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HAVE A BALL — A soldier hands a basketball to an Iraqi child near Samarra, Iraq. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. The unit's soldiers recently donated toys to children of a village in conjunction with another mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee Harshman

TOP NEWS

Bombings Kill One U.S. Soldier, Wound 13

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2004 — A series of car bombings in Baghdad today killed one American soldier and wounded 13 others. The bombings also killed at least two Iraqi policemen and reportedly injured scores of other Iraqis. Story

Despite Challenges, Iraqi Forces Persist

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2004 — Although insurgents are making things difficult, the task of training, equipping and deploying new Iraqi security forces is progressing, a senior U.S. military official noted in a Sept. 26 commentary published in the Washington Post. Story

Iraq's Border Enforcement Cadets Graduate

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept. 29, 2004 — Iraq graduated its first class of cadets from the Department of Border Enforcement training course here Sept. 27. Story

IRAQ

• Corps Begins Transfer Process of Electricity Stations

• Explosive Device Wounds Four Americans

• Air Strike Targets Zarqawi Operatives

• Army, Iraqi Engineers Rebuild Facilities

• Salvadorans Help Rebuild Pentagon

• Iraqis Make Great Progress in Delivering Essential Services

• Iraq Daily Update • Iraq Reconstruction • Maps

• Weekly Progress Report (pdf) • USAID Weekly Update (pdf)

AFGHANISTAN

• Signs Point to Successful Afghan Election

• Afghan Army, U.S. Troops Chase Terrorists

• Afghanistan Elections Present Challenges

• Afghan National Army Recruiting Extends to Northeast

• Afghanistan Daily Update • Maps

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War on Terrorism

• Navy Ship Provides Support in Arabian Gulf

• Wounded Marine Greets Returning Comrades

• Myers Questions Counterterror Experts

• Timeline of Terrorism • Terrorism Knowledge Base

Military News

• Navy Accepts Tactical Tomahawk to Fleet

• ISR Transformation Necessary, But Not Simple

• Chairman Encourages Deployed Troops to Vote

• Domestic Warning Center Tracks Threats

• National Guard, Reserve Update

9/11 Remembrance

HOMECOMING

Logistics Troops Return to Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 29, 2004 — The final group of Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force Forward ALPHA returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Norfolk Sept. 25. Story

PROFILES

Father, Son Reunite in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, — Two Marines - one, a battle hardened veteran from a unit that has been heavily engaged during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the other newly arrived in Baghdad - shouted and put their arms around each other. Story

TRANSFORMATION

Osprey Squadron Conducts Tests

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C., Sept. 29, 2004 — Members of Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron- 22 are testing the Osprey in environments similar to Iraq. Story

TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM

Donated Tackle Helps Troops Fish

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2004 — Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division can spend some of their time fishing thanks to donations from an Alabama sporting goods company. Story

• NASCAR Team Looks at Navy Life

PHOTO ESSAY

SECURITY— U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott A. Ward, forward observer, left, and Lance Cpl. Chris D. Dzubay, field radio operator, check an M-19 grenade launcher in Al Asad, Iraq, Sept. 16. The Marines are part of the Quick Reaction Force, 4th Low-Altitude Air Defense Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joel A. Chaverri
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ON THE GROUND

IN AFGHANISTAN

• Troops Adapt to PT in Combat

• Civilian Flies Flag for Afghan Children

• Soldiers Stay Ready in Afghanistan

IN IRAQ

• Soldiers Round Up Livestock

• Female Iraqi Soldiers Honored

• Irbil Police Receive Motorcycles

• Convoy Airmen Keep on Trucking

• Food Delivery Aids Baghdad

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA

• Weather Specialists Keep Busy