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February 2004

Deployment Health Support Directorate News Releases

DoD Expands Health Care Benefits Program for Reserve Component Members

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs visits Fort Hood

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Navy’s first Multi-Battle Group In Port Exercise underway

1st FSSG units stressing vigilance against explosive convoy threats in Iraq

Airpower highlighted in joint exercise

Desert Storm veterans return after 13 years

More retirees returning to Tricare

Ramstein C-130 delivers survey team, relief supplies to Morocco

Reservists vital for seamless flow of business

Military working dogs help keep base safe, secure 24/7

Troop rotations underway in Iraq

Drop-zone experts ensure success during Balikatan 2004

Largest NATO nation exercise kicks off at NAS Sigonella

Combat Education makes learning count

Enterprise carrier strike group to return from deployment

Airmen fill joint airlift needs

Cope India in full force

National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of Feb. 25, 2004

Norfolk ships participate in Multi-Battle Group In Port Exercise

National Nutrition Month promotes importance of nutrition, exercise

USS Bataan offloads Marines in support of OIF

Deployed EOD airman named Charleston's best

Leaders call for re-energized suicide-prevention efforts

USS La Jolla departs for Western Pacific

USS Blue Ridge, U.S. 7th Fleet visit Shanghai

PCS moves simplified

Moonlighting OIF Soldiers teach college courses

Army to reset into modular brigade-centric force

AMLOs turn Army, Marine airlift needs into reality

Charleston EOD troops help destroy Iraqi bombs

Servicemembers can apply for expedited U.S. citizenship

Cope India brings out fighter ops

Crew chiefs keep A-10s flying

Strike Eagles make debut in Cope Tiger exercise

Airmen arrive for Balikatan 2004

U.S. forces provide medical, dental assistance in Thailand

Boxer sailors help Marines prepare for OIF

Marine team deploys to Haiti

Sailors warned to watch their hearts

Okinawa's jungle premiere training

22d MEU (SOC) sets sail for European and Central Command Theaters

Tankers continue to evolve their AE duties

Center steps up airlift support

Force rotations are in full swing

1/12 stays armed, ready

Miami returns from deployment

Combat Exit reduces outprocessing requirements

Myers stresses transformation in war on terror

KC-135 team keeps fuel flowing down range

Army deploys lighter, faster AKO

DoD and the anthrax vaccine

First 101st helicopters, vehicles back from Iraq

Industry mobilizing to produce up-armored Humvees

USS Yorktown deploys as part of Expeditionary Strike Group

Imminent danger pay, combat zone tax relief now offered to select units

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of Feb. 18, 2004

Reservists help clear Iraq streets, fields of bombs

Deployed airmen represent honor, dignity

Tripler supports soldiers deploying to Iraq

Reuben Jamesheads to Central America

USS Jarrett pays visit to outback

Awareness key to suicide prevention

USS George Washington joins U.S. 5th Fleet

Combat dentists keep troops’ teeth healthy

Cope Tiger exercise kicks off In Thailand

Cope India 04 begins

Tankers continue to evolve their AE duties

USAFE medical professionals help Romanian orphans

Readiness: it's just as important at home

Moonlighters return home

Deploying unit shows differences between active, reserve

Seven top reserve component family readiness programs honored

AF study reveals apparent association between cancer and Agent Orange exposure

New temporary health benefits for Reserves announced

New vehicles helping against IEDs

Deployed airmen getting ATM access

Express missions diverted to support redeployments

Squadron cleans bomb dump, makes area safe

USS Enterprise begins operations with U.S. 6th Fleet

USS Portsmouth returns home, earns awards

Chaplain assistants more than just bodyguards

New Web site designed to make PCS moves easier

Jumper: Strategic airlift capability ‘front burner issue’

Wasp strike group and 22 MEU to deploy

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of Feb. 11, 2004

Reserve system streamlines Air Force travel processing

New law provides military more tax breaks

CENTCOM up-armored Humvee requirements being met

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins Feb. 16

Naval medicine's lab in Peru participates in distance-learning program

FFSC Counseling: Proactive, Professional, Progressive

DoD announces Korean Defense Service Medal

Combat Touch provides HOMEs for single airmen

Marines ordered to Haiti

22d MEU (SOC) ensures all hands are ready for deployment

Supporting the Fleet Marine Force, Navy mobilization aids Marines.

Program aids parents under stress

NAPRA keeps HMM-163 (Rein) fighting while forward deployed

Silently surveying surroundings

MSSG-24 Activates, Prepares to Join 24th MEU

NATO forces could be out of Bosnia by end of 2004

Last of deployed Reserve aerial port airmen return

Special Operations Troops Recount Iraq Missions

Combat flightline keeps C-130s flying

Combat Flightline keeps C-130s flying

Basic trainees now clean M-16s in new facility

Donations arrive in Iraq, Afghanistan

Continental U.S. armies mobilize 200,000 Soldiers

Fisher House explains rules for free airline tickets

Army program helps with absentee voting

Emulator boosts GPS training

CNP promotes suicide awarenes

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of Feb. 4, 2004

K-2 airmen use innovation to prevent ‘Groundhog Day’

New dining facility opens in Iraq

Medical care at 15,000 feet

'Force shaping' means some can leave active duty early

Medical care at 15,000 feet

Combat Care develops unity throughout deployment process

Proposed budget provides tools to manage demand on forces

New Stryker defense proven in combat

Homelink ensures family communication

'Old Guard' establishes forward base in Ethiopia