08/31/2004
Myers Tells Nashville Crowd Prospects in Iraq 'Good'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The ceasefire brokered in Najaf was a good sign for the Iraqi interim government, the top U.S. military leader said here today, adding that the long-term prospect in Iraq "is very, very good."
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08/31/2004
DoD Official Outlines Personnel-Recovery Work to Be Done
ARLINGTON, Va. - The thousands of Americans who put themselves in harm's way in dangerous and inhospitable environments as members of the armed forces and various government agencies "must be confident that should something happen to them in the course of their service, they will not be abandoned," DoD's senior official for prisoner of war/missing personnel affairs said here today.
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08/31/2004
MyPay E-Mail PINs Now Available to Navy Members
ARLINGTON, Va. - Sailors are now able to receive personal identification numbers for myPay, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's system to manage individual pay accounts, at their official Navy e-mail account.
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08/31/2004
Reconstruction Projects Continue Across Iraq
WASHINGTON - The roadside bombs favored by insurgents in Iraq continue to be deadly, as one U.S. soldier was killed and two were injured south of Mosul on Aug. 29 as their convoy detonated an improvised explosive device.
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08/31/2004
Test Program Protects Troops' Food, Water Supplies
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Napoleon Bonaparte first noted that an Army moves on its stomach. But that Army isn't likely to do much moving -- except maybe to the latrine or hospital or worse -- if its chow happens to be infected with salmonella or E. coli or another food- or waterborne bacteria or pathogen.
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08/30/2004
Veterans Group Donates $20K in Support of Wounded Soldiers
WASHINGTON - A late-April visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany prompted the "Forty and Eight" veterans group to raise $20,000 to benefit the Landstuhl Chaplain's Fund. The check was presented today during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
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08/30/2004
Coalition Medics Respond to Afghanistan School Bombing
WASHINGTON - Coalition special operations forces medics, along with Afghan National Army personnel, rushed to help Afghan victims of an Aug. 28 explosion that ripped through a school in Zormat, killing 10 people, including a man, five teens and four young children. About 15 other people were injured.
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08/29/2004
Iraqis Looking Toward Much Brighter Future
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's future is a little brighter on many fronts. Another electricity generator been brought on line and a shelter for abused Iraqi women has opened its doors, and Iraqi border guards now have night goggles and new Jeeps.
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08/29/2004
Reporters Offered Look Inside Combatant Status Review Tribunals
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - As the world's attention was focused on the first hearings in war-crimes trials against four enemy combatants here this week, another type of proceeding was going on elsewhere on the base that ultimately will involve all 585 detainees held here.
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08/29/2004
Anti-Iraqi Forces Active Over Weekend
WASHINGTON - Multinational forces came under attack today near Mosul and Samarra, a Coalition Press Information Center release from Baghdad, Iraq, said.
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08/27/2004
R&R Program's 100,000th Passenger Receives Hero's Welcome
DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas - Stepping off the plane here to a hero's welcome, Army Sgt. Charles Petty of Gillette, Wyo., was greeted today by more than 100 well wishers, airport volunteers and community groups as the 100,000th servicemember to have participated in the Defense Department's rest and recuperation leave program.
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08/27/2004
Commission Hearing Ends in Continuance at Defense Request
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The fourth hearing this week for an enemy combatant charged with war crimes ended after an hour in a continuance on the basis that the defense attorney had not had opportunity to prepare.
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08/27/2004
Coalition Makes a Difference for Afghans
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The convoy crested a dusty hill and the riders could see Shah Wali Kot below. The village is nestled in a small valley with brown hills that reach skyward on either side. Children in the village stopped to look as vehicles rolled into town. They turned and waved.
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08/27/2004
Search and Rescue Operations Keep Coast Guard Crews Busy
COAST GUARD AIR STATION ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - With their plane running low on fuel and darkness approaching, the crew of the Coast Guard C-130 got word from headquarters to call off its search and rescue mission.
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08/27/2004
Afghan Police Prepare for Upcoming Elections
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - With Afghanistan's Oct. 9 presidential election quickly approaching, the nation's police are gearing up to handle this busy time. They not only are preparing to ensure the election goes smoothly, but also are learning how to handle any crisis that may arise.
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08/27/2004
Rumsfeld Says Democracy Worth Effort in Middle East
WASHINGTON - Iraq and Afghanistan's transition to democracy will be a long and hard effort, but it is worth the pain and sacrifice of so many, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Marines and sailors at Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 26.
