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11/30/2006
U.S., Iraq Unified On Way-Forward Policy, Spokesmen Say
WASHINGTON - Today’s meeting between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, was historic and demonstrated the two leaders’ accord on how to move forward in Iraq, a senior U.S. military officer told reporters at a Baghdad news conference today.
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11/30/2006
Marines Rescue Hostage, Uncover Caches
WASHINGTON - Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, rescued one hostage and uncovered two partially buried caches yesterday while conducting search-and-knock operations here, military officials reported.
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11/30/2006
Florida Guard Delivers Donations to Kabul Orphanage
KABUL, Afghanistan - Blankets, school supplies and soccer balls made their way to hundreds of orphaned children here today thanks to a deployed Florida U.S. Army Guard unit and donations from Americans.
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11/30/2006
Blum: Requirements, Not Budget, Should Drive Air Guard Strength
DEMING, N.M. - Although the active Air Force and Air Force Reserve are downsizing their ranks to free up funds for new aircraft and equipment, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said he wants any force changes within the Air National Guard to be driven by requirements, not numbers.
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11/30/2006
Bush: U.S. Forces to Stay in Iraq 'Until Job Complete'
WASHINGTON - U.S. leaders will consider all options on moving forward in Iraq, but three tenets of U.S. Iraq policy “remain firm and they’re fixed,” President Bush said this morning after a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan.
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11/29/2006
National Guard Chief Praises Rumsfeld’s Leadership, Vision
EL PASO, Texas - As Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld prepares to leave the office he’s held for almost six years, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said the Defense Department and nation are losing “a heck of a leader” who led the department through a difficult and challenging period.
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11/29/2006
Pace Describes Process That Leads to ‘Best Military Advice’
WASHINGTON - The chairman and the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are looking at fresh ways to provide the best advice to civilian leaders with respect to figuring out the way forward in Iraq, Marine Gen. Peter Pace said during a news conference here today.
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11/28/2006
Training Takes Over As Medics Treat Soldiers They Know
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq - The medics of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, train hard to save the lives of any soldier, and sometimes that includes the lives of soldiers they work with on a daily basis.
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11/27/2006
U.S. F-16 Crashes Near Baghdad; Forces Capture, Kill Terrorists
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Air Force F-16 engaged in support of coalition ground combat operations crashed about 20 miles northwest of Baghdad today, and coalition and Iraqi forces killed two terrorists and detained 10 in separate operations Nov. 25 and yesterday, military officials reported.
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11/27/2006
Marine Aviation Transforming to Support Warfighter
WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps aviation component is transforming along with the total force while keeping its focus on its most important priority, supporting the Marines fighting on the ground, a senior Marine aviation officer said here last week.
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11/27/2006
'Observant, Adaptive Enemy' Calls for New Approaches, Gainey Says
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Soldiers who are new to the theater of operations in Iraq actually have an advantage over those who are veterans of previous Operation Iraqi Freedom rotations, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told soldiers here yesterday.
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11/26/2006
Coalition Kills 26 Insurgents in Iraq, Aids Anbar Tribe
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces conducted several operations yesterday that resulted in the deaths of 26 insurgents, and supported an Iraqi tribe under attack by al Qaeda today, military officials in Iraq announced.
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11/26/2006
Coalition Forces Detain Three Suspects in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists during an operation this morning on a compound near the city of Khowst in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials said.
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11/26/2006
Two Marines, Soldier Killed in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Two Marines and a soldier were killed in separate incidents in Iraq yesterday, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced. Two other soldiers were injured.
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11/25/2006
Bush Expresses Thanksgiving Appreciation to Troops
WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed thanks in his radio address today to the troops who are risking their lives far from home this Thanksgiving holiday to protect the rights the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving Day.
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11/24/2006
U.S. Soldiers Work With Afghan Army to Fortify, Instill Discipline
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - As winter tightens its grip on Afghanistan -- higher elevations already are snow-covered -- U.S. forces are striving to fortify their Afghan National Army counterpart units and instill professional discipline to keep the Afghan soldiers on duty year-round.
