11/04/2005
Job Fair Highlights Veterans' Unique Skills, Commitment
NEW YORK - Employers anxious to tap into the skills and discipline military service instills in its members converged with thousands of job-seeking veterans here at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Nov. 3 during the first Salute Our Heroes Veterans Job Fair and Career Expo.
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11/03/2005
DoD Working to Combat IED Menace
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials are looking for ways to combat the improvised-explosive-device menace, a senior military officer said today.
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11/03/2005
Leaders Tie Re-enlistment Success to Camaraderie, Support
WASHINGTON - Re-enlistment rates for the Army and Marine Corps are the highest they've been in a long time, specifically in units with high deployment tempos, military leaders told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
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11/03/2005
Elections, Security Will Determine Size of Force in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The December elections will mark another political milestone on Iraq's journey toward democracy. How the elections unfold, and how peaceful they are will help commanders determine the size of the American force in the country, officials said during a Pentagon news conference today.
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11/03/2005
DoD Summit Helps Young Kids, Families Cope
WASHINGTON - A Defense Department summit today addressed how trauma and stress impact children's well-being and what interventions work to support their healthy development and family competence.
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11/03/2005
Leaders Highlight Troop Quality, Dedication
WASHINGTON - The American men and women fighting in Iraq believe in their mission, and the Iraqi people appreciate what the U.S. military has done for them, top military leaders told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
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11/03/2005
Insurgents Will Keep Fighting Until Elections, General Says
WASHINGTON - Despite a relatively uneventful constitutional referendum in October, insurgents in Iraq have not given up, and officials expect more violence leading up to scheduled December elections, a senior military official said at a news conference in Baghdad today.
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11/03/2005
Bagram Survival-Equipment Duo Keeps A-10 Pilots Safe
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - From an initial review to the final inspection, a survival-equipment duo here is helping keep A-10 pilots safe and secure as they fly close-air-support missions as part of the ongoing global war on terrorism.
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11/02/2005
Air Force Repeats as 2005 Armed Forces Rugby Champion
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Air Force cruised Navy 46-14 in the championship match of the 2005 Armed Forces Rugby Championship Oct. 21. The win gave the Air Force their second consecutive Armed Forces Rugby crown.
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11/02/2005
Military Uses Air, Sea Power to Aid Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is using a variety of air and sea assets to move supplies to earthquake-stricken Pakistan, the Joint Staff's deputy director for regional operations said today in a State Department briefing.
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11/02/2005
Afghan, U.S. Soldiers Find Weapons Cache; Escapee Report Misleading
WASHINGTON - Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), discovered a large cache of weapons, ammunition, mines and documents Nov. 1 in southern Ghazni, in east-central Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported today.
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11/02/2005
Helicopter Crash Kills Two Marines; Two Other Troops Die in Attack
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. Marines and a sailor died in two incidents in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi today. Two Marines died when their AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed outside the city. A U.S. Marine and a sailor were also killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb.
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11/01/2005
Surge in IED Attacks Coincides With Iraqi Political Progress
WASHINGTON - It's little surprise that October turned out to be one of the most violent months in Iraq, as insurgents stepped up their attacks in an unsuccessful attempt to disrupt the Oct. 15 referendum, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Pentagon reporters today.
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11/01/2005
Marine Corps to Join U.S. Special Operations Command
WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps will soon officially join the special operations community with a new Marine Special Operations Command to become a component of U.S. Special Operations Command, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced here today.
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