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08/26/2004
Better Dialogue Improves Maritime Security
WASHINGTON - U.S. maritime security has improved since 9/11 because of better dialogue between government agencies and emergency first responders and heightened scrutiny of vessel shipments, the Coast Guard's chief of port security told a House committee Aug. 25.
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08/26/2004
Guantanamo Commissions Exceed International Standards
WASHINGTON - The spirited arguments offered by defense lawyers at the military tribunals show the cases against detainees charged with crimes will exceed the international standard for such tribunals, the legal adviser to the appointing authority at the Defense Department's Office of Military Commissions said here today.
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08/26/2004
Australian Detainee Pleads Not Guilty, Meets With Family
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Australian detainee David Hicks, accused of fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, pleaded not guilty here Aug. 25 to war-crimes charges and met with his family for the first time in five years.
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08/26/2004
Hearing Tackles Medical Preparedness for Mass Casualty Event
WASHINGTON - The 9/11 Commission report failed to allow for immediate medical response in the event that the next attack on the homeland resulted in mass casualties, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, said during a hearing here today.
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08/25/2004
'Angels of Mercy' Program Helps Combat Casualties, Families
WASHINGTON - After accepting the first place 2004 Newman's Own Award during ceremonies in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes on Aug. 24, Marian T. Chirichella told the audience that she considers the award "a tribute to all the volunteer organizations who have supported our active duty military."
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08/25/2004
Najaf Standoff Continues As Militants Still Hold Shrine
WASHINGTON - As the standoff in Najaf continues between Iraqi, U.S. and coalition troops and forces under the command of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's top Shiite holy man apparently is ready to use his prestige to resolve the situation, according to news reports.
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08/25/2004
DoD Reviewing Information Classification Decisions
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is probably overly cautious in classifying information that doesn't necessarily require it and is reviewing the situation, a senior DoD intelligence official told a House subcommittee Aug. 24.
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08/25/2004
Report Faults Intelligence Soldiers at Abu Ghraib
WASHINGTON - Military intelligence personnel did participate in abusing some prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, the three top officials in the Army's investigation said at a news conference here today.
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08/24/2004
Volunteer Groups Earn Newman's Own Awards for Military Support
WASHINGTON - Sixteen volunteer organizations operating on military installations took home between $1,000 and $10,000 today for presenting an "innovative plan to improve the quality of life for their military community" in the fifth annual Newman's Own Awards competition.
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08/24/2004
Panel Cites Direct, Indirect Responsibility for Abu Ghraib
WASHINGTON - Abu Ghraib prison was "chaos," said members of the Independent Panel to Review DoD Detention Operations today, but commanders on the ground and up the chain of command should have recognized the problems and corrected them.
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08/24/2004
Air Strike Near Fallujah Targets Foreign Terrorists
WASHINGTON - Multinational Force Iraq conducted a precision aerial attack shortly after midnight today on anti-Iraqi forces near Fallujah, according to a Coalition Press Information Center news release.
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08/24/2004
Wood Loses First Two Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Matches
ATHENS, Greece - Army Sgt. Oscar Wood lost his first two matches in pool competition for the 66-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling division today, ending his chance of advancing to the semifinals in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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08/24/2004
Guantanamo Bay Base Has Storied Past
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The eyes of the world are focused on this remote Navy base as hearings begin in the first four military commissions for detainees from the war on terrorism.
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08/24/2004
Rumsfeld Praises Servicemembers at Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld stopped by this west Texas city Aug. 23 to thank Fort Bliss soldiers for their service during the war against terrorism.
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08/23/2004
Marine Commandant Wants 'Big W' in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The sports world is awash with war analogies, and today the Marine Corps' top officer turned the tables by applying a sports term to war.
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08/23/2004
Dulohery Misses Bronze in Olympic Skeet Shoot-Off
ATHENS, Greece - Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Dulohery lost a three- way shoot-off for a bronze medal and finished fifth in men's skeet shooting Aug. 22 in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games here.
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08/23/2004
President Hosts Defense Strategy Meeting
WASHINGTON - The world has become a safer place, thanks to the United States and its coalition allies who are leading the world in the war on terror, President Bush told reporters today following his annual defense strategy meeting at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
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08/23/2004
Guardsman Finishes 12th in Olympic 10,000-Meter Final
ATHENS, Greece - Oregon National Guard Capt. Dan Browne challenged the Ethiopians and Kenyans Aug. 20 while running to a 12th-place finish in the men's 10,000-meter final in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.
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08/23/2004
Afghan Election Security, Reconstruction Efforts Continue
WASHINGTON - Coalition and host-nation forces in Afghanistan continue providing security for the country's upcoming elections as the nation's rebuilding goes on, a military spokesman in the Afghan capital of Kabul said at a news conference today.