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11/24/2006
U.S. Military Operations Evolve as Afghan Army Becomes More Capable
FORWAD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan - U.S. military operations and missions have changed since the early days of Operation Enduring Freedom and will continue to change as the Afghan National Army becomes a more capable and respected force. “Every operation we do, we do with the ANA,” Army Sgt. Maj. Bryan Gran, operations sergeant major for Task Force Iron Graze here, said in a Thanksgiving Day interview.
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11/24/2006
Coalition, Iraqi Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists
WASHINGTON - In separate operations today, yesterday and Nov. 22 throughout Iraq, coalition forces and Iraqi security forces killed five terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists, military officials in Iraq reported.
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11/24/2006
Marines Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
WASHINGTON - Three Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died Nov. 22 from wounds suffered due to enemy action in Iraq’s Anbar province. Two of the Marines' names are being held pending notification of next of kin. One of the Marines was identified, as were two soldiers who died recently supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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11/24/2006
U.S. Soldiers Share Thanksgiving Tradition With Iraqis
YUSUFIYAH, Iraq - U.S. soldiers here shared the true meaning of Thanksgiving yesterday with their Iraqi comrades. "I figured since we train and fight together, then we might as well eat together," said Capt. Christopher McDonald, a staff officer assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
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11/23/2006
Patriotism, Country Music, Humor Greet Troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. troops at three different bases in Afghanistan today. He was accompanied by Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Wood, the top enlisted member in Combined Joint Task Force Afghanistan, and country music singer Michael Peterson.
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11/22/2006
U.S. Must Be Patient With Iraqi Progress, Top Marine Says
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi military is making progress in assuming the security mission in the country, but whether U.S. public opinion will allow the U.S. military to complete the training mission in Iraq is the real question, the Marine Corps commandant said here today.
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11/21/2006
Afghan Defense Minister Thanks U.S., Praises Troops, Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan’s defense minister thanked the United States today for its steadfast support for his country, specifically recognizing the U.S. troops who have served and sacrificed there and outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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11/21/2006
Bush: Asia, U.S., Share Common Threats, Interests
WASHINGTON - The U.S. remains committed to Asia, because the two regions face similar threats from terrorism and share economic and security interests, President Bush said at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, today.
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11/21/2006
Technology Transfers Benefit Warfighter, First Responders
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department’s technology transfer program, which shares newly developed DoD technologies with civilian first responders, benefits both communities in cost effectiveness and mission accomplishment, the DoD official in charge of the program said here today.
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11/20/2006
DoD Official Cites Success of All-Volunteer Force
WASHINGTON - Citing the all-volunteer force’s success, a senior Defense Department official said today that a draft would diminish the quality of U.S. forces and put more of the burden of service on the nation’s poor.
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11/20/2006
Exercise Preps 82nd Airborne Division Staff for Afghanistan Deployment
WASHINGTON - A week-long exercise that wraps up today at several U.S. bases is preparing 82nd Airborne Division troops and their Afghan, International Security Assistance Force, interagency and non-governmental organization partners for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
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11/20/2006
Special Iraqi Forces Conduct Raid in Sadr City
WASHINGTON - Special Iraqi army forces, with coalition advisors, conducted a raid today in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood against an illegal armed group responsible for kidnapping, torturing and murdering Iraqi civilians and soldiers.
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11/20/2006
Defense Agency Delivers Logistics Support to Warfighters
WASHINGTON - Whether it’s an infantryman in Iraq needing a new firing pin for his rifle or a fighter pilot on a carrier in the Persian Gulf who needs to replace a cracked landing strut, the Defense Logistics Agency stands ready to support warfighters worldwide, the organization’s director said in a recent interview.
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11/20/2006
Mechanics Make Quick, Smooth Transition in Baghdad
FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq - Mechanics from the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, took over operations from the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), almost immediately after arriving at this Baghdad base.
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11/19/2006
Abizaid: U.S. Must Shape Middle East to Avoid Larger War
WASHINGTON - National security interests compel the United States to shape, but not control, developments in the Middle East, a region of the world that is being shaken by globalization, the senior U.S. officer responsible for the region said here yesterday.
