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| SECURITY PATROL — Members of the Scouts Platoon, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, pull security during an improvised explosive device sweep on highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2004. Scouts conduct these missions to prevent harm to Coalition Forces, Iraqi Security Forces and Iraqi civilians. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. April L. Johnson Hi-Res Image
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| SecArmy Gets Update on Abu Ghraib Ops |
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq — Military police now serving at Abu Ghraib detention facility near Baghdad showed the Army’s top official last week that they have improved detainee operations there, along with setting up better conditions for soldiers. Story |
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| U.S. Troops, Iraqi Forces Capture Insurgents |
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| WASHINGTON — U.S. soldiers and Iraqi National Guard members operating near Muqdadiyah today captured two suspected insurgents and found a weapons cache. Story |
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| AFGHANISTAN |
| Firefighters Contain Blaze; No Injuries Reported |
| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — There are no reported injuries from a fuel fire at a coalition base in Kunar Province. The fire began at about 7 p.m. when the base received rocket fire that caused fuel containers at the camp to catch fire. Coalition forces contained the fire. |
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| • Women's Equality Highlighted in Afghanistan |
| • Afghanistan Daily Update • Maps |
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| HOMECOMING |
| USS La Jolla Returns After Six-Month Deployment
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| PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The USS La Jolla returned home to the Pearl Harbor Naval Station submarine piers Aug. 23 after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. Story |
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| Burn Center Restores Troops' Lives |
| FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Army Staff Sgt. Michele Mitchell's journey here to the Defense Department's only center committed to treating burn victims began when a hidden improvised explosive device sent shrapnel blasting through the up-armored Humvee she was riding in.Story |
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| A LETTER FROM HOME |
| Major Writes About Deployment |
| LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANACONDA, Iraq — Today is one month into my latest deployment. Here’s the story so far … Spent one week at Fort Bliss, located in El Paso, Texas. There were more than 300 people there, like me, to process for deployment: about 100 military and 200 civilians (both government and contractor). Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| U.S. Army Spc. Frank Spoerke |
| DEVENS, Mass. — "The thing is, I am a soldier first, and that's all there is to it." That's how Spc. Frank "Skip" Spoerke looks at his upcoming deployment to the Middle East. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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PATROLLING AL HAWAISH — U.S. Army Spc. Lois Santiago, an infantryman with Bravo Company, "Bushmasters," 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, pulls security alongside members of the Iraqi National Guard during a traffic control point in the town of Al Hawaish near Samarra, Iraq, Aug. 31. The U.S. and Iraqi forces conduct these missions to help deter criminal activity against Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilians. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. April Johnson
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| Marines Gear Up for Deployment |
| VICTORVILLE, Calif. — The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began two weeks of training in preparation for its deployment to the Western Pacific region. Story |
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| ON THE GROUND |
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| IN IRAQ |
| 58th Engineers Bridge Brigade Gap |
| CAMP VICTORY, Baghdad, Iraq — Soldiers from the 58th Combat Engineer Company from Fort Irwin, Calif., support numerous battalions in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Commandos), 10th Mountain Division. Story |
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| Marines' Work Helps the Infantry |
| CAMP MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq — The grunts of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., rely on the Leathernecks behind the scenes in the command operations center. Story |
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