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08/23/2004
Why I Serve: Soldier Re-Enlists for Country, Honor
AYER, Mass. - "I once saw this special on television that stated for every one soldier serving, that soldier protects 80,000 civilians. I am the defender and protector of 80,000 civilians," stated Army Staff Sgt. Jamie A. Delmolino, personnel specialist with the 94th Regional Readiness Command.
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08/23/2004
DoD 'Plowing New Ground' in Military Commissions, Media Coverage
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Defense Department officials are "plowing new ground" in conducting the first military commissions since 1948 and in how civilian media will be allowed to cover the proceedings, a spokesman for the commissions said.
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08/21/2004
Civilian Leaders Witness Life-Saving Simulation Training
FORT CARSON, Colo. - Educators, business owners and civic leaders from throughout the United States traveled here Aug. 20 to witness high-tech simulation training being used to prepare soldiers for upcoming deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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08/20/2004
Civilian Leaders Gain Appreciation for U.S. Space Capabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A trip inside the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center highlighted an intensive look by civic leaders from throughout the United States into how the U.S. military is using the skies and space to protect the homeland against terrorism.
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08/19/2004
New Division Assists in Added Afghan Election Security
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan citizens want added security leading up to the Oct. 9 presidential elections. That's exactly what the Afghan National Police, backed by the U.S.-led coalition and the International Security Assistance Force, intends to provide with the emergence of a new Rapid Action Division.
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08/19/2004
Army's Smith, Navy's Nuzum in Olympics Rowing Finale
SCHINIAS, Greece - Army Capt. Matt Smith finished sixth in his lightweight four rowing semifinal Aug. 19 and will row in the B final for places seven through 12 Aug. 21 in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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08/19/2004
Long History Behind Military Commissions
Washington - The United States Army, and before that the British army, have used military commissions to try war crimes at several different points in their long history.
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08/19/2004
Why I Serve: Love, Pride and Honor Drive Two Soldiers
FORT HOOD, Texas - "I love my country. I love my family. Serving makes me feel like I'm doing something good for my family," said Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Prater. "It makes me feel like I'm doing something with my life, something I can be proud of."
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08/18/2004
Pay Raise Shows America's Commitment to Troops
WASHINGTON - The 3.5 percent pay raise provided for in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill shows the U.S. government and the American people are committed to supporting their military forces, DoD's top personnel official said today.
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08/18/2004
Rumsfeld Explains Problems in Stopping WMD Proliferation
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Working with other countries to stop weapons of mass destruction from spreading isn't as easy as it may sound, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the 7th annual Space and Missile Defense Conference here today.
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08/18/2004
Military Commissions to Begin at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - The first four enemy-combatant detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be charged with war crimes will make their first appearance before a military commission when preliminary hearings begin there next week.
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08/18/2004
Use of Force in Iraq Was Justified, Rumsfeld Says
WASHINGTON - War is "a ugly, tough business," but sometimes it's necessary to resort to war to achieve important goals, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said on PBS' "Newshour With Jim Lehrer" Aug. 17.
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08/18/2004
Marksmen's Final Scores Fall Short of Medals
ATHENS, Greece - Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker watched his world record fall Aug. 16 while shooting to an eighth-place finish in the men's 10-meter air rifle event in the Summer Olympic Games.
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08/17/2004
Global Posture Realignment to Take Place Over Time
WASHINGTON - "The first message I would pass to troops and their families is that they needn't pack their bags," a senior DoD official said today, referring to just-announced plans for globally realigning U.S. armed forces.
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08/17/2004
Forward-Deployed Civilians Play Vital Role in Terror War
WASHINGTON - The death of a Department of the Air Force civilian in Iraq Aug. 8 brings attention to some of the unsung heroes of the war effort: thousands of Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy civilian employees who have voluntarily put themselves in harm's way to support the war on terror.
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08/16/2004
'Mail Call' Host Raises Money for Military Charities
WASHINGTON - -- Though he's earned fame and fortune portraying rough and tough military figures on television and in feature films, R. Lee Ermey has a soft spot when it comes to caring for troops.
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08/16/2004
Szarenski Frustrated With 13th in Olympic Air Pistol
ATHENS, Greece - Army Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski finished in a four-way tie for 13th place in the men's 10-meter air pistol event Aug. 14 at Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre here in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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08/16/2004
Johnson Places 14th in Olympic Air Rifle Competition
ATHENS, Greece - Army Spc. Hattie Johnson opened and closed her Olympic 10-meter air rifle competition with a bang Aug. 14, but she failed to reach the final of the first medal event in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games here.