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11/19/2006
Iraq Anti-Terror Ops Kill Scores of Insurgents, Nab Weapons
WASHINGTON - American and Iraqi forces killed scores of insurgents and found numerous enemy weapons caches during anti-terrorist operations conducted across Iraq in recent days, according to Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.
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11/19/2006
Bush: Terrorism Threatens U.S., Asia
WASHINGTON - Terrorism is a common threat shared by the United States and Asian nations, President Bush said yesterday during his weekly radio address to the nation while on a trip to Asia.
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11/17/2006
With Ongoing Terror Fight Overseas, NORTHCOM Focuses on Homeland
WASHINGTON - As the U.S. military takes the fight against terrorism overseas, it’s also working double-time stateside to prevent another Sept. 11-type attack on the homeland, the commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command said today.
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11/17/2006
Guard, Reserve Troop Rotations Haven’t Changed, Official Says
WASHINGTON - The National Guard and reserves are still operating under the same rules for mobilization length, and no troops have been mobilized for longer than the allowed 24 cumulative months, the top Defense Department official for reserve affairs said here today.
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11/17/2006
U.S. Boosts Iraq Army, Police Trainers in Anbar Province
WASHINGTON - More U.S. officers and noncommissioned officers are being assigned to mentoring and training duties with Iraqi army and police units in the country’s Anbar province, a senior U.S. Marine officer deployed in Iraq said today.
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11/17/2006
Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorist Cell Leader, Seize Weapons
WASHINGTON - Iraqi security forces captured a terrorist cell leader, found a large roadside bomb before it could be used, and seized a large weapons cache over the last two days, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
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11/17/2006
DoD Announces Troop Rotations for Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials today announced the first of the major units scheduled to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan for the next rotations in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
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11/17/2006
Humanitarian Missions Have Lasting Impact, Officials Say
WASHINGTON - Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions give the U.S. military an opportunity to make a lasting impact around the world and promote a positive image of the military, two top Defense Department officials said here yesterday.
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11/17/2006
Much Progress Made in Fallujah, Marine Commander Says
WASHINGTON - Two years ago, much of the Iraqi city of Fallujah had suffered severe damage after some of the hardest fighting seen since the country was liberated by U.S. and coalition forces in the spring of 2003. Today, construction across Fallujah is booming, and the city’s 400,000-resident population is growing.
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11/17/2006
Indiana Guard Has Big Impact on Border Mission
TUSCON, Ariz. - More than 2,000 miles from his home in Michigan City, Ind., and nearly 100 miles into the Arizona desert, Sgt. Brian Rogers, an Indiana National Guard member with the 938th Military Police Detachment, scans the brush and rugged terrain for anything worthy of a radio call to Tucson Sector Border Patrol.
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11/17/2006
NORAD’s Santa-Tracking Web Site Opens for 2006 Season
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - In advance of the holiday season and its 51st season of tracking Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world, the North American Aerospace Defense Command today activated its “NORAD Tracks Santa” Web site for 2006.
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11/16/2006
Failure in Iraq Would Affect Region, World, Intel Officials Say
WASHINGTON - Failure of the coalition and Iraqi government to create a unified, peaceful Iraq would be catastrophic for that country and the region, and would embolden terrorists throughout the world, the directors of the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency said here yesterday.
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11/16/2006
Alaska Guard Troops Report for Duty in Kuwait
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Instead of climbing aboard a snowmobile to track prey and patrol the vast wilderness, they now slide into military vehicles and patrol a sandy wasteland, looking for suspicious activity.
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11/15/2006
Soldiers Find Comfort in Good Luck Charms
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Before heading into Baghdad, soldiers here put on layer after layer of protective gear. There’s the Army combat uniform first, then an outer tactical vest, and finally, they top it off with an Army combat helmet. All that gear is great for physical safety, but sometimes it takes more to make soldiers feel at ease.
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11/15/2006
Iraq’s Future Depends on More Than Security, Official Says
WASHINGTON - Political, security and economic development all are critical to the future of Iraq, and all must move forward together to ensure peace in that country and the surrounding region, the State Department’s top advisor on Iraq said here today.
