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101st 'Currahee' Brigade Prepares for Afghanistan Deployment
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public AffairsStory by Donna Miles 05.24.2010 FORT POLK, La., — For troops seeking the most realistic training experience possible before deploying to Afghanistan, most wouldn't expect to find it within the pine forests of western Louisiana. But here at the Joint Readiness Training Center,... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Joint Team Ensures Supplies Get to War-fighters
U.S. Air Forces Central Public AffairsStory by Tech. Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson 05.24.2010 SOUTHWEST ASIA – Less than 30 seconds … that's all it takes for 40 container-delivery-system bundles – totaling 70,000 pounds of supplies – to drop out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III. As the bundles parachute... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Spreading Education Little by Little
4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Story by Maj. Michelle Baldanza 05.24.2010 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan-Receiving an education may seem like a basic right, but in Afghanistan it is a scarce commodity. For five young boys in Kandahar Province, their opportunity to learn English came by way of an... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Portrait of an Artist As a Young Soldier
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Story by Master Sgt. Duff McFadden 05.24.2010 CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Whether it's an M-4 rifle, night vision goggles, or even a pair of combat boots, deploying U.S. forces must be familiar with all the equipment needed to successfully... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Airmen, Afghans Execute Reverse Medical Evacuations
U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs Story by Tech. Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson 05.24.2010 SOUTHWEST ASIA – The aim of military medicine is to get war-fighters healed and back to the battlefield – or to their families – as quickly as possible, but in Afghanistan there are transportation issues. Airmen from... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Counting the Close Calls
Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark 05.24.2010 FORWARD OPERATING BASE MARJAH, Afghanistan – I'm not an infantryman, far from it. I'm as much of a 'pog' (meaning person other than grunt) as one can be, but with the Marine Corps being... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Completes First of Nine Schools in Al Anbar Province
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District Iraq Story by Michael Scheck 05.24.2010 AL ANBAR, Iraq - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District, Al Anbar Resident Office, recently turned over the first of nine schools it is building of in the Al Anbar region of western... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Joint Hospital Caring for War-fighters, Afghans
U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs Story by Tech. Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson 05.24.2010 FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- Located in the Khost province, a joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen are working at the Salerno Hospital to "care for those in harm's way." "This has been a wonderful... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Green Power Comes to Iraqi Border Guards
1st Infantry Division Headquarters Story by Spc. David Dyer 05.24.2010 CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION SHOCKER, Iraq – A new test project along the Iran-Iraq border could herald the arrival of clean, safe, electric power that is needed at numerous outposts and border forts manned by the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement.... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Bravo Supply Supporting the Fight
1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs Courtesy Story 05.24.2010 Frequently unnoticed behind a wash of "2062's" and "3161's", the unit's Quartermasters make sure the troops have the necessary tools to fight and live through lengthy operations. To most, the unit supply specialist is considered one of the... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Big Red Mail Room
1st Infantry Division Headquarters Story by Spc. Jason Kemp 05.24.2010 CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq – Mail is picked up daily from the Contingency Operating Base Basra Post Office and brought back to the unit mailrooms. Packages large and small by the hundreds and sometimes into the thousands pour into... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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IJC Operational Update, May 24
ISAF Joint Command Courtesy Story 05.24.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-international security force captured a Taliban commander and several insurgents in Kandahar last night. The combined force went to a compound in the village of Kukaran, in the Kandahar District, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity and captured the insurgents.... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Managing School Projects in Salahuddin Province
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region District Iraq Story by Michael Scheck 05.24.2010 BALAD, Iraq - The country of Iraq is in dire need of primary and secondary schools to build on its academic foundation for the future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has served as the construction... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Afghan Vice President Meets With PRT Panjshir
Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir Story by 2nd Lt. Jason Smith 05.20.2010 PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghanistan's Fist Vice President, Mohammad "Marshal" Qasim Fahim, hosted the leaders of Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir and provincial government officials at his house for a meeting and lunch May 20. James DeHart, U.S. Department of... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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USF-I Deputy Commanding General Holds the First Cropper TIF Transfer Conference
49TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE Courtesy Story 04.23.2010 CAMP CROPPER, Iraq - Dignitaries of the government of Iraq and key leaders of United States Forces - Iraq met at the Iraqi corrections officer dining facility to discuss the future of the internment facility at Camp Cropper, Iraq, April 23. The Cropper... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Forces in Afghanistan Capture Taliban Commanders
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Courtesy Story 05.20.2010 WASHINGTON - Afghan and international forces captured two Taliban commanders and seized weapons and drugs in recent operations, military officials reported. An Afghan-international security force captured a senior Taliban commander and another insurgent in Baghlan province's Baghlan-e Jadid District... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Iraqis Arrest 11 in Recent Operations
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Courtesy Story 05.20.2010 WASHINGTON - Iraqi forces arrested 11 terrorism suspects in recent operations conducted with U.S. advisors, military officials reported. South of Baghdad, May 19, Iraqi forces arrested four suspected al-Qaida in Iraq criminal associates during a combined operation in search... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Afghan Army and ISAF Planning Recovery Operations
ISAF Joint Command Courtesy Story 05.20.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan - Aircrews from the Afghan national army air corps and ISAF have located the wreckage of the civilian Antonov aircraft listed as missing Monday. The ANAAC crews, flying C-27 fixed wing aircraft and Mi-17 helicopters flew numerous missions since the plane disappeared... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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IA Begin Planning Stage to Train U.S. Soldiers
1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Story by Pfc. Jessica Luhrs 05.20.2010 KIRKUK, Iraq -- Training the 49th Brigade, 12th Division Iraqi Army has been the mission of 'Gunner' Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas,... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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US Command Launches Probe Into Afghan Civilian Deaths
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Courtesy Story 05.20.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Forces Afghanistan officials have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that a small number of U.S. soldiers were responsible for the unlawful deaths of as many as three Afghan civilians. The investigations also include allegations... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Generations of Honorable Service: the Solhjem Family
4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Story by Spc. Shantelle Campbell 05.20.2010 TIKRIT, Iraq – There are many Soldiers who come from a long line of military history, but there are only a few who can say that they currently serve their country with their brothers and father. U.S.... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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IJC Operational Update, May 20
ISAF Joint Command Courtesy Story 05.20.2010 KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-international security force captured a senior Taliban commander and another insurgent in Baghlan last night. The combined force searched a compound in a rural area of the Baghlan-e Jadid district after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and captured the commander... Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Explosion in Afghan Capital Kills at Least 17
VOA News 18 May 2010 Afghan authorities say a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, including several foreign soldiers. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement six international troops were killed and several others wounded in the attack... Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2010 at War On Terror News
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30-year-old Pakistani American Charged with Terrorism in Failed NY Bombing
Carolyn Presutti 04 May 2010 Faisal Shahzad (file photo) U.S. authorities have charged a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen with terrorism related charges in connection to the failed Times Square bombing. Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad was charged Tuesday in a five-count complaint, one day after he was arrested while trying to leave New... Continue reading
Posted May 4, 2010 at War On Terror News
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Kyrgyzstan Confirms President's Resignation
VOA News Steve Herman | Bishkek 16 April 2010 The deposed president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, has resigned and left the country. But the interim government says it wants to see him put on trial either inside the Central Asian nation or by an international court. Kyrgzstan's self-appointed provisional government... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2010 at War On Terror News
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