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08/16/2004
Guardsmen Support Hurricane Charley Recovery Operations
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - More than 4,000 members of the Florida National Guard were on duty today to support recovery operations from Hurricane Charley's devastation Aug. 13 across southwest and central Florida.
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08/16/2004
Air Force Crew Chief Follows, Sets Example
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - "I want everyone I meet to know how proud I am to be part of the best air force in the world," said Scott V. Stout, F-15 Eagle maintenance trainer assigned to Detachment 12, 372nd Training Squadron here.
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08/13/2004
Roads Promote Stronger Infrastructure in Afghanistan
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of the Ghazni provincial reconstruction team and the local government are looking at long-term improvements to be made in their region, adding to the redevelopment taking place throughout Afghanistan.
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08/13/2004
Military Cannot Confirm Radical Cleric Wounded in Najaf
WASHINGTON - The multinational force in Iraq cannot confirm reports that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had been wounded during a week of intense fighting in Najaf, a spokesman said today in a written statement.
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08/13/2004
Alaskan Military Get Extension to File for Dividend Payment
WASHINGTON - Eligible Alaskan service members serving overseas in support of the war on terrorism who were denied state dividend payments because of late filing will get another opportunity to receive the payment, according to an Alaska Department of Revenue release.
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08/12/2004
Helicopter Crash in Anbar Province Claims Two Marines
WASHINGTON - Two Marines were killed and three others were injured the night of Aug. 11 when a CH-53 helicopter flying in support of security and stabilization operations in Iraq's Anbar province crashed, a Multinational Force Iraq news release reported today.
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08/11/2004
DoD Report Recommends Changes to Red Cross Program
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department and American Red Cross, with their long history of working together to support the military, have completed an assessment that recommends some Red Cross services be refocused toward current needs while eliminating redundancy.
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08/11/2004
Afghan Voter Drive Shows Country Ready for Democracy
KABUL, Afghanistan - The number of people who have registered to vote in Afghanistan's presidential elections in October has exceeded the rosiest expectations, Afghan and American officials said here today.
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08/11/2004
International Community Works to Rebuild Iraqi Health System
WASHINGTON - When the United States and international aid organizations began to look closely at Iraq's health-care network, they found a system in ruins after decades of neglect and misuse, the man now responsible for that health-care system said here today.
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08/11/2004
Military Kids Need Educators' Help in Overcoming Fears
WASHINGTON - Educators always try to help children overcome their fears. But when they work with military kids, they find all kinds of fears they hadn't encountered before, said a retired Marine major general and former astronaut at a recent conference.
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08/11/2004
U.S., Iraqi Forces Prepare for Major Assaults in Najaf
WASHINGTON - U.S. Marines and soldiers and Iraqi National Guardsmen engage in joint training exercises in preparation for major assaults against enemy forces in the Iraqi city of Najaf, a Multinational Force Iraq news release said today.
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08/10/2004
Iraqi Elections, Forces Will Determine Coalition Size
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Elections and the status of the Iraqi security forces will determine the number of coalition forces in the country, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during interviews here today.
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08/09/2004
Education Coalition Founding Father Steps Down
WASHINGTON - "I'm leaving, but I'm not gone," retired Army Lt. Gen. Pete Taylor quipped after resigning recently as chairman of the Military Child Education Coalition's board of directors.
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08/09/2004
'Operation Purple' Camps Meet Critical Military Family Need
WASHINGTON - The armed services offered a plethora of youth activities, but until recently there was a lack of programs that directly address children's anxieties when one or both parents are deployed overseas, a military family advocate said Aug. 5.
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08/08/2004
Equipment Continues to Flow to Iraqi Security Forces
WASHINGTON - Iraqi security forces received "massive shipments" of weapons and material from coalition partners in the last week, as the security effort to assist the Iraqi government in equipping its forces continues, a Multinational Force Iraq news release announced today.
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08/07/2004
Bush Says Government Working to Protect Nation in Danger
WASHINGTON - The nation is in danger, President Bush told the nation this morning during his weekly Saturday radio address, and he vowed that the government is doing everything in its power to confront the danger.
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08/05/2004
Marines Respond in Najaf; Soldier Killed in Convoy Attack
WASHINGTON - Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines battled suspected members of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia during what was described as a "large-scale" and "repeated" attack on the main police station in Najaf, military officials reported today.
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08/05/2004
Bush Signs $417 Billion Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON - President Bush signed the Defense Appropriations Bill into law during a White House ceremony today. The money will fund the global war on terror, personnel initiatives and further the transformation of the American military.