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11/15/2006
1st Cavalry Division Takes Multinational Division Baghdad Reins
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Under the clear, morning skies of a promising new day in Baghdad, the 1st Cavalry Division took the reins for Multinational Division Baghdad from the 4th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony here today.
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11/15/2006
Abizaid to Senate Committee: Peace in Iraq Possible
WASHINGTON - Both Iraqi and American leaders believe the Iraqi government can take control of its country and develop a stable nation that is at peace with its neighbors and an ally in the war on terror, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said here today.
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11/15/2006
Kosovo Force Prepares for Political Status Resolution
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - National Guard troops deployed here are preparing to respond to any sudden resurgence of violence as a settlement nears regarding this breakaway republic’s political status, their commander told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday.
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11/14/2006
Iraqi Special Forces, Police Nab Cell Leaders, Members
WASHINGTON - Iraqi special forces soldiers and police nabbed terror-cell leaders and members in raids in Baghdad over the last two days, U.S. officials reported. In addition, coalition forces killed 11 insurgents in Ramadi.
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11/14/2006
Travel Experts Explain New System to DoD Employees
WASHINGTON - To help Defense Department employees better understand the new system that handles their official travel requirements, experts from the Defense Travel Management Office are deployed to the Pentagon today and tomorrow armed with information and ready to answer questions.
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11/14/2006
Fewer, More Predictable Deployments Coming, Pace Tells Guardsmen
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Changes being made in the way the force is structured, trains and deploys ultimately will mean fewer deployments and more predictability for individual troops, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told National Guardsmen today during a town hall meeting here.
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11/13/2006
Soldiers Detain Suspected Terrorists, Seize Weapons
WASHINGTON - Multinational Division Baghdad and Iraqi army soldiers detained seven suspected terrorists and seized two weapons caches in separate operations in and around Baghdad Nov. 11, military officials in Iraq reported.
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11/12/2006
Iraqi Army Soldiers Taking Fight to Enemy
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi army took the fight to the enemy over the weekend, capturing an insurgent cell leader, detaining an improvised explosive device supplier and detaining suspected death squad members.
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11/11/2006
Bush Praises Rumsfeld, Touts Gates in Radio Address
WASHINGTON - President Bush today praised outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and touted the qualifications of the man he’s chosen to lead the Defense Department in his weekly radio address.
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11/11/2006
Bush Thanks Veterans for Safeguarding America’s Freedom
WASHINGTON - “Taps” rang out clearly as the United States paused to remember America’s veterans here today. U.S. veterans of many wars gathered to pay tribute to old comrades and thank a new generation of Americans keeping freedom’s light ablaze.
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11/11/2006
‘Doolittle Raiders’ Participate in Veterans Day Activities
WASHINGTON - Surviving members of the "Doolittle Raiders," former Army Air Corpsmen who were part of a famed World War II bombing mission over Japan, traveled to the nation's capital to participate in many Veterans Day events.
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11/11/2006
America Supports You: Musicians Entertain Troops, Families
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - With the aroma of a barbecue lunch hanging in the air, the first chords of a welcome home concert for the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, rang out here yesterday afternoon.
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11/10/2006
Bush Dedicates National Marine Museum in Quantico
QUANTICO, Va. - History, tradition, courage, sacrifice and dedication are imbued in the design of the new National Museum of the Marine Corps. And on the 231st birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, President Bush presided over the dedication ceremonies here today.
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11/09/2006
War on Terror Like Cold War, Not World War II, Rumsfeld Says
WASHINGTON - To fight the war on terror the United States will need the perseverance its citizens demonstrated during the Cold War, not the complete national mobilization of World War II, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today.
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11/09/2006
World War II Air Crash Victims Honored at Australian Embassy Event
WASHINGTON - World War II veteran John A. Glaros clearly remembers the day 63 years ago when he heard that his friend, a fellow U.S. Army Air Forces radioman, had perished in an air crash in Australia that would remain a secret for many years afterward.
