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| ARABIAN GULF — U.S. Navy Lt. Chad Fairbank, an electronic countermeasure officer assigned to the “Scorpions” of Electronic Attack Squadron 132, performs a flight mission in an EA-6B Prowler, Sept. 6, 2004, in the Arabian Gulf. The squadron is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy and currently operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sandberg Hi-Res Image
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| Ending Terrorism Could Take Long Time |
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| WASHINGTON — The world will know the war on terror is over when terrorism goes the way of piracy and slavery — it will become so socially unacceptable terrorists will find no safe havens in the world, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sept. 8. Story |
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Chairman: Troops Handle Pressure ' Well' |
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| WASHINGTON — Members of a panel that reviewed Defense Department detention operations told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that the vast majority of American servicemembers around the world are serving honorably. Story |
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| Panel: Majority of Troops Serve Honorably |
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| WASHINGTON — Members of a panel that reviewed Defense Department detention operations told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that the vast majority of American servicemembers around the world are serving honorably. Story |
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| • Operation Kid Comfort Connects Kids, Deployed Parents |
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| HOMECOMING |
| 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Heads Home
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| ABOARD THE USS WASP IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — After a week of nearly non-stop effort at Naval Station Rota, Spain, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is headed home. Story |
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| U.S. Army Spc. Marshall M. Miller |
| "I finally made it back into uniform Feb. 1, 2002, after several months of physical review and a waiver for a hearing loss. I had served five years in the U.S. Air Force from September 1974 to September 1979. After 9-11, I knew in my heart it was something I had to do." Story Related Stories |
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| Patriot Day Message Thanks Troops |
| By Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| I value this opportunity to talk to those of you serving in our armed forces, and I want to thank you, personally, for your commitment to our country. Remarks Audio |
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| Rumsfeld to Commemorate Sept. 11 |
| WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery, Sept. 11. Story |
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| Iraqi Forces, Marines Detain 17 |
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq — Iraqi security forces, assisted by Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a cordon-and-search operation in Haswah Sept. 10 as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt criminal and other anti-Iraqi activity in Northern Babil Province.
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| New Navy Ships Honor Sept. 11 |
| WASHINGTON — The Navy's eighth and ninth ships of the San Antonio-class of amphibious transport dock ships, the USS Arlington and USS Somerset, will join USS New York as living tributes to those who suffered in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Story |
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| TRANSFORMATION |
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| New Kitchen to Speed Field Meals |
| NATICK, Mass. — The ability to quickly feed hot meals to forward-deployed, fast-moving warfighters is what the Army will gain when the 'Assault Kitchen' delivers its heat-on-the-move capability to the field. Story |
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| SportsCenter to Air From Kuwait |
| WASHINGTON — The cable sports network's "SportsCenter" show will broadcast from Kuwait beginning Sept. 11. "It's our way of honoring the troops," said ESPN spokesman Dan Quinn. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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SUBMARINE DUTY — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance Easley, Petty Officer 1st Class James Larson and Petty Officer 1st Class John Noldan stand watch in the maneuvering space on board the U.S. Navy submarine USS Toledo while underway in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 1, 2004. The USS Toledo is part of the USS John F. Kennedy Strike Group and is on a routine six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David C. Lloyd
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| POSTCARDS FROM IRAQ |
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| Corps Still 'Standing Tall' in Iraq |
| "I’m just finishing my second Iraqi Freedom tour and glad that I was able come back and work for the Gulf Region Division. Things have changed here over the last year." Story |
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| ON THE GROUND |
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| IN DJIBOUTI |
| Marines Guard Base Gates |
| CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti — While most servicemembers are asleep or at work, the Marines of 1st Provisional Security Company are on patrol or guarding the gates of Camp Lemonier, putting their lives on the line to ensure those inside the camp are safe. Story |
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