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08/05/2004
Transformation Chief Outlines Strategy for New Battlefield
WASHINGTON - Fighting on the new battlefield means a new strategy is in order, the Defense Department's director of force transformation said here Aug. 4 in an address to the Research and Development Partnership Conference.
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08/05/2004
Capital Region Joint Force Headquarters Readies for Battle
WASHINGTON - A new command is taking its shakedown cruise this week in the National Capital Region. With spanking-new systems for protecting the seat of government, a new team of joint service members to work with and the mission of safeguarding the people and their institutions, the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region is coming into its own.
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08/05/2004
Surgeon Finds Calling in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - When Army Col. (Dr.) Richard Gonzales arrived in Afghanistan, his mission was to serve 90 days before he could return to his family and private practice in Puerto Rico. Now, six months later, his private practice is sold and he has signed on for an entire year.
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08/05/2004
Mosque Raid Sends Deterrent Message to Terrorists
WASHINGTON - Justice Department officials said today they hope today's raid on a mosque in Albany, N.Y., will serve as a deterrent to terrorists planning attacks against U.S. citizens and targets.
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08/04/2004
Iraqi Forces Respond to Attacks in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard soldiers here responded quickly today to a series of coordinated attacks targeting police, ING and multinational forces that left at least 14 Iraqi citizens dead and 31 wounded.
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08/04/2004
Growth, Modernization Mark Coast Guard Birthday
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard celebrates its 214th birthday today at a time of near-unprecedented growth and modernization, the Coast Guard commandant said during a joint interview with the Pentagon Channel and the American Forces Press Service.
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08/04/2004
Military Provides Hurricane Tracking, Relief Support
WASHINGTON - "Hurricane Hunters" from the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron completed their final mission tracking Hurricane Alex last night, but are already on the trail of a tropical storm in the Lesser Antilles.
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08/03/2004
'Aunt Peggie' Finds Answers for Parents, Students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - When it comes to getting information for parents, students and educators about different state high school test requirements, nobody does it better than "Aunt Peggie."
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08/03/2004
Experts Develop Future Food for Future Warriors
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department's Combat Feeding program at the U.S. Army Soldier System Center in Natick, Mass., is a "one-stop shop for all combat-rations development, field food-service equipment and total combat feeding systems," according to the Defense Department's combat-feeding director.
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08/03/2004
Coast Guard Supports Terror War in Iraq, at Home
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard is an active player in the war on terror, both in Southwest Asia and on the home front, according to Adm. Thomas H. Collins, commandant of the Coast Guard.
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08/03/2004
Ridge: U.S. Must Assume al Qaeda in Country, Waiting to Strike
WASHINGTON - The United States must operate under the assumption that al Qaeda terrorists are already in the country, waiting to strike when they believe they can achieve success, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said today in New York City.
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08/03/2004
Service Personnel Can Also Use IG DoD Hotline
WASHINGTON - Editor's Note: Added information, paragraph 2, revises this story first published July 28, 2004, with the headline "DoD Hotline Offers Chance to Report Outside Command Chain."
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08/03/2004
Project DE-STRESS Helps Treat Traumatic Stress
WASHINGTON - One unavoidable fact about military action is that servicemembers will have to deal with traumatic stress. The Defense Department is working to find the best way to help troops deal with the harmful effects of the stress people face in combat. One part of that effort is a treatment trial called Project DE-STRESS.
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08/02/2004
San Quentin Inmates Join 'Operation Mom' to Support Troops
WASHINGTON - About 50 military veterans in California's San Quentin State Prison joined forces with volunteers from "Operation Mom" over the weekend to wrap 430 care packages for shipment to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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08/02/2004
DoDEA Pushing to Keep Schools Moving in Right Direction
WASHINGTON - As the Department of Defense Education Activity prepares for the coming school year, DoDEA's director said efforts are under way to make DoD's good schools even better for the families of military people.
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08/02/2004
Coast Guard Modernization Moves Full Steam Ahead
WASHINGTON - With the approach of its 214th birthday this week, the U.S. Coast Guard is undergoing the largest and most sweeping modernization in its history, the Coast Guard commandant said during a joint interview with the Pentagon Channel and the American Forces Press Service.
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08/02/2004
Joint Weekend Raids Lead to Arrests in Iraq
WASHINGTON - A cell leader and a suspected bomb maker were among several insurgents detained during joint operations by Iraqi and U.S. forces over the past 48 hours, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced in news releases today.
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