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11/09/2006
Iraq Demonstrates Dynamics, Challenges of Transition
WASHINGTON - This week’s elections sent a signal that America, just like Iraq, is in a period of transition, but in no way diminish the two countries’ mutual commitment to success in Iraq, the spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq said today in Baghdad.
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11/09/2006
Rumsfeld: Troops Provided Inspiration Through Challenges of Job
WASHINGTON - Asked during the days leading up to this week’s elections how he copes in the face of adversity, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he finds inspiration in meeting with and thanking the troops, particularly those wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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11/08/2006
Bush Says Gates Right Man to Meet Challenges, Praises Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON - President Bush called Robert M. Gates, his choice to be the next secretary of defense, the right man to meet the challenges facing the United States. During a brief White House news conference today, the president also thanked Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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11/08/2006
Rumsfeld’s Resignation Decided Yesterday, Bush Tells Reporters
WASHINGTON - The decision to change leadership at the Pentagon came yesterday, after President Bush had had a chance to meet with his prospective nominee for secretary of defense and to have the last in a series of conversations with outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the president told reporters at the White House today.
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11/08/2006
Bush Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Troops, Iraq, Terror War
WASHINGTON - America stands committed to its military members, to the Iraqis and to victory in the war on terror, President Bush said today during a White House news conference following yesterday’s elections and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation today.
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11/08/2006
Iraqi Security Forces Continue Security in Fallujah, Nab Insurgents
WASHINGTON - Iraqi security forces searched the Fallujah general hospital yesterday as part of their continuous operations to maintain the security and safety of the citizens of Fallujah. Elsewhere, Iraqi and coalition forces have captured dozens of insurgents in recent days.
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11/07/2006
‘Blue to Green’ Allows Sailors, Airmen to Transfer to Army
WASHINGTON - As the Air Force and Navy continue to transform themselves, the two services are finding they do not need the number of people they once did. But thanks to a program called "Operation Blue to Green," sailors and airmen chosen for separation can transfer to the Army and remain on active duty.
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11/06/2006
Veterans Urged to Wear Military Medals on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON - With National Veterans Awareness Week under way and the national Veterans Day observance on Nov. 11, the Veterans Affairs secretary is urging all veterans to show their pride by wearing their military medals.
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11/06/2006
Afghan Soldiers Complete Training in U.S.
FORT POLK, La. - The Joint Readiness Training Center here has conducted joint training missions with U.S. military branches and forces from Germany, Australia and other countries. Now JRTC has added the Afghan National Army to its list of warrior alumni.
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11/06/2006
Afghan Reconstruction Projects Continue
WASHINGTON - Reconstruction projects continue in Afghanistan with an agricultural extension center being expanded and construction for an urgent care facility beginning, officials in Afghanistan said.
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11/05/2006
Afghan Men Test for Military Academy Class
WASHINGTON - Nearly 1,400 candidates gathered at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan recently to apply for admittance the academy’s third class since its reopening in 2001, officials at Combined Forces Command Afghanistan announced.
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11/05/2006
Afghan Governor Denounces Terrorist Lies, Violence
WASHINGTON - An Afghan governor denounced recent Taliban and Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin claims that Afghan and coalition forces caused casualties and deaths of local nationals in the Tagab Valley, officials in Afghanistan reported today.
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11/05/2006
Cheney: U.S. Will Continue ‘Full-Speed Ahead’ in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The United States will go “full-speed ahead” in implementing the strategy in Iraq and won’t be swayed by political pressures or “because it’s hard going,” Vice President Richard B. Cheney reaffirmed today.
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11/03/2006
Freedom Walk Organizers Share Successes, Look Toward 2007 Events
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanked organizers of some of the 130-plus Freedom Walks held around the country that commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and honored America’s veterans.
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11/03/2006
Cash Prizes Lead Scientists to Solve Military Challenges
WASHINGTON - DoD is offering cash to teams that can build a better robot. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will award millions of dollars in prize money to teams who win the Urban Challenge competition in 2007.
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11/03/2006
109th Airlift Wing Makes Historic South Pole Landing
STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia, N.Y. - An LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing touched down at the South Pole on Oct. 30 to commemorate the first plane landing there 50 years ago.
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11/03/2006
Officials Encourage Absentee Voters to Cast Ballots
WASHINGTON - A letter sent by the National Association of Secretaries of State urges all military and overseas absentee voters to cast their ballots in the upcoming Nov. 7 elections and assures them that their vote will be counted.
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11/03/2006
New Air Force Command to Fight in Cyberspace
WASHINGTON - The Air Force’s new cyberspace command will redefine air power for the 21st century and bring the fight to a realm that the enemy has already exploited extensively, the general in charge of the new command said yesterday.
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11/02/2006
Pentagon Channel ‘Recon’ Sheds Light on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon Channel is taking an in-depth look at post-traumatic stress disorder in a new edition of its monthly documentary “Recon.” The half-hour show, called “The Wounds Within,” explores how the understanding of PTSD has evolved from the Civil War to World Wars I and II to Vietnam and now to operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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11/02/2006
Disabled Military Veterans to Get Memorial of Their Own
WASHINGTON - The nation’s capital is awash with military-themed statues and memorials. Yet, there isn’t a memorial honoring the sacrifices of America’s disabled military veterans. That’s going to change, Lois B. Pope, a noted Florida-based philanthropist, said today at the Ronald Reagan Building and Trade Center here.
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11/02/2006
Military Channel Partners with America Supports You
WASHINGTON - The Military Channel is the first television media outlet to partner with America Supports You, a Department of Defense program connecting America's support for the troops to military servicemembers and their families, network officials announced.
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11/02/2006
Guard, Reserve Team Up to Make Child ‘Pilot for a Day’
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - When Michael Ogunjimi was in third grade, he won a regional essay contest with a submission titled “I Love Life and I Want to Live.” Two years later, the 10-year-old Washington, D.C., honor roll student continues to fight every day to make good on his essay’s assertion.
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11/02/2006
Maliki’s Security Forces Plan Shows Progress, U.S. General Says
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent plan to beef up Iraq’s security forces is a positive step toward creating a force able to operate independently with minimal coalition support, a senior U.S. official in Baghdad told reporters today.
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11/02/2006
Army Scorpion Expert in Kuwait Stung by Insect, Irony
WASHINGTON - The irony stung worse than the scorpion. A soldier dedicated to studying dangerous wildlife recently got attacked by one of the aggressive fat-tailed scorpions he spent months warning other soldiers to avoid.
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11/02/2006
Intensive Search Continues for Kidnapped Soldier
WASHINGTON - An intensive search continues for Spc. Ahmed Kousay Altaie, a 41-year-old U.S. Army Reserve soldier kidnapped Oct. 23 outside Baghdad’s International Zone, a spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq told reporters during a Baghdad briefing today.
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11/01/2006
Rumsfeld: Terrorists Plan Attacks to Manipulate U.S. Media
WASHINGTON - Terrorists operating in Iraq are staging attacks that garner negative press coverage so that the American people become soured on the war, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told two radio talk show hosts yesterday.
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11/01/2006
Gainey Celebrates American Indian Heritage, Military Diversity
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Diversity helps make the military strong, and understanding cultural differences is a key to forming a cohesive force capable of meeting today’s challenges, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
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11/01/2006
New Identity Card More Secure Than Earlier Versions
WASHINGTON - New identification cards now being issued to some Defense Department employees will help standardize federal work force identification and enhance security, a senior DoD official said here today.
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11/01/2006
Tricare Information Now Housed Under One Internet Roof
WASHINGTON - Tricare beneficiaries will get a pleasant surprise the next time they visit Tricare Online. The Web site has a new name, a new look and a new home. It’s now part of Tricare.mil, the official Web site for all Tricare information.
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11/01/2006
Military Family Month Highlights Service, Sacrifice
WASHINGTON - Today kicks off Military Family Month, an annual tribute to the family members who, President Bush and other U.S. and military leaders frequently recognize, serve the country alongside their loved ones in uniform.
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